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Our friends at the Phinsiders are at it again, with another hilarious article that makes them look like it’s written by 7-year-olds. Today’s article covers the Dolphins’ pursuit of DE Chris Clemons, and if they sign Clemons, according to the Phinsiders, then that mean Cameron Wake could become a pass-rush specialist.    So by implication, Wake is not a pass rusher now. We have to sign Clemons first, and THEN Wake can become a pas rusher.   LOL I guess the Phinsiders believer that Wake is a wide receiver or think he’s a punter.    True Dolfans know that Wake is a monster pass rusherRead More →

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Who’s in? Isa Quddus, Safety/DB Byron Maxwell, CB Mario Williams, DE Kiko Alonso, LB A Number 13 overall pick Who’s out? Brent Grimes (cut) Miko Grimes Olivier Vernon (Giants) Lamar Miller (Texans) A Number 8 overall pick My first analysis of all these moves is that the Dolphins did some decent damage control in areas where they knew damage was coming. They got out in front of the Grimes cut byRead More →

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The NFL year doesn’t officially begin until Wednesday, March 9, so nothing can be set in stone yet.    However, deals can still be made (but not officially announced) earlier. I was waiting until things became official, but it seems like everyone else is reporting it, so here goes: So we’ve learned the the Dolphins are acquiring a couple of position-needed players from the Eagles:  LB Kiko Alonso and DB Byron Maxwell. As most media sites are reporting, both Alonso and Maxwell had poor years last season, especially given their high salaries.  But a new home in a new environment often leads to a newRead More →

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As if we were still living in the Philbin era, a Dolphin player spoke up and gave his opinion, and a week later he as cut. The main difference is that the player here is a bench player, Greg Jennings.  As you may know, a short while ago Jennings gave some less-than-stellar opinions on Ryan Tannehill and now finds himself unemployed. The good news is that it saves the Dolphins money and that Jennings was not effective last season, albeit with limited opportunities.  So no great loss. But there may be some bad news too.  The wide receiver corps last year made vast improvements.  Read More →

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Over the past few weeks, veteran receiver Greg Jennings has come out more than once with a less-than-glowing assessment of Ryan Tannehill.    Jennings is among the first we’ve ever heard from who publicly states that Tannehill might not have what it takes. (We’re used to hearing rumors about this kind of thing, but never yet has a player just come right out and said it….although Miko Grimes certainly said it!) Jennings’ biggest criticism was that Tannehill doesn’t seem to have the smarts to make the right audibles.  Although in T-hill’s defense, we don’t know what permissions he had to call what.  Jennings said thatRead More →

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It looks like Texas A&M will be hiring former Dolphins offensive line coach Jim Turner to run its offensive line.   This is good news for A&M and for Coach Turner, who got a raw deal and was railroaded out of town because of that crybaby Judas, Jonathan Martin. As Dolphins Truth has mentioned before, we encourage all Dolfans to read Coach Turner’s reply to the Wells Report here:  http://thesportsesquires.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/turner-response_r.pdf When Patriot owner Robert Kraft received his Wells report, he fought it all the way to the courts.   He stuck up for his men. When Dolphin owner Stephen Ross received his Wells report, heRead More →

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Man, what a boring week. But it could be worse.    Last year at this time, there was no Dolphins news either…but we already knew we were doomed because Stephen Ross had given Joe Philbin the reigns for another year.  This year, at least, we have some hope in Adam Gase. I’m not a huge fan of the Gase hiring, but we can at least give him a chance.   Last year at this time, we all knew we had no chance.   The fans knew it.  The players knew it.   Only Ross and Philbin didn’t know it. So this year is infinitely better,Read More →

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Don’t worry about it. That’s our take.   Don’t worry,   It will all work out. If there’s a player we really really want/need, we’ll find the money to make it work.  If there’s a player who is expendable, he’ll be gone.  The money has less to do with it than you think. I remember really really wanting to keep Paul Solai a few years back.  The Dolphins let him walk, ostensibly because of salary cap demands.   But in retrospect, the Dolphins let him walk because his best days were behind him.   This has been proven over the past two years, as SolaiRead More →

