Pictured above are the 3 top guys in the Dolphins RB Corps. Devon Achane #28 got his big payday, signing a 4YR/$64M contract in the spring. Due to that contract, despite his smaller size (5’9 191), Achane will be the big producer in the run game both in the air and on the ground, #28 is going to get the greater majority of touches. Jaylen Wright, who was drafted in the 4th RD in 2024 has the best combination of size/speed/power at 5’10 208. Wright has played 25 games and has started 2, but has yet to elevate himself as anything but a backup as he’s averaged 3.9 YPC, although last season he did improve that to 4.1 YPC. He hasn’t been used as a receiver, that’s Achane’s gig, and we all know just how amazing Achane has been at turning nothing into something. The other guy pictured is big RB Ollie Gordon, (6’2 225)who was used mostly as a short yardage guy, and that with mixed results. It’s not all on Ollie Gordon though, the O-line has been woeful in short yardage situations, and it didn’t help that we had “The Frajeel” at the helm at QB who offered zero threat to be an option on a QB dive.
In 2026 though, with Malik Willis at QB, everything changes, and it really does. When you have an athletic QB behind center that is willing and capable to make that short dive behind the C or G, it makes the defense have to worry about more things and makes them more honest than if they know it’s going to be a handoff to #31, Ollie Gordon. Now of course, if the O-line is winning the push at the LOS, it doesn’t matter either way, but it does change the timing of the D-line. They can’t just pin their ears back and wait for the handoff, they have to worry about the quick dive from the QB. We have one of the best C’s in the game in Aaron Brewer, but he’s not a big people mover. He’s super athletic and can cut defenders off before they even realize he’s there, but when you need to push someone back mano a mano, the Dolphins will be choosing one of the OG’s like Proctor (6’7 355) or Big Jonah (6’5 326). Brewer is a wonderful C but at 295, it’s a lot to ask him to beat a guy in front of him who may outweight him by 30-40 lbs or more.
Is it a sure thing that the Dolphins go forward with just 3 RB’s for 2026? I’d say YES at this point, but is it possible that someone else steals a roster spot from either Wright or Gordon? I’d say it’s possible, neither Wright or Gordon are Sully picks, so with a few other RB’s on the roster like Donovan Edwards (5’11 205), or Carlos Washington Jr (5’11 210), or Anthony Hankerson who is a bowling ball at 5’8 206. Wright and Gordon have the job unless they lose it, or one of the depth guys really steps up and earns a spot. This will be a different offense entirely despite Bobby Slowik being with the Dolphins in 2025. This is not going to be Mike McDaniels offense. We’re going to be more physical, and if drafting that big OL Kadyn Proctor at #12, and then even more so, drafting the best blocking TE in the ’26 Draft in RD 3 #87 didn’t clue you in, then you’re just not paying attention.
Of course question marks remain. Saying you’re going to be physical doesn’t make it so. I’m not worried about 3 guys on the O-line, Paul, Proctor and Brewer. I’m not confident in RG Jonah Savaiinaea who Grier spent two picks trading from #48 in RD 2 to #37 and sending an additional 3rd RD pick (#98) to the Raiders, and swapping picks in RD 5, Miami sending #135 for #143. That trade up proved to be a huge mistake, but Big Jonah will be moving to the right side and he will need to earn trust by not resembling anything he did last season. He did play RG at Arizona, so the hope moving him to the side he played previously will make him more comfortable. I’ll tell you this, don’t sleep on 6th RD pick DJ Campbell. Campbell can play RG and play it well, but he doesn’t really have the flexibility to move him anywhere else. To be fair, Jonah Savaiinaea was not Sully’s guy either, and if Jonah doesn’t show signs quickly that last year was aberration and he’s an NFL starting OG, we will see DJ Campbell get opportunities and he may never look back.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Thank you, Mike E….I sure hope our 3rd or 4th and short become a strength with all the possibilities…
short yardage comes down to 2 things, Proctor pushing the pile and the threat of Malik out the back door
we’ve seen opposing Ds use 4 wide bodies play right up the middle, making it difficult to get push straight ahead. The threat of Malik changes that
having a dual threat QB changes the running game completely. In Malik I trust
I completely find this false
Thanks MikeE! I hope Gordon flashes a little more this year and starts talking about getting 3-4 yards instead of “a yard or two”.
If our running game is more physical than MM’s finesse running game, I think Wright will do better. He will still be a liability in the receiving game.
I can see us keeping 4 RB’s but not the FB on the roster.
I hope RB4 is Donovan Edwards. He can run with some power. He doesn’t have a quick burst but has a good jump step and some top end speed. He is a good receiving back also.
Most NFL teams don’t keep 4, they keep 3, Green Bay included. I don’t think we’re going to feature a FB, probably more 2 and 3 TE sets with Kacmarek, Dulcich and either Traore or Sims. You can run, pass and still have mismatches. It’s tough to carry 4 RB’s on the 53 with roster spots needed elsewhere
Last year we kept 3 RB and a FB, I think. I just think we don’t keep the FB that is on the roster. So, could be a 4th RB or an extra TE or extra OL that we keep.
