Before we get to the actual game, if you weren’t around yesterday, didn’t listen to any football related matters, the Miami Dolphins released some bombshell news, news that your’s truly is extremely hopeful about. The Miami Dolphins have announced that Miami Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross has hired ESPN Analyst and Commentator Troy Aikman as a consultant to help in the process of finding the next Miami Dolphins GM. Some will be miffed that it’s Troy Aikman, and he hasn’t played in 25 years, not coincidentally the last time the Miami Dolphins won a playoff game. Relax! He’s going to be a consultant, not the final say, just there to help and give a little guidance. He’s still a huge part of the game, he sees every team play and is still quite connected to the game. The bigger point though is that even if you don’t think Aikman should be the guy to consult, the Dolphins are doing what needs to be done. They are trying to find the right GM to build this team the right way, and for goodness sake, that’s exactly what I’ve been asking for. No half measures, no restrictions, no ultimatums, hire the right NFL Exec and give him full autonomy to hire the Head Coach he chooses and have full control over player personnel. Accountability is paramount here. You need to have one person making these decisions, and while the GM Head Coach relationship needs to be a cohesive one, while the Head Coach could pounding the table for a particular player, the GM has to have the final say and do his due diligence as he will ultimately be the one responsible for that decision. There can be no gray area, the GM will run the show and hopefully choose the right Head Coach to make this team competitive year in and year out.
After that stunning news, I feel like anything else I say pales in comparison, but there is one more game to be played, and the guy wearing #14 for the Miami Dolphins has to be pumped up to face the New England Patriots to spoil their bid to become the AFC #1 seed. I feel like sometimes the teams that are playing for seeding don’t necessarily seem super motivated. I don’t think that will be the case late Sunday afternoon because Mike Vrabel is a disciplined Head Coach from the Bill Belichick tree, and I believe he understands full well he’d rather play all the games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough rather than have to travel to Denver to play the Broncos in their house. I guess we’ll see what happens in that regard, but the Dolphins at 7-9 have been eliminated from playoff contention, and at the moment will likely be picking just outside the Top 10 in the 2026 NFL Draft. One important information we don’t have is whether or not Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel will be returning. My assumption is that he will not be, as the GM search would indicate they’re attempting to do this the right way, but until I actually read it, I’ll have that small bit of doubt.
Change. The GM search is a beacon of change, and after 25 years of not winning a playoff game, I’d say change is in order. I believe Mike McDaniel and Tua Tagovailoa are joined at the hip, and I think since QB Tua Tagovailoa is holding a clip board, Mike McDaniel will soon be looking for another job in the NFL after this week when Black Monday rolls around. This is historically the day when NFL Head Coaches are let go from their respective teams after not having a good season or seasons. I do expect Mike McDaniel to be one of those coaches, but again, it hasn’t happened and there are no guarantees. You guys know how I feel about QB Tua Tagovailoa, any QB who puts himself above the team is OUT for me. He 100% values his health above the success of the team and his play on the field reflects is over and over. I never want to see him taking snaps for this team ever again, and I’m pretty sure that’s a done deal. As to who the next Miami Dolphins Head Coach will be, a lot of dominos have to fall first before that picture gets any clearer. Will Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin be let go after 19 years if they miss the playoffs? Will Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh be let go after 18 years if they miss the playoffs? I think it’s strange to even think those things, but it’s 2026 now, and if you haven’t noticed, things are just different.
Since the whole GM search and then Head Coach search thing is unclear, let’s get back to Sunday’s game. The Patriots and Broncos are both 13-3. The Broncos host the LA Chargers while the Patriots host our Miami Dolphins. The Broncos come off a defensive struggle 20-13 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs while the Patriots are coming off a blowout 42-10 win over the NY Jets. Both teams want nothing more than to play every playoff game in their house. Our Dolphins have played well in Foxborough, We beat the Patriots 15-10 last season, 24-17 in 2023, but lost a close 23-21 game in 2022. We are very different teams though. The Patriots are 13-3 playing for the #1 seed, and we have a rookie QB who has made two NFL starts after just 2 weeks of practice with the starters after being the emergency QB most of the season. QB Drake Maye has put up some very nice numbers this year although the Patriots schedule was an easy one. Despite that though, Vrabel has done what he was hired to do, win the games on the schedule, and they have won 13 of 16. The Dolphins played a very similar schedule and we stand at 7-9, so be careful throwing stones from glass houses.
