Passed on him 2x...sheesh! I remember visiting my parents the weekend of Brees' draft year. They hooked up cable especially for my visit so I could watch it. Everyone knew we were picking Brees...and then Jamar Fletcher. Then, as you said, 4 yrs later he wants to be a Phin and we send him on his way. You're absolutely right that he's the biggest what-if since the Czonka, Kiick and Warfield d
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I agree on the OL side that more/better investment could have been made combining draft + FA. He's actually done somewhat better recently than when he first fully took over. At the start of the rebuild, he should have pursued a premium OL FA and a "better than average" OL FA. And then drafted somewhat similar to what he has (would have been nice to do better than Eich, but Hunt was a
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Interesting thought, and I like a lot of the elements you point out. I think the moneyball approach is probably more applicable to baseball because of the relative independence of hitter v. pitcher as opposed to how in football all 11 have to be doing their job every play for success. Baseball doesn't have as much of the "Tyreek outran the coverage...Tua fired the perfect pass...but one of
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10 of last 11 super bowls all featured either Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, or Patrick Mahomes, with them (Brady/Manning/Mahomes) winning 8 of 11. (Interestingly, Wilson was one of the 3 SB winners who weren't one of these 3 all-time greats). The way the game's set up now - and I don't particularly like that this is true - you essentially need the one of the top 2-3 greatest QBs of the generatio
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TreasurecoastPhinsfan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tsstamper you POS! > I hear ya! I do have faith that they'll one (or more) before I die...but odds are I'm more than 1/2 way there, so they better get on it! I became a fan in January 1983 watching the SB with my dad and brother in south central Kansas. We had moved there from the Denver area
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I have a tinge of personal guilt when thinking of the 73 team. I was born in 1974...the same year the Phins won their last Super Bowl at the end of the '73 season. Maybe it's my fault we haven't won in 50 years :-). Apologies to the community if it is :-)
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Hosting my brother's and my cousin's families. Like Treasure, I'll likely be cooking and making sure the experience is a good one for all. The game will likely be largely a background bit to a good family gathering.
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In a way, he was their capologist...or at least a cheat code. He took well under market value for years so they could have a financial competitive advantage in assembling & maintaining the rest of their roster.
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Just to get under the cap, my understanding is we'll need to get rid of about $50M. The most obvious cuts to my simple mind are the following to clear up $45M. - Ogbah $13.7M - Howard (post June 1 designation) $18.5M - Baker 9.8M - Crossen $3M The GM boldly proclaimed they want a long-term deal w/Tua, and usually he's much more quiet if he's thinking of them being gone. So, whether
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Seeing SF there is both encouraging & discouraging. Offensively, we share a ton with them in terms of approach. But, on both sides of the ball, there's still a sizable gap of talent overall. Excluding Tua vs. Purdy, cuz I think they're actually pretty similar (tho Purdy costs a whole lot less). - Williams > Armstead - CMC > our RBs - Kittle > Smythe - Bosa & Chase
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Next best thing to a Phins win... Regarding the vote, I guess I don't like the phrasing of the 3rd option (which I picked). But, I think it's pretty clear he's not elite (at least not yet) and when I think of "could do better" I don't see anyone realistically available who is clearly better. I think he's our best option for now but am wary of committing to a crippling contract if h
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I hear ya, and you may be right about the impact of Rodgers on our sweeping them. We beat them pretty soundly both games, but you never know in any individual game. In my opinion, the cumulative effect of our injuries was greater than the Jets losing Rodgers as an individual player...but I could be wrong. The Lions are actually decent examples of the impact injuries have. When I look at the
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I'd say that I agree Grier has done well in bringing talent (via draft & FA) and managing the cap to the extent possible for such a collection of talent. Not perfect, and no one is, but fairly well. I'd certainly put him in the upper 1/2 of GMs league-wide. You gotta have a decent amount of legit talent to compete for SB's, and we have real talent. Injuries ravaged this team, and, as we
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Yep - a cool $40M. That includes Tua's $23M for his 5th year option. I will say that, presently, 2025 & 2026 we're $40M & $80M under, respectively. That puts us in the bottom 1/2 league-wide both years...but 2024 is sort of our "high water mark" for cap space as it sits currently. I think the likely significant moves to get there are: - cut Ogbah save $13.8M - cut Bake
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Agreed with those who would say the 5th year option is the way to go. Sadly, that removes the possibility of cap flexibility from a new contract...but the $23M for 1 yr seems like the right decision in this context. He has improved in significant ways every year, with 2023's significant improvement being that he stayed healthy. I think he will improve, McD will improve and the offense will e
