Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
"I didn't do sh!t"
Could have done without the Tua props at the end but whatever
-Coach MM is winning me over slowly
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2025 Miami Dolphins - Draft 2025 (10 Viewers)
- Thread starter SwampDawg
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"I didn't do sh!t"
Could have done without the Tua props at the end but whatever
-Coach MM is winning me over slowly
Todem
Footballguy
Grades:
Tua - He was solid. Missed a few throws....but made all of his layups. Got lucky on one that should have been a pick. However he did not make the big mistake. He was efficient. He get's a B this week.
Hill/Waddle - They are on another level. The speed is ridiculous. A
Edmonds/Mostert - Nowhere to run. Edmonds made a great play on a pass keeping his balance and getting a key first down. But overall....they could not going. C
OL - A huge area of concern yet again. They look disjointed.....you think pre-season is not important? Think again. They better get it together this week because Baltimore will be brutal. D
Defense - The crown jewel of our team. We don’t win today without them....period. They carried us to a win today make no mistake. They cleaned up that soft run defense in the first half......and we are vicious. A
Coaching - Overall I liked Mike’s gameplan. He made a few mistakes on some play calling at the end of the game when we clearly just needed to run clock. Every running play.....takes 45 seconds off the clock if they don’t call a timeout.....RUN THE BALL with a two score lead regardless. Don’t take a chance on Tua taking a sack, incomplete pass or turnover. Made no sense to me.
Tua looks exactly like he did last season so far (it’s only been one game). One read and ball is out or he is in trouble. Again.....game looks fast to him. I hope it gets slower for him. Because I see the same things. Accurate on the easy throws.....struggles with velocity on long outs and deeper passes. That play action boot stuff was sniffed out easily today. It ain’t gonna work much if we cannot run the ball. We gotta run the ball or this offense will not work.....at all.
Solid win......but concerns remain.
Lamar Jackson will be on the market........keep an eye on that. He would be ridiculous here with these weapons.....would be insane. Not sold on Tua....still.
Week two at Baltimore. Gonna need the defense to carry us again. It is strange. We won 20-7. But New England is not a good football team. Yet we could not move the ball on them effectively. Some flashes. Tyreek is amazing. Tua is ordinary. Simple as that.
TBD what is going to happen. I maintain after week 4 we will know what this team needs to do moving forward.
At Ravens
vs Bills
At Bengals
Brutal stretch.
Tua - He was solid. Missed a few throws....but made all of his layups. Got lucky on one that should have been a pick. However he did not make the big mistake. He was efficient. He get's a B this week.
Hill/Waddle - They are on another level. The speed is ridiculous. A
Edmonds/Mostert - Nowhere to run. Edmonds made a great play on a pass keeping his balance and getting a key first down. But overall....they could not going. C
OL - A huge area of concern yet again. They look disjointed.....you think pre-season is not important? Think again. They better get it together this week because Baltimore will be brutal. D
Defense - The crown jewel of our team. We don’t win today without them....period. They carried us to a win today make no mistake. They cleaned up that soft run defense in the first half......and we are vicious. A
Coaching - Overall I liked Mike’s gameplan. He made a few mistakes on some play calling at the end of the game when we clearly just needed to run clock. Every running play.....takes 45 seconds off the clock if they don’t call a timeout.....RUN THE BALL with a two score lead regardless. Don’t take a chance on Tua taking a sack, incomplete pass or turnover. Made no sense to me.
Tua looks exactly like he did last season so far (it’s only been one game). One read and ball is out or he is in trouble. Again.....game looks fast to him. I hope it gets slower for him. Because I see the same things. Accurate on the easy throws.....struggles with velocity on long outs and deeper passes. That play action boot stuff was sniffed out easily today. It ain’t gonna work much if we cannot run the ball. We gotta run the ball or this offense will not work.....at all.
Solid win......but concerns remain.
Lamar Jackson will be on the market........keep an eye on that. He would be ridiculous here with these weapons.....would be insane. Not sold on Tua....still.
Week two at Baltimore. Gonna need the defense to carry us again. It is strange. We won 20-7. But New England is not a good football team. Yet we could not move the ball on them effectively. Some flashes. Tyreek is amazing. Tua is ordinary. Simple as that.
TBD what is going to happen. I maintain after week 4 we will know what this team needs to do moving forward.
At Ravens
vs Bills
At Bengals
Brutal stretch.
