Training camp is in full swing and the fans are EXCITED! GM Chris Grier just signed FA CB Jack Jones off the street, and instantly he becomes our best CB. The fans are thrilled, “Hey Chris, great move!” Maybe Chris Grier has the jump on the NFL, the draft doesn’t mean anything, who cares about developing talent when you can just wait until a month or so before the season and pick up a couple of guys that will be better than any player you spent hours and hours of research on, scouted for hours, went to games, watched hours of film. Don’t bother, it’s not really important because if you’re patient, there will be a gem of a player available in Free Agency that you can just pick up a month or so before the season starts, and he’ll end up being one of the best players on your roster at that position. Chris Grier found the cheat code to the NFL!
Let’s put this into perspective. Stop giving Chris Grier the benefit of the doubt. The fact that Jack Jones may be our best CB is a sad commentary on how Chris Grier built this roster. I say this so often, I think you guys are numb to it, but he’s just not good. QB Tua Tagovailoa is killing it in Training Camp and the fans are going wild! Not only has he not thrown an INT but he might not even have an incompletion. Just remember, there’s no contact with the QB in Training Camp, and he’s also playing against our secondary where Jack Jones who was picked up last week is our best player. QB Tua Tagovailoa knows this offense backwards and forwards. He is a dedicated player to his craft, I’ll never slight him on that. This offense was designed for him by HC Mike McDaniel from the very beginning, and Tua can run it with his eyes closed. Unfortunately, the reality is, once the season starts and we play a better team, don’t expect the performance to be as electric as it is now in training camp.
RB Alexander Mattison has been looking much better once the pads went on. Our 6th RD Draft pick Ollie Gordon who got tons of hype has disappeared. Ollie Gordon or Mattison for that matter probably won’t see many carries with DeVon Achane and Jaylen Wright ahead of them, but as we all know, injuries run rampant in the NFL so depth is always tested. You have to carry at least 3 RB’s on the roster, so Ollie Gordon may well get cut and end up on the practice squad. So far with the WR’s, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine has been invisible. That’s a disappointment, but my guess is he’s going to get a lot of rope with the departure of TE Jonnu Smith. NWI is probably the best replacement of Jonnu as a bigger WR that can terrorize smaller DB’s or LB’s in the slot. NWI was great last season at catching TD’s, more than a 1/4 of his receptions were for 6. He had 32 receptions and 9 TD’s, and we can use that type of player with all the smaller WR’s we have like Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle and Malik Washington and you can add Tahj Washington too.
So what’s happening at TE? Where’s Waller? We’ll be saying that the entire 2025 season. No worries, we have guys that get hyped up every season before the actual season starts like Tanner Conner, Julian Hill but we do have physical blocking Pharoah Brown who will be in the starting lineup and that boy can block! Will Tanner Conner or Julian Hill finally step up? Julian Hill is in year 3, Tanner Conner going on year 4. I wouldn’t bet on it, but it sure would be nice for one or both of these guys to match the hype with some good play.
Listen, I know I’m negative, and if that’s a downer for you, I apologize. I just think the way we go about things in this organization is all wrong. I think Chris Grier will likely be gone after this season and he will have left the new GM, whoever that might be with a shitty cap situation and a roster with holes galore. This roster is full of injury riddled players with boom or OUT potential. One we traded for, Bradley Chubb. We drafted Jaealan Phillips, who I truly admire for his amazing resolve. He’s faced down two major injuries the last two years and comes back ready to go and just as fast and strong as he was before those injuries. God bless that kid, I root for him always. QB Tua Tagovailoa we drafted and in his own words, he knows he needs to stay out of harms way to play an entire season. Unfortunately, that type of play doesn’t usually translate to championship play, because every now and again, a QB has to extend a play, run for a few yards and challenge a defender for a first down or a trip to the end zone, and we probably won’t see those things from #1 so he can stay healthy enough to remain in the game. Some of you here compare Tua Tagovailoa favorably to Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow and other top Qb’s like Josh Allen. That’s not how ANY of those guys play, but hey, you tried and you get a consolation prize for your effort, you got mentioned in this article!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Cornerback Kendall Sheffield, who missed practice Wednesday, will be back at work.
Alexander Mattison has flashed in training camp, showing speed that wasn’t supposed to be in his repertoire, and McDaniel says he’s a great example of players not belonging “in a box.”
Patrick Paul is having a “very good camp,” per McDaniel, and that’s because he had a very good five weeks of training on his own following a very good eight weeks of offseason work. “He’s operating every day like he knows the regular season is coming and he wants to impress people.”
Rookie Ollie Gordon II got an opportunity to “introduce himself” to his teammates when the pads came on, McDaniel says. Adds Gordon is learning by mistake and he’s responded in a great way.
Asked right away about whether he’s changed his ways to make sure some of the issues of 2024 don’t resurface, McDaniel says it’s easy to hold players accountable with the right players. Hmm, Jalen Ramsey reference perhaps?
On deciding who should make the move from right guard to left guard between James Daniels and Jonah Savaiinaea, McDaniel talks about making the players uncomfortable by putting them in different spots. Savaiinaea has started at left guard and Daniels at right guard, but McDaniel suggests it’s not set in stone.
Thanks MikeE! I am not concerned about the TE position. In 2023 we had Smythe, rookie Hill, Kroft and Conner.
If Waller never plays a down, I think we are fine at TE. Especially in the area of blocking with Brown and Hill now in year 3.
I do think we need to get a do everything TE next draft (Jack Endries from Texas).
Mike, its August not February and Grier is our GM, let it go already and enjoy the season for better or worse
back in January and February we all wanted him gone, but that day didn’t happen, some of us have moved on
my training camp tix are for August 6th, won’t likely make it home in time for that session, the other tix are for August 19th more likely
Nice article Mike. I agree with everything except the last statement. I haven’t seen anyone compare the Tua Favorably to the tops QB’s. Which would imply that he is better than them. If I am the person you are throwing that dart at, then I have to correct you (again)… My point which you keep ignoring is that MOST QB’s have worse records against teams with winning records. I am not and have never been a Tua Stan. I just agree with MF13’s post yesterday. The TEAM shrinks in big situations. False starts followed by holding calls putting us at 2nd &20, 3rd & 25 followed by dropped passes or stuffed runs or the best of them all giving up by trying to throw screen passes to get 20 yards.
MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins returned to the practice field Friday after an off day from drills Thursday.
— LB Jordyn Brooks was the orange jersey practice player of the day at Friday drills. Brooks was consistent with how he played the run Friday.
— RB Jaylen Wright was stripped of the football in the backfield as DT Zach Sieler blew up a run. The ball popped up in the air and OLB Bradley Chubb snagged it for the fumble recovery, with a chance to take it back the other way. Wright rebounded in red-zone drills, hitting a hole hard for a touchdown.
— QB Tua Tagovailoa, in red-zone work, found Tyreek Hill for a 3-yard touchdown to the right pylon. The two hooked up for another score of the same distance, going to the other side.
— New CB Jack Jones had a red-zone interception, covering WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine on a throw from Zach Wilson. Wilson and Westbrook-Ikhine later looked to be working in tandem on a smooth Wilson pass over the middle off play action.
— CB Storm Duck broke up a third-down pass from Tua to Hill.
— TE Tanner Conner went up over S Jordan Colbert deep for as touchdown as Wilson lobbed it up for him. Contested in the air, and the bigger Conner tipped it to himself.
— FB Alec Ingold got open behind OLB Jaelan Phillips on the first play of team drills, but Ingold dropped the pass from Tua.
— RB De’Von Achane had a nice wide run to the left where Patrick Paul didn’t allow the edge to be sealed. Achane had a sizable gain on an end-around after a play fake for an inside run.
— RB Alexander Mattison continues to hit holes with conviction. Players aren’t tackling to the ground, but it’d be a challenge for defenders to arm tackle him once he gets a head of steam.
— Rookie RB Ollie Gordon II scored up the middle in red-zone work. While backup offensive linemen struggled, they worked well here.
— Theo Wease skied for a touchdown catch in the back of the end zone from QB Quinn Ewers over CB BJ Adams. Ewers also threw a touchdown to TE Pharaoh Brown.
— Wilson had Achane open for a touchdown inside the 5 but threw behind him. He rebounded with a tougher throw for a TD to WR Dee Eskridge in the back corner.
—DT Matt Dickerson had multiple tackles for loss Friday. The veteran is making a strong case to reclaim a roster spot.
— OLB Grayson Murphy probably gets to Wilson, but Wilson used an extra second to roll and make a nice throw on the move to Erik Ezukanma. Murphy later batted down a WR screen to the outside by Ewers.
—OLB Quinton Bell blew up a TE screen and then pressured the quarterback once he had to go elsewhere. Bell also blew by a block in a 1-on-1 Friday.
—DT Zeek Biggers and McLendon combined for a solid run stuff.
— In 1-on-1s in the trenches, LT Patrick Paul continues to impress. He held off OLB Bradley Chubb twice and later OLB Derrick McLendon while guiding OLB Chop Robinson up the backfield. He had a competitive rep against OLB Mohamed Kamara where he stonewalled him but may have then held him before driving him to the ground.
— In WR-DB 1-on-1s in the red zone: CB Storm Duck was called for defensive holding in the end zone against Hill; WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine caught two touchdowns on new CB Jack Jones; Jones also blanketed him another instance where they were matched up; Malik Washington caught a pair of touchdowns in 1s, one on Cornell Armstrong, despite his pass interference; Andrew Armstrong also won against Cornell Armstrong; Ethan Bonner was beat by both Wease and AJ Henning, but he had good coverage later against Henning; Tarik Black scored on Ethan Robinson.
— C Aaron Brewer is still not dressing for practice, but he was seen stretching with the team for the first time. He also worked out on the side with a helmet on. Brewer was not placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list for his lower-body soft-tissue injury so he could still snap footballs to Tagovailoa.
— TE Darren Waller (PUP) and S Ifeatu Melifonwu (non-football injury list) are yet to be activated.
— CB Kendall Sheffield was back on the practice field, as coach Mike McDaniel said he would be, after missing one session Wednesday for undisclosed reasons. Safeties Ashtyn Davis and Dante Trader Jr., cornerback Isaiah Johnson, tight end Jalin Conyers and tackle Bayron Matos were not seen participating Friday. CB BJ Adams returned to practice in a red, non-contact jersey.
— OLB Mohamed Kamara was seen walking under his own power but with a trainer to an ambulance just off the practice field.
— New OL Jalen McKenzie exited Friday’s practice early.
— Ewers started practice Friday by tossing a few footballs with fans in attendance and getting them to throw them back into a net on the practice field. He was flanked by newly returning QB Brett Gabbert in this effort. The Dolphins have rookies hype up the crowd to start practices open to fans. Stock up
Zach Sieler continues to shine as he has not been holding in as he seeks a new contract extension. He blew up a Wright run to force a fumble. He had a sack in the red-zone setting and was in on another where Phillips and Chubb also got home. And he consistently commands extra attention, also excelling in 1-on-1 drills. Pay the man. Stock down
Offensive line depth. After the first team, Dolphins linemen are consistently getting blown up by second and third units of Miami’s defensive fronts, both on the interior and on the edge. Undrafted rookie Addison West again had a high snap in Friday drills. It’s becoming a theme for him.
MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins had their eighth training camp practice of the summer at Baptist Health Training Complex on Friday, August 1.
Cornerback Kendall Sheffield, who is in the mix for playing time, returned to practice.
Linebacker Jordyn Brooks wore the orange jersey as player of the last practice.
So too did Tyreek Hill, who missed the previous practice for personal reasons.
BJ Adams is in a red jersey.
Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson was at practice, chatting up GM Chris Grier.Miami Dolphins training camp practice 8 observations
Patrick Paul steadily improving for Miami Dolphins
Zach Sieler forces fumble at Dolphins camp
New CB Jack Jones flashes with INT at Dolphins camp
Rock – I always forget to mention when we have these discussions about Tua is that no matter what the team does with few exceptions, his play is not competitive in those games against winning teams. I feel like Mahomes, Burrow, Jackson and Allen keep their team in the game. Last year against Buffalo in Buffalo (On an unseasonably warm day if my memory serves me), Tua played a really good game against the Bills. my problem with Tua is that most of them, I’m not looking it up right now, he plays awful. Way below his play against the lesser teams. It shouldn’t be so night and day, and that drives me crazy.
“you feel like….”
Yeah, I get that. To your point some of his worst performances have been in “big moments” But to be fair to him, sometimes a dropped pass is on the WR. Sometimes the three false starts in a row are too much to overcome with a fucking screen pass called by the coach.
Buffalo has done an incredible job in recent years matching up against KC. Josh is 4-1 against Mahomes in the regular season the last 5 years. (Why do they play every year?)
They play every year because they are both always 1st in their respective divisions, and then every 3 years they have to play anyway because of divisional to division match ups.
I agree with BBM’s assessment of 2023, derailed by MMs ineptitude and injuries
we weren’t quite there yet as far as having a complete team, some parts missing seem to be there today, others like CBs are now gone
I don’t buy the Tua came back against the Ravens narrative, because of their DBs being out
those same DBs, that played well for 3 quarters were the same guys, that played in the 4th
Tua/Tyreek still had to make the plays and no one said anything about Jish Allen beating our depleted team in the playoffs or other games
^^
OLB Mohamed Kamara was seen walking under his own power but with a trainer to an ambulance just off the practice field.
I hope Mo is OK. I hate hearing about players leaving by ambulance. (even if he is 4th or 5th on the depth chart)
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it’s easy to hold players accountable when you have the right players??? Oh boy.
That was definitely a shot at Ramsey (and probably ‘Reek) There was some entitlement issues there. We don’t get to hear about internal discipline, but like MM said before how many times can you fine a guy for being late if the guy doesn’t care about the fines?
2, the 3rd time he doesn’t get to play in the game
ooooooh, so I get to sit on the bench and still get paid?
The man was paid ALL his money up front!!
His salary was 1.2 Mil last year. his signing bonus was 24.89 Million and his roster bonus was 18.98 million.
Ramsey was a malcontent when Grief traded for him. He was a malcontent and trouble maker when the Rams traded for him from Jax and he was still a malcontent when we traded for him from the Rams.
Can we hear about the compete level at practices? Are guys getting kicked off the practice field if they’re screwing up? Are players being held accountable when they don’t do what they’re supposed to do? Are guys competing with some edge? I don’t want to hear the same old shit. I want to hear that things are uncomfortable and challenging. Combat the soft. That’s how you develop toughness as a coach. Demand accountability and punish guys by taking away what they want…to play.
Rock,
I think it’s lame if he actually was taking a shot at a former player. That’s bush league. But, my issue is more that discipline doesn’t depend on the person being disciplined. He completely disregards or doesn’t understand HIS role as the disciplinarian. He’s the one in charge. He’s the one who determines how a guy is disciplined. Are you seriously telling me you can’t figure out how to discipline certain guys? Isn’t that your job to figure it out? I’m floored by some of the things this guy says.
Randy, I can only really point to myself. I was totally undisciplined as a young man. It was not because my dad didn’t beat my ass every week (sometimes 2 or 3 times a week) It’s not that he didn’t take away every single possession I had. It’s not that he didn’t lock me in my room except for meals, and then only to get my mean and clean my dishes. No, it was that I DIDN’T FUCKING CARE. How can you control someone who refuses to be controlled? The whole “my game check is bigger than your yearly salary” attitude?
I don’t know. I’m not giving MM a pass, Just arguing like usual. LOL
It’s what I do (and have done since I was a child smarter than my parents)
agreed
he’s like a snotty nosed little kid trying to lead grown men
pretty clueless far too often
Generally when you are over the top in one area, you lack in another (not football related) MM seems to be lacking in leading
he breaks the first rule of leading, you aren’t there to make friends , if you do ok, but it shouldn’t influence your leading
I agree. I take it as he feels these guys are professionals and can self-discipline. I think that is horseshit. These guys are in their early to mid 20’s. They need discipline from a leader outside the locker room.
This was supposed to be a response to Randy.
Mike McDaniel is who he is; he is not a disciplinarian coach; to try and be one will never work. So the only way for him to have success is to have players on the roster who are not a problem
Rock,
Well, I guess I’m talking about a job situation. I’m a son and a father, so I understand those issues! I was always disciplined as a child….we all were….but things are different when you’re being paid millions to do a job. discipline can take many forms. It doesn’t have to be an ass beating. Lol
agreed, he can’t be a disciplinarian, but he can hold players accountable and stop trying to be everyone’s friend
his coaches can also help him out
Read the quotes from Tyreek I posted below. You are 100% right. The position coaches have to be part of it too. Slowik seems to be getting in on Tyreek.
“No one said anything about Josh Allen beating our depleted secondary”. No one has to because there are 50 other games you can point to. Tua stans hang their hats on 1 fucking game against the Ravens 3 years ago when their entire secondary was out. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were 20 more games you could back that one up with? There aren’t. He just doesn’t elevate his play enough times in those big moments. Josh Allen could have a 3rd and 23 and he’ll take the ball, and run that fucker for 25 yards, or run around and keep the play alive and find someone open. His stats are never eye popping, but that boy wins games. Tua is the opposite, eye popping stats, but can’t win or play well enough to win in those big games
I agree that Tua has not delivered in games against playoff-caliber teams, but to put that all on him is unfair. We have a head coach who is going into his fourth season as a head coach and has made his fair share of mistakes. I am hopeful that this is the year that it all comes together, and Miami wins the majority of its games against playoff-caliber teams. The schedule is in our favor because we have our toughest opponents at home this year.
