Since we stole the Houston Oilers theme song music, we may as well steal one of the most iconic quotes from the Apollo 13 mission, although the quote was actually “Houston, we’ve had a problem” when the voltage dropped on the electrical system on the spacecraft. We definitely have had a problem, and still have a problem, one that reaches way further than last night’s performance against the Buffalo Bills. Our season, and potentially the Franchise itself is in danger of having a complete meltdown of this season. Even before the unfortunate injury to our QB Tua Tagovailoa , this team looked to be a mess, and that in and of itself was so disturbing and disappointing.
Oddly enough, Josh Allen didn’t beat us, as is usually the case when we face the Bills. I’m just going to get this out there quickly before I forget because I have 1000 things racing through my mind as my fingers hit the keys. Once again, this particular Buffalo Bills roster, the 2024 Buffalo Bills are once again supposed to be an inferior team, and ready and primed to be taken down. However, once again, as the prime time chokers we are, we’re ready to assume the fetal position against good teams, even if they aren’t as good as they used to be, or are supposed to be. Listen, Tua was ridiculously poor last night, and Mike McDaniel may have been worse, if that’s possible. We discussed it last night, why were Grant Dubose and Robby Chosen out there when they had only been here a couple of weeks, and we have so many weapons such as Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Jonnu Smith, De’Von Achane, Jaylen Wright etc etc ? Did we try to throw the Bills off track because they don’t have film on these guys? The very first throw to WR Grant Dubose results in an INT. The ball was forced number one, the receiver wasn’t prepared to make the reception number 2, and why on a crucial 3rd down play is our QB trying to thread the needle to a guy plucked from NFL waivers just 2 short weeks ago?
This is going to be disjointed, I have thoughts just racing through my mind. I think our HC is beloved by the players, because he is. I think one of his major flaws is preparation, and game planning. We just don’t seem to look ready or prepared in bigger games. Hell, if it wasn’t for Jevon Holland stripping the football against the Jacksonville Jaguars near the end zone from RB Travis Etienne, we may be 0-2. BTW, Jevon Holland is one guy who has yet to be paid. Hey, maybe we’ll let him test free agency like Christian Wilkins, because that worked out so well. Back to MM. Why the f*ck are WR’s Grant Dubose and Robby Chosen on the field when there’s clearly no rhythm or cohesiveness with Tua at this point? That’s on HC Mike McDaniel. Tua doesn’t set the lineup or call the plays, but the 3rd down throw for the first turnover of the game goes right on QB Tua Tagovailoa for making that throw. 3rd down and 13, and we’re throwing to fucking Grant Dubose, and not a wide open Grant Dubose either, no, a tightly covered Grant Dubose.
On defense, well, Anthony Weaver didn’t seem to have this defense prepared either. Perhaps he was expecting a typical performance from Josh Allen, but Josh was barely a participant in this one. Allen was 13-19, 1 TD, 0 INT’s, more importantly, 2 rushes for 2 yards. We made RB James Cook look like Dalvin Cook in his prime! He finished with 78 yards rushing on just 11 carries along with 2 TD’s, and then 1 catch for 17 yards and another TD for THREE total TD’s. Our defense basically did nothing. No sacks, no turnovers, no nothing. I’m aware we turned the ball over 3 times and that’s disastrous, but the defense was so not special on a day where we need it to be. Yes, Jevon Holland saved the day last week, but on this day we just looked uninspired. Not sure if OLB Jaelan Phillips got hurt, but he only played 23 snaps this week, down from 31 last week. Jaelan Phillips, Chop Robinson, Quinton Bell, Emmanuel Ogbah did nothing.
OK, back to the elephant in the room. What happens now with QB Tua Tagovailoa, and how do the Miami Dolphins proceed without his services, which may be a few weeks, or potentially the entire season, or even beyond that, the end of his career? You all know well how much I wanted this team to not give Tua a massive contract, especially without protections for a catastrophic injury like another concussion. I said it a 1000 times if I said it once, not only does he not show well in big games, but can he make it through a season when he’s not playing like he’s in bubble wrap? Well, unfortunately, we have our answer, and it’s a resounding NO. Not only he did get injured in what might end his season, or at the very least, cause him to strap on that very same bubble wrap from last season which kept him from making plays like running for a first down, but he once again showed big games are just too much for him, as he shrank in the spotlight. There’s no denying this, 3 turnovers at HOME, 80+ degrees and once again, the guy that throws for 300+ yards against anyone else has his worst performance our division rival Buffalo Bills. Surely, many doctors will urge him to retire, and now that he’s been paid, maybe he will. I know the fire burns strong, and he will want to play, but that fire can be smothered and extinguished by $167.17M
Skylar Thompson so very clearly isn’t the answer. I’d say right now that QB Mike White wishes he was here, and also maybe that S Jordan Poyer wishes he was back in Buffalo. Mike White isn’t the answer either. Depending upon how long the prognosis is on just how long QB Tua Tagovailoa will be OUT, this will affect our decision making on acquiring a new QB. Ryan Tannehill might very well be sitting close to his phone, and Joe Flacco may be as well. Tannehill had 2 NFL seasons with a rating of 100 or higher, but those seasons were pretty far in the rear view mirror, one in 2019. and the other in 2020. Still, he would be a better QB than Skylar Thompson, who really gives me no feeling that he could ever be a quality QB. Can we trade for a backup? Oh, I really don’t want to do that, we have no cap space in the next few years, I don’t want to have no cap space and no draft picks either!
