Don’t be insulted. I probably laugh at more comments on here than I should, just as you probably dismiss my negativity as “Get off my lawn” nonsense. In other words, I’m on the right side of the image above, and I’m firmly planted there until this team gives me a reason to feel otherwise. Signing this guy or that guy does nothing for me at this point. Whoever comes on board right now has an awful lot of work to do to learn how we do things here. Whether you think RB Jaylen Wright has an empty space between his ears, or that our offense is excessively complicated, he couldn’t really contribute because Mike McDaniel didn’t trust him. On the defensive side, yes, we signed veteran Rasul Douglas and his own words basically said I’m just running around not really sure what I’m doing because it’s really different from what I’ve done.
I can start with TE Darren Waller who I said from “GO” was a joke. Well, he’s getting some practice in now, 2 freaking weeks before the season starts but we’re expecting him to perform like he did in 2020 because he will be reunited with then Tight Ends Coach and now Offensive Coordinator Frank Smith. I choose to look at the fact that he quit on his team last season, retired, and somehow we thought he’d be just as good as Jonnu Smith was last season, who gave us 88 catches for 884 yards and 8 TD’s. Jonnu worked hard for his yards, many of his receptions were close to the line of scrimmage and the fact that he had a 10.0 YPC average is more of a testament of how hard he had to work more than Tua throwing him open downfield. I could literally see Waller catching one of these short passes, getting blown up and then maybe deciding he’s better off retired after all. So now we have TE Greg Dulcich (Ooh, Aah!) and fans are excited. After catching 33 passes his rookie year, Dulcich has fallen off the map. 13 receptions over the last 3 years for 81 yards. We’re saved!!! Or maybe Tanner Conner who is the king of offseason hype will be our savior! Perhaps the offensive penalty king TE Julian Hill will be the phoenix that rises from the ashes. Just don’t bet on it, ANY of it!
The other big BUZZ is rookie 5th RD pick Jason Marshall Jr. now playing the nickel spot after about 4 or 5 other guys, almost all of them no longer with the team in any capacity. Oh there’s hype, the kid is really showing man, he’s gonna be great. Uh huh, sure he is. He’s really an outside guy who has never played inside, it’s not going to be easy for him to make that transition, just as Rasul Douglas, despite being a long tenured vet will have his issues learning our scheme. I have seen comments here such as “Our rookies are doing great!” In preseason? In practice? Temper that enthusiasm until we see live regular season game action. We do catch a break with QB Daniel Jones starting instead of QB Anthony Richardson due to injury. If our front 7 can harass him we should be able to stifle their offense. The thing that worries me a little is Daniel Jones can run, he’s a good athlete, not as big and strong as Richardson, but maybe a better athlete who has some wheels and if we don’t stay disciplined around the pocket, he can chew up some yards on the ground if there’s space in front of him.
Now it’s not all bad, as long as our offensive line does their job. Also, a huge must, we must have RB De’Von Achane healthy for game 1. I like what I’ve seen from RB Ollie Gordon, but we don’t really want to see him and Jamycal Hasty all game long, that might be a problem. The front 7, as long as our rookies play well, and they will be leaned on because they make up a good amount of the rotation on the D-line with Kenneth Grant starting at LDE, backed up by Zeek Biggers, and then Jordan Phillips at NT behind Benito Jones, so that’s half of the D-line rotation with 1 starting. Our OLB and ILB units are a strength of this team. The safeties remain to be seen, although there’s a lot of hype of S Minkah Fitzpatrick, although SS Iffy Melifonwu has not looked good so far, but again, you have to wait until the regular season starts to see what we have. S Minkah Fitzpatrick has the pedigree to a great player, and hopefully the trade from the Steelers lit a fire under him to return to his former All Pro level of play. We can only hope.
As far as Tua, he doesn’t worry me until he worries me, which is if the O-line is playing poorly, or we’re playing a really good team. I expect Tua to play well against the Colts and WR’s Hill,Waddle and (Malik) Washington, and to a lesser extent, WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Tahj Washington all relatively healthy. The TE’s, who knows, I don’t expect to see anything good there at all, but maybe I’ll be pleasantly surprised. BTW, the article title was a rhetorical question, you guys are mostly hopeless homers that eat up the positivity faster than Joey Chestnut inhales Nathan’s Hot Dogs, and you know it, and you’re proud of it too! I also can’t believe the absurd amount of hype over these Rivalry Uniforms that apparently will be worn ONCE during a 17 game season. At least when we debut those silly dark uniforms, it’ll be in the evening so we don’t die of the heat.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
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Rich, Thanks on McCoy. I wasn’t sure if he was gong to be ready or not. I didn’t see him out there yesterday so I figured as much.
I like him, AJ Harris and Avieon Terrell.
Mansoor Delane, LSU is another to keep an eye on.
Rich, I also think Nussmeier showed the best this weekend so far of those who faced a top team.
Castellanos is going to be fun to watch this year, but he is a shorty, 5’11 I think.
My fav mid round QB, John Mateer had a good game but vs Illinois State.
Yea, I think Oklahoma is going to make some noise in the SEC this year. Mendoza from Indiana is another, though he may end up in the late 1st round.
ND lost too many players on the DL.
Carson Beck is going to benefit from a really good OL at Miami and end up getting over drafted. Hope it’s not by the Dolphins.
Bain has been very active tonight.
he looks like he’s going to be very good for Miami, but I agree, that’s where it
ends
they’re afraid to throw a flag on the Irish, dude picks up the runner and slams him, one play after a bad call personal foul on the punt
first half the ND DBs were mugging the WRs
oh its a miracle
wow! do the officials give ND every opportunity to get back into the game
OD was right, ND sure gets the calls
first week of the season and I’m reminded why I don’t watch much college sports
basketball, fagettaboutit officiating is pathetic
Mendoza looked ok his first start for IU. I was expecting him to be sharper vs ODU, but it was the first game of the season.
