Former GM Chris Grier wasn’t kind to the Dolphins roster situation and salary cap situation, but he may have left behind a few players who could help this team from last year’s draft. Some of these players made some early contributions like defensive linemen Zeek Biggers, Jordan Phillips and 1st RD pick Kenneth Grant. Others, played in all 17 games last season but we wish they didn’t, specifically I’m pointing out 2nd year OG Jonah Savaiinaea. He gets a fresh start this season, going back to the position he played in College at Arizona which was RG. All of the players above need to be better if this season is going to be successful in the win column. You can add in a couple of other 2nd year players like CB Jason Marshall, S Dante Trader and RB Ollie Gordon.
GM Jon Eric-Sullivan did what he could to add his type of players to the existing roster and purged plenty of veteran players as well, mostly due to salary cap woes. In that regard, I think he did an excellent job. Culture change happens when you have players that buy into what you’re trying to accomplish, and bringing in 13 + players from the draft and signing some undrafted free agents is a great start. On that same token, both GM Jon-Eric Sullivan and mostly Head Coach Jeff Hafley now have to mold those 2nd year players to buy in and fight for the the right to stay on the field. All the aforementioned D-line guys like Grant, Biggers and Phillips need to up their game. I really don’t expect any veteran signings like last season such as CB Rasul Douglas. Douglas was great for us, he did what we asked and more, but now it’s about keeping the spending down and getting value from younger players.
It’s not only going to be first year and second year players that are important. Veteran DL Zach Sieler needs to keep being the solid dependable lineman he’s been. 3rd year EDGE rusher Chop Robinson needs to make an impact, or he will unfortunately go down the path of yet another failed Dolphins 1st RD pass rusher. Under Grier, he’s extraordinary successful at failing at just that, identifying the right 1st RD pass rusher. The first attempt at a an EDGE rusher was 2017 with the 22nd pick in RD 1 for Missouri DE/OLB Charles Harris. Harris only played in 8 games over 3 seasons for the Dolphins. Grier tried again RD 1 in the 2021 NFL Draft with DE/OLB Jaelan Phillips. Unfortunately for the Dolphins, Phillips injury history in College followed him to the pros, and he missed tons of time with injuries and despite showing flashes of what could be, it never really materialized here in Miami over 5 + seasons here. Grier’s next swing at a 1st RD pick pass rusher was none other than Chop Robinson himself from Penn State in 2024. He’s played in 18 games over 2 seasons but has only started 4. His 10 sacks is unimpressive. While he shows excellent initial burst or get off, there’s not a lot of pass rushing skills or a repertoire of moves. Hafley has to get this kid going, find spots for him to succeed.
We’ve talked about the defensive guys, and it’s not completely clear as to when we’ll be running 3-4, 4-3 or 3-3-5. It doesn’t matter. A lot of the same guys will be on the field in a couple of them, but rookies like LB/S Kyle Louis, LB Jacob Rodriguez, DE/LB Trey Moore, DE/LB Max Llewellyn will get opportunities. While we didn’t go early for a pass rusher, Sully did double down, and then signed one of the better UDFA pass rushers in DE Mason Reiger. Add in a couple of guys we picked in Free Agency before the draft like David Ojabo from the Ravens and LB Josh Uche from the Eagles and Chop Robinson is going to have to start making plays to stay on the field or Hafley wind find someone else who will.
I know a lot you truly hate Mike Florio, he’s been hard on the Dolphins, but dammit, they have deserved it. I listen the Joe Rose show nearly every day, and Florio is a regular guest on Friday mornings in the 9 O’clock hour. He’s not killing the Dolphins now, no, in fact he believes the Dolphins have finally got it right with GM Jon-Eric Sullivan and HC Jeff Hafley. I love to hear him say the same things many of us here have been saying, it’s a wonderful thing to have two guys on the same page for a change. I think it’s so important, because it’s a stark contrast to what has been in place here since 2016. A little bit of Gase, a little bit of Flores, and then too much of Mike McDaniel, and all along, no clear demarcation of responsibility with any of these relationships as to who was responsible for personnel and who had the most impact on draft choices. Now, it’s crystal clear, Sully is making ALL final decisions, but they are made with Jeff Hafley’s input, but in the end, the choice is made by Sullivan and the responsibility falls on him. It’s never too late, and for us Dolphins fans, now the fun begins to watch what an organization that is built by 2 guys with a common vision can look like. It doesn’t happen in 1 season and after only one draft, but I think these guys made a nice dent in changing the team to what it should look like and will be like down the road. Enjoy!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
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BBM’s biggest dark horse QB nobody is talking about to keep an eye on this season is Minnesota’s Drake Lindsey. He’s 6’5, 230 and has a big accurate arm. He’s a redshirt sophomore so he will be draft eligible. He might stay due to NIL money but I think he has the potential to climb into the top 5. I have him as my #7 QB and a mid second rounder right now. The knee brace is just something he wears after having a torn patellar back in HS. It doesn’t bother him now.
I have a couple other “nobody is talking about” QB’s t keep an eye on. I will post about later. These others I don’t believe will have any eligibility left.
he looks like a Rock Special, pocket passer, that can run, but it isn’t necessarily one of his top skills
you mean like Josh Alan?
i’ll take Josh Alan over Robert Griffin Junior Every day and twice on Sunday
All draft picks signed.
This may have been posted already but I just read it, so I’m posting it. I love to read this. No more buddy, buddy, HC is best friend stuff. The things he’s talking about are fundamental things EVERYONE can control. You may have limitations in regards to talent and ability, but not effort.
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Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley can accept if a player is beaten in coverage; he said Thursday he doesn’t agree with yelling at a player as he comes off the field instead of using it as a teaching moment after the player is back on the sideline.
But what he cannot accept is lack of effort.
“I meet with the team every morning and go through 30 to 40 clips on both sides of the ball,” Hafley said. “The most important thing I show them is effort…. I watch effort when I watch the film every single play.
“I show defensive guys running to the ball on the backside. I show defensive linemen putting his foot in the ground and retracing to the ball. I’ll call guys out by name… by number and applaud them for that. When they do that, it shows me how much they care about their teammates.”
But he will also publicly identify players who didn’t show enough effort on a particular play.
“Conversely, I will show a guy who doesn’t run to the ball, and I’ll challenge them and ask them why and I’ll tell them that’s not good enough. I don’t do it in an insulting way. I just continually show guys what I see, and I try to teach them what’s good enough and what’s not good enough.”
There’s something else he won’t accept, either: Receivers not blocking.
“When a wide receiver catches the ball, the other wide receiver on the backside better put his foot in the ground and go block for him to show he cares about him and he’s unselfish and he’s going to play for his teammates,” Hafley said.
“When I don’t see that, I’m going to call it out. Today was probably the most we had on offense. That is the most important thing to me. I will not immediately see it on the field [before watching tape]. If I do, I will grab a guy and tell them that’s not good enough.”
Hafley also wants to see players “jog on and off the field. It’s a respect thing and it’s a conditioning thing. All of that stuff is really important to me because I do believe it helps win games.”
it helps to start fresh without any jackass vet stars on the team like Tyreek
effort goes a long ways toward winning
absolutely love it
BBM,
Interest that you bring up Lindsey. There are plenty of people in MN talking about him. He’s talked about as the next Drake Maye or Rothlesberger. I think the consensus is he needs some fine tuning in college.