So now Dolphins fans, crushed as we are, we have nothing to do but wait. Wait and see what the reports are on QB Tua Tagovailoa, find out how long it will be after MRI’s, cat scans, whatever other tests they do. It’s only Week 2, and yet the sky has fallen here, and fallen hard. It’s most difficult to find optimism for this season, despite it only being Week 2, and having a 1-1 record. The Bills have come into Hard Rock, basically their home field as it is, and tore our team a new asshole as per usghe. BTW, I’m sure you’re all aware, the collision Tua had was with DB Damar Hamlin. Ironic? Thoughts racing, caffeine pumping through my veins, along with a lethal dose of despair. I’m already thinking of the Fest as being a vacation only, and the game itself a nuisance that will keep me away from the beach. Hopefully, something good happens for us Dolphins fans, but do they ever?
Finsmob Unleashed 
Tua has announced he won’t be retiring
so I guess he’s going to be back before the 10/27
maybe sooner if he’s not placed in IR – probably no loner than the 10/6 patriots game
we know he is out this week b the Seahawks
I find it hard to believe he’s back for titans game – but we will see
Did he announce it, or is that just what “sources say”?
Ian rappapaort eas reporting it and quoting him
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UK – It’s such a fluid situation now. I’m sure he will have some doctors telling explaining the risks of further concussions, which seem inevitable unless he tries to avoid contact entirely, much like last season. That will win you some games against weaker teams but there will always be times when he will need to step up and get a few and sometimes even sliding doesn’t keep you safe from getting hit. As long as he’s the QB for this team, we’ll be dealing with issue.
Absolutely Mike. I can see him being one more hit away from either being forced to retire, or retiring for his health and well being. He’s got two more seasons, max in my opinion.
if he’s coming back this year
which he says he is
then the solution is to draft a QB early this draft
Which is what I wanted to do anyway
For sure to all of that – I’d come around to the idea of him announcing he was going to hang em up. It seems like he’s not at that point. Of course there’ll be lots of family soul searching. That could go any way depending on advice and other’s opinion, but him wanting to go again if all the metrics and opinions are in his favour surprised me. I guess he still feels like he has stuff to prove.
I kind of got the sense he would want to go again unless he cant
I wouldn’t have blamed him for retiring – but I don’t think that’s close to what he wants
I also wondered if he does come back how he will be defended. No one us going to want to be the one who inflicts irreparable damage on him but the NFL is very much ‘take no prisoners’
UK,
The NFL doesn’t allow their QBs to be touched. But, defenders aren’t gonna be worried about Tua’s health. They’re all taking the same risk, and if I’m a defender I have a chip on my shoulder about how much offensive players are coddled anyway. You know one hit may get the opposing QB out. Yes, please. Sorry but that’s how it is.
in this case – Tua did it to himself
hopefully he’s more careful going forward
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Key Patriots offensive lineman leaves team (msn.com)
Happy Birthday Dan the Man!
So, here’s this
@darrenrovell
Tua HAS to say he has no plans on retiring in order to get his $124 million.
If he retires voluntarily, he is guaranteed nothing. If he goes to a specialist and the specialist recommends he can’t play, he gets the $124M.
He can never voluntarily retire because of $ equation.
Kind of makes sense for him. He’s not going to retire, but he may never see the field again either.
Though, my feeling, he loves football and wants to keep playing. He is going to hear from the medical experts first but, even then, he won’t voluntarily retire. He will wait to be let go by never getting cleared to play before he gives up the $$.
I can’t shake the feeling that he’s going to retire right after 3/1/25.
BBM – Getting ready to trim a packer cut brisket to throw on the Masterbilt for about an 18 hour smoke.
Nice! I still have not done a brisket on mine yet. What temp?
225
I don’t know what the rules are, but I think Steve Ross would be willing to pay the money owed to Tua at least for this season, and maybe some of next, and pay him on the side if he retired so it wouldn’t count against the cap. Not sure if that’s legal or not as far as NFL rules are concerned, but if he can do that, he should.
I wonder if they could agree to hire him as an assistant QB coach (pay him more than MM makes, lol) or to the FO in lieu of his football contract if he agrees to voluntarily retire.
that’s not legal Mike.
whatever he is paid by the Dolphins counts against the cap.
If we end up drafting a QB next year, I would think we’d probably swing for the fences and move up as high as we can in the Draft. The question: would we trade somebody to get another 1st round pick in ’25? And if so, who?
Mind you, we could always mortgage our future ’26 and ’27 1st round picks (and some change) to move up in ’25, but that’s a boom or bust proposition.
See Deshaun Watson, for example. The Brownies chose… poorly.
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And Deshaun wasn’t even a rook fresh out of college. He was an established QB.
Chubb, if someone is willing to take on his 19mil a year base salary. We have to part ways with his contract one way or another.
That’s who came to mind for me as well. Yes… we’re going to have a hard time moving Chubb and his contract for a 1st rounder.
I guess I just assumed that most of these big money athletes have some sort of disability insurance? I have no doubt it’s expensive but why the hell wouldn’t you? I mean, he’s already extremely rich, so I don’t think he or his family are going to struggle.
I’m not sure how many insurance companies are agreeing to policies on concussions for NFL players
The policies are no where near the value of their contracts
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If we continue with Skylar Thompson as our QB1, we might end up with a (really) losing record. And if that’s the case, we may not have to move up very far to draft our QB in ’25. Call it a ‘tank job’, but that could save many valuable resources in the name of developing Skylar… to determine if he’s our QB of the future.