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I was at Arrowhead on 12/21/2008 when the Phins came to town on a day where the high only reached 12 degrees. So cold someone just gave me and my brother seats +/-5 rows from the field. We won 38-31. Totally different teams, of course. I think our run game gives us a chance. Would be nice if somehow they could adjust the passing game a bit to emphasize some shorter routes (which I think wo
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Completely agree regarding injuries - if it's possible, we gotta get to the cause(s) of this impacting us so significantly every year. I get tired of the "everyone suffers injuries every year" narrative. Sure they do, but that doesn't mean that the impact is the same across the board...whether quantity or quality/value. - We spent a good portion of the year with 3-4 of our projected
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The two things that keep me from essentially bailing on Tua right now: 1. Does a team absolutely need a truly elite QB to legitimately compete for a SB? 2. Tua has annually improved on pretty "big chunk" things in his game. I can't remember each year's improvement, but the past 2 yrs (in my opinion) have been deep ball (2022) and maintaining health (2023). Certainly, there have
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Ideal would have actually been a tie - we would have maintained the #2 seed and all that comes with it, but would have hosted the Steelers, sans TJ Watt. But, I'm with you. I think it's actually better for us to take our chances w/KC for a playoff win. I have no illusions that we'd make it far in the playoffs even if we do pull off the road win next week...but I simply feel we have a better
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Absolutely true that losing to the Titans put us in this position completely unnecessarily. Really not a lesson that needed to be learned, I don't think. In terms of the Baltimore game, I would not have bet money on it. But, I did think we were good enough to keep it a close game with a chance to win. I'm much more disappointed in the "how" than the loss itself. That said, I hear
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Both Chubb and Phillips injured during complete garbage time. In Phillips case, I mentioned to my son just prior to the injury it was time to pull key starters. Today I was so pissed I didn't have my head about me, but it's McDaniels' job to keep his head. We play it uber-cautious with bringing back guys from injury, but can't think that way during the game?!
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I'm not very mindful of the media critics, but I know that over the decades we've all lived these facts that they cite. All 4 that you've pointed out are possible for this year's Phins to accomplish. It's not every year that the top 2 QBs in the conference either aren't playing (Burrow) or have receivers dropping multiple game-winning TDs (Mahomes). The path to the SB for AFC teams is a bi
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Agreed with controlling the clock with the run and largely taking what's given in the passing game. If we're gonna take bigger shots downfield, make sure it's 1:1 and not in a bunch of traffic. Defense has to stay sound - no communication errors. Gotta find a way to win the turnover battle. Not wishing for anyone's re-injury, but these are the games we've been we've previously been bein
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Tua did have some throws that were off, but made some really good throws and the pressure was really on all game. Both defenses got the better of both offenses. That said, the fact that we marched down the field at the end of both halves...scored...and didn't leave Dallas any time to do anyting. That was incredible, and Tua was the field general. Didn't really make any incredible throws...b
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Great Christmas gift today! Merry Christmas, everyone!
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I like Suh, but always thought he was more "me first" over team success. But that may have changed later in his career. But, I'm with y'all - OL is the place where we need our present FA hunting to be focused.
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I'm sure - like every team - Dallas will be looking at their Buffalo tape and seeing how they can avoid the same pitfalls the week after. So, not saying that how Buffalo beat them should be our script. But, some common principles that should be pursued: - Get to Dak. Their OL is strong, but Buffalo was getting there. - Run the ball - Tackle well & hit hard. I'm definitely not sayi
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Dallas getting humiliated in Buffalo. They're gonna come in pissed and looking to right the ship. Hopefully we can (a) learn something from how Buffalo handled them and (b) get some players back healthy. Great win today. Hate that we lost at the last minute to Tennessee, but great to bounce back.
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TreasurecoastPhinsfan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Ugggh. I'm going to go take a dump. It will reek > less then this team this morning. Loved the whole message, but especially the last bit. May it be that this turd of a game is flushed and we get our $hit straight going forward :-)
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I definitely think we looked past them. I don't have any real insight into the injuries of guys we sat for this game, but both Terron and Rob Hunt were supposedly held out more as precaution for the stretch run, and I think Holland might have been the same. I know you're damned if you do, damned if you don't in these situations. If, for instance, Armstead had re-aggravated an injury in this
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