I was hoping you would comment on him. I would say he is more like Big Ben. Drake Maye is a much better runner.
Fine tuning, yes. I will be watching him this year for sure.
he throws mostly with touch, but seems to have a fastball. Very watchable ball
SMH catchable
Randy, I will also be keeping an eye on DL/DE Anthony Smith, 6’6 285. I wanted him last draft but he stayed in college. I hope he would last to our 2nd round pick.
Also on that team, I like their big Center/OG Greg Johnson.
After singing all our draft picks we have about 12.6m in cap space, per Spotrac.
Who did the singing, and was s/he affiliated with our Phins at all with our ‘Orange Carpet’? JK/LOL/BB 😉 😀
+$12.6M is a decent place to be in right now, after everything we’ve had to go through. This is GOOD!
leads us into next year nicely, with all that cap space
106m now for 2027, now that the rookies have signed and we know what they’ll cost
Yessir… sets us up VERY nicely for next year!
It’s wild how it can be turned around quickly if you’re willing to do what has to happen.
are we doing what has to happen? Is Malik your QB?
I think we’re going to find out rather quickly if Malik is our QB. If he’s not, we’re going to get a very good one in the ’27 Draft. If he is, we’re not going to be in a situation to pick within the top-10 in the ’27 Draft. Just the way I see it.
I hope he doesn’t tease us like Tua did, showing just enough to make us feel like he might be it
BBM,
Smith is a bit of a tweener, so it may depend on how you wanna use him. He’s a big, powerful dude, but he’s not that athletic. I think he’d be more effective against NFL guards than tackles. Is he a 3-4 DE or a 4-3 IDL? I do like him, but a high second round pick might be a stretch for me unless he really steps up this year.
Johnson is a guard in the NFL. I don’t think he has a shot at center. They switched him to center but moved him back to guard. He’s a zone guard who needs to work on having more impact at the point of attack. I wouldn’t be in a big hurry to draft him.
M13,
No, Willis is not the answer. The problem will probably be that he’s just good enough to knock us out of a shot at a QB without spending multiple picks. That’s usually how things work for this team. Lol
Some of you guys love the sour things in life. I never said Willis has proven anything. I have said the QB position playing well because we don’t know what it’s going to look like yet. I still think Ewers might be the guy.
We have talent competing at just about every position. Lots of young players to build a new identity team. I’m looking forward to watching it unfold.
I like being the sleeper, wild card or whatever. I think we’re going to mess up plans and projections.
I think we’re going to be good on the LOS on both sides of the ball.
Randy, I 100% agree with you on Smith and Johnson. Smith does need to add more to his pass rush game. Seems all he uses is power. I have Greg Johnson as a 4th/5th rounder. I didn’t know they moved him back to OG. Until we extend Brewer, I was just trying to build a list of centers to draft next year who can also play multiple positions.
as much as I like Malik, I still think there’s going to be a time this season, when Ewers gets a shot, because of Malik struggling or other. Especially, if Ewers continues his strong OTA play
I see how Malik can be the future, just can’t really see no struggles along the way
help around him could be another reason for struggles. Tua had help everywhere, except overall OL, and he still struggled at times
mostly its going to take the entire O coming together, which maybe they can, have doubts about WRs
If Chris Bell plays sooner than later it will help to alleviate those concerns
the fact, that this article was even written, is unreal, the victim mentality
https://www.motor1.com/news/797400/road-hazard-coverage-tires/
I just bought a hamburger and went to the park to eat it. I set it down on the picnic table, when out of no where a squirrel comes over, takes a bite and knocks the rest into the dirt. I’m going back to In/Out to get them to provide a free replacement
This is pretty basic ‘knowing how to life’ stuff.
When I buy new tires, I make sure I get free fix or replacement for road hazard stuff like nails-which all the reputable places give you. If you get cheapest thing you can find from the fly-by-night place on the corner, you won’t get that, but hey you saved $100 bucks on those retreads that’ll last you 3 months.
When I buy a new car, I check to see what kind of warranty or services come with the purchase-duh. I don’t just randomly assume things because that is what dipshits do. If you need someone to explain this to you, you suck at life.
Most people suck at life, then complain to everyone else about all the sucking they do. It’s why I am a proud, card carrying misanthrope.
I’m with Tim – I’m of writing Ewers off. Liked him last year, like him this year.
I think you like Ewers because of this.
The house of death.
That is a LOT of dead animal carcasses in that house. Gross!
Him and Sieler are my favs.
I’m a meat hunter, not much into trophy mounts, especially full live mounts like that. Calling it gross is kinda…girlie…
Be happy to discuss how girlie I am with you next time I see you…
I’m mixed on Jonah from last season. He was awful to start the season, got better in the season’s 2nd half, even though the 2nd half wasn’t very good compared to the rest of NFL guards. Watching highlights from our RBs and others he shows up a lot
I want to think he wasn’t as bad as his PFF ranking, yet something tells me he was pretty bad. I also want to think about 2nd season, with a complete offseason, and the move back to his natty side will bring better results
who knows, not writing him off yet. He could be the 🔑 to our OL, running game, and O
in Jonah I trust, I think, 🤷♂️
He can’t help but get better. He was last in the NFL in pass pro with 45 pressures that includes 8 sacks and 5 other QB hits. He graded a little better in run blocking just to the point of not being ranked last there by just a little bit.
“I want to think”
You know the old saying, “Want in one hand and shit in the other and see which fills up first”
Jonah didn’t improve all that much through the season. And it wasn’t just PFF rankings. ALL the tracking sites graded him as the worst lineman in the league. His confusion was NOT from working an “unnatural side” it was from him not knowing what to do. Play after play he would fuck up mentally. His issues were seldom physical. He did not know who to block. If I cared enough I could go and find 40 clips of him blocking NOBODY. Just running 3 yards down field and standing there while defense men ran around / past him to make a play.
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If I did not mention you by name, don’t be offended. These names were brought up on the text thread the those of us (Me, MikeE, Herd, Krishna, Phelonious, Boulder) have been communicating on. If you would like to sit with the group at the Fests PLEASE reply so we can get you on the list.
Or sit by yourselves, whatever, I have to say bless Stanger because I am already getting frustrated to the point I am going to stop trying.
Can we do Wednesday night, maybe around 8PM? Does that work for everyone?
That works for me!
Wednesday 8 PM works for me as well
I’m sitting with my cousin, he wants to sit down low, so I’m out
Like field level? We’re trying to get good seats, but I doubt we’re getting field level seats
hello all: you guys do you , if I figure we can go I will see if we can get in yer area ….
i can’t join but I’m ok with whatever everyone else decides.
James Larsen
@JamesLarsenPFN
The Miami Dolphins are working out Houston Gamblers safety Major Burns today, per source. Burns was unbelievable this #UFL season, with 47 TKL, 4 INT, & 4 PBU’s (9 games). Had an outstanding 90.1 Defensive Grade via PFF. Belongs in the NFL.
Sign him!
now
Was a UDFA signed by the Bears in 2025 after 4 years at LSU. Released in Aug 2025 with an injury settlement then signed with the Houston Gamblers in March 2026 and had a very good 2026 UFL season.
