I know and you also know what the depth chart looks like right now on June 14th, 2026. Veteran signings WR Jalen Tolbert (Cowboys) and WR Tutu Atwell (Rams) along with Dolphins veteran Malik Washington take up the 3 top spots on the depth chart. I feel like that will be short lived, and by short lived, I wouldn’t even be surprised if it didn’t even make it to the season’s start. You have to understand where I’m coming from. In no way am I inferring that this team isn’t going to try and win, but there’s also no pressing need to win immediately. Wins and losses won’t be the determining factor of the success or failure of this team. Expectations are very low, and therefore, there simply is no pressure to win games. What that translates to my mind, is we also don’t need to give up playing to two WR’s (Tolbert and Atwell) who are both on 1 year contracts over giving our young WR’s a much needed learning experience of the playing against NFL talent and the speed and physicality of the game.
Is it possible that before Week 1 of the ’26 NFL Season that our depth chart still has Tolbert and Atwell at the top? Sure, but I wouldn’t bet on it lasting all too long. We drafted two Wide Receivers in RD 3, although one of them (Chris Bell) will likely start the season either on IR/Return or the PUP list, WR Caleb Douglas will be given every chance to earn playing time and potentially even start. Depending on how the Dolphins choose to use WR Malik Washington, who is probably better suited as a slot WR, they did also draft in the 5th RD slot WR Kevin Coleman. Washington is a very shifty guy who can get open but he’s a diminutive WR at 5’8 195. Washington can play outside as well, but his strengths are more tuned to catching passes closer to the line of scrimmage and then use his quick burst and change of directions skills like a RB to make defenders miss. We saw an awful lot of that last season with Tua to Washington.
If WR Malik Washington does play in the slot, then it’s even more likely that WR Caleb Douglas will be given lots of opportunities to get playing time. We have training camp and then of course the preseason for Douglas to open some eyes. WR Kevin Coleman will too, and depending on how far along WR Chris Bell is with his rehab, maybe him as well. WR Chris Bell was injured November 22, 2025, so I would tend to think the Dolphins will be careful with him and as I mentioned previously, he’ll either start the season on IR/Return or the PUP list. I also like WR Theo Wease, who got a little playing time at the end of the season with QB Quinn Ewers, when Ewers replaced the beloved Tua at QB. Not beloved by me, mind you, but by some of you. Anyway, Wease flashed some ability and he’s one of a few Dolphins WR’s with some size. Wease is 6’2 210, Douglas is 6’3 205, and Chris Bell is 6’2 220. I don’t know about you guys and gals, but I’d love to have a big bodied wide receiver or two to give teams with smaller corners a difficult matchup. I understand that we have a good receiving TE in Greg Dulcich, but it’s nice to have options. QB’s seem to always find a guy or guys that they trust, they kind of develop this bond and just have this special chemistry and they end up looking their way when they need a big catch. It seemed like Ewers and Wease had that early on, but I’m sure QB Malik Willis will find his own guys soon enough.
Impossible to say how many Wide Receivers we will carry on the opening day roster, but the roster crunch, as well as being cautious once again points to WR Chris Bell not being available early on so another player can occupy his roster spot. It’s likely we’ll be carrying 3 TE’s on the roster, Dulcich, Kacmarek and Traore. I’d expect 9-10 players on the O-line, Paul, Proctor, Brewer, Savaiinaea, Jackson, Salyer, Heck, Campbell and maybe even Kion Smith. Congratulations to C Aaron Brewer who was given a nice new extension 3YR/$52.5M. He earned it with an excellent 2025 season. The unknowns on the right side, namely RG Jonah Savaiinaea and RT Austin Jackson will necessitate keeping a few guys at the ready. Savaiinaea because he was flat out awful, and Jackson because he can’t stay on the field, missing 20 games over the previous 2 seasons. I’d expect us to carry 3 or 4 running backs, or 3 running backs and a fullback. FYI, the Green Bay Packers did not employ a FB, but this isn’t the Green Bay Packers offense either per se. We’ll see how that situation evolves during camp and the preseason, or maybe we won’t. I do think we should get at least a vague idea if we will utilize a FB at all though. What are your thoughts on the WR room? BTW, we do actually have a comments section here. 🙂
GO DOLPHINS!!!
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I don’t see Reagor making the team at all. If he does, our WR room is much worse than we all thought.
“If he can stay healthy”, he hasn’t had an injury since a sprained ankle in 2021. He was healthy last year and couldn’t get on an active NFL roster to record even 1 snap.
In 2023, he played 308 snaps and could only manage 7 receptions on 23 targets with 2 drops for an abysmal 21.7% success rate when targeted. Also, in 189 touches since 2020 in receiving, rushing and returning he has fumbled on 5% of those touches.
No thanks!
Sorry Roseanne, I was referring to Reiger
LOL, Yeah, I have high hopes for Mason Reiger also. Hopefully he does stay healthy.
WordPress was giving me hassle, wouldn’t let me log in
What a mess! Had to go through all these hoops and emails to get back.
And it starts for the Jets…
A woman is accusing #Jets quarterback Geno Smith of allegedly assaulting her and neglecting their special-needs child in favor of watching pornography and playing Call of Duty.
and the kind of, waiting for training camp, news we want no part of
not even to say, ha ha jets
Rookies report to training camp July 21 and vets July 28
After TE Greg Dulcich returned from IR in week 8 last season, he finished the season averaging the second-most yards after catch at 7.6 yards per reception. He’s also Mr. GoTo/Reliable catching 79% of his targets placing him 6th in the NFL for TE’s in that stat.
