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Yeah and he either stays healthy or plays hurt, I was sorry to see him go. Hopefully Delmas is an upgrade, I haven't really noticed him out there yet.
Theyre using a bunch of diff combos, I dunno the rhyme or reason for it, no use trying to play mind reader, when the season starts we'll see what...
Seminole!!!
Agree. Davis is relatively easy to assess, Taylor is a mystery to me, I can't really get a feel for what kind of CB he is much less how good he...
I think it could come down to which team can maintain balance offensively. We ran the ball well on them in Foxboro for a half and completely...
Awesome post.
The problem is that Philbin & co spend too much time at practice, studying tape, working with players etc, if they stopped that nonsense and spent...
It's never too early to take a shot at Irish. It's like saying "Amen" at church around here, always appropriate, the go to phrase when you have...
They could cut em off, but it won't make them play better, it'll just get them off the team. Ask Bess and Clemons :yes:.
Agreed, I mean, how dare the coaches use training camp and preseason to experiment with different lineups!!! Rewind back a few months and you'd...
Shocking.
I'm pretty sure the competition has been open the whole offseason and in the coaches eyes Thomas is the best option. Maybe that changes after Sat...
If we can get average play from the OL I think our skill guys and staff will be good enough to give us an above average unit overall. I'm not...
Agreed. James has looked good so far. He will get a stiffer test vs Ninkovich, Williams and Houston when the season starts. After that it's Tuck...
Omar has found a niche as the critic, the guy who finds chinks in the team's armor and prepares us for any bad news that might come later. We gave...
This is what I'm concerned about. There's no way in a hell a single person looked at EVERY snap from every player, graded them all, and had it in...
There are rare exceptions to the rule but 9 times outta 10 the backups are backups for a reason.
Gotcha :up: It's subjective yes, how subjective? We have a ton of knowledgeable football people here, and on any given day we could collectively...
Thanks, I was just on there looking for the link so I could pass it to Deej. I have PFF premium, I use it mainly for snap counts though. The...
There are so many examples like that. I didn't see it but a lot of people have said Tannehill missed a wide open Hartline on that play, if so that...
You might find this interesting http://www.profootballfocus.com/about/grading/ IMO its more raw data than analysis, very helpful when used and...
I'd bet dollars to doughnuts you have a better eye than they guy(s) they have doing our rankings. I mean that game wasn't over until 10:30 and...
Ugh. I have serious issues with the way PFF does things. They don't factor in down-distance or the quality of the opponent/ matchups. It's raw...
Turner didn't have to go against Gerald McCoy :wink2:. I'm not against seeing more of Turner at RG, maybe Smith too, but I'm not at practice...
Hard to argue with expert analysis like that.
I dunno, I didn't see "mistakes" I saw one guy getting beaten by a superior player. I saw Satele looking left to help Colledge-Albert and leaving...
You and CK are off the wall lol. A virtual rookie going against one of the most disruptive DTs in the league is bound to be ugly. I credit McCoy...
Not when she's with me ;)
I was kidding!
I'm sure all of our opponents would love this. Let's start Davis over Grimes too lol.
If this were a parking lot most of the people would get a handicap sticker. I'm hoping for a winning season so that the trolls and bafoons crawl...
Firing Coyle is ridiculous but I do think he's been getting a free pass while most of the attention has been on the OL, offense, and GM. We've...
Exactly.
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We don't have All-Pros at every position = serious issue.
100%. Overpaid for Albert, may have over drafted James too. Had to be done though, OL ruined the season in 2013, if they didn't fix I woulda...
Yeah pretty much. I grew up in Miami so I'm in for all SoFla teams, the only exception is Noles over Canes.
I believe that's are a good number of owners more concerned with profits than wins. I don't mean that as a slight, I also think there are a lot of...
So true. I worry about people who are all doom and gloom about sports. It's only entertainment, if it makes you angry or depressed or whatever...
Good one DJ. I recall quite a few folks were hella pissed we didn't get Flynn. Or Orton, Kolb, Mallett, Quinn. Hell I thought taking Tannehill was...
I'm a football fan period. Other sports I only enjoy if my fave team is doing well, Marlins, Heat, Panthers whatever. Football I enjoy even if the...
True. Though in this case the new guy, Ellerbe, fell off and the old guy, Dansby, had arguably the best season of his career.
I don't disagree with you at all. Actually I think Dansby is a big downgrade from Dansby when you put him in a 3-4. You saw what he did in Arizona...
That's a little over the top IMO. I think Trusnik sucks pretty much across the board, can't say the same for Ellerbe and Wheeler. I watched...
Im with you there, hoping they improve but not really expecting it.
I think it's fair to ask for examples when someone is claiming a guy is great or terrible. I imagine you'd have to have seen him perform poorly on...
You may be right on that. My bad. But its definitely gone from yaeaaah we got Ellerbe to man we gotta get rid of Ellerbe mighty fast. I'm...
Hen What games did they perform awfully in? Bc we are now on page 4 and not a single person has said they really sucked vs the Ravens,...
They played one series. I don't care if they struggled or they had 10TFLs 4 sacks and 2 INTs in those 16 snaps, it's still a PS, aka glorified...
The "game"? LOL WTF were you watching dude, they played one series, so save the sarcasm. Oh, and... [IMG] I watch the games, not just the...