He has good size also at 6’2, 207
One overlooked coaching change may be the key to the Miami Dolphins’ biggest breakout candidate in 2026
That headline is misleading. Makes you think there was a change in coaching when they just changed which room certain guys report to. OSLB / Edge are now in the D line room while the LB room is all inside guys.
Right
Phinphanatic doesn’t have a comment section
I am convinced that’s on purpose because they would be crucified on every stupid article they write.
^^^
Friday Night Jams!!!
I heard this one for the very first time earlier this week, though it’s 20 years old. Though the lyrics/messaging are little weird (especially when Jay-Z comes in on the rap, SMMFH), the production by Pharrell (of “Happy” fame) is so tight.
Chorus sounds like George Clinton or Kokane singing… it’s 🔥
The way I hear it, 50 Cent put Jay-Z on blast for being a pedo for his verse on this song.
Naples,
Where are you, Brother? Hope all is great with you! Heard this on the radio today and I instantly thought about you… you’d told me that when you and Mrs. Naples got married, this song was played at your reception. I love it!
I truly love this song…
Krishna,
This one goes out to you, man. Puerto Rico’s K7… LUV IT!
Allegedly, the legendary Gene Wilder passed away listening to this song by Ella Fitzgerald, his favorite song. I luv Ella’s music!
Yeah, I even have one for country music tonight! I like this one!
One more and I’m out of music for tonight. Gotta have some orchestral music. Posted this before, a few years ago. It’s just… GRAND!
Turn your volume UP!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT7-JdKhzcU
no reason to even play this season, we’re ranked at the bottom in the trio list
https://phinphanatic.com/new-rankings-deliver-a-brutal-verdict-on-miami-dolphins-offensive-triplets-01ktcgc6r9hy
finally, we’re going to join the top teams and play 1st and 9, instead of 1st and 12
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/onsi/how-hafley-is-hoping-to-add-this-new-element-to-the-offense-01kt9jgz1b7j
If your center can move people, the QB sneak doesn’t work. I know we’ve sucked in running the ball in short yardage situations, but I doubt the QB sneak is gonna work with our personnel.
you don’t have to go directly behind center
another article about trading Brooks has him again going to the Cowboys, because once we’re ready to compete he’ll be on the decline
F that, we’ve already done our purge, we can be a playoff team next year. We need to keep some talent around, and we don’t need to clear more cap
same people talking about trading Brooks think we should use some of our 12m in cap space to add more talent now. SMH
why not save some of that 12m to pay a real player Brooks next year, instead of on a 1 yr rental who is just going to take PT away from our inexperienced?
Exactly, these people are going by the fact we drafted LB’s Thumbstache and Kyle Louis. I think it’s over reaction to that when we don’t even know what they are on the NFL level yet.
I think Rodriguez would be more a replacement for Dodson than Brooks. I think the plan is to extend Brooks and groom Rodriguez to take over for Dodson as QB of the defense like he was in college.
I’d like to see us in a 2 back, then motion Achane out and hand it off to Ollie a lot
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/onsi/how-gordon-is-setting-himself-up-for-a-big-second-season-01ktcs2pawz9
if we have issues with WRs we could use Achane out there and put Ollie in at RB. Achane would still get his carries, and extended work outside. He’s not a workhorse back, but he could be a workhorse threat
We need someone to step up as the #2 RB. I was not a huge fan of drafting Gordon but it wasn’t a bad day 3 pick. Wright has had his struggles in OTA’s, mainly catching the ball. I hope things click for Wright because he has good size and is explosive.
if nothing else Sully/Hafley have given themselves lots of options at positions of need, not relying on option A. At some point experience will play itself out, at least by next yr
Hafley told Dodson that Rodriquez is going to compete at the Mike with you and he welcomed the competition.
what else is he supposed to say?
gives Rodriguez an opportunity to come along at his own pace, without the huge pressure other rookies may have
I’m sure there will be some packages he’ll been in, that has nothing to do with him starting
Just saying what Haf said.
I like hearing that: Dodson is a VERY solid player, to be certain. He and J-Rod will get their fair share of snaps to spell one another in J-Rod’s rookie season to keep one another fresh as can be.
D-Day… 82 years ago today. Remember the fallen. 😢
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I really hope Grant and Phillips reach their potential. Grant can be really good. I think Phillips ceiling is lower, but if he can become that guy who can control the middle of the LOS when needed, this defense might be really good. I don’t think that happens this year, but I really want to see those young guys look better this year. Not perfect…but better than they were last year.
Grant, Phillips and Biggers taking the year two jump is the difference in being a top 10 defense or on the other side of 20.
Do you feel Phillips and Biggers are like one entity, vs Grant as one entity?
I’m sorry, but without the use of the Oxford comma, many things can be assumed. 😉
Phillips has proven he can take on double teams and control the LOS at times, just needs to be more consistent
not sure what’s going on with Grant, like maybe he isn’t serious enough about getting stronger, unless we just can’t see it. Videos of him from OTAs don’t show it
I believe Hafley will control the middle backend with his expertise, so I agree with the comment on Phillips controlling the middle we can be a really good D
On Hafley controlling the middle backend:
the same way Sean McDermott had his D mostly great while he was with the Bills, that’s their expertise and their legacy
yet to be seen with Hafley, but McDermott in my opinion was great, with him gone I don’t expect them Bills to have the same success on D
from the Ryder video above
Grant can get upheld quickly with his club move/swim move, if he had a little more upper body strength he wouldn’t have to go so fast, he could sit back and wait a little, to see which way the back is going. He takes himself out of the play a lot by going the wrong way too fast
if we had more competent players around him, he could just go fast, hopefully Biggers and Phillips are more consistent this year
up field
BBM’s other QB nobody is talking about and to keep an eye on is Illinois new QB who transferred from ECU in Katin Hauser. He’s 6’2, 225 and has a good arm and release. Also had 9 TD’s rushing last year. Tough kid who played the entire 2024 season with a painful broken bone in his wrist on his throwing arm. While I don’t think he is on the level of Drake Lindsey, I think he could surprise and crack the top 10 QB ranking.
6’3, 225
I know Tim is wondering so…
The 2028 draft will also have some interesting QB’s and it could be a deep class depending on who stays after this season.
BBM’s top 5 QB’s for 2028 to watch this year who all started as true freshmen last year are:
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, 6’3, 225, California
Bryce Underwood, 6’4, 228, Michigan
Bear Bachmeier, 6’2, 220, BYU
Malik Washington, 6’5, 231, Maryland
Mason Heintschel, 6’2, 215, Pittsburgh
I posted about Sagapolutele or JKS about 7-8 months ago. He’s another lefty from Hawaii.
It would be kinda fun to have BIG Malik Washington throwing to LITTLE Malik Washington
Throw in Tahj as well.
We could be the Miami Washingtons.
https://www.thephinsider.com/miami-dolphins-news/119863/miami-dolphins-discussion-could-he-be-the-one
this would be a disaster, unless we somehow challenge for the playoffs
Personally, I think it would be a disaster, regardless of challenging for the playoffs. Why? To put the newly re-signed Achane at so much risk would be foolish.
Many forget that Achane has in fact sustained some injuries in his brief NFL history, including a concussion.
That’s not to say we shouldn’t utilize Achane or ‘baby’ him, rather, let’s not run him into the ground as we had done with Ricky Williams back in the day.
