I can’t believe we’re already here, but sure enough, the football season’s first tease is Preseason Game 1. There’s not really a lot of substance one can garner from a preseason game, but as always, this is an opportunity for some players to give themselves a chance to solidify a roster spot. Most of the starters will not be playing, and if they do, it will be a short time, maybe a series or less. QB Tua Tagovailoa who was just paid a mint will not partake in this game, so it will be Mike White and Skylar Thompson at the helm. There will be many roster decisions to make when the final cutdown to 53 happens, and the QB battle could be one of those. If they decide to carry only 2 QB’s on the roster, then White and Thompson are essentially fighting for the backup job. The Dolphins chose to carry 3 Qb’s last season, but due to the heavy rotation on the D-line, and the necessity to carry a number of backups on the O-line, carrying 3 QB’s may not be a luxury the Dolphins can afford.
So who are the players to watch? That depends on who you talk to, but there are a few I look forward to seeing, and a few others who I hope have a good showing to make the roster. I’ll start on the offensive side of the ball. RB Jaylen Wright should see a decent amount of touches and it would be wonderful to see him shine. Starter Raheem Mostert, who bulked up 15 lbs last season and had a career best. I can assure you the Dolphins aren’t going to overuse the 32 year old running back, despite having a year any NFL RB would love to have, over 1000 yards rushing, a nice 4.8 YPC average, and of course 18 rushing TD’s. De’Von Achane is a HR hitter but also a guy who already early in his career has struggled to stay healthy. Achane trailed Mostert by only 212 yards with less than half the carries (103) to (209) for Mostert. Still, Achane only appeared in 11 games due to injuries. Therefore, it’s so important that rookie Jaylen Wright shows the Dolphins he can assume either role if necessary.
Other players to watch on the offensive side is basically anyone and everyone on the offensive line. While most won’t be starting, we saw last year how often the backups were pressed into service, so believe me, this counts. For position players, TE Julian Hill has been drawing lots of attention in camp, both as a blocker and receiver, so I would like to see him give us a glimpse of that. Rookie WR Malik Washington is buried on the depth chart, but a strong showing in the preseason could elevate him. Veteran WR’s Braxton Berrios and River Cracraft both have a leg up as they have so much experience, both with Mike McDaniel and of course the Dolphins offense. I don’t believe WR Erik Ezukanma is healthy, and if that’s the case and he’s unable to play, I fear his chances of making the roster are slipping away.
On the defensive side of the ball, there are quite a few guys I really want to watch. OLB Quinton Bell who’s been a hot topic all throughout training camp while impressing reporters and coaches alike. Of course rookie OLB Chop Robinson and rookie OLB Mo Kamara are guys I want to see playing well. Despite many signs pointing to OLB Jaelan Phillips potentially being ready to play Week 1 of the regular season, I always prefer to err on the side of caution, and I feel the team will as well. Bradley Chubb, on the other hand is not progressing as quickly, which makes sense since he was injured about a month later than Phillips. I also want to see ILB Anthony Walker who also has been making noise.
On the defensive line, both starting DE’s Zach Sieler and Calais Campbell won’t play, so we’ll see a fair amount of Gallimore, Mack, Hand, Harris and Kendricks. Being this is preseason, I’m thinking we won’t see much of Emmanuel Ogbah who recently signed, but if we do, I’m curious how much time he gets on the D-line, as opposed to playing OLB. I maintain he’s better suited there, but last I looked, I’m not the DC. In the secondary, don’t bet on getting our first look at S Jordan Poyer in a Dolphins uni. Do expect to see a fair amount of rookie Patrick McMorris and veteran Elijah Campbell. Marcus Maye might also get some reps, as well as Mark Perry. I think Jalen Ramsey, Kendall Fuller will sit, but CB’s Kader Kohou, Cam Smith, and Ethan Bonner, who has also turned some heads in training will get lots of snaps. Mayhaps we see Storm Duck, who at the very least has an amusing name.