TripleThreat
Footballguy
Austin Jackson played only 14 snaps, play 13 Ingold IIRC rolled up the back of him on a third down and he played one more snap.
I hope I get to review the game before a business trip but the line seemed better before Greg Little went in.
There were some 4 man games the NE front did that MIA didn't have an answer for... hopefully if Little has to play again that communication gets fixed
I hope I get to review the game before a business trip but the line seemed better before Greg Little went in.
There were some 4 man games the NE front did that MIA didn't have an answer for... hopefully if Little has to play again that communication gets fixed
Deamon
Footballguy
Does Miami have the money to give him 50 a year?
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
-The skill position players, almost all of them were on point and the speed Miami has right now to burn you with, hard to remember having anyone like that on the roster previously.
-The coaching seemed alright outside of throwing the ball when they were up a couple scores in the 4th Q and the booth mentioned it. I honestly don't have an issue with it Week 1 when they are still getting the kinks worked out after an abbreviated preseason where they barely play in the games and everyone just wants everyone healthy.
Defense: B+/A-...Pats are not an explosive offense, wouldn't get overly excited about the Defense keeping them in check, it's expected.
-They totally won the game yesterday and the offense did just enough to not lose, especially since they didn't turn the ball over.
-Ingram is 33 years old, he doesn't have to be the backbone of the defense, all he has to do is make plays like he did on Sunday. he doesn't need to play every snap, pass rush situations.
-Wilkins, Davis, Roberts and Baker, that's the bulk of the run stuffing section of our defense and they played very well after the 1st Drive where New England was able to establish the run before the turnover in the end zone. Brandon Jones had 11 tackles out of the Safety position. The secondary for Miami was outstanding as well.
DeVante Parker-1 Catch, 9 yards, welcome home buddy.
Tua Tag: I did not think he played exceptionally well, in fact he looks about like he did a year ago except maybe he has a little more confidence. Holds the ball too long and absorbed at least 1-2 sacks that could have been avoided. Patriots got 7 QB Hits, 3 Sacks...vs Miami got 3 QB Hits, 2 Sacks. I don't see a big arm or anything that special, hopefully on a week when they need a little more offense, hopefully he is up for the job but right now I question ho much real progress he's made.
-MoP would grade Tua about a "C" or average, not that much happened that any other QB couldn't do. I don't want to make Skyler a part of my narrative in 2022, if we have to start him at some point, things have gone terribly wrong. I also believe Teddy B would have had at least similar results. We've seen Teddy when he has talent around him back in new Orleans a couple years back, went 5-0 over that stretch.
But Tua will remain the starter and hopefully he continues to improve.
-The coaching seemed alright outside of throwing the ball when they were up a couple scores in the 4th Q and the booth mentioned it. I honestly don't have an issue with it Week 1 when they are still getting the kinks worked out after an abbreviated preseason where they barely play in the games and everyone just wants everyone healthy.
Defense: B+/A-...Pats are not an explosive offense, wouldn't get overly excited about the Defense keeping them in check, it's expected.
-They totally won the game yesterday and the offense did just enough to not lose, especially since they didn't turn the ball over.
-Ingram is 33 years old, he doesn't have to be the backbone of the defense, all he has to do is make plays like he did on Sunday. he doesn't need to play every snap, pass rush situations.
-Wilkins, Davis, Roberts and Baker, that's the bulk of the run stuffing section of our defense and they played very well after the 1st Drive where New England was able to establish the run before the turnover in the end zone. Brandon Jones had 11 tackles out of the Safety position. The secondary for Miami was outstanding as well.
DeVante Parker-1 Catch, 9 yards, welcome home buddy.
Tua Tag: I did not think he played exceptionally well, in fact he looks about like he did a year ago except maybe he has a little more confidence. Holds the ball too long and absorbed at least 1-2 sacks that could have been avoided. Patriots got 7 QB Hits, 3 Sacks...vs Miami got 3 QB Hits, 2 Sacks. I don't see a big arm or anything that special, hopefully on a week when they need a little more offense, hopefully he is up for the job but right now I question ho much real progress he's made.
-MoP would grade Tua about a "C" or average, not that much happened that any other QB couldn't do. I don't want to make Skyler a part of my narrative in 2022, if we have to start him at some point, things have gone terribly wrong. I also believe Teddy B would have had at least similar results. We've seen Teddy when he has talent around him back in new Orleans a couple years back, went 5-0 over that stretch.
But Tua will remain the starter and hopefully he continues to improve.