I feel if Achane surpasses ‘X’ amount of touches, we’re asking for injury trouble… and Achane is NOT built like Ricky Williams, to be sure. JMO, as always.
We’re going to HAVE to spread the ball around to keep opposing Defenses guessing. If we solely rely on Achane, teams will decapitate him, knowing the ball is always going to go to him.
We’re going to need somebody to step up as a boundary WR. If not, teams will always be keying in on Achane and Dulcich when we drop back to pass.
AND Malik Washington as our slot WR. This will keep opposing Defenses always close to the LOS, making it that much more difficult for us to run.
Again, we need somebody to emerge as a boundary WR to stretch opposing Defenses out… to keep things honest.
Chris Bell may have been the steal of the entire ’26 NFL Draft class, but until he’s healthy and ready to go (who knows when?), it would be nice to see somebody emerge as a boundary WR.
Tutu is the deep guy to keep teams honest
Crabbs had some stats yesterday, that showed Tua and Ewers lack of passes outside the numbers, Malik had plenty
WTF, our 1st game is on Sept 13th. Who is responsible for the schedule creep. Back in the day the season used to start some years in August, depending on where the Sunday fell. Now with starts 2 full weeks later, and more games played in the cold.
Ross has something to do with the cold games, because he chose to stay in the AFC East.
Until Caleb Douglas shows and proves, I won’t understand why we drafted him ahead of Chris Brazzell and Ted Hurst.
Can one imagine the return of a healthy Chris Bell… with either Brazzell or Hurst starting opposite him, instead of Caleb Douglas? JMO… and I may be absolutely wrong when it’s all said and done.
I realize it’s only OTAs, but Caleb Douglas has not looked good (dropsies)… and has been seen riding the stationary bike as he suffered some kind of injury already.
That is going to be one I am keeping an eye on. Douglas over Hurst was a bigger ? for me than was Douglas over Brazzell. I would have liked to get Brazzell but he may have been more of a work in progress as he didn’t start learning/running more of a route tree until his last year a TN.
I remember hearing that JES/Hafley wanted Clemson WR Antonio Williams at #75 but he went to the Commanders at #71. I would have taken Williams over Douglas also.
I am just surprised they had Douglas ranked over Hurst.
they must’ve wanted a better blocker
Is Douglas that? I don’t know.
Both Hurst and Brazzell graded higher in blocking than Douglas with Hurst being the best of the three.
Hurst had a blocking grade of 65, Brazzell 61 and Douglas 57.
So we shouldn’t really play our best players too much so not to wear them down? So let’s spread equality so nobody’s feelings are hurt and everyone can still do jumping jacks in January. 😂
Achane was re-signed because he is a special talent and he’s going to get 20 touches per game. WR and TE are the biggest questions on offense.
The greater point is THIS: let’s not give Achane 40 touches a game like we once gave Ricky Williams. Ricky was built for that… Achane is not.
I think I’ve made my point.
20 touches a game for Achane is proper.
this isn’t a good for it year, let Achane do what he’s been doing, instead of giving him meaningless touches to get 1k X 2
in other words…stats schmatz
Achane does have incentives in his contract but spotrac doesn’t list what they are. I think it is enough that he would take as many touches you are willing to give him.
He has a yearly 1m active game bonus (around 58.8k per game) so he doesn’t want to get hurt either.
from what I remember the bonuses are easily attainable
M, damn, you got me thinking of the past draft again. I know, no way, right. lol
To think if we hadn’t traded away pick 90 we could have added Gennings Dunker to compete at RG. That would have been a sick OL and I mocked it pre draft a couple times to end up with LT Paul, LG Proctor, C Brewer, RG Dunker and RT Jackson. We got Campbell instead and maybe he ups his game in a year or 2. Hopefully Jonah does.
That said, at pick 90, we could have gotten Dunker, OT Tiernan, OG Jalen Farmer, OT/OG Kegan Trost, RB Black instead of the 49er’s or Edge Dennis-Sutton.
Heck, we could have taken Safety A.J Haulcy at #75 instead of Douglas and still got Douglas at #90, IMO. If not, we could have gotten Sarratt instead of Douglas at #90.
Chris Johnson better be the real deal! lol
Heck? We do have heck😜
lol, yes we do and I think he will be a solid backup for Jackson.
I’ve had Brents as our #2 CB, since the draft. He may even be #1 initially
Man, I’m not real cool with giving a guy a huge contract and then not giving him the ball. I get the thought behind not overusing him. It makes sense. But, he got paid…so I kinda want him to be used.
He’s never gotten 20 targets(rush attempts and pass targets not receptions) in a season, so that would be another step up for him. I’d prefer he was at 25. I think I’d take a repeat of last year with more TDs.
Achane had 19 touches per game last year, he could be used a little more, but that’s the point, if its just a rebuild year?
he really doesn’t take a lot of punishment, even so get other’s involved and use him, when it’s beneficial
4th qtr down 24 and we’re 2-5 he can still play, just don’t overload him unnecessarily
Texas Tech star quarterback Brendan Sorsby has been granted a temporary injunction against the NCAA and will be eligible to play for the Red Raiders in 2026.
Sorsby had been ruled ineligible by the NCAA earlier this year after he acknowledged gambling on sports, including on his own team while at Indiana.
But Monday’s ruling by district judge Ken Curry in Lubbock County, Texas, restores Sorsby’s eligibility, saying that the NCAA cannot prevent him from “practicing, playing or otherwise participating on Texas Tech’s football team for the 2026 season.”
lol at judge in Lubbock ruling. He’d be hung otherwise
Yeah, I wonder if the judge is a Texas Tech alumni. That, or did he get a present from boosters. lol
no way Sorsby plays this year, that ruling is asinine and would be used as precedent going forward. The appeal by the NCAA will reverse this decision
BBMike – So no supplemental draft for Sorsby?
Doesn’t look like it. He will be in the draft class with everyone else.
As it currently stands, no supplemental Draft for Sorsby. There’s still time for the NCAA (only because it’s such a huge institution) to interfere or appeal, but there’s not much time left.
We’ll see what happens…
There will be lawsuits, regardless… IMO.
fucker broke the rules, he must be held accountable
bailbondmike
says:
June 7, 2026 at 6:55 pm
M, damn, you got me thinking of the past draft again. I know, no way, right. lol…
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LOL, I do it quite often as an unhealthy hobby! But as we both know, we can’t truly render a judgement until about 3 years down the road. Until then, I certainly use discernment.
The Gennings Dunker point you made stood out to me as well, even before you typed it… along with my guy Keagan Trost going before even Dunker himself.
The one that REALLY stood out to me? We took Will Kacmarek over Emmanuel PREGNON! I’ll be watching that one for some time.
I’ve always felt that PREGNON could be an elite RG. Perhaps Sully and Haf didn’t like the idea of PREGNON moving to the right side, knowing that they drafted their LG of the future in Kadyn Proctor, and knowing they were going to move Big Jonah back to his natty right side position as RG.
At least I see the vision there… but man, I would have been very good with Proctor learning RT while adding PREGNON at RG.
We’ll see what happens!
*PREGNON at LG.
