The 0-2 Dolphins come home to Hard Rock Stadium to take on the 2-0 Kansas City Chiefs. You would have to go all the way back to 2011 to find the last time the Miami Dolphins have defeated the Kansas City Chiefs. That was the Great Matt Moore was our QB, slinging TD’s thrice to defeat the Chiefs 31-3. Since then, 0 for 5, including 3 losses with the Great Tua Tagovailoa at the helm, our great savior. This one shouldn’t be much different, but the young Dolphins do get a taste of home cooking, but unless they play better than the last 2 weeks, there’s potential for the home crowd to be downright rude. I’m really hoping that doesn’t happen, this team could use a good game, win or lose.
Last week, I was really taken aback by our defense, or lack of it more appropriately. No kidding, I feel like receivers were open all over the field, and I’m not talking about 1, I mean two or three on a bunch of plays. We held an advantage with time of possession in the first half of the game last week’s game, (19.17 – 10.43), but the Chiefs scored 2 TD’s, while the Dolphins managed only 2 FG’s, as Riley Patterson was only 2-3 on first half FG’s, missing a 47 yard FG. The offense was the story of the 1st half, while the defense looked like a bunch of matadors allowing receivers and ball carriers clear paths to accomplish whatever they wished. Honestly, guys looked out of position, out of sorts and unsure what their responsibilities were on defense all day last week on defense.
In the 2nd half, it was the offense’s turn to shut down, and the Niners had no resistance in the 3rd quarter scoring 3 TD’s to make it an easy 35-13 victory. The SF 49ers are a very good team, a veteran team, I bleive during the broadcast they mentioned they are the oldest NFL team. In contrast, the Dolphins sport the youngest roster, and in Week 2, on the road in California, although the Dolphins stayed on the West Coast the entire week after losing the Season opener to the Las Vegas Raiders. The 49ers, who had easily dismantled a team who many prognosticators before the season were calling a Super Bowl favorite, the LA Rams, 27-7. You shouldn’t have expected an easy game for our inexperienced young team who would have ben playing just their 2nd game together, while the Niners are a grizzled veteran team that have been together for quite some time.
On Dolphins “Twitter”, or “X”, there is already much unrest and discord. Some fans want heads to roll and it’s beyond silly. This was a tear it down to the studs effort, purge the roster of as many big salaried players as possible to clear out the negative cap space that former GM Chris Grier was kind enough to leave us with. We traded whoever we could to free up more future cap space and get us draft capital to be able to draft 13 players that both GM Jon Eric Sullivan and HC Jeff Hafley liked to change the culture of the team. In doing this, it would be absurd to expect this young team who was playing just their 2nd game together, to compete with the 49ers. There was no joy for Dougie Fresh last week, although Dar was dancing. Sully and Haf decided it was more important to evaluate the bottom half of the roster, thus not playing the guys they knew were making the team. Therefore, the greater majority of the guys who started didn’t get to play together, so it’s logical that it will take a few weeks before this team can even be on the same page. It’s about improving, and my hope is that each week, we see progress to that end.
We’re hosting the Kansas City Chiefs this week, and even though Patrick Mahomes injured both his ACL and LCL on December 14th 2025, there he is in the starting lineup right at the beginning of the season to lead the Chiefs to a 2-0 record. The Chiefs are averaging 32 PPG, but have surrendered 20 PPG, although they barely survived an OT win in Week 2 against the Colts, 33-30. Kenneth Walker is RB now for the Chiefs, and he gets the lion’s share of the carries. Last week he carried 24 times for 117 yards, and Patrick Mahomes threw the ball all over the place for 382 yards and 3 TD, 0 INT’s. Good ole Travis Kelce was his favorite target, 11 times for 9 catches, 101 yards and 1 TD. Kenneth Walker was his 2nd favorite target, 10 times for 6 receptions, 60 yards. The Chiefs also have WR’s Rashee Rice and Xavien Worthy who had a quiet day last Sunday in comparison. The Chiefs defense has only 3 sacks after 2 games, so hopefully we can wear that defense down with RB De’Von Achane in the Florida heat, and keep the “heat” off of QB Malik Willis, who was running for his life last week against the Niners. If not for Malik Willis’ athleticism, he could have been sacked 5-10 times last week.
