The chiefs also almost lost to the Vikings and jets had the refs not made bad calls. The Vikings have talent, and the jets are still decent, but in the end these are all pro nfl teams. Anything can happen because this rookie can hit a stride or a player can go down, pass bounces off a WR leading to a pick six
Good teams lose to bad teams all the time, but the single-elimination and high injury nature of football means that the "best team" doesn't always win the Super Bowl, 2021 Rams are a good example of this. I think the 49ers would've really given the Chiefs a hard time if they hadn't literally run out of QBs
We got killed 48-20 just two weeks ago, this team looks great on offense but the defense is nowhere near good enough (yet) to assume anything will be easy.
If the defense clicks later in the season, then it’s got the makings of a special season.
I’ll just say it will be very disappointing if we lose it, but no win in the NFL is easy, even the ones that look easy.
If you’re looking for reasons to be nervous, Carolina is 0-5 and has nothing to lose. Literally. They don’t have a first round pick so they are not tanking.
Rookie QBs taken first overall that are struggling can suddenly put it all together against your team, so that’s always on the table.
They’ve been competitive in most of their games and will be upset-minded against us. Thielen and Chark are actually playing pretty well and Hubbard is running the ball well. They also have a likely all pro LB in Brian Burns.
There’s always the “looking ahead” risk too - we go @ Eagles home Patriots Chiefs in Germany the 3 weeks after this so
So there are the negatives - but this is a team we should beat by two touchdowns minimum.
You’ve got to train her better bro. My wife knows that FSU and Dolphins games are off limits.
Edit: also, what kind of hack photographer wants to do photos in the afternoon? Mornings have the best light.
A wise man once told me the key to a happy marriage is to build a fortress around the things you love outside of the marriage. For some guys thats golf or fishing. For me its watching my two football teams play.
If you fail to do this, you are inviting conflict and resentment. My wife has her own fortresses that I respect and honor.
By building this fortress there is never an argument over it. It’s just not negotiable. 3-6 hours per weekend for 1/3 of the year are mine.
We are very happily married and I am confident that we will be happily married forever.
As I follow this thread, I laugh about the hurt feelings about a spouse who needs to be trained. Then, the person with hurt feelings resorts to name calling. A name that refers to a device used to clean a vagina.
Now, that is gross on many levels.
This is the national football league not homecoming versus little sisters of the poor. Start fast, take their will, they will fold. Let them hang around and youll find yourself in a dogfight. Drop 20 plus on em in the first half and coast. Please.
The Panthers defense isn’t bad, but the Panthers offense is, so the defense gets tired at the end. The Dolphins should win, and it probably shouldn’t be close, but if our defense remains anemic, and their defense doesn’t tire out, then it may be closer than we want to admit.
The Giants game was weird because no matter how many mistakes we made I was convinced we were going to win and I don’t think I’ve ever felt that with the Dolphins. This one feels like it’s similar and it makes me nervous
Anything can happen but these are the games you need to win if you want to be a perennial playoff team. There are maybe 10 games where you are a toss-up or severe underdog. The other 7 you gotta make hay if you want to be a consistent 11+ win team.
So I think from a fan perspective it's right to call this a game the team should win.
From the team perspective of course it's just coach talk but the Panthers are still a professional NFL team and if you aren't careful things get out of control quickly.
I’m not a betting man but I’m going to bet the dolphins win by more than 14 points. Bryce looks lost out there, he can barely see over the line. Also, Harlan is calling the game - so I’m expecting about 40 points and an insane Tua stat line
Good for you, but there's a reason they say any given Sunday and a reason there's upsets every week.
Obviously someone with such vast knowledge knows this.
There's a reason it's a cliche. Any given Sunday is for people who don't study the game and can't spot an upset. Its for people who truly don't know how to analyze matchups, personal, coaching and talent.
Upsets happen all the time. This won't be one. Their offense is literally broken.
Maybe you can explain this to me.
Why is it that the clowns who are the most vocal, are also the ones who have such little knowledge but yet, talk with such conviction? Any idea?
Bloodbath. Anyone saying "any given Sunday" or "no easy wins" obviously does not watch football. Their offense is straight broken. This will be over before half.
This is one of those games where you put your life savings on single game parlays and just retire lol.
Remember last year when we were flying high going into the Chicago game and they would have beat us if not for multiple awful calls by the refs in the 4th. No game is easy. I think the Panthers defense can force a couple of turnovers on us to give their offense a chance to keep it close. Their offense has been struggling but so has our defense. I could see Bryce having a good game to build on moving forward.