There's nothing about your POV that's not well understood, it's just that not everyone wants to have a year round pity party. Blaming/criticizing...
Yeah, I just read an Omar Kelly article, he also calls it Oklahoma drill, which it isnt. Here's the link...
I'm sorry about your friend. Football is a pretty unsafe activity in general, I don't think any one drill is especially dangerous though. Most...
There are certainly variations to it but its always a blocker(s) vs a defender(s) w a ball carrier running thru the lane (optional). It's much...
This Ellerbe and Wheeler stuff is pretty funny. They haven't played a game in 8 months and yet they continue to get worse and worse by the hour.
Can you play special teams tho?
The point is that the ball carrier is mostly there for show, like the QB in a pass pro drill between one OL and one DL. If the ball carrier...
Oklahoma is more of a blocking drill. One blocker vs one defender w a ball carrier choosing where to run. A tackling drill would be a ball carrier...
Willis and Bowman for a 4th and a conditional 6th, depending on how soon Bowman can suit up.
I was referring to their rankings for the teams in 2014, a preseason look ahead type deal. I think it's a diff list from the one you're talking about.
Yeah I was wondering where the other two guys were myself. You can't see them on any of the angles I have. Either way, criticizing a check down on...
Not too long ago it was oh no we suck at GM, HC, OC, QB, pass rusher, OT, WR, CB, FS, blah blah blah. I take it as a sign of progress that the...
Looks like the competition for 4th n 5th TE is heating up.
Thats the game I haven't been able to go back and watch, I turn it off right before the Hartline INT every time. That and the @ Buffalo game, the...
FYI PFF has the D ranked 8th, behind Seattle, KC, SF, Denver, Buffalo, Carolina and NE. They also say Grimes didnt allow a TD all season, they...
Soliai at NT, Odrick, Starks, Shelby at DE. Wake, Vernon, Jordan at OLB. Ellerbe, Misi, Wheeler at ILB. Seems like a stronger lineup than what we...
The issue is that Ireland wanted to stay with the 3-4 and Coyle/Philbin were not trying to hear it. For two years Coyle played 4-3 with personnel...
I specifically remember the coaches saying they wanted better blitzers, a more attacking style of play from the LBs and a few weeks later Ellerbe...
I'm pretty sure Davis had a toe or foot ailment that kept him out for a while.
Like in the CFL?
I want no parts of Tripp in the starting lineup. Let him look good vs other teams scrubs so we can keep the feel good story going for a little longer.
I'm pretty sure Quinn isn't looking at it that way, Mr Negative. If he performs well he's at the very least serving notice to other teams that...
Or the backup QB is hurt.
U scared Mario Williams? Or nah?
Which screwups are u referring to?
Pouncey is that MF'n dude...
Not quick enough to judge the character of people I've never met so clearly I'm lagging behind geniuses such as yourself.
Great points. So what if they didn't study us? We didn't study ATL or prepare any game plans either, we just ran a few plays the coaches wanted...
Tannehill had his shoes untied.
So, the team should think long and hard before giving out a big long term contract? Lmao. Cmon Captain Obvious, break me off with a few more...
Clean could remember our record from 1888 if we had one.
Indeed. About as useless as how many INTs Tannehill threw in the first week of camp.
It was one and out vs Dallas last year. But don't forget where you are, the more things to complain about the better.
We don't have any great blockers at WR but Hartline is the only WR I see as a liability.
Next man up.
There must be a mistake. I've been told numerous times that Pouncey would be the one getting suspended.
Im watching on Preseason Live.
I wonder if Jordan gets any extra work tonight?
His contract was up after this season, the team extended it for another year, at 7.4 million, which becomes guaranteed if he's on the week 1...
100. Pouncey has shown himself to be immature, that's about it. The idiot, criminal, time bomb, etc stuff is what's Id expect to hear on a Jets...
That's a very counterintuitive way of looking at it. I think most people would say it makes sense to extend him bc he's a top tier center coming...
Exactly. We're trying to win a Super Bowl not a damn Nobel Peace prize.
The Dolphins already exercised the option on his contract, that should answer your first question.
Just hoping everyone stays healthy. And no fumbles on the first play this season, please.
It isn't hard to assume Pouncey isn't a good person. What I see is a guy who's going to be himself, live his life etc, regardless of what...
Havent you heard? Pouncey is definitely getting suspended or thrown in jail for a yet to occur transgression to be named later. Several Fin fans...
Youre right. He hasn't even been charged with a crime so innocent until proven guilty doesn't apply. Now, back to your regularly scheduled...
Left, right, middle, meh. I'd love to see a breakdown of how often RT threw where he was supposed to.
Lol what was he supposed to say, Yeah I wish we could stay out and practice a few more hours for these games that don't count!!!
I was under the impression that Lynch was more of a special teams guy.
My hope is that Sims can handle the in line TE stuff, allowing the staff to move Clay around to different spots. In the slot for bubble screens,...
Fixed that for ya :wink2:
Lots of behind the scenes complaining about the Seahawks I assume. They found a loophole and used it to perfection. So before the entire league...
Here's how you attack a Revis defense: [img] [img] Need a better throw though :pity:
Im sorry. I didn't mean you, or anyone else. Just in general I think QBs get too much of the blame when things go wrong and too much credit when...
