PhrozenPhish
Apr 10, 2009 Jun 01, 2012 84 3845
Yes. I make a lot of typos.
But I'm OJ with that.
a fan of
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Raptors
Miami Dolphins
Ohio St. Buckeyes
Seton Hall Pirates
Leeds United
New Zealand All Blacks, The Canadian National Women's Sevens
New York Islanders
Oh come on.
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Matt Moore likely than Ryan - Ross
Well it is his team...he was probably in on the odd conversation.
NFL.coms QB ratings 1-32
OK it's from a "fantasy analyst" - (how do you get that job???) but seriously?
ESPN's 4-step instruction manual on the care and feeding of Ryan Tannehill
Because ESPN is the first place we'd go for sound football advice....there's actually some logic to this. I guess their writers just don't read each other's stuff
Tannehill - Philbin get a little Denny Green love
They are who they think they are!
Gil Brandt calls Tannehill the "real deal."
"He's everything you want. Smart, accurate, has speed, and good feet," Brandt added. "The only knock on him is that he hasn't played a lot. But here's how good he is: He is the only quarterback to beat Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas in the same year, and did it over a six-game span."
NFL Quarterbacks with fewer college starts than Ryan Tannehill
- Matt Cassel - 0
- Matt Flynn - 13
- Cam Newton - 14
- Joe Flacco - 15
- Mark Sanchez - 16
Chad Clifton released
Wonder if thre's any gas left in that tank? Have to get healthy first but is this where we start to see old Packers rather than old Cowboys start to end up here?
Now we were rejected by "a string" of Free Agent Quarterbacks
Can we ask the NFL to just not cover us?
Bounties? Bounties!? They din need no stinkn bounties!
Bob Griese recalls the good ol' days when D linemen tried to take you out of the game for fun, not cash.
To Kill a Mocking Board
by PhrozenPhish on Apr 7, 2012 6:47 PM EDT
on The Phinsider
Who mocks the Mocksters?
I think we’re all hitting the saturation point on Mock Drafts so I thought I might take things in a different direction. I think it’s time we mocked the mock draft-ors rather than the mock draft-ees.
I decided to ignore complete talking heads like Albert Breer - since when does following Peyton Manning around for for two weeks make you a draft expert? - and select from the most obvious and in some cases obnoxious "Draft Experts."
Members of the Phinsider community were not considered...as we all know, we all know we all know better.
I have included who they are currently projecting the Dolphins will pick, but this wasn't a factor in the rankings.
PhozenPhish's First and Only Mock Mock-Drafter Draft
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Charley CasserlyIs my highest rated drafter for a number of reasons. Casserly was GM for Washington and Houston and as such has actually done the things most people here just pretend to do. Once he became a broadcaster he drew the ire of Bill Belichick for reporting information Belichick disagreed with. If I knew nothing else about him, that would be enough. With Washington Casserly found later round gems like Brian Mitchell, Steven Davis, Keenan McCardell and Frank Wycheck. He drafted Mario Williams rather than Reggie Bush or Vince Young. He was the GM who acquired all of the Saints 2000 draft for switching picks in the first round. Mike Ditka took Rickey Williams, Casserly took Champ Bailey. Projected Dolphin Pick: Ryan Tannehill.
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Michael LombardiAnother former NFL exec who has actually done this for real. Lombardi has over 20 years of front office experience under his belt, working within player personnel departments for the Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos. What I like about Lombardi, is he doesn't take his own mock draft very seriously, which is the attitude you'd expect for someone who knows he's now on the outside looking in. Projected Dolphin Pick: Ryan Tannehill.
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Pat KirwanKirwan's experience in football was entirely in the Jets front office. He started as an assistant coach but soon moved into the FO and worked his way up to Director of Personnel. He was a manager, not an actual scout or GM. As such he wasn't really responsible for the Jets' drafting but he now knows bad drafting when he sees it having been exposed to it all those years. ("Kyle Brady" - BOOOOOO) Projected Dolphin Pick: Ryan Tannehill.
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Bucky BrooksBrooks has extensive experience with NFL FOs having played for five different teams in five years. Smart enough to figure out he wasn't going to make it on the field so he became a scout. First for Seattle and then for Carolina. Knows top 5 talent when he sees it as that was where the teams he worked for were drafting. Has actually gone to college games and pro days. This gives him experience and insight people who sit in studios or work out of their basements don't have. Projected Dolphin Pick: Melvin Ingram.
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Charles DavisDavis, a four-year starting defensive back for Tennessee (1983-86), and was a member of the Academic All-SEC Team. After graduation, Davis was an assistant coach at the University of Pacific before moving into athletic administration where he worked as an assistant athletic director at Stanford University. Translates to: Played the game. Is smart. Projected Dolphin Pick: Ryan Tannehill.