As per usghe, we hope to see some nice plays, and most of all, hope for no injuries. I don’t expect a whole lot of scoring, the offense will be as vanilla and as basic as possible, and same goes for the defense. I suppose I want to see if TE Jody Fortson has even the slightest chance of making the roster, because TE could be a place we carry only 3. Durham Smythe and Jonnu Smith are locks, and the way Julian Hill has been talked up, the tall, lanky Fortson appears to have an upHill battle. I want to see how the new kickoff rule looks out there, although this morning I was listening to WQAM and both Joe Rose, and especially Mike Florio from PFT feel that it’s almost certain that kicking the ball into the endzone for a touchback at the 30 yard line is going to be the NFL norm. That’s a shame, because in general, it can be such an exciting play, especially will all the speedy options we have to deploy back there, but such is life. Maybe the Preseason will be the testing grounds. Once again, lets hope we stay healthy and have no injuries!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Tannehill is still a FA. LOL
No worse than what we have.
Patrick Paul getting a ton of snaps tonight. He’s going to need the experience.
and doing well
It’s good to see!
It’s to good not to share
That’s pretty cool
He’s looking good
White laying up hospital balls!
I hope they bring in another back up QB
Not much out there other than Tannehill
This OL group is doing a shitty job of run blocking
easy cuts to make in the OL and WR room.
@DanielEliesen
Dolphins free agent back up QB options – Ryan Tannehill – Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tua’s brother – Dan Marino – Brett Favre
All better options than Mike White and Skyler Thompson
Pili has played a good game
Bolton is a pro.
Yeah, been seeing #58 a lot tonight
Duck got his feathers singed.
Duck ducked up on that tackle
Former basketball player Matos is out there playing OT.
White screwed that slide up.
I guess Bailey only punts well in practice.
I think they are going to be okay on the D-line sans Wilkins.
Yeah we got depth
Leading rusher: RB Wright 10 carries 55 yards and a TD
also: RB Brooks 12 carries 40 yards
Leading receiver: TE Conner 3 rec for 70 yards
Tackles: S McMorris 7 tackles 1 asst
also: Tindall 5 tackles 1 sack
I know I’ve seen worse QB play than in this game but I’m having a hard time remembering where.
Not so good stats:
QB Thompson 8-19 for 95 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
QB White 4-14 for 26 yards
RB Wilson 5 carries for 7 yards though he did have 3 rec for 18 yards and a TD
Don’t know if it were just preseason or just not watching football for a good while but Malik Washington looked like a more lively punt returner than Berrios.
I don’t think they’ve taught him the fair catch thing yet??
Well the good thing about the QB situation is Atlanta’s back ups sucked as bad!
FWIW???????
LOL
Maybe some of the Vets should have dressed????
Joe Schad
Mike McDaniel says Dolphins and Mike White were down to 1 TE and 1 RB late in game. Was a contributing factor.
Rucci #49 TE and Brooks, so what’s wrong with 11 personal?
Sanders, Snead and #87 were as bad in practice as last night, White looked inaccurate, but who knows if these posers were in the wrong spot? White threw into traffic a lot as did Skylar
Kohou wasn’t playing WR, as I mentioned the other day, both he and Mike Harley Jr (UM) wear #4
D looked great, Weaver’s system seems to be the right fit, newbies balling out in it, unlike some of those too complex Ds we saw from Flores and last year, where rookies don’t play
My mentality last night was, I expected the D to stop every series from getting a 1st down and from scoring at the end, it was total confidence, unlike some of the matador Ds of the past
5 winners (and 2 losers) for the Dolphins in preseason win over Atlanta
Several players did themselves a big favor with a promising first preseason game.By Brian Miller | 7:00 AM EDT
The first of three Miami Dolphins preseason contests is in the books and several players did well during the team’s opening game of the exhibition season. Did they earn a roster spot? Maybe not yet, but they are definitely trending upward after Miami posted a 20-13 victory.
More than five players stood out against the Falcons, but we’ve decided to show these guys below some love. The list doesn’t include Jaylen Wright, but we should bring up the fact that he was impressive in his debut, posting his first NFL TD. With that said, these five players also deserve their flowers:
Winner: Tanner Conner – Conner played his best football since joining the Dolphins as a pro. Yes, it is preseason, but he was blocking well and was able to work the field and get open. He made the most of his opportunities and looked to put a little space between himself and Jody Fortson.
Winner: Ethan Bonner – Bonner is having one of the best camps of any player, and he showed fans that the hype is real. Bonner consistently made plays and was able to break his coverage to make tackles or hold up the ball carrier. Bonner may not have outright won a roster spot, but he is going to make it very hard for the Dolphins to cut him.
