SB Nation User Blog: dolfanstanley

Dolphins rename stadium

dolfanstanley — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:03:59 -0000

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4150274

The Dolphins have sold the name of their stadium, which will now be called Landshark Stadium (which i guess is a type of beer). Maybe as part of the deal we could get discounted beer? Apparently the deal is done with singer Jimmy Buffet, a friend of Stephen Ross. I wonder what all you dolfans will think of this one h m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m

Poll

Do you like the new name?

No! Ross is a sell out!

19 votes

Yes. Maybe the increased money they get from this will lower ticket prices? Or maybe make the team more willing to spend in a possible uncapped league?

23 votes

I don't care. At all.

24 votes

66 votes | Poll has closed

Vontae Davis Interview- This guy can barely speak english!

dolfanstanley — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:01:10 -0000

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80fa3afa

Vontae Davis Interview- This guy can barely speak english!

Poll on ESPN.com

dolfanstanley — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:02:21 -0000

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/index

There's a poll at the bottom right of the page asking who the coach of the year is. Choices are Bill Belicheat, Tom Coughlin, Harbaugh, Mike Smith, and Tony Sparano. I wonder who I want you to vote for...

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Jake Long getting some love from Scounts Inc

dolfanstanley — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:41:11 -0000

Check out this article from ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3715338

One of the questions asked the scouts which rookie (other than a QB) would they build a franchise around. Jake Long showed up in a few of the guys' answers:

Green: Two spots stand above the rest in terms of team-building: quarterback and left tackle. Take the quarterback out of the equation, and I'm most impressed by Miami's Jake Long and Denver's Ryan Clady. I had some doubts about Long's ability to play on the left side, but he has held up well. Long is a player in the mold of former Broncos LT Gary Zimmerman, with the athletic ability to handle speed rushers and the size and strength to be a road grader in the run game. A big part of the Dolphins' success has been the team's efficiency on offense, and Long has played a major role in stabilizing that unit. I'd start my franchise with him.

Kidd: Without a doubt, the NFL's best teams are built from the inside out. That's why I'd take Long, who has stabilized Miami's offensive line and given the team a premier talent at the line's most critical position for years to come. He's smart, tough, competitive and skilled. Nobody expected the Dolphins to be in the hunt this late in the season, and some of the credit for that goes to offensive line coach Mike Maser and his work in Long's development.

Williamson: Compared to other positions, running backs are somewhat interchangeable. Put them in optimal surroundings, and drafting a productive ball carrier just isn't all that difficult. But left tackles don't grow on trees, so if I'm picking from this year's crop of rookies, I take either Long or Clady. Both would be excellent selections, but I think Clady has been slightly more impressive overall. He has outstanding athletic ability and a bit more upside.

Other's receiving votes were Chris Johnson and Ryan Clady. 2 and 1/2 out of six scouts doesn't sound bad to me.

Poll

If we could redraft today (QB's included), who would you take?

Jake Long

58 votes

Ryan Clady

2 votes

Chris Johnson

0 votes

Matt Ryan

6 votes

Joe Flacco

1 votes

Other

0 votes

67 votes | Poll has closed

John Clayton gives the Fins the best grade in AFC East

dolfanstanley — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:21:14 -0000

John Clayton gives the Fins the best grade in AFC East

Fins getting no respect from Chargers

dolfanstanley — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:38:41 -0000

Atleast their fans... I just took a look at their sb nation site and read some interesting things. First, they seem to think we beat the patriots through our catching them off gaurd with our "gimmick" play. Do they forget that we only ran this play something like six times and that we drove on their D with our regular offense too?

Also here's a quote from someone on their site: " I had at least a little fear against every team we’ve faced this year. I have none against Miami." Ouch

And to add to that, the fans on their site predict them winning by an average of 20.3 pts. If only the Dolphins could read this for motivation!

Maybe Dolphins CBs aren't that bad

dolfanstanley — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:40:09 -0000

Here's another article from espn.com (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/columns/story?columnist=joyner_kc&id=3425488), this time by KC "The Football Scientist" Joyner. In the article, Joyner uses his statistics to find the best CB tandems in the league using Yards Per Attempt (YPA) on the two CBs who started 8 or more games. Suprisingly, the Fins' Will Allen and Michael Lehan are tied for fourth! That is far above Dre Bly/Champ Bailey and many other great CB duos.

I know some of you may be thinking, "Well the Dolphins run defense was so bad that opposing teams didn't have to throw much." But this is yards per attempt, not total yards. If anything, this stat is more impressive because you would have to assume the CBs didn't have as much safety help as the safeties had to help out more on the run.

Too bad Lehan just got hurt... Let's hope it's not too serious.

Poll

What do you think about this article?

Stupid- I saw with my own two eyes how bad the secondary was

24 votes

Right on- The dolphins have great CBs

4 votes

I agree- the dolphins CBs are underrated, but their not great at all

55 votes

83 votes | Poll has closed

Dolphins RBs: Destined Duds...

dolfanstanley — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:18:28 -0000

Atleast according to ESPN.com's Jeremy Green. In this article (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/columns/story?columnist=green_jeremy&id=3422857), Green describes which RB duos he likes and which he doesn't. Apparently, he's not too impressed with the Ronnie and Ricky:

Miami's Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams
It is hard to grasp why the Miami Dolphins showed no interest in rookie RB Darren McFadden, who clearly was the best player in the 2008 NFL draft. On paper it appears the Dolphins have a RB duo, but the reality is there isn't a stable force as the lead back on this team. Brown is coming off an ACL injury, and Williams is aloof and can't be trusted. Miami wants to have a physical, grind-it-out run offense, but it's hard to count on Brown and Williams to do that. The Dolphins are hoping one back comes through. Two would be a bonus.

What do you guys think?

Poll

What do you think about the Dolphin's backfield?

Great- One of the best in the league

91 votes

Good- Solid, but nothing amazing

62 votes

Average- There are some questions, but they'll do alright

12 votes

Below average- Could use help, but I guess it'll have to do

1 votes

Horrible- Needs immediate help

1 votes

167 votes | Poll has closed

Jason Taylor Sunday Conversation

dolfanstanley — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:04:03 -0000

Just noticed this is the video section of espn.com's NFL site.

Here's the link and the video is on the right:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/index

Taylor says a lot of what we already know (he hasn't talked to parcells, he wants to act after football but he still wants to play football, etc) but one interesting thing I heard was this. When asked what he would most like to be known for 10 years from now (out of football, dancing, or acting), taylor said acting and seemed pretty sure about it. Hmmm....