LOL, I’m all over the place above. Allow me to give you MY vision, had we drafted PREGNON over Kacmarek…
Darth Paul – PREGNON – BREW – BIG Jonah – Proctor
And it’s nothing against Austin Jackson, but the guy just can’t stay healthy enough for us. I would have moved to trade him if we could.
steveccnv
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June 8, 2026 at 4:58 pm
fucker broke the rules, he must be held accountable
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Absolutely concurred, Steve.
That’s why I believe the NCAA will get the final say, and hopefully before the Supplemental Draft.
I wouldn’t draft him, either… can’t trust him.
I maintain: there will be lawsuits on both sides, regardless.
even if he didn’t cheat, he’s got insider info, and compromises the integrity of the game. For that last reason his judgement won’t stand
went back and reread this article and found something that didn’t look quite right, it said Chop had 10 sacks in 18 games in his career. Not bad I thought, looked it up and he’s played 32 games.
comparing Jason Taylor’s first 3 seasons, he only had 16.5 sacks. I bet Chop gets at least 6.5 this year, if he plays close to a full season
only the elite players consistently get double digit sacks, the next tier has a good yr or 2, then falls off.
I don’t consider Chop anything close to a bust, he’s our best outside passrusher, who should get more plays and sacks, if he can continue his ascent stopping the run
steve,
Plenty of guys get 10 sacks a year. The numbers drop drastically if it’s 12 sacks. Getting 10 sacks a year is not that unique. If Chop is getting 6-7, then he’s just another guy.
he’s still young and got pushed back last year, by Phillips and Chubb, yr 4 will be the big one for him
I think Johnson will see the slot at times, like maybe against Shakir from Buffalo, don’t think they’re just going to stick him there against a JAG, when the opponent has a strong outside WR
https://phinphanatic.com/miami-dolphins-most-important-ota-battle-might-not-be-the-most-obvious-one-01ktj9xda1km
the pair of Johnson and Louis will be very important to our D, they play like I expect, the D could be top half
Hafley is quoted saying Johnson will start at the outside. They are not going to cross train him early. We’ll see but that’s what the horse said.
its not what the beat reporters are saying, although they can’t comment on who is playing where, from watching OTAs, so your post is probably correct
So, free agent CB Darrell Baker Jr they signed and gave a 100% fully guaranteed contract to has yet to be healthy enough to participate in any of the OTA practices all off season.
That’s not good.
Hafley on Grant:
“I think (Kenneth Grant has) taken a step forward. I know he’s changed his body. He’s faster. He looks more like the guy that I saw on his college tape with his lateral quickness, with his pass rush ability, with his ability to play the run. Just the way he’s moving. I also think that goes back to year one, lack of experience, lack of reps, lack of maybe a little bit of confidence as you’re out there. And I just feel like, right now, he’s starting to believe in himself and his abilities that we know that he has. Hopefully once the pads come on, we’ll see that continue.”
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Looks like we are getting the Grant we hoped we were going to get in that he is taking his NFL career seriously and not eating himself out of the NFL.
I think him being drafted with workout warriors Phillips and Biggers really helped in that regard. I heard that they were all training together all off season.
didn’t know they were all training together, which I recently posted, wished would happen
so where were Grant and Biggers, when Phillips was the first to greet Hafley in the building?
why did Hafley say Phillips, and not all 3 are in the building before he gets there and after he leaves?
do Grant and Biggers, just not workout as much?
I think this is great for Grant, to have a fellow player pushing him. It’s a great situation for Grant, to have a lower drafted player making him look bad, if he doesn’t follow suit and bust his ass too
still, I’ll believe it, when I see it with Grant
Just because they didn’t put in the hours Phillips did doesn’t mean they didn’t train together. Not sure what Phillips was doing at the facility all day being there before Hafley gets there and still there after he leaves.
You can only workout so much in a day.
Could be using the facilities to watch film, etc.
Yeah, I am willing to bet that those two guys have pushed him with true competition. Under the last regime, Biggers and Phillips both cut into his snap count. He does look a lot more tone in the videos I’ve seen of him this season. (moved the wight from his belly to his hips, ass and thighs)
I hope they each progress and become key players for the next few seasons. Wouldn’t it be nice to be worried about having to pay Phillips & Biggers big contracts before Grant? (First round picks are 4 year contracts while the other guys get 3 year contracts)
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/onsi/how-brewer-keeps-doing-his-part-while-waiting-out-a-complicated-contract-situation-01ktkzv8ffdq
its so refreshing, to be able to watch our HCs pressers
no more ahh, duh, duh
I mean WTF is wrong with that guy? Doesn’t he have someone to talk to, to tell him to knock that shit off, quit acting like you’re the smartest one in the room, and just speak like a normal person
seems like Hafley has everyone’s attention. Accountability is back
lol at Halfley busting balls towards the end
talking about Jimmy’s restaurant
https://www.jjsbigchill.com/
It would have taken twice as long for McDaniel to cover what Haf did.
lot of talk lately about Wanny being Hafley’s mentor and the one who gave him his start. I could’ve done without knowing that connection 🤔
JJ>Wanny>Hafley
Here are some things we saw at practice:
*Malik Willis hit Malik Washington for a slot gainer
*Malik Willis hit Malik Washington for a big gainer over the middle
*Malik Willis overthrew Jalen Tolbert on an intermediate route
*Malik Willis hit Theo Wease for a short gainer
*Malik Willis was intercepted by safety Lonnie Johnson, targeting Ben Sims over the middle
*Defensive tackle Jordan Phillips has been causing some problems
*Terrace Marshall may have fumbled. It could have been ruled an incompletion, though.
*Safety Dante Trader knocked away a sure completion near a sideline. Trader has had a good spring.
*Malik Willis strong-armed an out-route completion to Greg Dulcich
*Malik Willis was nearly intercepted by Jason Marshall on a possible miscommunicaton
*Malik Willis hit Malik Washington on an intermediate corner route
*Malik Willis whipped a sidearmer underneath to rookie Kevin Coleman.
*In the spring practices we viewed, Malik Willis was fine. Strong arm. Mobile. Will continue to work on chemistry with receivers to limit overthrows. Did make a few poor decisions on interceptions. It’s early. There is obvious potential there. But he was not lights-out in spring work we saw. He was intriguing. He is talented. It should be interesting to watch.
All Willis news from AOL news.
Nothing from Poupart yet.
From Chris Perkins:
Dolphins running back De’Von Achane, who has been at organized team activities and minicamp every day during the offseason workout program while rehabilitating from offseason shoulder surgery, wasn’t seen at OTAs Tuesday.
DT Zach Sieler didn’t participate in the first round of 11 on 11s Tuesday. Sieler has been limited in 11 on 11 drills since sustaining a minor ailment a couple of weeks ago.
RT Austin Jackson was working with a trainer in the first round of 11 on 11s Tuesday. Jackson, who is recovering from offseason foot surgery, hasn’t done 7 on 7 or 11 on 11 drills the entire offseason but has done individual drills.
Kicker Zane Gonzalez, the newcomer, was 4 for 4 on field goal attempts of 33, 41, 48 and 53 yards. Kicker Riley Patterson, the returnee, was good from 53 yards. Both kickers have been solid during offseason workouts.
LG Kadyn Proctor had some nice plays blocking DT Jordan Phillips in pass protection. Phillips came back on the next pass play with a nice move. It’s been a good back and forth. It’s important to remember players aren’t in pads and physicality isn’t being used very much.