Winner: Storm Duck and Patrick McMorris – McMorris was drafted in the seventh round and no one expects him to make a big impact on the roster, but he made plays when he was in the game and that is all you can ask of a young guy trying to make a football team. As for Duck, the undrafted rookie was all over the field and made plays. He remains a bit of a longshot to make the roster, but his showing vs. Atlanta was a clear indication that he is going to fight for a spot.
Winner: Patrick Paul – It’s hard to look at Paul and find a reason to be remotely critical. Paul played almost the entire game, and he did very well. Using the strength in his legs, Paul was able to push defenders around, and when they were faster than him, his long arms helped keep them at bay. Paul gained a lot of experience in this one and he will get more reps in the final two preseason games while the Dolphins keep Terron Armstead off the field.
These Dolphins players had games to forget against the Falcons
Loser: Willie Snead – Snead didn’t impress anyone, and what makes it worse is that announcer Kim Bokamper mentioned that he has struggled with catching passes in practice. That isn’t something you would expect from a veteran wideout. Snead is far from a lock to make the roster and didn’t do himself any favors in his first Miami appearance.
Loser: Mike White – White came in against the deeper Atlanta Falcons roster and did nothing to show he deserved the backup job behind Tua Tagovailoa. Skylar Thompson didn’t have a great game either, but White’s game was worse. The Dolphins may need to look outside of the team to find an answer. Neither QB looked like a player fans will have confidence in should Tagovailoa go down.
I’m most excited about Paul…lol
he also looked good in camp practice
Nice! Practice is important and carries into the game…
Studs and duds in Dolphins’ 20-13 preseason win vs. FalconsShare this article 146 shares Adam Stites August 10, 2024 6:45 am ET
The Miami Dolphins got a win Friday night against the Atlanta Falcons in their preseason opener, but that’s not what really matters. The real draw of August games is the chance to see untested and unheralded players fighting for a job in the NFL while the starters stand on the sideline.
For the Dolphins, several players seized their opportunity.
While first-round rookie Chop Robinson was among the crowd of Dolphins players who didn’t make their 2024 debut Friday night, Miami rookies largely ruled the roost in the exhibition matchup.
Here’s who stood out most in the Dolphins’ 20-13 preseason win against the Falcons:
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biting pups….I love it
Stud: Dolphins’ 2024 draft class
Three of the Dolphins’ seven picks from the 2024 NFL draft were out of action Friday with Chop Robinson and Mohamed Kamara ruled out, and Tahj Washington on injured reserve.
The other four showed out for the draft class on their behalf, though.
Offensive tackle Patrick Paul was a reliable left tackle and a mauler in the run game, running back Jaylen Wright averaged 5.5 yards per carry and scored a touchdown, wide receiver Malik Washington broke free for 21 yards on an end-around, and safety Patrick McMorris had a team-leading eight tackles.
Stud: DB Siran NealNeal’s night was brief, as he exited the game and headed to the locker room in the first half. But he made a quick impact Friday, recording an impressive tackle on the opening kickoff and forcing a fumble just a few minutes into the first quarter.
Neal made a name for himself on special teams with the Bills and he strengthened his case for a roster spot with his preseason debut in Miami.
Dud: Dolphins backup quarterbacks
A couple days before the Friday night preseason opener, Mike McDaniel said Mike White and Skylar Thompson were “neck and neck” in the race to be Tua Tagovailoa’s backup. That’s probably still the case, but the battle looks gloomier after their showing against Atlanta.
Thompson only managed to complete eight of his 19 passes and was lucky to only throw one interception on the night. That set a low bar, but White still couldn’t clear it.
After taking over in the second half, White completed just four of his 14 passes.A lack of reliable receiving targets (Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle both sat out) played a factor, but neither passer did much to seize the opportunity to take the No. 2 spot on the depth chart.
Stud: Dolphins run defense
The Falcons managed just 2.7 rushing yards per carry Friday night and even that’s a bit of a deceptively high number that was inflated by a 21-yard quarterback sneak in the final minutes of the game. At halftime, Atlanta had just nine rushing yards on 11 attempts.
