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An interesting article today from NBC Sports calling for Mr. Ross to either sell the team or move to Florida. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/12/16/its-time-for-stephen-ross-to-move-to-miami-or-sell-the-team/ Welcome to the Dolphins Truth World of 2011.   We’ve been saying that for years.  And NOW the mainstream media is catching up?  Now?    Teams don’t play well when their owner lives thousands of miles away?  Really?! For those who don’t know, Mr. Ross was a Jet fan who still lives and works in New York.  Like a babysitter who looks in on the kids now and then, Mr. Ross comes to Florida to watch his Dolphins play a game or two, butRead More →

Jarvis Landry got schooled by his pal Odell Beckham.   If there were and closeness in comparing these two, there is none now.  Beckham got open all night long AND held onto the ball when it was thrown his way.   He made a miraculous foot-drag catch, while Landry dropped passes right in his numbers. Beckham also didn’t commit a stupid penalty when we were driving for the tying touchdown in Giants territory. Zac Tayor is just as stupid as his father-in-law, and Bill Lazor, and Joe Philbin and…   Lamar Miller was eating the Giants alive, including two gorgeous long touchdown runs.   See theRead More →

At the beginning of the season, the MNF matchup against the Giants looked like a potential important December game. It’s still kind of important for the Giants, who are a terrible team but still very much alive in the playoff hunt since they play in a non-Patriot division.  But for the Dolphins, it’s just a matter of pride. The top 50 all-time Dolphins will be honored, and we’ll be in our throwback uniforms.   Should be fun to watch even if we get destroyed again.   I saw an interesting interview with Derrick Shelby, who said that he doesn’t really care about all the hooplahRead More →

A month after Dolphins Truth started to talk about the possibility of Mike Shula becoming our head coach next year, the rest of the media is starting to wake up too. It’s still a little surprising and a little flattering when the mainstream media and other writers start to agree with us at Dolphins Truth, but they always seem to be a step or two behind. Remember the pre-season, when the media was talking about how easily the Dolphins would make the playoffs, if not win the division and wrest it from the Patriots?  Dolphins Truth knew better, and now all the media is actingRead More →

Your Dolphins Truth staff has a family situation this weekend, and we will have limited time and ability to offer our insights into the Baltimore game. One quick note is that Matt Schaubb will play for the Ravens at QB, and the Dolphins have never beaten him.  Let’s hope that changes.   He always was tremendously overrated in Houston, so we need to burstRead More →

In addition to the Dolphins re-signing backup center Jacques McClendon, the team has also cut defensive tackle CJ Mosely. Of course, these would both be non-issues if we would have kept loyal Jared Odrick or Samson Satele.    Still waiting for someone inside the Dolphins organization to explain why neither one of those guys was re-signed.   Neither asked forRead More →

It is a VERY scary thought that Mike Sherman’s son-in-law will be calling plays for us. Zac Taylor was first given an NFL job because Joe Philbin and Mike Sherman were buddies.  And now Zac Taylor has been promoted because Bill Lazor got fired. (And there was pretty much no one else left to give the coordinator job to.) Over the last few weeks, Dolphins Truth readers have noticed how hard we’ve been on Bill Lazor.  His schemes and play calling have been atrocious for quite some time.  No Dolphin got better this year.   Our schemes were outdated, and our play selection was predictable.Read More →

Ha!    Yes, the math is correct, and technically, the Dolphins are alive.   But let’s face it, the season is over. In my book, the season was over as soon as they picked DeVante Parker…a head-scratching move that addressed Zero of our needs.  It showed me, way back in May, that the inmates are running the asylum in Miami. We have no depth in the secondary, and our first stringers weren’t so hot either.  But yet they selected a wide receiver. Our linebackers are the joke of the league.  But yet they selected a wide receiver. Our offensive line? Who needs blockers when weRead More →

First the high points of the game. Kenny Stills made another big long TD catch.  Neville Hewitt and Zach Vigil continue to show how useless Misi is and how easy he is to replace.  Andrew Franks has a booming leg.   Lamar Miller and Jay Ajayi combined for  57 yards on only 11 carries.  That’s over 5 impressive yards per rush. The entire defense (except Jamar Taylor) played proudly and were all over Romo all day long.   Yeah yeah yeah, let’s hurry up and get to the lows. And now for the long. long list of LOWS. Okay, my patience with Bill Lazor has officiallyRead More →

Live in-game commenting is open, or else feel free to join our chatroom.  Click Chat Room link on the right side of any page.   Doesnt work in Internet Explorer browser. Time to punish Tony Romo and make him second-guess his desire to return to a 2-7Read More →

Many Dolphins Truth readers weren’t even alive when the Cowboys defeated the Dolphins in Super Bowl VI.  That’s VI as in 6.  As in January 16, 1972. Most of us remember the Leon Lett game, in which big Leon gave us a free victory in a snowstorm. The Cowboys and Dolphins don’t play often, but they’ve had some fun games over the years.   Let’s hope Sunday is fun as well. There is a lot of hype surrounding the return of Tony Romo.    I don’t think that will influence the Dolphins’ game plan.  Romo is far more talented than Matt Cassel, but that isn’t important.Read More →

Unheralded players like Jamar Taylor, Mike Hull, Zach Vigil, Tony Lippett, and Neville Hewitt stepped it up big time to seal the deal in a big Dolphins win. It is an unwritten rule not to root for an opponents’ injury, but once Sam Bradford went down and we saw Jet Sanchez in the game, it seemed to inspire the defense. Our offense stalled far too many times, but they did just enough to make the defense’s outstanding effort hold up. The D forgot to show up in the first quarter, and then something lit a fire under Suh.  He was a beast for the remainderRead More →

While the Dolphins are not mathematically eliminated, they face an uphill climb if they’re going to make the playoffs. History and statistics are against them, but each year, some team sitting at 3-5 or 4-4 makes a major push.   Last year, for example, the Chargers got shut out by Miami, and everyone wrote off San Diego as a lost season.,   But they came roaring back.   Almost made the playoffs.  All we’re saying is that it’s possible. So where to start with the Eagles?   They have a very overrrated and beatable QB in Sam Bradford.  Sadly, however, the Dolphins tend to playRead More →

Stephen Ross gets involved in YET ANOTHER business that has nothing to do with the Dolphins Think of George Steinbrenner, and only only thing comes to mind. Jerry Jones?  Same thing.  Robert Kraft? All the great owners in all sports are obsessed with their teams and obsessed with winning. Believe it or not, most of the owners actually live in the area where their teams are.  Most owners hire and fire coaches in person.  Most owners live and breathe for their team. Mr. Ross lives and breathes for the Dolphins a little bit. He’s too busy trying to get stadium funding. Too busy trying toRead More →