Speaking of run game:
We have under-rated TEs, a team strength
BBMike – Yeah, I doubt we keep a FB but would think we might keep 4 TE’s or 9 OL before we waste a spot on a 4th back, especially when we barely use the 2 other RB’s on the game day roster
Wright and Gordon got 4 carries per game last season. Think we need another RB? LOL
Makes sense
great write as usual sir , thanks for keeping things fresh…. However🙂strange wording, possibly missing a word or three ?? 🤔or maybe I just not fully awake yet
We’re going to be more physical, and if drafting that big OL Kadyn Proctor at #12, and then even more so, drafting the best blocking TE in the ’26 Draft in RD 3 #87, then you’re just not paying attention.
Yes, thanks! Forgot to say “didn’t clue you in” at the end of that sentence
not nitpicking .. 🙂
Didn’t take it that way, I need all the editors I can get!
yeah Ingold was okay , but his usage at 5M per year was not worthwhile
Mike E,
Nice write as usghe. IMO, one MUST be able to run the football. I foresee us being able to do so and then some, barring the injury bug.
Don’t know if we’ll add a 4th RB or an additional TE for our initial final-53… I think that will be dictated by injuries, as it will throughout the season.
Allow me to rehash my golden days as a Madden gamer, as it pertains to the running game…
I’d join a league and we’d do a fantasy draft. Before it was over, I NEEDED to have a solid O-Line (at the very least, a solid run-blocking O-Line), 2 burner RBs, 2 ground-and-pound RBs, and at least 1 solid blocking TE (Mark Bruener of the Stealers* was almost always available on day 3.
None of the above needed to be ‘A-listers’ (ya know, overall rating 90+), just solid players with the right attributes.
Even when I’d play the league’s top-5 Defenses, it was HELL for them to stop my running game… and I utilized a pass-first Offense. So if they managed to stop my aerial assault, I could always rely on my running game to pull me through.
Why do I mention this, from my golden days as a Madden gamer? Because I can see the vision behind our moves. It’s tangible to me, if you will.
Our passing game may be a work in progress in year 1 of ‘Sully & Haf’, but in the meantime, good luck stopping our running game… and no matter what the element: snow, sleet, hail, heat, humidity, etc.
Moving forward, the only concern I have is the RT position. It’s doubtful Austin Jackson can remain healthy for all 17 games, and I highly doubt we bring him back in ’27. Don’t know if we move Kadyn Proctor to RT for ’27, or if we just draft an RT early in the ’27 Draft.
I have the feeling Big Jonah is going to exceed expectations at RG for us this season and in the future. Even if he doesn’t, as Mike E explained above in his article… DJ Campbell will be waiting in the wings. He’s no slouch, either.
Our current WRs catch % in ’25…
Jaylen Tolbert: 52.9%
Tutu Atwell: 40.0%
Malik Washington: 70.8%
Caleb Douglas: 58.1%
Kevin Coleman: 78.6%
Theo Wease: 60.0%
Chris Bell: 67.9%
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Now JMO, but if you’ve got a catch % of under 60%, you probably are in the wrong position or profession.
Once again, the serious head-scratcher to me is Caleb Douglas… and this is the first time I’ve dug up his catch % (and that was in COLLEGE). Pretty good bet that it’s going to go down even further at the NFL level.
For whatever it may be worth, the Green Bay Packers brass (now Sully & Haf) have CLASSICALLY sucked at bringing in WRs over the years… particularly in recent years.
We’d damn well be able to the run the football. We hopefully got it right with Chris Bell, IF he can fully recuperate from his torn ACL.
Don’t expect Malik Willis to become a magician under the above numbers, either: it’s confounding to me. PROVE ME WRONG, WRs!!!
The catch percentage thing can be very misleading though. In our offense with Tua, especially the last 2 seasons, everything was short, mostly within 15 yards from the LOS. You’re going to hit a very high percentage of those because they’re easy. Once you start throwing further downfield, the percentages are going to fall drastically, which is why Malik Washington’s catch % is so high. He was catching mostly short passes because the last 2 seasons, Tua didn’t have the arm for anything else, more so last season
Absolutely correct, regarding slot WRs getting that ‘dink-n-dunk’ pass over the middle.
Just know that Tua only threw to one of the above WRs: Malik Washington.
I think all of Theo Weise’s production came from Quinn Ewers. All of the other WRs came from the outside, including college.
When I say outside, I’m not talking about targets. I’m referring to players who were signed via FA or drafted.
Tua had nothing to do with any of them.
M – Yes, but Tua threw to Malik plenty, which is why his catch % is so high. My guess is it will go down a bunch unless he’s used in the same way he was with Tua. I kinda hope he isn’t. I hate that type of offense, especially when that’s all you do. I hope we thrown down the field occasionally, and better than Tua was able to the last couple of seasons
100% agreed, my man.
My only concern is that we brought in 2nd-rate WRs with poor catch rates for Malik Willis to throw to: I feel we could have done much better to support Willis in his first year as a true starter here in Miami.