IU is going to have a good running game which is going to help him a lot. IU ran for 309 yards vs ODU.
He will have to step up this season though. IU’s defense is not as good as last year. They lost some good players on the DL. They do have 2 DB’s on my watch list in Safety Amari Farrell and CB Deangelo Ponds, both had INT’s that first game.
ND has no pass rush, but again Miami has a really good OL.
Bain is a beast, but I think he needs to play a little lighter. His best sack year was as a freshman when he was about 10 pounds lighter.
Good first weekend for all the FL big colleges taking down 3 ranked teams. Two of the ranked teams taken down by unranked FL teams.
https://dolphinstalk.com/2025/09/is-the-dolphins-glass-half-full-or-half-empty/
Totally hijacked my shit!
wow they really did. Sleazy
sue them
They are complete trolls! They didn’t even ask permission, like I did 🙂
Sincerest form of flattery 🤷♂️
Wow!
And your article was better!
SHAMEFUL! I just sent a scathing “comment” in the “contact us” section about plagiarism, deceitfulness, and disrespect to the original author. I hope they write me back! Fuck that!
@DavidFurones_
Miami Dolphins captains announced: Tua Tagovailoa Aaron Brewer Alec Ingold Zach Sieler Jordyn Brooks Bradley Chubb
Not Waller or Tyreek Hill? lol
This is the first time in his Dolphins tenure where ‘Reek wasn’t named captain. If you ask me, GOOD! I want to see him playing with a chip on his shoulder.
LOL at Waller! 😆
Kind of where this board is at. From Jeff Kerr, CBS Sports:
Ceiling: 10-7, lose in wild-card round
The Dolphins feel like they are the boom-or-bust team this year, and there isn’t much boom to them. The AFC East is down this year, and Miami has a chance because of Tyreek Hill and Jayden Waddle as the top pass catchers. If Tua Tagovailoa can stay healthy for all 17 games, Miami has a shot at the playoffs. The Dolphins have the star power to win games, and they are arguably one of the fastest teams in football. If the stars stay healthy, Miami will compete for the postseason.
Floor: 6-11, miss playoffs
There are a lot of holes on this Dolphins team, starting with the depth on the offensive and defensive line. Cornerback is a major concern too, so the Dolphins may be giving up a lot of yards this year and may have trouble getting off the field. Miami is also 1-10 against teams that are above .500 over the last two seasons, something to consider when evaluating Mike McDaniel. Of course, Tagovailoa’s health is a concern as well. Things can go south for Miami in a hurry.
Bills:
Ceiling: 14-3, win Super Bowl
Floor: 11-6, lose in divisional round
Patriots:
Ceiling: 8-9, miss playoffs
Floor: 5-12, miss playoffs
Jets:
Ceiling: 9-8, miss playoffs
Floor: 5-12, miss playoffs
The Miami Dolphins announced today that they have signed cornerback Isaiah Johnson to the practice squad and released cornerback BJ Adams from the practice squad.
Season prediction
M13: 10-7
My confidence level on a 10-7 season, on a scale from 1-10? 5
Why a confidence level of only 5 for me? It all comes down to HEALTH, and I don’t feel confident that we’re going to healthy.
My ceiling? 13-4
My floor? 6-11
My prediction 9-8
Ceiling 11-6
Floor 7-10
Granted, that floor is if Tua doesn’t get knocked out early in the season.
I’m right there with ya, BBM. If we can stay healthy, we can make noise. If we lose Tua and/or another key player early on, I think the season will be a failure.
I firmly believe we’re the biggest ‘boom or bust’ team in the league this season. Again, it all comes down to health… and we have too many stars on this team who are prone to injury, starting with Tua and Jaelan Phillips… and list goes on.
Achane back at practice and expected to be ready for game 1.
M – they couldn’t name Reek captain again after last season
ABSOLUTELY agreed.
Kyle Crabbs said the 3 players who didn’t practice today were Ethan Bonner, RB Wright and WR Eskridge.
That means Hill was back at practice along with Austin Jackson and even Waller. Though we don’t know the extent Waller practiced.
For whatever it may be worth…
@OmarKelly
So Tyreek Hill and De’Von Achane worked today, but they began practice with a solid rehab assignment. Both are expected to play, but will they be at 100 percent?
@OmarKelly
New Dolphins tight end Darren Waller was doing a rehab assignment in the early periods of practice the media were watching. Wednesday the Dolphins must disclose what issue/injury Waller is dealing with.
Two moves I’d make:
1)Trade for Raiders TE Michael Mayer. Doubt it happens before week 1 at this point, and frankly I’m surprised we haven’t done so already. Perhaps the Raiders were asking too much in return? Dunno. He’d instantly become our TE1 being he can catch AND block. He knows the OZBS from his days at Notre Dame.
2) Sign FA S Jabrill Peppers. The Patsies* are already on the hook for his $4M+ 2025 salary, meaning he should come cheap. A tandem of experienced Safeties in Minkah and Jabrill would very much help both our new and young stable of CBs. Signing Jabrill could turn us into a top-3 NFL Defense, IMO. He’s another chess piece who can play nearly every position on the field. WINNING!!!
We are already a top 3 defense
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^ Jabrill Peppers 2023-24 Highlights || HD
2 yrs ago, who was he last year? Does he cover or is he only a boxer?
when he tackles someone he tackles
“Miami is also 1-10 against teams that are above .500 over the last two seasons”
I knew we sucked, but I didn’t know we sucked that bad.