I went to a Heat game last year and guys were taking half court shots, fade away threes and all sorts of ill advised shots in pre game warm ups....
Thtas what camp is for Deej. In a real game RT might check it down, scramble, throw it away etc but in July-August you try stuff that you might...
Wait. Paying off for Pouncey or for the strippers?
Not to poop on your attempts to avoid party pooping but you're never going to hear any official medical opinions on Pouncey.
Impossible to tell.
I know what you mean. You spend hours drawing up plays and then you see them on the field and it looks nothing like you imagined lol. Some of my...
IMO INTs can be caused by bad reads, bad throws or bad luck, from the QBs perspective. Sometimes it's the receivers fault, or the defender makes a...
Offenses have plays designed to defeat specific coverages, Cover 3, quarters, man, blitz beaters, etc. But what happens when you call a play...
Exactly. And RT wasn't even talking about a play he was talking about a specific route or route combo vs a specific coverage. They tried it vs...
I bought Game Pass for $70, every game, pre-reg-post season, available year round, great deal for a football junkie like myself :yes:.
Tom Brady averaged 190 yards per game with 18 TDs and 12 INTs in his 2nd season, Aaron Rodgers threw 7 passes in his first three seasons....
Im worried about the people who are worried about Tannehill.
Yes.
Model citizen he is not but the Pouncey attacks are overblown IMO. He's not Von Miller, Aldon Smith, Josh Gordon etc. He's much closer to a...
He's not in a contract year.
Great question, I've been wondering about that myself.
Will there be a video of the scrimmage going up anywhere?
Another reason to root for the team to do well!!!
Thank you. Is there a word that's the superlative of annoying? Or do I have to go with very, very, very annoying?
Indeed. This forum is overrun with people who'd rather predict the worst and be right vs being optimistic and risking disappointment.
True. But he was a 7th round pick, so significant raise is a relative term. Take the salary of your average nickel CB and compare it to what he's...
Mike Goodson is a gun toting, drug running thug. He would not have been a good addition to any NFL team. Ryan Mallett is not, was not, not will he...
Thats the thing about camp. A few guys going 100 miles an hour to make the team can look pretty good vs established guys who are just going...
Since we're going down memory lane tell us again why Ryan Mallett would be a great idea @15 overall and how he's going to be our next franchise...
Good or bad it's best to take training camp reports with a huge grain of salt. Our media guys aren't terribly knowledgeable to begin with and with...
We're talking about practice and there are countless different ways to approach it. Frankly, if you're not on the ground or in the staff meetings...
Lol be careful what you risk for because Tannehill, Clay, Pouncey, Vernon and Wilson will all want significant raises in the near future.
That's pretty funny coming from you. All I can say is that the feeling is mutual.
What's really "lame and getting old" is talking about what happened 5 years ago. This offense looks absolutely nothing like the one from...
Dont underestimate the fans here. It's never to early for them to start crying, hell they never stopped, it's mainly a continuation of all the...
I think I might as well wait for a few games to be played before I raise my skirt and declare the new OL and offense as failures.
Dolphin fans love scapegoats and saviors, Philbin is in year three so savior is out the window and Irish is gone so the scapegoat position is wide...
Yeah I heard you. The GM sucks, the HC is no good, but the team went 8-8, 4-1 vs AFC playoff teams, and finished one game out of the playoffs....
There's an insatiable appetite for "news" about training camp practices where very little of consequence is occurring so we get tweets and...
Come back when you can put a few sentences together without contradicting yourself ;)
Lol ok my bad. It does feel good to say "smashed" tho!
NE is still the best team in the division, no doubt. But we beat them with Will Davis, Jimmy Wilson and Michael Thomas playing CB down the...
Huh? What was Philbin right and Ireland wrong about? Branden Albert? OK I'll give you that one, even though I'm sure Ireland felt he could get...
Lol clearly I'm not as smart as you are. I can't create strawmen or alternate realities devoid of fact on a whim the way you can. Please tell us...
Seen any articles that said "coming off the bullying scandal, the Miami Dolphins won 5 of their next 7 games"? Nah, that wouldn't vibe w the...
I was expecting more optimism, borderline giddyness, now that what's his name is no longer the GM. I heard a million times that he was the reason...
He must suck then, 0 sacks last year...
Lynch, special teams guy maybe?
Trolls are out today eh?
If he catches that ball he might still be running. The was NOBODY near him.
How would you feel about keeping 6 receivers on the 53? Keeping only 4 kinda bit us in the *** last year...
I like the bubble screens if we can block for them, outside of running the ball it's the best way to slow down a pass rush.
Indeed. I'm just happy James didn't piss himself. He didnt piss himself did he?
Philbin expresses confidence in the team prior to the season and he's being criticized for it? You guys are pathetic. Pathetic losers, to be exact.
Mystery would be a major improvement, the whole league seemed to know what we were running last year.
100%. But what's the excuse for local media and Dolphin fans?
Martin was horrible, no doubt about it. Egnew has done next to nothing. Then you have Tannehill, Vernon and Miller, all I'm asking for is some...
I'm not writing of the bad OL, but clearly it's not an uncommon flaw if you look around the league and there were concrete reasons why things...
