SB Nation User Blog: Daniel52

The New Reply to "Joba in the pen!" Posts

Daniel52 — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:45:15 -0000

I hearby put forth the suggestion that any more calls for Joba in the pen should be commented on with, and only with, the precious words of our GM, Cashmoney (graciously provided by Eddie V):

"That's all crap," he said. "Wake up and smell the coffee. If he's on national television on ESPN and throws 91 on the 22nd pitch, why would you think if he comes in in the eighth inning protecting a 4-3 lead [he'd throw 96]? Stop, he's a starter.''

It's tiring to hear the same arguments over and over again, and I think it's time to stop giving them merit. Hopefully, seeing a FanPost commented on with nothing but this quotation will get the point across. Here's to Joba!

LIVE Bill Parcells Chat on NFL.com

Daniel52 — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:12:15 -0000

Today at 5:00 PM, everyone's favorite front office genius will sit down at a computer (are we sure he knows how to use one?) and answer questions from us fans! You can start submitting questions here for moderation and potential use in the chat. Of course, the chances of Bill divulging anything of real substance regarding the Dolphins is very minimal, but it is still interesting to hear it straight from the horse's mouth. He'll probably also be fielding some questions about his past Super Bowl experiences. If you're not around to take part in the chat live, make sure to peruse it later on for information. If anyone gets a question answered (I've submitted five or so myself) make sure to comment about it below!

2007 vs. 2008

Daniel52 — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:02:20 -0000

Senior bowl week is traditionally when I really start to take a hard look at NFL prospects for the upcoming draft. I don't follow college football in-season, so I'm just now figuring out who everyone is. I'm intrigued by several players, but overall I'm just incredibly excited for the off-season process as a whole. The re-signing of in-house free agents and the courting of players from outside the organization. The combine in Indy is always exciting as well. All in all, the 2008 off-season is shaping up to be pretty monumental. But how does it stack up against last year's? The 2007 off-season was incredibly exciting and vital to the prolonged success of our franchise as well. So, try to think back to around this time last year...

Poll

Which off-season peaked your interest the most?

Last off-season

8 votes

This off-season

15 votes

23 votes | Poll has closed

Polamalu or Reed?

Daniel52 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:14:29 -0000

*NOTE - I've purposely left out Brian Dawkins to account for any biases. I am making similar posts on Behind the Steel Curtain and the Baltimore Beatdown leaving out their respective safeties as well. I'm looking for honest opinions, so for the sake of integrity, I implore you NOT to go to the other sites and vote.

Both are probable future Hall of Fame and game-changing safeties. Along with the aforementioned Dawkins, these two make up a triumvirate of preeminent safeties in the NFL. So, given the choice would you take for your team RIGHT NOW? Disregard ages and future production, as I'm only worried about the present.

Thank you for participating!

Poll

Who would you want on your team?

Troy Polamalu

37 votes

Ed Reed

103 votes

140 votes | Poll has closed

Reed or Dawkins?

Daniel52 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:11:45 -0000

*NOTE - I've purposely left out Troy Polamalu to account for any biases. I am making similar posts on the Baltimore Beatdown and Bleeding Green Nation leaving out their respective safeties as well. I'm looking for honest opinions, so for the sake of integrity, I implore you NOT to go to the other sites and vote.

Both are probable future Hall of Fame and game-changing safeties. Along with the aforementioned Polamalu, these two make up a triumvirate of preeminent safeties in the NFL. So, given the choice would you take for your team RIGHT NOW? Disregard ages and future production, as I'm only worried about the present.

Thank you for participating!

Poll

Who wound you want on your team?

Ed Reed

65 votes

Brian Dawkins

21 votes

86 votes | Poll has closed

Dawkins or Polamalu?

Daniel52 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:03:23 -0000

*NOTE - I've purposely left out Ed Reed to account for any biases. I am making similar posts on Behind the Steel Curtain and Bleeding Green Nation leaving out their respective safeties as well. I'm looking for honest opinions, so for the sake of integrity, I implore you NOT to go to the other sites and vote.

Both are probable future Hall of Fame and game-changing safeties. Along with the aforementioned Reed, these two make up a triumvirate of preeminent safeties in the NFL. So, given the choice would you take for your team RIGHT NOW? Disregard ages and future production, as I'm only worried about the present.

Thank you for participating!

Poll

Who would you want on your team?

Brian Dawkins

21 votes

Troy Polamalu

34 votes

55 votes | Poll has closed

An incredible t-shirt.

Daniel52 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:55:15 -0000

An incredible t-shirt.

A Foregone Conclusion

Daniel52 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:49:50 -0000

Does coach Sparano and our boys in Aqua and Orange know that they don't actually have to play a game this weekend? Apparently, the outcome of our Wild Card round playoff match-up this Sunday is a foregone conclusion. I would be lying if I said that I didn't expect this type of reaction from the national media, but it still leaves me upset. The Dolphins are "obviously" not supposed to be in the post season, and they are "obviously" going to get manhandled this weekend. I cannot think of a better "backs-up-against-the-wall" type situation in which Miami could play this game, but hey, we've been there and done that. So, enjoy the ride ladies and gentlemen, and let's hope Porter and the boys have their ears pinned back for this one!

I'll add to this list as I find more.

