Surprise! Dolphins Don't Deal OR Buy at NFL Trade Deadline

[@deangrisham2858]

I bet the owner squashed any trades to save the picks for the next GM

[@AcePerHead]

If only!!!!!

[@DJLloyd61]

I think that is exactly what happened. I predicted this about 2 weeks ago that the Arizona and Buffalo games would determine whether they were allowed to make any trades.

[@AcePerHead]

@@DJLloyd61 I'm just not sure that Ross will move on... it's such a HUGE deal for an old guy who isn't a hot spot for Gms and HCs

[@janej1243]

Curtis excellent analysis! Thank you Curtis

[@AcePerHead]

Thank you!

[@moz7491]

As always, great breakdown w/ the defenses

[@AcePerHead]

Thanks, brother!!! Always appreciated.

[@tomstoeckle]

Glad they saved their draft picks so Grier can screw them up

[@AcePerHead]

Me too... but for me, it's about the guy who uses them that has me most concerned.

[@lucascasey6867]

Thanks curtis!

[@AcePerHead]

You bet! Thank you, brother... hope all is well on your end.

[@FrozenFinFan]

Lol had to know that was coming 😅

[@AcePerHead]

Sorta''' knew selling wasn't happening... Does Grier know he's back no matter what and it doesn't matter... or is Ross saying do something with what you have or else?

[@FrozenFinFan]

@AcePerHead that's a good question. Man I wish I was a fly on the wall in griers office.

[@AcePerHead]

@@FrozenFinFan IF only.

[@PalmSandsRanch]

Grier is a fool. Needs fired. O-Line needs beefed up and Defense needs a healthy stud edge guy and better D line. Also love to poach Budda Baker!

[@AcePerHead]

MUST be fired.... but will he?

[@joepic85]

They should have unloaded some

[@AcePerHead]

I think so... but, I can see from Ross' standpoint IF he is trying to evaluate them one last time before he moves on. Or it could be they were told don't worry you are back no matter what... and then that would be a disaster.

[@andrewhaydon]

Good thing they did not trade for anyone

[@AcePerHead]

Agree... just hope a new Gm is in line and not Grier using those picks.

[@larrythompson4422]

​....I hope Grier finally gets canned

[@BruceKey-w1v]

Hill should be traded. Don't need him. The fins are a power run team.

[@HappyWolverine]

what, you dont like high character humble players that assault pregnant women, children and older men? lol

[@AcePerHead]

We could use the capital.... but I don't think we are a power run team. bills are soft vs the run and played way off and didn't even run blitz.. I kinda' feel like this is like last season and the run game will taper off.... think we run the ball pretty well the next 3 weeks though.

[@capswole81]

We are a zone run team.

[@boomlagrasa8617]

U crazy 😅

[@AcePerHead]

@@capswole81 It does appear we are manhandling the opposition... think he meant that more than the scheme.

[@richardkeys5214]

Curtis McDaniel has no discipline and no accountability

[@AcePerHead]

It has seemed that way.... I would say low over no... I think they realize they aren't a hot spot for vet coaches. Sadly, but their own bumbling.

[@larrythompson4422]

​@AcePerHead if we get rid of Grier we may can get a veteran HC

[@richardkeys5214]

Dolphins need a player HC experience counts!

[@richardkeys5214]

We need to clean house!

[@AcePerHead]

@@larrythompson4422 it will take a real GM wanting to work with Ross... and he has a stigma.... if we can get past thathurdle... then it would be awesome.

[@TheFreakinRican123]

With all of the facotrs of the game, I feel we can help ourselves by securing tackles. Been an issue for a while. A couple of close games could have been the other way.

[@AcePerHead]

We've been pretty good this season think we are in Top 8ish of least missed tackles... this was a poor one and we've had some critical ones even though they''ve been low..

[@TheFreakinRican123]

@ number tell only so much of the story. Maybe I only happen to be watching when we aren’t. xD

[@AcePerHead]

@@TheFreakinRican123 Agree... there have been more than a few key misses.

[@shadowheart3034]

Never bought into we were buyers since we only have about 5mil in cap space so any new player would have get new contract

[@AcePerHead]

In trades you can get other teams to eat money with the right picks... if a team is desperate enough on both ends.

