I have taken a lot of heat on this forum over the years because of my pessimistic attitude toward the Dolphins front office, the play calling of Gase and the mediocre QB play of Tannehill. The fact is that as a fan of this team since 1966, all I want is a team which actually has a legitimate chance to make the playoffs and get to the SB.

I just don’t see this organization being anything but mediocre or worse as long as it is being run by an owner who doesn’t have a clue when it comes to hiring a front office that actually knows how to build a winning team.

Gase is a terrible offensive coordinator and since this appears to be the only job he cares about doing with the Dolphins, it is time Ross starts seriously looking at hiring a quality HC.

I have never been a Tannehill fan and didn’t want the Dolphins to draft him in the first place. As long as he is the starting QB for the team, mediocrity is the best we can hope for.

Obviously there is a lack of talent throughout the roster but these are the players Gase has stated are the type of players he wants on his team. He helped build this team over the last three years and therefore he is responsible for the product on the field.

The best thing about this season is that my wife and I will be leaving next Wednesday for a five week
trip to Australia and New Zealand. So at least I will get a break from having to endure more days like today for a while. Hopefully when I return the Dolphins will be 8-2 and I will be forced to eat my words.

If not, hopefully Ross will be looking at upgrading the front office after the season and the new director of football operations will hire a new GM and HC who can finally end these decades of mediocrity. Also drafting a QB in the first round of next years draft should be the first thing on the new head coaches agenda.

Enjoy the next five weeks of the season and I look forward to seeing if things turn around while I am gone.

 

I'm leaving Wednesday to Japan for 3 weeks.. will have to watch the next two weeks on tape delay, but don't forget we have a 8:20pm ET game against Houston on October 25th. That's 9:20am Japan time so I'll watch that live. You should be able to watch that one down under too if you're up for it after the crap we just left on the field in Cincinnati.

 

The people that pretend tannehill doesn’t suck are guys who never played a sport or competed. They loook ag his size and measureables. These are guys who say things like “he’s so tough Bc he gets sacked so much and gets up”. lol. Toughness isn’t failing and not quitting. These people have no clue. They don’t understand competitiveness, or gamers or winning. They see a pretty boy who hasn’t quit yet once In a while makes a flash play. They don’t understand how important situational awareness is. Tannehill is a bad nfl football player. But they find every single excuse. They say he’s athletic because he has a good 40
Tome but watch him he can’t move lol he stuck in mud and deer in headlights. At halftime today I told a friend it’s 28-0 with a real qb. And I said no we won’t lose because our d is balling and comfy won’t go on multiple long td drives. I didn’t expect hennehill to give them the game albeit bad breaks. But a real qb ends that game a long tome ago. He runs for the first down on 3rd and 1 not chicks up a deep ball to nobody. He holds the ball and doesn’t spike it off a lineman, he hits one of the many wide open guys downfield all
Game. Gase is at fault too because he knows tannehill blows and tries to gimmick his offense or hide the qb. This game sucks and I was sure we would be 4-1. But, I think it’s
The last straw and now our franchise will move in from one of the worst starters on the league and find a winner eventually. Baker darnold mahomes all guys I would
Love to have here. Watch them make plays attack the intermediate throws? Break the pocket and make
Plays. Our guy is robotic loser who has never won ag any level Bc he is a bad football player. Drafted Bc our failed of was his guy from college when he was a 1 year starter lol.

 

I am going to set the DVR to record all the Dolphin games while I am gone. I’ll decide when I get back home if I want to watch the replay of the games I miss, based on their record after the next five weeks.

We have a lot of things planned to do while in Australia and New Zealand so I don’t know if I will even have the time to try and watch a football game the next five weeks. If the game is on and I am near a TV, I’ll probably try to watch the game but watching the Dolphins over the next five weeks certainly will not be a priority for me.