I do NOT want to do that, though. I want to WIN… and WIN NOW. I’d sooner just sign Tannehill (won’t cost us any draft picks) and give it the best we’ve got.
Tannehill is not going to turn us into a winner. I mean he is okay for depth. Tua will be back. If he can stay healthy we will compete
But until Tua comes back (IF he comes back… TBD), we’re likely to drop several games in his absense. I’d sign Tanny to help us win those games.
Likely 3-4 games in the easiest part of our schedule. I really don’t see a huge upgrade with any QB out there but we do need another QB because Tim Boyle is the only backup right now
Lol…Tua’s concussed….what would you expect him to say?
Concussed or not it is what I expected him to say
Brian,
Owey with his 2nd sack of the day for the Ravens… still in the 1st quarter.
And Jordan Stout with the nice punt moments later.
he’s a physical freak!
I don’t want to be right about this, but even if Tua makes an attempt at a comeback, he won’t finish the season. I hope I’m wrong.
Only one way we will find out
Time will tell…lol
agreed. I said the same thing the other day.
Ken – I can’t think of a bigger “if” than Tua staying healthy. Even if healthy, I’m worried about how careful he has to be to try and stay healthy. It’s not a winning formula
It is a big if. But if any team loses their starting QB their season is done
There are very few exceptions, agreed. Brock Purdy was one, Baker Mayfield another and there are a couple more that slip my mind at the moment
Baker Mayfield was no injury replacement. He won the job in camp. Purdy was the anomaly
Ken
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September 15, 2024 at 1:26 pm
Likely 3-4 games in the easiest part of our schedule. I really don’t see a huge upgrade with any QB out there but we do need another QB because Tim Boyle is the only backup right now
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So the question becomes: do we want to upgrade over Skylar, or do we want a new understudy for Skylar? Tim Boyle SUCKS.
Personally, I’d go for the upgrade over Skylar. JMO
There is no upgrade out there. Tannehill is 36 with diminished skills but is probably the best option
Remember, Tannehill came up at A&M under Mike Sherman… and Sherman followed Tanny to Miami. Sherman runs the WCO. Tanny KNOWS the WCO and it’s concepts very well, he’ll just have adapt to the Mike McDaniel version of the WCO.
He’s the best QB available in FA, he knows the WCO, and he’s still got gas in the tank. He can also scramble.
And MOST importantly, he won’t cost us any draft picks!
What QB in their right mind would want to come here and play behind this o-line?
THAT IS the question! You aren’t wrong, SB7.
Makes me wonder if Lauren Tannehill would even allow her husband to accept a potential offer.
One that wants a paycheck
This is also true.
Are the Saints for REAL this season?!! Damn, they’re doing it again on Offense vs the Cowboys.
AVG just almost single-handedly kept 49ers out of EZ on 3rd and 4th down to stop 9ers scoring. JJ then scored a 97yder next play. Man I miss AVG.
Me too, UK. I miss AVG. We should have made him a priority re-signing.
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Randy you are preaching to the choir today and yesterday. As someone who prefers D to O the NFL has diluted the product injuriously. For what – fantasy football? Smh.
Solheim Cup back in USA.
Saints look better than most Brees versions. Jax looks terrible with 16 passing yards in a half. Maybe we are the team that can only beat bad teams.
Where have we seen that before? Same shit different pile!
What’s crazy(in our delusions) is that these teams continue to find success even when losing players and coaches. Saints will be in top 5 next week if this rout continues . If Tampa can beat the Lions, or vis versa, that will put them in top 7-8 easy. Packers lighting up Colts without their QB. Vikings dominating with a has been, never good. Patriots very competitive with another has been, never good.
It’s like a well built team can draft a Purdy and find success while a poorly built team will struggle no matter how much they pad the top 6 player’s pocket. Wish we had people that knew that.
Flores is a toe-rag as a human but he has that D playing lights out 👀
Brian in NY
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September 15, 2024 at 1:36 pm
he’s a physical freak!
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Too right! I feel as though UCLA temporarily took the mantle of ‘LB University’ under Jim Mora Jr, but now, we’re back!
WE ARE!!!
And may Chop Robinson be the next great one!
And the Saints have 41 points on the board, with over 10 minutes left in the 4th quarter. WOW!
Owey with another sack for the Ravens!
It may sound as though I’m rooting for the Ravens, but I’m obviously NOT! Hope the Raidahz can pull this one out.
Every time I see Roquan Smith play, I’m reminded that we could have traded for him (with a 2nd rounder) instead of using a 1st rounder on Bradley Chubb.
With our division loss, we are now in the cellar of the AFCE, even if Pats lose.
Looks as though somebody tried to assassinate Donald Trump again, this time in Florida at one of his golf courses. SMMFH 😡
I thought it was just gun shots heard near the golf course.
Wow.
Jags lose. Even our SOS takes a hit this week.
Sonny Bono and the Raiders beat Ravens.
Raidahz WIN!!!
Ravens are now 0-2!!!
So, just thinking about our situation. My feeling is whether Tua comes back or not, I think our season is not going to go well. Do you consider trading some of our players away to get more picks, get younger, make it easier to draft a QB and some O-line and D-line? Or, do you just deal with a shitty season, have better draft slots and reload that way, and try again next year with a rookie QB?
Lol…good question, but a little premature, don’t you think?
…the musings of a sad Dolphin fan…lol
No
I don’t think we are going to have a losing season for starters
I see no reason to give up on the season
If we are 3-3 after week 6, there’s a lot of season left to become a better team. We can still make a run.