Injuries. Lots and lots of injuries to star and key players.
We have more of a track team than a football team, it seems. And Al Davis (RIP) found out.
No fantasy football this year?
Dolphins making the playoffs is our fantasy. lol
No I didn’t think there was much interest in it last year
, and a couple more people have kinda drifted away as well
M13, I would be all for TE Mayer. It’s a position of the biggest need.
As far as Peppers, I would be ok if it is to replace one of our vet safeties who is injured and not one of the young bucks.
Right on with Mayer!!!
With Peppers, he’s a chess piece. He doesn’t even necessarily have to play starting Safety for us. Heck, even if he does, it would allow us to play 3 Safeties… GREAT ADVANTAGE to us what with our new CB room.
JMO, as always.
And the selling point? He’s already raking in $4M from the Patsies* for this season… he should come really relatively cheap.
Watch the highlight reel above and tell me Anthony Weaver isn’t salivating at the prospect of adding Peppers to his Defense! I know I AM!
M13,
I never blame injuries for losses. Nobody cares and it just doesn’t matter. Last I checked, they still play the games and are still expected to win.
I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again. Bad teams tend to have more injuries that linger because guys are less likely to play through stuff when the team sucks. Guys start thinking about themselves and not the team when the team sucks. Really good teams tend to have fewer injury issues because guys are willing to play through stuff.
I get you to a certain degree, to be sure. But I don’t think it’s fair to say that Tua, Jaelan Phillips, Bradley Chubb, Achane, etc, were able to play through their injuries, ya know?
I mean, in the modern NFL, you can NOT play through concussions (see Tua and Achane). And one certainly can’t play through a torn ACL (see Jaelan and Chubb)!!!
What I’m saying is that many of our STAR players have been brutally injured on the field over the last 2 seasons (and longer!!!), where they don’t have the choice to just “play through stuff”.
And let us ALL give credit to T-STEAD, who quite literally played through stuff. No, not a concussion or a torn ACL (nobody can do that!), but he battled many physical issues over the years.
Every year there is a small school QB that makes you go “Hmmm???” We see many of them be solid backups in the NFL and some rise and become starters.
This year, it could be a QB who transferred from Abilene Christian to Western Kentucky. Yeah, competition, but he is putting the numbers up and has a QB name that you would make up for a cheesy football movie, Maverick McIvor, 6’2, 214. In two games this season, he’s completed 69.5% for 706 yards, 8 TD’s, 0 INT’s. Last year he had 3,847 yards, 30 TD’s and 7 INT’s.
They do play LSU later this year so we will see what he is really made of. He could be a late day 3 guy or UDFA to look at if we don’t go early or mid on a QB.
I dig that name! Maverick McIvor!
Anticipating injuries is lame. I hope they all stay healthy and deal with injuries if they come.
Ceiling 13-4
Floor 10-7
Playoffs either way!
LOVE your optimism, Markeyh!
I am who I am!
🙂
You’ll notice that our ceilings match one another!
Pay attention to our home record this year. We have our toughest games at home. We will finally have a winning record against above.500 teams this year.
I hope you’re right, buddy!
That would be absolutely GRAND!!!
BBM,
Rocco Becht has looked pretty good for Iowa State. Should we draft him? 😜
It’s all iffy for me. Not Iffy on Becht but iffy on what they should do next draft. If Tua stays healthy all season, do they just draft one late again and keep rolling with Tua? If Tua goes down with another concussion, do you get one early with other glaring needs? Do you find a stop gap vet and draft a mid round QB to compete with Ewers?
If it’s a mid round QB, I like John Mateer and Rocco Becht. They are both draft eligible but both have a year of eligibility left. Who knows if they enter. NIL money talks.
That line about injuries not mattering is just unreasonable!
If the Ravens, Chiefs, Bills, and Bengals, or any team for that reason, lose their starting QB for 6 games, I find it hard to believe they would make the playoffs!
If I recall correctly, the last time we won the AFC East is when Tom Brady suffered a season-ending injury.
Tom Brady suffered one significant season-ending injury during his NFL career: a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee in Week 1 of the 2008 season while playing for the New England Patriots. This injury required surgery and forced him to miss the entire 2008 NFL campaign.
The last time the Miami Dolphins won the AFC East Division title was in the 2008 NFL season. The Dolphins finished the 2008 season with an 11-5 record. They won the division title on a tiebreaker over the New England Patriots. This was a remarkable turnaround for the team, as they had finished the previous season with a 1-15 record.
Fact!
injuries and an old team are synonymous, we’re younger this year, it should help
you guys are full of shit, saying we couldn’t be teams with a winning record, we beat Dallas the 1 of 11🤣
I’ve been waiting for this
bailbondmike
says:
September 1, 2025 at 2:38 pm
The Miami Dolphins announced today that they have signed cornerback Isaiah Johnson to the practice squad and released cornerback BJ Adams from the practice squad.
yeah but yeah but yeah but
Let’s beat the Colts and go from there.
There’s the Tim we know! Love it!
Sounds like a plan!
Tim,
Are you saying that if we lose to the Colts we have nowhere to go?! 🙂
One game at a time 😉
The problem I have with injuries is relying on a bunch of a players with long, detailed injury histories. Not every GM has as many as we do, and therefore, you have to pin that on the GM. We drafted Tua knowing he had injuries, concussions and a bad hip injury. We drafted Jaelan Phillips knowing he had a long list of injuries. We traded for Bradley Chubb who also came in with his own list of injuries. We brought in Terron Armstead who hadn’t completed a full season in his entire career. Now we bring in a TE who quit on his team and retired and we’re relying on him. It’s kind of hard to blame injuries as to why you lost when your GM builds a team with all these players that perennially get injured. Yeah, sometimes even healthy players get injured, guys w/o injury histories, but Chris Grier has a whole lot of important players that do, so therefore, you just can’t use it an excuse if that’s how you build your roster. Make sense?