At only 26 years old, tell me again why we only resigned him for 1 year???
We drafted a good TE and another one we have no clue how he will pan out. Should have given Dulcich a 3 year deal. Only TE’s on the roster for next year are the 2 rookies in Kacmarek and Traore.
I’ve got VERY high hopes for Dulcich as well, man.
Thing that miffs me more than anything regarding our TE room? WHY did we cut Jalin Conyers??? Maybe he’s damaged goods after his preseason injury last year, dunno. He has yet to sign with another team.
6’4″, 265 pounds, and he played as though he was a fleet 240 pounds. Great for handing the ball off to in the backfield, could be an emergency QB, and he could run the Wildcat. His blocking didn’t suck, either.
I’ve gotta think Conyers really got hurt badly last season… hopefully it’s not career-ending.
Conyers did have a slight character concern. Not sure his cut is related to any injury as he was not released due to that. He was reported to look decent in OTA’s in sessions open to the media as reported by David Furones who called it a surprise cut to him.
Just not sure of the true “why” he was cut.
I see Dulcich and Kacmarek on the field often.
Agreed, and Douglas. 12 or 13 personnel to be used more often this yr, and WRs, that can actually block
run, run and on 3rd and 1 or 2 we’ll be able to mix it up. Malik plays largely into that too
Being a successful short yardage team will be key
At WR, I think we see who has the most chemistry with Willis and right now that is Tolbert and Washington. I think/hope Douglas gets in that mix as the season progresses.
I’m rooting for Douglas, if he can be close to what he was in college, that would be great for us, a 5-tool WR, including his blocking. Not an elite player, but 5-tool none the less
I bet Achane and Willis feel the same way
Shout out to Garmin! I have a Garmin GPSMAP 942xs Plus 9″ touchscreen chartplotter/fish finder. The touchscreen partially stopped working. It’s 6 years old and well past the warranty. I got through to a tech (live person!) in less than a minute talked for a minute then ended the call. He called me back on facetime so I could show him what it was doing in real time. After 5 min, he said their products should not do this and even though my warranty is expired he is sending me a brand new upgraded model Garmin GPSMAP 943xsv 9″ touchscreen for free and overnight it.
He said the 943 will not fit the hole in my console where the 942 was but is also sending a mounting bracket for free also. The mounting bracket fits in the 942 hole and the 943 rests in the bracket. This way no more cuts to the console have to be made. The 943 will work just fine with the current transducer.
I am just beside myself with this customer service!
👍
That is bad ass! Way to go Garmin!
some talk about going to 18 games. Players will want to reject it, but they want to get paid more and more, so its going to happen soon
I don’t like it. Fucking greedy NFL and owners. They need to increase rosters to at least 55 players, also active game day rosters and leave the cap at top 51 players.
I would go further and say 58 for game day, with a 3rd QB not counting towards that 58.
Even better! Something should be done and rosters should have already been expanded when they went to 17 games.
he makes Jonah look good, and not, because they wear the same number
Rich, what QB’s are you looking at not named Manning or Moore?
I really like Drake Lindsey from Minnesota. I also wish Julian Sayin would have one last growth spurt. lol
20 years old is a bit late for one last growth spurt. LOL Just Sayin…
You will have to settle for sub 6’1″
It sounds like at least Garmin hasn’t, ahem, lost their way in this World. It’s nice to hear they still have a strong moral, uh, compass. Sounds like the company is going in the right direction.
🦗🦗
So far so good
LOL I gave Randy Crickets for his trying to be punny. Seems like it went right over BBM’s head.
well, at least with 18 games they will be able to have even amount of home and away games.
More overseas games
I just realized (well, I just spent the time to read actually) that Curt Fennell the founder of Phins.com passed away last year. That is sad. Phins.com was the FIRST dolphins web page, pre-dating the Dolphins official website. His daughter is now running the site (and still doing a good job of collecting all the dolphins stories and articles in one location and updating it hourly)
RIP Curt Fennell
Yes RIP Curt. I’m sure a bunch of us went to his site in the early days. I admit I lost track of it.
@AdamSchefter
Just in: NFL is declining to hold a supplemental draft this summer, currently leaving the 2027 Draft as the only way for QB Brendan Sorsby to enter the NFL.
A letter is being sent to Sorsby, and to all 32 NFL teams, to inform them of the league’s decision.
The league continues to try to show it has little tolerance for gambling issues.
“The league continues to try to show it has little tolerance for gambling issues.”
All the while aggressively pushing gambling at the same time. NFL network has betting segments in every show. So does ESPN. They are such hypocrites!
not the gambling they’re referring to
@NFL_DovKleiman
The 2027 QB draft class could be the best of all time.
– Arch Manning
– Dante Moore
– Julian Sayin
– CJ Carr
– Darian Mensah
– Sam Leavitt
– Drew Mestemaker
– Trinidad Chambliss
– Brendan Sorsby
– LaNorris Sellers
Countless NFL teams will find franchise QBs.
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And Byrum Brown!
Countless NFL teams will find franchise QBs.
LOL
Well, it’s under 32 so I at least can count that high.
The odds are that MAYBE 1 or 2 of those guys become “Franchise QB’s”
I am very interested in following Drew Mestemaker this season to see how well he continues to develop. He and Dante Moore are the two guys I hope really take a step.
Same here. Been following Mestemaker the last 2 years.
M13, you forgot Drake Lindsey on your QB list. I have him as my #6 QB right now.
At 6’5, 230 he reminds me of Big Ben.
Nice! To be fair, it was Dov Kleiman’s list, not mine… I just HAD to add my guy Byrum Brown.
Yes… Drake Lindsey looks legit to me.