I like what our rookie QB Quinn Ewers has shown us so far. The game didn’t look like too much for him, and the team has responded well with him at the helm. He looks like he has some moxie, and compared to the the wet noodle Tua, that’s a lot. There was definitely an energy last week as the Dolphins were playing a team who need the win to control their playoff destiny, and while the Bucs have been up and down this season, I think they’re the better team, but not this past Sunday. WE ran the ball well enough between Achane and Wright and just asked QB Quinn Ewers to give us just enough and he delivered on that. We will probably need a similar game plan to upset the Patriots Sunday. Waddle was in and out of the game with nagging injuries and that leaves WR’s Malik Washington, WR Theo Wease, WR Cedrick Wilson Jr., along with TE’s Julian Hill, Greg Dulcich and sometimes used Darren Waller. As far as I’m concerned, I’d skip the Darren Waller experiment next season. He’s exciting when he’s in there and we use him, but I’m tired of him disappearing for long stretches where he’s not in the game. Find someone who can play without restrictions! I hope we don’t burn out Achane in this one, I wouldn’t be shocked if we put a lot on his plate Sunday. He’s the one guy in this offense that always make things happen. The Patriots leaned hard on the run game with rookie TreVVeyon Henderson and Rhamondre Stevenson last week and I’d expect more of that this week. We’ll see how stout or young D-line can be, but we know we’ll get quality linebacking from Brooks and Dodson.
While S Minkah Fitzpatrick was held out of practice along with RB De’Von Achane, LB Jordyn Brooks and TE Darren Waller, that doesn’t mean they aren’t playing. I’d say 3 of the 4 are definitely playing with the exception of Minkah. How much they play is a different story. This game doesn’t mean a whole lot to the Dolphins, but for Head Coach Mike McDaniel who is likely auditioning for a job elsewhere, and for the players too, it means a lot. I’d expect a good effort, and I hope that first and foremost we come out healthy from this game, and maybe this team gives us a surprise upset win, and believe you me, this would be a huge upset. Let’s hope we have a good game, and #14 Quinn Ewers shows us a little something special Sunday afternoon.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Is it possible with Grant, Phillips and Biggers we look to move Seiler?
I looked yesterday thinking the same. We take an extra 3.5m cap hit with a pre 6/1 trade. Post 6/1 trade would only clear 6m.
In 2027 we have an out clause that would leave a 9.6m dead cap but clear 11m with a pre 6/1 cut or trade.
That play Riley showed 100 times with Phillips where he does 2 swim moves is an example of how these videos work. So, the swim and the club are two different moves…not the same thing at all. The club is basically using one arm to throw a guy off balance and get him out of your way. It doesn’t really involve the arm over aspect. Reggie White was masterful at it. A swim is where you start by slapping the guy…in old times you slapped his head if you could but now the shoulder. Then you swim an arm over his head. It used to be called an arm over.
Next, Phillips does a great job of shedding the OL, but there’s absolutely no need to do a swim move on a RB. What he should’ve done is just truck the RB backwards into the path of the RB….and tacklers converge. That’s the move for a big man.
Horrible play by a backup OL. Really good quickness and technique from Phillips on the first part but not so much on the second. Those are the things you look at on tape the next practice. Where you could’ve done better.
What he should’ve done is just truck the RB backwards into the path of the RB
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Agree, he could have taken himself out of the play if the RB did his job correctly.
Also, the last clip or second to last clip, he got trucked down the LOS. Ryder was making it out as a good play but I saw the opposite.
What are you guys expecting to get for Achane? Other than Christian McCaffrey, no running back has really been traded for anything for more than a 5th round pick in the last 10 years.
I think we need to keep him. Though, unfortunately with MM, he is going to continue to get too many touches running the ball.
sb7mvp,
I like Achane, but I don’t think he’s all that yet. I’m more curious to hear what value you may see in keeping him if this team is going to be losing for at least a couple years? How do you see Achane fitting into the long term success of the team? What will he be adding to the team in 2028 and beyond?
I am not convinced that they plan on losing for the next few years. MM has one of his most successful and favorite players in Achane. I don’t see any value in trading him rather than keeping him.
I agree with you, but I bleed Aqua and Orange and will suffer until they either get better or God relieves me of my duty on earth. How can such a successful businessman be as clueless as Stephen Ross? This whole setup is just stupid. This is the perfect time to start with a clean slate, hire a GM, and let him help get the next HC.
I am so frustrated with this crap!
This was supposed to be on the other page… 😦
Markey,
Not being able to self scout and have a realistic picture of what this team is and how it may need to be built is how we got here in the first place. Sure, let’s do that again…and again….and again…and again.
Understand! 🙂
Sieler and Waddle will both cause extra cap hits to move on from them in 2026 unless you trade them post 6/1.
2027 will be the time to move Waddle and Sieler either pre draft or during the draft. Both of contracts are good for the Dolphins in 2026 with Sieler’s cap hit at 11.2m and Waddle’s cap hit at 11.6m.