Agreed!
👍
You’re my brother from another mother (BFAM), Mike E! EXACTLY!!!
That’s precisely what I was trying to say above!
MikeE,
I brought up the injury issue with Phillips before we drafted him. Nobody cared. Lol
what NFL teams has suffered the most injuries older Last 5 Years
Data from different sources and metrics provide varying answers to which NFL teams have suffered the most injuries in recent years (2020-2024).
Based on the total number of players who went on Injured Reserve (IR) during the season between 2014 and 2018, the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, and Baltimore Ravens had the highest number of players on IR.
In more recent data for the 2024 season, the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns suffered the most injuries, specifically in terms of the number of games missed by players.
The San Francisco 49ers were cited as the league’s most injury-plagued team in 2024 when using adjusted games lost numbers, according to FTN Fantasy. The Carolina Panthers were ranked as the least healthy team in 2024, based on their average SIC Health Score. The Houston Texans were noted for having the biggest drop in adjusted games lost from 2023 to 2024, indicating an improvement in their injury situation.
It is important to note that different metrics and data collection methods can lead to varying results when assessing team injuries.
Must Be Chris Grier’s fault???
Those franchises were built solidly. Can’t say that about Miami’s roster. If anything it further proves the injury “excuse” isn’t valid and Grier puts all his eggs on players that are not going to make it though a season with no plan to compensate
I’m not here to convince Grier Haters, just look at the roster and you will see that he’s done a very good job putting this roster together. I am sure I will have to agree to disagree with a few of you on that statement. Mike McDaniel needs to step up his coaching going into year 4. Grier has done his job!
We agree on MM. Time for him to lead this team.
Yeah, we can agree to disagree that cows fly and water is dry too.
Markey – if you have a great Head Coach and a great QB, sometimes you can overcome injuries. We have neither
We have a young HC going into his 4th season. We also have a fragile QB when healthy is a top 10 QB
When Tua Tagovailoa is on the field, the Miami Dolphins generally have a strong chance of winning, particularly at home. He has demonstrated high efficiency in passing metrics like completion percentage and passer rating. His success is highlighted by the 2023 season, where he played a full slate of games.
2024 Season: Despite missing games in the 2024 season due to injury, Tagovailoa managed a 101.4 passer rating, ranking 9th in the NFL, according to NFL Next Gen Stats. He completed 72.9% of his passes for 2,867 yards, 19 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions in the 11 games he played.
He led the NFL in passer rating (105.5) and third-down passer rating (130.1) in 2022, becoming the youngest player since Dan Marino (1984) to achieve this.
Home Game Win Percentage: His 80% winning percentage at home throughout his career is the best among active NFL quarterbacks.
Tagovailoa’s 68.1% career completion percentage ranks as the second-best in NFL history (minimum 1,500 completions),
The deal the Packers did for Parsons may make Grier not look so bad.
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Micah Parsons‘ back injury continues to linger following his trade to Green Bay.
Parsons is dealing with an L4/L5 facet joint sprain, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, according to sources informed of the situation.
The Packers star pass rusher might be able to play Week 1 against the Detroit Lions by taking an epidural, Rapoport added.
Markey, Markey, Markey. Our HC blows. You brought up the 49ers, in 2022 they lost their starting QB Jimmy Garoppolo only to find their next great QB, who by the way is better than Tua ever will be. Tua is a stat compiler, not a winner. Brock Purdy is a winner, Tua hasn’t done shit. He’s not top 10, he’s really top 15 at best. Who cares what his completion % is or how many yards he has if he can’t beat a good team? Not me, that’s for sure.
Brock Purdy’s W/L record as a starter in the regular season is 23-13 63.89% winning percentage.
Tua Tagovailoa’s W/L record as a starter in the regular season is 40-24 62.5% winning percentage.
Tua has played more games than Purdy and still has a similar winning percentage proves you hating statmeny wrong.
That should have read: Tua has played more games than Purdy and still has a similar winning percentage, proving your hating statement wrong.
Hopefully, by season’s end, even you will be convinced. 🙂
Grier has drafted 5 pro bowl players since 2016. That isn’t exactly good. In fact, I’d say it sucks ass.
😂
I refuse to fall for this bait
Name them, Randy.
All I can think of is X and Tua.
Oh yeah, Minkah.
And technically, Minkah made the Pro Bowl as a Stealer*. Nonetheless, Grier drafted him.
Markey – check out the playoff records of the 2 QB’s and get back to me
Put Purdy on the Dolphins these last few years and Tua on the 49ers, and you would be crying about Purdy and calling Tua the better QB.
Was Wilkins a Pro Bowler?
NOPE!
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WilkCh00.htm
Robert Hunt made a Pro Bowl, but only AFTER we allowed him the right test FA.
Christian Wilkins has not been a pro bowler
Markey – I’m confused, are you saying that the 49ers are a better organization? I thought Grier is good and has built a great team. Which is it?
Yes, the 49ers have had the better roster over the years, even though Miami has gotten better.
Grier sucks, McDaniel sucks and Tua isn’t a winner. That’s where we’re at
That is where you are at, and I’m good with that. I still remain optimistic about this team and this year, and nothing you can say will change that.
M13,
I haven’t a clue. ChatGPTXYZ said so. Lol
😆
My friend, I think it’s even worse than what Chat*** even said!!!