Who knows… maybe it works out. I certainly hope so. Why? We’ve already invested a lot of $$$ into Willis over the next two seasons. It would be a shame if those $$$ were wasted on piss-poor WR ability, making him look worse than he really can be.
BBM heading out on his annual scalloping/fishing trip. I will be reading but not posting. Y’all have a great week!
With new Garmin installed and ready to go. It took just 2 days to come in. I am still baffled at the superb customer service.
Mike, I’m not sure if Wright and Gordon are the answer moving forward but most likely it will be this season. Achane has 15-5 per game written all over him. The other guys and Willis probably 12-15 touches combined. I really think that’s how we’re going to play. 25-30 pass attempts most games.
let’s see how they run with a real OL in front of them
This season is going to figure out the go to guys at WR. We don’t have a #1 or #2 right now. But we do have talent and competition. I’m looking forward to seeing what our core offense looks like to start the season. Chris Bell is our 2nd half unicorn. 🙂
it will be WR by committee, until the rookies prove themselves, none of the current vets are more than a real #3 (never more). The rookies either make it or stay in the category with the current vets
Seydou Traore is an interesting prospect in the receiver conversation with roster implications. What role can he play? Not worried about his international football career and limited experience, he’s played competitive football for a few years. It’s not rocket science! He’s a very good athlete and a tweener receiver. Maybe he’s a dark horse.
agreed
Trey Moore could be a versatile Kyle Van Noy type LB. Not dominant at anything but can show up in rush, run and pass within a defense.
Kyle Louis is a nickel LB/SS. Both guys are going to play STs. You know who else in the back end is going to play STs and LB? 2nd round pick Jacob Rodriquez! He may win starter reps.
Along with Brooks, Dodson and Gay Jr., we’re pretty good at ILB.
For me the most unknown area of our defense is who are the top 6 in our secondary?
secondary will determine Hafley’s worth to this D, is he all talk or tge real deal
with Hill/Waddle we were explosive at times and pedestrian at other times. Current receiving group will be less dynamic, but maybe a better 3rd down chain mover (all things considered, including Willis and running game)
station to station plodding down the field, with an occasional long pass to Tutu
I scoff at the premise of this article
The main reason we couldn’t Convert on short yardage is our undersized center.
Yes, he is athletic and pretty good at getting out into space and hitting people 30 pounds lighter than him
But he is weak and gets pushed around in the middle
from all reports, this is the exact offense they were playing last year the exact same playbook they have not made a change
Slowick is going to be calling plays instead of Mike McDaniel
That will be the difference
The place structures aren’t changing the play call names aren’t changing
It’s still gonna be the same timing offense in the past game
having Hill and waddle as the primary targets, for our quarterback, was a problem because of their diminutive size they were easily knocked off their routes. In a system that was based on throwing to a spot at a certain time That’s why we killed it with the cheat motion, but fell off a cliff after they took cheat motion away
All the defenders had to do was get a hand on our little 160 pound wide receivers
Rocko – Pretty sure I said that Brewer’s strength is not short yardage plays, and basically doing anything right was a chore for Jonah Savaiianea last season, which left a choice of a few different guys that played RG like Daniel Brunskill, and Cole Strange. Not sure if you want to count James Daniels and his 3 snaps. Add in Larry Borom playing RT for Austin Jackson it was just a total mess on the O-line as per ushge
yeah, I’m shocked everytime I watch a 2025 video and Jonah is praised on someone else’s highlights. More good than bad for sure. He played with ni cinfidence
So, we are just running the same outside zone offense? Is that for sure? It just makes me wonder because the two guards we drafted aren’t really outside zone guys. They are much better fits for a gap system. I like both of them inside in the gap scheme, but they are not guys I want in an outside zone system. It kinda made me think that we may not be running an outside zone scheme.
I still believe that every OL should be able to play any scheme but some guys just fit better in one scheme or another. Both Proctor and DJ Campbell are gap guards.
I’m not sure anyone other than Slowik and maybe Travis Wingfield have any real idea of what type of scheme we’re running, or Kyle Crabbs as well
If you run a timing passing offense where you’re throwing to spots, there are 2 ways a WR can get to that spot; speed or great route running. We did it with speed and one of the best WRs in the league. It wasn’t Tua…although his accuracy helped. Hill made that offense work…when it worked…because he was able to get to those spots. The problem is that it’s very easy to disrupt a timing offense. You put pressure the WRs…hit them, bump them off their routes, get physical off the LOS(the reason we used the illegal motion) or you put pressure on the QB to force him off his launch point.
I really hope we go away from that sort of offense overall. It’s flawed and easy to attack. I also think it’s very hard to do unless you have the right personnel, which I don’t believe we have. It does help to have a running QB, but if he’s running that means our offense isn’t working.
Nobody designs an offense around having their QB run…even the Ravens stopped…and Willis isn’t the runner Jackson was. It’s just too dangerous and has no future. So, if they are designing plays for Willis to run a lot, that tells me they’re either stupid or don’t see him as a long term QB and are willing to throw him out there without much concern.
Rock – Pretty sure you mentioned you were reading a good fantasy series. Do you still like it? Who is the author?