If Miami is who I think they are, they will win those home games
No one is Josh Allen, but Tua did beat him the week before the Ravens win
the end of 2023 showed us the Fins weren’t ready to compete with the top teams, while having key injuries and no to step up m, when Hill/Waddle are taken away
there’s an AI video where Aceperhead showed how bad the team in general has played against good teams, you seem to only be focusing on Tua’s playing in those games
and I know I don’t say it enough but…..as ffr would say:
FUCK THE REPLY!
Why? The reply is great!
I heard but can’t confirm, Mo Kamara was walked to the ambulance to get a quick IV. Don’t know if true. Seems they would have just had him go to the locker room for that.
if that is the case then wheeeew!
probably closer
Willie Gay has been playing a complete LB in camp, no one here seems to have noticed
WT actual F?!?!
MIAMI GARDENS — It can be hard to know exactly how many grains of truth there are in some of Tyreek Hill’s comments.
But the Miami Dolphins’ wide receiver seemed to indicate after the eighth training camp practice of the summer that finally knows the offense.
Entering Year 4 with the Dolphins.
“I’m gonna’ be completely honest,” Hill said. “I didn’t understand the offense for the first three years of me being here. But this year, I feel like Coach (Bobby Slowik) has explained it a lot.”
Slowik is Miami’s first-year senior pass game coordinator
It’s hard to know how much truth there is to this, but Hill also said he’s taking notes “for the first time.”
Said Hill: “And we’re taking notes in the meeting rooms, which is great, something I’ve never done in my career. I’m taking notes in meeting rooms. So he definitely helped us all, man. He’s been great.”
I even like replying to my replies to my self!!
😛
“I just learned the concept of studying”
Great job, Hill!
Gold Star performance
some one else explained what I’ve been doing the last 4 years!
Some people just have a knack for making themselves look stupid.
Yeah, you want to give the coach some props, but you can do it by not making yourself look like a dummy.
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/where-does-sieler-rank-among-nfl-s-best-defensive-tackles-01k1jzc15ett
Damn right! Pay the man!
the corner dark blue helmet is jersey is what they are telling us to expect
https://x.com/thegraphicgod_/status/1951323471591391269?s=46
I don’t like any of them.
But I’m old and don’t like change.
NOW GET OFF MY LAWN!
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/01/dolphins-tyreek-hill-takes-tuas-words-on-the-chin-says-they-were-needed/
YUP, it wasn’t just Waddle. Seems the “stars” thought they were above the rest of the team.
SMH, checking his socials while the rest of the team was stretching!
Damn, I meant to type it just wasn’t Ramsey. Not Waddle. Dumbass!
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/07/31/chris-perkins-dolphins-run-game-getting-unexpected-speed-from-short-yardage-rb/
Sounds like the Dolphins may have found some surprise competition for Jaylen Wright at the RB2 position. With the addition of the two new 320+lb guards we may look much better this year.
*sip sip
Cough cough, stop drinking that shit Rock!
lol, I drank some this morning. Fortunately, it was on the previous blog.
Uh oh, it’s happening. I’ve gone from demanding the place be burned to the ground to just freaking out about it….Next I’ll be nonplussed and then a full on Kook-aid junkie if I’m not careful here….
😂
Stage 1 – https://gravatar.com/userimage/114559093/197dfcacb8379f9e9e1844879a6664d5.jpeg
Stage 2 – https://gravatar.com/userimage/114559093/db40571f19ad6e76850f6ec5b5188947.jpeg
Stage 3 – https://gravatar.com/userimage/114559093/bd43ccd4a3e75ea0630dea3ed8e6fd0e.jpeg
Stage 4 – Somebody please call for an intervention https://gravatar.com/userimage/114559093/9a408f67e69370df80b0bb15bfc378a8.jpeg
LOL
The seasonal stages of Rockphin’s psyche
Ok, so if the team only sucks when Tua sucks, is Tua great because the team is great? Asking for a friend . . . That has to be the answer for consistency purposes alone. lol
Well that’s not the case at all. The team sucks worse when Tua is out so I’ll let you explain that to yourself….
I can explain that in 2 words. Chris Grier. You can figure out the rest very easily
If, however, you need further explanation, I’ll be happy to elaborate for you
I really didn’t need you to answer. That’s why I said for you to answer to yourself 😝
Boy, Tyreek will never stop being….well, Tyreek…
Another potential headline-making comment — though we’re choosing to not make it so — came when he was asked how the Dolphins could go about changing their identity from that of a “finesse team.”
Hill’s answer: Get De’Von Achane off the field on third-and-short because he’s not a big back.
He’s not wrong!
Micah Parsons requested a trade: go get him Grier
Tua and Tyreek for Micah Parsons! Go for it!
🤣
No doubt about the talent, but hasn’t he been a bit of a diva headcase in Dallas?
not really, he just wants to get paid.
the same people who were bitching we never should’ve acquired Ramsey and Chubb will want Micah, they’ll out Grier, Grier
Re: Jack Jones INT today.
Not to take anything away from Jones, he had good tight coverage. It was said that Wilson was throwing and forcing the ball today, especially in the red zone. Also, seems NWI is having an issue getting any separation during TC.
Probably why he has never had more than 38 rec in a season and only a 57% completion rate when targeted.
Parsons wants a huge contract. We don’t need to be the ones to make that mistake.
As a self-admitted Dolphin Homer, I am Bullish on this 2025 team. My confidence comes from the Coaching Staff that we have. Mike McDaniel has done a great job of assembling his coaching staff.
Offensive Coaching Assistants
Defensive Coaching Assistants
They do have a good staff. Aukerman has to prove himself but can’t be worse than the other guy.
