You can just feel the excitement, you can envision the future of this team. There is hope, hope because the guys running the show have a plan, a direction, and their first undertaking was remaking the roster. They started with 11 picks and finished with 13, and also did a great job signing UDFA’s as well. My confidence is high that we’re building things the right way. After being forced to strip down the roster due to the salary cap mess former GM Chris Grier left them with, they managed to infuse a bunch of physical, smart, good character players to become the starting foundation of their players. Now of course all the players inherited from Chris Grier’s team are their players too, but these players they drafted will always be special, until of course they come up due for new contracts.
We already have been told what the O-line remake will be at least to start training camp. From left to right it will be Paul, Proctor, Brewer, Savaiinaea and Jackson. I’d bet if you ask Patrick Paul if he’s happy to have Kadyn Proctor next to him he’s have a big ole smile on his face. Last season Jonah Savaiinaea really struggled at LG. Now I understand everyone on the line has their own job to do but when the guy next to you is a clear liability, you can’t help but try and help out and want to do a little more to make things easier for that player. Proctor is going to be a physical player that will move people off the ball, and I think that will rub off on big Patrick Paul, who suddenly won’t be as big anymore with Proctor next to him. TE Will Kacmarek will also add to the physicality of the line. He wasn’t over drafted, they wanted the best blocking TE available and took him. He has two hands, he will use them to block and I can guarantee you he will be catching passes too.
The defense will be really interesting to watch because physicality is important, but position flexibility is too. We have some players that will filling multiple roles, like LB Kyle Louis who can be a SS and nickel linebacker as well. LB Trey Moore is an undersized guy to be on the D-line, but he will be used in pass rushing situations. Michael Taaffe will be a core special teams player but he also might end up on the field as our Free Safety next to Kyle Louis. Taaffe is an very intelligent player, leader and high character that began as a walk on. Easy guy to root for, and really, I think all our picks were. Besides our draft picks this year, we have to see if we have some talent on the D-line from last year’s draft. Seems as if we’re going to be playing a hybrid 4-3, 3-4 look and besides veteran Zach Sieler, who out of the guys drafted last year such as Kenneth Grant, Jordan Phillips and Zeek Biggers show out and make themselves seen? Will Chop Robinson make some progress, after regressing in year 2? Will UDFA Rene Konga make the 53? Will OLB/DE Josh Uche earn a job as DE? Lots of questions and way too early for answers. We’ll see how training camp goes and once they get the pads on we will probably see things emerge.
As for the offense, I’m excited to see the O-line obviously, which has been such a disappointing unit save for Brewer and Paul. I’m not expecting much this season WR Chris Bell but maybe I’ll be pleasantly surprised and he’s further along that expected and will be a big contributor. I am looking forward to seeing WR Caleb Douglas and get a look at what he bring s to our offense. We brought in a bigger receiver last season in Nick Westbook-Ikhine who is now gone, and it’s clear we need some size to go along with a group of diminutive WRs like Malik Washington and Tutu Atwell, 5’8 and 5’9 respectively. Jalen Tolbert is 6’1 195, so a little more length, but both Chris Bell and Caleb Douglas are 6’3 and have big wingspans to get those contested catches. We know we have one of the most explosive RB’s in the NFL in RB De’Von Achane, and with the added beef on the line in Proctor and TE Kacmarek, you’d expect Achane to be a little giddy right now. We added another physical runner in UDFA RB Le’Veon Moss from Texas A&M to compete with RB Jaylen Wright and RB Ollie Gordon. Of course the bigger part of the equation is how does new QB Malik Willis do here in Miami? After purging Hill and Waddle, Sully made sure to give Willis a few presents and we’ll see how all that works out. You can imagine the transformation from marshmallow soft on offense to big and tough now. Like Hafley says, speed slows down, big doesn’t get smaller.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Steve,
if a team wins, it doesn’t affect their strength of schedule So their strength of schedule does not go down; the other teams that they are going to play and have played have their strength of schedules go up
week 3 you win, before week 4, your strength of schedule goes down, based on the team you just beat now has another loss, is you had lost week 3 the SOS goes up
this is for the in-season SOS
we’re talking about 2 different things, I see what you’re saying
I think we win 3 divisional games, beat the Raiders, and win at least one more.