Not sure why so many of you have given up on week 2
I think you missed my earlier comments today, starting at 12:55 PM above!
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If we are 1-6 heading into week 9 at Buffalo on 3 Nov, I think you could see something happen. Even at 2-5 heading into week 9 at Buffalo. We come out of that game at 2-6, stick a fork in it. Something may happen and they would have 2 days to do it as the trade deadline is 5 Nov.
Piggy,
Our last 6 games are a guantlet. In my 10-7 scenario, we had a good run against the average and bad teams but lost at least 4 of the last 6. This is the good part of our schedule. Seattle, Titans, Pats, Colts and Cards in a row where we should beat them. At least some of that isn’t likely now.
we have a lot of time to be a better team
between now and the last 6 games
the story would have been exactly the same if we beat the bills
nothing matters unless we play well against good teams and late in the season
so every week in Sept and Oct is a chance to build
forget about the good and bad part of our schedule
we need to be a team getting better each week
if we started out 6-0, we still might struggle late in the year
I think at 1-1, you play one game at a time
it’s way to soon to talk about trades and a losing season no matter how the schedule shapes up
every team playing today will be a different team by December – the challenge for us is be a winning team late
Our D will need to step up big time.
@andrewperloff
How did the QBs who signed contracts for over $50 million per year this offseason do today? Not well.
Dak Prescott: Loss
Jordan Love: Out
Trevor Lawrence: Loss
Tua Tagovailoa: Loss/Hurt
Jared Goff: Loss
Not the winning formula, never has been. Paying 4-5 guys outrageous sums while having leftovers in other positions is not winning football.
After Thursday night our 1st pick moved from #22 to #19. After today’s games, it changed even more. The outcomes for the rest of today’s games will not affect the picks unless the Broncos and/or Bears lose.
1st – #15
2nd – #46
3rd (Wilkins comp) – #98
4th – #112
4th (Hunt comp) – #133
5th (From Broncos) – #141
5th – #153
7th – #229
7th (From Bears) – #236
7th (Elliott comp) – #250
Tankathon’s 1st two picks for us are:
#15 DT Deone Walker, Kentucky
#46 QB Cameron Ward, Miami
I’m not that high on Walker anymore.
Six almost seven picks in the top 150. It’s going to be Mock Draft Mayhem!
M – I just read your 12:55PM post. I didn’t see anything about trading away players, just using future picks to move up. I want to clear up some salary issues and basically stock up on draft picks for next year and beyond. We’re an old team, and it’s not sustainable. If we’re not going to win because our QB is OUT, we may as well make the best of the situation. We have so many players on 1 year deals, there’s going to be a huge roster turnover regardless. If we can get some nice draft picks for Tyreek or Waddle, or Jalen Ramsey, I’m fine with that.
The problem with Ramsey and Reek is that no one wants to pay the top price for guys who aren’t making a huge difference on this team. Ramsey seems to have lost something, and they would be paying out top dollar and a draft pick. Honestly, except to the freewheeling Dolphins, these guys just aren’t worth it. I could see Waddle getting some offers though.
We really fucked up not paying AVG. Dude was a bargain and a playmaker. Grier thinks he’s smarter than he is.
Oh I think a bunch of teams would take Tyreek. Ramsey probably has to show a lil something to prove he can still play
True but it would be a 2nd for Reek and a 4th for Ramsey. If we burn it down, are we letting the same mgt team pick the groceries again?
Ouch. BB Mike and I concurred on trading away Bradley Chubb, though he’s not going to net us a 1st round pick with his current contract.
Did ya really read what I posted?
Piggy – We have a lot of time to be worse, and we may very well be, should be to be realistic. Yes, the defense might improve, but I’ll be shocked if Skylar Thompson plays at anything resembling an average or better QB. You can’t run De’Von Achane 22 times a game and throw him 7 passes. He hasn’t been able to stay healthy with a considerable smaller workload, what do you think will happen when he gets 30 touches or so per game? I think we’re going to struggle to win games against everyone, and then be outclassed against the better teams.
we are already 0-1 against the good teams
Why didn’t Bengals go for 2????? They had the Chiefs defense gassed on that drive. Now missed the PAT.
New Age, a team would only be on the hook for Tyreek’s base salary, Dolphins would be on the hook for the rest. After they reworked his contract, his 2024 base is only 1.2 million and 2025 base is only 10 million.
That team could release Tyreek after 2025 before his 2026 29.9 million base is due.
All that other money owed to Tyreek is on the Dolphins in the form of dead money pushed down the road by Grier from 2027 through 2029.
Tyreek is very, very tradable.
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding is that a team only takes on their base salary when they trade for them.
That is my understanding as well, BB Mike.
Thanks BBM! I knew people like you would know!!
Audi for the rest of the evening. I’m extraordinarily distraught that somebody tried to assassinate Trump yet again. Our once great nation has turned into a banana republic. SMMFH 😡
Really? Please provide your source…I truly want to know.
Waddle’s base is only 1 million in 2024 but 16 million in each of 2025 and 2026. Very affordable for another team.
Same goes for Ramsey. But I would hate for them to trade him. His new contract is friendly to the cap next year and for someone of his talent.
I trade Tyreek WAY before I even think about trading Waddle. Younger, a better contract, and it cost us two firsts to get him. That wouldn’t be a great return on investment.
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if Trump somehow gets elected, JD Vance will be the president at some point. No way he makes it through the next four years without being assassinated.
This is ridiculous!
He will have more protection though.