TripleThreat
Footballguy
Lamar won't be available until 2025 if the Ravens do what the Vikings did with cousins IIRC
I await pff grades, especially on the oline and dline. I think the oline was below average, the dline very good. The WRs were very good, RBs had no holes, but are better than last year. Jalen Phillips had the fumble recovery, but was out of position on the TD pass and couldn't generate pressure vs Trent Brown, who's very good. He was outplayed by Ingram IMO. Phillips may be a player without a position - not good vs the run at DE, and not a great fit as a coverage LB. Maybe he becomes just a 3rd down pass rushing specialist, I hope I'm wrong. The secondary with X, Holland, and the undrafted guys was good. Kahou made some nice plays vs the run and pass. Noah was inactive - he's gone in 2023 - Surtain and Madison haven't been able to save him thus far.
Tua. He has a very quick release, that was on college tape and analytics from his AL days. He has good progression, in a clean pocket. That's why he excels in practice, where Judon is not in his face. His 20-50 yard passes are accurate when he can set his feet. His biggest problems occur when the pocket breaks down and he makes bad decisions when there are defenders are in his face. Barry Jackson's breakdown also showed that Tua has been bad throwing to the right. If the oline doesn't improve, Miami and Tua will not win games vs teams that can score. If we're out of the playoff race later in the year, Skylar should start a few games. He impressed since day 1 in camp and in preseason. This is not Reid Sennett who had a great last preseason game, was scooped by the Eagles, and is now out of a job.
Tua. He has a very quick release, that was on college tape and analytics from his AL days. He has good progression, in a clean pocket. That's why he excels in practice, where Judon is not in his face. His 20-50 yard passes are accurate when he can set his feet. His biggest problems occur when the pocket breaks down and he makes bad decisions when there are defenders are in his face. Barry Jackson's breakdown also showed that Tua has been bad throwing to the right. If the oline doesn't improve, Miami and Tua will not win games vs teams that can score. If we're out of the playoff race later in the year, Skylar should start a few games. He impressed since day 1 in camp and in preseason. This is not Reid Sennett who had a great last preseason game, was scooped by the Eagles, and is now out of a job.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Thank You!
'23-Franchise Tag
'24-Franchise Tag
it's unreal the way the narrative is played out in the media and the casual NFL fan. He could have been extended and received an 8 figure signing bonus at least 12 months ago at this point and every day is costing that guy interest and long term prosperity. I cannot understand what is happening in his head.
Sign a short contract with a big bonus in case you get hurt!. No insurance policy is going to cover him for catastrophic injury, he's rolling the dice every Sunday that he won't get hurt, it's absolutely ridiculous. And he plays the position in a way that exposes him and so I doubt he ever makes it all the way tot he Super Bowl. But he's highly entertaining and helps Baltimore win football games. We get to see him up close next week in their home opener? Should be a wonderful test for our defense.
TripleThreat
Footballguy
Betting on himself.... rough numbers below all guaranteed.
23M this year.
32M 2023?
45M 2024?
23M this year.
32M 2023?
45M 2024?
TripleThreat
Footballguy
more accurate numbers...
@spotrac
An exclusive franchise tag for Lamar Jackson in 2023 currently calculates to $45.4M (thanks in large part to Deshaun Watson's $55M cap hit). A tag in 2024 would then be $54.4M. 2022: $23M 2023: $45.4M 2024: $54.4M = $122.8M Russell Wilson just locked in $124M over that span.
ChuckLiddell
Footballguy
This is reactionary for sure, but I wonder what Dallas would give up for Teddy B right now. Dak is out 6-8 weeks and that's that for their season. Maybe TB could salvage it for them while they wait. Low salary, as opposed to Jimmy G. Cooper Rush is gritty but I am pretty sure they don't want to roll him out for half of their season. Unfortunately, Dallas cannot afford to part with any OL, which is all I really want for this team right now. Maybe a 4th or 5th round pick?
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
It's a nice win for ya guys. Division rival, home opener, defense was stellar, we found out Tua can support his weapons. Worried about the offensive line injuries but ton of positives out of this one.
SwampDawg
Footballguy
My very limited takes as I only got to see what Red Zone broadcast and will need to wait until NFL Network shows the replay to see more.
Overall - B, It's a win and over the Pats. Yea they aren't the Brady Pats of old but they also aren't the Jets. These are the games you need to make sure you win to be a playoff team and it was never really in doubt. I absolutely LOVED the play call at the end of the first half to go for it on 4th down, our past coaches wouldn't have done that and it paid off.