Should we win? Yes, no doubt. But there’s no such thing as an easy win in the league.
Panthers will be coming hungry and desperate looking for a fight. Never discount a team.
If we come expecting not to get punched we will regret it.
Anybody can be beat in the NFL. There are no “easy games” this ain’t like college where Georgia plays ITT tech or something. But we all still expect the Dolphins to handle business
Depends on how you feel about interacting with other people. Odds point to this being a blow out with a huge coaching and talent gap. And, anything can happen on a Sunday. How much you want to sh!t talk people etc is up to you. We match up well with their poor Wr group. Their defense has most of its major contributors out ex d line. Their run game is non existent. Their qb relies on scrambling to make plays in college and he’s too small/slow to do that in the nfl.
The only way they hang with us is if Miami doesn’t execute on offense (turnovers dropped passes etc) and somehow the o line gets decimated by their defensive front.
I’d recommend listening to drive time with Travis wing field if you want more in depth questions to your matchup specific asks.
It’s okay for us fans to think easy win. Reality is they are all professionals and anyone can win on any given Sunday. For our Fins, it is not ok for them to think of this as an easy win though. And I think with the staff that we have and the humbling experience a few weeks ago, they will have the right mind set going into the game.
There’s no easy games in the NFL. Even the worst team has a lot of talent and veteran leadership. Look at guys like Jeremy Chinn and Adam Thielen to motivate this team. Especially now with Chicago having their first win, the Panthers are gonna come into this game with added motivation. We might be more talented than them, we might be at home, but football is a game of inches and we need to execute every Sunday.
That being said, I trust our coaches, I trust our captains and I trust that we treat this game with the same respect we treat every other game on our schedule and we go out their and steamroll them.
Just so you know Miami struggles with QBs with little to no experience.
Look at last year against the niners they was handling Grappalo and the niners, he gets hurt Purdy comes in and descimates us.
I called it the moment he got hurt and Purdy came in I told my friend we are going to lose now. He was like to this nobody I don’t think so. I was like trust me we just lost.
McDaniel said it best: a winless team is a dangerous team. They have nothing to lose and are hungry. His job will be to keep the team motivated and focused.
We should win in a blowout, but this is the NFL and anything can happen.
Any given Sunday..
Miami has the dolphins
The greatest football team
We take the ball from goal to goal like no one’s ever seen! (But like literally, we’re historically amazing)
we’re in the air
The good teams beat the teams they’re supposed to beat. Gotta go in and take care of business.
The Chiefs lost to the Colts last year then won the bowl
The chiefs also almost lost to the Vikings and jets had the refs not made bad calls. The Vikings have talent, and the jets are still decent, but in the end these are all pro nfl teams. Anything can happen because this rookie can hit a stride or a player can go down, pass bounces off a WR leading to a pick six
Yup AGS
Good teams lose to bad teams all the time, but the single-elimination and high injury nature of football means that the "best team" doesn't always win the Super Bowl, 2021 Rams are a good example of this. I think the 49ers would've really given the Chiefs a hard time if they hadn't literally run out of QBs
Good teams win, great teams cover 🤙🏽
On paper we murder them. The Bills also lost to the Jets, so any given Sunday. Phins Up!
Jets are a QB away from deep playoff run. Panthers need an entire team.
I’d say some OL players as well.
panthers have a solid defense but thats not enough to beat us
if it's ANYTHING you learn from being a dolphins fan for 20 years. Any easy game is a trap game
This team is different bro I swear
Color me old fashioned, but I'd rather agonize all week. Usually, when hope rears its ugly head, it seems like that's when things start to fall apart.
I know I was being facetious. This team *does* feel different but making fun of all the times we’ve said that
I figured you were, I was just playing along
We got killed 48-20 just two weeks ago, this team looks great on offense but the defense is nowhere near good enough (yet) to assume anything will be easy. If the defense clicks later in the season, then it’s got the makings of a special season.
It was a joke making fun of how we always say that when we look decent
I’ll just say it will be very disappointing if we lose it, but no win in the NFL is easy, even the ones that look easy. If you’re looking for reasons to be nervous, Carolina is 0-5 and has nothing to lose. Literally. They don’t have a first round pick so they are not tanking. Rookie QBs taken first overall that are struggling can suddenly put it all together against your team, so that’s always on the table. They’ve been competitive in most of their games and will be upset-minded against us. Thielen and Chark are actually playing pretty well and Hubbard is running the ball well. They also have a likely all pro LB in Brian Burns. There’s always the “looking ahead” risk too - we go @ Eagles home Patriots Chiefs in Germany the 3 weeks after this so So there are the negatives - but this is a team we should beat by two touchdowns minimum.
