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NFL Preseason/Training Camp 2014 |OT| - This is our year!
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The_Darkest_Red
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If you support us in our endeavor to defeat the evil that has infested the AFC East for so long you are a good man. That's already more than we can say about a lot of confused souls in this thread like Dutch and gata.Thanks man. The PM's with you were great fun about it.
I'll be a dolphins fan twice a year when they okay the Pats. Other than that, they are too far south with too much lovely weather for me to be a fan all the time
The AFCE needs a major shake up though!
Jordan Matthews looking very impressive in training camp, according to all observers. Here was a recap of his day yesterday:
I realize it's still way early, but I can't help but start to get excited about this kid.
I realize it's still way early, but I can't help but start to get excited about this kid.
BlackGhost
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Yeah I saw that, haha smh smh
No but their bagels and cream cheese obliterate D & D. There are more donut places per capita in my area then anywhere in the U.S. They are freaking everywhere.
yankeehater
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So far so good, hopefully he can be the rare rookie WR that produces his first year.
No need to play coy, you almost spoiled the surprise!I wanted to share that gif I made so badly, wanted to make people think it was creative.
We shall see. With their schedule I've got them limping to 8-8. Playing the nfcw is gonna be fun to watch.
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hehe, sssshh
That hurts, man
This is actually how Bob dresses.
Forget your family and job, those obviously don't mean much to you.Football is officially back, guys.
Will you be able to manage football and DOTA for the next 6 months? And if there are not enough hours in the day which one do you choose? Is it going to be a hard choice?
I've been able to make it work that last 5 years (first with LoL then with Dota) so I think I will manage.
I just add more screens, bro.
I'm sorry bob
The_Darkest_Red
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Basically half of the tweets from James Walker (ESPN Dolphins reporter) during these practices have been about bad snaps. Good thing the Dolphins had a sound contingency plan for losing Pouncey like throwing guys who know nothing about playing center into the role. It wouldn't surprise me if they sign some random journeyman a few weeks before the season once they realize none of the guys on the roster are capable of adequately playing the position.
Dolphins football.
Dolphins football.
Good, experienced centers who are cheap enough to be presumed backups do grow on trees. I understand why you would be furious.
Packers. New week one center 3 years in a row.
So you'r the one that bought a Gomes jersey.
I was disappointed to not get Cooks or Beckham, Jr. in the draft, but Matthews may end up being better than both of them. We haven't had a receiver that offers his combination of size and speed since He Who Shall Not Be Named.
Absolutely.
Most of the "Ninja Turtles Fans" are a bit weird. I guess people expecting a fun free film are going to be disappointed. There were a couple action sequences that were absolutely spectacular.
This is the best time to lose your center. The Dolphins line has a few weeks of practice and preseason games to get their shit together. With good coaching they should still be able to run their offense and with the added benefit of having another backup with real game experience later in the year if someone else goes down.
What you don't want to happen is have it happen in the middle of the season with no one who is capable of stepping in right away (see Steelers last year).
What you don't want to happen is have it happen in the middle of the season with no one who is capable of stepping in right away (see Steelers last year).
I fucking hate Gomes, thankfully Farrell can't play him against righties when he's on the A's. It's not Gomes fault that the team put him in a position to suck, he doesn't hit righties well. The Red Sox OF has been so putrid this year that who knows.
The_Darkest_Red
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How about just starting with a guy who actually has some experience at center? I never said he had to be good, but something like being able to snap the ball should be kind of a given at this level, shouldn't it?
The starting center at the beginning of camp was Shelley Smith, an OG who has been in the league since 2010. He has 2 career starts and only 14 games that he's even played in, and no experience at center. That is pitiful.
Got more than I thought for Gomes.
A Gomez/Reddick platoon will be a world beater. A's so fucking GOOD
Nope. Cause it's more about the QB and center just being on the same page. Just because a center had experience doesn't mean they want the snap the same way and it always comes out that way when they are just doing it without thinking.
Shit takes time.
It takes like a week to get it down, you're making way too big a deal about the snaps. An experienced guy who can recognize fronts and make line adjustments is better than a rookie center (unless that rookie center is a Wisconsin stud and steal of the 2013 draft).
Everyone really needs to relax about these first week of practice tweets.
Yeah, it's tiring having the Patriots waltz into the playoffs as the AFCE winners. Would love that division getting flipped all over the place.
Plus with my brother as a Pats fan I can't cheer the same team as him. It just doesn't work!