Scouts Inc. Positional Advantage

QB - Miami
RB - Baltimore
WR - Baltimore
OL - Baltimore
DL - Baltimore
LB - Baltimore
DB - Baltimore
ST - Baltimore
Coach - Baltimore

Baltimore 24 Miami 17

ESPN Insider

But all good things come to an end, and, given an opponent that already showed its vast superiority when the teams met in October, midnight is fast approaching for this magical season.

NFL.com

Flacco won't even need to throw 15 passes in this game for them to win. And they should.... And if Baltimore takes Miami to the woodshed this weekend, maybe we'll create a "Make sure that Team A didn't completely whip Team B's butt during the regular season before you back Team B in the rematch" rule. Because I think that's where we are headed with this one.

Bill Simmons

The Chargers, and the Dolphins, are frauds. They’ll each be bounced in their first games. The Ravens are going to eat the Wildcat for breakfast.... The Ravens already demolished the Wildcat and the Dolphins will be no match for them.

Pats Pulpit

All year the Ravens have had no problem beating up on lesser teams. Miami, despite their equal record, ARE a lesser team... I just can't see the Ravens losing this game on either offense or defense... Methinks this Ravens team is way too physical for the Dolphins to stick with for four quarters.

Baltimore Beatdown

ESPN Expert Picks

Wickersham - Baltimore
Fleming - Baltimore
Hoge - Baltimore
Jaworski - Baltimore
Schlereth - Baltimore
Allen - Baltimore
Mortensen - Baltimore
Golic - Baltimore
Accuscore - Baltimore
Pick' Em - Baltimore

ESPN.com

NFL.com Expert Picks
Banks - Baltimore
Bonvissuto - Baltimore
Brooks - Baltimore
Duerson - Baltimore
Hack- Baltimore
Jenkins - Baltimore
King - Baltimore
Perloff - Baltimore
Trotter - Baltimore
Tucker - Baltimore

NFL.com

CBS Sportsline Expert Picks
Harmon - Baltimore
Prisco - Baltimore
Judge - Baltimore
SPiN - Baltimore
Madden - Baltimore
Richard - Baltimore

CBS Sportsline

WhatIfSports Playoff Power Predictions

1. Baltimore vs. Miami: 21-16 (70.2% confidence of victory - highest of any opening round game)

Fox Sports

Chad Pennington: Stats that matter.

Daniel52 — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:03:31 -0000

2008 Statistics

In my humble opinion, the following statistics best summarize the kind of value that Chad Pennington has provided for the Dolphins this year.

Completion percentage - 67.4% (Best in NFL)

Interceptions - 7 (Fewest for any quarterback to start all 16 games in 2008)

Quarterback rating - 97.4 (Second in NFL)

First down percentage - 37.8% (Tied for third best in NFL)

December wins - 4 (Tied for best in NFL)

Road wins - 6 (Tied for best in NFL)

Obviously, Chad does not have the kind of MVP numbers that the voters will be looking for when the time comes. Pennington's fantasy football statistics pale in comparison to those of say, Drew Brees and Petyon Manning. But that, of course, will happen when you get to toss the football around with the frequency that those two MVP-candidates did. Let's take a look at the numbers.

D. Brees - 635 attempts (7.98 yards/attempt)

P. Manning - 555 attempts (7.21 yards/attempt)

C. Pennington 476 attempts (7.67 yards/attempt)

Needless to say, Pennington has not exactly led a run-and-gun offense down in Miami, and nor am I advocating that he should. But just how many more attempts to put up the classic MVP-type numbers did Brees and Manning get than Chad this year? Well, if you look at it in terms of his attempts per game (29.8), it's actually quite revealing. After doing the math, you can see that Manning "played" an extra 2.6 "Pennington-games", while Brees put up an amazing 5.3 extra P-games. This, of course, is an argument that the AP writers would scoff at, but it very interesting nonetheless. For the sake of the argument, let's extrapolate Chad's stats over those extra P-games to see his potential numbers based on his actual 2008 averages.

Chad w/ Peyton Manning-like attempts - 359 completions for 4,256 yards & 22 TD

Chad w/ Drew Brees-like attempts - 428 completions for 4,870 yards & 25 TD

Now, those potential numbers may or may not have put Chad further ahead in the MVP race, but with out a doubt, they would not have left the Miami Dolphins with 11 wins and an AFC East crown after 17 weeks of football. The type of game that Chad brought to the Dolphins was the perfect for the coaching staff and player personnel that was already present. I know that no one wants to be labeled a "game manager," but our QB managed our team to the greatest turnaround story in NFL history, and when he really needed to, CP could make the big play. Pennington, now one of my all-time favorite Dolphins, has brought all of the intangibles that a true leader is expected to have, and it shows in a big way. Perhaps we should have seen some of this coming when he was voted Captain by his teammates after only a short time with the club? Regardless, what Chad has done in 2008 has been incredibly special, and he should be included in the MVP arguments no matter what the statistics say.

As always, here's to a good week of practice and no injuries!

Mangini has a secret to beat Miami.

Daniel52 — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:17:43 -0000

Apparently, Elmo has given the Jets the perfect training technique to try to beat us this weekend. It doesn't come up until the end of the video, but Mangini sure sounds concerned when he hears about the Dolphins. If this is the best he's got.. well, he'll be looking for a new job this off-season.

Just look at Chad and his long hair in that wretched green uniform. And those perfect passes to Coles and Elmo! Apparently, Mangini didn't know what he had in Our Saviour.