Baring any injuries, I am going to predict an upset win at GB but still go 6-11.
I hate my prediction as we would miss on Manning, Dante Moore, Jeremiah Smith, CB Leonard Moore, and Edge Colin Simmons.
I do like the part about beating the Packers though.
When does the schedule come out?
Soon 🙂
I am hearing as late as the 18th.
Say we end up with the 1st overall pick in 2027. The Jets finish with picks 12, 16(Colts) and 28(Cowboys).
Would you stay put at #1 for Manning, Moore or Smith or would you trade 1 and 150 (3031 points) for the Jets picks 12, 16, 28 and 76 (3070 points)?
Depends on what Malik Willis looks like. If he’s playing really well, I’d trade out
you can’t trade with the jets and give them a possible franchise QB
I haven’t seen it from Arch yet, so unless he’s much better this year I wouldn’t draft him #1, I’d trade out
BBM’s Post Cinco de Mayo Hangover Mock Draft – Trade down with Raiders and doubling on QB. I don’t think Willis will be “it”.
5. Jeremiah Smith WR Ohio State A
34. Darian Mensah QB Miami D
37. Trey’Dez Green TE LSU B
66. Clev Lubin EDGE Louisville A-
69. Trevor Lauck OT Iowa C
101. Evan Johnson CB BYU B+
140. Byrum Brown QB Auburn C+
152. Adon Shuler S Notre Dame C+
181. Coleton Price OC Kentucky B-
227. Daniel Wingate LB Maryland C
251. Kamari Moulton RB Iowa C
2028 LV 4th
are you feeling OK?
Pig is calling you ill
generally don’t like unathletic guys, playing athletic position, making the 53, but his instincts are good, which minimize his unathletic ability
surely there’s times when it will hurt him
He may have a shot, since we don’t have much at S
think we should sign some more UDFAs, then have Achane, Malik, last years draft, and all this years rookies/UDFAs make the 53😜
ilbondmike
says:
May 6, 2026 at 11:21 am (Edit)
Say we end up with the 1st overall pick in 2027. The Jets finish with picks 12, 16(Colts) and 28(Cowboys).
Would you stay put at #1 for Manning, Moore or Smith or would you trade 1 and 150 (3031 points) for the Jets picks 12, 16, 28 and 76 (3070 points)?
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no
first – no matter what the chart says, you have to get more than that to give up the 1. For the 1 pick people will be in serious competition.
even more – to go for 1 to 12 you have to get multiple 1st rounders and of that means picks in 2027 and 2028 – then you do that. Ordinarily I like a pick like a 76 but for a overall – it’s a non factor
also it’s almost inevitable that some one at 3 or 5 or a much earlier pick will trade up to 1 and even if they don’t have multiple 1st rounders, you take futurist first rounders over late round picks
12 is not a very good spot to move into
if you move back to 3 or 5 or an earlier pick, you can probably trade down again and get even more than what a team gave up to go from 12 to 1
finally – you just don’t give the 1 overall and a lot tail franchise QB to a division rival
agree with your last sentence, no way do you give the jets a shot at Arch
last time I checked picks 12, 16, and 28 were all in the 1st rd Rosanne
Somebody said we beat the Packers? Awesome!
I could see us winning 4 games this year, with 1 being the Packers
its hard to win in the NFL, you can’t just be expansion like and compete with even borderline plff teams
does anyone care?