Just an assumption. I assume Philbin wanted Albert in 2013, or Lane Johnson as an alternative. I also assume Ireland wanted to stick with the 3-4,...
Who says he resigned? All I heard was mutually agreed to part ways. Now, is he still being paid under the terms of his contract with the Dolphins?...
Did you seriously just poke at my list of 25 players and then name Daniel Thomas as your ONE example? LMAO that's funny. If anyone can cherry pick...
That's kinda the point. Winning 10 games would have happened by beating Buffalo and NY at the end of the year, I doubt that would have surprised...
Let's be honest here, 90% of GM evaluation is playing the result. Team wins= GM is great. I just went thru a laundry list of solid acquisitions...
He wasn't fired but please continue, this is good stuff ;)
Vegas lines are not predictions of where teams will finish, they're based on what will bring in equal $$$ on both sides aka public opinion....
I'd pay to see our RBs run behind an OL that opens more holes for their backs than they do for the opposing defense.
Its a subject because I don't hear the Firelanders praising Philbin for nearly making the playoffs despite the horrible roster that he was...
"Few"? Lol I named 15. I left out Wake, Bess, Hartline, that makes 18. If we're talking FAs, Burnett, Dansby, Soliai, Starks, Grimes, Gibson,...
I'm a die hard FSU fan so it pains me to admit this: EJ Manuel is not a good QB or anything close to it. If the Bills are an improved team it...
Are they stacked at QB? LB? Safety?
Charles Clay was a good find in the 6th round, so was Donald Thomas if you're counting all 6 years. Jimmy Wilson was a good find in the 7th....
Of course he trumps them, only for jaded Dolphin fans though. I'm pretty sure everyone else can see the difference between Long, Davis, Odrick,...
Misi got a new contract last year, didn't seem to affect his play. Sometimes guys have a down year, doesn't mean they were shamming cause they got...
I was just wandering why his name only comes up in threads about players who aren't doing well. Would giving him credit damage your psyche or...
If we're going that route who would be Ireland's Charles Rogers, Joey Harrington, Charles Johnson? Lol.
Yeah I just reread the OP, you're right, my bad people. The dislexia kicked in and I thought I saw +140 on the under instead of -140.
Lol he's tryna confuse you. The "favorite" is always the side that brings in the lesser ROI, the underdog is the less likely outcome, thus the...
Um, no. The ROI is higher for the under bet, meaning the under bet is the "underdog". You're basically saying the casinos are offering bigger...
It means they're giving better odds/encouraging people to take the under.
Wise bet= you're confused.
A $100 bet on the over will get you $110, a $140 dollar bet on the under will get u $100. Basically they're saying Miami is more likely to go over...
Albert will have a huge impact bc he's so much better than the guys he's replacing. Revis is a great player but they already had Talib so the net...
They were 18-1 the year before Cassel. And KC went 10-6 with him the next year.
Where are the Ireland bashers on this one?
I thought we controlled the game for most of the first half, woulda been up 14-0 if RT hits Wallace on the stutter go. It was 7-7 late in the half...
Side note: Baltimore had the same win and in scenario we did and they got massacred at home by NE then lost badly to Cincy. The Chargers got in on...
Its pretty odd for a team to just lay down w the playoffs on the line but that's what you guys are suggesting. Personally, I think it's a...
I mean tell me u what u saw that makes u think that. There are 45 guys dressed, did all of them lose it, most, just a few? I seriously don't know...
Tell us what you saw...
Going out to party on your birthday while on vacation is about as basic as it gets. I get what you're saying but those are grown men, they've...
WADR being 7th at your company doesn't even compare with Pouncey, he's one of the 7 best at what he does, on the planet.
Lol you just invented Ireland's thought process out of thin air just so you could disagree and bash him for it? He's gone man, let it go.
They just extended his contract, so...
Wah wah wah, Pouncey makes millions of dollars and we don't!!! Try doing what he does, or being as good as he is at, anything. And then tell me...
And then sometimes the other team just plays better.
Lol yeah I'm sure our OL could have dominated Williams-Dareus-Williams-Hughes etc if they had just tried harder. C'mon man. Im not saying...
We lost Binns, Keller, Gibson and Hartline. The OL was bad, the run game was just as bad if not worse. If you think heart and motivation can make...
Lol, u think?
Cmon now, where was the pressure coming from? Sheeeeit, where was it not coming from? Left side, right side, middle, backs not picking up the...
I'd say Ben and Luck are the only ones who do both very well, Rodgers is next. Cam is well on his way to joining them. Every other QB struggles...
Because Hartline got injured, leaving us with Wallace, Matthews and Moore. Our base offense was the 3 wide set and those are the only receivers we...
Youre gonna mess around and make me do an obnoxiously long Tannehill thread ;)
It goes back to the discussion we were having in another thread. IMO you're over exaggerating the importance of breaking the pocket. You're in...
I don't see how you can question a team's heart when they're in every game except for one. The Jets game they were severely short handed on...
Youre right. But there are many ways to hide bad pass pro, running the ball more than 35% of the time maybe? Sherm chose to go with leaving the...
I agree. Otoh check downs are such a simple fix that I wonder if the staff purposely kept the backs in, to force RT to stay with his progressions,...
Fair enough but what happens at 4:30 could just as easily happen at 1:30 and be honest, if it had happened at 1:30, or at an after party later on,...