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Mike MayockA 10th-round pick in the 1981 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mayock then played for the New York Giants from 1982-83. Saw the writing on the wall and got out of the NFL before playing on all five special teams turned his brain to mush. He is a member of the Boston College Hall of Fame, where he starred in football and baseball and received a Communications degree. Translates to: Played the Game. Sounds smart. No Mock - which is really smart as that way no one can mock your mock draft. To his credit, would not have drafted himself.
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Brian Baldinger.During his 13-year NFL career, Baldinger played for the Dallas Cowboys ('82-'87), the Indianapolis Colts ('88-'91) where he was the team's Most Valuable Lineman in 1991, and the Philadelphia Eagles ('92-'93). He played in a total of 143 games. Took lots of shots to the melon. Mystifyingly refuses to get his finger fixed. Translates to: Played the game. Probably still suffering from post concussion syndrome so he thinks he sounds smart. Which still puts him ahead of... Projected Dolphin Pick: Ryan Tannehill.
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Chad Reuter.Reuter is a self-made internet football writer. He was sitting on his couch one day and came to the conclusion, like the rest of us, that he could do this thing better than the talking heads. Unlike the rest of us he actually got off the coach and did something about it. Like Lombardi he doesn't take himself too seriously. Unlike the pair below he doesn't think everything he writes came from the top of Mount Siani carved into two stone tablets. Projected Dolphin Pick: Ryan Tannehill.
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Todd McShayESPN talking head and self-proclaimed draft expert. Has spent entire career processing information on players he only sees on YouTube. Came up through the "ranks" of scouting service publications all the way to the Emerald City. Includes the fact he was a back-up QB for the University of Richmond and a starter at Swampscott (Mass.) High on his bio. Presumably so he can claim more actual playing experience than...... Projected Dolphin Pick: Michael Floyd
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Mel Kiper Jr.Pretty much invented the job of draft analyst. Deserves credit for filling a void no one recognized was there. But since then has continued to inflate until he developed an ego the size of Nebraska. ESPN runs him out every April because he is so sure he knows more about the draft than the people who actually do it that he will say things on air like Bill Tobin doesn't know what he's doing. The Ego has landed. Has Black Belt in hair-care. Projected Dolphin Pick: Ryan Tannehill..
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Gil Brandt's top 100 prospects
Brandt ranks Tannehill as the 6th best prospect in the draft. That would suggest taking him at 8 would not be a reach.
More Pete King
Stephen Ross is not backing down. "When you try to do big things, you're going to swing and miss sometimes,'' the Miami owner told me. "It hasn't made me a shrinking violet.''
Ross told me he never offered his coach job to Jim Harbaugh last year and the Dolphins didn't have the comfort level and familiarity with Peyton Manning that Denver had with him. He also said he thinks Jeff Ireland "has done a terrific job and is a great talent evaluator,'' and the way to build a winning team is primarily through the draft.
I was encouraged to see Ross be more public during the meetings. He's begun to talk to the media in south Florida more, which he needs to do, and he picked his spots nationally, as he did with me last Tuesday. "We had to get out of the bunker mentality,'' Ross said, and he's right.
This draft is extremely important for Miami. If the Dolphins love Tannehill, they have to find a way to move up for him, even at the risk of overpaying.
Ricky defends (???) Ireland
Considering Ireland offered his home to William's family last fall while he played for the Ravens, this is a pretty luke-warm reaction.
Now the Fantasy writers are taking shots at us???
Am I missing something? Are there pools out there where "owner" is one of the roster spots?
Rams since 2009 - 10-38 three losing seasons
Browns since 2009 - 14-34 three losing seasons
Redskins since 2009 - 15-33 three losing seasons
Bucs since 2009 -15-33 one winning season
Bills since 2009 - 16-32 three losing seasons
Car since 2009 - 16-32 a .500 season, two losing seasons
Det since 2009 - 18-30 finally one winning season
Sea since 2009 - 19-29 three losing seasons.Yes we've had three straight losing seasons. We were 20-28, same as Denver and Jax.
So My questions is: How is Jeff Ireland the worst GM in the NFL when clearly there are teams, just as bad and several clearly worse?
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PhrozenPhish
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So Manning signs with the Niners (against Archie's wishes)
The Niners go 15-0 before Harbaugh, worried about the neck, sits Manning in the last game vs. the Cards. Cards coach Ken Whisenhunt denies rumours the Cards had a bounty on Manning. "What are we? The Saints? Why on earth would we do that?"
In the quarter finals Manningham catches a TD pass from Peyton with two seconds left to beat Eli and the Giants. Archie Manning refuses to comment. Several Giants players claim they heard Peyton tell Eli – "Dad likes me best."
In the AFC Tennessee wins a trip to the Super Bowl after sailing through their division and knocking off Denver (8-8 again) and New England. Hasselbeck throws for 6 TDs – 3 to Dallas Clark – vs. the Pats as the Titans constantly victimize LaRon Landry with play action.