Rockphin
says:
June 23, 2026 at 4:42 pm
“The league continues to try to show it has little tolerance for gambling issues.”
All the while aggressively pushing gambling at the same time. NFL network has betting segments in every show. So does ESPN. They are such hypocrites!
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+1000000000000000000000000000000000!
I couldn’t agree more.
the greed between the players, agents, and owners is equal
Agreed… and greed is a deadly sin.
Makes me wonder if the words ‘agreed’ and ‘greed’ have common etymologies… ;).
😉
Opinion…
As a HUGE ‘Star Wars’ fan ever since a kid, I absolutely LOVED the quality of the story George Lucas put out… and he waited a few years between releases in the original trilogy. It was always QUALITY over QUANTITY.
It was never oversaturated or overexposed, nor did it need to be. People waited with bated breath for the next movie to hit movie theaters, and it always delivered!
Then, George Lucas decided to sell his baby to the tune of $4.2B to Robert Iger and the House of Mouse (Disney). What ensued was a complete disaster. Over-saturation and overexposure occurred, poorly written plots bombed at the box office… and the whole LGBTLMNOP+, anti-male, and ‘equity’ movement were involved.
Why do I bring ‘Star Wars’ up as an example? Because Roger Goodell is following the exact same model of absurdity.
“We care about the safety of our players” becomes “let’s move to an 18-game season”. Over-saturation over safety, much?
“Let’s go global with the NFL” becomes “we need to diminish American values to get a larger stake in foreign countries”. Sellout, much?
“We are 100% inclusive in the NFL” becomes “my country doesn’t believe in your values”. How’s that expansion working out?
“We want to deliver a quality product here in the NFL that will entertain the masses of the world” becomes “due to a longer season, the Super Bowl teams are bereft of half their starters”. How’s that global entertainment working out?
And don’t even get me started on the recent Super Bowl Halftime Performers.
Goodell bloody SUCKS, and I don’t care if he’s just doing the bidding of the owners. Over-exposure is cancerous to anything and everybody, yet they keep on doing it, even at the risk of the players who make the game so exciting.
So IF the 18-game season gets approved (trust me, it WILL: GREED), when does it become a 20-game season… and with more expansion teams (overseas?)? These players aren’t playing tiddlywinks, they’re putting their bodies on the line every game.
JMO… and I despise GREED.
Kelsey Grammer is a Miami Dolphins fan!!! Who knew?!!
“I’m a Miami Dolphin fan (LOL)… it’s been a disaster for me for years!”
Kelsey Grammer on Jesse Watters Primetime.
Yeah, who knew?
M – I agree entirely with your 8PM post. MLB who couldn’t get out of it’s own way for quite some time somehow managed to streamline games with the pitch clock and now the ABS (Auto Balls and Strikes), and their own version of replay challenges which most definitely is better than the NFL’s. THE NFL is going in the wrong direction without a doubt. As many have said here, they punish players for betting while going to bed with every any and every sports betting company and shamelessly promoting betting at every turn. There will be NFL games every day of the week soon enough which is indeed oversaturation. NFL games used to be special, Sunday, and then a marquis game on Monday Night. Now there’s Thursday Night Football which is a roster killer, Saturday Football later in the season, and we’ve heard there will be Wednesday Night Football. Tuesday Night is not yet in the picture but they’ll find a way
You guys aren’t really surprised that a mega company is corrupt and only cares about money, are ya?
But, if you are….i have some really sharp Miami Dolphins Super Bowl memorabilia for ya. Still in the box!
I keep reading these completely Homer opinions that Malik Willis has a much higher ceiling than Tua Tagovailoa. Where does this come from? I know some of you agree with this position can you please explain it to me? The guy is a five-year vet. He’s not a rookie. Just exactly how is his ceiling higher than one of the most accurate QBs in the league?
because he can scramble? That’s great. Let’s start with completing a pass.
he is going into a system that depends on throwing to a spot.
the system not the player determines this
Malik Willis has been quoted saying that he’s too short to see over the line so he has to guess where he’s throwing the ball. It’s a quote
Just like the last guy, he’s 6’1”. The last guy was really good at Determining where the ball needed to go. That is Malik Willis’s weakness
I don’t see a higher ceiling. He was having issues in OTA’s with a lot of high throws. His main issue coming out of college was his inconsistent ball placement and errant throws. Hopefully things gel more during TC.
The Jaguars are keeping tight end Brenton Strange around for the foreseeable future. Strange has agreed to a three-year extension worth up to $48MM, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. The deal includes $25MM in guaranteed money.
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That’s 16 million per year.
In 43 career games Strange has 91 rec for 989 yards resulting in 51 first downs and 6 TD’s.
In only 26 career games Dulcich has 67 rec for 799 yards resulting in 34 first downs and 3 TD’s.
Again, we should have given Dulcich a 3 year deal.
Shady’s not back, but BBM trady pants is!
17. Jordan Seaton OT LSU A+
32. Jelani McDonald S Texas B+
34. Trey’Dez Green TE LSU B-
49. Drake Lindsey QB Minnesota C+
66. Brice Pollock CB Texas Tech A+
68. Yhonzae Pierre EDGE Alabama B
81. Justice Haynes RB Georgia Tech C
101. Cooper Barkate WR Miami (FL) C
116. Trevor Lauck OT Iowa A-
140. Adon Shuler S Notre Dame C
152. Brendan Sorsby QB Texas Tech A
181. Adam Trick EDGE Texas Tech C
227. Jyaire Hill CB Michigan B
251. Austin Romaine LB Texas Tech C
2028 CIN 2nd
I see where you’re going and I like it! However, if Malik Willis looks like dog dung and Quinn Ewers isn’t somewhat better than Willis, I believe we’ll be going QB with our first pick.
