Author: Roger Martinez

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Entering the fourth quarter of Sundays matchup against the Ravens the Miami Dolphins found themselves trailing 35-14. Since 2011 teams entering in the fourth quarter trailing by more than 21 points were 0-711. Until Tua led the Dolphins to a 42-38 win by going 13-17 for 199 yards and four of his six touchdowns in the fourth quarter. On Sunday Tua was able to have one of the best games in Dolphin’s history. He finished the game with a career-high 469 yards in the air and 6 touchdowns. Tagovailoa now shares the six touchdowns record with Hall of Famers Bob…

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Although the Miami Dolphins were able to secure a win over the New England Patriots, the rushing game seemed to be missing. At the half the Dolphins had only rushed for 21 yards on 10 carries. Finishing the game with 65 yards total rushing, it’s clear that there is room for improvement. But the team is not worried. “We’re one technique away and one hand placement away from busting a long one” said reserve Tackle Greg Little. ” I think we had a couple of miscues with communication…… I didn’t see some plays that I wish I would have told…

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This past Sunday third year quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins defeated the New England Patriots 20-7.  With this win Tua joins an exclusive group of quarterbacks who have started their career 4-0 against Bill Belichick. Only John Elway has accomplished this at the start of his career. Not many quarterbacks have even beat Belichick four times in their careers. During the season opener Tua completed 23 of 33 passes and 270 yards. He had a passer rating of 78.2 which was 5th best on opening day. Tua completed a dart to Jaylen Waddle on a 4th and 7…

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Early Tuesday morning Lynn Bowden Jr took to social media and showed love to the Miami Dolphins and its fans. Bowden was released by the Dolphins prior to the 4 p.m. deadline. As a member as the Dolphins, he recorded 28 receptions for 211 yards in 2020. He missed the entire 2021 season with an injury but was poised for a comeback season as he had an impressive preseason. The Dolphins have also announced that they will be waiving wide receivers Mohamad Sanu, Preston Williams, and River Cracraft. Williams had been with the team the longest but was not able…

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The Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Eagles have cancelled Thursday’s joint practice. Today would’ve been the second joint practice ahead of the preseason finale on Saturday. It has been reported that it is not a COVID related illness. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports the practice was canceled “out of an abundance of caution as a result of a non-COVID illness.” It is still unclear on what the illness is. The Philadelphia Eagles will still be practicing at the Baptist Health Training Complex, while the Miami Dolphins will meet virtually with coach Mike Mcdaniel. There are no updates on Saturday’s preseason…

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The Miami Dolphins have announced that they have cut punter Sterling Hofrichter, linebacker Deandre Johnson, and safety Sheldrick Redwine. The team has also placed new cornerback Mackensie Alexander on IR.  Alexander signed with the team on Aug. 15 and was injured during the second preseason game. With Alexander being placed on IR before the start of the regular season, he’s ineligible to return to the active roster. But Alexander and the team could reach an injury settlement that would allow him to become a free agent and sign with a team when healthy. “That was unfortunate — really unfortunate for…

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This offseason there hasn’t been a bigger promoter for the Miami Dolphins then Tyreek Hill. Since joining Miami, he has been quoted saying lots of unpopular things. From comparing Tua Tagovailoa to Patrick Mahomes or head coach Mike Mcdaniel and his play calling. This week he might’ve said something that can get people talking again. This week when talking about his relationship with his new tight end Mike Gesicki, Hill said ” It’s definitely important, you know ……..that’s why I’m always in Mike’s ear.” He continued by saying “Next time you interview him just ask him, how aggravating is Tyreek?…

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Coach Mike McDaniel addressed the media on Wednesday after the team’s first joint practice in Tampa. He was asked to address what he thinks Tua can learn from being on the other side of Tom Brady. “I think it’s more about learning stuff from going against an opponent and an opponent as qualified and that has as much esteem as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.” McDaniel responded. “They’ll be on separate fields, but it’s more about the quality of this organization and the type of football they play is a tremendous opportunity for really all the guys when we’re trying to…

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The Miami Dolphins are in Tampa this week for joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in preparation to their first preseason game on Saturday. According to multiple sources it was the Dolphins defense that dominated. Reports from practice was that the Dolphins defense frustrated quarterback Tom Brady on multiple drives. While the offense had good plays it was the defense that stole the show. Brady was shown expressing his frustrations to Bruce Arians. At one point during a two-minute drill, the defense was seen “sacking” Brady on three straight plays. It was defensive linemen Zach Sieler and Emmanuel Ogbah…

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Miami Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross has been suspended till mid-October and fined $1.5 million dollars after a six-month. The investigation stems from the racial discrimination accusations made by former coach Brian Flores. These allegations also include that tanking and offering coach Brian Flores money to lose for a better draft position. During the investigation the NFL found evidence of tampering linked to Tom Brady and Sean Payton. The Dolphins were penalized for improper contact with QB Tom Brady from not only 2021, but from the 2019 season. They were also in contact with former head coach Sean Payton to unite…

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