IDK what to think. There has to be “something” behind this. Two is too many random shooters. I wonder if this shooter has no social media but has overseas encrypted accounts also.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to trade any of them.
I don’t think we will. Possibly Chubb.
Yeah, hope he comes back and just balls out.
Not sure what you would get for Chubb but the other 3 I think you could get a 1st round pick.
Quit breaking up our team after week 2
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FIRE SALE!!!!!
Lol
we are going to have to trade all the pieces we acquire every 2 weeks
Freaking Chiefs
Dave Hyde: Dolphins’ litany of woes are a case of mismanagement (msn.com)
Really good article by none other than Dave Hyde. Absolutely on point and a question I bet is never answered or asked by other media. Who is looking out for the franchise?
Sonny – Is Week 3 good?
Hahahahahahaha!😂😂😂
I think I was only one predicting a losing season. I also inflated what I really thought it’s sad that it’s dooms day in week 2, but here we are. I don’t see a way out. Anybody else notice freshly minted Ramsey being toast? Tyreek is a disappearing act when it gets tough….oh and the QB….no comment.
This team sucks and does anyone see a scenario this team competes against any team worth a damn?
Sorry for being a downer but I’m tired of it all and drunk. Like Bookman wallowing….idk if I’ll see a championship before my days are done here on this go around.
the Dolphins looked like shit on offense the first two weeks. Taking into consideration the latter part of last year, I wonder if the league has MM figured out
Bring in Brady.
I realize that everyone is still a little shellshocked and may have not reviewed the stats after the Bills game
but we actually out gained them yardage wise by about 100 yards
We had both more passing and rushing yards than the bills
the difference in the game was turnovers
those were not garbage time stats – we didn’t do much with Skyler in – and we our rushed them for the game
we had the leagues leading passer after week 1
this team is not ripe for a fire sale or any knee jerk reactions
we have to stead the ship for a few weeks without our QB
then we have to figure out how to beat teams like the Bills, Ravesn and Chiefs late in the year
each week is a opportunity it’s to get better
unless we crash and burn (and I don’t think we will) the test of this season is in December and January
for right now as we become the team that can beat the best, we just have to prevent ourselves from digging a deep hole we can’t get out of
Wise pig
He may be wise, but yardage means absolutely nothing. TD’s are what count, and we’ve only scored 15PPG. We have 3 TD’s in 2 games. We have 3 turnovers in 2 games.
I think we ranked #1 in that stat last season. It’s meaningless. The only stat that matters is did you win the game? Score more points than your opponent when it matters. We know how that went.
Terminator Piggy Avatar Locked and Loaded and ready for mission
week 3 win!
Did we already forget that not only Tua got hurt but the left side of the OL got hurt also and did not return to the game?
The injury report will be interesting.
If this was Year 1 or 2 of McD, I’d agree. If Tua wasn’t a fifth year vet then I’d agree with Piggy. If this wasn’t the third year in a system and player group specifically molded to Tua’a skills, I’d agree. If we were beating good teams, I’d agree. We aren’t doing that and this system doesn’t look like it’s moving forward. If anything, a 31-10 rout feels very familiar.
Yup.
I concur!
Question for the fantasy pool…How do I put a player on IR?
I think you click on the player in your team tab and move them to Reserve. Below the Bench section.
hmmm…going to have to try it on the computer. iPad doesn’t let me.
Let me k ow if ya need me to do it
Actually no one your roster is IR eligible yet
Tom Pelissero
The #Dolphins are signing former Pro Bowl QB Snoop Huntley off the #Ravens practice squad, per sources. With Tua Tagovailoa in concussion protocol, Skylar Thompson is in line to start Sunday at Seattle, and now Huntley could be a factor in coming weeks as well.
Who nailed this one? Hmm
Good job on this one.
And it isn’t Tannehill 😁
damn….thought that Tannehikk jersey was coming back in style!
Former pro bowler?
Armstead already injured with shoulder injury. 🙄
Huntley will be an upgrade over Thompson once he learns the offense. Bigger arm and better wheels than any QB currently on the team. Including Tua.
Huntley has good escapability, which he’ll need behind this line. However, he doesn’t look to run at the first sign of trouble and hangs in the pocket to deliver if he can. Looks to be able to make good throws on the run as well. Seems to stand too flat footed in the pocket at times and his windup looks like it takes forever. I’m not sure he can make quick decisions needed in this offense. Most video of him was in Ravens games with plenty of time to survey the field or stare at his target. Wish there was more film to look at, but that’s what I got from looking over any youtube videos.
@AdamHBeasley
The Dolphins rank sixth in third down defense and fifth in first downs allowed. They haven’t been perfect but you’d expect that to be good enough with all the firepower Miami has on offense.
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September 16, 2024 at 12:05 pm
hmmm…going to have to try it on the computer. iPad doesn’t let me.
If it’s Tua you’re wanting to move to IR, you can’t because he isn’t designated as IR, just questionable. I think the player has to have the IR designation before you can do that.
You are 100 # correct
ah…that would be it. Thanks.
Dolphins will face former Dolphins in Seahawks starting center Conner Williams and WLB Jerome Baker this weekend.
Wonder what roster move the Dolphins did to make room on the 53. Tua to IR?
Only move they should make is at GM
Grab almost anyone here and I feel they will at least be competitive after the hemorrhaging of horrible contracts is over. Gm can find a HC that isn’t trying to be cool and actually coach.
I know posted earlier. Just posting some #’s.
