That sucks. Poor guy. Don't care what anyone says, he looked great out there for a guy his age, and with his medical history.

It will be interesting to see how this changes our offensive gameplan yet again this year. I know alot of people like to complain Drake isn't getting any carries, and Gore is when Drake is the big play threat, but I think the intent for our offense the last few weeks has been a heavy dose of Gore to start the game and wear down and tire out the D, so Drake could get his chances for big plays later on. Was a bit puzzled to see Ballage yesterday get the nod over Drake, but maybe they view him more like Gore, just a straight ahead runner. Problem Sunday was the game got away from us so early they abandoned the run anyways and it didn't matter much anyways the way our OL was just manhandled and confused.

 

Such a shame, as Gore has been brilliant this season and was showing no signs of slowing down.

I hope he makes a full and speedy recovery, comes back as good as new next year, and that our other RBs can take up the slack.

 

I hated it when they signed him, but became a fan seeing how hard he ran.

 

I thought it was a joke when they signed a 35-year-old running back. I was wrong. Full respect. Hope the damage is minimal and Gore comes back next year.

 

I'd be interested to see if we can work drake and ballage both on the field at once. Both have potential to get chunk yards and present different abilities that the defense needs to account for.

Failing that, Gase needs to watch lots of New Orleans tape.

I like Gore, and he did some yeoman's work for us ... but not sure he was or is what we needed.

 

This is terrible news. Hopefully he decides to keep playing and further extend his legacy into the record books.

 

Loved him this year. But there’s a reason why running backs dont play passed 35.
It might be whats best for him to retire before he gets hurt worse.

 

This team has a curse in their players or their conditioning is absolute ****

 

Im pretty sure we dont have more injuries than anyone else, it's just that they happened to be important players.

There are a ton of injuries you can't really prepare in any way for. Some may be avoidable...some not...idk.

 

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https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-dolphins-frank-gore-20181221-story.html

 

Most don't make it past 31 without dropping off a cliff when it comes to production. Frank is a freak of nature, and if he feels up to playing next season, Miami would be foolish to pass on him. A combination of Gore, Drake, and Ballage and the running game will be fine, which means being able to focus resources (cap space and draft picks) on other positions that need help.

 

Question: Name one person to have your back in a barfight-

Gore: Oh, I'm going with little Jakeem. He's a dog man!

That absolutely cracked me up!

 

at the end of the year FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS releases Adjusted Games Lost numbers where they take all the games lost and not just injured reserve but games lost during the season. They also weight it so that starters are weighted more heavily then backups that contribute and contributors are weighted more heavily then guys who dont get off the bench. For instance Albert Wilson would be +2, Jakeem Grant +1 and Luke Falk would be 0. That isn't the actual formula but you get the idea.

What sucks is the Dolphins were top 10 in games lost in 2016 and 2017. I think we'll be the same this year. Why that matters is teams that are in the top 12 make the playoffs only 10% of the time. There are a lot of people that discount injuries with sayings like " injuries happen to every team". Well yeah and as long as you're in the bottom 2/3 that saying makes sense. Its once you get into the cursed top 1/3 that that saying becomes meaningless and wrong. Its why basically once you become one of the most injured teams in the NFL I lower the ceiling to 9-7 for my expectations. The record just outside of what it usua;lly takes to make the playoffs. If you have the 5th most injuries in the NFL and you get a 9-7 record that to me is like winning the Super Bowl. You've achieved all you could

 

I'm very happy with that backfield. We can even afford injuries with that lineup. Dont need to add anything in 2019

 

oh we're definitely cursed. I think it was the 17-0 season upset the football gods. two years later the WFL takes Zonk and Warfield, sea of hands, etc....At least it isnt like the 80s. At least they just get injured and arent killed. Remember in the 80s when we had three players die in three years. People say we need a new coach, a new QB, a new DC.....What we really need is an exorcist

 

It is quite sad when you think about it, we can never put that complete team together.

With Marino, we never got him the running game he needed, and the defense was average. At least with a top tier defense and Marino you got some playoffs wins and a super bowl shot... but most his years we surrounded him with mediocrity.

Then when hes done with the NFL, we finally have a top defense and one of the best running backs to take the field... but at the same time we had possibly the worst quarterback to start..

With saban, we probably were never in better shape as a unit. Our teams conditioning was off the charts, we looked like warriors... still no quarterback..

When are we gonna put it all together..