You've been careful and I respect that. Others, not so much. I'm pretty sure I saw comments about MP being an idiot even if he didn't do anything,...
I was hoping for more than just generalities. If RT hits Wallace on the stutter go it's 14-0. If Hartline doesn't get hurt in the 1st, leaving us...
I see the judgemental haters are out in force today. Telling grown men what they can and can't do, lol. Go get em fellas!!!
Have you gone back and watched the game again?
Thats ridiculous. Mario Williams comes to mind, and at least a dozen others if I really wanted to take the time. But I'll just chalk it up to...
This ain't tennis or boxing, no one player is responsible for winning games. RTs job is to play QB, run the offense, etc etc. If I had to put a...
Ok, but you make it sound like we have Weeden or Leftwich back there playing QB. Some QBs NEED to get out of the pocket consistently bc they...
Taking off ain't the answer, you're better than that DJ.
Id respectfully recommend you know what passer rating is before you lecture anyone on it's importance. Passer rating measures the overall...
Ill have two of whatever you're drinking Chris ;) Paul Kruger has already come out publicly in favor of Hoyer. The HC has basically named Hoyer...
Yeah well I guess Ireland didn't have his crystal ball available last year. All he had was the league's worst WR corps and a chance to acquire one...
Why would a bottom dwelling team with a jacked up QB situation trade for an aging WR who wants out of town bc his current team has no QB? It'd be...
Branden Albert is over paid as well, though I'm sure you already understand the nature of free agency.
Ryan Tannehill is the reason we lost games now? I have officially heard it all.
LOL. As long as you heard me.
These are your last few months to get the anti-Wallace jabs in, hope you enjoy them ;)
Tannehill is under contract for 3 more years, I hope he's not the reason we're not pursuing a trade. At this point Dre has hurt his own cause by...
Media hype, that's exactly what it is and unfortunately it's taken at face value by a lot of people. If we beat the Jets last year we make the...
Who's #32? Cleveland, Oakland, Jax, Minnesota? I can't even imagine how they came up with 31, other than shock value.
Couldnt agree more. Even a slight improvement from RT will show up in a major way provided the OL is playing at an average or better level.
Pouncey's absence will hurt, but it won't make a huge difference in pass pro IMO. He was out vs the Chargers and Panthers last year and the other...
Ive always thought of Rivers as a 2nd tier QB, along with Romo, Ben, Eli, etc. Guys who could win it all w/ the help of a top defense and run...
Ha! And I'll forward mine to Todd or Raf, get their version and then claim it as my own...
Mike Wallace has to be accounted for on virtually every snap, very few teams can afford to play him with 1 guy, leaving 5 guys to cover the other...
Great read. It definitely vibes with what I see on film. The OL had trouble handling 4 man rushes wo help from a back or TE so there were way too...
Yeah I'm gonna need Rodgers or Manning type production before I submit to castration.
Lol. Um, that would be your boy Russell Wilson. Give Rivers the #1 total D, scoring D, Turnover D, best field position, best special teams, and...
Good example. They collapsed down the stretch, or when the cupcake portion of their schedule was over, take your pick. They lost a Pro Bowl corner...
Thats understandable, but its also ancient history. Like you said, anything can happen but IMO there's no tangible argument for Miami being...
I agree with the not enough info to indicate a huge downturn or uptick, and if you believe that then how do you come up with 24th as reasonable?...
Top 7? Lol prepare to be fooled again. Are there really 25 teams you'd trade places with right now? Or do you make predictions w/o considering...
We finished last year 14th, thus the 19th pick in the draft. We aren't an old team on the decline nor did we lose a slew of players who were...
WTF are there 75 teams in the NFL now?
Dmitri Parrterson should give them good CB play. For 4 or 5 games, 6 if their lucky.
Indeed. But they'll also be right there ready to demand an overhaul at the first sign of trouble. It's irrational and counter productive.
I dunno, I'd say the NFC South is the 2nd best division in the league when Atlanta isn't decimated by injury. The Falcons, Panthers and Saints are...
The Jet suck donkey balls, mainly because they have no QB, dominant pass rushers or shut shutdown corners. They can run it, they can play D,...
For real! I thought sports was the way to get away from the more sobering aspects of life, not where people go to purposely depress themselves....
You're kidding right?
I hear you, there were times last year that I wanted to jump thru the screen and choke Tannehill for doing his statue in the pocket thing. I think...
I saw what I needed to see last year, dealing with all that crap and still having a solid season/nearly making the playoffs. I think those last...
3rd. His defense, with a capable QB? 10-11 wins per season, easy.
Yep. Losing Alonso is gonna hurt them badly, especially in coverage bc Spikes may have to stay on the field more and he can't cover any friggin...
We lost to Buffalo twice bc we couldn't block their front four. Assuming our OL isn't total garbage again and the games aren't played in high...
He's got the #3/nickel DE spot locked up, I see no reason why his post suspension playing time would be affected. Now if he was trying to make a...
Looking at the schedule it's NE up first, they'll also be w/o a key defender for four games due to suspension and who knows how healthy Gronk will...
Tell him to stop watching the ball and pay attention to the interior line play.
Fair enough. I'm right about one thing though, this fan base is full of morons and cry babies. Clearly you're a mouth off now and assess the...