Not expecting miracles here, it’s a tall order to take down the Kansas City Chiefs with QB Patrick Mahomes at the helm. Mahomes record as QB is a phenomenal 97-31, which translates to an otherworldly winning percentage of .757. Even if the Dolphins play a great game, Mahomes doesn’t lose close games, so the Dolphins truly have their work cut out for them. As I have mentioned, I want to see improvement from last week. I don’t want to see Chiefs receivers running around wide open, especially TE Travis Kelce who you know Mahomes is looking at all the damn time. Not that I want 3 guys on him, but bump him, and have someone on him like white on rice! DE Chop Robinson is supposed to be back this week for the Dolphins. He logged a Full Practice, along with injured WR Chris Bell, who had a knee issue, although it wasn’t reported as to whether it was his surgically repaired knee, or his other knee. WR Caleb Douglas is OUT, and WR Ryan Miller who caught the long TD last week is questionable. If Bell can go, and Douglas and Miller can’t, it could be Bell, Washington, Coleman and WR Jalen Tolbert would probably see his first action of the season. I hope we have a much more competitive game and see some bright spots.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
HEY!! LOOK AT THAT!!
TwiceTheThe was able to get the record predictions to post in the margin!
Thank you sir!
Thanks for the new article too MikeE. Sorry your 7 win prediction is memorialized for all to see. (not) LOL
Phirst
not
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I should have posted then went back and read it. lol
although it wasn’t reported as to whether it was his surgically repaired knee, or his other knee.
It HAD been reported. It is soreness in his repaired knee….
OK, nothing I saw mentioned which knee – Thanks! That’s not great, but it looks like he’s playing anyway, right?
Mike E,
Nice write as always. I’m prepared to go 0-3!
Forgot to mention for the Clemson at California game tonight to not only watch Cal’s sophomore QB Sagapolutele but also check out Cal Safety Kingston Lopa.
I posted about Lopa last weekend. He’s 6’5, 210, 4.47 forty and a fluid mover. I mentioned he had 4 INT’s in the first 2 games. He got another INT in their 3rd game so now has 5 INT’s in the first 3 games this season including 1 pick 6.
I wrote his name down after you brought him up last weekend. Yeah, man! 5 INTs in 3 games with a pick-6?!! This cat is talented.
I’m astonished that hardly anybody from the FMU has chimed in on Chop’s now 5 concussions. As Rockphin had alluded to last blog, when it was Tua, EVERYBODY had something to say (retirement talk, etc). But as it pertains to Chop, it’s like there’s ‘nothing to see here’.
If Chop gets another concussion (it’s probably when, not if), he’s likely done.
It’s a shame we didn’t adequately address the pass-rush (EDGE) position this past Draft. We may need to double-down next Draft… unless we can find a YOUNG STUD via FA with the $$$ we’ll have available.
That stated, I don’t think we want to BUILD via the Draft with this new regime. That’s how we got in trouble under General Grief.
I would think part of it was that we didn’t see Chop lying on the ground with his fingers locked up; also, some probably just wanted Tua off the damn team already. Just saying…
I can see that… the visualization of Tua fencing while down vs nothing to visualize with Chop.
Nevertheless, we who follow football so very closely know that 5 concussions are NOT GOOD, and especially with the awareness of CTE.
I feel horrible for Chop and his future.
Friday Night Jams!
Heard this one for the first time today… I like it!
Have always loved that song. Don’t hear kettle drums very often. Daltry was always a great screamer
Forgot to mention last week… Dax is Canadian as well! Dax ROCKS!!! One of my favorites of his…
I’ve always loved this song…
I enjoy that song as well. I actually saw them at Sea World about 10 years ago. They killed it and don’t tell me you love me. Was a great show
M – Chop isn’t that important for me to care either way. I’m not convinced even if he stays healthy that he’s part of the future of this team. It should be a concern however, if you think he is.