Only 5 days until the first game. Then we can start seeing how good or how bad this team is. I hope the team stays healthy so that the BS excuses don’t start.
Each of the sports writers and editors for the Sun Sentinel picked the total amount of wins for the Dolphins this year.
3 picked 9-8, 1 picked 8-9, one picked 6-11 and this one picked 10-7 LOL
Dolphins prediction: 10-7
Someone needs to be an optimist, right? Sure, a 10-win season might be pushing it, but maybe there has been enough time for everything to click. Maybe coach Mike McDaniel finds the right balance of toughness, respect and relatability to get the most of these players. Maybe Tua Tagovailoa stays healthy (or Zach Wilson steps up). Maybe the offensive line holds. Maybe there’s a solid running game. Maybe the defense builds on last year. Maybe Miami’s schedule isn’t the worst. If you don’t think the Dolphins get 10 wins this season, you might as well put your hopes on hold for a few more years, until after the next rebuild.
That’s a metric shit-ton of Maybe’s
I love the word “maybe”. I use it all the time when my wife asks me if I want to do something. lol
you’ve got to consider the source, all Sun Sentinel writers, sans Dave Hyde, have been Omarized, his stink is perpetuated in everything they say/write🤪
so this is basically someone saying something without actually saying anything
a professional opinion like this to pick a record should be concrete, you pick it, because you think certain things will happen throughout the season, and don’t pick it then try to down play it and give excuses
in the initial picks here I said 7-10, because of the CBs getting torched in PS, after seeing things change with Marshall and some acquisitions I changed it to a more favorable one, granted I did it before the final roster was announced
Rock – The good teams don’t have 1/10 of the amount of “ifs” as the Miami Dolphins do. So many things have to go better than usual for this team, while the good teams like Buffalo, Baltimore, KC, just hope things don’t get worse.
you want change without uncertainty, how’s that possible?
I disagree with Joe Shad here, but you guys like these types of articles so here you go.
MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins have not won a playoff game in 25 years.
The longest streaks beyond Miami are held by the Raiders, Jets and Bears.
Even Detroit and Cleveland have had more recent postseason success.
That’s the bad news. But we’re here to tell you why the Dolphins may defy the oddsmakers and not only make the postseason in 2025, but win a playoff game.
Yes, we’re here to tell you why Miami can do something they haven’t done since the days of Dave Wannstedt and Jay Fiedler.5 Reasons Dolphins Can Win A Playoff GameTua Tagovailoa is a winning quarterback
Tua Tagovailoa has the fourth-best winning percentage among NFL quarterbacks since 2020, at 61.3.
When Tagovailoa is healthy, he is extremely accurate and extremely dangerous. And he’s grown as a leader.
Dolphins still have dangerous weapons
There are few teams that wouldn’t give up their WR1, WR2, RB1 trios for Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle and De’Von Achane.
Mike McDaniel believes he can get all three back on track in 2025, after setbacks in 2024. We are not that far removed from the Dolphins scoring the ball to the tune of 70 points against the Broncos.
Defensively? How many teams would trade their Edge 1, Edge 2 and Edge 3 for Jaelan Phillips, Bradley Chubb and Chop Robinson?
If healthy, Miami should have one of the most feared pass rushes in the NFL.
Improved offensive line play
Some say the Dolphins will have one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL in 2025, but that’s not realistic.
James Daniels and Jonah Savaiinaea should both be upgrades at the guard positions. Austin Jackson is healthy.
And Patrick Paul has exceeded expectations in his bid to capably replace offensive line leader and standout Terron Armstead.
The Dolphins are younger, faster and closer
The Dolphins had a culture problem last season and McDaniel and GM Chris Grier are not running from it.
Players gone since the start of last season include Jalen Ramsey, Jevon Holland and Odell Beckham, Jr.
Players have been working before and after practice. Players say they’ve been on time and focused. And they’ve spent a lot more time together off the field.
As Grier said, the team is also younger and faster in 2025.Anthony Weaver is a key to team success
Former defensive coordinator Vic Fangio is clearly intelligent. But second-year coordinator Anthony Weaver was a hit in 2024.
Weaver make strong strategic decisions and also connected well with his players. Miami believes Weaver can find a way to disguise secondary weaknesses with pass rush strengths.
Weaver could very well have landed a head coach job in the offseason. Instead, this will be the first time McDaniel has had the same defensive coordinator in consecutive seasons.
Bonus: Echo chamber of negativity out of hand
Of 32 NFL teams, USA Today says Miami enters the season as the 28th-best in its preseason power poll.
Twenty-eighth? Seriously?
Miami, with a soft reset of its roster and salary cap, is unlikely to make a Super Bowl run.
But these 4-5-6 win predictions seem to have gone too far.
We think a playoff win is just a likely as a 4-6 win regular season.
“They talk, we do,” is a motto/theme for the Dolphins in 2025.
Stay tuned.
Hey, I’ll drink some of that Kool-Aid, 10-7 is not out of the question. Bottom line is health.