[@gelandres]

Why am I not surprised? Ross is an accountant. He wants to win but he's a low risk guy; he will always play it safe. He believes in stability, which is good at times. But like a financial investor friend of mine once said: accountants will save you the money you have, but sales and marketing guys will make you the money you don't have. We're going to need something different if we want to grow from just good to great. We'll see in January.

[@happyevelyn]

Are you calling us good?

[@AcePerHead]

" But like a financial investor friend of mine once said: accountants will save you the money you have, but sales and marketing guys will make you the money you don't have. " Love that line!!! We'll see in Jan. or maybe before... depending if we are as good as many are beleiving. I think our failure was a bit of a mirage and this 'close but no cigar' success is a bit of a mirage. I'm hearing our OL is awesome and we've found out how to beat the cover 2... I think on both sides their is a fog of war, but the less positive have the better odds of being correct than the 'ready to launch crowd'. These next three games are stiffs and semi stiffs... so the pro group will def. get the early jump... think the GB game will tell the tale, brother.

[@AcePerHead]

I can see why he might feel that way.... Tua's absence and the close semi freakish losses these last two weeks puts a fog of war on things... let's see. I said to start this season we'll be clear on most of the critical issues by season's end...

[@gelandres]

@@AcePerHead There may be a "fog of war" for some but some of us have PTSD from decades of this 😂😂

[@robertdering2608]

Surprise- Surprise. Ross Worst-Owner- Grier- Worst GM, and McIDOIT- Worst HC.😅

[@AcePerHead]

I'll save that title if he does nothing should the Dolphins flop this second half of the season... I'll give him till then.

[@dr_jjj9963]

Hi Curtis , we know the o line sucks , but why suddenly they have success running the ball , I need your eval in that plz

[@AcePerHead]

Well,, how have we been played? at the end of this Pc I go over the numbers. We didn't see any run defense... it was all pass focused given a ton of space and real estate to the OL and run game except a couple of times. This doesn't mean they won't do it again in more run focused Ds, but the context of the why should leave us understanding the why and saying can they against better units, bad weather, more run focused D philosophies and schemes? May be they will... but they couldn't with nearly the same group last year...is Brewer going to make that much of a difference? That would be the angle for those who believe we've arrived... let's see.

[@VP20001]

Ross don’t care about this team or football

[@AcePerHead]

I hope that's not the case... we'll see how the team responds and if it's poor how Ross responds... Does it matter how poor they do or are they all coming back no matter what? I don't know...

[@johngordon3173]

Sorry Grier Daddy took the T Bird away! Ray of sunshine in my opinion

[@AcePerHead]

I take it as a neutral position... would prefer selling... but I get this and understand IF Grier as some consequences if this team flops.

[@richardkeys5214]

Curtis status quo for Grier did nothing!

[@AcePerHead]

I'll take that over him spending like a drunk sailor to save his job.

[@Noeau]

One word: tanking.

[@AcePerHead]

Could be... on purpose or the plan after they found out they weren't so smart? We'll see... can't see Grier and McD doing that unless they are made men... then we are really screwed.

[@Noeau]

@ keep up the great work brother. You bring the voice of reason and objectivity. Not like us one track mind, critics. Keep keeping us grounded!

[@AcePerHead]

@@Noeau Try... but it's not as popular as the one track content.

[@corintheusstalling8768]

Suit hustle has went on way too long don’t u think bro ?

[@AcePerHead]

1000% Think they will try and extend it out for a year or two more.... sad.

[@wolfie954]

Is this the part of the season where we do just good enough to save Grier and McDaniel's jobs and put us in a worse draft position, but not good enough to win a Wildcard game? All the phony football fans get their kids Eichenberg and Jackson jerseys for Christmas while blaming 24 straight awful seasons on the refs rigging the game? Jets and Phins fans love to gaslight themselves. It's getting sad to watch.

[@joejones6495]

Brother I think McDaniel, Greer and the playoff and future start Sunday. If we win out and make the afc championship if not win all is well. If not McDaniel gone Greer gone and this team gone.

