This is off topic but worthy, IMO of some comment because our fans have faced hardships and disappointment for well over a decade. I don't follow the KC Chiefs. I'm 100% Dolphin fan, yet I read about the KC fans cheering when their beleaguered QB, Matt Cassel was knocked out of Sunday's game with a head injury. According to what I've read, things haven't gone well for the franchise. It too ha
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I'm a little disappointed with LONG's play. His energy level seems to be off and it's reflected in the number of Ends getting to "The Kid." He needs to step up his game. I would say retain him--re-sign him for 3 years--trade him if he's falling below an "A" caliber player. As for Carpenter--I'd watch him closely and see if he can get back on track with his distance and a
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I pretty much agree with all of you on "The Kid's" improvement each week. He's very savvy and it shows. When he was named the starter, I was hopeful, like all of you, that he would be a real talent. He exudes confidence and leadership. He's making things happen. The two overtime losses were helpful as a lesson learned. Expecting too, too much from RT will get the team into troub
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It was a conservative game today. Great effort not to have him toss so many passes and risk a fool interception. He's learning, appears to be confident and this is all good.
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It's a matter of consistency and awareness. Knowing what needs to be done in critical situations is what top players do--routinely. Clay is still young and needs more opportunities. He also needs to be told (repeatedly if necessary) to respond in a certain manner when you're trying to manage the clock.
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"Make Room for Daddy."
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It was a dull game; we won, and that's all that really counts.
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He's not interested in making contact. He's doing a cha-cha out there.
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ChryrenB-- I haven't heard that song since 1959 or so. The tune is pretty good but the lyrics are laem, just like Naanee. "And a way we go!" (Gleason--Honeymooners)
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Every week "The Kid" gets better. He's progressing nicely. Let's see how things improve with the addition of J. Gaffney. Gaffney, Bess and Hartline could be a great receiving trio.
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Yep--some funny shtick. He was a gas.
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Hartline (and the team) should all be very happy over his catches. I know I am.
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Don't punish yourself. Hartline is a possession receiver; he has good hands, and complements Bess. Now we need a faster, deeper threat with great hands.
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What about Clay? I think we need to put Clay into play.
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Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy. Is Philbin reading this forum. If he is--good for him. Canning Naanee and hiring Gaffney--good moves.
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Dangerfield was a piece of work in Caddy Shack.
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Respect--may no longer be the right word to characterize teams or franchises. Teams rise and fall. Some teams don't quite fall as far as others; same is true about rising. A better word, a more descriptive word might be "prestige or prestigious." The presence of Shula and Robbie created a franchise that became something special. It took years for that "prestige" to
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We shouldn't blame him. Just kidding. Just to be accurate, according to the ref, Naanee actually did catch that ball and fumbled it. The time of possession was a few milliseconds but enough to make his loss of control a recovered fumble. Now that we have that "important fact" out of the way this scrub should be cut from the team immediately, or as soon as possible, which ever is
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ESPN and other national sports coverage media have largely ignored the nail biting game between these teams. I hated the outcome (again) but in reality it was a very good football game from my perspective. It was a "nail biter" if you were a fan of either team. Tannehill had a great game; Wake got 4 sacks; Hartline had an incredible receiving day. Mistakes were committed on both
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Naanee is dog meat. He needs to be cut and replaced.
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I agree-- cut Naanee; Carpenter trade, or cut--We need a better kicker. Carpenter has lost his touch. He was kicking left then overcompensated on the long kick he missed. Kickers live in their own world and he needs to be replaced with a kicker that makes them.
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I'm bummed. My thoughts-- I thought we had this game in the bag. Too many miscues late in the game. Naanee is terrible. He has shown nothing. Carpenter, for me, is on the short list to be replaced. Naanee should be released immediately. Tannehill did a remarkable job overall for a rookie and will be even better next week. Hartline had a career day as did Sean Smith. Reggie Bush was no
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13-0 at the half. Tannenhill looks poised and the guys are playing very well. Smith caught one...good for him. Go Fins, go Wake!
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13-0 at the half. Tannenhill is poised, and the guys are playing well. Arizona looks like deer in the headlights. Smith caught one ...how about that. Way to go Fins!
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The scoring by Arizona will based on Arizona WRs. If Fitzgerald (who I like) has a decent game, they will win the game. If Kolb is pressured by our Defense and can't pass to Fitzgerald, our run defense will stop their running game and we will have a chance at a win. We will know how this is going within the first 10 minutes of the game.
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I can only speculate, just like the rest of you guys. I sense that Tannehill will mature quickly on the playing field, and could mature even faster if he had a better receiving corps. Despite our painful loss to the Jets, the team was in the game. With a few more catches here and there, that game would have been won by us during regular play. Pieces of the puzzle are visibly missing at WR and i
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Maybe I saw it differently. Timing is everything. What I saw was the timeout going in just before the ball was snapped and the kicker pulled up ever so slightly as he kicked it. I only saw it as it happened. I didn't catch the tv replay. If this is what happened, too much blame is being placed on the Philbin call. I'm not all together sure on this. Where can I catch that replay??? Anywhere
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The outcome would have been different with Bush in there. Carpenter...what can you say but it was too far for him to kick it between the uprights. We almost had 'em.
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Man...we guess, we speculate, we have no idea....but Ireland is paid to know....He fits these words better than us. More of the same....assessing talent appears to be like nailing Jello to the wall for him. However, I'm not upset about the cuts so far. The dead wood needs to go. Maybe we'll get lucky and keep someone who actually performs. You know like--WRs need to run a pattern and "catc
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What's the story? I hadn't heard this. Hmmm.
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