I will call it the Larry Borom factor. If Borom has to start a game this season, we will lose an extra game. If Borom does not start a game this season, we will win an extra game.
lol, but it depends on what team Borom starts against
I don’t think so. I think he is that bad. He is Son of Colonblow. Now, if he starts and we run 70% of the snaps, then maybe we would be ok.
he is that bad, but we aren’t losing to below .500 teams with him starting
I don’t think someone predicting 10 wins is being optimistic, its someone expecting mostly status quo with a healthy Tua
the locker room has been ridden of malcontents, its gotten younger (less injuries), sure there’s going to be mistakes (growing pains), but those replacing the injured are susceptible to mistakes too
2023, when the pass rush was strong, our D was very good, we now have 4 pass rushers
don’t underestimate the Washingtons, we really haven’t had a good slot WR, since Welker
I’m now predicting 12-5, if I said 11-6 I’d be doing the same thing the 10-7 guy did
we have our toughest games at home, we should be able to go at least .500 in hime games vs Balt, Buffalo, Tampa and Cin
I now know why I hate MMs interviews, he sounds like the failed pres candidate everyone loves to hate
his reasons for the stuttering and chopped responses are quite different, but it comes across as the same type of annoying, fingernails on the chalkboard annoying
Our defensive roster has improved from last year. DL is a wash. Sieler and Benito return. We lost Campbell, but gained Grant and Phillips. OLB/Edge is a huge upgrade over last year. ILB is solid and has good depth. Safety position is better than last year. CB has taken a step back but upgraded since a month or so ago. I don’t think Ramsey was a huge loss to the secondary. His head wasn’t in it last year as he got beat several times and same with Fuller before the concussion.
no question
there’s going to be times when opposing QBs are going to light up our secondary and people are going to say how bad our CBs are, but our CBs get lit uo every year from time to time, as does every other team’s CBs
it might be a little worse this year, that’s when the O will have to match score for score
Add TCU QB Josh Hoover to the watch list as a possible mid round pick. He looked good last night in embarrassing BB in his college debut. Just a couple off throws but has a good arm and threw some dimes.
Also, TCU Safety Bud Clark was already on my watch list as a mid round guy. He had a really nice pick 6. He was on my watch list last year, but didn’t enter the draft. I have no clue why as he built a nice resume already in his first 3 seasons starting with 146 tackles, 1 FF and 11 INT’s.
Next draft will have a good safety class. I think Bud Clark will climb draft boards and go in the early 2nd round though. He’s a Ball Hawk. He’s just, in the past, wasn’t a physical tackler. Maybe because of his slight frame at 6’2 and only 185 lbs.
I just read that he stayed another year in college because he wanted to improve on his physicality in defending the run. He wanted to be considered one of the best all round safeties when entering the draft.
Says a lot about the kid.
“there’s going to be times when opposing QBs are going to light up our secondary”
I agree
I think “those times” will be when the Defense is on the field during games….
I’ll say it again
Last season we l lost more games than we won “because”
This season we will lose games, well, “because”
I don’t know the specific excuse this year, just that it will be an excuse.
Am I supposed to be giddy about the possibility of getting to a .530 winning %. That’s what 10 wins is. 10 wins meant something when you played 15 games. Now…not so much.
For the current version of this team? YES you should be ecstatic if this team can win 10.
I love watching Belichick get his ass kicked!
The Dolphins captains Are:
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa,
Center Aaron Brewer,
Fullback Alec Ingold,
Defensive tackle Zach Sieler,
Linebacker Jordyn Brooks
Edge defender Bradley Chubb
I think it’s a good thing that Tyreek was not voted a Captain this year.
YOU GUYS WON’T BELIEVE IT!!
Jessica Alba was driving down the street and saw me walking to my car. She stopped and asked me out and now we are going steady….
Go Dolphins!
I think we have the personnel to get to the playoffs this year. I don’t think we have the coach to get there though, and McD, this dude from McDonalds, has been the reason for my lack of optimism for a few years now. He’s just not good enough.
We had the best DC in football with Fangio and we couldn’t even win out for the division we had laying in our hands. We’ve spent so much offensive talent, and the returns have been average at best. You have to score points no matter who you are playing, and we just aren’t consistent doing that. It will be interesting to see if anything changes with jobs on the line.
I agree. MM should have been just a OC at best.
He’s gotten to the playoffs his 1st two seasons.
With two of the easiest schedules those two years. A rebuilding Pats team and the Jets twice a year and we played a lot of bad teams…because the year before we weren’t very good.
I don’t really pay attention to it, but:
Dolphins week 1 power ranking:
PFT – #29
NFL.com – #24
CBS Sports – #25
Yahoo Sports – #20
NBC Spots – #22
ESPN – #22
The Athletic – #19
USA Today – #26
So, nearly universal. Bottom of the league in the opinions of…well everyone, except the homers on here of course…
I think #22 is fair until proven otherwise.
There isn’t a lot of confidence in this team right now, it’s up to the team to change that.
if I was a professional who was bound to be impartial
I would probably rank them between 15 – 20 based on last year
29 seems outrageous
those 24 – 26s probably have them finishing behind the patriots and/or jets – which I think is crazy
pretty hard to believ how quickly a lot of national media got back on the patriots bandwagon after they had a miserable year last year
Pre NFL Week 1 Mock Draft
10. Caleb Downs S Ohio State
42. Drew Shelton OT Penn State
74. Judge Collier CB South Carolina
83. Gabe Jacas EDGE Illinois
107. Eli Stowers TE Vanderbilt
139. John Mateer QB Oklahoma
203. Bryce Boettcher LB Oregon
Had to take downs over a CB since he was there. He won’t be there at 10, IMO.
Some good college games this weekend (Listing just ranked team games). The rest of the ranked teams have tune up games.
#12 Illinois at Duke, Duke’s sophomore QB is pretty good, not to mention QB Altmyer from Illinois.
Iowa at #22 Iowa State, good test for Rocco Becht
Oklahoma State at #7 Oregon
#21 Ole Miss at Kentucky
South Florida at #15 Florida, will SF keep running on a high or will they run into a brick wall?
#14 Michigan at #18 Oklahoma, first big test for John Mateer
Thank you, you saved me having to go onto the espn website just for this week’s schedule.
Like I said, Hoover will be one to keep an eye on.
I love that Belicheat’s team got their asses kicked in the first game under the douche.