[@AcePerHead]

You think Ross cut them loose? Im not sure I think the bar is lower... even a postseason app and Ross gives them one more season.... it SHOULD more than that.. but... I think Ross REALLY doesn't want to move on.

[@carlawilliams7727]

You have no clue on what you are seeing. What you are seeing is a slow adjustment to the Nfl figuring out how to stop the dolphins deep passing attack. The Buffalo game was the most solid performance by the Miami offfense in decades. We are the most balanced offense that we have seen. We won that game. Who costed us was Poyer but really the refs and a lucky 61 yard FG. We have learned to win without Tyreek and Waddle being the center piece. You are so Naive on how solid our team is. Tua let us down for 4 losses. Besides that we are doing well. Tua performed as good as any Elite Qb,

[@AcePerHead]

No clue? I told my viewers the league was moving to pass balance, I told viewers teams are playing over leverage and not blitzing, I told viewers that run the ball inside was the key, I told viewers and passing the football in side esp to Rbs was the key.... maybe you don't watch me. But, Carla, my accuracy as been spot on.... let's see this play out. Most were saying last season after the Broncos game that we had an unstoppable run game and it was confirmed by the Giants... except by me... the lone voice saying not so fast... I hope you are right... but no clue.... okay. You might get 3 wins of the next 3, but let's start talking from GB on... Phins fans are so easily hyped and let down... time reveals the knee jerk evals from the accurate ones... we'll see.

[@josephbell7648]

Come on. We’re not beating the Rams on the road

[@idawg7332]

And in prime time

[@AcePerHead]

We might not... but that OL is poor... Noteboom is the anchor... Not sure they can keep pace. It's a track too... If noteboom was in, I'd say not... I haven' done the eval... but it's a HUGE loss for them. Their back up is a disaster.

[@AcePerHead]

Fair... I need to do the eval... but the RT loss is massive for them.

[@DolFan316]

Sorry Curtis, I'm just not seeing 5 wins, let alone 8 or 9. This team has already established that no matter how well Tua plays, it just doesn't matter. In another month half the roster will be on IR as usual. Tua himself will probably get injured again. Also, even if he stays healthy he stinks in prime time games, and the Rams is a prime time game on the road. Also, the Raiders are coming off a bye and bad teams play better 95% of the time coming of a bye. The Rams were 1-4 going into their bye and look at them now. Also, the Pats should have Maye this time and they barely lost the last game without him. I just don't understand why people keep insisting this team's going on a massive win streak. It's baffling, befuddling and bewildering to me.

[@AcePerHead]

You could very well be right... I just assumed the Dolphins would do what they always do ruin the situation. Not be good enough to force Grier out and not good enough to win anything. Just good enough to drag this out another few years... maybe I got emotional in my frustration.

[@AcePerHead]

I think 7 wins is the target... Raiders, Pats, Browns depending on the weather. Jets at home maybe, Rams will be the key... So, three give them 5 wins... then one Jets and Browns. 7 wins... I said to 9 because it's just like this team to turn enough special on to keep Grier..

[@DolFan316]

@@AcePerHead I took that under consideration believe me. And even then I just can't see more than 5 wins. Losing even when Tua was playing well is what tells me this time the tank is for real. Also, modern players quit far more easily than they did even a decade ago. After Tua stinks it up in prime time yet again, that'll be the final straw and this team will give up the rest of the way.

[@AcePerHead]

@@DolFan316 "Also, modern players quit far more easily than they did even a decade ago. " Good point... we'll see. Rams have some strong weaknesses to our strengths and the turf makes us faster.... breaking down to see now.

[@KevinPerez-ux9bt]

Dude u was just saying u don’t want them to do anything now they don’t anything u got something bad to say lol trash

[@AcePerHead]

Huh? I said I want them to move assets in the lead up... they didn't and I said in this ' I get it from Ross's perspective at least them didn't mortgage the future'. Trash might be your listening skills... see, you can trash me for something I say, but not for something I didn't---if you want to be fair. Not everyone is down with that.

[@basheercross7076]

as a Bills fan I’ve seen u a few times.. good work. lucid and fairly objective #GoBILLS 🔵🔴⚪️🦬

[@AcePerHead]

Thanks, sir!! Much appreciated... I try to be as lucid as I can... not easy :)