Defense - B+/A-, they were really good but again limited with what I saw they seemed to give up too many chunk plays especially on 3rd down. The Pats converted 44% of third downs that is going to bite you if it keeps up. Overall however they look as good or better then under Flo.
O-line - D, couldn't open up the run game and Tua seemed to always be under pressure. They need to at least get to average for this team to be a playoff contender and to see what Tua's ceiling is.
Skill Players - B, love the speed and quickness at WR and I thought Edmunds and Mostert were good catching the ball, just need a way to find an average run game. TE we obviously don't have our Kittle weapon yet.
Tua, B-/C+, efficient and got the job done. still taking sacks he can't take and the fumble that was fortunately recovered. Still hard to tell when he always seems to have under 2 seconds to throw way too often.
Ravens up next are another good test, they looked bad against the Jets for a good part of that game until the hit a couple big plays. Couldn't run the ball at all other then a couple big plays the passing game was below average. They are much like us a very good defense and questionable offense.
Overall - B, It's a win and over the Pats. Yea they aren't the Brady Pats of old but they also aren't the Jets. These are the games you need to make sure you win to be a playoff team and it was never really in doubt. I absolutely LOVED the play call at the end of the first half to go for it on 4th down, our past coaches wouldn't have done that and it paid off.
Defense - B+/A-, they were really good but again limited with what I saw they seemed to give up too many chunk plays especially on 3rd down. The Pats converted 44% of third downs that is going to bite you if it keeps up. Overall however they look as good or better then under Flo.
O-line - D, couldn't open up the run game and Tua seemed to always be under pressure. They need to at least get to average for this team to be a playoff contender and to see what Tua's ceiling is.
Skill Players - B, love the speed and quickness at WR and I thought Edmunds and Mostert were good catching the ball, just need a way to find an average run game. TE we obviously don't have our Kittle weapon yet.
Tua, B-/C+, efficient and got the job done. still taking sacks he can't take and the fumble that was fortunately recovered. Still hard to tell when he always seems to have under 2 seconds to throw way too often.
Ravens up next are another good test, they looked bad against the Jets for a good part of that game until the hit a couple big plays. Couldn't run the ball at all other then a couple big plays the passing game was below average. They are much like us a very good defense and questionable offense.
Todem
Footballguy
If I am Miami.......and Tua is not the answer (I already have known this since the day we freaking drafted him over Herbert) we go and trade for Lamar Jackson...whatever it takes. Sorry...but the window is right freaking now with this defense and these weapons. Football you have a three year window and the clock is ticking as this is year 1 of that window. We can’t shlep around here with an average QB. We need a guy that as a league MVP.....and would be just ridiculous in this offense with all this speed.
I mean......brothers....it is a no brainer.
Go make it work. Yeah.....crazy but I am already thinking about this because I know we are not winning any Super Bowl this season. We may not even sniff the post season again. I am glad of the direction we are going in.......but we still don’t have the most important piece as weeks 2,3 and 4 will show.
Todem
Footballguy
Watch a Bengals game and see how Joe Burrow handles the same exact thing.
As far as the Ravens.....yeah we have never matched up well against that defense. I am confident our defense can keep it close......but Tua is going to be running for his life. And the problem is.....he ain’t that fast and he is terrible....terrible under any kind of duress and his throwing fundamentals are awful when under pressure. He has terrible mechanics when under pressure....never follows thru on his throws. I watched Kurt Warner do a detailed video breakdown on him.....he exposed exactly what I am talking about. His feet are pointing one way while he throws the other way......that is why he under throws guys and sometimes the ball takes forever to get there.....it is his mechanics. Anyway enough Tua bashing.......the results on the field will either prove me right or wrong on this guy.
ChuckLiddell
Footballguy
If 88 is not going to part of the gameplan, and I am not jumping to that conclusion after one game, but the coaching staff knows...then they should trade him right now while he still has value. If he has a 40 catch season with 450 yards and 2 TDs, you will struggle to get a 6th rounder for him.
ETA - Green Bay seems like somewhere that he could flourish. They have no weapons for Rodgers and I think they have decent OL depth so there may be some synergy there.
ETA - Green Bay seems like somewhere that he could flourish. They have no weapons for Rodgers and I think they have decent OL depth so there may be some synergy there.
SwampDawg
Footballguy
I actually was thinking the same thing about Green Bay.