Dud: Dolphins pass rusher
There were plenty more positives than negatives about the Dolphins’ defensive performance. In addition to the aforementioned run defense, the Miami secondary was pretty sticky. If there was an issue, it was that the Dolphins edge rushers did very little to move Michael Penix Jr. and Taylor Heinicke off their spot.
Granted, the Dolphins were without Bradley Chubb, Jaelan Phillips, Chop Robinson, Emmanuel Ogbah, and Mohamed Kamara. But the players who inherited the opportunity to make plays were nowhere to be seen.
The moments when Falcons passers were pressured mostly came via unblocked blitzers and interior defensive linemen collapsing the pocket.
Stud: TE Tanner Conner
The Dolphins haven’t seen much playmaking ability out of the tight end position during the Mike McDaniel era. It’s the main reason the team signed Jonnu Smith in the offseason and added Jody Fortson too.
But it’s Conner, a third-year player who spent all of last year on the practice squad, who has made plenty of plays in training camp and was the most dangerous receiver for either team Friday night. His 43-yard gain down the right sideline was the longest play of the game and his 21-yarder was the second longest for the Dolphins too.
It remains to be seen how serious the injury was that ended his night, but Conner is making a case for a roster spot.
If we get any production out of TE position this year, I will be ecstatic…lol
if we don’t get very good production I’ll be shocked and blame it on MM, but you can already see it, in practice Jonnu had special plays designed for him coming in motion and on quick screens
then there’s Tanner…
I don’t expect anything more than last year from Smythe and Hill
I got goose bumps…lol
I agree we won’t see more from Smythe than what he has given us but I do think we see more from Hill in year 2. Coming out of little Campbell University to the NFL as an UDFA, he hasn’t come close to reaching his ceiling.
We should see more from Hill blocking, to see more pass catching is going to take a makeover
He’s got it in him, he just plays so slow, like he’s thinking too much
I can see that. I believe it will come to him.
I hope Conner’s injury is minor. He was balling last night, not just receiving but blocking also.
Fortson was terrible at blocking last night. He was just diving at knees and ankles where the defenders easily got around him in the couple times I saw it.
Mike White is the 9th highest paid Dolphins on the roster.
Cutting or trading him would clear 3.5 more in cap space.
We could probably sign Tannehill for that. LOL
Seriously, I would bring him back to backup Tua after seeing what free agents are out there. Bring him back on the cheap for 2 years and let him retire a Dolphin.
100%
Skylar and White aren’t aging well
based on cap, but not 9th highest paid
we’re a good 65 deep, I see about 14 guys not currently in the top 51, that have a very good chance to make the 53
I really hate cutdown to 53, I’d like to see the practice squad be guys you can’t poach, like a minor league
I think the only saving grace for RB Wilson right now is Ahmed not being able to play or practice. Wilson’s 5 carries for 7 yards was not good. He did have 3 catches with 1 drop and a TD though.
https://bleacherreport.com/videos/583136-dolphins-stacked-at-rb
I think our RB’s will be Mostert, Achane, Wright and Brooks. Brooks also played backup FB last year a few times.
I’m hoping it’s those 4
Barry Jackson said: “Tannehill said recently (not about any specific team) that he would “jump whole heartedly” at the right opportunity”
SON,
@OmarKelly
After watching this new kickoff rule I’d never put a talent like Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle on the field for it. It’s too physical right now.
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I agree
Mostert or Achane either
I call BS, and it’s now a very interesting part of the game, couldn’t get enough of the practice kicks vs Atl on Tuesday and Wednesday
Dolphins are preparing to spend weeks without starting center Brewer. Looks like it might be Eich at center until.
BTW, I didn’t notice and bad snaps last night.
If this all seems a bit familiar, it should. White and Thompson were a combined 19 of 30 for 189 yards with three interceptions in last year’s preseason opener.
@gregauman
Official game book shows that the Falcons had 26 total players not play tonight, while Dolphins had 40.
40? That’s a lot
@OmarKelly
Dolphins rookie edge rusher Grayson Murphy, who was having pretty solid camp, had an immobilizing brace on his right knee. I don’t wanna predict what’s gonna happen, but pretty safe assumption that his preseason is done. Real sad face as he lingered in the locker room.
