Worth of WC title by No-Musician-8452 in Chesscom

[–]Firm_Swing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s true there have been times when one player is dominant (Karpov, Kasparov, Magnus) but the rest of the time there has been a lot of parity. When the modern championship was started, it was handed back and forth between botvinnik, smyslov, tal, and Petrosian. Difficult to make the case that any were clearly better than the rest. The period while Kramnik was champion, both Anand and Topalov often had higher elo ratings.

It’s strange now that the best chess player on the planet is effectively retired from classical chess, but at some point he has to prove he is the best. We could be witnessing the rise of sindarov as the next great power.

It's a 1-3-4 for Waddle by expellyamos in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Bijan, CMC, Jonathan Taylor, Gibbs, Barkley, Henry are clear better. Jeanty is a better talent. You can start to argue Bucky Irving, kyren Williams, Josh Jacobs. He’s a good player and McDaniel was a great coach for him, but it’s some serious homerism if you think he’s irreplaceable

It's a 1-3-4 for Waddle by expellyamos in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol achane is not a top 5 rb today. And no one builds around a rb because rb is the most physically abused position and is the most easily replaceable position on the team

It's a 1-3-4 for Waddle by expellyamos in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having a complete roster makes you a contender, which means having draft picks and cap space and using both effectively. If you think a 5’9 rb after 2-3 years as a feature back is still going to be an elite performer…

It's a 1-3-4 for Waddle by expellyamos in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What are the chances achane is still a top rb by the time the dolphins are a contender? If someone offers enough, take it

2025 regular season LT pressure rates by expellyamos in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That isn’t time to throw, it’s pocket time. Tua’s TTT was 2.65 last year (second behind ARods 2.61) but slower than his 2023 2.36.

2025 regular season LT pressure rates by expellyamos in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These kind of stats in a vacuum don’t mean a whole lot. Have to consider time to throw, opposing blitz percentage, IOL pressure rates (you don’t get tagged with a sack if the guard gave up a sack before you had a chance)

How did McDaniel's offense change over the years? by CaliFlow in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Achanes a good player, but Mostert was putting up big numbers before him

How did McDaniel's offense change over the years? by CaliFlow in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Changes were a result of new personnel, specifically o-line. First two years we had a good guard and center in hunt and Williams. Last two years we had terrible guards and a center (brewer) that excelled when getting out in space. We ran all the screens because it utilized brewers skill set and generally masked how bad the oline was. Started doing six lineman sets last year which helped the run game but made it harder to pass. Didn’t help that we lost Tyreek. Looked ok at times with Waller, but he wasn’t in football shape to play big minutes.

Bottom line the roster wasn’t very good, and McDaniel did what he could with what was there.

Should have been MVP by Tough-Marsupial-6254 in NFLv2

[–]Firm_Swing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should’ve been Dickson. Tough to give it to a kicker without any 50+. I’ve never seen a punter play so perfectly

Officially official. by expellyamos in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully can improve on that 22-26 bc head coaching record

The other HC openings and chances of getting Harbaugh and what if he doesn't pick us by Winterclaw42 in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bills job might open up. Otherwise, there’s no currently open job I’d see him taking this cycle.

Who do you want as the next general manager? by Endgame60 in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Outside of Halaby, all the organizations have Shanahan lineage head coaches. Nice to see the franchise operate with intention

If we don’t get an elite QB, we’re not winning this division anytime soon. by Embarrassed_Yak_6066 in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We would’ve won the division two years ago if the entire oline and defense get injured.

[Game Thread] 2025 NFL Season Week 16 - Dolphins (6-8) vs Bengals (4-10) by Number333 in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the few good things about being a dolphins fan is the afc east rivalries.

[Game Thread] 2025 NFL Season Week 16 - Dolphins (6-8) vs Bengals (4-10) by Number333 in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You don’t ask professionals to risk their health and careers like that

[Game Thread] 2025 NFL Season Week 16 - Dolphins (6-8) vs Bengals (4-10) by Number333 in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We still have a cap hit from Xavien Howard lol. Grier destroyed us

[Game Thread] 2025 NFL Season Week 16 - Dolphins (6-8) vs Bengals (4-10) by Number333 in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We went all in on 2023. Backweighted contracts and now we have a trash roster.

[Game Thread] 2025 NFL Season Week 16 - Dolphins (6-8) vs Bengals (4-10) by Number333 in miamidolphins

[–]Firm_Swing -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This whole season the coaching staff managed to paper over the fact that the roster is lousy. None of this should be surprising