TripleThreat
Footballguy
@ckparrot twitter thread on personnel...
Dolphins spent 20 of 59 plays in “21” personnel (2 RBs, 1 TE). Three of those plays they had both Raheem Mostert and Chase Edmonds on the field. They had 11 passes for 66 yards from 21 personnel, and 9 runs for 31 yards.
They spent 11 plays in “12” personnel with 1 RB and 2 TEs. The results were dismal. They had 7 passes for 20 yards and 4 runs for -4 yards. There were 24 plays in “11” personnel: 16 passes for 156 yards (wow), and 8 runs for 38 yards (4.8 ypc not bad.
They spent 11 plays in “12” personnel with 1 RB and 2 TEs. The results were dismal. They had 7 passes for 20 yards and 4 runs for -4 yards. There were 24 plays in “11” personnel: 16 passes for 156 yards (wow), and 8 runs for 38 yards (4.8 ypc not bad.
The Mike Gesicki puzzle continues unsolved. Dolphins only ran 6 times for 0 yards with him on the field. But when he was on field in “11” personnel, they gained 120 yards on 13 pass plays. His presence in the passing game continues to be valuable, and this is a passing league.
Dolphins spent 20 of 59 plays in “21” personnel (2 RBs, 1 TE). Three of those plays they had both Raheem Mostert and Chase Edmonds on the field. They had 11 passes for 66 yards from 21 personnel, and 9 runs for 31 yards.
They spent 11 plays in “12” personnel with 1 RB and 2 TEs. The results were dismal. They had 7 passes for 20 yards and 4 runs for -4 yards. There were 24 plays in “11” personnel: 16 passes for 156 yards (wow), and 8 runs for 38 yards (4.8 ypc not bad.
They spent 11 plays in “12” personnel with 1 RB and 2 TEs. The results were dismal. They had 7 passes for 20 yards and 4 runs for -4 yards. There were 24 plays in “11” personnel: 16 passes for 156 yards (wow), and 8 runs for 38 yards (4.8 ypc not bad.
The Mike Gesicki puzzle continues unsolved. Dolphins only ran 6 times for 0 yards with him on the field. But when he was on field in “11” personnel, they gained 120 yards on 13 pass plays. His presence in the passing game continues to be valuable, and this is a passing league.
SwampDawg
Footballguy
Oh I agree he still needs to do more but there are very few QB's that can play consistently well behind a bad line. Burrow was amazing last year doing but yesterday looked bad at times against a bad Steelers team under pressure. 4 INTs including a pick 6, you could say he cost them the game. Would I take Burrow over Tua, 365 days a year but bad o-lines can make even really good QB's look bad. Where as with the defense we have and the speed on offense if Tua can be a top 10 to 14 QB we can compete.
Todem
Footballguy
Absolutely agree. I just don’t trust Tua is a true leader of men and can win in the absolute biggest pressure situations. Simply don’t see it. He is more of a role player QB.....the days of Brad Johnson, Trent Dilfer and Phil Simms types winning Super Bowls in the modern NFL (pass the ball at will type league) are long gone.
I hope he works out as I have stated many times. I am just seeing the exact same thing we have the last two years. I gave him a pass on his rookie season coming off that awful hip injury. But last season....he was ugh. I don’t care what the Tua cult says with all the tin foil hat BS stats. Bottom line is....do you think he can go and beat Josh Allen, Pat Mahomes or Justin Herbert in the post season?
Oh hell no.
That means we need to look elsewhere......again. You gotta have a stud to win championships.
Period.
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Oline issues at LG. From Ryan Smith of PFF.
>>LG Liam Eichenberg had a rough opener, finishing the game with a 29.8 overall grade (lowest on offense) It was worse than any game from his 2021 rookie season - it’s clear there are still some major concerns along the OL in Miami
... center Connor Williams - team-high 82.3 overall grade - 86.8 run-blocking grade - 0 penalties
Offense: 1. Connor Williams (team-high 82.3) 2. Jaylen Waddle 3. Tyreek Hill
Defense: 1. Melvin Ingram 2. Emmanuel Ogbah 3. Zach Sieler *No real “elite” performances but a lot of good ones for Miami<<
>>LG Liam Eichenberg had a rough opener, finishing the game with a 29.8 overall grade (lowest on offense) It was worse than any game from his 2021 rookie season - it’s clear there are still some major concerns along the OL in Miami
... center Connor Williams - team-high 82.3 overall grade - 86.8 run-blocking grade - 0 penalties
Offense: 1. Connor Williams (team-high 82.3) 2. Jaylen Waddle 3. Tyreek Hill
Defense: 1. Melvin Ingram 2. Emmanuel Ogbah 3. Zach Sieler *No real “elite” performances but a lot of good ones for Miami<<
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Was discussing with other Phins over lunch
Make Skylar Thompson the story of the 2022 season, use Teddy B like a free asset and make him expendable.
