Philbin wants to run a taught ship. I'm not surprised that Vontae was traded. I suspect that another fellow who has not proven himself this preseason is at risk for a trade. F-A-S-A-N-O. I read that Terrell Owens was released by Seattle--maybe the Fins should take a look at him--even at age 38. He's got to be a bit more humble now. Maybe he could catch a few passes here and there just so
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It's going to be difficult, I imagine, for Coach Philbin to make cuts. He still doesn't really know, based on the last two preseason games, what talent exists on the team. Who does he keep? And why? Of the WR corp, no one is a stand out. Not a one. I'm excluding Bess and Hartline at this point, based on past performance. Everyone else looks like they are being introduced to football for th
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Dolphins did the right thing. The new administration wants a disciplined team.
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I saw the tatoo up close yesterday while seated two rows behind Murtha at the movie theatre at Sawgrass. He's a tall guy and hard to miss in a crowd. He was sporting a Dolphin cap and T shirt too. He's a fan like us.
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There is also talk of Donald Driver getting released. Yeah...from Dancing with the Stars (DWTS).
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I've heard him speak three times now...he'll never be confused with a rocket scientist.
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RT--works for me. Forget the middle T.
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I rated our draft a C. It's obvious that it's too early to tell. Everyone is untested. So it really is a test on paper. Much like gathering parts to build a 500 hp engine. You look to see what's good, put in good machining with reasonable tolerances, and then work on tuning to reach your goal. You may succeed, you may fall short. Here we are gathering our components. We will test them
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I agree with you on WR next and OL following. Logical. Very logical holes to fill.
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Give our new QB a break. Until we see RT under center taking snaps and performing in the first couple of pre-season games no body knows what he'll be capable of doing. Right now, we should all be optimistic ( ) because we finally have a #1 prospect at QB on the team. The next order of business is finding another WR who will improve our offense under the new scheme of play. We pick #42 in
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I'm changing my position on Tannehill--he looks promising and we should pick him at 8.
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He appears to be worthy of a good "roll of the dice." If he pans out, that will be a plus for the offense.
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Ozzie lacks horse sense. He's a loose cannon and the Marlins can expect more "stupid" stuff from him. I was surprised Loria put him on the payroll.
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It's about time!
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Well, this thread went awry didn't it with the PC positions. When I was a kid, back in the 50s, name calling was at it's apex, IMO. "You're a ___________ (jerk, dork, dweeb, retard, moron, dufus, boob, goofball). Pick one. None of these words meant anything other than dopey, clumsy, ridiculous, silly or stupid. There was also "rank out" contests. Where two kids did this:
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Chryen-- There has to be more to it than what the media is providing. Whatever it is, it's still another example of a thug mentality. I'm not sure if trouble is the magnet for football players or vice versa. Many football players just can't seem to be law abiding for very long. The "sport" is violent. Players incite one another with bullying trash talk. Encouraging players to &qu
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The way things have unfolded--the first pick needs to be a QB. The second, a top flight WR, if available, if not a top flight TE, followed by a RT. After that, CB and LBs.
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Crowder52--One doesn't have to spend much time listening to sports analysts or reading articles to know that Miami has not had great fortune selecting players in the draft, hiring FAs, hiring coaches, fielding a solid QB, etc. Personal observation--not hype--reveals the truth. we don't need help from the media to form realistic opinions on how this team is handling matters.
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Phinjim-- The biggest problem with media hype is the fact that there are legions of poorly informed people and they tend to embrace hype as accurate. These folks are superficial in how they think and how they analyze things. It's troubling to me as that kind of thinking, a non-reasoning system, leads to bad decisions and off the wall opinions on all kinds of topics to include sports, players, c
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The media is no longer the newspapers. It's radio, tv (antenna, cable satellite). We are bombarded with programs that talk and talk about every damn thing going on. Some of it is newsworthy, most is not IMO. The media writes about X. The next thing someone contradicts it, and then the reply. What was nonsense to begin with becomes a soap opera. WE have to have immediate access to what's
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Against
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Fair comment on why they traded Marshall. He had to go and got something for him. The hole he left is still vacant though. Hmmmm. Are we going to go after a top flight WR in the draft? Is there a rookie who can step right in and be a deep threat? Are we willing to go after that rookie? Philbin was not really hot on Flynn is how I interpret things. It's the old bang for the buck thing. Ta
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You guys make me laugh. This team doesn't. You bitched about Henne the robot...at least Tebow would have had something encouraging to utter about all the good guys working hard around him here. That would be uplifting for a lot of players. The issue is quite moot now that he's a Jet. He'll do it in NY/NJ and take over the QB position from Sanchez in short order. His detractors will wait to sl
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Despite all of Tebow's positive commentary about going to the Jets, I don't he's going to be comfortable there. The brash coach and the media attention, will really test this guy and the players around him. Sanchez will be upstaged by his mere persona. The cry will be for Tebow to start and for the excitement and winning to begin in NY. He will divide the team and Jets fans and it will not be p
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Lots of position to upgrade. Our roster of signed d-players isn't getting better. We're hurting and it will show on game day. Mark my words.
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With opportunities disappearing, our opportunities may come from the draft. I've pretty much given up on predicting anything pertaining to the Dolphins' hiring and firing practices so, it's anybody's guess as to whether the Dolphins are able to secure any top QB or WR prospect in the coming draft.
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I'm convinced there's something "not right" with the Dolphins. It's easy to blame, Ross, Ireland, maybe the new HC. I get the sense, Miami is just not the right "place" for a lot of players. I also suspect that Philbin was not all that keen on Flynn. If he was all that great a prospect, they would have been more noise about him. So, it's probably best that Flynn signed wi
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Floyd will excel at the NFL level. Let him do it here versus against us.
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No "sour grapes" for me. We (the Fins) have to move on. As the Rodney Dangerfield of the gridiron, the team has a lot to prove to gain back respect. I hope this situation just goes away as a bump (or pot hole) in the road to success. Guys you need to forget the embarrassment aspect of this nonsense. It means little. Winning is all that counts. If we can do that with the team we
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Henne just wasn't the guy. Simple. He's one of many on that list since Danny boy. Next, please.
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