I think he would’ve been cut in a numbers game, might stash him or have him come back next year after an injury settlement
@schadjoe
Mike McDaniel says regarding Isaiah Wynn, not really an update right now. Up in the air and grey. He’ll let us know when he’s close to field action. No update on Kion Smith.
@schadjoe
Mike McDaniel says Chop Robinson could have gone but was battling through some stuff
@OmarKelly
“There were a lot of obstacles in our way because of a plethora of injuries,” Mike McDaniel said.
MM working on his excuses early?
I would bring in AJ McCarron over Tannehill. Better scheme fit and former Alabama QB. I would also grab Mac Jones if he was available. Same kind of QB as Tua, less talent.
Jones is not available but I like McCarron
We’ll see if jones sticks in J-ville. Their system requires a big-armed, athletic QB. That’s not Jones. Saban’s QBs were all about timing and accuracy.
Driscoll played C last night and did a good job, I’d move him as #1 right now and leave Eichenberg alone for once at 1 position
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What the heck was wrong with our field? Players on both teams were slipping all over the place in the 1st half.
Running game looked pretty decent- Wright looked solid.
Backup QBs looked like garbage. I guess they’re backups for a reason.
A lot of injuries on this team already…sigh.
Did anyone else have problems with the broadcast doing a stuttering buzzing thing over the audio quite a bit at the beginning and at a couple points in the game? I had the issue live and on replay. Not sure if it was our broadcast or the NFL app. $13b industry, smh.
Sanders ‘got a leg’. The 1st kick would have been good from at least 65 and even the 2nd 58 yd kick he missed hit up high on the net.
Our D looked good. Only one big play given up that I can remember on the big pass in the 1st half. Pretty hard to judge a defense playing against backup QBs, but it looked like guys always knew where they were supposed to be and tackling was good.
It must have been the broadcast. I had the garbled buzz as well and I was on my local CBS station.
Ok, that makes me feel a little better. It pisses me off how bad the NFL app is (across multiple devices), but at least this wasn’t an app issue.
Kion Smith torn ACL done for the season
Ryan Hayes will probably make the team, although Driscoll can also play RT or LT
THAT really sucks! I think they were grooming him to play LG until Wynn was ready. Plus he is a good backup OT. We still have Lamm and Paul as backups also.
Phelon, good call on AJ McCarron. I guess I didn’t see him on the list when I checked.
I know it’s preseason but LOL at the Bills score. They did play a lot of starters for a series. They gave up 8 sacks. Hope it is a sign.
Dolphins placed Kion Smith on IR and resigned OG Chasen Hines back to the roster.
The Odds of Patrick Paul Contributing for the Miami Dolphins in 2024 Have Gotten Shorter (profootballnetwork.com)
NICE!
I think the audio buzz came from inside the stadium.
White dealt with truly crummy WR play and a slow and weak OL.
He didn’t make up for it though.
That is true.
Telling?????
Joe Schad
Unsigned free agents who played for Miami Dolphins last season include Xavien Howard, Eli Apple, Justin Bethel, Tyler Kroft, Jonotthan Harrison, Calvin Munson, Justin Houston and Bruce Irvin
“Telling” me me we had them one year too many
I love our young group right now and I think we have a strong vet corp
better than than perhaps what we’ve had for the last several how ever many years
We really had a productive and I think very prosperous off season
Some of these guys were just band aids for all the injuries we had last year
I really hate it for Kion Smith. I think he was going to play his way in PS to get the starting nod at LG. I don’t think Wynn will be ready for the season the way things sound.
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I 100% concur with each and every one of you who think we should sign a new backup QB. At this point in time, Skylar should be looking far better than what we’ve seen (far cry from that ’22 playoff game against the Bills).
Never understood the Mike White signing… he’s just not that good.
I like a couple of the names being thrown around here (Tanny and McCarron), but more names will become available after cutdowns to the final 53s.
Oh, wouldn’t it be something if the Cowboys cut Trey Lance! Don’t see it happening, but that would bring the 2021 Draft (dealing with the 49ers) full-circle! Yes, Coach McDaniel worked with Lance in ’21.
pheloniusphish
says:
August 10, 2024 at 11:45 am
I would bring in AJ McCarron over Tannehill. Better scheme fit and former Alabama QB. I would also grab Mac Jones if he was available. Same kind of QB as Tua, less talent.