My gut says they will lose Tua for at least a little stretch this season the way it appears he will take a sack vs floating a potential turnover into the secondary.
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Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I was sayin this a couple weeks ago when it first became apparent that Gesicki was not going to be a factor this year.
The fact they are not playing him or showcasing him at all, teams will see that as an opp to pick up the phone, my gut says the asking price has been way too high.
Gesicki might be worth a 3rd? 4th? He cannot run block so he isn't an ideal TE. He needs a QB that understands how to utilize him, Green Bay and Aaron Rodgers is a perfect landing spot even with Tonyan already there.
The Bucs will trade anything right now for Brady's last push and they don't look set at WR. Gage did nothing last night, Julio looks terrible to me even though he was catching balls, just a product of being in Brady's Offense. They need a TE not so much for blocking but receiving. Still think Gronk appears about Week 8.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Once again, you bring the best tidbits and data over from Twitter, I thoroughly enjoy when you do this and leave the source so we can find it for ourselves and subscribe.
-Excellent post, thank you so much for sharing this with us so we can look thru your lenses.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Connor Williams has found his calling at Center. I believe he recovered the Tua sack-fumble but I could be wrong.
I believe in Eichenberg and want to see Miami continue to push forward with this group.
Would like to know how hurt Austin Jackson is/was. I hate to be this way but he didn't appear to need any assistance getting off the field and that's always positive but then he was done for the day. If you aren't hurt that bad, stay out there and play thru it. They need all 5 of these guys and I just hate to see a guy that needs to show he has turned the corner, suddenly go down with injuries that are not season ending but are always in the background when you are trying to evaluate. I hope he bounces back and takes the field next week, we need him to own that Right tackle spot, reminder that Tua's blindside is Right Tackle because he's lefty.
Wonder how Hunt did at RG, he usually grades well. If our Center is grading high, eventually the LG/RG, one of them should score solid marks with inside help from the Center position, something Miami HAS NOT HAD up until right now.
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greedygoat
Footballguy
Another positive for Dolphins fans..... SF is now 0-1.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Great point, Miami has the Niners 1st round pick and they looked terrible yesterday. I'm sure they won't be a Top5 pick in the Draft type team, but they don't look up to the task right now of the NFC West...wait a minute though, who is? AZ, LAR and SF all lost, Seattle would be in 1st place if they win tonight, fat chance vs Denver.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Kyle Fuller, a starting CB for Baltimore suffered a knee injury late yesterday and it was revealed in an MRI that he will miss the rest of the year with a torn ACL. I don't cheer injuries but Baltimore already was going to have challenges in the Secondary. If you look at the Jets yesterday, think they had 4 WRs with several catches a piece, Moore was like 5/50 and then Berrios, Davis(75 yds) and even the Rookie from Ohio State was making catches on the field.
You gotta think even on the road that Miami has a chance to rip that Secondary apart if they can buy some time for Tua. I look for more short passes to Hill and Waddle and let them do the rest. Waddle was a 1 man show on that TD catch he had over the middle.
This is not the 2000 or 2012 Ravens, it's mostly Jackson that scares you, I don't fear their defense like you would in years past.
Miami will likely be underdogs and that's fine but I expect them to be in contention and have a good chance to win the game in the 2nd Half. They barely got the Offense cranked up yesterday, Belichick always a good game planner and his defense was not easy to navigate.
20-7? Miami offense only produced the Waddle TD, so much more they can do going forward.
Bring on Baltimore and run that 59-10 tape from 3 years ago in Hard Rock, most of those players are gone but still, just a reminder of what they did to us. Think we played them once since then but doesn't matter. We have the weapons at receiver this time to put a hurting on them.
You gotta think even on the road that Miami has a chance to rip that Secondary apart if they can buy some time for Tua. I look for more short passes to Hill and Waddle and let them do the rest. Waddle was a 1 man show on that TD catch he had over the middle.
This is not the 2000 or 2012 Ravens, it's mostly Jackson that scares you, I don't fear their defense like you would in years past.