TCU finished with 542 yards, 258 yards coming on the ground and 284 through the air, on 7.5 yards per play. The Horned Frogs ran 72 plays and gained 29 first downs. The offense had six passing plays of at least 15 yards and six carries of at least 10 yards.
Did his girlfriend coach?
No, but she broke up with him because she couldn’t believe she was dating such a loser.
Until one or more of them is carried off the field. You have to be realistic and know that might be the case. I do like the talent we have though for sure.
not a huge fan or preseason power rankings
power ranking in general are pointless but preseason is probably near 80% wrong
Grier is so great! Here is what we are paying for CB’s this year…
$15,699,000 Xavien Howard
$14,994,000 Jalen Ramsey
$5,412,000 Kendall Fuller
(oh, and we have to pay $20,868,000 next year for Ramsey as well….
We are accounting for $7,816,750 this season and $10,732,750 next season for Terron Armstead in case you were wondering. (I know you weren’t)
Just a fun fact….in 2029 our cap has $27,229,000 in cap accounted for Tua, Tyreek and Waddle, all of who’s contracts will be void by then. (void years also include Jackson 1.9M, Fitzpatrick 3.2M, James Daniels 2.239M, Zack WIlson 950K and Westbrook-Ikhine 400K)
Golly Gee, isn’t he just dreamy?
Then there are void years for Tua, Waddle Sielder and Daniels in 2030 as well amounting to 10 million.
It does suck!
the Dolphins are now officially favored in week 1’s matchup
Just last night Colts were favored.
Colts are still favored by 1.5 points on DraftKings
people were betting on the Dolphins and Vegas shifted the odds bc that’s what Vegas does…lol
FanDuel too
Action Network and OddsShark also favor the Colts by 1.5.
Not sure what you are reading this morning Piggy.
That’s what I saw last nigh, Colts 1.5
I wonder if X Howard is going to start for the Colts this Sunday. Seeing as we have paid him almost $16M for this season already, I hope he keeps that in mind and pays us back a little. (oops, that Int just bounced off his hands)
I believe he is.
First “official” depth chart of the season
It’s odd that the Dolphins list only one OLB as a starter.
They always do weird stuff like that. We know Chop, Chubb, Phillips and Judon all do the same thing.
It is an odd depth chart. Sieler has always been listed as a DE. I guess we will see a 3-4-4 base but a lot of 2-5-4 or 2-4-5. Who knows what Weaver has up his sleeve.
We saw a lot of sets with just 2 DT’s during the PS.
No kicker listed on the week 1 depth chart….
I wonder how that works with elevating practice squad guys.
He can be elevated 3 times then has to be kept on the 53 or released.
^
What players are you looking forward to seeing this year that we still don’t know a lot about?
Of course the rookies to include Tahj since he missed last year, but outside of that, RG Daniels, Jack Jones and Rasul Douglas.
I guess you can throw in the new safeties outside of Minkah.
I’m going to be concentrating on the Oline (as much as TV broadcast allows) to see how they work as a group. We haven’t seen the starting 5 guys together yet.
Yeah that is a big key to this season. It would be nice to not have to use 10+ OL.
PSU guys get to see Tyler Warren this weekend vs the Dolphins.
Colts have a solid OL, Jonathan Taylor, a good crew of WR’s (5 deep with some speed) and Tyler Warren.
It’s all going to come down to what kind of game Daniels Jones has. First order of business is to shut down Taylor.
^ your last sentence.
Jaylen Wright listed as #2 RB when he won’t be playing Sunday is a little surprising.
I think it’s a respect thing because injury kept him out of action. Ollie will be #2 week 1.
It’s just strange though. He is out for weeks after surgery. Respect is one thing. Skirting the NFL rules is altogether a different story.
Does a depth chart have to be official? Injuries have to be reported, not sure about depth charts.
Yes, the NFL mandates that depth charts must be submitted before the final preseason game and must be updated weekly.
Does it really matter? You can play whoever you want on game day. It’s kind of silly.
I don’t know why they love playing these games. Just follow the rules. If the dude is injured, just say so. You’re not Bill Belichick, not even close.
Not sure what you’re saying?
Bills to sign WR Gabe Davis to practice squad
DT Derrick Harmon (knee) won’t play Sunday against the Jets, head coach Mike Tomlin said.
Jonathan Taylor is the only player last year to play in less than 15 games (he played in 14) and have more than 300 carries
so they really use him a lot
I don’t really think there receiver group is very good
but Tyler Warren should really add something to the group
curious to see how they use him
It’s time for the Piggy 2025 predictions
the Piggy predictions are notable for being likely to be way off
but oinks don’t care
the Piggy Predictions are distinguishable from others bc Piggy knows he has no idea what to expect.
The predictions
🏆 division winner
🎖️wildcard
🥇Super Bowl winners
🥈Super Bowl losers
🥉conf champ losers
NFC East
🦅🥈🏆
commanders
NYG
🤠
NFC South
Bucs 🏆
ATL
🐆
😇
NFC West
🐏🏆🥉
49ers
Seahawks
Cards
NFC North
🧀 🏆
🛡️ 🎖️
🦁 🎖️
🐻 🎖️
AFC West
Chiefs 🏆
🐴 🎖️
⚡️
☠️
AFC South
🐆🏆
Texans
Titans
🐎
AFC North
🐦⬛🏆
🐅 🎖️
Steelers
💩
AFC East
🐬🏆🥇🐷
🦬 🎖️🥉
Cheats
✈️
not biased I swear…..