SO many potential stud QBs coming out next year.
But IF we see something great in either Willis or Ewers this season, I really dig your forecast above… it would allow us to wait a bit on the QB position with the depth of quality QBs in next year’s Draft.
I’d also consider a stud WR within the first two rounds.
I tried on the WR but kept missing.
NFL Player Development: why long-term coaching beats splashy headlines
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Conclusion
The allure of blockbuster moves will never vanish from professional football, but sustained success tilts toward franchises that treat player development as a year-round enterprise. Targeted coaching, analytics alignment and holistic support systems convert mid-round selections into playoff contributors and stretch salary-cap efficiency. In an era where every snap is quantifiable and every injury ping-alerts sportsbooks, the clubs investing in quiet, incremental growth stand best positioned to outlast the noise and hoist Lombardi Trophies when the headlines fade.
^^^
as long as they have a QB
And, it doesn’t have to be a “franchise” QB…
Mike E.
says:
June 24, 2026 at 6:55 am
M – I agree entirely with your 8PM post…
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Gracias, Miguel de la E! I tried to put some deeper thought into that post to make it resonate, instead of some rash, knee-jerk opinion. I appreciate it!
Just booked flights/hotel for the fest weekend. Much worse experience than Ticketmaster. 🤦🏼♀️
Rock, every playoff game it seems between Ravens, Chiefs and Bills the last 7 or so years has come down to their QBs answering their opponents scores. All 3 QBs can extend the play and make something happen, when needed the most.
Can Tua do that? Rhetorical of course
Can Malik do it? Yes, will he? 🤷♂️ but he has the skills do do it
game on the line, officiating crew calling nothing for us, someone better be able to step up. We couldn’t beat good teams with Tua, because Tua couldn’t get it done in the clutch or at any other time (sometimes against good teams)
the MM O was created for Tua, I doubt we’ll be using that O with Malik
I expect Dulcich to play the role Jonnu did in 2024. The go to receiver, tge first down maker
Malik W should be the second option on 3rd down
Tolbert and Tutu will get their chances on early downs
Dulcich will be the key, hope he can handle it
I’d be shocked if he gets more than half the catches Jonnu had
shocked? At 45 catches?
His catches depends on how the opponent covers him. Pretty sure they won’t double him early, often, and when someone else like Bell takes over the role of favorite target
having Dulcich as the #1 target isn’t ideal, it would just be a result of not having one
Steve – Yeah. If he gets 40 catches that will be a lot
Dulcich had 26 rec in about a half season last year. I don’t see 40-45 rec as a lot this year. Though, they say there will be an emphasis on running the ball so it could be.
Another knock on Willis was pushing the ball down field when it was not there instead of taking the underneath. That could limit the TE receptions also.
Kurt Warner says the opposite
Did Dolphins GM Jon-Eric Sullivan Follow His Own Philosophy In Year One?
Talk is cheap, ain’t it? Dolphins fans sure know it.
Chris Grier routinely talked about building in the draft… only to continuously use trades and free agency to address team needs.
Heck, a turquoise-wearing Nick Saban once said he wouldn’t be the Alabama coach..then took the job days later.
So you can see why there was hesitation from fans and pundits when Jon-Eric Sullivan was hired to be the new general manager. In his first presser, he talked about toughness. He talked about building from the inside out. He talked about drafting and developing players. Blah blah blah, many heard at the time.
But now that the offseason is mostly finished and it’s clear the Dolphins are in rebuild mode (top betting sites largely have Miami as a 5-win team in 2026), it might be worth evaluating if Sully is practicing what he’s preaching so far. Let’s take a closer look.
Building From The Inside Out
“We’ve got to be dominant on the offensive line and dominate on the defensive line.”
Sullivan uttered these exact words during his introductory comments. In doing so, he took a 180-degree approach to the previous regime that prioritized speed and finesse.
Sullivan is delivering so far. We mean, look at who he used the Dolphins’ first-round pick on: 6-foot-7 offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor. That’s a behemoth of a man, who certainly fits the inside-out philosophy. We know there are questions about Proctor’s work ethic, but we’re evaluating the philosophy behind the pick for now. Sullivan clearly prioritized the offensive lineman over, say, sexy positions like wide receiver.
On the defensive side, though, it’s more of a mixed bag. Most of the top draft capital Sullivan spent on defense was at linebacker and defensive back — not “dominant” defensive lineman.
So the early verdict? Sullivan followed through on the offensive line in a big way. Defensively, he at least nodded at the philosophy, but this still feels like the part of the roster where we’re waiting for the real investment.
Draft And Develop Promise
Miami used the 43rd-overall pick on linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, who will likely be thrust into a starting role in his rookie season.
Sullivan’s biggest promise was that Miami would “draft and develop and retain our own.” Again, that’s a complete rejection of Sully’s predecessors and their predecessors and the predecessors before that (maybe this trend is why the Dolphins can’t win a playoff game?).
Anyway, it’s hard to argue Sully didn’t deliver on this promise in a big, big way. The Dolphins entered the 2026 draft with 11 picks, including two first-rounders and seven selections in the top 100.
Folks, this is what draft-and-develop actually looks like. It means trusting rookies to be way-too-early starters. It means accepting some growing pains. It means choosing future starters over expensive veterans who may help you more in Week 3 than they will in Year 3.
Now… the real test is whether the coaching regime led by Jeff Hafley develops these players. This might take a year or two to really know. But in terms of process? The GM 100 percent followed it.