You have school age children? Go figure. With 67K posts I had you pegged as either a stay at home mom or retiree. My mistake.
Football, reading comprehension, is there anything else you have trouble understanding?
Hard to send the backs out for passes when you're throwing in 2.4 seconds and/or leaving extra guys in to protect b/ your OL needs help.
Great post bro. Since we're being sarcastic and all.
No, having a fan base full of morons and cry babies is not a good thing...
This fanbase is overrun with morons and cry babies. What team led the league in PED suspensions since 2010? What team was 2nd? Hint: They both...
Im hoping he'll have more range and versatility than Spikes. Misi moved around a lot last year but he was almost always on the same side as...
It it seems like Coyle is moving towards more of an attacking, gap penetration style DL and away from the 2 gap hold your ground stuff of the...
So tired of hearing about how good guys look in shorts. Not only is it not real football, most established players are there to basically avoid...
I can't believe you're crediting Wilson with the win, it was pretty much all defense in that game, on both sides. The Rams faced an elite defense,...
Still waiting for your thoughts on the Rams game. 35 minutes in Seattle has 5 first downs, 5 sacks allowed, yet they're still winning 7-3...
I don't disagree. But isn't it also true that Wilson couldn't replace Ryan as a drop back passer? I don't see him having much success having to...
There's Lebron and then everyone else. There's Rodgers and then everyone else. But for sake of arguement I'd say the top 3-4 guys should be called...
Here we go w the hyperbole. If Wilson has a strong arm then what do Flacco, Stafford, Rodgers, Newton, Cutler have? Bionic arms? If he's...
I agree, the Arizona game was probably his best of the season. The TD to Miller was indeed a great throw. The one to Rice was OK but I'd put that...
Lmao. I think the NFL draft is a much better assessment of how the NFL feels about players. What's next, are we gonna judge guys based on their...
You keep talking about the pressure of a collapsing pocket. What about the pressure of a collapsing defense? A defense that can't get off the...
8 4th quarter comebacks, really? Are you counting the phantom TD vs Green Bay? The wild card game where RG3's knee fell apart and Washington...
What's naive, IMO, is your definition of play making.
I think Donald Driver and Jason Avant might be better comparisons than a guy like Bess. Or Brandon Gibson, if you prefer a Dolphin. Not as good at...
Is this one of the 58? [img] Better make it 57 then :lol:
Wilson makes his share of mistakes just like every other QB. He doesn't make a whole lot of them, most of them probably go unnoticed if you're not...
I think you said it in that first sentence, 13-14 PPG. When you have a defense like that and a viable running game, it's easy to play it safe. In...
Yeeaah right. You guys act like you've never seen a QB scramble around and make plays before. Like standing in the pocket, reading the defense and...
Seattle could have won a title with half the QBs in the league. Brady, Brees, Rodgers, P Manning, E Manning, Rivers, Roethlisberger, Ryan, Newton,...
They just extended him for a 5th year a few weeks ago...
I just started reviewing Seattle's games a few days ago, only up to the Colts game so far though. What makes you think they could have won a title...
I hear you, but you can't patent an offense the way you can patent an IPad. Successful schemes are always studied by other teams, it's a copy cat...
Thatd be great. In 2013 our screen game sucked, and it was primarily due to personnel. Outside of Pouncey the OL moved like molasses and...
Of course Lazor knows the principles of Kelly's offense. My point is that that any competent coach who studies any offense can decipher how it...
There are no genius coaches. Meaning that no one is consistently fooling their opponents or overwhelming them with superior Xs and Os. Sustained...
Terrific play. And a microcosm of the season. 4th and 10 and we are using a 7 man protection to block what is obviously going to be a 4 man pass...
Exactly. Todd Bowles isn't running the Dolphins D in Arizona, Jason Garrett didn't bring the Miami offense to Dallas. We'll all to wait and see...
Remember when Brian Billick and Josh McDaniels were offensive geniuses? Cameron, Norv Turner, Mike Shanahan, Andy Reid? All geniuses at one time...
One of the things that has gone under the radar about Phillys offense is the defenses they were facing last year. The Cowboys, Giants and Redskins...
If he hasn't had surgery yet then maybe it's a partial tear. I had a partial tear a few years back, was on crutches for 7-10 days but back to full...
Why would we trade away a potentially dominant DE? Especially with Wake getting up there in age. The Giants won two Super Bowls with Umenioyora,...
Exactly. I don't know when Dion Jordan became such a great player, I sure didn't see it last year and no one's even put pads on yet in 2014 so all...
This year's OL will be exponentially better, the hell is even talkin about? Lol.
Base D and nickel are two different things, where is the contradiction?
Obviously you'd like to have all 3 of them on the field in nickel/passing situations but I have no problem w Wake/Jordan/Vernon/Shelby rotating in...
Has any team in the league improved a position more than Miami has improved their OL?
Just a guess but it seems like he's naming those guys for having improved from last year. Guess #2 is that he's singling them out for good work...
C'mon man, don't cherry pick guys based on your preconceived POV. Tell me about Mark Ingram, Ryan Williams, Mikel Leshoure, Shane Vereen. Locker,...
Whoa now I do believe I was the first to call Hartline the "Hitman", back me up Todd! I'm not a fan of stats, I just want to see RT continue to...