Hmm, maybe it was Kong, I’m not actually sure . . .
MikeE,
Weren’t you reading the Firemane Saga? I never bought the third book, I think it was, maybe the fourth. Did you finish it? My son just bought me The Winter King series by Bernard Cornwell for Father’s Day, so I’m reading that right now but wanna finish up the Firemane series if it is worth it.
I think there are only 3 books in the Firemane series, but Feist came out with a new series last year called the Dragon War Saga which features the entire cast of the Firemane Series. I’m waiting for either Book 4 of the Firemane, or Book 2 of The Dragonwar to be released
MikeE,
I don’t know much about Slowik other than he’s a west coast guy. I’d bet with how this team is set up that we still run a west coast style offense with more emphasis on gap style run plays. Less gimmickry with motion and pre snap stuff and more focus on precision. Just guessing.
I would say that’s a very accurate guess, and I concur. We don’t have the SPEED we once possessed, so we’re going to go with what suits our current personnel the best.
We’ll still employ the ZBS/OSZB, but I figure we’re going to see more gap-style run plays… or as I call it, SMASHMOUTH.
The only problem? Our under-sized Center in Brew. I doubt we’ll be running many QB sneaks or RB dives up the middle.
Now that I think about it, we might do well to utilize a FB on designed runs up the middle.
Doesn’t mean we must carry a FB on the roster, rather just plug somebody back there who can run block. Christian Wilkins used to serve as our FB in a pinch.
M13,
I think some folks here think I hate Brewer. I do not. It’s actually the opposite. I was an undersized OL. I know the benefits and the downside. Brewer is smaller, but he is strong enough. The problem is in certain situations size matters. It’s not a debate. It just is.
There are ways to work around an undersized center. It is always a give and take. Brewer is not a problem in my mind except in certain situations. I can live with it. If teams start to adjust and take away his 2nd level blocks….which can also be a big tell for defenses, then we can talk. He’s the least of the problems on the OL…but folks who act like it’s not an issue are just being homers. Same as when folks don’t seem to understand that PP has not shown to be a good run blocker. Jackson, while I still like his potential, has only been a good run blocker next to Hunt. Jonah….ok, maybe he gets better, but he needs to get leaps and bounds better….and it’s technique…not left or right. Moving back to the right may help, but it won’t matter if he hasn’t cleaned up his issues. I sure hope he does. He also needs to get way more aggressive. Proctor? While I can see a good guard in there, he’s never done it. Way too early for any sort of analysis good or bad. The guard position is a different animal than tackle. Some guys, Jackson when we tried him there for instance, simply can’t handle it.
If you watch an NFL game and an OL gets in a fight, it’s usually a guard. They’re the guys doing the heavy lifting every play. Lol
I see eye-to-eye on what you’re talking about, Randy… I truly do. And I really respect your opinions on the O-Line.
FWIW, I just ordered an Iowa Hawkeyes hat/cap. Last time I did that was back in ’99. I don’t generally wear hats/caps, and haven’t for about a decade.
And I’m going to hear it from my PSU fellas… WHY an Iowa hat/cap?!! They may ask…
I don’t think we’re going to run the Tua offense because Willis is a different player. It will be a form of the Shanahan offense because Slowik comes from that system and Hafley believes in it. Also Willis played under Matt LaFleur who is also a Shanahan guy. So it’s a good match for all and Ewers has a year under his belt in the system as well.
that’s what I believe too, although I don’t have any facts to back it up, it just logically makes sense
IT WILL BE THE EXACT SAME OFFENSE.
JUST CALLED BY A DIFFERENT PERSON
THEY DID NOT CHANGE PLAYBOOKS.
Now that playbook probably has 100’s of plays in it. Some gap, some outside zone, some inside zone.
The coaches have confirmed that it’s the same playbook. That’s why players from last season (Specifically Ewers) looked better in camp than others. Because they already now the plays.
Right it’s the same philosophy but good coaches run plays that suits their talent. You think we might run more plays to utilize Malik’s legs and maybe more power runs on the left side behind Paul and Proctor. We didn’t have that option last year.
Short yardage struggles are not because of Brewer being undersized, it’s because of poor guard play.
No doubt our OG’s were awful last season, but it’s a lot to ask a 295 lb OC to push a guy back a few yards that outweighs him by 40 lbs and could be just as strong if not stronger.
Most or all centers in the league are not big like NTs.
no, but he’s not helping either, if he was a mauler it wouldn’t be an issue
This is false wishful thinking
M13,
Yes, why an Iowa cap?
It’s okay though, my BIL who graduated from Iowa State always threatens to kick me out of his house when I visit with one of my Hawkeye hats on…..which is, of course….every time I visit. Healthy jibs in sports are fun….unless it’s Ohio State…everybody should hate them. Lol
LOL @ “Everybody should hate them”
Tim,
No, it’s because in short yardage situations everything is compacted, and your center is more likely to be covered. If he can’t win that one-on-one battle and get push…not just not get pushed back, the play is dead. Brewer doesn’t. I watched him many times because I actually watch the LOS. He doesn’t get blown up, but he doesn’t consistently move people either. No push. No gain.