It's all good
The_Darkest_Red
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How can I relax after watching the 2013 Dolphins o-line for 16 games?
I don't think it's unrealistic to expect a team to have two offensive linemen with experience playing center.
I told you what that was going to be like, you should've prepared!
Its impossible to have good replacements for all of the lineman. This applies to the entire team as well.
A lot of football is luck.
Stop repeating yourself eznark.
The_Darkest_Red
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I went to an Eagles game where the Eagles sacked Ben like 10 times in 3 quarters. I think Ben is the most sacked qb since he came into the league.
Its not just our teams though. Everyone has been through that. Ask Packer fans about games where Rodgers has been sacked multiple times and their line looks like swiss cheese.
Sometimes the other team is better and sometimes your team sucks.
Thats football.
Rafa=FedKilla
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BaltimoreLarry
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Ray Rice speaks to the media this morning. Could be a disaster.
BlackGhost
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It won't be.
The PR firm that the Ravens hired will have coached him to apologize for everything. Talk about how he is sorry and it was a mistake. He can't control what happened. All he can do is make sure to be a better man, a better father, and a better teammate. He is so thankful for God and the support of his teammates and family. He could not have gotten here with them.
Then he say that he has said all he wants on the issue and wants to just focus on football for the rest of the season.
The only way this is a disaster is if goes off that script.
BaltimoreLarry
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Harbaugh said he hopes Ray "speaks from the heart". I hope he speaks a prepared statement that he was far, far removed from writing and editing.
The_Darkest_Red
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Rodgers and Roethlisberger have never been sacked 58 times in a season, but I will grant you that they have both come fairly close. The Dolphins o-line I watched last year was the worst I have ever seen for the team since I started watching football. Not only did they suck at pass blocking, they were also horrible at opening up lanes for the RB's. This year they will have five new starters in week one so I think my concern is somewhat justified!
More tweets from Walker:
Sweeney Tom
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Rotoworld said:
Luck :[
BaltimoreLarry
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Chad Steele, Sr. Director of Public Relations
Save Ray Rice from Ray Rice. He can not drop another "Failure is not getting knocked down..." quote.
Save Ray Rice from Ray Rice. He can not drop another "Failure is not getting knocked down..." quote.
Fuck him, fuck the Ravens, fuck Goodell. I hope it makes you sick to your stomach to see fans of your team giving a wife beater a standing ovation!
Love you blarry
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He will be reading front the script bro. Don't worry about that.
The damage has been done.
The only question is if he can still play football.
Erron and Ben have the ability to elude pass rushers and create extra time on their own so they can at times disguise shitty o-line play or when they fuck up they can make the line look worse than it is. Ben does more freelancing than Rodgers so you see both of these happen more with him.
I didn't watch enough of the Dolphins last year to really say what the problem was with the line. Really the whole team has to do their job for pass protection and run blocking to work.
The first series of the first game isn't the middle of the season.
Can he run draw plays on 3rd and 11? If so he is good to go for Kubiak.
as bad as the line has been at times, Rodgers needs to stop being a dumb bitch and get rid of the ball
yankeehater
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Mcnabb on Foles:
Im just worried about that aspect, not so much of his health, but can you be consistent like what we saw last year? Weve seen so many quarterbacks give us one year of greatness, and then all of a sudden they cant live up to the expectations. Im not saying he cant do that in that offense, but I think expectations are a little bit too high for Nick Foles.
"When you're in command of an offense like that, the confidence is so high going into this offseason about Nick Foles, instead of the offense. Guys remember that. Guys have that in mind going into workouts, and they're hearing so much about the quarterback. But for Nick Foles, hes never truly been a guy where the focus is on him. In Philadelphia, the focus is on the quarterback. If he cant do the same things he did in that first season, its gonna be tough."
Im just worried about that aspect, not so much of his health, but can you be consistent like what we saw last year? Weve seen so many quarterbacks give us one year of greatness, and then all of a sudden they cant live up to the expectations. Im not saying he cant do that in that offense, but I think expectations are a little bit too high for Nick Foles.
"When you're in command of an offense like that, the confidence is so high going into this offseason about Nick Foles, instead of the offense. Guys remember that. Guys have that in mind going into workouts, and they're hearing so much about the quarterback. But for Nick Foles, hes never truly been a guy where the focus is on him. In Philadelphia, the focus is on the quarterback. If he cant do the same things he did in that first season, its gonna be tough."
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