“Retain Our Own”
Alright, this is another Sullivan staple. Sullivan preached retaining Miami’s own players. Ya know, not letting guys like Andrew Van Ginkel walk away for peanuts…
But the Dolphins traded Jaylen Waddle for a first-round pick in the 2026 Draft. Feels like a contradiction, no? Waddle was a homegrown first-round pick, still in his prime, and one of the most productive Dolphins draft picks of the last decade.
But context matters. The Dolphins were also trying to clean up a roster that had gotten too expensive and too top-heavy thanks to the last regime. Moving Waddle gave Miami more draft flexibility (what he preached) and helped reset the roster around the new front office’s timeline (Waddle needed a new expensive contract soon).
So did Sullivan contradict himself? A tad, but not really, in our opinion.
The stronger counterexample is De’Von Achane. Sullivan made it clear Achane was not available for trade and that Miami wanted to keep him around. That is much more in line with the philosophy he preached since Achane is much younger than Waddle anyway.
All in all, Sullivan was not saying Miami would keep every player it drafted. He was saying the Dolphins needed to become a team that develops its own foundation instead of constantly buying someone else’s, which leads us to our last promise.
Avoid Mercenary Roster
Here’s another area where Sullivan did not mince words. He outright said, “we don’t want a team full of mercenaries. That creates problems on multiple levels.”
It sure felt like a problem the last few years, didn’t it? Miami infused its roster with big-name players with big-time contracts from elsewhere — Tyreek Hill, Bradley Chubb, Jalen Ramsey, and so on. All those players are gone, but with lingering dead cap hits to the salary cap.
Because of that, Sullivan was squeezed in free agency. Regardless, he chose to spend big on quarterback Malik Willis, and that’s it.
Some fans will understandably hate that. Big names are fun. Big names sell hope. But… that approach — from Ndamukong Suh to Mike Wallace — hasn’t worked out for the Dolphins in decades. Every single time, it’s a short-term fix, and the bill eventually comes due, both financially and culturally.
Now, signing Willis does complicate the “no mercenaries” line a bit. But every rebuild needs a quarterback plan, and Willis came from a system Sullivan knew well in Green Bay. That makes it feel less like a random splash and more like a bridge into a new era.
Taken all together, we think it’s fair to say that Sullivan followed what he preached.
Sullivan got younger. He got cheaper. He invested in the trenches. He stockpiled draft picks. He kept Achane as a core piece. He moved away from the star-heavy roster that had put Miami in a financial corner.
But it’s still way too early to give Sullivan all the flowers. This could all change next offseason when Miami’s cap situation is better, and it might bring out the splashy version of Sully. Heck, Achane could get traded before training camp and splatter egg on our face.
We don’t want to overreact to anything quite yet, only say that Sullivan’s early moves seem to be in line with what he said. We’ll see if that changes when the going gets tough and Steve Ross starts running out of patience, though.
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I think so, too…
I think the article was written 3 yrs before its time and flip flopped all over the place, to the point I wasn’t sure, which side they were taking
its really the same with every regime change, where they say this time is different, until it isn’t
Not even close…lol. And, the article when through points the JES stated in his initial interviews and reflects/ponders whether he kept to his word in the first offseason. That’s all you can ask or comment at this point.
The article ends with basically, saying, will he keep to his word in future seasons…we shall see.
Lol…at biased comments.
to start games we may try to be a running team, when we get behind by digits let’s see how much we run it
this is in response to BBMs comment about Dulcich’s catches being limited by running the ball
I read the coaches really like Dulcich. I also agree we’re going to make running the ball a focus. Defensive coaches always like the run game and ball control offenses.
Coleman along with M. Washington gives us those chain moving guys that the Pats utilized for years. High percentage throws mixed in with the run game. Then take some shots down the field.
Coleman has a chance to be a weapon, pesky, pain in the ass to the D
Yep! He’s got a good feel for finding soft spots in zone coverage and has the slippery ability to pick up YAC.
STEVE was your post above about the three other quarterbacks in the AFC in response to my question about Malik Willis having a higher ceiling ?
I keep reading about how Malik is a dual threat quarterback. I don’t see that yet
Yeah, he’s athletic And can run the ball
He has yet to prove to be a consistent passer
He’s had three good games and three shit games
In four years
pretend I’m from Missouri,
No doubt he doesn’t have a big body of work, but I don’t think you can use his time in Tennessee as a good indicator of where he is now. He was very green coming out of college. Sully and Haf know him pretty well so that’s the reason for optimism because they did bring him here.
I am not anti-Malik Willis
I hope he succeeds
But hope is a four letter word
Especially for dolphins fans
85% comp last year isn’t nothing
you want a pocket passer, he’s not that, and you want consistency, which he can’t show with only a few starts
what we know is, when the passrush got close to Tua, he made mistakes and Malik thrived. On 3rd down with no one open Tua sucked, Malik thrived. When the play went off script Tua sucked, Malik…
we’ll need to see it week to week, know one knows what will happen, I like the odds, because there’s no restrictions and 4.3 speed
I am at the inner Harbor Baltimore and they have the blue angels performing this weekend and they have been practicing today
The general manager of the hotel took me up on the roof And those jets are like 100 feet above the hotel. It makes your chest tickle inside from the vibration as they roar past I’ve never been that close to a jet hauling ass before
They are literally buzzing hundreds of feet above the buildings
holy shit four of them just came over the top of us in close diamond formation!!
car alarms are going off all over the city From the Jets flying past!!
I do think we’re in good shape to start with up front on both sides of the ball. Sure we’ll probably need to upgrade along the way but we do have a good foundation to build on.