🐖💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨
if you claim 2 properties as your primary residence, then claim a 3rd property as a 2nd home and rent it out, how many mortgage frauds have you commited? It’s not a trick question
None
The situation stated above has no mortgages specifically mentioned
tax fraud perhaps depending on what state you live in
always a wise guy
the patriots are similar to North Carolina in that they both got new coaches who everybody thinks are great. But they don’t have the roster.
Question-
What jersey would you get this year?
I may be getting a free jersey and really cant decide if I even want one or who. I am thinking Sieler if so. Just looking for some of your choices/opinions.
He did sign a new contract, so he SHOULD be here for a few years 🤷♂️
I’m getting Jordyn Brooks
but Seiler and Chop Robinson are pretty high on my list
I have a 🐧 jersey now, so the only other offensive player I would consider is Achane
Chop would probably be the safest bet
Thanks!
I will probably make a split second decision. It will most likely be a defensive player for sure.
I’m gonna get the jersey of whatever QB we draft with our #5 pick next year!!!
Crabb Man has us going 10-7 this season as well…
I saw something where lobster boy said we’re going 11-6, put it in the bank! 🤪
😆
“lobster boy”… LMAO!!!
😆
😂
I think we could go 5-3 in our first 8. I’d guess it’s more like 4-4. I can see us losing 8 of our last 9. I think we can beat the Saints here. I think the other ones we might win are the yets and pats but they’re also road games late in the year in the cold. I’d favor the home teams there. Maybe we beat the Bengals if they’re crashing, but I don’t think so.
I usually just split conference games, but I’m giving the bills 2 wins. We beat NY and NE early and lose late.
Tim,
I actually still laughing at “lobster boy said”! LOL
But on the serious tip, Kyle Crabbs (Crabb Man) is a die-hard Phins fan, just like we are. His take doesn’t carry more weight than anybody else’s, but the video I posted above was pretty in-depth and interesting. Get this: he cites HEALTH as our biggest issue. We’re ALL saying as much.
As I stated yesterday, I could see a ceiling of 13-4 for us this season if everything goes right and we stay healthy: I’m naturally optimistic. However, the realist in me says 10-7… MAKING the playoffs.
I really don’t care what the national media thinks of us… they ALWAYS poop on us and have for a very long time. My personal expectations? PLAYOFFS.
And if the injury bug strikes yet again, I think it’s high time to revamp the entire roster into players who aren’t so susceptible to injury. That means a new HC and a new GM. And coming from me, it goes without saying that means a new owner as well.
https://x.com/ProFootballTalk/status/1962900242560348460?t=UiBsRQke-B8cI_2drAYaXA&s=19
Not saying I agree with their rankings but I honestly don’t think we’re a lot better, maybe 5 spots
I will ONLY agree with them if we suffer injuries to key players early on… and hey, it’s entirely possible, IMO.
And of course, if we lose Tua for any significant amount of time, then I could see it.
If there is any one word that will define our ’25 Miami Dolphins, it is… HEALTH.
It always defines us and always ruins us. It’s what happens when you roll the dice on guys that often get injured. Like I said so many times before, we need so many things to go right, and how often does that happen. Teams like the Bills, Ravens, Chiefs just need things to go normally. For us that’s doom!
😂 @ M13. I made myself laugh. I don’t care about predictions. The team will be what it is.
It’s kinda weird how life works but my local KFAN was talking about how teams and ownership in the NFL view losing your starting QB. The guys who follow and report on the NFL said teams still expect to win. They said owners especially still expect to win because they’re paying a backup QB a lot of money to do his job. I was a little surprised but not really. That’s just sports. It was interesting to listen to the conversation though. And, the radio guy pointed out that teams have been successful and even won SBs with backup QBs.
I guess for me if you’re a team that can’t win without your starting QB then you’re just not a very good team. Even in this age of doing everything possible to prop up QBs, so they all sell jerseys.
Niners got to the Conference Championship with their backup QB.
And then you’re the Phins and know your QB will miss games and do nothing to have a back up ready to play.
Do I have to break out the hash pipe? 🤪
https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/indianapolis_colts_vs_miami_dolphins_week_1_preview/s1_17396_42673509
^This guy says the Fins are now favored by half a point.
And reports are out that there are witnesses to our coach choking, slapping and slamming a woman, so safe to say he’s probably done coaching with us.
I’m not sure where the season predictions are so I’ll just leave mine here:
I believe if we stay healthy and things go right our ceiling is 10-7. No offense to the optimists, I respect it, but I think 13 wins is pie in the sky dreaming.
I figure history tells us we’ll lose either Chubb or Phillips at some point and Tua will miss at least a couple of games.
I’m settling on 8-9.
Herbert? lol
No Too-uh? Can’t believe that! Joe is crazy!
While Justin Herbert’s record isn’t as good as Tua’s, for most of you Tua lovers, it’s the stats that count right? Herbert is so darn close to Tua stat wise, except Herbert has 37 more TD’s than Tua, about 6000 more yards, and about 800 more rushing yards. Tua has a slightly better rating at 97.9 compared to Herberts 96.7. I know most of you think Tua is lightyears better than Herbert, he’s not.
Randy says: September 2, 2025 at 7:31 pm
I’m gonna get the jersey of whatever QB we draft with our #5 pick next year!!!
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Forward thinker. lol
Nussmeier and Klubnik are my top 2.
Pete Prisco’s picks:
Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts (-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. on CBS (Stream on Paramount+)
This will be Daniel Jones making his Colts debut at quarterback against a Miami secondary that isn’t exactly filled with premier playmakers at corner. It’s a great chance for Jones. The Dolphins should be able to have success throwing it on the other side, especially if Tyreek Hill is back healthy. Look for a high-scoring game, with the Colts finding a way at home.
Pick: Colts 33, Dolphins 30 | Odds via Caesars Sportsbook