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Dolphins Offseason Thread (Mandatory Mini-Camp 6/10 - 6/12)
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You mean we haven't been talking about the offseason every day. Yelling and insulting eachother??? Lmao
Jk man. It's been fun
Ray R
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I "gratefully" accept. - LOL
No mas chop, no mas chop!!! Haha
Ray R
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So, no more "Chubbing" around? - LOL
Viper Prime
The strongest of all the Sloans.
What a sweet cutie!
I always thought you were some dude, but it appears you are actually a beautiful woman. If I drive over to Boise from Oregon, I'd be pleased to make your acquaintance.
I've no doubt he has the talent and the skills, he only needs to stay healthy. So far, that has been a frustrating expectation from him.
A six-pack of Dolphins notes on a Friday: ▪ At times, the Dolphins have valued traits over production, and that decision worked out with Chop Robinson, who had six sacks and 26 tackles as a rookie last season after producing just two sacks against FBS teams (and 15 total tackles) in his final year at Penn State.
The Dolphins hope something similar unfolds with two fifth-round picks who didn’t measure up statistically: Maryland defensive tackle Jordan Phillips (who had no sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss in 28 college games) and UF cornerback Jason Marshall Jr., who had only two career interceptions in four years and none the past two seasons. Phillips always will be remembered as the player selected just before Cleveland picked Colorado quarterback Shadeur Sanders in the fifth round. Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said the Dolphins talked a lot about Sanders.
But they obviously preferred Phillips. Check back in two to three years to see if that was the right decision. Speaking of Phillips, Grier said: “One thing is he is a really good run stopper, run player. So what he was asked to do for them, he excelled in what he could do. We had some of our coaches work at the East-West game and he was there and really showed some stuff in the pass rush stuff when [he tried a] different stance, different techniques he was being taught down there. “So for us, we were excited watching that and I know [defensive coordinator Anthony] Weaver was the first one who came to us and [defensive line coach] Austin Clark were like, ‘Hey, watch this from the East-West and what he was doing.’ “He’s 20 years old, has an unbelievable love for football, so we do think there’s some things we can unlock with him.
At the Senior Bowl, [Maryland coach] Mike Locksley was the one who told me: ‘This kid will be an even better player in the pros.’ He said he’s so young still in what he can do, so we’re excited for him.” And there was this, too, that struck the Dolphins about Phillips, per Grier: “Any time we asked anyone about him, you’re like, ‘What’s he doing?’ They’re like, ‘Oh, he’s probably in the weight room working out.’ They’re like, ‘The guy’s working always’ and literally the first thing he said to me on the phone — I said, ‘You’re a Dolphin.’ He goes, ‘That’s great, Coach, can I get the playbook right away?’ Like just take it down and enjoy the day.”
▪ As for Marshall’s lack of takeaways, Grier said: “In terms of no interceptions, he is a guy that’s around the ball. He’s competitive. He had the injury this year which set him back. He had a couple games where he dropped a couple picks, too, but we had him here at our Miami local day workout, watched him move around. “He has ball skills; he has hands. So for us, he’s a size corner [at 6-2] with movement skills. It’s up to us and him with our coaching and him working to make those improvements, but we’re very optimistic with his skill set that he has that he will do that.” Marshall tested well at the NFL Combine.
▪ Count Senior Bowl executive Eric Galko among those who loved the Dolphins’ selection of defensive tackles Kenneth Grant at 13 and Phillips in the fifth round. Grant “graded similarly by us and others as one of the best DTs in the class and with arguably the highest upside,” Galko said, adding that “he impressed NFL clubs all week at the Shrine Bowl with his character, enthusiasm and mental makeup.” And Galko said in Phillips, the Dolphins “landed an ascending, powerful, high-character DT. Phillips hasn’t turned 21 years old yet, and he was a two-year starter and leader for Maryland. He was one of the most impressive players at The Shrine Bowl on the field as a powerful nose tackle, and off the field with his football IQ/mental makeup. “He also won the Shrine Bowl’s Pat Tillman Award, given to the player who best exemplifies the character of Pat Tillman,” the former Arizona Cardinals player who served in the U.S. military on assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan before tragically being killed by friendly fire.
▪ One reason the Dolphins moved up from 48th to 37th to grab Arizona guard Jonah Savaiinaea was concern that another team might draft him before 48. The identity of one of those teams was revealed this week, when longtime NFL writer Greg Bedard (who has Patriots sources) said New England was considering taking him at 38, one spot after Miami drafted him. With Savaiinaea off the board, the Patriots then took Ohio State running back TreVeyon Handerson at 38.
▪ Count Dolphins rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers as an admirer of Tua Tagovailoa. “I think that he knows the offense so well and his ability to anticipate throws is fun to watch,” Ewers said. “He’s throwing to guys before they even enter the window. They are 3 yards behind a linebacker, but he knows exactly where these guys are going to come and where these guys are going to go. It’s going to be cool to talk to him about that. We get stuff that Miami does and we installed it at Texas when I was playing at Texas.” As a kid, he was reminded about another Dolphins quarterback. “My dad would always tell me growing up that I need to have a quick release like Dan Marino,” said Ewers, who was born in 2003, three years after Marino retired. “So I grew up hearing my dad talk about him all the time.”
▪ Ex-Maryland safety Dante Trader Jr., one of Miami’s three fifth-round picks, motivates himself by putting motivational quotes on post-it notes on a mirror. “I put my goals up there so I can see them whether people believe I can do it or not,” he told Dolphins writers after Miami drafted him.” Just being drafted [was] one of them. And then I always have my mirror especially in-season, is ‘be a pest, be a pest.’ I write it on my hand, every time I can see it. Just that mentality, I like to carry it when I’m on the field. “So I always remind myself the mind-set, mentality I need to have every day and I go. [On] the message board on my mirror and even in my journals I have multiple quotes that sometimes are very vulgar, sometimes are clean but anything to get me motivated.” Trader said he has played every defensive back position, including some boundary cornerback. He likely will be a core special teams player. Here’s more on Trader, from the Herald’s Isaiah Smalls.
Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article303340716.html#storylink=cpy
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I mean, we can have a few beers and see what happens, lol, but there's a chance you might be disappointed.
So, you don't look as hot as your pic in real life?I mean, we can have a few beers and see what happens, lol, but there's a chance you might be disappointed.
Viper Prime
The strongest of all the Sloans.
Bro. That picture is Dolphreaky. Miami Dolphins Superfan. SMH
Just in case you aren't being sarcastic.
Sorry. I guess I lead a sheltered life.