The areas on the team that we need to wait and see in my eyes are QB, WR, depth at RB and the secondary. Not that we don’t have some good prospects but a lot of it still needs to be hashed out. I do think we may end up being elite at LB.
perhaps at inside linebacker
I am very concerned with our edge
chopped Robinson hasn’t panned out yet
everyone else is undersized and or unknown
Chop has added muscle with a focus on the run, and is the man again, like his rookie season, not worried about him or Uche on the other side. I’m a little concerned with total sacks, lots of wildcards to get blitzing sacks though, so IDK we’ll see
Yeah I meant off-ball LB. Edge has potential but I want to see it. There are some guys who’ve had success. Chop making a big jump would be huge.
Rock, to me that is one of the coolest proud to be an American moments for me and I watch them practice almost every Tuesday and Wednesday from my backyard. I don’t get the close up chest rattling thunder except when they line up in their 6 jet formation and take a wider angle. That’s when they come straight up over my house.
We try to take the boat out on Tuesday or Wednesday practices in Pensacola Bay near the light house or on the other side of NAS in Bayou Grande. Either place you get the full affect.
Sully absolutely did NOT build inside out with this draft, so he didn’t do what he said he’d do. 1 LOS player, 3 receivers and 2 small linebackers in his first 5 rounds. Just because he drafted a big OL doesn’t mean shit. He should’ve drafted 2-3…and then a DE.
Randy, he Inherited three first year defensive lineman. The inside building had already started
Also, if I can count, he drafted two interior offensive lineman Not just Proctor
also, last time I checked inside linebackers play inside
^ they were fortunate to inherit three promising 2nd year DL.
IF Chop can make the 3rd year ‘leap’, FANTASTIC!
We’ll see how Uche and company can (or IF) complement him.
We all know it’s far too early to project for the next Draft class (though it’s fun!), but to draft an elite pass-rusher opposite a “fantastic” Chop is certainly in the cards.
Remember, this IS a rebuild… keeping only a handful of select players by which we can build around. It’s going to take more than just one draft class to make us contenders again.
As such, I’m perfectly content with losing record (mulligan season) in order to get high draft picks in the next Draft.
Just show some FIGHT this season! Give us hope that we’re moving in the correct direction.
Rock,
LOS=OL and DL. You could argue that our biggest needs by far were OL and an edge presence.
And I’m not giving up my anger over not drafting enough OL, dammit.
damn WordPress..
Rock, I also said top 5 rounds. The second guard was in the sixth, wasn’t it? What….5% chance he even makes the roster?
DJ Campbell is going to make the team
I’m not saying he’s gonna be starter this year, but he will make the team for sure
But you are correct he was a sixth round pick
and on Draft day, I was very upset with the huge reach for the blocking tight end in the third round when he was ranked as a sixth rounder by almost all the draft sites. Not to mention that WR They reached for.
you should know me well enough by now to know that I just argue to argue I am the devil‘s advocate
I think in an ideal world (MY ideal world), we get to pick in the top-5 of the Draft next year… with a reasonable negative total point differential.
The ’24 Patsies* (4-13 record, ended up with R1P4) — for example — had a -128 point differential before making the Super Bowl in ’25.
I’d like to see us under a -100 point differential and still get a top-5 pick in the ’27 Draft… but beggars can’t be choosers.
there’s also the schedule of a 4th place finish, should we end up in the cellar
Randy – DJ Campbell is a lock to make the roster. Mostly because of Big Jonah and the fact that Austin Jackson can’t play a whole season.
but he was drafted in the six round
Rock,
I know. I’m just talking. It’s not even necessarily about the picks he did make. I won’t say I’m sold on them, but I can see the thought behind them. I was just expecting more emphasis on different positions…and I definitely think he passed on better talent. If Ioane ends up being an all pro and Proctor doesn’t, I will never forgive Sully. Hell, we probably could’ve gotten Ioane at #12 and still picked Proctor at #27. Lol
we are on the same page here
MikeE,
So you’re saying we needed more OL help, eh? I agree! Lol
Yes, I was all for drafting OL. I also wanted some edge help too
I think a lot of people are sleeping on Uche. He’s had a double digit sack season, his pressure rate last season was very good, but didn’t have enough opportunity, similar to what Ogbah had in KC before we signed him, or Chop last yr. I can see a moderate chance both Chop and Uche become a decent passrush combo for us this yr.
this video shows why I believe our passrush help opposite Chop isn’t crap. Both Uche and Chop get higher pressures, than sacks compared to the top passrushers, but they should alleviate some of the fear opposing QBs are just going to stand back there with all day to throw, giving our D no chance to stop anyone
not exactly a ringing endorsement, but we aren’t a contender this yr, just trying to get some momentum and build a foundation
Sully absolutely did NOT build inside out with this draft,
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he Inherited three first year defensive lineman. The inside building had already started
Also, if I can count, he drafted two interior offensive lineman Not just Proctor
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He also brought in 2 vets with a lot of playing/starting time in OT/OG Jamaree Salyer and OT Charlie Heck to go with Proctor and Campbell. Not to mention a promising Center/OG prospect in UDFA Jim Bonifas, 6’5, 318 from Iowa State.
On the DL again, he inherited Grant, Phillips and Biggers with Sieler. He brought back DT Matthew Butler who started 1 game and flashed for us last year in 215 snaps. He also brought in a very promising UDFA DT in Rene Konga.
and on Draft day, I was very upset with the huge reach for the blocking tight end in the third round when he was ranked as a sixth rounder by almost all the draft sites. Not to mention that WR They reached for.