In 2027 Sieler’s cap hit almost doubles to 20.6m and Waddle’s cap hit almost triples to 33.8m. Both are not worth that based on this seasons play. Hopefully they have a good 2026 and can be traded in 2027.
Also, both their dead caps are the same in 2027 whether traded or cut. Waddle may be hard to trade with his 23.3m base salary. Not sure a team would want him for that much. Sieler’s 2027 base is only 12.6m and much more doable for a team trading for him.
BBM,
So we’re gonna have a bunch of guys playing for better trade options/contracts next year when we really don’t wanna win? Great! Lol
lol
I don’t know. If it were me, I would play my ass off knowing I could be possibly cut. If I play poorly and cut the next year, I would not get paid as much as my base salary I would get if traded.
BBM,
Only stupid GMs don’t find a way to get value for them and don’t just cut them loose.
Achane is by far our best offensive weapon. why WOULDN’T MM give him a lot of touches? The more he touches the ball, the greater chance for an explosive play. I don’t think that he’s had too many touches
You’re right. It just seemed pointless when the games didn’t matter anymore and put me in that mindset.
2027 is really setting up nice for the new GM as long as they don’t do anything stupid contract wise this year.
Spotrac has us at 97.8m in projected 2027 cap space as we sit right now. That’s with a projected NFL cap set at 319.5m. That 97.8 will be cut into as we sign players on multi year deals this year, hopefully Dulcich is one of them.
First order of business this year is to cut Tua and designate him a post 6/1 release. I don’t think you will find a trade partner for him. If you do, even if it is a Brock Osweiler deal, that person needs to be GM of the year. Anyway, eat the extra 11m dead cap hit. This will clear 21.6m in cap in 2027.
Then cut Tyreek. We are currently -7.4m in 2026 cap (-18.4 with the post 6/1 Tua cut). You have to clear some cap early so I don’t think you can designate him for a post 6/1 cut. A pre 6/1 cut will clear 23.6m in 2026 cap and put us in the black by 5.2m. Cutting him pre 6/1 will also cause the dead money on his void years to roll forward and clear another 12.3m in 2027.
Trade Chubb prior or during the draft. Shouldn’t be a problem after having a good healthy season for him. This will clear 7.3m in 2026 cap putting us around 12.5m in available 2026 cap. This will clear another 31.5m in 2027 cap.
Trade MFF prior or during the draft. This will clear 5.8m in 2026 cap putting our 2026 cap around 18.3m. Again, his dead money on void years will roll forward and be off the 2027 books clearing 9.7m in 2027 cap.
Cut Alec Ingold. He’s not worth a 5m cap hit. This will clear 3m in 2026 cap putting us around 21.3m in 2026. It actually also clears another 800k in 2027.
Cut Jason Sanders. He got paid 4.7m to masturbate all season. This will clear 3.9m in 2026 putting the 2026 cap around 25.2m.
This gives us some operating room for 2026 and cleared another 75.9m for 2027.
Suddenly, our 2027 available cap is around 173.7m minus any extensions or multiyear contracts done this year.
We had a decent draft class in 2025 (minus Jonah). We have 8 picks this 2026 draft and more if we trade Chubb. We have 8 picks in the 2027 draft and more if we trade Sieler and Waddle that draft. Trading Waddle and Sieler in 2027 in addition to the moves done in 2026 could put our 2027 available cap around 200m.
With at least 16 draft picks (13 of them in rounds 1-5) to use in 2026 and 2027 coupled with close to 200m in cap, this team can immediately turn everything around.
We just need to find a QB. lol
Chad Alexander is a new name in the GM search
The 2nd post was not related to the video.
You lost me…the entire clip was about hiring John McKay for the next GM and how smart the Dolphins have been playing this….as I commented…lol
And agree! Lol
Commanders part ways with OC Kliff Kingsbury, DC Joe Whitt Jr. after disappointing 2025
Cowboys fire DC Matt Eberflus after one season in Dallas
The Dolphins signed 6 players to futures contracts: WR AJ Henning, DT Alex Huntley, Edge Derrick McLendon, LB KC Ossai, OL Josh Priebe and OL Kion Smith.
Per Spotrac, the Dolphins had already added ILB Jackson Woodard, WR Theo Wease, CB Ethan Robinson, CB Jason Maitre, CB Isaiah Johnson, RB Donovan Edwards and Safety Jordan Colbert to the 2026 roster.
No one new, except some guys we poached. Basically locking up guys who were on the PS.
Randy,
Someone wrote we could stockpile some good picks for Achane and I was wondering what they were thinking his value would be? Like I said , no RB has gotten more than a 5th in the last 10 years other than CMAC and that was at the trade deadline to a team his dad had connections with.
