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The Dolphins are taking significant and unnecessary measures to get right after two losses
Bear in mind when Donald Faison instructed Denzel Washington in “Bear in mind the Titans” that soccer is enjoyable? Washington’s response to Faison is the one the Miami Dolphins selected to take in the direction of enjoyable of their locker room.
From what has been alleged of the Dolphins for many of this yr — bear in mind the entire Brian Flores lawsuit — their present scenario with Mike McDaniel as head coach was not the group’s first choice. Nevertheless, regardless of having just one yr of expertise as an offensive coordinator, Miami’s new head coach was on a roll for the primary month of this season.
The Yale graduate, who by no means performed soccer professionally, has an easy-going demeanor, and has generally even displayed a dry humorousness. That is new faculty NFL management, the place an individual shares data with gamers versus screaming it into their eardrums. McDaniel is fast to level out that he doesn’t play, so he believes his impact on in-game efficiency is proscribed. Fairly the self-aware and humble perspective from an NFL head coach, however he lately confirmed there’s nonetheless some conventional soccer coach trapped inside him.
The Dolphins’ captains, together with Tyreek Hill, who was acquired this previous offseason, determined after two consecutive losses that the crew had a distraction within the locker room — the ping-pong desk. So the captains determined that it wanted to be eliminated. In line with ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jaques, a ping pong tournament had been happening for a number of weeks. McDaniel instructed the media that he believes the choice by crew captains exhibits “management.”
Mike, when you’re going to be this new-age coach that can sometimes give actual quotes to the media, present a persona, and strategy main a crew in a different way. You don’t should be all in with a standard soccer transfer like this. You could possibly’ve merely stated, “Our crew leaders decided and I stand behind no matter choices they make as a collective. They’ve earned that.”
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There’s no motive for effusive reward as a result of they determined to take a ping-pong desk out of the locker room. Whereas I’m no Nostradamus, I’m comfortably positive that the rationale that the Dolphins have misplaced their final two video games has nothing to do with a ping-pong match within the locker room, and certain has an awesome deal to do with them dropping their No. 1 and No. 2 quarterbacks to damage.
Going into this season, Tua Tagovailoa, was being questioned as as to if he was a adequate quarterback to steer Miami into competition. By means of three video games, the Dolphins had been undefeated and knocked off two potential Tremendous Bowl champions in consecutive weeks. Nevertheless, Tagovailoa went down arduous in opposition to the Buffalo Payments in Week 3 and stumbled again to the bottom after standing up. He sat out the remainder of the primary half and led the Dolphins to victory. Then 4 days later, a head damage triggered a fencing response, and Teddy Bridgewater needed to end off that loss. Tagovailoa didn’t play in opposition to the Jets in Week 5, and Bridgewater was faraway from the sport, leaving 2022 seventh-round draft decide Skylar Thompson underneath heart in a second consecutive loss.
Don’t overreact now, Dolphins. You’re beginning a third-string quarterback when earlier than Tagovailoa’s damage you all didn’t have three energetic QBs on the roster. It’s an unlucky flip of occasions, however don’t now resolve to take meathead soccer measures.
The purpose of enjoyable objects within the facility is to maintain the staff there longer. It’s why Silicon Valley firms have greater than only a espresso machine, water cooler, and microwave of their workplaces. If a company needs to get the very best out of its workers whereas they’re on the facility, make the place snug. Have ping-pong tables, arcade video games, flavored seltzer water, nap stations — something that makes somebody not really feel the necessity to go dwelling proper at 5:00 p.m.
Eradicating the ping-pong desk is now a motive for gamers, consciously or subconsciously, to resolve to not spend as a lot time as they used to on the apply facility.
The normal soccer sensibility is to remove something perceived to be a distraction, nevertheless it’s 2022. The gamers at the moment are all the time distracted. They’ve excess of 10 channels to look at on tv, a handful of native radio stations, literature, and a Nintendo to maintain them firm. A weeks-long ping-pong match is definitely a sensible solution to maintain the participant on the facility. A non-traditional method of approaching soccer. One thing the Dolphins had been supposedly keen to embrace by hiring McDaniel.
As an alternative, the Dolphins went backward, by eradicating a little bit of enjoyable from this roster. A roster that will be absolutely in its rights to say that the crew’s most vital drawback will not be a ping-pong match, it’s a correct medical examination of their quarterbacks.
Hotline Miami sits alongside Doom, Half-Life, and Max Payne as one of the best shooters – if not best games, period – of all time. Dennaton’s hyper-violent, frantically paced blaster is a delirious descent into abstraction, post-modernity, and electronica. Now, a new FPS game takes the spirit and style of Hotline Miami, and combines it with completely destructible environments and a fresh take on twitch gunplay. The work of a solo developer, if you want to try it, there’s even a free demo available right now.