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BBM still pissed we didn’t take Gennings Dunker over WR Douglas.
You are right Randy in we should have taken a 2nd OL earlier.
BBM happy with the blocking TE pick
I know that we have the big blocking tight end. I will be happy when he knocks the snot out of people.
However, he was ranked 300 picks later
The NFL announced the 2027 draft in Washington, D.C., will be held from April 29 to May 1.
I did not see this.
Terrion Arnold’s promising career has just taken an unexpected turn.
The Detroit Lions cornerback was arrested in Florida as part of an investigation into an alleged kidnapping and armed robbery that occurred earlier this year.
According to authorities, the incident dates back to early February in the Tampa area. Three young men were allegedly lured into an apartment where they were held captive, physically assaulted, and robbed of some personal belongings. Investigators claim that the 23-year-old athlete played a central role in orchestrating the events.
Prosecutors claim the case is linked to a burglary reported by Arnold a few hours earlier. The player had told police at the time that several valuable items had been stolen from a temporarily rented residence. However, the investigation reportedly led authorities to a completely different conclusion.
According to the evidence gathered, people close to the player allegedly lured the victims under false pretenses before threatening them with firearms. Investigators also allege that some of the violent scenes were streamed live to Arnold during the assault.
For his part, Arnold categorically denies the allegations. His entourage asserts that there is no direct evidence linking him to the alleged crimes and maintains that the charges rely primarily on statements from individuals already involved in the case. The defense argues that these witnesses may be seeking more favorable treatment by cooperating with authorities.
” he is entourage”
For fucks sake, he’s a fucking hood rat
An older video but BBM is becoming a Drake Lindsey homer.
The building inside out is with all resources including young players on the team and that also includes re-signing Brewer, and having 3rd year Paul and 2nd year Jonah. It’s not just about his first draft, it’s the entire roster. That also includes Kacmarek as a true inline TE. So the team is absolutely being constructed from the inside out.
So Sully’s building includes guys who were already here. Ok. You guys are just homers. I expected nothing less.
yes, that’s correct 🤣, building includes players already on the team. In a rebuild part of the process is evaluating leftover players, he doesn’t get credit for acquiring them, just for keeping the right guys, which is part of building a team
no, but you don’t waste resources re-drafting positions that you just drafted and haven’t settled in on
Every single one of you bitch about how this OL sucked and cost us games. You blamed them for everything. You were also all saying we had to go hard on OL in the draft. Then, after the GM doesn’t….your tunes change.
I’m not worried, you will all go back to bitching about the OL again if they aren’t good. It’s completely predictable.
most of you were also bitching about how our young DL weren’t any good last year but now they’re somehow building blocks. How’s that work? You guys talk in a vacuum like you’ve never said anything before now.
True on OL sucking, I wasn’t a part of going hard at OL, the 2 they drafted and the 2 FAs they signed before the draft are good for this year.
of course we’ll bitch about the OL, once they suck again, its part of the building process
we had so many needs, going after 1 group at the expense of other groups isn’t exactly a good thing, unless you nail it with the right guys
young DL picked up as the season progressed, Grant and Biggers changed their bodies somewhat in the offseason, in the right direction. Some of us like their growth and have high hopes. Omar, I mean Randy likes playing the pessimistic side, which usually is closer to reality. The rest of us are fanatics, that like to portray the optimistic side. To each his own
There’s a dude in jail with the last name Prettyman. He is one of the ugliest Mofo’s I have ever seen. lol
😂
Served with a guy named Manlove. He had duty one night and the duty officer was a young, female 2nd lieutenant named Lovelady. When introduced himself she thought he was fucking with her and making up his name. He had to show her his ID.
lol
@CollegeFBPortal
WILD: The CFL will NOT permit any of its teams to sign Brendan Sorsby in 2026. “The allegations involving Brendan are serious and concerning. At this time, the CFL will not register a contract for him, and no team will be permitted to add him to its negotiation list.”
This story is going to be made into a movie at this rate.
how is there even talk of him playing professionally?
he broke the cardinal rule
I find it funny what some of us disagree about. However you want to classify how the team is being constructed I think they’re off to a solid start. They’ll know what they don’t have next year and begin phase 2. This is a perfect season to build your culture and allow lots of players to compete for a lot of positions. Not many guys are guaranteed a spot.
some of us just argue to argue
Gives us something to talk about
Devils advocate syndrome
Stephen Ross reportedly made a major change that could reshape the Dolphins
The Dolphins ownership may be changing soon.
By Brian Miller|3 hours ago
It was 2009 when the Miami Dolphins ownership officially and totally changed hands from Wayne Huizenga to Stephen Ross. Ross became the third full and solo owner of the Dolphins organization.
Since his ownership began, the Dolphins have been mired in losing seasons, several “gate-labeled” scandals, and a never-ending search for a franchise QB. Despite the owner’s willingness to spend anything necessary to win, the Dolphins haven’t sniffed a Super Bowl, let alone a playoff victory.
A new report from ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio suggests the 86-year-old owner has “tapped out” and no longer runs the team.
Florio’s take on Ross’ ownership stems from a conversation with someone who covers the team during the owner’s meetings. It’s not the first time we have heard Danny Sillman’s name. When the Dolphins fired Mike McDaniel and hired a new GM and HC, Sillman played a big part in the process.
Sillman is married to one of Ross’ daughters. Upon his death, or should he give up control of the team before then, the Dolphins will pass to his two daughters. Sillman is married to his daughter, Kim. He has been the CEO of Relevant Sports, a media rights company primarily dealing with international soccer.