I mean of course you trade Achane if you get a sweetheart deal. I just don’t see the odds of that happening.
Ravens fired John Harbaugh
I was just talking to a buddy of mine who’s a Raiders fan. He squashed my hopes of Harbaugh coming to miami. He has his brother in- division, the #1 Pick, and they have a ton of cap space.
I would think his brother being in the division would be a deterrent.
Holy shit! I never thought that would happen.
Back up the fucking brinks truck, give him your daughters hand in marriage, 2 goats and a bolt of silk. Hand him the keys to your McLaren.
Whatever the fuck it takes.
It means McD has to be fired now!
Pie
I think any coach would have to be crazy to sign with the Raiders. They just fired Pete Carroll after one year after and have been through 3 coaches in the last 5 years firing Josh McDaniel and Antonio Pierce each after two seasons.
a 63 year old accomplished coach wants security
it actually wouldn’t surprise me if Harbaugh took a year off
It’ll be interesting to see what happens for sure. I think teams are going to line up around the block to hire him, so I don’t really see him taking a year off. Usually those are the coaches who don’t have a whole lot of options at the time of their release. Raiders are definitely a defunct franchise, but at the moment I think they have a lot more to offer than we do.
sb7mvp,
I gotcha. I thought you were in the camp of keeping Achane no matter what. I just wanted to hear from somebody what the upside in just keeping him no matter what and how it works long term. As far as compensation, I’d start by asking for a first and hoping for a second and change is what I’d try to get because I’m not sure a team will give up a first for him. I’m not sure we’d get a second, actually, but I think that’s reasonable.
piggy,
Harbaugh strikes me as a coach at heart….a guy who lives and breaths it, but I could also see him taking a year or two off. It actually helps guys because they start to get a little of that shine back once they’ve been out of the limelight for a bit. People tend to choose to forget why they got fired in the first place after a year or two.
Yeah. Imagine how stressful that job is. I would take a break. He doesn’t need the money.
yeah, he doesn’t need to work this coming season. He’s getting paid for two more years already.
The Baltimore Ravens fired Head Coach John Harbaugh on January 6, 2026, despite his recent three-year contract extension through the 2028 season, which was signed in March 2025 and reportedly valued around $17 million annually.
also, some people think the Ravens will now pursue Anthony Weaver
I would think they would look for an experienced HC, but they did just fire one of the longest tenured HC’s in the NFL. 🙂
Isn’t that where he came from?
yes
If Harbaugh takes a year off, then we should DEFINITELY hold onto McD for next year! 😂😂😂
Harbaugh’s a pipe dream for coming here, especially since we don’t have a GM in place or any other reason to draw him to Miami.
Harbaugh has had the luxury of a top front office for nearly 20 years, got his SB then choked in the playoffs year after year. Does he even have anything left in the tank at this point?
Lol…for once I agree with you
let a pig dream
he was stuck with lamar, a QB who imo will win you a bunch of regular season games, but isn’t a good enough passer to get you through the playoffs.
@AdamSchefter
In the first 45 minutes after John Harbaugh was fired this afternoon, his agent Bryan Harlan said he received calls from seven NFL teams expressing interest in his client. There currently are seven NFL head coach openings, including Baltimore’s.
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That means somebody who doesn’t have a HC vacancy called his agent… and possibly more. I all but guarantee we’re involved.
We made the mistake once of pursuing a HC while the position was still filled. I’m not sure going after harbaugh is even viable while McD has the job.
Isn’t that exactly what we’d do though?! 😂😂
yep!
@AlbertBreer
Ex-Ravens coach John Harbaugh wants to coach in 2026, sources say. He’ll instantly be the top candidate for a number of the current openings.
Randy – I didn’t say that McDaniel will be a lame duck Head Coach, but Even if Ross loves him like a son, he has to perform. What I was saying is whoever is hired as GM if the team is underperforming and say we have an issue like poor half time adjustments again, or something like that, some pattern of failure, then you’d have to think that GM is going to tell Ross Mike has to go. You’d also have to consider the GM, while thrilled to be one of the “32”, would want that type of power that if things aren’t going the way he likes that he could fire Mike and bring in his own Head Coach. McDaniel is 35-33, which includes the aberration season of 2023 when we went for it all and used the cheat motion to go 11-6, and even then, we fell off a cliff at the end of the season and surrendered a 3 game lead over the Bills and lost to those same Bills in our house for the season finale for the division.