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I’m with ya on McCarron. Know what else is interesting about Jacksonville? Their other QB not named T-Law is CJ Beathard… who worked with Coach McDaniel in SanFran in 2020.
As an excuse for our QBs, our WRs last night were a hot mess, this Snead guy was talking shit last year about Tua being soft?
all he does is drop passes, and ole`s blockers
Both White and Skylar threw into coverage often, so they can take some of the blame, neither is a fit in this O though
Skylar was great in PS his rookie year in a more suitable O
How could MM have missed this fact?
Alright, now I get the Mike White signing: Mike LeFleur (one of Coach McDaniel’s BFFs) was his OC for the stej in ’21.
Sorry, but Mike White didn’t work out so well for the stej, and he’s not working out so well for us.
For whatever it’s worth, Spotrac has Tanny’s market value at $7.7M/year.
I think he would return at a big discount.
I hope so, too!
Alright, so now that I’ve read a little more about the ‘3rd QB rule’, there’s likely no chance a team will cut a third-string QB, nor need place him on the PS to be subject to poaching.
Thus, we’re looking strictly at FA QBs if we want to upgrade from our current backup QBs. Do NOT expect a decent QB to suddenly appear upon cut-downs to final 53s.
Unless our staff truly believes in Skylar and/or White, it may be wise to sign Tanny while the gettin’ is good.
@flasportsbuzz
NEW: Dolphins backup QBs continue to struggle; Tannehill said recently (not about any specific team) that he would “jump whole heartedly” at the right opportunity and explains his situation https://miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article290909569.html… PLUS Saturday morning injury update, notes, nuggets:
Yeah, I saw that. That is why I said he might come back at a discount.
I will laugh my ass off if this team signs RT17. My God….
I could wear my Tannehill jersey to the fest!
I can see RT getting sacked behind this OL already, not sure his bad pocket presence is a good fit
I think we’ll be fine at backup QB, as long as we don’t plan on winning any games, WHEN Tua is out
I’m watching the NFLN replay of the game. WTF man, they just arbitrarily cut out some of the game. Falcons punt, show a few commercials and the Falcons have the ball, and 4 minutes or so are off the game clock. That’s ridiculous!
This happened a few times. Why? Just show the whole damn thing, I’ll decide what I want to skip, thank you!
They’re telling you FU pay me, then you can decide
it says highlights
Fair enough, I say FU NFL, I pay for the Sunday Ticket, that should include every game, preseason and regular season!
Could it possibly be that we need a new strength and conditioning coach?
Chop Robinson: Mike McDaniel held Chop out of the first preseason game vs Atlanta, saying that Chop is dealing with some minor injuries and he expects him to be back “soon.”
Zeke Vanbenburgh: Left Friday’s game after only playing 16 snaps and is having an MRI on his leg.
Grayson Murphy: He went down in the first quarter with an injury and had to leave the field. He returned to the game later in the second half. After the game, he had a brace on his knee to immobilize his leg.
Jody Fortson: Left the game with a stinger, and he appears to be okay. It is nothing more than a stinger.
Tanner Connor: Left the game with an undisclosed injury; we are awaiting word on what the injury is and how severe it may be.
Aaron Brewer: An injury to his hand, the hand he snaps the ball with. Mike McDaniel said he would be evaluated “week to week.” If this is a broken hand, it will keep him out for 4-6 weeks. If it’s a finger injury, it would be less time, but if forced to wear a cast or brace, he would be unable to snap the ball and play center. This means Miami may have to shuffle their offensive line around for the start of the regular season, as Week 1 is about a month away.
Kion Smith: Went down in the 1st quarter and had to leave the game. It was reported on Saturday he has a torn ACL and his season is now over.
Isaiah Wynn: On the PUP list, there is no timeframe for return. There have been “rumors” and “rumblings” that he may start the season on the PUP list, forcing him to miss the first four games of the season.
Odell Beckham Jr: Still on the PUP list at this time, there is no word on when he may be taken off PUP and begin practicing.
Jaelan Phillips: Still rehabbing his Achilles injury and we are near the time-frame for if he is going to play Week 1 vs Jacksonville he would have to be taken off PUP and start practicing.
