Finsmob Unleashed

Chris Grier and Mike McDaniel bring their comedy show on the road for a short trip to Atlanta Georgia to face off against the 3-3 Atlanta Falcons. Despite having only 2 more wins than our hapless Dolphins, these teams aren’t close. The Falcons have defense, and they are 8th in the NFL allowing only 20 points per game. The offense, while not scoring as well as our Dolphins offense (If you can believe that!) features one of the most potent running games in the NFL, with the duo of RB’s Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier. These 2 RB’s have combined for 727 yards rushing and 400 yards receiving. While the Dolphins have De’Von Achane, very impressive in his own right with 472 yards rushing and 211 yards receiving, there is no #2 RB, either by design, or failure, you choose, by Mike McDaniel. The RB we traded this year’s 3rd RD pick in 2024, Jaylen Wright, has still yet to register a carry in 2025, despite being a healthy scratch for 2 consecutive weeks and then active last week, but alas, no action for a player who we used a 4th RD pick on as well as trading a future 3rd RD pick for.

With that dysfunction out there, is Stephen Ross, or whomever the hell is making football decisions above GM Chris Grier, going to finally end this mans reign of terror. He has a great smile, but if you didn’t know better, he could be a wolf in sheep’s clothing intending to sabotage this team for years to come. There will be no joy for the Miami Dolphins this season. This team is so bad on both sides of the ball, I’m more than sick of hearing any of the blatting from our QB and our Head Coach, those two tied at the hip, and are like an anchor taking our team down to the deep depths of the Atlantic ocean. I would say the most likely scenario is that neither HC Mike McDaniel are relieved of their jobs until the season’s end. Our salary cap is so screwed next year, and there is dead cap money for years to come.

So what of trading some current players to add draft capital for next season and beyond? The Dolphins recently restructured ILB Jordyn Brooks, one of the better players this season for the Dolphins. Of course, that adds more dead cap money, I mean why would Chris Grier care, he knows he shouldn’t be here anyway. Is it possible Brooks is traded? Bradley Chubb? Jaelan Phillips? Minkah Fitzpatrick? Zach Sieler? I love Sieler, but it looks like he’s not going to live up to his end of his increased salary, and that’s mostly because unlike last season where we lucked into having DL Calais Campbell still available, and play at a level unheard of for a defensive lineman aged 38, this season there is no threat opposite Sieler, and as I feared and warned everyone, without a threat on the other side, Sieler will be neutralized, and he has.

Back to the QB position for a moment. As I mentioned in last week’s article, it’s time to let now backup QB Quinn Ewers get the majority or all of the starters reps in practice. Let Tua start the games, but if he’s playing poorly, much like Brian Flores did with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Tua, if Tua plays poorly, pull him at some point probably in the 2nd half and let Ewers get some more playing time. I give not one solitary fuck if Tua doesn’t like that because I actually think Ewers, who probably doesn’t know the playbook nearly as well as Tua, might still give this team a jolt. Watching Tua play is like watching stale bread on the counter accumulate additional mold spores, not fun to watch.

How about a look the WR corps, eh? Well, now #1 WR Jaylen Waddle got all of 4 targets last week. We need to get him the ball because not only did we take at him at #6, but we traded the #12 pick in RD 1 in that draft, as well as a 4th RD in 2021, and then a 1st RD pick in the 2022 Draft. That’s a lot of draft capital for a #2 WR. It’s time to get some value out of him, so feed him the damn ball Tua, whether you can see him or not! It’s also on Mike McDaniel to figure out ways to get him the ball, and he has failed at that. The NFL is well aware this the De’Von Achane show, and it’s testament to how good Achane is that he can be successful in spite of that. Back to Waddle for a sec. In 2021, sans Tyreek Hill, Waddle had 104 receptions and 1015 yards and 6 TD’s. In 2022, Waddle with Tyreek Hill now on the Dolphins, had a decrease in receptions, but a huge increase in yards and yards per reception, getting 1356 yards receiving on 75 catches for a big 18.1 YPR. In 2023 our best offensive season in many years, Waddle caught 72 passes for 1014 yards for 14.1 YPR. It’s dropped significantly since, mostly due to Tua being out and being replaced by street vendors, I mean practice squad guys coming in one week and then starting the next. Last year Waddle finished with 58 catches for 744 yards, not even a decent #2 WR stats. This year through 7 games he has 30 catches for 405 yards. At this rate, Waddle will finish with 72 catches for 983 yards. That’s beyond unacceptable!!

As former Biden White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki used to say, “Let’s circle back” to the trade situations. Jaelan Philips is a Free Agent at the end of this season and will be looking for a big contract and we had better not be the team giving him that contract. You have to trade him even for a 7th RD pick. It won’t recoup the 6th RD pick that Grier squandered for retired T Darren Waller who played in parts of 4 games, but what’s the difference, get something for his time here. I’d love to trade Minkah Fitzpatrick, just because. He begged for it last time, this time I’d do it and take whatever I can get, which could be a 6th RD pick or better. Chubb would be the one guy who if I can’t really get anything of value for I’d keep because maybe next year with a new GM and HC and a different vibe here he could help the team. I wouldn’t trade RB jaylen Wright because you couldn’t possible get any vale for him at this point, but I would also mandate to Mumbles McDaniel that he needs to give him “X” amount of carries before the season’s end. Play that man! It’s ridiculous! If some team wants Rasul Dougles or Jack Jones, trade them! They’re not part of the future of this team, and this season, there is no future.

PLAY EWERS!!! TRADE SOME PLAYERS!!!