I guess what I’m saying is, how much leash does Mike get here after 2 losing seasons? If I were the owner his ass would be somewhere else already. Now there could be one exception, and this is totally theoretical on my part. If Mike came here to work with Tua and Ross and he had some kind of understanding with Mike that Tua wasn’t really it, he’s a fragile fella, both physically and mentally, but if you show him some love and get him confident, maybe we can win it all. If there was some kind of handshake on getting the most out of Tua, and now that’s over, maybe he gets the benefit of the doubt and gets a couple of seasons. I do think something like that is possible.
The Flying Pig
says:
January 6, 2026 at 6:18 pm
also, some people think the Ravens will now pursue Anthony Weaver
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It’s also possible that if we hire Harbaugh, he may want Weaver to stay due to their connection from Baltimore.
Or vice-versa… that Weaver may want to stay due to their connection from Baltimore. I guess the ball would be in Weaver’s court.
Holy shit! Missed that Harbaugh was fired! I was so fucking busy at work, didn’t catch that.
I had a gut feeling about it yesterday!
Adam Schefter just posted that within 25 minutes of being fired by Baltimore, Harbaugh received calls from 7 different teams – and there are only 7 openings at the moment…lol
course it could have been teams that didn’t fire their coach yet
Beer!
for M13
🍻
Thank you! 😀
CavalierKong
says:
January 6, 2026 at 6:43 pm
We made the mistake once of pursuing a HC while the position was still filled. I’m not sure going after harbaugh is even viable while McD has the job.
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VERY interesting point! Well, perhaps we hear of Capri McD’s firing as early as tonight?
What if you fire Mike and Harbaugh goes somewhere else? I mean I’m more than fine with that result, but Ross apparently loves Mike – or – Read my post at 6:41PM
There has to be a (professional) way to court Harbaugh without firing McD first. I know what you’re sayin’, being we would be shit out of luck.
I don’t know
what’s the most desirable job
not us, we have cap issues and need a QB
probably not the raiders – who wants that hot seat
probably not the jests – they have picks but still a horrible organization and they have not fire their coach
the browns – I wouldn’t want to coach the browns!
the Falcons? They made some weird moves. They need a QB and have 2 under contract.
the Giants? They have Jaxson Dart now. Maybe?
can’t go back to the Ravens
maybe the Cardinals or Titans – but neither of those teams is necessarily a great market and they don’t really spend a lot
Florida is tax-free and the Sunshine State! So long as both Ross and Harbaugh realize that ’26 is going to be a tough year (call it a mulligan year for Harbaugh), I’d want the job in Miami.
We’ll have some NICE draft picks for ’27.
Nevada is also income tax free and sunny. Just sayin’.
Harbaugh is going to be able to name his price
He’s going to get a huge payday if he wants to coach in 2026 and basically every team is interested
I think Ross will pay Harbaugh nearly anything he wants.
the only good thing about Ross is he’s a human ATM…
We have 6 people making the GM decision….
we would basically have get all 6 on the same page, hire a GM, fire MM and hope that Harbaugh picks us….
seems like a long shot…
What if we sign the GM candidate from Baltimore (forget his name)? Perhaps he’s still high on Harbaugh (or maybe not!)?
Chad Alexander is his name.
M – True, Harbaugh is a free agent now so we can talk to him all we like. I still wish they had let Mike go, but there may have been some kind of agreement like I outlined above. It’s not really that far fetched, do you think?
NOTHING is too far-fetched in the business world, Brother!
Great post on “X”
Man couldn’t be more right!
https://x.com/LuFromdade/status/2008666618818441494?s=20
I saw that about 10 minutes ago… LOVE IT!
Wow…
i was talking about going after fischer while sparano was still the hc. Weren’t there reports it turned fischer off?
I knew you were talking about Jeff Fisher and Tony Sparano (RIP), and I believe you are correct that it very much turned Fisher off.
👍👍
Ross and Harbaugh are Michigan men. Go Blue. Correct?
not this Harbaugh
Jim went to Michigan
John went to Miami of Ohio
he did grow up in Michigan though and played for Western Michigan
Thank you
I think you meant the Chargers not Baltimore M13
Chad Alexander is with the Chargers and has connections to the Harbaugh family
You are correct! I didn’t read far enough to see he’s currently with the Chargers, LOL
Yes, the Miami Dolphins are interviewing candidates for their General Manager (GM) opening, and one key figure with deep ties to the Baltimore Ravens’ front office is Chad Alexander, the current Assistant GM for the Los Angeles Chargers, whom the Dolphins requested to interview in early January 2026. Alexander spent two decades with the Ravens, developing his scouting acumen there before moving to the Jets and then the Chargers, making him a strong prospect known for his personnel expertise.
at the end of the day – the point remains thoigh
he has ties to both Jim and John Harbaugh – as does Ross
2 decades with the Ravens means he knows John Harbaugh quite well.