Bradley Chubb: Still on the PUP list and is expected to begin the regular season on PUP which will force him to miss the first four games of the season.
Jordan Poyer: He has missed the last six practices and his wife Rachel Bush went on social media and stated he is dealing with a thumb issue. No timeframe for when he will return to practice.
Erik Ezukanma: Mike McDaniel has stated this current injury has nothing to do with his injury from last season, he has yet to practice this training camp and there is no word when he will be ready to practice.
Cam Smith: He had an undisclosed lower-body injury in late July; Mike McDaniel said he would return to this training camp. Last week he participated in a few drills, but no time frame for his return just yet.
Rock – do you really believe it’s the strength and conditioning coach?
Is it just coincidence? Notice, I asked both questions
I think it’s the nature of the sport, and I’d add that we’re being especially cautious right now, we want to be healthy late in the season and sacrifice the early season and let guys heal and rest
is it possible that there really is such a thing as injury, prone people and our general manager just sucks really bad at picking guys who are not injury prone? Or perhaps again, our general manager has a habit of taking people who have been injured again and again and expect him not to get injured again
Maybe because they come cheaper (Armstead not included).
yes, injury prone is a thing, especially older players
Doubt Grier weighs it highly
pheloniusphish
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August 11, 2024 at 1:40 am
I could wear my Tannehill jersey to the fest!
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He would have to take a different number, but why not.
Love it Swills are making excuses
https://atozsports.com/nfl/buffalo-bills-news/josh-allen-sean-mcdermott-setting-tone/
I liked Deion the player, not so much the coach
https://www.marca.com/en/ncaa/2024/08/10/66b79b4e268e3ea70e8b4599.html
Allow clowns to coach and you get clown media appearances. Dude is a terrible coach.
Rockphin,
I think it’s a lot of things and I don’t think S&T coaches can do a lot except try to mitigate the real problems a little bit. The last few CBAs gutted players working out at their primary job and focused on voluntary workout sessions. Teams cannot have more than 17 padded practices a year. With a 19-week season for terrible teams, that’s less than one a week. Players can miss OTAs with little penalty. All these changes affect the ability of player’s bodies to adjust to NFL level activity. It’s absolute bullshit that players are so much better now that the damage taken is a part of life. NFL seasons were much more violent in the past and players didn’t get injured nearly as much.
Also, playing fields are artificial which causes more injuries. Gym training is not NFL training. Lots of workout warriors get easily injured when doing things outside of the gym. Players aren’t as driven to play injured because they don’t have to now. This also means small injuries take them out for longer because no one wants them at 80% or less. McD is a player’s coach, and he doesn’t want injured players playing. The game is so much more player driven and as the NBA has shown, players only care about themselves and getting theirs. The game does not matter to them outside of personal benefit.
TL;DR- the game is so much different now and ST coaches have little impact in player health and conditioning.
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I actually feel pretty good about our team. I don’t worry about the backup QB spot, I’d rather be strong everywhere else. It’s rare to have a really good backup, if we have to spend $7-10M on our backup I think it’s money wasted. I like our depth right now, and if somehow Jaelan Phillips really is ready to go at the start of the season, I think we’re in good shape. Hoping Jaylen Wright gives us that different dimension at RB, a little more physical to complement the speed and outside running game. Of course some of that starts with the O-line, and believe it or not, I think we’ll be OK there.
we gave up zero sacks against vs Atl, the Jags have 2 DEs that tallied 10 sacks with Jason Allen getting 17.5, the DTs had 1 at most
With Armstead and Jackson, they should be held in check
Game 1 I’d say we’ll be fine and the rest of the 1st half too
We have 4 quality OTs, 5 with the IRd kion
I think we’re OK too Mike
Paul and Driscoll make me feel a lot better about our OL depth, from practice and PS1
Yes, Paul looks very athletic. There are times I saw him kinda leaning using his body and not his hands. That’s not going to work most of the time, and he should be using the huge advantage he has with his ridiculous arm length. Driscoll looks pretty capable
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Updated numbers from this weekend’s preseason games. First, players held out by each team: Dolphins 40 Panthers 36 49ers 33 Lions 31 Jets 29 Ravens 28 Cardinals, Falcons, Giants 26 Browns, Bucs 25 Eagles 23 Bears, Seahawks, Texans 18 Bengals, Chargers, Titans 17 Patriots 16 Saints, Vikings 15 Chiefs, Steelers 14 Bills, Packers 13 Commanders 11 Jaguars 10 Raiders 9 (two games left today)
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Bowles said he’s leaning toward using the third preseason game at home against the Dolphins as the one where he’ll play his starters the most.