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New Dolphins backup QB Tyler Huntley has eight TDs, 7 picks, 79 passer rating in career. Dolphins poach him from Ravens practice squad
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Huntley is 3-6 in 9 starts for Baltimore over the past three years. He has completed 64.6 percent of passes and had some good moments. Clearly a better option than practice squad QB Tim Boyle to back up Skylar Thompson, based on the career bodies of work for Huntley and Boyle.
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Ken says:
September 16, 2024 at 2:29 pm (Edit)
I like the signing. It brings in a guy with good athleticism and some experience without giving up any draft compensation. He is a different style QB than what our offense is built for but I am guessing Achane and Mostert will become even more effective
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I wanted Huntley after the cuts to 53, MM really shit the bed on backup QB
He looked really good in 2022, almost like Lamar was still out there
Skylar should be cut once Tua is able to return, what I expect vs Seattle is Skylar to play just well enough to keep Huntley on the bench, but not win
you could put Skylar on the PS. Should, no reason not too
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HC Mike McDaniel Monday September 16 media availability coverage thread:
Tua is in the building today working with the training staff, spending time with his teammates, per McDaniel. Coach says Tua is doing well today, and they’re taking it day-by-day
McDaniel on the potential change in the offense if a different style of QB (Huntley) is needed: The history of our offense does not start with Year 1 of the Dolphins. Going all the way back to some of the concepts/beliefs we’ve developed, it wasn’t too long ago we were adapting
Terron Armstead is day-to-day
The Dolphins are not quite ready to make a distinction on Tua and a potential trip to the IR. “There’s not enough information yet. That’s going to be driven by medical experts.”
McDaniel says the Huntley move is in no way a remark on Skylar, who will be the team’s starting QB in Tua’s absence.
On Tyler Huntley: It’s been apparent from a far and having some coaches that have been around him…shoot, he was replacing the league MVP and you could tell from afar that he was a guy that team absolutely believed could lead them to victory. I think that’s a huge tangible thing
Saw they are not putting Tua on IR so I wonder who is getting cut from the 53. I would say Chosen.
He’s been a PS call up each week so far so he’s not on the 53. I bet Armstead or the Guard go on IR designated to return.
Ah shit, duh BBM. lol
safety Mark Perry has signed with the New England #Patriots practice squad after a great visit
I don’t think Tua misses more than two games. That said please just slide and stop trying to be Larry Czonka. It’s not the first time he’s done that.
Stop trying to be someone you’re not. You’re too fragile…especially in the head.
Nick Saban spoke about this with Tua. I don’t ever want to take the competitor out of a player, but live for the next play.
You can be aggressive, be as competitive as you want, BUT fucking use common sense. He is not built to run into people with his head.
It’s that fucking simple…lol
Chris Grier has to stop being stubborn.
By Brian Miller | 12:00 PM EDT
The Miami Dolphins don’t worry about their offensive line.
This statement simply won’t go away because general manager Chris Grier still hasn’t figured out that what the fans are seeing and what the media continues to ask about isn’t going away.
Grier has repeatedly pointed out that the media covering the team is more worried about the offensive line than the Dolphins. On Thursday night, the Dolphins hit another statistical low.
Tua will have to wear on those new soft caps. I get it and I know it’s for safety so good but it looks as ridiculous as the stupid new kickoff
Are they allowed to wear those in a game?
he’s going to look like the great Gazoo
The new kickoff is ridiculous. Just start at the 20 and be done with it.
Punting is still huge. That is really where field position gets decided other than turnovers and penalties.
You would think K/P could be one position. Why can’t a backup TE be a LS?
…According to Ryan Smith of Pro Football Focus, Miami received a 30.5 pass-blocking grade against the Buffalo Bills, their lowest in almost two years.
The run game did well against the Bills, but Tua Tagovailoa had little time in the pocket, who, despite Miami’s quick-throw system on offense, needs more time when those quick routes are not available. The Bills had no problems taking away those speed routes and throws. Tyreek Hill was a non-factor in the game, and Jaylen Waddle caught four passes.
Dolphins’ biggest problems offensively start along the interior offensive line.
Tua threw three interceptions. One came off a tipped pass by Grant DuBose, and another when Robbie Chosen ran the wrong route. The third interception was on Tua, but we can also blame the offensive line for not being able to block for him. Tua dropped back, made his reads, and the pocket quickly collapsed. He tried to throw the ball out of bounds but it floated for an easy pick-six.
nothing to see here…
All three interceptions were accurate in this post. Two receivers who have been here for a minute is not good. The guy we really miss is Cracraft.
….It shouldn’t come as a surprise. Tua’s quick release masks Miami’s problems with the offensive line. When asked about the line issues last month, he told the media, “I get the ball out fast.”
“Brother, I get the ball out fast, so I am confident with anybody we’ve got up there,” said Tagovailoa. “I’ll tell you that I’m confident with anybody we get out there.”
Mike McDaniel said the offensive line has “more NFL starting depth” than anyone realizes. Clearly, they are not being fair to themselves, and the evidence on the field in the first two weeks is saying something quite different.
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Blind squirrels…lol
the problem is when he DOESN’T get the ball out fast, the play typically doesn’t end well
And, why didn’t BP sub for Armstead? Perfect time to get him experience/seasoned, imo.
I thought he was TAs understudy….time to do a crash course!
Agree, stop with this nonsense about rookies just throw their ass in their
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Did you guys know that Huntley’s nickname in school was “Earl Morrall”?