Meaning, if we make Chad Alexander our new GM, would he want Harbaugh as his HC?
The ties are certainly there, but there could also be bad blood (one never knows)… I hope not.
it wouldn’t bother me if they fired MM, then missed out on Harbaugh
I would fire him just to take a shot at Harbaugh
dame
lol, same
Thank
lol…wtf
Ross couldn’t get Jim here either.
So here’s my current train of thought… we’ve got to move fast IF Harbaugh is the guy we want, right? IF we hire Chad Alexander… say tomorrow or by the latest on Friday (maybe even the weekend, don’t fuck around!), that’s probably a signal that Alexander likes and wants Harbaugh as our HC. That would probably also signal that Harbaugh would want to work with Alexander in Miami… a mutually positive relationship.
Now if we don’t hire Alexander any time soon, all bets are off with Harbaugh.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. We shall see…
Lol…I completely disagree…take a breath
It’s all good! It doesn’t bother me when somebody disagrees at all. I like hearing other takes as well… it brings thought and insight into the discussion.
I could be COMPLETELY wrong, and it won’t be the first or the last time! 😀
By the way, have you made it safely home yet from PR? I realize that the weekend made travel pretty nasty for many travelers. Hoping the best for ya, if you’re not yet home and safe, bud.
I did ty, but it was a cluster fuck, lots of help, luck, and gtace….
Disagreement and seeing other points leads to growth…or it can
reports are we are interviewing Ozzie Newsome for the GM position
Are we going after Brian Billick as well?!! 😉
Man, Steve Ross REALLY is not a fan of Brian Billick! That’s true.
I would fire Mike even if we didn’t go after Harbaugh. lol
I can definitely see your point regarding the post above! When we hired McD I even said to myself “Man, I hope his future isn’t solely tied to the development of Tua”. I do think he was probably the right guy to get the best out of him, but he’s also failed miserably in other aspects of his coaching that can’t be overlooked
Thanks, it’s totally speculation, I have nothing more than that. I just recall how much of a “show” the team made it though, the phone call on the plane. Maybe his hire really was to make the most out of Tua and he did what he could and they realize Tua just doesn’t have it so they feel like they owe Mike
From this morning…
@BabysitterBari
BREAKING: South Florida transfer Quarterback Byrum Brown has committed to the Auburn Tigers. Brown threw for 3,158 yards and rushed for 1,008 yards with a combined 42 TDs to just 7 INTs. Brown ranks as the #4 QB in the Transfer Portal according to On3 Industry Rankings. War Damn Eagle
I’m going to be watching a LOT of Auburn games this upcoming season.
Dang Ozzie Newsome is 69. I thought he was in his 80s.
Krishna
says:
January 6, 2026 at 8:04 pm
I did ty, but it was a cluster fuck, lots of help, luck, and gtace….
Disagreement and seeing other points leads to growth…or it can
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Good to hear (that you’re home safe!)… other than it was a cluster fuck. I know a few other folks who were disrupted as well and they said the same.
Yessir… (respectful) disagreement, seeing other points of view, and/or keeping an open mind can lead to major growth in an individual.
BBM(!!!),
Dax dropped a new joint 5 days ago… LUV IT!!!
@GaryMyersNY
Couple of John Harbaugh nuggets: 1. He is expected to start interviewing by the end of the week. 2. The Giants so far have shown as much if not more interest as any team. Nine teams already have made inquiries and there are only six openings — not counting the Ravens. Sounds like some coaches are hanging by a thread. 2. Harbaugh has been doing his homework on Giants rookie QB Jaxson Dart and has received very positive reviews 3. I hear firing Harbaugh was solely Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti’s decision and went against his front office, who were unable to talk him out of it. 4. Harbaugh did not have a problem with Lamar Jackson. The issue was between Jackson and OC Todd Monken.
What really sucks is that we all are kind of in agreement that we want a “Proven, experienced head coach” but those don’t just grow on trees. Teams rarely ever just let that kind of coach go. Well one just did. And if I’m honest, I don’t see us being able to offer what he is going to want. Our roster is bare bones sans a couple players here and there. No qb, no top 10 draft pick, no salary cap. I have a feeling that we’re going to miss out on this rare opportunity that we as fans have been hoping for, for decades. That really bums me out. On the plus side, I don’t suppose you guys saw the Montana State Bobcats win the FCS the other night? It was a HELL of a game!