PS. Harley, it would be great to have you along for the trip but I don’t quite know how I would explain your inclusion to my wife. LOL

 

Tannehill doesn't play with any tenacity or aggressiveness. He attitude and presence seems tentative at best on the field. I sure don't sense any leadership skills in him. But what do you expect from a WR converted to QB. I'd pass out if he passed for more than 300yds. Chicago is up next. I see Tannehill with another abysmal performance.

 

This was the game that destroyed my hope for Gase/Tanny actually doing something this year. It hasn't worked out, it won't work out the rest of this season, and I can only hope Ross wakes up and decides to pull the plug and start the complete rebuild (front office/coach/QB/players) in 2019. He will probably wait till 2020 though, giving Gase "just one more season" to turn it around.

 

Reading this thread is like listening to Rush Limbuagh.

 

We'll see about 20 more posts in. Limbaugh usually says one intelligent thing once every 30 or so segments...

 

https://www.lockedondolphins.com/dolphins/tannehill-savior/

 

Yep. Tannehill plays wuss-ball.

 

As a fan, I have 2 major frustrations:
1) After years of several high draft picks, FA signings and trades our OL still sucks. I know we’ve had injuries but the lack of depth is telling
2) Tannehill is basically the same player he’s always been. Shows flashes but makes too many costly mistakes to ever be elite or take us to a Super Bowl. This isn’t all on him but at some point, we need to move on.

 

This thread is why a lot of people call Dolphins' fans dumb.

 

Can we let the season play out? Last I checked, the Dolphins are over .500 and lost to 2 playoff teams on the road. Did you really expect them to go undefeated?

 

Blind squirrel finds nut. Story to follow.

Big O is a big ****ing idiot.

 

Your inability to comprehend doesn't mean there aren't substantial things being written.

 

I think the OP may very well be the blind squirrel himself. lol

 

"converted WR to QB." Sigh.

 

I'm not going to blindly follow Tannehill (I never have), but he's our best option at the moment. I know a lot of you are already packing it in for the season. Some are throwing fire sale ideas around while others are planning a rebuild that takes us into 2085. At 3 wins and 2 losses it is beyond ridiculous to talk as if the season is over. I've noticed a trend with both Gase and Tannehill that lead to one common outcome. Both....know how to, and are capable of regrouping and bouncing back at the exact moment they are about to be counted out. That is what I see with this situation. Is Tannehill a franchise quarterback? No, there are only a few of those in the league. However....He is still our best available option at this point. I mean we still have a winning record so let's see what happens before plugging in the toaster and jumping in the bath with it. Who else is going to suddenly replace him at this very moment? Asswiler? God NO! Fales? That guy is ******* terrible! Falk? The way I see it is we're stuck with Tannehill until someone better comes along. I do think it is definitely time to draft a guy in April. Like....with our first pick if necessary. I too am done hoping that Tannehill suddenly gets it and becomes a star. I thought we should have drafted a guy this past April but oh well. I liked Rosen and Mayfield and Lamar Jackson personally. I like Herbert, Lock, and Browning this year.

 

As often as that?

I watched Nate Stanley playing for Iowa against Indiana earlier. I liked the look of him, but reading his Wikipedia entry, it seems he’s a junior. Is this right?

And what do others think?

 

I'll settle for him now though, he is the best we are going to get for awhile. When you reach for a QB you end up with Blaine Gabbert and EJ Manuel.

 

Well I do like our coach! :)

(like the Osweiler line as well)

 

You going to be anywhere near Kyoto?

 

Not planning on it since I’ve been there so many times already. So far I’ve gone hiking in the Kurobe region and in Oze marsh, and also went to a hard to reach place called Osorezan which makes for great photos but isn’t worth going to lol.

Going fishing in the mountains next week and will also go to Kamikochi.. haven’t decided yet what to do with the remaining few days.

Anyway, I’m keeping up with Dolphins news but I hesitate to post because I only have an iPad/iPhone with me making stats analysis impossible, and there’s also the time difference. Will be back in 10 days or so to get back to posting regularly (for better or for worse lol).

btw.. LOVED that Chicago game! OK time to head out.. talk later.