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Sunday Morning Dolphins Mailbag: Is the Ground Game Here to Stay?
Third and final part of the pre-Indy game Miami Dolphins On SI mailbag:
From David Keller (@DavidRome13):
Are you still going to the Miami Dolphins practices? I’m just curious if you seen enough improvement to believe that we have gotten better enough to win against Indy.
Hey David, the practice viewing once training camp is over basically is done. We get to watch stretching and the first 15-20 minutes, which does not feature any offense vs. defense work. So, no, we don’t see anything during the week that could serve as an indicator.
From Eric (@eric__jf):
The way special teams has played thus far, could you see Crossman being let go if they have another poor performance vs. Indy?
Hey Eric, the possibility of an in-season coaching change would be somewhere between 0 and 5 percent realistic. Just don’t see it happening, barring multiple catastrophic breakdowns.
From Pajake Japat (@D1nonlyJP):
What would it take in your opinion for Grier to be fired? Can Ross really continue to give him chance after chance?
It would take a massive collapse, to the extent where the Dolphins are viewed nationally as a joke, which is not something Stephen Ross would take very well. The Monday night loss at Tennessee was an example of the kind of game that could get Grier fired … if it started happening on a regular basis.
From Finsider (@B_Rogers11):
Do you really think this team has a chance to compete this year? They haven’t looked good even when Tua was at QB.
I honestly don’t know, but what I do know is it’s too early to conclude that they can’t. No, they didn’t look good with Tua at quarterback, but we’re talking about a game and three quarters. That’s not nearly enough to make any kind of long-term judgment IMO.
From Matty Mooner (@Mattymooner):
Who do we wanna play against, Flacco or Richardson?
Hey Matty, I addressed this Friday. The Dolphins have dominated Flacco in recent years, but that was because they were able to get pressure on him and he can’t move around. I’m not sure this Dolphins team can do that. With Richardson, he can make more plays than Flacco but also will make more mistakes.
From Daddio (@Otto_von_Grotto):
Do you think boy genius McDaniel will make it a priority to #RUNDABALLCOACH against a very suspect Colts defense? And might I add, Jaylen Wright should evolve into RB1 sooner rather than later.
Uh-oh, somebody is not happy with McDaniel. Yes, I would think McDaniel would make it a priority to run the ball against the Colts. With Wright, I agree with you that he looks really impressive, but Raheem Mostert is RB1 on this team the way I look at it.
From Lloyd Heilbrunn (@LloydHeilbrunn):
We’ve drafted only 2 quality contributing players in the last 3 drafts combined, and they are both running backs with Achane being hurt a lot, and Wright has had one good game… In what universe is that acceptable drafting by Chris Grier? How many projects can you draft?
Hey Lloyd, this sounds like a rhetorical question. The only problem with your premise is you’re giving no time for guys like Chop Robinson, Patrick Paul and Cam Smith to potentially development. Can we wait a year or two before making this kind of judgment?
From PhinFan (@ohiophinfan):
What Dolphins podcast is the best, and why is it All Dolphins Podcast? Do you foresee McDaniel sticking to a heavy run game plan this week given the less than stellar QB play?
You tell the folks out there, PhinFan, about the best Dolphins podcast. That’s right! Thanks for that. Yes, McDaniel will and should stick to the running game against the Colts, but game circumstances can flip the script too.
From Bag of Donuts (@BagofDonuts1):
Does Mike McD have the play-calling discipline to keep running the ball like we did in Foxboro?
Hey BOD, if the game circumstances are similar, yes, I absolutely believe he can and will have the discipline to stick with the running game. It’s a much safer way to operate on offense if it’s successful.
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CORAL GABLES, Fl – The Miami Hurricanes offseason continues with its trail of players leaving for the NFL Draft or entering the transfer portal.
Transfer cornerback Mishael Powell and red-shirt junior tightened Elijah Arroyo have now declared for the NFL Draft per each player’s social media.
After two injured-plagued seasons, Elijah Arroyo had a breakout year for Miami as a redshirt junior in 2024. Arroyo is turning his second team All-ACC season in and entering the 2025 NFL Draft. Arroyo flashed career highs with 35 receptions for 590 yards and seven TDs in 2024.
Mishael Powell will also declare for the NFL Draft for any team that is looking for a secondary piece on the pro level. With how questionable the secondary was this season for the Hurricanes the flashes that Powell showed were inconsistent at best but he did have some high moments.
He finished his lone season with the hUrricanes with 28 tackles, five interceptions, and six pass deflections.
While these players are Declaring for the NFL Draft, one player has decided to enter the transfer portal. Jaden Harris is entering after a disappointing season as the secondary begins to revamp the entire room.
The 6′, 195-pound redshirt sophomore from Atlanta had a rough season for Miami, grading at 56.6 on PFF with 15 missed tackles (25.9%) and a 57.2 coverage grade.
For his career, Harris has made 47 tackles with 5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, and 1 INT. He was ACC Defensive Back of the Week after his performance against Florida.
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Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal retired as one of the most dominant players in NBA history.
Let’s take a look back at when it began. In 1992, he scored his first basket in the preseason against the Miami Heat. A few days later, he scored his first official points on a dunk against the same Heat. The bucket came after he rebounded a Donald Royal missed layup.
Years later, O’Neal joined the Heat to help lead them to the first title in franchise history in 2006.
JORDAN WASN’T READY FOR FRESH START
By 1998, Michael Jordan was already in for the long haul.
The Chicago Bulls had to accept Jordan and coach Phil Jackson as a package deal. So when rumblings began of the Bulls parting ways with Jackson at season’s end, Jordan spoke up.
He made his feeling clear an interview at the NBA All-Star game that season. Jordan said he would rather retire than play in Chicago without Jackson.
“It very well can be,” Jordan said of it possibly being his last All-Star game as a member of the Bulls. “I think right now in Chicago, they’re looking to make a change to go a different direction with the coach staff, which I think affects me a lot. They really don’t leave me with many choices. So right now, in my mind, I’m thinking that’s it.”
Jordan made good on his threat. The Bulls won a sixth title with Jordan, but hired Tim Floyd as coach in the offseason. It led to Jordan’s second retirement because he was unwilling to have a fresh start.
STOUDAMIRE HAS REGRETS ABOUT LEAVING TORONTO
Years later, Damon Stoudamire can admit he got a little ahead of himself.
He was the Rookie of the Year in 1996 after being drafted by the Toronto Raptors but grew impatient playing for a losing expansion team. It eventually led to Stoudamire wanting a trade.
He landed with a stacked Portland Trail Blazers team that made the 1999 Western Conference finals, but nowadays Stoudamire thinks back to what could have been with the Raptors.
“Big picture again, I should’ve stayed,” Stoudamire said on the Ballislife podcast. “You know, T-Mac [Tracy McGrady] was a rookie. He was gonna hit his stride. And you still had Marcus Camby.”
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