I didn't stutter lol. WADR do you ever go back and study the draft(s) or do you just arbitrarily assign expected production based on round?...
You left out Clemons, Jones and Jerry. The 2nd round picks everyone complains, Henne, Smith, Misi, Marshall, Thomas, all decent picks. White,...
There's no such thing as an out of this world offense. But there are honey moon periods and Lazor seems to be in the thick of one while Philbin is...
If I'm Lazor I'm thinking there are a very limited number of practices so Id better use the time I have as efficiently as possible. I doubt he's...
This up tempo stuff is way over blown, I'm guessing it has more to so w getting as many snaps as possible on film and speeding the install of the...
Here's a thought. How does Josh Gordon have one of the best seasons in NFL history at his position AND be taking an illegal yet non performance...
All true. Its one thing to attack a guy for his on field play but when people go in on a guy for off the field stuff then IMO the bar needs to...
It's strange to see people who know so much about much about the game be so clueless about the whole point of watching it. Entertainment. It's...
Agreed. Though if being informed was a requirement then the forum would have like 6 people on it.
When did scrutinizing football players as if they were running for public office become the thing to do?
My uncle collects SS memorabilia, flags, knives, photos, he even has a the uniform of a CPT from the Liebstandarte division. He's a district court...
Matthews is a hard guy to get on the ground, Hartline is often tackled by grass and gravity.
Wins and playoffs are team accomplishments. No one is gonna say Dalton is better than Cutler or Stafford, or that Megatron isn't as good as...
Clearly the staff likes him so I'm sure Landry will get every opportunity to succeed and I'll be rooting for him but my point was that he looked...
Blocking, toughness, and good hands will translate well at the next level. Speed, quickness, separation etc. will not, and he didn't have a lot of...
Which rookies are those? Bc Tannehill and Martin are the only ones who started a game as rooks thus far and there was basically no alternative in...
I watched him play a bunch so I guess I just don't know what I'm talking about ;) Again, we have some decent vets at WR and no one is going to...
I actually don't think any of the WRs in the draft would start for us this season, except Watkins. It's not a knock on Landry it's about the guys...
RT isn't due a new contract until year 6, I'm pretty sure no one is making present day cap decisions with 2017 in mind.
Landry looks like a ST contributor who might see some snaps as a backup, I think it's unrealistic to expect any more than that this season.
That is elite QB money and if it happens we should deal with it when it happens. Getting rid of guys under the assumption it may happen is silly IMO.
Right tackles don't have YouTube highlight tapes, fans will never like taking them early in the draft.
It sucks that Irish and Philbin couldn't see eye to eye, he's a much better GM than he's given credit for.
Ideally for who, the Bills, Jets and Pats? Cause ideally for the Dolphins, Wallace, Gibson and Hartline all have big years behind an inmproved OL...
I have 2 issues, respectfully. First is the idea that James was a 2nd round pick. I'm sorry but that's pure conjecture based on pre draft...
I have no idea, let's wait and see. But I think it's a little off base to judge Cooks on his production in Nawlins, just like I think it's unfair...
Thats a very good point. Ireland never went "all in" like his job was on the line. I know he's a hated man amongst most of us but IMO he was a...
As fans we have the luxury of looking 2-3 years ahead. As HC and GM, Philbin and Hickey have to produce this season. Future vs present, it's a...
Hey I'm all for adding dynamic players on the outside, I just don't think it's more important than having a quality OL.
Fixing the OL will help the offense more than adding WR outside of Watkins. If that wasn't clear before the offseason began then it should be now.
I also like the attitude and intangibles of the new guys. Moreno and Finnegan both play with an edge, Landry too. From what I hear the other...
Certainly seems that way, and it's probably the best approach given what we have talent wise.
Very much a meat and potato approach and I love it. The run game and pass pro should be much better this year, that alone makes this a good...
Landry reminds me of a Gibson or Donald Driver type WR. Sticky hands, reliable, can play ST from day one as he develops. Throw him into the mix...
Its just my opinion, but why not let the draft play out before making a judgement?
How can a team trade up without another team trading down? I guess all of the teams trading down, like the Rams, who got 3 #1s and a #2 for...
Hey mods, in addition to the soap box forum, can we also have a knee jerk complaining forum?
I disagree. The OT debate has been going on for weeks and as one of the few people who were in favor of taking the best OT available I can tell...
I'm interested to see what RTs are available at 50 and how they compare to James bc I heard an awful lot if people saying there was no need to go...
What about the OL?
I'm not patting myself on the back, predicting we'd try and bolster the OL first and foremost is about as easy as it gets. I'm sorry if you feel...
Pretty much.
I have to think that RT was such an obvious choice that people fell in love with the alternative, no matter what it was.
WADR does what any of us see or not see have any real bearing on whether he will be a good pick or not? Because there might be handful of people...
If he comes in and gives us solid play at RT then it's a good pick , no?
How is the weather out in Knee-Jerk city? We grabbed a RT, the rest of the draft it still ahead of us. Still time to take some good pass...
Last I checked Ryan Tannehill was the key to the franchise. Keeping him healthy trumps everything, maximizing value in the draft included. Draft...
Exactly, and protecting the QB is a fairly important need, a painful lesson for Ryan Tannehill last season. What's unfortunate is that every time...
