was benched after giving up 2 sacks yesterday for rams. something like 14 QB hurries on the years. He's playing worse than Martin. Maybe BNF was right all along

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He was getting old. My only disagreement with BNF on it was that BNF never liked him from the start. We got all the All Pro years out of him.

Right or wrong there were others I did not agree with letting go or not fighting to keep, e.g. Wes Welker but Jake was not one of them at that time.

I knew he wasn't worth a big Free agent contract. Hows the saying go? Better to burn out then fade away? he is BURNT Toast.

GO DOLPHINS!!!!

lol at jeff fisher

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Thanks Berk. But the BNF record stands on its own.

Right about Henne.

Right about soLong.

Right about Baby T (and Biggie T).

Right about Ireland (wait and see and he could be the BEST young GM in the league)

Right about Thill being the absolute KEY to the kingdom (too obvious to score points)

Right about Philbin & Co. being the best staff since Shula

Right about ChairmenB being a psycho-dynamically ambidextrous binary being

Right about Hartline (The Best WR on the roster)

Right about paying the $$$ to keep Big Paul

Right about dumping Crowder

Right about the street trash we had @ WR beyond 4

Right about the OL being the big issue (yet again)

Right about "mister butter cake" Shawn Murphy (speaking of crappy OL picks)

Wrong about Sean Smith (speaking of crappy DB picks)

Wrong about Pouncey (albeit biased via "Project Big"

Questionable about Reggie Bush (tho I'll concede the obvious injury prone inclination)

Right about the Bess -- better with him on the roster (acknowledging the legit $ debate)

Maybes include: Egghead making a claim as a legit NFL player (fingers crossed)

Future sleeper includes: Don Jones and Josh Kaddu

Yet to be determined: Ross the clown. Or not. Tho he's looking pretty swank these days.

My opinion. Of course.

BNF.

BTW. For the record. The above post is total BS!!!

LOL.

But hey. Love the "love affair" Philbin has with Rishard Matthews!

During his Phinsider Philbin calls Matthews TUFF like 4 times in 3 sentences -- along with the fact "he thinks he's a great receiver!"

Gotta love Philbin's scent of humor and coy methodology of building team chem. Very bright. For a Masshole Yankee.

I was right about Long too, good riddance! Was 808phan your former name BNF?

Nope. I play name games. BNF is and was my only name.

Big. Nasty. Fish.

808phan is not BNF toko, but that Big Nasty Fish cat is pretty cool in my book.

Thanks Berkeley. I was wondering how old Jake was doing. So glad we didn't break the bank for this guy.

That's too bad, even though it's a relief we made the right decision. I would have liked to keep Long (at a hometown, I-know-I-can't-finish-a-game discount). Throw him in on certain passing downs etc.

I wish the same for Long as I do for Bess: Have some great games, but not against us...play great, do well, but don't make the playoffs.

JC Wrote:
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> That's too bad, even though it's a relief we made
> the right decision. I would have liked to keep
> Long (at a hometown, I-know-I-can't-finish-a-game
> discount). Throw him in on certain passing downs
> etc.
>
> I wish the same for Long as I do for Bess: Have
> some great games, but not against us...play great,
> do well, but don't make the playoffs.

I can't root for long the same way I would Bess.

Long chose to leave.

We told Bess he didn't fit our plans anymore.

THE Truth Wrote:
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> JC Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > That's too bad, even though it's a relief we
> made
> > the right decision. I would have liked to keep
> > Long (at a hometown,
> I-know-I-can't-finish-a-game
> > discount). Throw him in on certain passing
> downs
> > etc.
> >
> > I wish the same for Long as I do for Bess:
> Have
> > some great games, but not against us...play
> great,
> > do well, but don't make the playoffs.
>
> I can't root for long the same way I would Bess.
>
> Long chose to leave.
>
> We told Bess he didn't fit our plans anymore.



yeah you're right about that. But he was solid for a good few years here. I guess Long didn't fit into our plans to not-overpay-for-a-chronically-injured player.

Hermie Munster couldn't pass pro on his best day...

BAD feet AND incapable of sliding effectively = looks like Hermie Munster and plays like Jane

LOL.

He fleeced the NFL for millions -- so there you go.

Big Pharma pays big $$$

I guess Jake Long was never the #1 ranked LT in the league. It was all a hallucination!

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“I'm here" You're welcome!" - Kenny Powers

It was Big Pharma dude. It's that obvious. Get it?

LOL.

Beyond that -- I'm not a stat dweeb. And soLong was NEVER the best all-around OT in the game IMO. For a year or 2 he was pretty dominant in the run game. OK. But -- his pass pro was always sloppy and he'd get abused by fast twitch athletes.

