Dolphins Truth

If Stephen Ross decides that Brian Flores has lost this team after only 2.5 years, he’ll probably replace Flores with someone interim internally.   So we won’t have a real new coach until the upcoming off-season. A LOT of “if’s” are in play here.  I doubt Ross will fire Flores, but in the back of his mind, he must think about it.  He should definitely fire Grier.  We can only hope Ross realizes it. In addition to Dan Quinn, as was mentioned yesterday as a possible upgrade from Flores, I’d like to see an unemployed Doug Pederson come in.  He knows how to win–how to beatRead More →

Jaylen Waddle is the new Yatil Green. (Or Randall Thrill Hill if you prefer).  Google those bums if you re too young to remember! Hunter Long is the new Michael Egnew. Javon Holland is the new Noah Inactive Igbinoghene. Austin Jackson is the new Billy Milner.   Chris Grier’s recent crop of draft picks are among the biggest busts in Dolphins’ lore. At least when Shula bombed with draft choices, he cut the bums right away. Grier/Flores refuse to be humble and admit they were wrong. It makes us angry when Grier picks terrible players, but it makes us infuriated when he simply won’t admitRead More →

After dropping a sure would-be touchdown, Jaylen Waddle followed that up by flubbing a pass right in his arms.  The Bucs intercepted the ball and the game was over. Waddle simply isn’t a good player, and he’s certainly  not at the NFL level.  Chris Grier wasted first-round draft capital on this bum.  Grier needs to go. On a day when shoulda-been Dolphins Kyle Pitts, Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Herbert shined, Chris Grier and Jaylen Waddle showed why the Dolphins haven’t been relevant in years.   Bad choices.  Bad execution.  Bad performance.    And no repercussions.   That’s the sad part. If I have to findRead More →

With the loss of WRs DeVante Parker, Will Fuller, and Jakeem Grant, we are in trouble.   Maybe Flores will finally run the ball? LIVE GAME-DAY CHAT HERE.Read More →

Be careful what you wish for.   All those people shouting “Fireland” and flying airplane banners over Hard Rock Stadium got their wish.  They now regret that wish   I’ll keep this short and simple.  Here are the first-round draft picks Ireland scouted and selected: Jake Long  (a Pro Bowler whose career was cut short) Vontae Davis  (a good DB who Joe Philbin traded, and then Vontae became a Pro Bowler) Jared Odrick  (tough as nails.  Remember he yelled at Philbin during a game?  LOVED this guy) Mike Pouncey  (versatile Pro Bowler) Ryan Tannehill  (became a Pro Bowler once he left us) In addition to these first-roundRead More →

I was one of the last defenders of Jakeem Grant, and I believe that a speedy playmaker is ideal on special teams.  But even I have to draw the line with his lack of production lately.   This trade (to the Bears for a late-round draft pick) had to be done. In addition to muffing a punt right in his arms last Sunday–a game-changing unforced error that sealed a Dolphins loss–don’t forget that Grant also had a crucial fumble in the Bills game when we still had half a chance.  Deep in Bills territory and ready to score a TD (or at least a FG), GrantRead More →

Can we have Mike Wallace back? Will Fuller’s Dolphin career–which costs more than $10 million against the cap–consists of a missed game due to a substance suspension, a skipped game for a private personal reason, a dropped pass in the end zone in overtime, and a few plays vs. the Colts before hurting his finger and coming out of the game (and he cannot play next week either). Meanwhile, Flores made Preston Williams an inactive, healthy scratch yesterday.Read More →

Right before halftime, with the Dolphins losing only by 4, the Colts were all set to run out the clock and let the second quarter expire.  But then Brian Flores decided to use his timeouts. In theory, you use the timeouts there to get the ball back before halftime, and then go down and get 3 points before the half.  In theory.  But the game isn’t won and lost on theory.  In the real world, the Dolphins had ZERO chance of putting up points there.  We have an awful offense who can’t score.   Flores coached this game as though he had Dan Marino running the Rams’Read More →

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/penei-sewell-play-not-good-190006079.html. 3 games,   No sacks allowed. Also no muffed punts.   No taking a safety in his own end zone.   No dropped passes.    Read More →