We don’t have much to offer for the immediate future (2026) but we have great weather, no state tax and I’d bet Ross would pay him a ridiculous amount of money. In 2027, if we play our cards right we should be in the running for a very high pick and hopefully we trade Chubb and get some more draft capital for him, even if we have to pay down some of his salary. We could also trade Waddle, not sure what kind of return we’d get for him, but we’d be loaded in 2027 to get a QB and start fixing the rest of the team and will have unloaded a decent amount of cap. The saddest thing is we don’t know if Ross has even made a call, and he probably hasn’t. Mike McDaniel better find a way to be a helluva lot better than he was the last 4 years, that’s all I have to say. Oh, add in picks for Weaver if he leaves and I’m sure he can’t wait to GTFO
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ravens-fire-john-harbaugh-nfl-coaching-vacancies/
Fuck bringing in Lamar Jackson! GO GET HARBAUGH
Right on!
Seems like every year, the Dolphins are in the news cycle during playoff time for things other than winning playoff games…..sigh!
Grier and McDaniel made sure that was the case. Grier will be making sure of that 2 years after he’s gone he fucked us so bad.
Yep. When you don’t win playoff games, there’s nothing good to talk about!
and even then, we fell off a cliff at the end of the season and surrendered a 3 game lead over the Bills and lost to those same Bills in our house for the season finale for the division.
This still enrages me to this day!! We had a three game lead!!
Reports are the Dolphins are “in touch about Harbaugh”. So no, they haven’t learned their lesson.
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It is being reported that the Dolphins are one of the teams that reached out to Harbaugh.
Ross COULD offer Harbough the opportunity to pick HIS OWN GM….
That is what I was just thinking.
Dax dropped a new joint 5 days ago… LUV IT!!!
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Thanks M! I think his word play is next level. Nice!
I still can’t believe they let Harbaugh go. This is such great news for most Dolphins fans. I gives us hope and a new dream to have crushed.
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LOL
I don’t see us being able to offer what he is going to want. Our roster is bare bones sans a couple players here and there. No qb, no top 10 draft pick, no salary cap.
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I see it as the opposite. This team has some good players to build off of. This new HC/GM has at least 8 draft picks this draft and next. They will also have well over 100m in cap to spend in 2027.
The new HC has the opportunity to build this team his way and be a contender in 2027.
That is literally the only reason he would come here. I still don’t think it’s going to happen. Also WE STILL HAVE A HEAD COACH! maybe he feels the same way Fisher did.
I don’t think it matters what condition our roser is in because a top coach feels he can turn things around.
Does Harbaugh have any ties to Kurt Warner? LOL
Hopefully, the “Football Gods” will smile on Miami.
It would appear that when it comes to the Football Gods smiling on Miami, that for the last 25 years or so, Miami has been athiest.
That is why they will finally turn to Miami. I am looking for sacrifices/offerings to appeal to the Gods, any volunteers?
I tried to sacrifice a fish this morning but I got skunked. Conditions were perfect with overcast sky and some fog but it was dead low tide. Water wasn’t moving at all and I didn’t feel like waiting for the tide to start moving again.
ROFLMAO!!!
Ty Simpson is going pro.
honestly, he scares me a little
I suspect he will be on the board when we pick – but he might be more of a 2nd rounder IMO
Caleb downs declared. Come on lucky 11!!!!!!
He’s my #1…
Me too
Simpson is this year’s Shough. A guy whose basement is probably a competent backup who might end up being a competent starter but probably not a high end guy. I think Shough was a safer pick because he had more experience.
I ended up liking Shough after seeing him in the Senior Bowl. We could have taken him instead of Jonah. I don’t think Simpson is #11 value, but he might be a guy I look at after the first.
I just don’t see the rush to pick a quarterback this year. The pickings are slim, and this is no time to be throwing draft picks at Anybody
@dpbrugler
Ty Simpson put plenty of encouraging stuff on tape and this is a light QB class. 15 career college starts is tough. Short list of NFL QBs who panned out with such meager college experience.
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I agree with Dane Brugler on this matter. NOT saying one can’t eventually pan out (most recent would be Sam Darnold), but historically speaking, it’s rare. Cam Newton also comes to mind, but again, it’s RARE.
And in the case of Cam, he could run like a RB… Ty Simpson is no Cam.
Maybe a good decision for Simpson with the weak QB class. Best to come out now than with a bigger/better class next year.
That’s a solid point. It may be a great business decision for Simpson to come out this year.
M13,
Remember the conversations we all had about Tannehill’s 19 starts or whatever it was? The value of experience has been fading for years. If the traits are there, teams will draft guys. Guys are routinely drafted a round or two higher than they should based on speculation not on what they’ve put on tape in college.
I would take him with our 2nd round pick but he will be gone by then. Raiders, Jets, Cardinals, Rams, Steelers and maybe 1 or 2 others will be looking for a QB.
Yessir, I do recall those Tanny conversations. IMO, the value of experience needs to increase.