I think Sully and Haf believed Chop was going to be part of the rebuild, hence why we didn’t address pass-rusher (EDGE) until day 3 of the Draft.
That it’s been revealed Chop has a problem with concussions, it sets us back in the bigger picture of the rebuild, IMO.
That is my only concern going forward… and of course, for the health of Chop himself.
EDGE was my biggest concern entering the 2026 Draft, and with good reason. Now, it’s become a MUST, early in the 2027 Draft.
Now the fear is getting Haf and JES has doomed the franchise again because of the Packers decline? Not saying I saw it here, just what I’m hearing out there.
Jeez……
Haven’t the Packers been good the last 20 years for the most part?
Josh Hoover sucks!
Tim, that 16yo girl from Thailand won America’s Got Talent. The girls from The Warning snuck into her rehearsing and jammed one of their songs with her.
Canada also gave us Nickelback. Here’s one of their new releases.
and we apologize profusely 😎
😳🥹😎
for Mike E:
Chris Bell is expected to play, Hafley said. Bell said he was dealing with some soreness and fluid in his surgically repaired left knee but feels better and is able to play. Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article317049765.html#storylink=cpy
missed Rocks health report😵💫
Mike E
This fan base looks for anything to point at doom and gloom. Cant blame them i guess!
I get it, I really do, but there are times to be angry, and times to be patient. If you watched what we did, purged the team of bad contracts, freed up cap space for the future, got rid of a lot of veteran talent, you knew we were going to take some lumps fielding a roster of mostly rookies and 2nd year players.
Mike, I guess an analogy I can compare it to is you know when you’re betting you have a good chance to lose especially stuff like poker or dice
But they’re still an emotional reaction when you actually see it happen
Some people just need to vent their spleen
I see articles about how the Dolphins must draft Trinidad Chambless
and my reaction is the same to every sub 6 foot tall quarterback, people cry for
NO!
I don’t care how good a sub 6 foot tall quarterback looks in college
No
I’m a big fan of Chambliss, but his height is a concern. Also, he’s a 24-year-old playing against a lot of 18,19, and 20-year-olds. The question I have is: has he already reached his ceiling?
I said before the season that Indiana wasn’t going to be as good and it showed last night. It didn’t help they lost their #1 RB by mid first half on a hip drop tackle (still legal in college football) on the sideline coupled with a late hit out of bounds by second player. They also lost their #1 LB and best pass rush DT in the second half.
Still, no excuse for the poor play and mistakes. Josh Hoover can’t throw an accurate ball over 25 yards down field and missed Charlie Becker twice on what should have been 2 long TD’s. Under threw one by 10-15 yards.
I see about 3 losses for Indiana by seasons end.
Again, huge slate of good college games today (central time):
#1 Texas at #14 Tennessee 11am, ABC
Illinois at #7 Ohio State 11am, FOX
Wake Forest at #16 Louisville 11am ESPN
Oklahoma at #2 Georgia 2:30pm ESPN
#4 Ole Miss at #21 Florida 2:30pm ABC
#15 Utah at Iowa State 2:30pm FOX
#17 Iowa at #18 Michigan 2:30pm CBS
TCU at UCF 2:30pm FS1
Wisconsin at #13 Penn State 4pm Peacock
South Carolina at #8 Alabama 6pm ESPN
Kansas State at Cincinnati 6pm ESPN2
Oklahoma State at West Virginia 6pm FS1
#23 Texas A&M at # 10 LSU 6:30pm ABC
#20 Oregon at # 12 USC 6:30pm NBC
#19 Missouri at #24 Miss State 6:45pm SEC Network
Minnesota at Washington 10pm FOX
GO VOLS!!!!!!!
Yeah! I will be flipping back and forth.
Think I am going to check one of my day 3 QB prospects in the early games. Illinois QB Katin Houser vs the Ohio State defense. He’s 6’3, 225 and got a decent arm.