I'm far more worried about Tannehill getting hurt, you should be too.
One fewer 3rd round pick isn't worth the risk.
Any competent GM would wait to see if a can't pass up trade offer comes in before making a pick. We didn't go the route you wanted, accept it and...
Who knows that would have happened if we hadn't taken James, no one. So it is conjecture. The Saints traded up, another team could have done the same.
Leaking false reports to the media also happens.
Cool, you're a plugged in guy and a great asset to the forum. But I saw the coaches tape from last season and I love the James pick. My question...
That is pure conjecture. No one knows how long James would have lasted had we traded down hoping to land him later.
They signed Delmas to play FS, sir. I hope you give better info than that in the Club Section...
It's been 30 minutes, you have no idea whether he's over drafted or not. I actually take comfort in the team NOT doing what the fans wanted bc...
Are all team's fans as football dumb as ours or is it a team specific thing?
Yeah, he had a very nice YouTube highlight tape for fans to see so I'm not surprised that a lot of people feel that way.
The rest of the league took 3 OTs in the top 4 last year and what, 4 in the top 15 this year? Get a QB, protect him, an sack the other guy's QB....
Thanks for confirming we made a good pick!
If you look at 2013 we weren't winning bc the OL couldn't block anyone. The worst part is that even casual observers know that OL was the problem...
You guys are funny. Mad bc our team is trying to win...
Duh. If you're surprised or disappointed about the pick then you might wanna go back and watch the tape from 2013.
I'd be fine with a CB, slight preference for Dennard though.
I suppose you could say that Lazor wants to bring the Philly concepts, you could also say that Philbin wanted to bring the green bay concepts...
The entire article was basically about the need to take an OT, I'm pretty sure that common sense will prevail on Thursday.
Ah and you're so close to giving your I told you so speech. Youre also keen on giving Philbin credit for Aaron Rodgers' individual greatness,...
Uh, in what game was was Wallace targeted more than he should have been?
I respect your opinion, but I can't judge a guy based on quotes and articles from PFT. I actually lly want my best WRs to be pissed if they...
Agreed. I don't favor ignoring any position. I'm just saying I don't see the upside in taking a WR in the first unless it's a get off the bus...
Thatd be exactly the kind of draft I could get excited about. Address the OL, then add some competition and depth at other areas based on who's...
For every 50/50 ball Wallace didn't catch there are 4-5 balls never throw bc the QB didn't have time, and several more that weren't thrown bc we...
I normally agree w your posts but that was waAaay out in left field. WADR it sounds like you have some personal bias against Mike Wallace, because...
Did you really just say we need a deep threat? Lol. See, that's how bad our OL was last year...
I can see why you'd feel that way. But I think his blocking and red zone capabilities will translate to the league just fine. The question is will...
Youre basically telling the guys you just signed last season theyre not good enough and that one of your top priorities is to get rid of them. The...
Hey anyone who can block will make me :)
Benjamin is the only guy I'd be somewhat OK with at WR. He would add a ton of new wrinkles to the offense, red zone efficiency and blocking...
You're right. But I think that WR is, outside of QB, the hardest position to transition from college to pro in.
Taking a WR #1 is not only a huge slap in the face to the guys we just signed, you're also gonna face a situation where our vets are hostile to...
If we take a WR in the 1st and it's not Watkins I will definitely have a sad face.
Duh. They're looking at EVERY position. My expectations are based on watching the team play last year, Ross' public comments, Joe Philbin's...
I'm pretty sure I know the difference between open and not open. TV doesn't tell the story but coaches tape sure does.
Agreed. Philbin either liked what Sherm was calling or he was too impotent to fix it, I dunno which would be worse.
There are going to be some sad faces when we go OL next week.
That happened an awful lot, as in several times per game. RT either on his back or forced to come off of Wallace bc the pocket is collapsing....
At least Wallace is the best at something. Joe Philbin's skill set appears to begin and end with getting rid of as many good players as possible...
This benefit of the doubt you extend to Philbin is borderline comical.
I'm not in the it's Tannehills fault camp. I think it's ridiculous to blame either if them. IMO both of them have the skill necessary to get the...
Its a low percentage play by definition. Hitting 1 outta 4 is pretty damn good. The problem is that we didn't attack down field often enough,...
Its silly to blame either of them when there's no semblance of a run game and the pass pro is atrocious.
Why should he trust his OL to protect him. Or Pouncey to call the right protections. Or Miller to pick up the blitz. Or Sherman to call the right...
I think he's pretty average at everything else. WADR you really have to watch the tape, not just Wallace, but how he's defended.
Lmao that last line was hilarious.
Effing beautiful to watch. He did the same thing to us in 2009, roasted Bell and Clemons. Unfortunately we didn't throw a single deep post to...
I thought he got better towards the end of the year. There were more overthrows and fewer under throws which tells me he was learning. The last...
Tannehill does need to "grow a pair", just throw the friggin ball as far as you can and let Wallace run under it. Don't wait for him to get a...
I swear if someone who'd never seen Wallace play read these posts they'd think he was a total scrub. Like a Ted Ginn level scrub. We all know he...
Production comes in many different forms. In week 1 Wallace was followed all over the field by Joe Haden, who had safety help for most of the day....