Our guards definitely played poorly but so did Brewer in those situations. When he’s covered, he struggles. When he’s not, he’s good. He grades out as a great run blocker because of his ability to get out on second level blocks. He does not do well in those short yardage situations. He is what he is, and it fits in an outside scheme until you need to get a yard inside…and it don’t.
agreed, but you don’t just run behind the center in short yardage between the tackles. If he doesn’t get pushed back you can still run behind a guard
steve,
In short yardage, it always matters what your center does. It’s not just as simple as saying run behind the guard. Even a standstill by your center….which is always a win for the DL….causes problems for runs in the guard gap. It creates a crease for the guy playing the center to move laterally, and it brings LBers a yard or two closer to the LOS where they can fill and react quicker with a lane to exploit. It’s why an OL is so reliant on playing as a unit. It all matters.
As an OL, you are expected to move the other guy. You get the snap count and momentum. No push is a fail.
I don’t agree, you’re assuming the guy playing over the center is able to move laterally. It doesn’t matter whether the center gets credit with a w/live, what matters is getting the first down
watched short yardage video of Ollie Gordon last yr, it doesn’t show what you’re saying, maybe you’re talking about goal line short yardage. Brewer doesn’t even try to move anyone, he’s just keeping his man off the ball carrier. Also Brewers play in this video, has no effect on the LBers
Mike E.
says:
June 28, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Rock – Pretty sure you mentioned you were reading a good fantasy series. Do you still like it? Who is the author?
Mike, I am on book 3 and it is MEH. It’s got some good spots and then it has some slow spots.
Scott Lynch – The Gentlemen Bastard series.
The Lies of Locke Lamora 7.5/10
Red Seas under Red Skies 6/10
Republic of Thieves – Just started reading.
I kept putting Red seas down and finding other things to do.
Okay we’ll see this year regarding the center debate.
LOL, this was the Kelsey Grammar interview on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime’ I spoke of the other day. Cue it up to about the 3:25 mark…
*Grammer
I see my grammar needs work… LOL
Tim Knight
says:
June 29, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Okay we’ll see this year regarding the center debate.
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Tim, Brew is an incredible Center. I don’t think anybody is trying to diss him.
The fact of the matter is that in short-yardage running sits, everybody plays man-to-man (or ‘gap’, or ‘SMASHMOUTH’, whatever one likes to call it). Why? There isn’t enough time for zone-blocking to develop.
Now imagine our 1st team All-Pro Aaron Brewer (all 295 pounds of him) going up against the likes of the 350-pound Vita Vea… whether Vea be playing NT or NG (4-3 DT).
THAT is the only issue being discussed as it pertains to short-yardage running behind Brew. Outside of that, Brew just may be the best Center in all of the NFL.
So, I have a question for ya: IYO, do ya think we may keep a FB as our 4th RB to help in those sits, or do we just move another guy who can run-block (as we once had with Christian Wilkins) as a FB? Moreover, do ya think a FB can help in these short-yardage sits, being Brew is light in the pants?
I’m looking for potential solutions regarding this discussion and I value your opinion.
Our O-Line weights
Darth Paul: 326
Kadyn Proctor: 340-ish? (366 official)
Brew: 295
Big Jonah: 326
Austin Jackson: 310
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Don’t know why, but I thought Austin Jackson was more like 320.
No player is perfect. They all have flaws. You take the good with the bad and figure out a way to make it work. I’m far more concerned about our 2 young guards. I think we do have the makings of a competitive OL. Lots of things have to come together, but the potential is there. I’m gonna enjoy watching it develop.
steve,
Hell, who knows what we’re talking about anymore. Everybody changes it.
If you’re talking about the Ryder video, there are a ton of examples of Brewer getting pushed back or getting manhandled.
Bottom line is you want your OL going forward. All of them. Period. Nothing good comes of getting moved backward…whether the back ends up getting a few yards or not.
Brewer shouldn’t be trying to just power guys. He can’t…and it’s not his game. If you noticed, most of his best plays where he actually displaces a guy it’s because he’s gotten up under them….exactly what you want a smaller guy to do.
I’ve said it before, sometimes all you need to do is get in front of a guy….just shield a guy. Look at the play where Brewer pulls out and blocks the guy out on the left edge. He gets completely knocked on his ass, but he got in the defender’s way so the back could cut up inside. Job done.
And yeah..those plays weren’t really what I thought we were talking about, but it doesn’t matter anymore. Like I said earlier, we stopped trying to get a tough yard for a first down with a dive long ago. Lol
Also, if it is the Ryder video, he’s playing against a DL who’s 302 lbs.
not the Ryder video. We’ll see how the new offense does in short yardage, running behind Proctor
imagine Slowik calling plays on time, without all the uhs and duhs🤣
looking at an article, 5 players we could’ve re-signed…Ingold was one, which made me think how the O could be the same without a FB
they currently have a full back on the roster
He’s a converted linebacker
they also have tight ends who can fill the role
part time and camp fodder aren’t like running an O with Ingold
Yeah, maybe. Or Maybe he makes the roster as our only FB. You and I don’t know yet.