I expect Ohio State to win big but just want to see how Houser handles the big game in a hostile environment. Houston QB Conner Weigman is my #1 day 3 QB though.
It’s a good day to kick some Wolverine ass.
^
Arch, always on the verge of greatness, then he pulls Tua
🤣🤣🤣
Texas gets a 15-20 yard sack on 3rd and 13 nullified by a penalty defined as simulating the use of going to the bathroom
dude went thru the motions of unzipping his zipper, pulling his schlong out and pissin on the ground
Stupid and selfish. I don’t like stupid players!!!!
Yeah, he’s kind of down on my list. Disgusting display. NCAA should suspend him a game. He’s a smaller edge anyway.
I think Arch is borderline retarded. 3 times this season he’s been called for an illegal forward pass, where he runs past the LOS and throws the ball
his uncles used to get away with it
Cam Coleman can make some great catches, but disappears way too much. I have Becker ahead of him as the #2 WR prospect. Like Manning, he’s overrated, and I wouldn’t take him in the top 10.
Tennessee’s offense is putrid. Just horrible play by the OL. The freshman QB is also showing his inexperience.
Tennessee with the successful drop kick onside kick!!! Wow!
Yes, both defenses have played very well, but both offenses have been offensive. So frigging sloppy; not sure I really enjoyed this game or not. Tennessee is going to have a lot of problems in the SEC this year. Horrible offense!!!!!
a lot of sloppy play in college and NFL, no one tackles, every coach is afraid to get players hurt before the season starts
It’s no wonder the NFL lacks franchise QBs. Most of these college QBs seem to want to run first and pass second. They leave the pocket way too quick most of the time. That doesn’t work in the pros as it does in college.
^^^^^^^
And it seems to me the NFL — under Goodell — is trying to replicate the NCAA.
For instance, the spread Offense and shotgun have become staples of today’s NFL.
WOW, IOWA!!!!!
I love the smell of toasted Wolverine in the evening.
^
Wow, Dante Moore out!!!!!
Cam Coleman can make some great catches, but disappears way too much. I have Becker ahead of him as the #2 WR prospect. Like Manning, he’s overrated, and I wouldn’t take him in the top 10.
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I like both Indiana WR’s more than Cam Coleman. Nick Marsh is the best blocking WR in college football. He’s big and fast also. He’s so good at blocking they bring him in close to the LOS like a TE.
If Indiana had a QB with an arm, they would be shredding defenses.
My fav day 3 QB climbing draft boards dammit. Conner Weigman threw for 4 TD’s, 0 INT’s and ran for 2 more TD’s today. Against a lesser opponent, but still that’s what they are supposed to do.
Unlike way overrated guys like LaNorris Sellers who goes 10 of 23 for 96 Yards with 0 TD’s and 1 INT against a now 0-5 Towson Tigers team. Yeah, he had 7 rush for 119 and a TD but, again, it was against 0-5 Towson. He will never be an NFL caliber QB. He’s barely that in college.
I’m gonna give Rock another hour for his weekly IGDB, and if not, I’ll post it
LOL
geez, can’t a guy sleep off a late night out?
Glad we’re playing at 1PM EST today – Hate the later games!
IT’S GAME DAY BITCHES!!
Go Dolphins!
💥🏉💯
it has been a good day so far this morning
I made 1000% profit
I got a penny in my change from Starbucks
It was a 1905 Indian head In fine condition
A little bit tarnished and like no scratches
I have my contacts in so I couldn’t read the date and I asked an acquaintance of mine. What is the state say?
He said holy shit that’s a 1905 Indian head I’ll give you 10 bucks
Sold
I don’t really collect coins. I just looked it up. It’s worth 10 bucks.
I achieved 1000% profit this morning
Dolphins are going to win today
Tough game today. FinsUp!
CHIEFS
DOLPHINS
I’m excited for the home opener. Hopefully the team is fired up and jolts KC today!
