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Thanks Bracie,
Barry seems to be well liked now by most of the sports media down here, but there are still some who go head to head with him on twitter. Armando Salguero is probably the most mocked on twitter (bc he is a maga conservative who likes to muckrake (he was the one who posted about McDaniels job being in jeapordy).
I don't see that happening after Ross blew our 1st Rd pick over tampering with Brady. If he was coming here eventually anyways, why would you blow it and get suspended for 8 games?
Agree that Brady is unlikely to play for the Dolphins. It would be a 1 year Hail Mary and so many things could go wrong ... plus tough conference and high likelihood of several bad weather games and playing vs good defenses. There is another factor ... Brady is building a mega-mansion on Indian Creek and Giselle just bought a mini-mansion just a couple hundred foot swim away on Miami Beach's Biscaya Island. He and Giselle and the kids could get together every day of the NFL season.
Yes, the optics would say that for the sake of the kids and extending his career but Miami doesn't have the money, doesn't have the Defense, doesn't have the OL, doesn't have the steady running game or Superback.
If he already lost a first rounder, wouldn;t he want a return on that investment?
MOP: you were singing a different tune a month ago. As I have said, what are Miami's needs? Well, a healthy secondary, a cover linebacker, a RB, and a durable QB. We were 8-3 without the first 2 pretty much for the whole season. You don't think Brady solves a lot of that? YOu don't think Brady's "lebron like" recruiting doesn't solve some of the other issues?Yes, the optics would say that for the sake of the kids and extending his career but Miami doesn't have the money, doesn't have the Defense, doesn't have the OL, doesn't have the steady running game or Superback.
I get it, 5 All Pro OL, 4 Playmakers on Defense, 3 Pro Bowl WRs, 2 Stud Running Backs, 1 HoF Tight End and Tom Brady will walk into the Super Bowl
Can’t hold Dan’s jock.
Gator,MOP: you were singing a different tune a month ago. As I have said, what are Miami's needs? Well, a healthy secondary, a cover linebacker, a RB, and a durable QB. We were 8-3 without the first 2 pretty much for the whole season. You don't think Brady solves a lot of that? YOu don't think Brady's "lebron like" recruiting doesn't solve some of the other issues?Yes, the optics would say that for the sake of the kids and extending his career but Miami doesn't have the money, doesn't have the Defense, doesn't have the OL, doesn't have the steady running game or Superback.
I get it, 5 All Pro OL, 4 Playmakers on Defense, 3 Pro Bowl WRs, 2 Stud Running Backs, 1 HoF Tight End and Tom Brady will walk into the Super Bowl
Without pinning all my hopes to Brady, the writing may be on the wall here: He has a place down here. Ross loves him some Michigan players. He will be a free agent (so no more picks get tossed here if they do this right). McDaniel can build an offense around Brady's limitations at this point, and finally He gets to stick it to Bill B twice a year. RB issue: Someone will sign to play w Brady (or wilson and mosert will continue their platoon). TE issue: Hi, my name is gronk and I come as a package deal here. Defense? Well, boyer likely needs to go, but all the pieces are there. Back up QB? Well Tua and Skylar can't get too annoyed when Brady is ahead of them.
Even losing the first for the tampering (and the Flores nonsense) seems like a bargain if they end up getting brady for the 2023 season and all of his boys (Playoff Lenny anyone?)
Highly doubt it. I'd put it at 98% probability he plays another snap in the NFL. 85% he takes the field in at least 17 more games. 70% he takes a snap in 2026.
I still support Tua, but let’s face it, he’s been hurt every year he has been in the league (and I think the shanahan offense seems to get qbs killed) so who is the most durable qb in history? i also think that someone like Brady extends Tua’s career, bc Tua can spend a year as a backup without losing face (it’s Tom Brady). Any other qb Miami brings in is as a backup to Tua. Brady (and to a lesser extent Rodgers and maybe only Lamar) are qbs you would say “well, Tua needs to sit behind those guys“Gator,MOP: you were singing a different tune a month ago. As I have said, what are Miami's needs? Well, a healthy secondary, a cover linebacker, a RB, and a durable QB. We were 8-3 without the first 2 pretty much for the whole season. You don't think Brady solves a lot of that? YOu don't think Brady's "lebron like" recruiting doesn't solve some of the other issues?Yes, the optics would say that for the sake of the kids and extending his career but Miami doesn't have the money, doesn't have the Defense, doesn't have the OL, doesn't have the steady running game or Superback.