This blog needs a game to be played 🤪
🙂
Ya think?!? LOL
Tim, it’s like when you have to pee on the whole drive home. Your good until you hit the stairs and then the key won’t fit and then the closer you get to the toilet the more you have to pee. LOL YES we need a game to be played.
🤣
I no longer fight it anymore I just piss my pants 🙂
My fellow Mets fans, what do you think of the moves we’ve made? I think it was very solid.
we filled the holes we needed to fill. Mullins in CF, Helsley as the 8th inning setup man and closer when Diaz can’t go, Rogers and Soto to bridge the gap between the starters and late relievers. Couldn’t have done much better.
the Padres knocked it out of the park though…
Tankathon now has us picking 10th overall next draft. Their new 3 round mock draft is nice:
#10 CB Jermod McCoy
#42 TE Eli Stowers
#74 OT Blake Miller
#83 CB Jyaire Hill
You know I want McCoy but Jyaire Hill is an interesting CB prospect also. He’s a big 6’2 corner who runs sub 4.4.
Tankathon keeps up with our needs double downing on CB.
TE Eli Stowers is an interesting pick. He’s a smaller TE at 6’4 235 and 4.55 forty, but also ranks as one of the better blockers in the 2026 draft. He’s the 2nd best blocker in the preseason top 10.
BTW, College football kicks off in 2 weeks.
Markey – as a self admitted pissed off and disgruntled Dolphins fan, I call bullshit on this team. I think we’re the 3rd or 4th best team in our division, which basically translates to the 3rd or 4th worst
Hopefully, they will prove the doubters wrong, including you….. 🙂
All I can do is hope that, but it gets harder every year, especially since Grier is still here
The fact that we all expect this team to be a playoff contender because of the talent we have, and that we were so disappointed with the 2024 season, which was derailed due to injuries
Why do you have an issue with the GM?
He’s done a very good job. He’s not perfect, but after 25 years of mediocrity, we are now a playoff-contending team. Not sure what more we can ask of a GM???
I was kind of hoping we’d somehow get Campbell from Iowa St to come coach here but he signed with ISU. I think he’s a pretty solid youngish coach.
The Dolphins have made the playoffs 2 out of the last 3 years, and if it weren’t for the fact that we lost Tua for 6 games last year and played without our two best pass rushers, Miami WOULD have made the playoffs last year.
Yes, most likely with another early exit, but they have made progress as a team, and I expect, if healthy, they will once again win 10-12 games.
Markey – this team is built with straw. Teams like the Chiefs, Bills, Ravens are all contenders and only way they miss out on the playoffs is if everything goes wrong. With our team, every single thing needs to go right in order for us to make the playoffs and win one
Let’s just hope everything goes right….???
As Spock would say that seems the most logical course
🙂
same as Pitt, Houston, LAC, Cin, Indy, Den
we aren’t at the level yet of the big 3
bailbondmike
says:
August 1, 2025 at 6:22 pm
Tankathon now has us picking 10th overall next draft. Their new 3 round mock draft is nice:
#10 CB Jermod McCoy
#42 TE Eli Stowers
#74 OT Blake Miller
#83 CB Jyaire Hill
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I like it, too! Only problem? They don’t have us selecting a QB @ R1P10.
Unless Quinn Ewers or Zach Wilson and his mother show MAJOR promise this season, we’re still only one concussion away from Tua retiring.
Hey, it’s FOOTBALL SEASON again! Friday night tunes!
This song goes out to… to Storm DUCK!!! It’s DUCK SEASON, by Shock G and Digital Underground!!!
PUT that bloody WORK in during TC, young players!
Young Dre… who very well knows your guy M13…
Every team s 0–0. I see no reason to be pissed off…. Yet.
As always, I am looking forward to a great season!
I hoping for a great season. This team has let me down way too many times in the last 25 years to look forward to one.
I like it, too! Only problem? They don’t have us selecting a QB @ R1P10.
Unless Quinn Ewers or Zach Wilson and his mother show MAJOR promise this season, we’re still only one concussion away from Tua retiring.
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That pick comes at #110 QB John Mateer. Posting him again. lol
I hate that the Patriots landed WR Kyle Williams who’s name you hear called throughout the video.
Pharoh Brown
“My vision is to be the best blocking tight end and win a lot of games,” he said. “The way I see it, if you end the game running, that means you’re winning. So catching balls and all that is cool, but I want to win and I want to be — I’m going to be the best blocking tight end this year. Everything else is a bonus and if I get a couple balls, I’ll thank God and be grateful, just keep winning.”
“I’ve never been in a system on the outside zone where everybody is kinda connected,” he said. “I’ve been more in a dual man scheme where it’s just me and me on a guy. So, it’s all technique right now and I still got that in my bag as far as ‘just will.’ I’m just trying to hone in on the technique and I know when game day come around that the pure will and pure aggression and me beating my man, that’s just in me. Once I pair that with the technique, it’s going to be quite the scene.”
Says he loves it when the defense is “on one knee, pissed off, arguing against each other,” he said. “Those situations are winning situations. I love it when we get in those situations.”
about par for the course for a blocking TE
he can add free first downs, if he can catch a little bit
from highlights his pass catching skills are better than Smythe
just watched some of his highlights again, not sure why he doesn’t get used more catching passes
playing the cheats he had a long TD vs jets, leaving coaches and players scratching their heads
against the Bills now one in the secondary wanted to tackle him
against us Ramsey left shacking his head, another DB came up injured
powerful YAC, his route running may not be that great, but 5 yards and turn around can’t be that hard, his hands seem OK, all things Witten seemed to master
Broncos DL Zach Allen agreed to terms on a four-year, $102 million contract extension that includes $69.5 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported.
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He is not as good as Sieler. Though, Sieler is 3 years older (30 next month), I wonder what his camp is looking at.
we let Wilkins walk and kept the 10÷m less Sieler
I’d say we made the right choice
10+m
We did
We drafted three cheap potential replacements this season ….