Optician’s observation. NYG QB Jameis Winston is playing today because QB Jaxson Dart is OUT for the season. They’re playing in a very windy, rainy atmosphere and he’s wearing a helmet with a big, clear visor built in which will be covered with water all day long. Why not wear a helmet without a visor?
We get Kevin Harlan today!!! 💥
We also get Trent Tagovailoa. LOL
GO PHINS!!!
HELL YEAH!!!
🇨🇦37-17 chiefs
Sheesh…
WIDE-FUCKING-OPEN
That didn’t take long.
No real reason to cover Kelce, he never sees targets 😳
Inexcusable for him to be THAT wide open.
Well, at least we made it difficult for them . . .
Every game I’ve watched, there are guys wide open on our defense. Maybe time to play man to man
yeah our zones are getting torched
Saved by the Bell!
Achane looks a little shaken up.
Nice catch and run, Washington!
Penalty fest.
Achane to the locker room. 😢
Outstanding pass by Malik to Bell… Bell could have caught that one.
Just a tad too deep. Bell doesn’t have that next gear, yet.
lost it in the sun
TD, Ollie!!! Assist to Proctor!!!
great job by Proctor
Nice long drive w/o Achane. Gotta punch it in! There it is! TD Gordon!!!
9:23 taken off the clock on that drive, 17 plays! Not sure we’re had such a sustained drive in YEARS!
last week, but didn’t end in td
Great drive!
aiight, I’m out, not going to get any better from here🤣
LOL
Proctor never stops playing.
Our Defense is offensive.
I feel like the only way we will win any games this year is if the running game is next level. The defense is porous, at best. They really can’t stop anyone on a consistent basis and the only way we have any chance to win games this year or really even compete is to control the clock.
I agree, Brian.
By the way, I’m miffed out our loss to Wisconsin yesterday.
infuriating
JORDYN BROOKS!
Another fuckin’ penalty negates the sack.
This Defense of ours is awful.
so, seriously, how many opponent drives has ended up in touchdowns this season? I wonder what the percentage is because it’s pretty fucking high
Hafley complaining about ineligible downfield, he was right, on td
Malik Washington is going to get an awful lot of Achane’s touches today
I have no problem going for it there. Chiefs are gonna score at least 4 TD’s today
Yup!
my thought was can’t stop them, might as well go for it
Anxiously awaiting news on Achane’s knee.
sumo squats
WE STOPPED ‘EM!!! WOW!!!
can I have 1 miracle
Time to score another TD
NICE!!! Malik to Bell for 44 yards!!!
Chris Bell 🔔
Shite, that’s a fumble
That’s a fumble, unfortunately.
Until that fumble, I feel Malik was doing an outstanding job.
J-ROD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thumbstache !!!!
What an effort by J-ROD!!!
Gordon looks better getting more consecutive reps
I haven’t heard an update on Achane, anyone hear anything?
No, and that’s worrisome to me.
if you kick the fg and make it KC would’ve gotten the ball on about 30
after KO, if fg is missed they have great field position and might’ve gotten a td
deferring to the 2nd half completely changes the strategy
Good first half against an excellent team
agreed, similar to last week, difference being we start 3rd with the ball
KC is one play from busting it wide open
Just saw the replay of chiefs 2nd td, there was 1 OL downfield and maybe 2
No, in the NFL, offensive linemen cannot be more than one yard downfield before a forward pass is thrown, even if the pass is caught behind the line of scrimmage.
Dolphins need to show up in rhe 2nd half. They have unraveled in the 2nd half in both games, they need to change that
That is the improvement to look for.
That was ahhhhh an exciting 2 nd qtr
😅
MALIK TO DULCICH!!! 42 yards!
Great snag, Ollie!
wow what a catch by Ollie
TD nullified by penalty.
I’m liking the way we’re playing.
Except for the untimely rookie penalties!
Nobody’s perfect, man.
I agree Tim. I am actually enjoying watching the effort.
Achane is OUT.
even if he’s fine I wouldn’t put him back in
J-ROD!!!
It’s FUTILE for our RBs, trying to run to our right side.