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  1. dwainw

    2023 Dolphins: Greatest Show on Surf

    That's disingenuous, at best. Anyone who watched the game could see that Denver essentially quit. The Dolphins were in game management mode the whole second half, which is when they racked up the majority of their rushing yards, including with their 3rd string RB who accounted for the last...
  2. dwainw

    2023 Dolphins: Greatest Show on Surf

    I'm a Dolphins fan. I haven't felt cocky since 1985.
  3. dwainw

    2023 Dolphins: Greatest Show on Surf

    Is it OK to wait 'til, like, tomorrow to pump the brakes? What with this being an all-time NFL performance and all? Geez. Also, for what it's worth, the first two wins were conference games on the road. Always big in this league.
  4. dwainw

    2022 Dolphins: Our coach is cooler than yours

    I mean, this game was never in must-win territory--unless you thought they had a realistic chance at home-field--but for a while there, it was there for the taking. Very weird to see Tua just completely lose his touch for long stretches. That said, I feel like he gets a Mulligan on this one...
  5. dwainw

    2022 Dolphins: Our coach is cooler than yours

    I am STILL waiting to hear anything that reasonably supports (or definitively refutes) this contention. Watching his legs give out during Sunday's game, I was like everyone else--concerned for Tua's immediate health and trying to guess at how many games he'd miss. After the game and the...
  6. dwainw

    2022 Dolphins: Our coach is cooler than yours

    With Skylar Thompson having a standout pre-season, wouldn't it behoove them to explore a trade involving he or Bridgewater? It sounds as if the plan is currently to carry 3 QBs going into the season, but it may be tough to see one of those guys laying dormant all season if that CB thinness...
  7. dwainw

    Dolphins: Year Tua

    Waiting eagerly for the analytical bunch among my fellow Dolphins fans here to offer some thoughts on game planning with Brissett now under center (and Will Fuller apparently now in the mix). My recollection of Jacoby Brissett (largely based on fantasy numbers) is that he was a serviceable QB...
  8. dwainw

    Dolphins: Year Tua

    Will Fuller is officially ruled out this week. His absence indefinite. Unfortunate, but at least the Dolphins are built with some interchangeable parts at the position. And now Waddle will have plenty of opportunity to establish himself as the undisputed #2 WR (#1B?) on this squad.
  9. dwainw

    Dolphins: Year Tua

    Are you able to shed light on why he's done that about-face? Seems irrational on its face. Not that he's off the Tua bandwagon, just the drastic swing in his opinion. Will Fuller didn't practice today due to personal reasons. Doesn't bode well for his involvement in Sunday's game plan, whether...
  10. dwainw

    Dolphins: Year Tua

    I haven't ventured to the post-game Goat thread but I've got to imagine there is some discussion of penalties by the Patriots over there. Lots of new moving parts for Belichick to indoctrinate, so that will get cleaned up sooner than later, but that was as big a factor as any. That and a couple...
  11. dwainw

    Dolphins: Year Tua

    I'm really trying to temper expectations for mental self-preservation purposes, but I'm still cautiously optimistic. How much will New England's running game dictate the flow and strategy of the game? Could be a real grind. A Bills loss would take a bit of the edge off. Edit: Bills game...
  12. dwainw

    Dolphins: Year Tua

    So what I hear you guys saying is: the division is up for gra---err, never mind.;) I'm as bullish on this year's Dolphins as anyone, in part due to the regularly contributing experts in this thread, HOWEVER..... 1) This is shaping up to be a GOOD division. Even the Jets could be competitive...
  13. dwainw

    Dolphins: Year Tua

    Isn't an argument for Tua over Herbert simply argument for reserving judgment? Ample reasons have been given for why Tua "underperformed" last year. The Dolphins have also demonstrated that they have a plan, and that plan started with drafting Tua, knowing full well he was coming directly off...
  14. dwainw

    Dolphins: Year Tua

    Nicely said, @pdaj . I'm condensing that onto an index card that I'll keep in my pocket whenever all my non-Dolphin fan friends start ranting about how the Dolphins fucked up their QB situation again and how Tua "didn't impress," etc. Regarding the release of the schedule, I always feel...
  15. dwainw

    Dolphins: Year Tua

    Mando is all over the map at times, too. I feel like he often talks out of both sides of his mouth. The thing with the Tua gamble is that, as most acknowledge, it was a reasonable gamble. I'm not sure how one can reasonably render judgement on it at this point. And as the Phins folks around...
  16. dwainw

    Dolphins: Year Tua

    I was listening to the Adam Beasley/Barry Jackson (Miami Herald writers) podcast this morning and one of them closed out by saying something along the lines of "no more excuses for Tua next season." It sounded ludicrous in lieu of all the extenuating circumstances, not to mention what excuses...
  17. dwainw

    NFL Announcer Tiers: All-time & Current

    Yeah, I think he's one of the best going right now. A bit surprised by some of the reactions to him. For those who are saying he's overly enthusiastic, do you also feel like this drops Madden down a few levels?
  18. dwainw

    Spring Training 2021

    Seemed like last year's failure was due primarily to a total decimation of the pitching staff. "Total disinterest" is kind of harsh, and I'm not even sure how you'd measure that. Anyway, if there was a degree of increased disinterest, I'm OK chalking that up to 2020. I mean, granted we're...
  19. dwainw

    Dolphins: Aloha

    Yeah, that's part of what I was getting at. I don't disagree, but on the other hand, Fitz is a unique character. He obviously loves the game and loves to compete, but he seems to genuinely enjoy being a mentor, and he certainly demonstrated elite "closer" skills. But the added pressure of...
  20. dwainw

    Dolphins: Aloha

    1979 for me (Zonk's & Griese's last gasp in a playoff loss to the Steelers is my earliest embedded memory), and I kind of agree with this. Sunday's loss at Buffalo was a gut punch, but only in a knock-the-wind-out-of-me sort of way. By the end of the day I was already feeling a sense of...
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