Writing
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I was looking at a chart the other day and I have no clue how they come up with the numbers. That said, Sieler played in 15 of 17 games last year. Of those 15 games, 4 of them his statistical performance was not worth what he is getting paid. On the other hand, 10 of those games his statistical performance was above what he is getting paid. In fact, 3 of those 10 games, he was worth double what he was getting paid. The 15th game he was worth what he is getting paid.
Basically, based on 2024 salaries, the chart said he was worth around 14m per season. Salaries go up every year so say 15m per year. I could live with that but think his camp might want more.
Also, I know stats aren’t the whole picture either, but it was an interesting tool. I think one of those cap sites have something similar, maybe OTC.
BTW, in the 30-27 road loss at the Bills last year, that was one of the games Sieler missed. Same with the 28-27 loss to Arizona. That was the other game he missed.
that’s a good tool to start, add in his % of snaps played, then just watch the tape, dude should be paid 20+, but don’t tell anyone😜
Agreed
BBM,
Mateer looks good, but I don’t live that he lines up in the shotgun every passing down on that highlight reel
Yeah, that was the O that Washington State ran. Will have to see what he does this year at Oklahoma.
what pisses me off about the Sieler situation is that he’s a good guy, a team-first player who isn’t bitching about his contract when he has been SEVERELY underpaid. Then you have Tyreek and Ramsey who were making a ton of money, then wanted more after some of the other WRs and CBs got new contracts and were making more than them. Wake up Grier.
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Practice 9:
Tackle Austin Jackson and cornerback Cam Smith both missed practice, with Smith spotted working with a trainer on the side. Smith wore a compression sleeve around his right leg for the previous two practices.
Center Aaron Brewer was dressed for practice for the first time in training camp, though his participation understandably was limited. He wore a compression sleeve around his right leg.
Cornerback Isaiah Johnson was back at practice after being out Friday.
Along with the three players on injury lists — Liam Eichenberg, Waller and Ifeatu Melifonwu — tackle Bayron Matos, TE Jalin Conyers, rookie safety Dante Trader Jr. and safety Ashtyn Davis continue to miss practice.
Rookie cornerback Jason Marshall Jr. left practice early to work on the side with a trainer.
Fuck! – Linebacker Jaelan Phillips wore the orange jersey as the player of the day Friday. Phillips didn’t finish practice, though, after sustained an apparent knee injury. He stayed on the ground after a play in 11-on-11s, talked with trainers, then stood on the sideline before jogging briefly to seemingly test the knee. He then walked over to a spot between the two fields. That will be a situation to monitor, no doubt.
Former Dolphins tackle Terron Armstead again was a visitor at practice. He was spotted giving Patrick Paul some pointers after the lineman-vs.-rusher drill.
The first competitive drill again involves one-on-ones, and we once again chose to focus on the offensive line versus front seven players because it’s a better evaluation tool than a DB or LB trying to cover a receiver for half the field.
It looked like the offensive line overall did well in this exercise, with Patrick Paul once again standing out. Kion Smith also had a nice performance lining up left tackle.
Kenneth Grant ended up pushing Jonah Savaiinaea to the ground, but that came after a few seconds and might not have been enough to disrupt the quarterback.
James Daniels also continued to be strong in this drill.
Matthew Butler might have been the most effective of the pass rushers in this competition.
On the first snap of 11-on-11, Storm Duck did a great job of sealing the edge and Willie Gay Jr. rushed through the line to stuff an end-around by Tyreek Hill.
The first pass of the day is a Tua completion to Jaylen Waddle against zone coverage.
Tua had a nice completion to Malik Washington near the sideline over the outstretched hands of Gay.
Zach Wilson’s first pass was a deep shot to Tahj Washington, but he was well covered by impressive rookie free agent John Saunders Jr. and it went incomplete.
Chop Robinson got to Zach Wilson for a sack, but he committed the sin of getting Wilson to the ground after falling down close to him.
Quinn Ewers had a long completion to tight end Tanner Conner across the field after he rolled out to his left. Safeties Jordan Colbert and Saunders were in coverage, but Conner was wide open.
Cornell Armstrong came from behind to break up a Ewers pass intended for A.J. Henning, though the ball took too long to get there.
Malik Washington had a nice seal block on Bradley Chubb to spring Jaylen Wright for a nice gain.
Zach Sieler quickly got to Tua to disrupt a pass play.
Fullback Alec Ingold sealed a defender inside to allow Ollie Gordon II to easily get outside.
Mo Kamara pushed back Ryan Hayes to disrupt a running play.
Bradley Chubb’s pursuit of Tua led to him throwing the ball into the ground.
Tyrel Dodson Jr. made a beeline to Tua to stop a play.
De’Von Achane dropped an easy short pass from Tua.
Cornerback Jack Jones had his left knee taped during practice.
Chubb beat the block of Pharaoh Brown to meet Achane in the backfield.
Ewers had a nice competion over the middle to Monaray Baldwin.
Tua with an errant throw after Minkah Fitzpatrick pressure. Offense not looking sharp today.
Matthew Butler got in Tua’s face on the next play to force another incompletion. Might have been a sack in a game setting.
Tua does a nice job of stepping up to avoid Bradley Chubb outside and hits Tyreek Hill across the field.
Willie Gay Jr. picked off a Zach Wilson pass when it went off the hands of Tanner Conner in the open field. Wasn’t a great throw, but still should have been caught.
KJ Britt’s pressure forced a throw-away by Wilson.
The Dolphins worked on two-minute situations, and Tua started off by leading the offense to a field goal after a couple of completions to Conner, though Tua dropped a shotgun snap.
Jordan Colbert had back-to-back plays where he got a free run at Wilson.
There was a flag on the play, but it doesn’t nullify what Patrick Paul did on a screen to Waddle when he ran down the field and started shoving defenders out of the way. Impressive stuff for a dude having a great camp.
Probably should mention here that, yes, there have been an awful lot of flags. Just got one for an ineligible receiver downfield.