In the battle of first-team offense vs. first-team defense with 1:10 on the clock and the offense starting at its own 37-yard line, S Lonnie Johnson intercepted QB Malik Willis’ pass intended for TE Ben Sims near the 15-yard line. Sims appeared to be unaware the pass was coming and Johnson jumped the route.
In the battle of second-team offense vs. second-team defense with 1:10 on the clock starting at the offense’s 37-yard line, the defense held the offense to a long field goal attempt.
LB Jordyn Brooks had a sack against Willis on a short pass. Brooks and LB Tyrel Dodson forced a blown blocking assignment by their pre-snap alignment.
There was a pass breakup from CB Jason Marshall Jr. on the sideline. He caught Willis looking for RB Jaylen Wright on the sideline.
Willis connected with WR Malik Washington, who has shown potential so far in camp, on a corner route from the 50-yard line, getting Washington to about the 28-yard line.
WR Tutu Atwell is emerging as QB Quinn Ewers’ go-to receiver, a role previously held by Theo Wease Jr.. Atwell and Ewers connected on their first snap of 7 on 7 together, and Ewers hit him again on the sidelines over CB Marco Wilson. The pair showed chemistry in last week’s minicamp as well. Their only hitch of the day in Tuesday’s OTAs was an overthrown ball with Atwell being double covered — likely just a throwaway from Ewers.
QB Cam Miller had overthrown a pass while under pressure from LB Kyle Louis. This was more of a pattern in Tuesday’s OTA after seeing very little pressure through minicamp.
Miller struggled again as WR AJ Henning came in to break up a medium ball, his first major play of the past week.
DT Zeek Biggers and DE Chop Robinson pressured Willis leading to an incomplete pass intended for WR Jalen Tolbert. It was a solid look under pressure but a little underthrown.
FB DJ Herman had a nice grab in drills despite the ball being thrown ahead of him. Herman, a long shot to make the roster considering this offense might not require a FB, looks strong, agile and seemed to have some good reads.
LB Jacob Rodriguez stripped WR Terrace Marshall after a reception. Rodriguez, who excelled in takeaways during his days at Texas Tech, had sole strip of the day.
Stock up
DE Chop Robinson
Robinson, the 2024 first-round pick in 2024, had some good pass rushes against OTs Patrick Paul and Kion Smith, although he didn’t get a sack. Still, Robinson, who Hafley wants to become a three-down player, had a good day vs. the pass and run.
Stock down
Passing offense
Neither QB Malik Willis nor QB Quinn Ewers had a good day throwing the ball. Throws weren’t necessarily sharp, the pass rush was problematic and DBs did a nice job being disruptive. This might be more of a credit to the pass defense than a critical eye turned toward the pass offense.
I have seen a lot of reports about over throws. That is such a refreshing change from the constant under throws from the last guy. Now, just dial it in and get more accurate please.
Stuff from Poupart not previously mentioned or worded with different info:
The players who were spotted but did not practice because of various ailments included wide receivers Chris Bell, Caleb Douglas and Tahj Washington, defensive tackle Zach Sieler, edge defender Robert Beal Jr., and cornerbacks Storm Duck and Darrell Baker Jr.
Running back Donovan Edwards had a long reception down the left sideline from Ewers after he easily got behind edge defender Max Llewellyn, the rookie seventh-round pick from Iowa.
There was a lot of pressure on Willis on the first 11-on-11 work of the day, with Josh Uche and Robinson getting close on separate plays.
As he’s done throughout the spring, Willis changed his arm angle on a couple of throws to avoid oncoming defenders, the first example coming on a short completion to rookie tight end Seydou Traore.
Wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. was on the wrong end of two big plays for the defense, the first coming after he showed strong hands to catch a Ewers pass on a slant, only to fumble it after being stripped (couldn’t quite see who got the strip). On the second, safety Dante Trader Jr. came over to knock the ball away and prevent a completion on a pass from Ewers.
Ewers overall had a solid day, though he had a couple more errant throws than in previous practices.
Rookie free agent Mason Reiger got around the edge to put pressure on Cam Miller and force him to step up in the pocket.
Miller was off target in his limited work.
Theo Wease Jr. came up with a nice catch on a Willis pass to barely was above the ground.
Ewers showed good zip on an outside pass to Sims.
Cornerback Jason Marshall Jr. dropped what looked like a sure interception on a deep pass from Willis intended for Jaylen Wright, though he did great a pass breakup on the play.
Did USA today buy palm beach post? It seems like they share stuff on line now. For example the post “Here are some things we saw at practice:” that BBM posted above is word for word on the PBP website from Joe Shad.
I noticed that also. Not sure
SteveCCNV, now here is another article that says the exact opposite of what I read Hafley as being quoted before. (About keeping Johnson on the outside) this one from the Herald says he IS being cross trained.
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article315964632.html
“We got to be careful overloading any young player, but we also have to get a feel for the players and see how much that they can handle,” Hafley said. “Quickly we’ve seen that Chris is capable of handling multiple positions, so you’ll see him on the inside, you’ll see him on the outside. He’ll be doing both.” Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article315964632.html#storylink=cpy
I remember that also
maybe that’s how he felt at the beginning of OTA’s and then he saw evidence from Johnson that the kid could handle more so he changed his mind?
You can always see some things in these sorts of practices, but it’s not football yet. It’s like the combine, athletic guys always look their best in those sorts of situations. When do pads come on?
NFL players first practice in pads on the sixth day of training camp, following a mandatory five-day acclimatization period where only helmets and light shells are permitted
I cannot find what day they are going to start so I do not know what date that will be.
steveccnv
says:
June 9, 2026 at 12:41 pm
its so refreshing, to be able to watch our HCs pressers…
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Absolutely agreed, Steve. Just watched the whole thing and I’m very impressed with how Haf conducts himself, how thorough he is, his professionalism, and NOT sounding like Obama off teleprompter.
bailbondmike
says:
June 9, 2026 at 1:10 pm
JJ>Wanny>Hafley
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Now it becomes clearer as to why Troy Aikman has come into play for us as an advisor.
THAT is the connection.
Winestache was the DC for the Cowboys when Aikman won his first Super Bowl. What’s more, Winestache was the Cowboys’ DC with Chris Shula being the Cowboys’ OC for two seasons prior to their Super Bowl win with Aikman.
Note: Chris Shula didn’t win a Super Bowl with the Cowboys as OC… it was Norv Turner as their OC.
Tim Knight
says:
June 9, 2026 at 4:24 pm
It would have taken twice as long for McDaniel to cover what Haf did.
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YUP! Capri McD was only half as good as Haf in pressers. 😉
And Haf doesn’t wear half-pants like Capri McD. 😉
It’s a wrap and now the quiet summer time. We really don’t want to hear anything about anyone because it’s usually bad.
+1000000000000000000
Tim,
Are you ready for the heat coming our way on Thursday and Friday? 90s, baby! LUV it!
We’ve already gotten a couple of those.
Right, like back in April and May for a few days… agreed. I think summertime is officially kicking in was the point.
I’ve never had to wait until the 2nd week of June to open my pool due to overnight temps being SO low. It’s been a very strange weather year to date.
Get ready, for I think there’s no going back after later this week.