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/video/jury-selection-underway-for-civil-trial-against-former-miami-dolphins-player-tyreek-hill/
I think he should be held accountable, if he was negligent
still can’t get over dumbass week 1 flying down the road, on his way to the stadium
No…but I am curious whether or not he will ever play football again…lol
looks like we don’t get to hide him on the PS for a year
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/onsi/explaining-the-ipp-ins-and-outs-with-seydou-traore-plus-the-dolphins-precedents-01kqzf1ggb3j
I’m predicting a 16-1 season
I mean…🤣 there really aren’t any dominate teams, that we know of right now
Seattle lost Walker to KC, he carried their O, their D is still dominant
Buffalo made the coaching change, as did Baltimore, don’t know what to expect
KC may be back, IDK
We just had a draft with 13 picks and some of you are focused on 2027.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2LZrmIxCCw
atta boy Tim
as fucked in their head as people who believe we’re gonna make the playoffs this year? I don’t think so
We have a draft in 2027 and some of you are just focusing on our 13 draft picks.
to each his own Tim.
You guys are focusing on 2026 and 2027, I’m focusing on how fucking happy I am that the lazy, selfish, overpaid fuck Tua isn’t on our team anymore! So there!
🥳🥸🥵
this place is better, when Mike is happy
happy Mike, happy life
The Miami Dolphins open a three-day rookie minicamp on Friday, May 8.
if I’m going to bash Brian Miller for other articles, I have to him his props for this one
https://phinphanatic.com/heavily-criticized-miami-dolphins-rookie-is-working-to-prove-every-doubter-wrong-01kqwyxwaqw0
Douglas fit the mold of what we were looking for, don’t think Malachi Fields really did
once he gets on the field and what situation it is we’ll be able to prove this
they wanted a big WR, that can also block
If he’s on the field early downs, then his blocking is what they wanted, if he’s not on the field much on 3rd down its a problem
Some of you are focused
looks like we don’t get to hide him on the PS for a year
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Yeah, I didn’t read far enough into that article 33 to catch that. Not worried about Traore though. He’s not good enough to where someone will see the need to poach him and put him on their 53.
He could decide to sign on another teams practice squad and not ours.
I think he’ll make the 53, his athletic ability can’t be taught
they knew what they were getting, when they drafted him, he’s just a little raw
You could be right. Conyers is still a question mark. I don’t see a reason why he couldn’t beat out Sims and Cole Turner. If he can get much better at blocking he will beat out Sims and Turner.
LOL at Tim! I sure felt fucked in the head yesterday. I haven’t done tequila shots in a very long time. That was probably the last time, maybe.
BBM always looking down the road, can’t help it. JES and Hafley’s roster is just starting to be built. Some good pieces already in place and added some more good pieces this draft but still have multiple position groups that have to get better. We still have way too many players on 1yr contracts. That’s where 2027 comes in.
I miss Dark MikeE! It felt more real. Lol
I won’t feel different about this team whether they lose 8 games or 12. Winning is always the ultimate goal. But, you cant let it draw your focus away from the process. Stay focused on the process, and you will reach your potential.
If you don’t reach the ultimate goal in winning a championship, then you need to focus, again, on the process you took and why it didn’t work. That’s a future issue. This team is just beginning a new process. Whether they win 4 or 8 doesn’t define the process for good or bad, at this point.
Agreed
Finally…lol
Randy – I am really optimistic. I’m also a sucker! LOL
I’m fairly confident we’ll win this season.
I’m actually planning to watch 2026 enjoying watching the young players and who sticks and who doesnt – the results of the W/L are a little less important
I also feel like a couple of teams in our division (the Bills and Patriots) kind of look like they are ready to implode
I feel the same way, no better place than going to training camp practice, I’ll be there/here (I’m in Miami now) in August
sitting in the cell lot at MIA, car across LeJune road at a business caught on fire, looks like its about out, smell of burning rubber
Just got a message from Amazon that the trail mix I ordered 6 months ago doesn’t meet the mandatory safety standards set by the FDA and is a health hazard that I should discard immediately.
I contacted my local sewage treatment company to see if there is anyway I can recover what is left of the trail mix so I could discard it, but that was a nonstarter.
