Finsmob Unleashed

I know there are those of you that will do just about anything to find the positives about this front office and team, and organization, but for crying out loud, WHY?????? There was one player other than the electric De’Von Achane who made this offense that was stuck in the mud the entire 2024 season go, that was TE Jonnu Smith. Jonnu caught 88 passes last season. If you watched the games like I did, you know many of those passes were screens and short dump offs, he averaged 10.0 YPR, but also achieved a 5.8 YAC average, a little more than half his YPR, which tells you how much work he had to do to get that 10.0 yards per reception. Naturally, like most athletes in the NFL, Jonnu wants to be rewarded for his great play last season and his efforts. Why then, do we need to hear that we’re looking to trade him to the Pittsburgh Steelers? Supposedly we could get up to a 3rd RD pick for Jonnu? Splendid! We could potentially then draft yet another OL in RD 2 and we can use that 3rd RD pick to trade up to get him! Oh the excitement in Dolphins Land!

I don’t know what it’s take for those of you who continue to bushy tailed and bright eyes at what we’re doing here. I think it’s a damn disgrace what we’re doing. I’m not going to rehash everything as I’ve done countless times, but you have to get tired of the negativity, that THEY provide. Sure, I’m writing about it, but it’s not me supplying the negativity, THEY do! Does anyone here remember exactly how many TD’s we had from our TE room in 2023? If you forgot, we had Z-E-R-O!! Yes, we had the most explosive offense in the NFL, but what happened when we played tough teams? We fell apart. Having that big bodied receiver that fights for yards after the catch is a wonderful thing to have when your receivers are all smaller, faster guys and don’t provide that type of physicality, RB De’Von Achane included. Jonnu gave us 8 TD’s receiving last season, and a few of them were ridiculous rugby scrum TD’s where he fought his way into the end zone We have no idea what type of impact Jonnu could have made in 2023 because he wasn’t here.

It’s just so difficult to feel like this front office has a plan. They just react (poorly) to everything that comes their way. They extend Jalen Ramsey, he has issues with the HC just a few months later and we air our dirty laundry for the entire NFL to see. Gee, that oughta help us get more in return if we trade our disgruntled player whom this front office just keeps throwing $$$ at. Now we have a good soldier who just wants more than the meager 2YR/$4.8M contract that his play easily exceeded. I don’t love when players sign contracts and then ask for more money but if anyone has a legit case, Jonnu does. So even in a best case scenario, we get a 3rd RD pick for next season, do you really want Chris Grier at GM to use that extra pick?

So, now we sit and wait and watch another good player leave the roster. There’s absolutely nothing positive about trading Jonnu Smith for draft picks if Chris Grier is still going to be here, nothing! We just lose another player and give a guy who can’t play a draft board another pick to to use frivolously. It’s a damn shame if that’s how this goes. We have no one in this TE room that could do what Jonnu does. Yes, WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine had a bunch of TD receptions, but why not have both of these guys and see what they can do together? Who knows, maybe we’re able to come to an agreement on a responsible and fair contract extension for Jonnu, that would be ideal. He is going to be 30 when the season begins (we share the same birthday, August 22nd). Travis Kelce has played very well and only recently seems to be really falling off, but he’s 35, so giving Jonnu another year or 2 and more money would be far from irresponsible. I’d love to see that happen, let’s hope for the best, but expect the worst! That’s how we roll here in Miami!

GO DOLPHINS!!!

FIRE GRIER!!!