I’m seriously getting tired of some people (not here) saying that Malik Washington could get cut in favor of Jason Coleman. Why would we do that???
We’re going to be in sits where we have 4 or even 5 WRs on the field at the same time.
So why would we cut Malik Washington? To have 2 nice slot WRs is an advantage, not a disadvantage. What’s more, Malik Washington was a 6th rounder: he’s not costing us major $$$ in any way, shape, or form.
I know that you know that I know there’s just way too much SLOP out there regarding our Phins on ‘Phin channels’ via social media.
A great many of them are 🤡s.
There are too many bullshit sites about all kinds of stuff. They don’t even use the right people and players etc. I’m onto many of them and just scroll on by.
Malik Washington seems to be the only one Willis has chemistry with so far.
yes, and I expect him to be our go to receiver to start the season, where it goes from there who knows
as far as Kevin, I think his ceiling is higher, than Malik’s, he’s just not ready yet
He’s not going to get cut. However I do believe Coleman will push him because they’re similar players and both handle returns. It could also be that Malik is going to play a bigger role at WR and Coleman will handle returns.
we’re going to see what MM is made of this year. It was reported last yr Tua tied his hands. Let’s see what he can do with Herbert
There was a reason we were the only team that wanted MM, when he became our HC. As an OC he’s a different animal
Hafley has mentioned he doesn’t need a great safety, he needs a smart one
Crabbs thinks the back 7 is going to be exciting, with all the moving parts, and what I’ve been saying, since I heard Hafley can take your yourins (on the back end)
passrush seems to be the key to the D. In GB when Parsons was on the field, they had a great D, without not so much
with that in mind we may go Edge with our 2027 1st
**QUARTERBACK
Pass rush is the key to every defense.
Jeremiah smith
*** need someone to throw the ball before you go 1st round on a WR.
QUARTERBACK
Jeremiah Smith then Drake Lindsey in top of 2nd round.
@davehydesports
My 36-year run at the Sun-Sentinel is over. Laid off for the first time since I lost my job as an ice-rink skate guard at 17. Cost-cutting move then, they said, too. I’m a month from 65, so please keep any sympathy for my newspaper friends who didn’t make it to the finish line like I have. I’m looking forward to doing some things I want to do so before the hall narrows and the light dims so you might not be completely done with me yet. Thanks to everyone who made it such a fun run.
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Best wishes to Dave Hyde.
That sucks. I like Dave Hyde.
Me too, Rockphin… me too.
they used to pull that shit in the casino, when dealers were making too much hourly
So there is a guy who posted an article on Dolphins Talk . com about our projected wins and losses.
At the end of his article he writes “So what do you think Miami’s record will be in 2026? Let me know in the comments.”
There IS NO COMMENTS SECTION! LOL
🤣
It had me looking like a simpleton told to go stand in the corner of a circular room….😂
@AdamSchefter
Center Aaron Brewer and the Miami Dolphins reached agreement today on a 3-year, $52.5 million extension that includes $37 million guaranteed. The deal makes Brewer one of the highest-paid centers in the league in a deal done by Kyle McCarthy of Athletes First.
Glad it’s done
👍
@MikeGarafolo
Former #Bills second-round pick A.J. Epenesa has a new home. He’s signed with the #Eagles, the team announced.
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Many rumors had been floating around that we’d be the team to sign Epenesa after we hosted him for a visit.
One last task remains: re-sign Jordyn Brooks.
You mean resign. 😉
😂
@AdamSchefter
The Dolphins now have done two extensions in recent weeks: RB De’Von Achane: 4 years, $64M; C Aaron Brewer: 3 years, $52.5M
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As I said, one last task remains: re-sign Jordyn Brooks.
Higher paid than Achane in apy.
Was the 10th highest paid, now will be the 3rd highest paid center.
WTMFF!!?
WHY!
WHY did the throw a void year on Brewer’s extension!!? STOP THAT BULLSHIT!
he has a void year for 2030 according to spotrac.
We were clean! We had no dead money and now they do! WHY is Brandon Shore still employed?
I see from Over the cap who has not updated to the new contract that the Shore had already reworked Brewer’s contract to have 4 void years. ’27 -’30. He kept the void year for ’30 and “unvoided” ’27 – ’29 with new money (Plus moved MORE money into ’30)
So I went to the link on the Dolphins web-site to “purchase tickets” and it brings you to ticketmaster (WHO I DESPISE!!)
Anyway, I have been poking around and it appears that the best pricing for lower bowl seats for the Bengals game are in the $204.0 plus tax range.
There are currently several areas available throughout the lower bowl with 10 or more seats in the same general areas. (within a few rows of each other, if not all in the same row.)
The upper bowl seats range from nose bleed corners at $104.50 to $152.50 for inner yard line seats (between the 40’s)
The group rate that Stanger got us in the past was a real savings compared to individual seats!
I have only been poking around for about 15 minutes, but I cannot seem to find the parking passes which we will need to get a couple of in order to set up for the tailgate.
Here is the link if you want to scroll around and see where the seats are available.
The blue sections have available seats. If you zoom in, the view changes to individual seat view so you can see what seats are available in what row.
https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D00646CE56D131E?brand=dolphins&artistid=805964&wt.mc_id=NFL_TEAM_MIA_SGT_PG_HOME_3&utm_source=NFL.com&utm_medium=client&utm_campaign=NFL_TEAM_MIA&utm_content=SGT_PG_HOME_3
The core of us still plan on having a Microsoft Teams Meeting (probably next Wednesday night at 7:30 or 8:00) to make a group decision on the section we want to sit in as a group.
I am fine spending $250 as it is a once in a year thing, but I understand other people have the great expense of flying and hotel on top.
If you want to sit with the “Group” plan on setting aside 1/2 an hour next Wednesday evening.
HOLY FUCK I just found parking passes and this cannot be right. I know Ross fucked up the parking with the race track and tennis and whatever, but parking in the inner orange lots are $409.00 per parking spot PLUS tax. The spots in the outer parking lots (Yellow) are $229 each plus tax
To park in the “park and ride” lot way the fuck out by I-95 are $89.00 per spot (no tailgating, these are not even close to the property)
That’s absolutely ridiculous! SMH
it used to be $60 A game when you bought it with your ticket And it was only $35 for the outer lots If you paid cash on game day
I think I paid in the $300 range the last time. I’ll be getting one this year too fwiw.
UHG
The break between OTA and training camp is the worst. Usually any news is bad news. At least we got good news on Aaron Brewer’s extension.
^
We’re not playing for the unicorn franchise QB in 2027. Try to win not act like losers.
^
That’s why I am looking at them all. I am sure we will draft one but not sure at what spot.
I am still liking the thought of taking an elite rare talent in WR Jeremiah Smith 1st round. Though, we could miss on him as well if we pick outside the top 5.
I will take wins over a top 5 pick.
