MonstBlitz

"Phin McCool wrote:

Way to go Dolphins! Anyone else at HT thinking 'Bah, it won't last in the second half', like I was? Next big job is to fumigate the stadium after the pikeys have all gone home.

Had some friends crowing around halftime. I couldn't believe anyone would think it was over at that point with this team's track record! Not until that last Achane TD did I start feeling comfortable! :lol:

"brandon27 wrote:

CHRISTMAS IN OCTOBER!!!

:party:

We have finally gotten rid of the main source of incompetence and mediocrity!!! Many years too late, but better late then never I suppose!

Sad news though, I now have to change my signature since I finally got my wish!

Pretty sure I kept my Fire Ireland sig for months after he was gone! Needed to make sure it stuck. Of course, since Grier was part of Ireland’s staff the stench of Ireland has been with us still this whole time!

Best birthday present ever!! Thank you Mr. Ross.

It's my birthday today and couldn't ask for a better present!

I think Harris over Watt in terms of raw observable talent is the biggest FU by far. Sure we can say in hindsight that Tua over Herbert was a mistake, but a mistake many GMs in the NFL could have potentially made. I'm also no so convinced Herbert would have done observably better on these Dolphin teams. Herbert also has struggled in his career with great talent on both sides of the ball, and now he has the benefit of a great coach and great talent. I won't argue that Tua is better or even as good, I'm just saying it's not a slam dunk screw up like Harris over Watt was.

This is why Grier is a terrible GM. His few wins in the draft and free agency end up traded away helping other teams. The draft picks and cap space he gets in return is terribly mismanaged and this team stays stuck in rebuild. Good teams / GMs don't trade away their stars.

Oh good, I was just thinking that more Tua discussion was exactly what this forum needed! /sarcasm

Thoughts? Yawn.

"danmarino wrote:

Grier isn’t being fired.

Right, which is part of the problem. I see this thread bumped and think maybe something changed, but it's just Tua talk. It spills into every single thread and the titles offer no value. It's gotten so bad I had to add Finheaven back to my bookmarks.

/checks Grier thread to see if any actual Grier news. Sees same old Tua talk.

This forum is broken.

I complained about it ad nauseam last year when Hard Knocks showed players using practice time to choreograph TD celebrations. Everybody here thought it was funny and fine because the team was winning then. To me it was a perfect example of the kind of culture this team has and why it's a problem.

This team has gone from one extreme to another. Flores who ran a tight ship and the players hated to McDaniel who is close with his players but not strict enough. There needs to be a happy medium. Something about this reminds me of the Jimmy Johnson story he would tell about how you don't treat every player the same. Something to the affect of if he caught players dozing during a team meeting - if it were a third stringer, he would cut them immediately. If it were Dan Marino, he'd gently say, "Wake up Dan." I'm probably getting some of that wrong but you get the idea.

Of course with this team, things are so lax we're talking about players skipping meetings altogether, not just dozing. With no repercussions.

A happy medium would be nice, but much like it does in politics, the pendulum always seems to swing too far to the other extreme with this team.

Anyone who didn't see Tyreek Hill turning into a problem coming in a cab down main street just wasn't paying attention. He's a super gifted athlete, but a not so great human being. Let him be another team's problem. His play went off a cliff this year, and I don't expect it will get any better as his off the field issues and obligations grow.

"Hooligan wrote:

Good morning. My "fresh eyes" see much of the same as in the past few years. The season ended on a very disappointing down note.
At least the Cincy fans have hope. They didn't make the play-offs either but, they finished the season on a winning streak, they have hope that with a little off-season tweaking their team can hit the ground running come September. In contrast, our official state of the union report promises nothing but, "more of the same" because it's been working so well. <<Yawn>>. Happy New Year. Enjoy the draft.

There's always hope when you have a franchise QB. One that was available and playing for his team at the end of the season, and not smirking on the sidelines as his team lost a winnable game.

Fuck Tua and his hip.

Don’t tease me.

"KeyFin wrote:

Side note, the conspiracy guys out there that say the league is rigged are expecting KC to win and Miami to lose so Burrow can have an epic comeback season for his 1st Super Bowl. I've been hearing that for a month now, LOL.

A buddy of mine bet a parlay on all the scenarios Bengals needed last week and hit big. He called Giant winning big over Indy early in the week and we called him nuts. Script might be in!

If Tua doesn't play this week, which he very likely won't, the debate amongst fans should be put to rest. It's debatable if he's good enough to get this team to a deep playoff run when he's healthy and available, and he isn't healthy and available enough. His track record and history makes him an extremely unreliable option, and when you look back at how often he's been unavailable for critical games, it's laughable. It's been debated ad nauseam, and the jury is back with a verdict.

"Fireland wrote:

Just to be clear you are saying blow it up right? Because I can't see what else you could do other than that.

I’m saying look for a new QB. Grier should be fired, McDaniel should be given another shot with another QB. If he insists with Tua next year without a reliable backup and plan for the future he’ll deserve to be fired when it blows up in his face again.

If this team needs to worry about hips and concussion with this guy it’s time to move on. Having a QB that gets treated like glass and missed so much time and is now gonna miss a game with playoffs still a possibility is just ridiculous. I’ve been Tua neutral for years now but this is it if he doesn’t play today. If Grier and McDaniel keep all their eggs in the broken Tua basket next season and fail they are digging their own graves.