Remember in school, when you asked a question, and your teacher would reply, “I don’t know.  I have to learn.  I have to get better.” No, that never happened.  Ever.  To any of us.  Teachers are not hired to learn. But Brian Flores does not believe that.  He is perfectly willing and able to give jobs to his inexperienced friends so that they can learn along the way.  And, sadly, (and it’s embarrassing), they admit it.  All 3 of our coordinators make mistake after mistake, and they “apologize” by admitting, “I need to learn and get better.”   That is, they don’t apologize at all.  ThisRead More →

Right off the bat, let me say that if Jason Sanders makes a routine first-half FG instead of shanking it, we win the game.  He bears some blame here. But his miss became a forgotten footnote as the game progressed.  The game was actually lost due to horrendous play-calling on both sides of the ball.  I covered this yesteray, and I wanted to share some more examples…examples you won’t see scrutinized by other Dolphin writers. We’ve covered the safety yesterday.  As I thought at the time, and now confirmed, this is the first time in NFL history that a completed pass went for a safety. Read More →

As if it weren’t bad enough last week, the Dolphins need to absolutely abandon this ridiculous concept of twin offensive coordinators. Whoever is calling the plays needs to be relieved of his duties immediately. This falls upon head coach Brian Flores, and it’s a really good test of his leadership. It’s not too late to salvage the season, but Flores must demonstrate that he’s not too stubborn to make necessary changes. On a Sunday when their defense gave up 31 points, the offense cost us this game.  But not necessarily the players. No, it was the playcalling. This is something that you won’t read elsewhere,Read More →

By some miracle (namely Ryan Fitzpatrick’s desperate hail Mary to Mack Hollins while he was getting his head ripped off from behind), we defeated the Raiders on the rod late last season.  Can it happen again? Yes, certainly.  While we cannot expect a miracle like that every game, we can beat the Raiders with sound fundamentals.  After tough games with Baltimore and Pittsburgh, the Raiders may now be taking us lightly.   You never know. If the line improves–even slightly–then Jacoby Brissett may have time to throw the ball.  Our running game has been decent, so I don’t know why we don’t run it more. IRead More →

  Jake Long, Richmond Webb, Troy Vincent, Wes Welker and of course Zach Thomas. Of these guys, I would enshrine Thomas and Webb.  Both were Dolphin stalwarts with longevity and outstanding stats.  Most of the NFL agreed that Thomas should have been selected last year, but he didn’t get enough votes. Jake Long’s career wasn’t HOF-worthy, mostly because of bad luck and bad leg injuries.  He coulda been a great one.  We Welker’s best years were with the Pats, where he was a nice slot guy, but I don’t see that much to put him in the HOF.   Troy Vincent is interesting, because of hisRead More →

Call it a mistake.   Call it a lie.  Whatever was said on Sunday and Monday simply wasn’t true: Tua did NOT merely have some bruised ribs.   They are cracked and broken.  He will not play Sunday.  The forseeable future is in doubt as well.  Read More →

While other writers today will begin their recaps with words like “embarrassing” and “one-sided,” I will start immediately with the blame game.  I will tell you why Coach Brian Flores was in over his head from the get-go.   He’s certainly done enough in his first two years to merit our respect, but today he made Adam Gas and Joe Philbin look like true leaders.  He was that bad. Right out of the box, Tua was sacked on his first two attempts.  Two times fading back, two times on his ass.  THAT shows me the Bills pass rushers were hungry…and prepared.  Something the Dolphins were not.  It’sRead More →

Please join us in the live chat a:  http://dolphinstruth.com/chat/ Today we will see a more seasoned opponent than last week.  The Bills will be angry after a tough loss last week.  perhaps they will revery back to the Bills of 2020.  Or…maybe 2020 was a Covid-affected season in which they overachieved.   We’ll get a good idea today. We could use a laugher and an easy win.  But if we lose, I hope it’s a blowout and it’s over early.   I don’t know if I can handle another close nail-biter!  I think we’ll know the direction of this game by the second quarter.  The Dolphins seem toRead More →