DJ Herman 6’1″ 235lb rookie out of San Diego State
all the beat writers and other Fins media YouTubers don’t even have him on the radar
I wanted to draft Darnell Washington (TE, drafted by the Stealers* in the 3rd round out of Georgia) so badly. Why? His killer run-blocking ability and tall redzone target. Well, we got just that in TE Will Kacmarek.
Can’t and won’t complain about the Kacmarek pick at all… unless he ends up being a bust in a few years, of course. I believe the Kacmarek pick is going to be a WINNING move.
However, it still kills me that we’re going to start Kadyn Proctor at LG when he’s never played the Guard position before… knowing he’s most likely going to move to RT once we’re finished with Austin Jackson (this is his last year in Miami). This is exactly what we did to Big Jonah last season: position and side confusion (muscle memory).
We could have drafted Emmanuel PREGNON to play LG (his natty position), and not looked back on our O-Line for half a decade +… assuming Big Jonah recovers from his brief tenure at LG last season.
It could have been: Paul — PREGNON — Brew –Big Jonah — Proctor
The wrench in the works? We drafted Caleb Douglas instead.
I SWEAR, I’m rooting for Caleb Douglas as much as anybody! But I feel the pressure is VERY MUCH on him to deliver and early… and if we HAD to have a WR that early, we could have drafted Chris Brazzell or Ted Hurst before him.
So basically, it all came down to retaining Austin Jackson. We couldn’t cut him due to his contract extension (MORE DEAD $$$, thanks to General Grief), and I’m certain we probably tried to trade him, but nobody was willing to take his $$$, coupled with his injury history.
I think if Caleb Douglas flourishes, Sully may have KILLED this draft! JMO
So in retrospect (LOL, it’s too early to be doing this), this is how I would have drafted…
R1P12: Kadyn Proctor, RT
R1P27: Chris Johnson, CB
R2P43: Jacob Rodriquez, LB
R3P75: Emmanuel PREGNON, LG
R3P87: Will Kacmarek, TE
R3P94: Chris Bell, WR
Yes… I would have over-drafted PREGNON rather than over-drafting Caleb Douglas… but that’s just me and my $.02.
I mean, Caleb Douglas isn’t even projected to be a starter (yet), had a bad and injury-plagued mini-camp, but we all know that once Chris Bell is cleared to play and is 100%, he WILL be a starter.
LOL I would not have drafted ANY of them at their spots except Johnson as evidenced by my 237 mock drafts. 😎
And YES, I know… Austin Jackson’s return ($$$ vs injury history) is what kept us from doing this. However, we ALL KNOW Jackson is going to go down early at some point this season and probably miss half the season.
I hope I’m wrong but I FEEL that Douglas is Devante Parker
Big but soft
EXACTLY
our blocking WR is soft, got it
he’s not our blocking wide receiver he has never blocked on a play in the NFL
He wasn’t very good at blocking in the NCAA
He’s a big jumping wide receiver
Rockphin
says:
June 30, 2026 at 7:15 pm
LOL I would not have drafted ANY of them at their spots except Johnson as evidenced by my 237 mock drafts. 😎
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LOL, SAME! Chris Johnson was always very high on my draft boards.
Speaking of Chris Johnson, this is the original CJ2K. One of my friends played with him at East Carolina. Very saddening…
@AdamSchefter
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson revealed to Good Morning America that, at age 39, he has been diagnosed with ALS.
There is no cure, and he may have 5-10 years to live. Commonly known as ‘Lou Gehrig’s disease’.
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/former-nfl-star-chris-johnson-reveals-als-diagnosis-134255671?cid=social_twitter_gma
I always wondered why he twitched his neck and head so much ….
Chris Johnson didn’t have ALS — or at least hadn’t been diagnosed with early stage ALS — during his playing days… he never had a noticeable ALS issue.
“Former NFL running back Chris Johnson has a noticeable nervous tic—a subtle facial twitch—dating back to his playing career, which he often attributed to habit or Tourette syndrome.”
Perhaps scientists should look into a possible link between Tourette’s and the onset of ALS. If an answer lies there, it may be an issue at the genetic level.
That’s not to say ‘genetic’ as in it can be passed down through generations, rather a ‘one-off’ in the genetic coding in an individual.
I think that one day very soon, we’re going to be able to wipe out many diseases at the genetic level and before birth even takes place.
Just beware, being it can lead to EUGENICS. Killary Clinton’s idol was Margaret Sanger. And the experiments ran at Ellis Island in the early 1900s gave rise to Hitler (who borrowed the idea from America), wanting to wipe out whole races of humans.
Strange time to be alive… with so much hope in tech, yet so much evil that one could use such tech to be the next Hitler. 😐
alright , thanks .. back in his playing days I thought it was a Tourette issue… that was no SMALL tic
For those who celebrate…
HAPPY BOBBY BONILLA DAY!!! LOL
@AdamSchefter
Happy Bobby Bonilla Deferral Day: Bonilla is set to collect another $1.193 million from the New York Mets today, as he will each July 1st through the year 2035.