This is the suitably named Wreck, an upcoming FPS game where you play a former mercenary, ferociously determined to exact revenge on your former criminal bosses. That in itself sounds promisingly inspired by John Wick. Mechanically, however, Wreck plays like a mix of Hotline Miami and Battlefield. Battles are intense, lethal, and demand not just accuracy, but aggression and speed. If you burst into a room full of bad guys, expect to get lit up – like Hotline, you need to dodge and dance as you dish out death.
But aside from reflexes, you have another weapon at your disposal. Like Battlefield, or maybe even Minecraft, given the shooter’s chunky, voxel look, you can destroy literally any part of the environment to create new paths and firing positions.
If you’re up against a locked door, and positive an ambush is waiting on the other side, step back, blow a hole in the brickwork, and surprise the waiting goons by sticking your gun through the wall. If you’re in a tight spot and need to make a rapid escape, punch out the plaster and tunnel to safety.
Created by solo developer Austin Zaman, Wreck is expected to launch during 2024. In the meantime, there’s a free demo that you can try right this second. Just head here.
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Tua Tagovailoa has undeniably been a game-changer for the Miami Dolphins since his arrival. As the franchise looks to secure their star quarterback for the long haul, Tagovailoa is proving to be a tough negotiator. The 26-year-old is holding out for a contract far more lucrative than the Dolphins‘ initial offer.
Drafted in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Alabama graduate signed a four-year deal with Miami worth $30 million, including a fifth-year option valued at $23.5 million. The Dolphins have exercised this option, signaling their intent to keep Tagovailoa, but the quarterback’s demands have raised the stakes considerably.
Top-tier quarterback contracts have skyrocketed in recent years, and one NFL executive predicts Tagovailoa’s deal will be no different. Speaking to Dolphin Nation, the executive estimated, “They’ve groomed him, he’s going to get better. You don’t want to lose him. It was so hard to get a quarterback… It’s just finding that balance. My guess is $55 million [per year], maybe it’s more.”
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that while the Dolphins have initiated contract discussions, their initial offers have been rebuffed by Tagovailoa. On SportsCenter, Fowler noted, “They have had contract talks, preliminary talks. I’m told that the Dolphins have made at least one contract offer but we know how these things go; the offer apparently hasn’t been good enough.”
Contract talks stall Tua Tagovailoa’s OTA participation
Fowler also concurred that Tagovailoa is in line for a massive payday, likely exceeding $50 million annually. “The market is pretty set. We saw Jared Goff, $50-plus million a year, that’s going to apply to Tua,” Fowler added.
Currently, the Dolphins are deep into organized team activities (OTA), but their star QB has been conspicuously absent. Fowler believes Tagovailoa’s absence is linked to the ongoing contract negotiations. “He has missed some OTA time, I’ve confirmed, and really it could depend on how negotiations go with his contract as to whether he starts to show up or is there full-time,” Fowler said.
Tagovailoa, who earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2023, has formed a formidable partnership with wide receiver Tyreek Hill, creating headaches for opposing defenses. Whether this dynamic duo will continue to wreak havoc beyond this season remains uncertain as contract talks drag on.
Dolphins fans eagerly await a resolution, hoping to see more of Tagovailoa’s magic at Hard Rock Stadium. For now, the ball is in the Dolphins’ court as they strive to lock down their franchise quarterback for the future.
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo is no longer considered a young player.
He turns 27 next month. He is entering his eighth NBA season. He isn’t a kid any more, so the Heat are expecting even more this season.
“Bam has to look at his game and sit with coach, [and] how he can get better and expand his game,” Heat team president Pat Riley said. “He’s at a point right now, he’s an All-NBA player. We’re happy to have him.”
But …
They want to see a new and improved Adebayo. Last year he was named an All-Star for the third time. His scoring dipped a little (19.3 ppg) but he averaged a career-best 10.4 rebounds. He also played 71 games, helping the Heat make up for extended absences from Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler.
“In his growth spurt from his rookie to what he is right now has been off the chart,” Riley said. “Everybody in the league knows what his game is. They all know what he does for us, how important he is for us in a lot of areas.”
It is common for superstars to branch out later in their careers. Riley pointed out a similar transition with Hall of Famer Magic Johnson for the Los Angeles After losing to the Houston Rockets in 1986 conference finals, Johnson returned with a new wrinkle by averaging a career-high 23.9 points and leading them to another championship.
“He has to expand his game,” Riley said. “I remember in 1986, after we got beat by Houston, Magic came to me and said `we have to change some things. I have to change. I have to start shooting 3s.”‘
Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Inside The Heat. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com
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