We’ve got a third consecutive plays with a flag, and on this one Saunders ripped the ball away from Jaylen Wright at the end of a play.
Wilson had a nice strike to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine from about 20 yards out.
Ewers had a throw across his body while rolling to his left to Theo Wease Jr. after Zeek Biggers bit hard on a play fake.
Ewers had a dart to Baldwin on a slant for a completion despite tight coverage.
Great protection, but Tua can’t find anybody open and then throws the ball away.
Tua with a nice completion in traffic to Conner, who’s been very busy.
Gay stepped in front of a Wilson pass to Conner, but dropped what should have been his second interception of the day.
Tahj Washington scooped up a very low throw by Wilson near the sideline for a completion.
Alexander Mattison had a long run after getting a hole through the middle and then bouncing it outside.
Mike Hilton quickly got to Wilson up the middle.
At the start of the next end-of-game situation, Tua throws the ball into the ground when he can’t find anybody open.
After what becomes the final play, Dee Eskride grabs the back of his right thigh after an incompletion from Wilson with great coverage by Isaiah Johnson. Not a good way to end practice.
Okay, so:
MIAMI GARDENS — Miami Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips, who has missed parts of the past two seasons with Achilles and knee injuries, didn’t finish Saturday’s practice after sustaining an apparent left knee injury. But Phillips said on social media he’s OK.
“I just got leg whipped yall chill out. Just a bruise,” the post said.
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That’s good news! Though, he still didn’t return to practice.
The Dolphins are back on the practice field Sunday but have an off day Monday. They’ll depart Wednesday evening for a Thursday joint practice in Chicago ahead of their preseason opener against the Bears.
Austin Jackson out four weeks with an injury
Who is the back up blind side tackle?
Grief is doing a great job. Don’t worry about it.
Hopefully it’s Kion Smith and not Borom.
im sure Borom doesn’t see the field, his colonblow ass shouldn’t make the 53
Yikes, backup RT’s are Larry Borom and Breaden Daniels.
Prayers to Zach Wilson, Ewers and Gabbert in Chicago…
Kion Smith is currently listed as the #3 LT behind Hayes. Double Yikes
Hayes is only slightly better than Borom
Grierb should be shot for signing Borom
And someone was giving me a hard time for wanting to draft an OT within the first 3 rounds next year.
Right now, I think we should go CB (McCoy), OT, TE (Endries), IOL (Bryce Foster) and QB (Mateer) in the first 4 rounds next year, then Edge and DT.
just asked what your plan was for drafting an OT
still waiting
I told you and it’s obvious. We need DEPTH!
even after a bruise, do you think they’d put him back in?
on Phillips
Kion Smith is our best backup OT, don’t know if he plays the right side as well as he does the left
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/breaking-down-latest-dolphins-ol-updates-01k1nm24yfav
Given the Dolphins’ recent history with offensive line injuries, it’s important to keep an eye on the team’s depth. One interesting development during training camp has been the emergence of Kion Smith.
Smith has spent most of training camp working at guard, but he worked at tackle for the first time Saturday, and he looked promising during the 1-on-1 period. Smith tore his ACL during the Dolphins’ first preseason game last year and missed the entire 2024 season.
Sucks about Austin Jackson. He can’t seem to stay healthy.
only thing good about it is he won’t be getting hurt on the field before the season starts
that’s actually pretty valuable given how training camp has gone
Am I the only one who gets a little misty-eyed upon seeing/hearing the speeches of newly inducted HOFers? I absolutely love HOF weekend: God, gratitude, love, grace, thanks, humility, appreciation, unity, great stories, camaraderie, lessons, and tears of joy.
If only we could live like this on the daily, right?!
Oh… and the importance of FAMILY and friends!!!
I only did that when ’72 Fins went in
Wife and I both really enjoy the inductions .. watch every year .. currently on PVR ..🥸
In the aftermath of the disappointing report involving starting right tackle Austin Jackson, the Miami Dolphins brought in five offensive linemen to their facility for a tryout Saturday.
The list featured two veterans with a lot of starting experience, tackles Chris Hubbard and Germain Ifedi. The others were Zack Bailey, Yodny Cajuste and David Sharpe.
Ifedi was a first-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in the 2016 NFL draft and has started 90 NFL games, including seven for the Cleveland Browns last season.
Hubbard, meanwhile, has 61 starts among his 102 regular season games in a career that began as a rookie free agent in 2014. He has played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans and most recently the New York Giants, for whom he played eight games with three starts last season.
Sharpe is a former fourth-round pick of the Raiders with 45 career games and six starts. He last played in the NFL in 2023 with the Carolina Panthers. Bailey has appeared in two regular season games since entering the NFL as a rookie free agent in 2019, one with the Chargers in 2022 and one with the New York Jets last season. Finally, Cajuste hasn’t played since the 2022 season when he started three games for the New England Patriots, who had made him a third-round pick in the 2019 draft.
more guys off the street, Mike is going to eat this shit up
If Rock is right about Jackson being out 4 weeks, then it will be at least 6 weeks because that is how the Dolphins roll.
the valley girl (for sure, for sure) in MM wants to make sure the tough guys owies are more better
Gotta make moves if injuries dictate them, and pretty much every guy available is a guy off the street at this point, aren’t they? . Just don’t make dumb moves.
That sucks for Jackson. I feel this is a big year for him. He was a high end draft pick who has been given years to reach his potential. He’s been good, but I think there’s another level he needs to get to. I really wanted to see if he can be a leader for the OL. Hopefully he comes back quick and has a good year.
That should have read “for” weeks. Not four weeks. Speech text.
But seeing as they are all the sudden bringing in a slew of potential offensive tackles, then maybe it will be 4 to 6 weeks
Prepare for the worst, but they think he should be OK to start the season
exactly how I feel Mike
Austin Jackson should be ready Week 1
no telling from what these knuckleheads say, take MMs day to day on Kohou speech for example
Ingold is in concussion protocol
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/ingold-in-concussion-protocol-01k1r84qhc7m
Sheesh! Well, it’s pretty evident the injury bug hasn’t been sprayed for… AGAIN. SMH
Supposedly it was scary, he was unconscious.
