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Can Miami Contend? Five Keys to the Season

Agree. I'm pretty optimistic about the offense, especially if Tua stays healthy. McDaniel did a great job of integrating Smith into the offense, after a slow start for him. He's a weapon.

Westbrook-Ikine had eight touchdowns last year for Tennessee and adds a 50/50 winner and redzone threat. The Dolphins haven't had that in a few years.

Gordon and/or Mattison adds a bigger, physical back for short-yardage. The offensive line could be significantly better at guard.

The number of young players on defense is concerning, as well as exciting. It will be a baptism by fire, but we'll no doubt see some players emerge.

All in all, it feels like a transition year and like the offense may have to carry the defense. But there are things to be hopeful and excited about.
I agree there is potential and things should at least be interesting with all these young defensive players and then we have exciting skill talent if the OL can come together and allow for the running game and deeper passing game to open up. The pass rush could be really good. The run D as well. OL play and pass D (together with QB health) will determine if this team can get above .500.
 
Best CB, meaning Fuller?

Our safeties were horrendous last year. Poyer was a liability and Holland was lazy.

Ramsey is still here (who I would miss) , until he is officially gone I ain't sweating it.
OK, fine on Ramsey. But he'll clearly be gone, there's no coming back there.

Holland was our best safety. Was he good? No. Was he worth the contract he got? No. Was he easily our best safety? Yes. Have we adequately replaced him? No.

Anyway, it's all star gazing at this point. I don't see it, not fun this roster or coach. But fingers crossed they prove me wrong.
 
They've lost their best tackle, and best safety. Their best wr and cb want out.

So many holes in a roster, managed by a coach who is on the chopping block.

Ramsey and Hill might be d!cks, but they're proven winners. And they sense something in the hc.

You're too biased.

But I hope you're right. Ping me if you are and I for sure will happily admit how wrong I was.

Speculation on tyreek wanting out. Was upset end of the year other than that he’s been at mini camp and his camp has not pushed for a trade. Ramsey on the other hand is a different story.

Best safety is a loose term. Was he the best by process of it was only him Poyer and a udfa that was hurt all of last year… I guess so. Was he good? Well the last two years he’s given up 108 and 111 passer rating when targeted. 2023 was atleast tolerable as atleast his run defense was up to par but his tackling went to **** as he was a major contributor in the missed tackling brigade missing 17.1% of his attempted tackles. Poyer was more of the same, they were one if not the worst safety duo’s last year. I’m not going to say we improved but it’s hard to say they’ll be worse.

Ramsey is a lose yes but again he was coming off a career down year. We aren’t losing prime Ramsey. He was a pretty average corner last year. Cb#2 is essentially the same as duck and kader played half the year due to fuller being injured.

Downgraded a tackle on the oline and what should be a Grand Canyon sized improvement at both guards spots. It’s also a downgrade at Tua’s strong side tackle which is a positive and overall outside pressure isn’t a huge deal with Tua’s release. It was the inside pressure that killed us last year. As long as Paul can redirect to the outside as long as he doesn’t get beat inside quickly, should be good. The oline has been upgraded.

Not seeing these holes you’re speaking about? The oline and dline are tremendously improved with additions and injuries returning. We signed pharaoh brown and a lot love the udfa Conyers who was the #1 ranked run blocker in college football last year at tight end so we should finally have some solid inline blocking we’ve been missing for years. We signed a big 3rd wideout that had 8 td’s last year which has also been a large ask for many last few years. We drafted a big back in Ollie and signed mattison adding 2 large backs we haven’t had in years.

We have a hole at corner, that’s it meanwhile have improved on both trenches, wideout, rb, tight end as well as a slight improvement with linebackers (Willie gay a sleeper).

He’s not being biased, he’s just being logical. The team has improved a lot. Doesn’t mean there’s no question marks or that injuries can’t derail the season but overall it’s a much better team that addressed most of what has held Miami back that last few years.
 
Speculation on tyreek wanting out. Was upset end of the year other than that he’s been at mini camp and his camp has not pushed for a trade. Ramsey on the other hand is a different story.

Best safety is a loose term. Was he the best by process of it was only him Poyer and a udfa that was hurt all of last year… I guess so. Was he good? Well the last two years he’s given up 108 and 111 passer rating when targeted. 2023 was atleast tolerable as atleast his run defense was up to par but his tackling went to **** as he was a major contributor in the missed tackling brigade missing 17.1% of his attempted tackles. Poyer was more of the same, they were one if not the worst safety duo’s last year. I’m not going to say we improved but it’s hard to say they’ll be worse.

Ramsey is a lose yes but again he was coming off a career down year. We aren’t losing prime Ramsey. He was a pretty average corner last year. Cb#2 is essentially the same as duck and kader played half the year due to fuller being injured.

Downgraded a tackle on the oline and what should be a Grand Canyon sized improvement at both guards spots. It’s also a downgrade at Tua’s strong side tackle which is a positive and overall outside pressure isn’t a huge deal with Tua’s release. It was the inside pressure that killed us last year. As long as Paul can redirect to the outside as long as he doesn’t get beat inside quickly, should be good. The oline has been upgraded.

Not seeing these holes you’re speaking about? The oline and dline are tremendously improved with additions and injuries returning. We signed pharaoh brown and a lot love the udfa Conyers who was the #1 ranked run blocker in college football last year at tight end so we should finally have some solid inline blocking we’ve been missing for years. We signed a big 3rd wideout that had 8 td’s last year which has also been a large ask for many last few years. We drafted a big back in Ollie and signed mattison adding 2 large backs we haven’t had in years.

We have a hole at corner, that’s it meanwhile have improved on both trenches, wideout, rb, tight end as well as a slight improvement with linebackers (Willie gay a sleeper).

He’s not being biased, he’s just being logical. The team has improved a lot. Doesn’t mean there’s no question marks or that injuries can’t derail the season but overall it’s a much better team that addressed most of what has held Miami back that last few years.
I'm going to reply in depth when at pc, I'm on phone at the moment. I'm sorry, but it's not logical. You're talking about all the new players like they're all going to be successes. That's completely illogical. At best, probably 50% will be. Udfa TE? Excuse me if I'm not banking on that.

Ramsey wasn't great, by his standards. But the difference between him and our next best was monumental.

Neither of our safeties were good. I agree. But again, their backups were trash. The replacements? An injury prone signing, and a 5th rounder? Seriously.

A 6th round rb?

Come on! If you want to talk logic, be logical. Every year I have this argument, every year I'm called too negative, illogical.

And I'm proven right, year after year by these numskulls in charge.
 
Let's see....

A team "leader" on D wants out.
A team "leader" on O wants out.

Even with the drama, the Dolphins are set to contend for a playoff spot.

The SOS doesn't mean a lot at the end of the day but @:
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The team is playing to their strength theoretically because history shows success against "weaker" teams vs. contenders.

Honestly, the team should achieve a better record than last season with a full season from Tua, Chubbs, and Phillips alone, in theory.

The biggest question comes from the coaching ranks, in my opinion.

Because of the bonehead mistakes from Tua regarding health, the uncertainty of McD's pride/ego, and the disruption of the two knot-heads who want all of the attention on them, there are too many "ifs" in the way of confidence. :cheers:
 
I dont know if any of you guys are gamers or not.....

but the running joke like the last 5+ years is "we got ____ before GTA 6"

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we will be contenders, and we will win the super bowl. Because come February 9th. all over the internet, social media, etc.. we will be seeing

"We got Super Bowl MVP Tua Tagovailoa before GTA 6"
 
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