109 degree heat index here in PA today, and it’s going to be 6 degrees warmer tomorrow. I hope y’all are staying as cool as possible. Stay hydrated.
PS: I don’t like using air conditioning. Why? Because when I go out into the elements, I’d melt like Frosty the Snowman in his locked greenhouse. I’d rather just get acclimated, rather than not.
Lol….acclimatization is a week to two week process, depending on the individual (body type, fitness level, etc.) It’s hard for me to believe one living in the NE can acclimatize to “heat waves”. In Pennsylvania, next week, rain is predicted, high in the 80s, and nights are in 60s. I don’t get it…lol. How does acclimatization work there? I would believe one could acclimatize for cool or cold weather? I lived in upstate NY for 10 years and another 3 on the island. I never got use to the cold…lol.
One acclimatizes to the weather when there are long periods of similar weather, like living in Florida or in more temperate zones like Costa Rica or places like ATX where it can be in the 90s and 100s for 90 to 120 days in a row.
I want the fucking AC on for a day or two or 30 or more depending on the how fucking hot it is outside! LOL! I don’t need to suffer and gladly pay for 1st world comfort, if it’s available. Hopping from AC in home to AC in car to AC at the bar or restaurant works just fine without melting.
I don’t really have a problem with the heat, per se. It’s the overwhelming humidity we experience up here in my area: it’s akin to a tropical rainforest.
THAT takes some acclimation, whether it be in the 80s, 90s, or 100s as it is today.
Krishna, I live in the Appalachian mountains. EVERYTHING around me is green and full of life. There’s not a morning in the summer I don’t get my feet soaking wet if I walk in the grass, due to the massive dew on the grass, even if it hadn’t rained for a week or more.
We generally have to mow our grass twice a week up here, not once… unless it’s a rainless summer where the sun just torches the grass into oblivion. And when that happens, my neighbor farmers get a terrible yield of crops to sell, and everybody suffers.
Respectfully, I don’t think you know what it’s like to live in Appalachia, being you never have, man. It’s the overwhelming humidity that’s difficult to get acclimated to, not the temperature. It’s the ‘greenhouse effect’ on steroids as it pertains to HUMIDITY up here.
Yes, I’ve been to Florida twice, and it’s hella humid down there as well. However, y’all have gulf-coast winds to cool ya off… WE DON’T. Even if we did, there are too many TREES to break up any type of cooling winds.
I say, God bless air-con for those who want and/or need it! I see Europe is trying to ban air-con (particularly France), and the NYC mayor commie Mamdani is asking New Yorkers to dial their air-con to 78 degrees… that way, everybody can suffer equally. WHA???
If you believe in air-con (I’m with ya, just not for me!), I think you should probably pick a fight THERE… not with me, for living in a place you’ve not experienced first-hand. I do me, nobody else.
Brother, I can and will back you 100% on air-con, even though it’s not for me. Our young children need it, our elderly need it, and contingent on where one lives, they need it too.
You may not realize it (yet), but I’m on your side regarding air-con. It’s the radical left who is trying to outlaw air-con in Europe, and it’s coming here soon.
Lol…I lived in Albany NY for 10 years! You’re so presumptive and wrong.
I know all about humidity…wtf. Try 100 degree weather for 50 days and humidity…been there, done that…lol
…..and always turning politicsl…lol
Pick a fight? Lol…just calling out bullshit like everyone else here.
BBM back from scalloping. Fantastic time! Scallops were unreal. I would jump in, get my limit and not even swim 25′ feet from the boat. Every time you dove down you would come up with 4-5 in your hands. Great Time, great food, good fishing and intense cornhole matches. lol
LOL @ “intense cornhole matches”! I hadn’t played cornhole until about 10 years ago, and I really like it now.
Don’t know if it’s legit under ‘International Cornhole Standards’ (or if there even is such a thing!), but I throw over-hand… as the unorthodox fuck that I am! LOL
LOL
If you are playing with buddies and they let you throw overhand, then you are good. Otherwise it is not legal to throw overhand.
My buddies and I used to play wiffleball all the time. I used to swing one handed. It just felt weird holding that light little bat with two hands. My friends made fun of me all the time. And I was always telling them to STFU because when we played beerball…which is wiffleball while always holding your drink….they all batted one handed. Whiny little shits. Lol
Lol…that’s funny….
Ha! Did the same thing, batted with one hand in wiffleball. lol
I always batted two handed no matter what. You start some bad habits doing that. I was never great at keeping both hands on the bat throughout the swing though, my right hand usually came off first. That’s why I was always a line drive hitter, not a power hitter. Also, don’t ever play arc ball in the same season as you play fast pitch, that will wreak havoc on your swing!
they really like Douglas, he’s a more complete player, than say Waddle who really didn’t block. Surely they have a vision for his role
That’s the only thing I can think of: we really like Douglas for what he brings as a complete player.
Seems he can do a lot of things at a (barely) competent NFL level, yet he hasn’t mastered anything or even register at a higher level at any one thing.
It’s gotta be his upside and complete array that we’re betting on.
Personally, I’d have taken Chris Brazzell or Ted Hurst over him in a heartbeat… but that’s just me.
