2 hours ago, bpac55 said:

Running up the stairs in barefeet is exactly like blocking 300+ lbs DTs.

There was Jalen extension talk and IMO that's a mistake. There is zero rush to do this.

• If he plays well in the new Mannion system, by all means extend him in the 2026 off-season. It means he can play under-center and likely throw better over the middle

• If he doesn't play up to the level, then we can finally cut him for the first time without breaking the cap or trade him.

The only player I'm rushing to extend is Jalen Carter, because the price of his extension only goes up.

4 hours ago, BigEFly said:

I will take a stab at this. I think the Eagles are closed tighter than a miser’s coinpurse to the media. Did you notice McLane’s tweet cited "NFL sources” on singleton and Moorehead? Not a huge fan but I do think he has better sources with the Birds than most of the Eagles beat reporters. So I think a lot of what is being report is speculation.

What we do know is that they removed Patullo from his OC role and that the hired Mannion. That’s what they announced. The Grizzard signing was so quick after Mannion that I have to believe Mannion had little to do with it. The Mahaffery hire suggests likely Mannion influence. The Kuper hire could have as much to do with Stoutland retiring or leaving and Vic’s familiarity with him as Mannion’s brief interaction.

There is the presumption that Micheal is gone.

This presumption by the media that this is now Mannion’s offense and his hires has no validation in what has transpired during Nick’s period here. The hires look collaborative by the management team, Lurie, Howie, Nick and to some degree Vic and Mannion.

I think there is a chance that Patullo resumes his role as sounding board/grounding for Nick. I believe the offense will envelope parts of Nick’s offense, bits they picked up along the way from past coordinators, like having a fullback (interestingly, that’s what the ground game coordinator played) from Moore. I think we will see pieces from what Mannion wants to do and pieces from Grizzard. But I believe this will continue to be a collaborative offensive approach. (I also don’t think McDaniel was ever in the running for OC because he doesn’t seem collaborative).

You may be right but there’s the old saw: too many cooks.

6 minutes ago, just relax said:

You may be right but there’s the old saw: too many cooks.

This seems especially an apt concern when Howie is so involved.

Ok Patullo is gone. That was my big one. Hard to judge position coaches but keeping a fired guy on staff would have been really bad

If the Dolphins have a good passing attack next season and the Eagles passing game sucks, the bullseye goes strictly on Jalen Hurts going forward.

4 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

I’ll put away my torch and pitchfork…for the moment.

6 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

6 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

If the Dolphins have a good passing attack next season and the Eagles passing game sucks, the bullseye goes strictly on Jalen Hurts going forward.

I don't see them as very related but regardless if Jalen has a bad season then the bullseye is on him

I don't have a strong take on replacing Loeffler but I suspect that they went through the Rooney rule interview with the intention of hiring someone new likely Greg Olson but we'll see

10 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

If the Dolphins have a good passing attack next season and the Eagles passing game sucks, the bullseye goes strictly on Jalen Hurts going forward.

Well he's going back to the role he had under Hurts starting tenure here, including under OC Steichen, then Johnson, then Moore. Hurts and the offense performed very different under different OCs and Patullo must not have been much help in the role.

But apart from that, this is a prove it year for everyone. If Mannion and Grizzard are the answer and the future, then any player including Hurts that isn't performing will be gone.

They don't seem to fully commit to the FB. You had Latu, who was never utilized consistently (but who was?). BVS got injured and prior to that was used sparingly in that role with him being a converted LB. Khari Blasingame came in after BVS went down, but he was only a blocker.

Would love to see a good camp battle between Latu and Steele. Latu is more a hybrid TE/FB and Steel is more RB/FB. Do they go with the extra blocking or running ability?

Latu was originally drafted by the 49ers in the 3rd round, but got injured in preseason and put on IR. The 49ers waived him before the start of the regular season the next year. He could have a leg up having previously learned the Shanahan offense.

Do the Dolphins need a WR coach? 👀

6 minutes ago, wussbasket said:

They don't seem to fully commit to the FB. You had Latu, who was never utilized consistently (but who was?). BVS got injured and prior to that was used sparingly in that role with him being a converted LB. Khari Blasingame came in after BVS went down, but he was only a blocker.

Would love to see a good camp battle between Latu and Steele. Latu is more a hybrid TE/FB and Steel is more RB/FB. Do they go with the extra blocking or running ability?

Latu was originally drafted by the 49ers in the 3rd round, but got injured in preseason and put on IR. The 49ers waived him before the start of the regular season the next year. He could have a leg up having previously learned the Shanahan offense.

Katy is also no stiff at receiving. He had 12 TD receptions in his last two years at Alabama.

That phrase "utilized consistently” rings true for me. Our offense had no coherence. It seemed to me that every play was called in a vacuum, that we had no use for things like tempo, packages, and counters.

Just now, just relax said:

Katy is also no stiff at receiving. He had 12 TD receptions in his last two years at Alabama.

That phrase "utilized consistently” rings true for me. Our offense had no coherence. It seemed to me that every play was called in a vacuum, that we had no use for things like tempo, packages, and counters.

Spell check turned Latu into Katy. Ugh!

22 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

I don't see them as very related but regardless if Jalen has a bad season then the bullseye is on him

Well it would suggest that Patullo would be capable of being part of an offense that had a good passing attack and if he wasn't here, there likely were other reasons at play.

31 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

If the Dolphins have a good passing attack next season and the Eagles passing game sucks, the bullseye goes strictly on Jalen Hurts going forward.

Meh. He’s not the playcaller.

Thanks for LIX, Kevin.

32 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

If the Dolphins have a good passing attack next season and the Eagles passing game sucks, the bullseye goes strictly on Jalen Hurts going forward.

well technically they still have Tua so....

4 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Well it would suggest that Patullo would be capable of being part of an offense that had a good passing attack and if he wasn't here, there likely were other reasons at play.

Patullo was our PGC in 2022 and our passing attack was solid that year

I'm not extending Hurts. No way.

Re-structure his contract? I'd do that.

I've said before, I think him and Siri get two more years. Then BIG changes will be made.

What the hell did he help Nick with on gameday?

8 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

What the hell did he help Nick with on gameday?

Decisions on 3rd and long.