I'd take Ryan Clady but now he's got a blown wheel...

Like I said. Good riddence.

THE Truth Wrote:
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> JC Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > That's too bad, even though it's a relief we
> made
> > the right decision. I would have liked to keep
> > Long (at a hometown,
> I-know-I-can't-finish-a-game
> > discount). Throw him in on certain passing
> downs
> > etc.
> >
> > I wish the same for Long as I do for Bess:
> Have
> > some great games, but not against us...play
> great,
> > do well, but don't make the playoffs.
>
> I can't root for long the same way I would Bess.
>
> Long chose to leave.
>
> We told Bess he didn't fit our plans anymore.

I have no warm fuzzy feeling for Long. He was paid as the highest paid OL in the league from day 1. Then injuries and his play fell off dramtically and we still offered him a very very generous deal. But it wasn't good enough for Jake, who wanted to be paid like the #1 OL even though he was far from that. So he left for StL for a bit more money, and it is looking like a very good thing he did. StL OL is a mess and Long is a major reason why. Ours is a mess too but at least we didn't overpay for our mess (we are paying Martin pennies compared to Jake for better play).

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Good points Berk. We still have money to fix it next season and really take a run for the Dance!

GO DOLPHINS!!!!

BigNastyFish Wrote:
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> Gotta love Philbin's scent of humor and coy
> methodology of building team chem. Very bright.
> For a Masshole Yankee.

Anyone who still holds an irrational animosity toward someone based on which side of the Mason-Dixie line they're from, is a total A-hole!

Come on man!!! Join us in the 21st century. People who think like that are a drag on the advancement of humanity.

Does SoCal stand for Southern California or something else? Nothing to do with the thread but being a Southern Californian myself, just want to know.

All Americans so whats the problem?

GO DOLPHINS!!!!

socalphin Wrote:
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> BigNastyFish Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Gotta love Philbin's scent of humor and coy
> > methodology of building team chem. Very bright.
> > For a Masshole Yankee.
>
> Anyone who still holds an irrational animosity
> toward someone based on which side of the
> Mason-Dixie line they're from, is a total A-hole!
>
> Come on man!!! Join us in the 21st century. People
> who think like that are a drag on the advancement
> of humanity.

Obviously you take this shit way too serious dude.

I live here (as a Floridian in exile) and there's like zero wicked issue with my (Masshole) sarcasm.

Maybe you need to go do a ego check before mommy puts you bed time.

You would be so lucky to be able to THINK remotely like me!

LOL.

BNF is hilarious, I doubt you can take anything he says about Massholes at face value.

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Yo Berk. Aren't you a Masshole?

BNF. Because inquiring minds need to know.

lived there for 7 years going to school, but otherwise grew up in Miami and live in DC. lots of experience with the Massholes though!

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I am also a Florida native living in Massachusetts. I'm here to tell you, Mass natives take special pride in referring to THEMSELVES as Massholes.

THE Truth Wrote:
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> JC Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > That's too bad, even though it's a relief we
> made
> > the right decision. I would have liked to keep
> > Long (at a hometown,
> I-know-I-can't-finish-a-game
> > discount). Throw him in on certain passing
> downs
> > etc.
> >
> > I wish the same for Long as I do for Bess:
> Have
> > some great games, but not against us...play
> great,
> > do well, but don't make the playoffs.
>
> I can't root for long the same way I would Bess.
>
> Long chose to leave.
>
> We told Bess he didn't fit our plans anymore.

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Long (and his agent) felt he was better than he really was. No way, with his history over the three previous years, does Miami pay him what he was asking. The Rams were stupid. Don't really know why they expected him to revert back to his Pro Bowl form.

Sorry BNF,

My bad. Just a knee-jerk reaction on my part.

You see, I was born in Miami, and grew up in northern FL in the mid 70s where the N-word and "yankees" were always used as a derogatory term. Also lived in VA a few years before moving to CA, where the stars and bars still flew strong, and the animosity toward the north, and people of color, was very prevalent.

Apology aside, I've read many of your posts over the years, and I must say, you're no rocket surgeon when it comes to football intellect. Actually, you've posted some of the most unenlightened, clueless posts I've ever read on this board.

Correct. BNF is more of a word proctologist (metaphorically inclined) than a pure semantical experimentalist (foot and hand guns excluded). I'm sorry to hear about your traumatic childhood and being born in general. It's a condition many like you suffer from.

Beyond that. Fight ON! This ain't not Ladies and gentleman brothel. It's a darn nasty footie ball free for all!

Tag. You're it.

BNF.