They are not acting…
Not sure how many of you watched the Knicks vs Spurs, but whether you did or didn’t, you may not have seen this. I think Wemby is one of the dirtiest pieces of trash in the NBA. I wouldn’t feel bad if someone on the Knicks drilled this fucking douchebag and he had to be carted off the court. Watch this!
https://x.com/i/status/2065126497325576228
he’s frustrated, guy was grabbing and holding him
I hate this version of the Knicks, because Brunson circumvents the rules. Just can’t stand him, he’s the modern version of James Harden in his prime, with all the head perks and flopping
I used to like the Knicks
Wow Steve, that is probably the most ridiculous take on that. Congratulations, you’ve exceeded what I thought possible. Wemby is a dirty motherfucker, anything he gets he deserves. Funny how you turn around and make it a Knicks problem
Knicks are a dirty team, they pull all that shit, that gets you punched in the playground
Yep, we got 6 weeks of slow news. So….
Here is another dark horse QB to keep an eye on. I think he will really climb draft boards during the college season. He started the last 2 years at Harvard and then transferred this year to TCU as a graduate student. Jaden Craig, 6’2, 220, strong arm, accurate, good ball placement, good movement and obviously smart. He threw for 6,074 yards, 52 TD’s and 12 INT’s in his time at Harvard.
https://phinphanatic.com/jaylen-wright-already-has-miami-dolphins-thinking-about-a-depth-chart-change-01kts4st1yny
Wright’s vision sucks. He may be able to run behind this OL
Ollie Gordon impressed in his limited workload last year.
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Another dumb take by Brian Miller.
Really, Gordon impressed Brian Miller with his 70 rushes at 2.8 yards per carry and his 4.6 yards per reception. SMH
Wright also had 70 rushes but at 4.1 per carry and averaged 8.8 per reception.
Wright does need better vision, but he is not terrible in that regard. Drops weren’t an issue last year for him either and should be something he can get better at.
We need to get better at the RB2 position. That’s why I wanted Kaelon Black in the draft. Getting better at RB2 isn’t going to come from Ollie Gordon, IMO.
its going to come from the OL
If I was the Coach of the Knicks, I’d send in Hukporti or Jemison for a couple of minutes to level Wemby, knock him right off his heels so he lands on his ass. We don’t need to do that because we’re just going to beat him and his team anyway, but I’d make sure that he knows that you if you fuck around, YOU FIND OUT!!!
Weren’t the Pistons know for that back in the day?
The Pistons definitely were when Laimbeer was there, absolutely. The Knicks and Heat had some epic battles too. The NBA was different then though. Wemby has proven to be a very dirty player but he is one of the faces of the league, so they don’t want him out, and rightfully so. That’s why someone on the Knicks needs to level him so he knows he can’t do that shit. He is one more technical foul away from suspension, but he’d probably have to commit murder to get that next technical foul. lol
seriously Mike, its obviously retaliation, lots of stars have to deal with it
if not what would you think would make him jump like that?
I’m not a Spurs fan and don’t particularly like Wemby
I’ve watched all the games, the first especially dirty play I saw by either team was Wemby grabbing Brunson by the neck and throwing him down. There’s always pushing and shoving, but there’s a reason Steve, why Wemby has 3 technical fouls against him and no one else had any, until Mitch Robinson gave Wemby a forearm shiver. The elbow he threw against OKC was insanity. He could have really got someone very hurt. He’s an immature kid, the Knicks are all veterans and have more respect for other players in the league than Wemby does. He’s one tech away from being suspended for a reason, he’s a dirty player.
Wemby is blatant. Guys like Bill Laimbeer at least tried to be sneaky about their dirty play most times. Other times he would make the hard, intentional foul pushing it to the limit. They weren’t called the “Bad Boys” for nothing.
I would absolutely LOVE to see Bill Laimbeer in his prime vs this Wemby character today! Laimbeer would get ejected, but I guarantee Wemby would miss half the season with fractured face or worse.
I side with Mike E on this one… Wemby deserves whatever is coming his way in retribution on the court (and ONLY the court).
PS: I despised Bill Laimbeer, much like I despised Bill Romanowski. But sometimes ya just wish an OG badass would put a newbie fuckhead in his place.
Two wrongs don’t make a right… I’m just sayin’… 😉
Yeah, I hated him also. I have been a Bull’s fan since Artis Gilmore joined the Bull’s in the late 70’s. Then he left and MJ came shortly after. Them Bull’s and Piston’s games were some serious battles back then.
Kenneth Grant said he has gotten down below his combine weight and plans to work out through the summer continuing to build his strength and come into camp at 325. He dropped a good bit of bad fat weight and increased his muscle weight so the poundage difference is not that significant. This has led to him felling quicker and faster off the snap.
That Wemby video was confusing. Was he purposely trying to jump and kick the other guy in the knee and missed? Did he start the play with an elbow? What did he do?
It looked like he had intentions of kicking OG in the back of the knee, but missed. Nothing confusing about that
You’re killin me Mike, you watch a 3 second, out of context video by a Homer Knicks fan, and…
where have we seen out of context videos before🤔
Wemby is too high strung, doesn’t know how to keep his emotions in check, and the Knicks sucker him into doing something stupid
savy vet and Wemby don’t belong in the same sentence
a dirty player is one that starts shit, a stupid player is one that let’s the tricks get to him
Wemby isn’t close to the kind of dirty player Lambeer was. One is an agitator the other is reactionary
The doldrums have begun! LOL 😉
Just for the record, IDGAF about the NBA. They lost me over 2 decades ago. Thus, my opinion is worth less than ANY opinion Whoopi Goldberg has to say about ANYTHING! 😉
And OF COURSE, ANYBODY’S opinion is worth more than Whoopi’s. I kind of butchered what I was trying to say above! LOL @ myself
WHAT? Whoopi’s opinion has no value, say it ain’t so
MikeE,
I just couldn’t tell if he did it on purpose and just missed or was just flailing. It looked like he directed a kick to the knee of that guy. That’s career ending if he really tried to kick him in the side of the knee like that.
Steve – you’re cracking me up. Brunson has been manhandled the entire series. Did you see him kick anyone? Townes beat Wemby to the basket while Wemby was reaching in and the refs turned the call around on to Townes. Did you see Townes try and kick anyone? Wemby is a spoiled fucking brat, he’s the face of the league so he gets the calls and they don’t want him not to be on the court. He would have to stab someone on the court now in this series in order to have a technical foul called on him. Does it matter WHY he’s dirty? Maybe Bill Laimbeer was abused by his Uncle. Does it matter? Wemby has done some seriously dirty shit and if he had made contact with OG’s leg and OG got injured he would have been suspended. Not sure why you love him so much, he’s a fucking spoiled baby
sounds like Homer talk
I really don’t care one way or the other
Well, I am a Knicks fan, but this series has been called to San Antonio’s advantage in large part. They could have easily given Wemby a technical foul when he grabbed Brunson by the neck and threw him down but they didn’t. If it was any other player there wouldn’t even be a question, it would have been a technical. Tell me I’m wrong and then I’ll know you’re just being ridiculous for the heck of it.
like I said Homer
what in your response is anything other than Homer talk
in your view Brunson doesn’t get any calls
Jalen Reagor recorded an official 4.47-second 40-yard dash at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine. However, at his virtual pro day later that offseason, he ran an unofficial 4.22 to 4.28-second 40-yard dash after dropping
Just watched his highlights and his speed shows up on tape. Don’t really know what he brings, worth the little risk, especially since our cupboards…
BBM,
I sure hope that stuff about Grant is true. He has the body to easily keep the weight and still build strength. Like I said before we drafted him…he was flabby. I hope he’s actually putting in the work. If he does, I think he can feast on guards.