Trying to decide how to word my letter thanking them for the warning.
Damn
Why even have sewage treatment plants when they fail the people so badly?! Might as well start pooping on our porches!
Report: NFL will split four games from ESPN between YouTube and Netflix
As part of the deal that gave ESPN control over NFL Network and that gave the NFL 10 percent of ESPN, the league absorbed the four games that had been part of the now-abandoned Monday night doubleheaders.
Alex Sherman of CNBC, via Drew Lerner of Awful Announcing, reports that the games will be split between Netflix and YouTube.
This actually works out for me as I have both Netflix and YoutubeNFL. I have gotten screwed multiple times with Monday night Dolphins games showing on ESPN instead of ABC.
you won’t have to worry about it this year, we’ll be lucky or unlucky, depending on how you look at it, to get a prime time Thursday game
Kong,
Just let them know that everything came out all right.
“…in the end, it all came out all right…”
No wonder my Netflix just went to $20/month.
ah huh, SMH
and some out there still want to see the players get more
it might just be me, but I would absolutely like to see your players get more
More out of the owner’s pocket
Those fuckers make stupid money
blocking TE, 2 big WRs drafted as the Achane prepares to go nuclear
Achane Show
The Miami Dolphins were originally set to have seven picks for the 2027 NFL draft, but according to the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson, they’ve acquired one more.Miami added a seventh-round pick in next year’s draft after conditions were met for the conditional seventh-round pick that the Dolphins received from the New York Giants in the Darren Waller trade last year.
Hafley really believes in his friend and DC Sean Duggan. They’ve been together 8 straight years.
I hope it’s not a case of blind loyalty to a good friend. No reason to think otherwise as of now, but I’m just sayin’.
Most of us are old enough to recall Shula’s blind loyalty to Tom Olivadotti.
That was 9 years together, by the way.
Okay there Mr. Positive! 😂
Crazy when ya think about it: Darren Waller’s 6 receiving TDs last season (tied with Waddle’s 6 TDs) led the team… and Waller only started in 3 games compared to Waddle’s 16 starts… and they are both gone now.
Don’t know if I’m rooting for us to surprise the NFL this season with many wins, or if I’m rooting for us to to suck to get better draft picks in the ’27 Draft.
Either way we’re WINNING(!), regardless of the outcome.
I think(?) I’m rooting for us to suck, being there remains much more construction to be done to our roster… and being we aren’t going far in ’26, even if we surprise and make the playoffs (<- highly, highly doubt that happens).
It’s interesting to me that we did NOT trade for any future ’27 picks in what is expected to be a very good Draft class.
I am rooting for us to win all 17 games
One game at a time
But my logical side thinks we are going to win 4 to 6.
I’m with ya on 4 to 6 wins.
I wonder why when I type the hand of darkness it goes to spam?
The comment doesn’t appear and then when I try again, it tells me you have already posted that comment
I hate WordPress
That makes 2 of us who hate WordPress.
I miss The Hand of Darkness
What is “The Hand of Darkness”?
Dark Mike
LOL! Got ya! 😆
I know you guys don’t care about power rankings,
they always interest me, regardless of how accurate they are or not
I guess it’s the competitiveness in me
anyway, ESPN’s newest power rankings have the Dolphins at dead last number 32
I’ve seen other power-rankings that have us dead last as well. Yes, it’s interesting to me, too.
It will make that climb to 5 wins even more glorious
YES! 😀
I believe it’s not only possible, but probable, that our RB room is going to have an outstanding season running the ball.
IF this O-Line can deliver as it looks it can on paper… look out!
I wouldn’t disagree. The caveat is our OL is so thin depth wise, one injury could blow that up.
No team is deep on the OL. It’s almost impossible.
I didn’t say deep, I said we are thin and have no depth. There’s a difference
I think we shock the world at 9-8 but don’t make the playoffs.
It’s not extreme and it could happen.