I thought I had gotten my anger out with my small rant over the weekend, but apparently not the case. lol
I’ll start this by saying I like Mike McDaniel, have from the start. BUT….I don’t like everything. It really bothers me when he refers to players on the team as his teammates. They aren’t his teammates. He is their Coach. It’s like a parent that wants to be their child’s buddy instead of their parent….not a good thing in my opinion. They need discipline sometimes and he is the one to do it. Right now I’m referring to the recent situations with Tyreek and Tua. With Tyreek, yes, I think the police overreacted. However I think Tyreek also played his part in this. One of the first things I heard him say on the video, he didn’t want to be late, as in that’s a reason why he was speeding or whatever caused the traffic stop in the first place. Here’s the thing. Tyreek is not a rookie. He is aware of how long it takes to get to the stadium, he knows there will be traffic. How about being responsible and leaving a little earlier to get there on time instead of thinking he can speed down the street to get there instead of thinking he’s entitled, he’s the cheetah, and can get away with it. Didn’t hear anything from McDaniel that he’s spoken with him about being more responsible. Maybe he did, but it sure didn’t seem that way from the press conferences I watched. That’s what a coach should do, have rules in place and if you’re late, you pay the price for it. Discipline.
As for Tua, how many times does he have to be told to not do what he did the other night? He ran head first into a defender, he wasn’t hit. Yes, McDaniel should show concern for the player on his team(again, not his teammate, his player), but at some point, I think he needs to have a conversation with him that this stupid move on his part has put the entire team in a bad position for the season. Tua isn’t a toddler that fell and scraped his knee. He’s a grown ass man who did something stupid that was not only dangerous to himself but is also detrimental to the team, and it’s up to his COACH to let him know it, not kissing him on the forehead afterwards. I get McDaniel is quirky, but that’s a bit much to me. Sure, you can be concerned, but McDaniel is not their buddy, not their teammate, he’s the coach. There’s a difference and he needs to do his job as the coach of this team.
If he’s their teammate, we don’t have a head coach. There, I said it Hopefully my last rant of the season. LOL
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I agree and was thinking about MMs handling of TH and his antics hurting the team. With Tua, both Saban and MM have let him down by not telling/scolding him to play smarter.
WTF was all the offseason falling lessons for only to crash into head. JFC!
While I really do like Tyler Huntley and his upside, I feel we could have done far better. IMO, he’s still a work in progress. He is, however, an upgrade over Mike White as far as I’m concerned.
I wanted to see an upgrade over Skylar Thompson, not plucking a practice squad player from another team. We’ll see how it goes… and hopefully, Huntley shines brightly.
To get such a scrambler such as Huntley tells me that Chris Grier has acknowledged his O-Line problems… despite all his rhetoric that our O-Line is just fine as currently constituted.
I don’t think there was much out there.
While I’m not a Tannehill apologist, nor a Tannehill hater, Tannehill has much more experience than Huntley… and especially in the WCO.
The Titans even ran the WCO when Tannehill was there. Huntley doesn’t know the WCO: he’s only ever run the ‘option Offense’.
JMO, but I’d prefer AFC Championship Game experience (which Tanny has, at 36 years old… not 40) over an ‘option Offense’ QB who has 8 career TDs to 7 career INTs over 4 years as a pro… and only weighing 205 pounds behind our weak O-Line. Yikes!
I hope it works out, truly. I really do like Tyler Huntley, just not sure it was a wise decision. Time will tell…
A link to MM’s press conference transcript today….
https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/transcript-mcdaniel-20240916
Tua missed the first throw, yes it’s possible the WR did something wrong. It looked like Tua threw it behind the guy. He broke off his route, and the ball hit him in the shoulder almost immediately. Ball should have been 3 feet to the right. It would have been a really tough catch. Bad play because of how it bounced off the shoulder pad, but it wasn’t the WR’s fault. Tua missed it by a little. No chemistry with the guy? WR maybe took the route too deep? Sure, but it’s still on Tua. I ain’t all torn up about that INT. Kinda bad luck.
Second INT is impossible to say unless somebody has come forward and said it was their fault. How any fan knows it was the WR’s fault is a mystery. Again, no chemistry? Young WR who screwed up? Tua adjusted on the fly and guessed wrong? Two way go? Just a boneheaded throw? WR and QB read the coverage differently and weren’t on the same page? Nobody knows. Bad luck or bad QBing? Team knows. We don’t.
Third INT is ALL on Tua. I don’t give a shit if your OL all sat down and played patty cake on the play. You still don’t do that. Eat it. Fall down…you’re really good at it. A major boneheaded play.
1st int is all on Dubose. You put a ball on the WRs shoulder pad he should catch it every time. He just never gets his head around. 2nd int was hard to tell. Chosen clearly stumbles coming out of his break but still looked like an ill advised throw. 3rd one was all Tua
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Ken,
That ball was behind him. No reason that ball isn’t in front of the WR. In that spot on your back shoulder is a very tough place to catch the ball. We can disagree. It should’ve been the last INT. Second one I didn’t comment on the slip because it looked like Chosen was trying to break off his route anyway, and the pass would’ve been bad regardless.
Back shoulder is often the target. It puts the defender further away from the ball. Don’t forget you catch with your arms extended so not when the ball is right on the shoulder. Dubose never got his head around. If he did its a catch
If the ball is out in front of Dubose the defender has a shot to pick it. He was behind Dubose so if he jumps to his left he would be in perfect position to intercept it
Randy- I think that first INT both were to blame. Dubose got his head around late and Tua put it in a tough spot to catch.
