Sorry About The Stadium Bill but Just Win Please

I haven’t spoken, or for that matter written, much about the whole stadium bill not been passed to the floor. Honestly im not very knowledgeable on the topic, and I won’t pretend to be either. However here is my grain of salt. First of all I would like to start by the fact that im puzzled as to why the Marlins were able to BUILD a brand new multi million stadium. But the Dolphins were not even able to upgrade a stadium that was already built. I’m no math matician but common sense tells me that remodeling something is generally cheaper then tearing something down, and building something new. I understand that the way Loria handled everything last year with the renovation of the Miami Marlins didn’t help our cause at all. They had a brand new stadium, new team. The new stadium still exists of course, but the new team is now new for all the wrong reasons as we all know. The seats are still almost brand spanking new (as they are pretty much empty all the time). How is this relevant to The Miami Dolphins? Well for one they haven’t exactly been producing sellouts the last few years, except on Gator day. This is my point exactly if you have to use Tebow to fill out your stadium because you have been putting out a mediocre product on the field for such a long time you are in trouble. We drafted a new Quarterback in Ryan Tannehill, which has people excited and rightfully so. That helped but the seats are still pretty empty. Renovating the stadium would help it would definitely bring people to the stadium to check out all the state of the art equipment that might be installed. Thing is that now a day’s everyone has homes with state of the art bathrooms and T.Vs. Point is that a renewed stadium with new uniforms and all that is nice. Only as long as you are winning. Winning trumps all, as does loosing. I don’t care how nice a stadium looks. If by week 6 we have a losing record, and we are out of the playoff race seats are gonna be empty. If we have a winning record, have a shot at the playoffs? The stadium is old and, broken down its going to be full all the time. Bottom line we saw it first hand in Miami last year a new stadium is great but if the product on the field isn’t on par it could only take you so far.This applies for any city in the States Los Angeles, San Antonio or Miami.

1987 Redskins at Dolphins Dan Marino And The Glory Days

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Ryan Tannehill Highlights A Lot To Look Forward Too This Season

Enjoy this Tannehill video I hope everyone is having a great Monday!

Dolphins signed Tyson Clabo

Forget about weight, scheme or fit for a second. I'm a firm believer in the concept that great football players play football, simple as that. Tyson Clabo has two things that stand out to me, and make me really excited about this signing; First off he was the 4th highest ranked tackle by PFF last year. Yes he got cut by the Falcons last year, but please don't get your fact confused. Clabo wasn't cut because he was under performing, or because the Falcons felt he was starting to decline. He was simply a salary cap casualty. These types of things happen in the NFL it’s the nature of the beast; we all know that by now. Clabo is 31 years old, I get that, he isn’t exactly what you call a long term answer. But that is fine. Why? Because this move shows intent, it says no we are not waiting for next year, we want to win now. It goes hand in hand with Mike Wallace, Dustin Keller, and Dion Jordan's acquisition. We are finding talented football players who are not pigeon held to a specific scheme or system. This is great news, and should be applauded. The RT spot is not as difficult to fill as the LT is. This is relevant because weather its next year. Or in 2015 we can always draft someone to play the position. (I don't mention Jon Martin as an option because I'm hopeful he pans out at LT for years to come). For right now our line just got vastly improved. Clabo will bring an ability to keep Tannehill upright, get to the second level in run blocking, and bring some serious nastiness to the table. I'm sure him and Incognito will get along great. Bottom line Clabo is not at the ideal weight, or fit for the fins on paper. However on the field I think he will bring ideal production and that is what we all care about in the end of the day right?