BBM,
Do you think Simpson is any better a prospect than Ewers? I can’t say I see much difference, but it’s pretty early.
Not really. Though, I think Ewers was a steal where we got him. It’s just this weak QB class. He won’t last much later.
TBH, I’ll take Sawyer Robertson in the 5th instead.
It’s been stated that the position of NFL QB is the most important position in all of sports… and with this, I agree. It’s also arguably the most difficult in all of sports to assess.
We’ve seen guys who can make all the pro-level throws… but they lack (football) intelligence, patience, have terrible work ethics, and don’t have ice in their veins (JaMarcus Russell comes to mind).
We’ve seen guys who have ice in their veins… but couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn (Tim Tebow comes to mind).
We’ve seen guys who check all the boxes… then get derailed by injury (Andrew Luck comes to mind).
I could cite dozens of more examples, but I don’t want to get boring. It truly takes a special type of athlete/intelligence/drive to be a successful NFL QB… THEN… is that QB in the right system? Does that QB have a supporting cast of teammates and coaches to be successful? Does that QB have a frame that can sustain hits and sacks over the longterm? Is that QB more about money and fame than winning championships?
M13,
Or, it could be that the NFL’s huge hype apparatus has convinced fans that playing quarterback is akin to being a superhero to justify paying $100s on their product. Then, you had a bunch of smart QBs who realized they had power because the NFL greedily changed the structure of the game to grossly benefit offense/scoring to placate fans supposed love of offense…which is very true of leisure fans. The byproduct was QBs who leveraged that into enormous contracts and create this narrative that every QB1 who signs a new contract should get more than the last guy regardless of situation or actual talent/value.
Football is pretty simple. Kids play it all over the Country…some playing more complicated offenses than some NFL QBs do. It’s not rocket science, but the NFL and their players would like everyone to keep believing it is so the money keeps rolling in. Pretty damn good scheme if you can pull it off. Genius bastards.
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I don’t disagree with a single word you just posted, and I’ve come to the same conclusion.
It would be nice if the NFL had a developmental league of sorts… such was NFL Europe once upon a time.
Kurt Warner is a great example of what the NFL Europe once was as a developmental league of sorts.
BBM,
I had not seen Robertson, so I went and watched some video. He’s got a nice arm. A little hitch in his delivery, and it’s kinda slow. Otherwise, he looked good.
Yeah, when I first posted him last year, I mentioned the hitch.
I am convinced that Phinphanatic doesn’t have a comment section because they don’t want to be called out as stupid SOBs on their own site.
100%
I don’t care that Ty Simpson declared. PASS!
NO MORE ALABAMA QB’s!!
6’2″ my pimply white ass!
Just like Pavia is 6′
We will see at the combine and/or pro day on these guys.
John Harbaugh next job odds: Giants and Dolphins favored to land former Ravens coach
Baltimore requested to interview Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak and Dolphins DC Anthony Weaver for its head coaching job, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported Wednesday, per a source.
Anthony Weaver Gets Interview For Ravens Opening How ironic it would be if Anthony Weavaer gets the Job and proved to be the better HC in the future?
That would mean we kept our loser HC Mike McDaniel, went after the Ravens former HC John Harbaugh over even considering Anthony Weavar for the HC Job in Miami.
Dolphins DC Anthony Weaver now set for 3 head coaching interviews
more incredible than ironic.
Weaver, 45, is now set to interview for three of the seven current head coaching vacancies as he’ll reportedly talk with the Arizona Cardinals on Friday and the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday.
Prior to his time with the Dolphins, Weaver spent three seasons with the Ravens. He was Baltimore’s defensive line coach and run game coordinator in 2021, and the team’s defensive line coach and assistant head coach in the next two seasons.
yes! Three times the chances to get 2 – 3rd round picks
If that is your priority than so be it. I want the best HC we can find, and time will prove who was the correct one for Miami. If he turns out to be one of the best HC hires in the near future, it would be a shame that we held onto Mike McDaniel over him. I prefer the beast HC over draft picks anytime!
The fact that more than one team sees enough to give him interviews says something IMHO!
Just like Pavia is 6′
We will see at the combine and/or pro day on these guys.
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BBM, I was watching one of the Vanderbilt games this year, and they were talking about his height. One of the announcers, who was over 6′, said that standing next to him, he thought Pavia was probably 5’10” at best. We’ll see.
Also, I would be very surprised if Ty Simpson is actually 6’2″, myself. Maybe he’s 6’1″ and change, would be my guess.
By comparison, Quinn Ewers is exactly 6’2″, and I think he looks bigger than Simpson behind the center. Though I guess the size of your OL can make it deceptive.