M, I agree. Hopefully he cleans up catching the ball
This is what we talked about just recently. This is what I was saying would be different because certain things were basically written on the wall.
https://atozsports.com/nfl/miami-dolphins-news/three-offensive-categories-that-we-should-expect-the-miami-dolphins-to-score-dramatically-different-in-for-2026/
I like, that Willis won’t be under center 75% of the time
something else, that will be different is the number of drives, since we’ll be running more
people on O may be more productive, but have lower stats, just based on style of play. Best way I can describe it is like an NBA team averaging 100pts per game, then changing to a slow paced O and only scoring 90 a game, but giving up far less
We want to impose physicality and play off of that on both sides of the ball.
@TexansCap
Aaron Brewer’s contract details are now available, including $52.5 million in new money and $31.75 million in total guarantees. Brewer is now the 3rd highest paid center (by APY).
I’m anxiously awaiting the re-signing (or not) of Jordyn Brooks. I’m surprised it hasn’t happened yet, but perhaps there’s a reason.
He may be the key to getting another Day 1 or Day 2 pick in the ’27 Draft, contingent upon how the ’26 season goes. Pray he doesn’t get injured, regardless.
We celebrate on the 4th, but we voted on independence on July 2nd. So Happy 250th to this great nation either way.
Contract Notes
Aaron Brewer signed a three year, $52.5 million contract extension with the Dolphins on June 11, 2026. Brewer received $31.75 million in guarantees of which $30 million is a new money guarantee. The full guarantee at signing is made up of a $6 million signing bonus, his 2026 and 2027 base salaries and a $6 million roster bonus due in 2027. If on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2027 league year, $6 million of his 2028 salary is fully guaranteed. If on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2028 league year, $4.425 million of salary is fully guaranteed. On the 3rd day of the 2029 league year Brewer will earn a $1 million roster bonus. There is one void year for salary cap purposes. Brewer’s 2026 salary cap number increased by $695,000 as a result of the extension. An additional $1.8 million in incentives are available. Prior ContractAaron Brewer $21 million contract with the Dolphins. $13.18 million is guaranteed. In 2025 the Dolphins converted $5.295 million to a bonus to reduce his cap number by $4.236 million. His cap number increases by $1.059 million per year in every future contract year. In 2026 the Dolphins converted $5.25 million in salary to a bonus for salary cap purposes. The move created $4.2 million in cap room and increased his void year cap charges by $4.2 million.Cash Flows- fully earned money- unearned or partially earned money$17.5M$35M$52.5MEmailTechnical SupportTwitterFacebookCopyright ©2026 Over The CapTerms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | Advertise With OTCThis website is not affiliated with the NFL, NFLPA, or any individual NFL franchise.
21m fully guaranteed
Re-signing Achane is all you needed to know. We’re not flopping for a top pick.
Has anyone been watching the World Cup (truly a world sport)?
I’ve loved it….GO USA!!!
watching Messi now from Hard Rock
Big game on Monday against Belgium!
without top scorer
Yep..too bad. They will need to. rally!
Argentina tied…
what’s overtime called with kicks only? Lol
Oh! 2 15 minute periods next…
There it is
They’re still going…lol…wtf?
I read an article this morning that soccer took over as third most watched sport jumping ahead of baseball….
In America
oh fuck!
Wow…what a game!
Own goal?
Great match, played on a pitch….lol
Extreme Heat WarningFrom 2:24pm CDT, Jul 3 2026 until 8:00pm CDT, Jul 4 2026* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 100-110 expected. Overnight lows in the upper 70s.* WHERE…Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and central, north central, and west central Missouri.* WHEN…Until 8 PM CDT Saturday.* IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
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It’s a planet, not a bubble…lol
Krishna, I’ve tried. Soccer bores me. I’d rather play it than watch it but that won’t be happening. 😂
Fair enough, it’s taken me a few years and a great friend…lol
They played on GRASS at Hard Rock Stadium for fútbol…why not football?
Willie Nelson picnic and fireworks tomorrow to celebrate 250….fucking awesome!
So excited!
Happy 250th everyone!! Have a great and safe day!!!
Thank you, bbm. And, same to everyone else!
Happy 4th!
to be fair, if we’re going to say some spots on D have talent, but no experience, we have to also say our passrush has experience, but not a lot of talent. What I’m at is, while safeties and CBs might start off slow, the passrush should start off being more seasoned
Jalen Phillips had 15.5 sacks his first 2 yrs. 14 and 16.5 for Jason Taylor. Chop has had 10 his first 2 yrs, not exactly getting blown away
bottom line is our front 7 will be better than the backend to start the season
wildcards on D, that might change it, Johnson and Louis
we could be fine at CB, in a patchwork kind of way, with Johnson and Brents on the outside, then in the nickel Johnson inside and Marshall outside. As long as Brents stays healthy
or maybe Duck, instead of Marshall
Uche listed at 6’3 226 says he’s 255 now. Omar says looking at him he believes him. Uche bulked up to set the edge
NEW BLOG UP!!! Not really, just new place to post . . .