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Let me start off with the same caveat:    I want Adam Gase to be a winner and I hope he succeeds wildly as Dolphins head coach. I’m not gonna be negative, but I owe it to my readers to be factual. And the fact is this:    When Adam Gase was the Broncos offensive coordinator last year, they failed in the playoffs.   This year, once they got rid of Gase, they made it to the Super Bowl. On top of that, a year ago the Broncos interviewed Gase to be their head coach.  This is very notable for the same reason I willRead More →

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There’s no explanation about why perennial screw-up Ed Hochuli is allowed to call this game.   But he’s already doing everything in his power to help the Patriots along. That lateral -pass was close.   But the video evidence was not 100% certain, so the call has to stand.    Guest ref-commentator Mike Carey agreed.   Ed Hochuli, however, took the game into his own hands and gacve the pats the ball, deep in Denver territory, which was essentially giving them a free touchdown. How much did Robert Kraft pay him for that one?Read More →

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Well, it’s pretty obvious that most Dolfans are or should be rooting for the Broncos to defeat the Evil Empire, the lying and cheating Patriots. But can Denver actually pull it off? The Patriot Express is very difficult to derail.   For all of its predictability, it still works.  Little Julie Edelmann will run a crossing pattern.  Gronk will run through a seam.   Amendola will cause traffic jams.   And Brady will run a QB sneak when they need two yards or less.  Without fail  100% predictable. Then why can’t anyone ever stop them?  It’s mostly because defenses overthink things.  “Oh my!  What ifRead More →

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Although not acknowledged by the team, many media reports are saying that Clyde Christensen will be the Dolphins next offensive coordinator. Given the fact that Adam Gase is head coach and will call all plays himself, one has to wonder what the offensive coordinator will do.   To find out what a figurehead offensive coordinator with no power really does, you need only look back as far as Joey Philbin in Green Bay. As we’ve stated many times here at Dolphins Truth, Philbin worked as Mike McCarthy’s OC in Green Bay.  McCarthy saw Philbin and worked with him day in and day out for many years.Read More →

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When Don Shula surpassed George Halas as the NFL’s all-time leader in wins., Dan Marino was not the QB that day. It wasn’t Scott Mitchell.   No even Steve DeBerg. It was Doug Pedersen.  Who?!! Doug then went on to Green Bay and won a Super Bowl ring as Brett Favre’s backup.   And now Pedersen is an NFL head coach. The Dolphins 4th-string QB in 1993 got Don Shula’s 325th win for him, a trivia answer for the ages. The Eagles signed an offensive coordinator from a team who is STILL active in the playoffs.  Imagine that!   Unlike the Dolphins, who signed anRead More →

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Mel Kiper has released his first mock draft, and he believes the Dolphins will select defensive end Shaq Lawson from Clemson. This would be par for the course for the Dolphins, who don’t need a defensive end.   Why pick a player you need when you can instead select someone you don’t need? That is the Dolphins motto!    Dion Jordan is the salvation, remember? Yes, I know our defensive end situation is iffy right now.   Wake might not be ready for the season (Achilles injuries are far more severe than a simple ACL).  Vernon and Shelby might go for more money.  Dion Jordan mightRead More →

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New Head Coach Adan Gase has already started to mold his staff and his on-field personnel, which is good and bad. It’s good to get the staff settled in early so they can start working together.   But it’s bad who he is choosing. Vance Joseph is our new defensive coordinator, coming in from being the Bengals’ defensive backs coach.  The same coach whose defensive back cost the Bengals a playoff win the other day.   If Joseph can’t get Pacman Jones  to  just walk away, how will he control Kong Suh? The main problem with signing coaches too early is that all the good ones areRead More →

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As we said last week, it’s virtually impossible to beat the Steelers  in the playoffs or even leading up to the playoffs.   Still can’t prove what kind of hold the Rooney family has over the NFL, but the Steelers continue to get all the calls.  All the time. In the Bengal game, for example, a Steeler leveled a Bengal by diving at his head–helmet first–and received no penalty.   Coach Joey Porter later ran onto the field in the middle of a melee, and the refs looked the other way.  The only other team to get as many calls is New England. It willRead More →