Looks Like Jon Martin Is Going To Be Playing LT For Us This Year

 
  Looks like the coaching staff have a lot of faith in Jon Martin. At least to the naked eye it does, they have had opportunities to trade for Branden Albert, Sign Superbowl winner Bryant Mckinnie, or even Lane Johnson when they traded up in the draft. (I'm glad they picked Jordan instead) Point is they believe in the 2nd year Stanford product, and they have a few reasons to do so. First and forth most he is a Stanford product. This is relevant for 2 reasons. Number 1 the kid has the brains, and the work ethic to succeed in the NFL. This hasn't ever really been in question. Number 2, and perhaps most important, he kept Andrew Luck upright for a few years. This should count for something right? As a matter of fact the year he was coming out of college early on in the draft process he was considered by some a first rounder. Than his warts began to appear, and he began to drop on scouts boards. His main issue was a lack of strength. That's not good news if you want to be a top caliber LT in the NFL. You need strength if you want to match up with the Aldon Smiths, and Von Millers of the world. The good news is that there is something called a gym. I'm pretty sure the Miami Dolphins have one of those, with great professional athletic trainers. Another positive is something I mentioned above Martin has the work ethic and the desire to use this tools that are been offered to him so that he can get stronger. Even on his down time there have been reports that he has been in California pulling trucks, and getting stronger. Hopefully he gets strong enough to keep Tannehill upright. I believe he can. I also believe that he deserves the opportunity to prove that he can. At least going in to the preseason. We are always going to have that 2nd or 3rd rounder we can use to trade for Albert if Martin isn't cutting it before September. For now let’s let the guy put some pats on before we declare him an inept Left Tackle.

Dion Jordan To Wear 95 For The Fins Just Like Tim Bowens

Here is the full list of all the drafted rookies going in to camp:

DE Dion Jordan 95

CB Jamar Taylor 22

OT Dallas Thomas 70

CB Will Davies 29

LB Jelani Jenkins 43

TE Dion Sims 80

RB Mike Gilisllee 35

K Caleb Sturgiss 9

CB Don Jones 36

Rookie Camp Kicks Off Today What Camp Will Bring

  Rookie Mini Camp kicks off today in Davie. All though we don't really get to draw many conclusions from this sort of Orientation where rookies are handed there playbooks and off season schedule, there is a few observations I’d like to make.

  First and forth most I want to talk about keeping reasonable expectations for some of these rookies. More specifically, OLB Dion Jordan. Yes we traded up to get him, and he was considered by many the best defensive player in this draft class. However, he is very young and very raw. Jordan hasn't taken his final exams at Oregon because of the Quarter system under which they operate. What this means is that like Brian Hartline a few years back, Josh Kaddu, and Jon Martin a few years back he will miss a key part of a players rookie season in OTAs. All though Jordan is a physical freak of nature it’s unrealistic to expect Von Miller (11.5 sacks) or an Aldon Smith (14.5) sacks rookie season. Patience will be a must.

For Cornerbacks Jamar Taylor, and Will Davies it’s different. These two will get the same opportunities Sean Smith and Vontae Davies got there rookie years. The opportunity to have everything thrown at them and digest it well enough to become starters. They are gonna have serious competition from returning Cornerbacks Richard Marshall, Dimitri Patterson, Nolan Carroll, and Jimmy Wilson. Davis, and Taylor have the advantage of been cheaper, younger and considered the future. You would think that if it’s even due to some of these vets bloated contracts the future might turn in to the present rather quickly. On the other side of the token the Vets know the Defense and possess NFL experience making it an interesting battle to observe closely in camp.

  Another position to keep an eye on is TE. Reasoning behind this is that the only capable blocker on the roster is rookie Dion Sims. His ability to block is precisely why despite having an arrest in college h is on the roster. Ireland and Philbin are very picky about having clean players on the team. Thing is that apart from Eifert, Sims was the most complete TE who can block in the whole draft. For that matter, in the entire roster to this point. I would expect him to come in a lot along pass catcher Dustin Keller. Sims also struggled with weight in college and it is said that he has lost significant weight since leaving Michigan State.

 Finally RB, and Kicker will be important to. Daniel Thomas is on the hot seat due to ball security, concussions, and other injuries. If former Gator Mike Gillislee is capable of holding on to the ball and pass protecting some we might be seeing the last of Thomas as a Dolphin. Caleb Sturgiss comes in with a stellar reputation from UF as a very accurate kicker. He is cheap and he might unseat Dan Carpenter who cost us at least 3 games last year. Carpenter also has a bloated salary. So he might consider taking a pay cut to even out the competition. All in all I think this are a few things that will spice camp up this year and I'm certainly looking forward to them.