I’m usually optimistic on record predictions, but I can’t see us winning more than 6
https://x.com/i/status/2052497882595409982
Dolphins rookie uniform numbers
Vrabel and Russini and mostly the Patriots getting shit! LOL
https://x.com/KashMon96052351/status/2052502320559050765?s=20
Another scam by Musk. It is “age restricted” so you have to have an account to view it.
I found this interesting. Might help with our late season schedule.
https://phinphanatic.com/bruno-mars-concert-reveals-dolphins-schedule-quirk-that-could-be-huge-win-for-miami-01kr1gw07b4a
It could affect things. Most likely we open at home then on the road the second game.
That second game could be one of the cold weather road games.
From Brad Gagnon, excitement meter for each team. On a 1-10 scale with 10 being the highest excitement.
Buffalo Bills: 7 — You’ve got the most valuable quarterback of the 2020s and you’ve added D.J. Moore to his receiving corps. A change of the guard at head coach also makes things a little more interesting for a team that is always in the picture but continually falls short of the Super Bowl.
Miami Dolphins: 7 — The expectations are actually quite low, but the presence of a new general manager (Jon-Eric Sullivan), head coach (Jeff Hafley) and quarterback (Malik Willis) certainly stirs things up for a rebuilding Miami squad.
New England Patriots: 9 — A surprise Super Bowl run inevitably sparks excitement, and the potential addition of star receiver A.J. Brown only builds on that for the young Patriots.
New York Jets: 3 — Geno Smith doesn’t move the needle, even if he’s got a decent supporting cast and the Jets have added a pair of first-round picks to the pass-catching corps. This is a suck-it-up year for Gang Green.
Excitement Meter for Every NFL Team Entering Offseason Activities
I agree with the fist two names but not the last under the dolphins
How can any of you be excited about handing the keys to a third round journeyman who has done NOTHING without any competition?
I agree. He doesn’t give me any extra excitement other than he can run when Jonah fucks up.
Rock – Try this . . .
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HHvz-1fXsAMI3qb?format=jpg&name=medium
Oh! Damn! LOL
LOL
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HHzOxc_W0AYh6FK?format=jpg&name=medium
So, we added an 11th UDFA in DL in Kahlil Saunders from Kentucky. Looks like a smaller DT or DE type at 6’4, 287.
That’s some funny shit! LOL
This was supposed to be the reply to the patriots helmet
Apparently the UDFA we signed in RT Kevin Cline, 6’7, 320 from Boston College was also drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL. Of course, the NFL comes first.
so once Fins cut him he will head north for my CFL team woot woot
Tim look away. LOOK AWAY!!
BBM here is my way too early mock for next season.
2. Arch Manning QB Texas D- (Fuck that D- grade, they are clueless!!)
34. Matayo Uiagalelei EDGE Oregon A+
66. T.J. Moore WR Clemson B
101. Ezra Christensen DT Colorado B+
140. Knijeah Harris OC Florida C
152. DJ Barksdale CB UCLA B
181. Adon Shuler S Notre Dame A
227. Wendell Gregory EDGE Oklahoma State B
251. Sonny Makasini OG BYU B
Dante Moore went #1 in this mock
Yeah, not sure with the QB grades. Must be a glitch as it does it every time selecting a QB in the first 2 rounds.
First 3 picks were nice! On the other picks, I only know about Adon Shuler who I like and know about Barksdale a little.
Still learning the potential draft class for next year but I think T.J. Moore could be a draft steal where you got him if he declares. He’s a good route runner and has a quick burst to run after the catch for a guy 6’3 200.
Because the Boneheads just handed the QB position at 20M a year to a journeyman and everyone assumes this will prevent them from filling the need.
https://dolphinstalk.com/2026/05/brendan-sorsby-in-supplemental-draft-miami-dolphins/
I wonder if JES will consider taking this guy in the supplemental draft. If you can get him for next year’s 2nd or 3rd round pick? His gambling scandal aside, he is supposed to be a top 10 talent.
One of the rumors going around. We will know by the start of training camp
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