Dammit! Not good.
Signed Germain Ifedi according to NFLN
he can hold up in a pinch, but he hasn’t done much lately
better than Borom, not saying much I know
Yeah guessing break glass in case needed
With all of these injuries MM will hold starters back for PS games, then week 1 we won’t be ready again to start the season
no more injuries please
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BBM just woke up. Got switched to 12 hour nights Saturday and Sunday. It sucks.
So I see we now have a FB who will be gun shy to start the season. That sucks more.
Tyreek Hill wasn’t out in time for stretching for the second time this training camp.
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I’m glad we got him for this season but will be glad when he is gone next year.
Glad to hear Ifeatu Melifonwu was finally at practice even though he participated limitedly.
Looks like Tahj Washington or Theo Wease may jump EZ on the depth chart sooner than later.
Lol at EZ being on the depth chart
has Tua finally grown up? Not asking you Mike🤣
https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-dolphins-mike-mcdaniel-feels-mounting-pressure-after-tua-tagovailoa-gives-up-on-training-camp/
Mike McDaniel Feels Mounting Pressure After Tua Tagovailoa Gives Up on Training Camp
I don’t get this headline at all. I read the article and it has nothing to do with the headline
On a third-and-goal from the 4, Minkah Fitzpatrick stepped in front of Tyreek Hill to pick off Tua Tagovailoa. Fitzpatrick ran it all the way back to the end zone for 102 yards with Hill giving chase all the way — and maybe could have made the tackle. First INT of camp for Tua.
I see Mike Hilton already making plays he is famous for. He had a TFL on RB Wright for a possible safety and sacked Zach Wilson on a blitz.
Steve – When he wins big games for us and gets us into the playoffs and plays well enough to win (we’ll all agree on what playing well enough to win means) then yes, he’ll have grown up. Now, nothing means nothing.
Did you miss the part about not being for you🥰
not that there’s anything wrong with, but the wrong emoji popped in there🤣
Chubb and Phillips rotating with Chop is a big deal. We didn’t have that last year.
@AdamSchefter
Dolphins and DT Zach Sieler reached agreement today on a three-year extension worth up to $67.75 million, including $44 million guaranteed, per Drew and Jason Rosenhaus. Sieler had two years remaining on his deal and he now becomes the Dolphins’ highest-paid defensive player.
Very happy to see Sieler get his contract. He has been exactly what you want from a player in every regard and that deserved to be rewarded.
WTG Zach! You have earned it. Unlike some others.
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It’s never been about Tua’s ability, for me. It’s always about availability.
Has Tua had some stinker games, yes. All of the top QB’s do. As Tim says, it’s a team game. Goff had a 5 INT game vs the Texans and the Lions still won. He also stunk up their playoff game with 3 INT’s in a loss. Mahomes, Allen and Jackson all have stinker games but their teams pulls them through for the W. Hell, Josh Allen had 127 yards passing, 0 TD’s and only 20 yards rushing in their playoff win over the Ravens last season.
I think we could go back to old blog post losses when Tua was in the game and find most of the bitching was about injuries, inability of the D to get a stop or MM’s play calling. Yeah, we will find some Tua bitching also. lol
Good “teams” win. Other Teams not so much. With the games Joe Burrow puts up we should be talking future HOF but we are not because he is on the Bengals.
Fuck, Tim, get out of my head! lol
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I wonder who our best FA signing will be. I hope it will be OG Daniels, but Willie Gay seems to be a steal.
Though, Zach Sieler was under paid, he did get paid an extra 1,250,000 this year and last year for reaching his incentives. That’s why carryover cap is so important, it pays the incentives achieved from the previous season.
I’m so happy for Seiler and our team.
I guess he did NOT earn his right to free agency…thank fucking god…lol
Marv Leavy is 100…omfg…
I don’t want to live nearly that long…lmfao
So maybe you DO live that long, my friend! What will you do with all of that additional time?
Feel great that we finally rewarded a player that deserves it, earned it!!! Good for Sieler and good for us!
Yessir!!!
Will be interesting to see the cap impact. Not necessarily clear some for this year but maybe they did for next year which will be needed.
Just hung up on a stupid idiot. That’s what sucks about this job, dealing constantly with idiots. Dude wants to bond his buddy out for drug possession, neither dude is from here and they have only known each other for 3 weeks.
Dude was like, “you’re a bondsman, you have to bond him out”, “it’s your job to bond him out”. After a few minutes he actually said “state law requires you to bond him out”.
I told him, “I don’t have to do a fucking thing.” CLICK
I hope he calls back. BBM fired up right now. lol
Sieler re-signed, and everyone agrees its a good signing, how did that happen?
RIP Loni Anderson!
https://www.thephinsider.com/2025/8/3/24480325/how-you-became-a-miami-dolphins-fan
I know we’ve done this before, but what the heck:
I was 4, my dad took me to a preseason game against the Raiders
what I remember is sitting in the west EZ at the OB, Howard Twilley caught a pass and fell into the dugout like (down steps) bench and broke his leg. Final score 20-20
Yeah, we’ve done it but:
I was 8 during the undefeated season. Started watching football with my dad the year before but became a committed Dolphins fan the start of that 72′ season and my dad bought me a Dolphins t-shirt for my birthday in October of that season. I think it was a Jets game in 71′ I started liking them. I just remember the Dolphins running all over them and the Jets couldn’t stop them.
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article311568263.html
So everyone seems to be a little uneasy about camp injuries, should we really be concerned?
we lost Kohou and Burns, replaced by Jones and Hilton
Jackson out 4 or so weeks we bring in Ifedi
Eichenberg out for a while we bring in Brunskill
other injuries are less serious
I’d say we’re better off, CB room looks better
2 new OL better than Borom, the injured will be back soon enough