Miami Dolphins Training Camp doesn’t start until August 2nd, the FIFA World Cup is winding down, the NY Knicks won their first NBA Championship since 1973, so this is a quiet relaxing time for sports. MLB is approaching the All Star break, which will really grind the sports scene to a halt. It’s all good, summer is here, and this is the time to chill, enjoy the weather and the long days, and not worry too much about the sports scene. We had some record heat in the Northeast exceeding 100 degrees at least twice this past week leading up to the 250th Celebration of America. No matter what side of the political aisle you sit, America is still the best country in the world and don’t forget it!
I’ve seen all the NFL team predictions and just laugh. To me, predicting how teams are going to finish in the standings before training camp starts is very much like placing draft grades on teams for the players they drafted. None of it means a thing. I really have no idea how many games we’ll win this season, and will continue to feel that way until I see them practice, play a couple of preseason games, and then at least a few regular season games, and even then, injuries can change things immediately. Honestly, we have a whole lot of question marks all over the place on offense and defense, even before we sprinkle in all the new draftees, including the first 2 picks, RD 1 (#12) LG Kadyn Proctor, RD 1 (#27) CB Chris Johnson, and then RD 2 (#43) LB Jacob Rodriguez. While all of them figure to get substantial playing time, our 2nd RD pick LB Jacob Rodriguez who brings tons of excitement is behind some excellent veteran players such as ILB Jordyn Brooks, ILB Tyrel Dodson and ILB Willie Gay. It is possible one of them is traded which would make more opportunities available for Rodriguez much sooner, but that hasn’t happened yet, and Jordyn Brooks may well get an extension, which then would make one of the other aforementioned guys Dodson or Gay more expendable.
Back to those question marks. Yes, we drafted an OL early in OT/OG Kadyn Proctor. We saw last season how the best laid plans sometimes don’t necessarily work out, and last years trade up for OG Jonah Savaiinaea was simply a failure. His play was consistently poor except for a couple of flashes near the end of the season. He will be counted on once again, but this season at RG, where he played at Arizona. We drafted much later on, in RD 6 another OG, RD 6 (#200), DJ Campbell, from Texas. Campbell is a 4 year starter that could probably jump right in and play if needed, so Savaiinaea had better do more than just flash occasionally and play some physical ball rather than resemble a bull fighter or a turnstile. Same goes for rookie Kadyn Proctor, and then of course with RT Austin Jackson, can he stay healthy enough to play most of the season. We do have some depth guys like Jamaree Salyer from the Chargers and Charlie Heck from the Bucs, but it would be wonderful to see Paul, Proctor, Brewer, Savaiinaea and Jackson play 17 strong games together. I can’t remember the last time that occurred.
As far as the rookies, which rookie other than or even including the top 3 picks will have the biggest impact, and by that I mean positive impact? I’m hoping that Proctor is a real difference maker, a guy who is controlling the LOS, paving holes for Achane and our other backs and keeping defenders off of QB Malik Willis, or whoever is playing QB. Willis will be the man, unless he isn’t because he’s not getting it done or he’s injured. Last year’s 7th RD pick, QB Quinn Ewers showed he’s ready to start and should serve as the primary backup for Malik Willis. CB Chris Jones from what i’ve read and heard will be playing a combination of perimeter and slot CB, so he will be on the field an awful lot. I think he’s going to be a good player for us. I also think the much maligned WR Caleb Douglas, RD 3 (#75) will get his chances to make an impact in the passing game. We have a few Swiss Army knife types in LB/S Kyle Louis, LB/DE Trey Moore and I’m kind of interested to see if TE Seydou Traore makes the roster. I think 3rd RD pick (#87) TE Will Kacmarek will be on the field a ton, and then there’s TE Greg Dulcich. There’s also TE Ben Sims who’s started 8 games, but has played 45 games over 3 seasons with the Green Bay Packers and then most recently, the Minnesota Vikings.
Which young veteran players take that next step? Will it be DE/OLB Chop Robinson who took a step or two backwards last season? RG Jonah Savaiinaea at RG, who seemingly could only take step forward, not backwards. How will the trio of defensive linemen we drafted fare, DT Kenneth Grant, DT Jordan Phillips and DT Zeek Biggers? Will young CB Juju Brents be able to stay healthy and use his length to be a legit CB? Will either of the two backup RB’s Jaylen Wright or Ollie Gordon show they’re more than just a 4 or 5 carry a game RB? Will WR Malik Washington continue to be an important cog in the passing game? Now that RB De’Von Achane got his contract, will he be asked to do even more than his career best 1838 total yards from scrimmage? Will TE Greg Dulcich really be the big receiving TE most of you guys think he will be after never catching more than 33 passes over his 4 year career with 31 games played and 13 starts? Can DE Josh Uche who played for the Patriots and Eagles be a pass rush threat fro the Dolphins? Like I said, lots of questions, and we have a long way to go to get some answers. In the meantime, enjoy the good weather and mostly the long days of summer!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
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July 23, 2026 at 6:12 pm
MF 13. All I am saying is that you are projecting
The Man has been in the league four years. This will be year five.