Ken,
This team has let me down so much, I just don’t even have the passion to argue this shit. Apathy has begun to seep in.
I think we all can agree on that Randy
If one can get both hands on the ball (ie: Dubose on Tua’s first INT) — and especially if one needn’t even leave his feet — I don’t care if the ball thrown is just slightly behind him.
Now that I think about it(!), that was my biggest gripe regarding Tannehill: he could never hit a receiver in-stride.
I’m sorry, but Dubose had every reason to catch the Tua ball on the first INT.
‘Reek would have caught the ball, Waddle would have caught the ball, Cracraft would have caught the ball, OJB would have caught the ball, hell… Gesicki and/or DeVante would have caught the ball.
Why do we have 3rd-stringers like Dubose starting games for us? Have we (Grier) drafted a whole mess of injury-riddled players?
Cousins just hit his WR in the same spot on the shoulder that Tua did. No catch on that bad pass either. Lol
Great defence on last drive Fangio NOT
That’s a tough catch for a backup with little experience with Tua to make. You don’t just throw to make it hard for the defender to catch. You throw to make it easy for the WR to catch. With an injured hand, Allen threw his one TD right into the bread basket. That’s the goal, especially when your expensive, high speed WRs that are supposed to be flying past the defenders aren’t doing anything of note.
bingo
Allen injured his left hand not his throwing hand
Good catch.
Our winning percentage without Tua is not good.
The Miami Dolphins’ New Quarterback Tyler Huntley Might Be Their Best Healthy Option
It’s not every day that you can sign a Pro Bowl QB off a practice squad. But that’s technically what the Miami Dolphins did with Tyler Huntley.
Published onSeptember 16, 2024 | 11:13 AM EDT
Written By
Adam H. Beasley
Now this is intriguing: The Miami Dolphins have a new backup quarterback, and he’s not in the Kyle Shanahan/Mike McDaniel mold.
The Dolphins on Monday signed dual-threat QB Tyler Huntley (nickname: Snoop) off the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad, per reports.
Huntley is actually a former Pro Bowler, although that designation doesn’t quite carry the same weight it once did.
Regardless, there’s no denying that Huntley has the best pro body of work of the Dolphins’ three available quarterbacks with Tua Tagovailoa out indefinitely with a concussion.
What Miami Dolphins Are Getting in Tyler Huntley
Huntley probably won’t get up to speed in time to start over Skylar Thompson in Week 3 against the Seattle Seahawks.
But the Tennessee Titans-Dolphins game is on Monday night in Week 4, so it’s not out of the realm of possibility that he plays then should Thompson (who has a career 63.5 passer rating) continue to struggle.
Practice squad QB Tim Boyle doesn’t seem to be in the team’s plans this week.
Huntley, 26, is a local. He grew up in Dania Beach, Fla., and played his high school ball in Broward County before attending Utah.
He went undrafted in the 2020 class but spent his first four years on the Ravens’ active roster and played a big role when Lamar Jackson got hurt late in the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
He has appeared in 20 career games, starting nine, and has completed 64.6% of his passes for 1,957 yards (5.7 per attempt), eight touchdowns, and seven interceptions.
Huntley, who was a replacement Pro Bowler in 2023 (despite starting just four games) also has 509 yards and three touchdowns on 115 career carries (4.4 per attempt).
Huntley signed with the Browns as a free agent this offseason but was cut late in camp after Cleveland couldn’t find a trade partner. He then re-signed with Baltimore as a member of the Ravens’ practice squad, but that reunion lasted just a few weeks.
The Dolphins signing a player like Huntley always made more sense than a big name like Ryan Tannehill or Tom Brady, particularly since Tagovailoa reportedly intends to resume his career when cleared.
Ya’ll Thill lovers can put that one to bed…lol.
He has no desire to be a backup and will wait for his “spot” as a starter to open up.
Tyler Huntley Signing Suggest Important Changes Coming to Mike McDaniel’s Miami Dolphins Offense
The Miami Dolphins’ offense hasn’t been great in a long time. But Mike McDaniel hints that important changes could be coming with Tua Tagovailoa out.
Published onSeptember 16, 2024 | 4:28 PM EDT
Written By
Adam H. Beasley
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. —
Tyler Huntley’s signing with the Miami Dolphins sent a blast of excitement and hope through a Miami Dolphins fanbase that spent the weekend demoralized by Tua Tagovailoa’s latest concussion.
But what intrigues us the most about the Dolphins’ decision to sign Huntley off the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad? It shows that Mike McDaniel is not going to stubbornly cling to an offensive scheme that is tailored for pocket passers like Tua.
Will Mike McDaniel Adapt the Miami Dolphins’ Offense?
McDaniel has often said that Tagovailoa is the perfect quarterback for his system. Yet Tagovailoa and Huntley — a dual-threat QB with big-play ability but so-so accuracy — couldn’t be more different.
So it says something important — and good — about McDaniel that in this time of crisis, he sought out the best available quarterback, and not the quarterback who could be the best facsimile of Tua.
Exactly what I mentioned earlier about what he can do for the running game. With Achane, Mostert, Wilson and Wright we can be a very dangerous read option team
and the D can put 8 or 9 in the box
the notion that we didn’t sign Tannehill means we didn’t try doesn’t hold much weight
RT wants to be a starter for the rest of the season, so that doesn’t fit our agenda
He’s also tailed off considerable in recent seasons
Guess we won’t know until someone tells us, but the speculation…
Tim Boyle sucks, but he’s starting to look more worthy compared to our QBs, especially with Huntley not up to speed