“Ross is done. He’s tapped out,” Florio said. “He has handed the baton to (Danny) Sillman, and it’s now for Sillman to try and do better.”
The NFL has already approved the succession plan. Originally, Bruce Beal was in line to take over the team after Ross gave up ownership. Beal played a big role in the Tom Brady scandal. After the NFL’s investigation concluded, Beal was taken off the succession list, and Ross opted to hand the keys to his daughters instead.
Sillman’s involvement in the hiring process of Jeff Hafley and Jon-Eric Sullivan was the first big sign of his role with the team. It was reported that he was part of the entire process and was later shown in many of the team-released videos after the announcement of the hires.
It’s unclear if Sillman will ever become the actual owner of the team. It seems that Ross will hand it over to the two daughters, with Sillman running the organization entirely. According to Florio, that may happen sooner than later.
Interesting. I’m sure there are a lot of happy fans. 😂
This article reads as though a 10-year old wrote it, quoting the always accurate Mike Florio… LOL
TRAINWRECK!!! 😆
Tim,
it’s the offseason! What would we do if somebody didn’t stir up some shit? Like my daughter just told me recently: “What’s life without drama, dad?” As she says boring I’m thinking peaceful. I kept that opinion to myself because it was obviously a rhetorical question in her mind. Lol
😂
what’s a “gates labeled” scandal?
COVID vaccinations, growing fake meat in labs, spreading ticks to inflict a disease that makes you allergic to red meat, he has a taste for adrenochrome, etc…
Oh, I thought “gates labeled” referred to Bill Gates. Sorry 😉
^
LOVE IT!!! 😀
steveccnv says: June 26, 2026 at 4:16 pm
how is there even talk of him playing professionally?
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Because others who have done the same only got a 6 month to 1 year suspension, both college and active NFL players.
My guess this is his so to speak suspension or part of it. Probably more to come if/when drafted next year.
Some have gotten indefinite suspensions or indefinite suspensions that were later waived.
I remember WR Calvin Ridley got a 1 year suspension a few years back for betting on NFL games while he was with the Falcons and he is still in the league.
I think even Art Schlichter was only suspended 1 year.
Who sniffs more farts: Mike Florio or Brian Miller? We’ll address this issue on your local news at 10:00 PM, TONIGHT!
Randy
says:
June 26, 2026 at 5:37 pm
what’s a “gates labeled” scandal?
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It stems from when Edward “Clyde” Gates made several in the media really upset.
I was wondering if it was about him.
😂🤣
I think his official name was Edmond.
You are correct! My bad.
BBM/M13,
I think I’m just glad I have no idea what either of you are talking about. Lol
🤣😂
That’s probably a good thing. lol
Guys (LOL),
Obviously, a “gates-labeled” scandal is in reference to “Bully Gate”, “Deflate Gate”, “Water Gate”, etc…
Lol…there have been several gates in Miami, add Brady gate or owner tampering gate, Flores gate, tank for Tua gate….a couple of gates on the OL…
the last line
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For Herd! HB Chad…lol
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How Chad Pennington Gave Dolphins Fans Hope
Brian MarrJune 26, 2026
Today is Chad Pennington’s 50th birthday, and I feel ancient. I still clearly remember the summer of 2008 and the events that led to the former New York Jets’ first-round pick becoming a Miami Dolphin, like it was yesterday. Miami was coming off the worst season in franchise history.
The 2007 Dolphins went 1-15 in their first and only year under head coach Cam Cameron. If it weren’t for an overtime victory over the Ravens, they would have become the second team to go winless. The vibes were as bad as they ever have been coming into 2008. The team hired Tony Sparano, who had previously been the Assistant head coach & offensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys, as their head coach. More importantly, they had hired Bill Parcells to be the executive vice president of football operations. The biggest question the team had was, who would be their starting quarterback?
The room featured John Beck, who was coming off a rookie year that did little to inspire confidence, Chad Henne, a rookie out of Michigan, and veteran journeyman Josh McCown. While the competition was interesting, it didn’t really get the fans excited. Elsewhere in the AFC East, the New York Jets were at an impasse with their quarterback situation. Chad Pennington had shown flashes of greatness after he was drafted in 2000, including winning playoff games in 2002 and 2004. However, his tenure had been undercut by frequent injuries. His final season in New York saw him lose his starting job after a 1-7 start. It was this drop off that led the Jets to trade for Brett Favre.
With Favre taking over the starting job, Pennington and the Jets parted ways. The fact that the Dolphins were both in need of a quarterback and in the same division as the Jets led to Pennington taking his talents to South Beach. He signed a 2-year, $11.5 million deal and was soon named the starter. Heading into the season, the expectations were still fairly low for Miami, and the team started off slowly, losing its first two games of the season. However, everything changed in their week three matchup against the New England Patriots. The Dolphins premiered their wildcat offense and defeated their rivals 38-13. While the major story coming out of the game was the explosive running game, Pennington quietly had one of the best starts of his career, going 17-20 for 226 yards. That completion percentage would prove not to be an outlier as he led the league, completing 67.4% of his passes. All told, he would pass for 3,653 yards, 19 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions on his way to being named the comeback player of the year.
He also tied for second in MVP voting with Michael Turner, though they were both defeated handily by Peyton Manning. Miami would make the playoffs for the first time since 2001. For fans like myself, born too late to see Dan Marino play, it was the first time we witnessed true competence at the quarterback position. While injuries would derail his 2009 and 2010 seasons and eventually force him to hang things up, his 2008 run with the Dolphins will always be remembered as a bright spot in an otherwise dark stretch of Miami football. So Happy Birthday, Chad! Thanks for the memories.
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