He has three touchdowns
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Ouch! I honestly didn’t realize this was Dulcich’s 5th year in the league. Now I understand where you’re coming from, man.
Well, let’s hope he’s a late bloomer.
I hope so also. I do think what we saw in the second half of last season is everything Dulcich is going to be which is not bad but more on the level of a solid #2 TE.
M13, Did you check out the video on Kelly Jones?
Texas HC says Arch Manning’s work ethic ‘has to change’ – Story by Jordan Sigler
Arch Manning had a humbling start to his career as the starting quarterback for Texas, throwing for just 170 yards, one touchdown and one interception in a 14-7 loss to Ohio State last August.
Manning struggled with consistency until late October when he threw for 346 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in a 45-38 win over Mississippi State on Oct. 25. He looked much better in the second half of the season, though he still has much to show before he lives up to the hype that surrounded him during the 2025 preseason.
During SEC Media Days in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian talked about how much Manning has improved since the start of the 2025 season. Sarkisian believes Manning has become a better leader, but said the quarterback’s “work ethic has to change.”
“He’s a lot more confident,” Sarkisian said, via a transcription from On3. “I think that last season, he found out a lot about himself. Anytime we’re faced with adversity and we get on the other side of it, you gain confidence. You see a different leader in him, in the way that he interacts with his teammates.
“The work ethic has to change, but I think the ability to lead vocally is much different than before. He’s very comfortable with who he is, and he’s not trying to be something that he’s not. He knows who he is, and I think you’ll probably get a very similar version of him this year, that you had last year.”
Sarkisian didn’t go into deeper detail about what he meant by Manning’s “work ethic” needing to change.
Certainly, Manning is in a much different spot heading into the upcoming season than he was a year ago in the eyes of people around the NFL. There was chatter last summer that Manning could be the No. 1 quarterback if he entered the 2026 draft.
After some growing pains, Manning appears to have fallen in the eyes of some in the league. Oregon quarterback Dante Moore is now thought to be the top quarterback in college football for the 2027 NFL Draft.
Seems he may have a case of Manning ego.
Draftbuzz has him as the #4 prospect, PFF #6, but Sportstalk’s latest draft rankings update from this past Monday has him as the #53 prospect, not even top 50.
I have not been enamored with him from the start. Too much is about his name. The name is almost a distraction. I would prefer we avoid that entanglement. Moore is more!
Agreed until he proves otherwise. He will have elite weapons everywhere this year on offense at Texas. He will have no excuses. I have Moore as QB1 also.
That is one of the reasons I have Manning #3 on my list. He has to show me this year, no excuses. I have Dante Moore and CJ Carr both ahead of him, though rankings will probably change as the season progresses. I’m sure there will be other QBs that catch my eye; time will tell.
QB Diego Pavia was waived by the Ravens.
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He will probably go to the CFL as he was also drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
We was #5 behind Lamar, Huntley, Skylar Thompson and Joe Fagnano on their depth chart. Fagnano was the UDFA QB I wanted the Dolphins to bring in.
The “Dark Waters” jerseys are horrible. Just stupid. They have NOTHING to do with our history and absolutely SHOULD NOT BE our “rivalry jerseys”
Those colors have nothing to do with our history or anything about our rivalries.
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The Dolphins have officially announced the games in which they’ll wear their iconic throwback uniforms as well as their popular “Dark Waters” Nike Rivalries uniforms during the 2026 season.
Popular? Popular with whom? I have not heard one person say a positive thing about the stupidity of the black jerseys.
Better yet, we are going to wear them for a 1pm home game. FUCK our ownership is stupid! Let’s dress our team in the dark uni’s for home games. Let’s go further and dress them in BLACK jerseys. Fucking idiots.
I really don’t hate or love the Rivalries uniforms, but I would have rather they went with a very dark teal vs very very very dark navy blue… practically black uniforms.
At this point, I like the Miami Hurricanes colors more than the crap we wear on the field now. Mike is right about our current uniforms; this pastel aqua crap isn’t my cup of tea.
https://dolphinstalk.com/2026/07/dolphins-to-work-out-ufl-mvp-quarterback-jack-plummer-next-week/
Man just draft a QB next season in the 1st round and let’s roll!
Chris Perkins article says, 2026 isn’t about wins
OK genius, we’ve been saying that here for 4 months, as has everyone else, but now it seems to be news
LOL, so true
Man just draft a QB next season in the 1st round and let’s roll!
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They need someone to push Ewers. Cam Miller and Gronowski aren’t going to. He would be an upgrade over the both of them.
Malik Willis will be a fine backup for our first round pick next year
NEW BLOG UP!!! Sorry guys, I was away last week!
Hafley used big nickel formations top 2 last year. That gives us insight to how the secondary should shape up. Trader and Kyle Louis will definitely be given every opportunity in the 3 Safety look.