In the Super Bowl Johnson runs for a record 267 yds and 4 TDs behind Steve Hutchinson and Jeff Saturday. Titans set a SB record for time of possession with 42 min. ("He was the man I want," said Titans owner Bud Adams, who tragically died of a heart attack in his booth after Johnson’s 4th TD.)
On the SF sideline during the second quarter chaos ensues as Moss, Crabtree and Manningham descend upon Manning for a three-way bitch fest about who needs to get the ball more. "It was better than desperate housewives," said Niner back-up QB Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick had to take over from Manning who aggravated a nerve in his neck trying to avoid being slapped by Moss.
Following the game Niner’s Coach Jim Harbaugh was taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries following a brief handshake scuffle with Titans coach Mike Munchak.
2 months ago
PhrozenPhish
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Alex Smith????
OmarKellyOmar Kelly
Omar:
49ers QB Alex Smith is visiting with the Dolphins this morning. He arrives within the next 30 minutes.
8 minutes ago (8:10 am)
Peyton Manning and Joe Philbin meet at an unclothed location
Strictly football
It ain't over til it's over
Brees might hold out?
Matt Moore's hidden value.
If you treat his first four starts as the exhibition season/training camp he was denied.
In his last 9 starts he was 6-3.
Further he threw 15TDs to 5 Ints and had a 115.86 passer rating.
A the very least we have a high quality back up.
3 months ago
PhrozenPhish
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Three straight Miami Super Bowls on NFL Network right now
8:00 PM
SUPER BOWL VI: DAL vs. MIA
Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami Dolphins - The Cowboys rushed for a record 252 yards and their defense limited the Dolphins to a low of 185 yards while not permitting a touchdown for the first time in Super Bowl history. Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach was named MVP after passing for 119 yards and 2 touchdowns.
8:30 PM
SUPER BOWL VII: MIA vs. WAS
Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins - The Dolphins beat the Washington Redskins 14-7 to become the only team in NFL history to complete a perfect season (17-0). Dolphins safety Jake Scott, who had two interceptions, including one in the end zone to end a Redskins drive, was voted the games MVP.
9:00 PM
SUPER BOWL VIII: MIA vs. MIN
Super Bowl VIII: Miami Dolphins vs. Minnesota Vikings - The defending Super Bowl champion Dolphins defeated the Vikings 24-7 to become the second team in NFL history to win back-to-back Super Bowls. Dolphins running back Larry Csonka was named MVP after running 145 yards and two touchdowns.
Bizzare Stat of the week.
After three weeks Chad Henne is the second leading rushing QB in the NFL. Only Michael Vick (153) has run for more than Henne's 111.
Henne has a 7.9 yd/att average, the best among leading rushers and so far has out rushed not just Cam Newton and Josh Freeman but Ricky Williams, Ronnie Brown, Brandon Jacobs, Thomas Jones, Steven Jackson and (are you kidding me??) Chris Johnson
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=0&statisticCategory=RUSHING&conference=null&season=2011&seasonType=REG&d-447263-s=RUSHING_YARDS&d-447263-o=2&d-447263-n=1
After pre-season week 3
R.Fitzpatrick (158.3), M.Stafford ( 158.3) and B.Roethlisberger (151).
The three starting qbs who had a higher rating than Chad Henne's 143.9 in week three of the exhibition season.
That would leave 28 with a lower rating but still in the "any sane person would take most of these QB's over Henne in a heartbeat." category.
In this the year of his Ascension to the next level a certain USC grad went 8/16 for 64 yds and a TD...make of it what you will
NFL Network Expert Predictions
I'm not pessimistic about our chances, but I'm not optimistic about the amout of love we're getting right now either.
Anyone want to bet against us getting shut out on this?
Tebow Circus rolls on
How much air time is Pat Devlin getting on NFL network these days?
Tebow is saying all the right things but he's still creating a controversy by his mere existance.
Why Sparano finally took the safety off.
Win or lose we're not going gentle into that good night.
Jason Cole on why TS is opening up the O and Henne on why this year really is different.
M.Vick, A Dalton, R.Fitzpatrick , T.Jackson , D Garrard, J.Freeman , M Cassel , C Painter , A.Smith , C Newton, E.Manning , J.Flacco , T.Romo , D.Brees, K.Kolb, S.Bradford , J.Cutler
The 17 starting QBs who had lower passer ratings than Chad Henne's 87.8 in week 2 of the pre season. Make of it what you will.
@Reggie_Bush on NCAA: "Something needs to be done. I don’t have the answer. But something needs to change. Hopefully, it changes soon."
All I'm going to say is: Well, we know he has an informed opinion.
"You hate to say this, but people have no idea what they’re talking about," linebacker Jason Taylor said. "Fans, media, some ex-players don’t know what we’re working on or what they’re seeing."
Now I'm really glad he's back
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