Miami will likely be underdogs and that's fine but I expect them to be in contention and have a good chance to win the game in the 2nd Half. They barely got the Offense cranked up yesterday, Belichick always a good game planner and his defense was not easy to navigate.
20-7? Miami offense only produced the Waddle TD, so much more they can do going forward.
Bring on Baltimore and run that 59-10 tape from 3 years ago in Hard Rock, most of those players are gone but still, just a reminder of what they did to us. Think we played them once since then but doesn't matter. We have the weapons at receiver this time to put a hurting on them.
TripleThreat
Footballguy
The play when AJackson got rolled up on.
TripleThreat
Footballguy
Baltimore has traditionally been a hard match for Miami.
I have no idea what to expect other than to say that I hope both that Jackson is healthy they fix their communication up front or else it can prove to be a long day.
that said Greg Camarillo is forever cemented as a Miami legend in my eyes… And I’ll buy him a drink if our paths ever cross.
I have no idea what to expect other than to say that I hope both that Jackson is healthy they fix their communication up front or else it can prove to be a long day.
that said Greg Camarillo is forever cemented as a Miami legend in my eyes… And I’ll buy him a drink if our paths ever cross.
Miami fans and media are having a big love affair with coach McDaniel. It won't last forever, but it feels good now.
Co-cojones glassware from the Drunken Dolphin.
Co-cojones glassware from the Drunken Dolphin.
TripleThreat
Footballguy
Wilkins is primed for a big year (next year is his rookie option year) not necessarily in the stats columns…
while this is a Sieler highlight… Wilkins gets triple teamed at one point.
while this is a Sieler highlight… Wilkins gets triple teamed at one point.
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Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Center and BOTH Guards engage Wilkins in the middle as Sieler gets the credit for the TFL
Wilkins was triple teamed
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Baldy breaks down the 2 minute Offense at the end of the 1st Half.
TripleThreat
Footballguy
a nice opportunity for sure. I believe the key to the game will boil down to whether or not Miami can win both sides of the trenches.
Miami ROAD dogs +3.5.
(edit thanks MoP)
Miami ROAD dogs +3.5.
(edit thanks MoP)
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Actually TT, I believe Miami is a Road Dog, the game is in Baltimore.
I still like Miami +3.5, feel like Baltimore Secondary will be tested in a way they weren't last week vs Flacco and the Jets.
-Should be noted that several Jets WRs caught footballs, think Baltimore yielded a lot of yds and catches to multiple WRs adding up to 300 yds passing by Flacco.
-Miami is going to start attracting some national media types.
I saw Emmanuel Acho get very excited and he uses the words "Shock the World"
MoP has said already it's Super Bowl or bust thanks to Stephen Ross blowing our 1st round pick next year.
The team might not look Super Bowl like say Buf/KC/LAC but they look more talented than I can remember and there is still money and players/assets to make moves right now. Gesicki should be traded if they aren't going to use him, I was never a huge fan but then the last couple of seasons I thought at least he was a good pass catcher, not aa bad thing to have decent hands and able to work the slot.
Is Miami going to shock the world in 2022?
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Coach McDaniel postgame press conference for those who want to hear what the genius said after the game 
-I'm happy for him and it's never a bad thing when you beat the Pats at home Week 1. That's how you start the season and I suddenly look at this brutal stretch of the schedule a little differently. Even if Miami loses, want to see where we are at. I think they can score a lot more points.
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-I'm happy for him and it's never a bad thing when you beat the Pats at home Week 1. That's how you start the season and I suddenly look at this brutal stretch of the schedule a little differently. Even if Miami loses, want to see where we are at. I think they can score a lot more points.
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One of the things I take from this 1st press conference is that Coach MM does not want you to think he misleads the Press or fans..."I told you" when he was speaking of Waddle. Coach mike takes his words seriously and I do like him verbalizing that he didn't come here to bask in his 1st victory as head coach. "I'll take 15 minutes with family to enjoy"
Coach MM did say Tyreek was frustrated, he presented it as Hill being hard on himself but I saw a few flutters from Tua during the game and I think Hill saw that 1st hand in live action that was meaningful, big difference from Mahomes.
Coach MM did say Tyreek was frustrated, he presented it as Hill being hard on himself but I saw a few flutters from Tua during the game and I think Hill saw that 1st hand in live action that was meaningful, big difference from Mahomes.