Bowls always has that stupid smirk on his face, like he just stepped in shit and someone is bustin his bawls about it
Makes him look retarded
What if Colts release Flacco? They currently have 5 QB’s on their roster. I think they keep Richardson, Ehlinger and one other.
Statue of Liberty in the pocket, slow reads.
I know
BTW, Zach Wilson played decent today for the Broncos though Bo Nix was better.
We had 1 player go down with a knee injury and had to put him on IR.
The Falcons had 2 defensive players go down with knee injuries and had to put both of them on IR.
I was away this weekend and didn’t see the game or go online. I heard Jaylen Wright was impressive.
All the rookies that played looked good
yep
Nice!
Pups biting..lol
So proud with our showing at the Olympics! Tied China in Gold and blew away the field in total….see!
It’s an example to inclusion and diversity…most impressive was the overall …dominance
And, a “man” won the Olympic gold in women’s boxing…fucking amazing…lol
That “man” is now claiming that he will sue for defamation, claiming that he should be called a woman. WTF?!!
wtf??? Lol
Krishna – what inclusion and diversity do you speak of? Muricans?
Yep…lots a Muricsns
Yeah, I think it’s always been that way, no?
Melting pot…for sure…amazing experiment…I love it!!!
Perhaps I should claim that I’m a woman. Anybody who defames me will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and (like the UK) I’ll even have ya extradited if you come from a foreign country.
What the FUCK world are we living in?!! Quite literally, ANYBODY could pull this trick just to silence dissidence! 😡
We’re LIVING in the world of confusion right now, and only the profiteers of confusion survive.
You’re a twisted soul…so sorry for you…lol
There’s something wrong on the right when you can’t appreciate our way…shameful
the left is trying to change “our way” and you seem to be fine with whatever they tell you our way should be
yep it’s always the left’s fault even in Olympic glory….such small thinking and so sad to me,… lmfao
said the guy bashing the right
I thought freedom was color blind….lmfao
The US women dominated the medal count over the men…shhh…not for mf13ss
The competition isn’t the same
Lmao…I have no idea what you’re implying so to break it down for you:
Medals* won by Team USA in men’s and women’s events at the Paris 2024 Olympics
Men’s events
24 bronze
20 silver
14 gold
58 total
Women’s events
19 bronze
28 silver
27 gold
74 total
For medals won in mixed gender events, one medal each was attributed to men and women.
* This chart does not include Team USA’s bronze medal in the women’s artistic gymnastics floor final that was appealed by Team Romania.
Maybe, you mean all our women are “men” so they can beat the “real” women….that’s fucked up shit, right there…lol
Like what? You don’t know what the word competition means?
Take women’s college basketball for example, top teams destroy lesser teams at a far greater pace, than in the men’s game
40 years ago the competition in the men’s game is about where the women’s game is today with competition
In men’s international BB the world is catching up, in the women’s game not so much
Maybe this article will shed some light on the hypocrisy of your woke way of thinking
https://insidethemagic.net/2024/08/disney-parks-low-income-emd1/
A link to an article on Disney? Well, that cleared it up….lmao.
US Women v the rest of the World Women? You obviously missed my whole point…small thinking again
AND….Why the fuck would a true American trash our summer Olympic results? Or the women in our country? Sounds “righty” thinking, to me…lol
just putting it into perspective, not sure how that’s trashing anything, but go ahead and put words into my mouth
What words are those? You dissed, imo, the fact that the US Women won more medals than men by saying the competition isn’t the same. WTF? IF that’s putting words in your mouth when you minimized the accomplishments/competition, in your own words, then so be it….lol.
It was said many years ago. Just saying.
I watched highlights of the game but obviously just mostly good plays from both sides. Not every snap. It appeared to be a solid first PS game for both teams getting a look at youth, depth and projects while getting into football shape.
Not sure we’ll see many key players in the PS at all.