I get it, 5 All Pro OL, 4 Playmakers on Defense, 3 Pro Bowl WRs, 2 Stud Running Backs, 1 HoF Tight End and Tom Brady will walk into the Super Bowl
Without pinning all my hopes to Brady, the writing may be on the wall here: He has a place down here. Ross loves him some Michigan players. He will be a free agent (so no more picks get tossed here if they do this right). McDaniel can build an offense around Brady's limitations at this point, and finally He gets to stick it to Bill B twice a year. RB issue: Someone will sign to play w Brady (or wilson and mosert will continue their platoon). TE issue: Hi, my name is gronk and I come as a package deal here. Defense? Well, boyer likely needs to go, but all the pieces are there. Back up QB? Well Tua and Skylar can't get too annoyed when Brady is ahead of them.
Even losing the first for the tampering (and the Flores nonsense) seems like a bargain if they end up getting brady for the 2023 season and all of his boys (Playoff Lenny anyone?)
You are going to have to be specific. I don't know what tune you speak of.
I don't see where Brady has a future in the NFL, I'm surprised people are discussing it.
He's had 3 amazing years for the Bucs and I've watched them all. The Bucs are my 2nd favorite team and it was a hard pill to swallow watching him take over and it wasn't working very well when he was 7-5 in 2020 before going on a Super Bowl run. I don't think he wants to be a Miami Dolphin and I don't think Miami should be trying to play a 46 year old QB.
I think I see some of you changing your tunes. Where is all the Tua support? Seems like everyone is pushing off and assuming his career is over
without the Damar tragic event staring them in the face, they would have trotted Tua out there- ignoring Tua's personal health
I hope they haven't waited until Wed Afternoon to start preparing, I'm half kidding but I hope they told Thompson after the win last week despite his lack of production, that he better be mentally and physically prepared to start at Buffalo and some of that preseason magic better start to rise to the surface. He isn't throwing the ball down field well like he displayed before the season started. I understand preseason is vanilla defenses and guys that will never make an NFL roster, etc...but he looked liked he had a lively arm and he looked better than a lot of other prospects.
I see Tua as someone who’s always tried to please coaches and teammates, so it’s hard to see this Scenario
Memory issues can be subjective and/or objective. What started the concussion protocol were conversations between Tua and coach MM during the Monday film review. IIRC, and reading between the lines, Tua was in a fog about some of the 2nd half of the GB game when he had 3 INTs. If he still doesn't remember some plays before or after the concussion, that alone wouldn't be enough to keep him in protocol. Has Tua failed objective memory tests of new learning ... I doubt it but who knows. My hunch is that he knows a 4th concussion in 4 months could be career ending or risky for long term health, not that a 3 concussions in 3 months isn't a big concern. Give him the off-season to think about it and evaluate the use of other helmets. AFAIK, there are no accepted blood or CSF biomarkers for CTE, but that may change in the near future: https://alzres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13195-022-00976-y
I dunno, I'd take a few hits to the head for $5OM. YOLO.
He already did
You could be right. OTOH, there are examples of injury-prone players overcoming that tag and having a productive, even HOF career. Larry Csonka had a concussion in his rookie year with loss of consciousness and 2 days of hospitalization in the 5th game of his rookie year. He played 2 weeks later. He had multiple broken noses and other concussions. He wore a special helmet to built to reduce concusions but eventually discarded it after his post concussion headaches went away and he changed his head-first running style. With Tua, we're in the dark about his recovery, I think the docs are reluctant to clear him and the have him suffer a 4th concussion in 4 months. Maybe a special helmet will help.
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well he's earned about 20M, huge money comes with the next contract.
As I wrote a few posts up
I was talking about the hits to the head