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edited... thx, MoP
Top 3 Dolphins per PFF are all newcomers: Kohou, Connor Williams, ingram. Then Ogbah and Waddle. That's what I saw with my eyes. Tua was good with a clean pocket, bad under pressure. Same as last year. Noah may not play again for Miami.
>>Highest graded Dolphins against New England (min. 25% snaps)
Kader Kohou: 91.2
Connor Williams: 82.3
Melvin Ingram: 76.8
Emmanuel Ogbah: 76.5
Jaylen Waddle: 75.4
Connor Williams: 86.8 run blocking grade against New England. Highest among all Centers from Week 1
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>>Highest graded Dolphins against New England (min. 25% snaps)
Kader Kohou: 91.2 Connor Williams: 82.3 Melvin Ingram: 76.8 Emmanuel Ogbah: 76.5 Jaylen Waddle: 75.4Connor Williams: 86.8 run blocking grade against New England. Highest among all Centers from Week 1
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After they talk about the Ravens D, at the 20 min mark they talk about Tua and the O.
It's not all roses nor all thorns...
Second time I've heard someone say that Tyreek ran the wrong route on the first play... although I did hear ppl saying Judson tipped that initial pass
It's not all roses nor all thorns...
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Second time I've heard someone say that Tyreek ran the wrong route on the first play... although I did hear ppl saying Judson tipped that initial pass
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Ooof
Austin Jackson (ankle) and Terron Armstead (lower body) both missing from practice. So we could see Little and either Liam or Hunt as your tackles Sunday if they don't improve.
-Barry Jackson
Austin Jackson (ankle) and Terron Armstead (lower body) both missing from practice. So we could see Little and either Liam or Hunt as your tackles Sunday if they don't improve.
-Barry Jackson
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LOL, Armstead could not make it through one game healthy. Thats been the knock on him. If he is out we are F'd. Austin Jackson can be replaced with a ham sandwich.
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Footballguy
Big freaking problems at both tackle spots already......Brothers....if Armstead is out we got some big problems coming.
Agree about Austin......great draft in 2020 Grier......guys get fired for that.
WHIFFS not 1, not 2, but three first rounders in the same draft.
Brilliant.
If two of those three picks were Herbet and Jonathan Taylor......we are not even having this conversation.
If they stay at #3 and take Pitts or Chase......we are talking about us, Buffalo and KC and who goes to the Super Bowl.
Instead.....we are still talking about can our OL block....how long will Tua start (and flutter balls) until his next injury......and why we can’t run the ball.
Same ****....different year. MOP is right about Ross. As long as he and his family own this team......we are never getting out of this black hole of failure.
Great being a Dolphins fan.....isn't it?
Agree about Austin......great draft in 2020 Grier......guys get fired for that.
WHIFFS not 1, not 2, but three first rounders in the same draft.
Brilliant.
If two of those three picks were Herbet and Jonathan Taylor......we are not even having this conversation.
If they stay at #3 and take Pitts or Chase......we are talking about us, Buffalo and KC and who goes to the Super Bowl.
Instead.....we are still talking about can our OL block....how long will Tua start (and flutter balls) until his next injury......and why we can’t run the ball.
Same ****....different year. MOP is right about Ross. As long as he and his family own this team......we are never getting out of this black hole of failure.
Great being a Dolphins fan.....isn't it?
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Veteran OT Brandon Shell was signed to the practice squad. He might not be ready for another week, but he would be an upgrade over what Austin Jackson has shown this far. Injuries in 2021 led to him not being resigned by Seattle. 30 year old nephew of Art Shell. Pff grades of 72.7 and 67 the last 2 years.
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Austin Jackson actually played decently on Sunday before injury.
Crazy that having incompetent OL coaches to go with the raw OT you drafted in round 1 didn't really work out.... Hopefully he gets back soon. He won't return round 1 value at this point but he looked like he can at least be a starter you don't fret about.
Crazy that having incompetent OL coaches to go with the raw OT you drafted in round 1 didn't really work out.... Hopefully he gets back soon. He won't return round 1 value at this point but he looked like he can at least be a starter you don't fret about.
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Herbert's issues as a prospect were he was too tepid despite having top notch tools. With the mind screwing our offensive coaches put young QBs through the last 3 years, not to mention the lack of protection and weapons, we'd have ruined him in Miami. We did the league a favor passing on him imo.
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They did win this past weekend
Maybe those Tackles will be Ok by Sunday, maybe just giving them some rest.
"guys get fired for that"
There's no one in the building to do that right now, unless Ross has a special committee we don't know about.
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