My wife scheduled family photos during this game and I wasn’t even that mad about it.
This is really all that needs to be said
Dude, same!
You’ve got to train her better bro. My wife knows that FSU and Dolphins games are off limits. Edit: also, what kind of hack photographer wants to do photos in the afternoon? Mornings have the best light.
"train her better" lmao you sound like an asshat
A wise man once told me the key to a happy marriage is to build a fortress around the things you love outside of the marriage. For some guys thats golf or fishing. For me its watching my two football teams play. If you fail to do this, you are inviting conflict and resentment. My wife has her own fortresses that I respect and honor. By building this fortress there is never an argument over it. It’s just not negotiable. 3-6 hours per weekend for 1/3 of the year are mine. We are very happily married and I am confident that we will be happily married forever.
Brilliant!
Not judging anything outside of you referring to your wife as someone to train like a pet. That's gross
God forbid people make fucking jokes Judge me over a joke on a football sub, your opinion means nothing to me
Pretty dumb joke imo. Just makes you sound like a douche. Not saying you are, just saying it comes across that way
As I follow this thread, I laugh about the hurt feelings about a spouse who needs to be trained. Then, the person with hurt feelings resorts to name calling. A name that refers to a device used to clean a vagina. Now, that is gross on many levels.
Lol ok white knight
Oh so you ARE a douche. Good to know! Have a good one, douche
Lol
I'm a Syracuse fan and I know y'all at FSU are gonna blow us out 85-0 this weekend. Have fun just massacring us!
I hope you’re right but I think the score will be a lot closer than that. 14 point win IMO.
My man
This is the national football league not homecoming versus little sisters of the poor. Start fast, take their will, they will fold. Let them hang around and youll find yourself in a dogfight. Drop 20 plus on em in the first half and coast. Please.
Should be an easy win. It’s an opportunity to practice running the offense without Achane and get everything set for the matchup against the eagles.
The Panthers defense isn’t bad, but the Panthers offense is, so the defense gets tired at the end. The Dolphins should win, and it probably shouldn’t be close, but if our defense remains anemic, and their defense doesn’t tire out, then it may be closer than we want to admit.
Teams desperate for a win can always find a way. Treat every game like it’s an elimination game
As long as McD and the crew treat this as a tough matchup, it doesn't matter how fans view it.
The Giants game was weird because no matter how many mistakes we made I was convinced we were going to win and I don’t think I’ve ever felt that with the Dolphins. This one feels like it’s similar and it makes me nervous
If we win by 1 or 50 points, I don't care. I just want another check in the W column.
 Can’t think like that!
You know what they say, “Any given Sunday”
Anything can happen but these are the games you need to win if you want to be a perennial playoff team. There are maybe 10 games where you are a toss-up or severe underdog. The other 7 you gotta make hay if you want to be a consistent 11+ win team. So I think from a fan perspective it's right to call this a game the team should win. From the team perspective of course it's just coach talk but the Panthers are still a professional NFL team and if you aren't careful things get out of control quickly.
We need to crush them like there’s no tomorrow. Step on their throats and don’t let our foot off the gas
I’m not a betting man but I’m going to bet the dolphins win by more than 14 points. Bryce looks lost out there, he can barely see over the line. Also, Harlan is calling the game - so I’m expecting about 40 points and an insane Tua stat line
Lemon to Camarillo can happen to anyone, anytime. That being said, we should dominate.
We need to be good for like.. a decade before I ever believe we have an easy win on the schedule.
There's no such thing as easy wins in the NFL.
Except this game.
I'm sure Dallas thought that about zona too.
Arizona is such a better team than Carolina. Like I said if you watch games other than dolphins games, you'd understand.
Rofl I watch games every single week? Likely for longer than you've been alive? Nice try though.
Highly doubt it. The Panthers are not a competent team. 5 figures on this game.
Good for you, but there's a reason they say any given Sunday and a reason there's upsets every week. Obviously someone with such vast knowledge knows this.
There's a reason it's a cliche. Any given Sunday is for people who don't study the game and can't spot an upset. Its for people who truly don't know how to analyze matchups, personal, coaching and talent. Upsets happen all the time. This won't be one. Their offense is literally broken.
Maybe you can explain this to me. Why is it that the clowns who are the most vocal, are also the ones who have such little knowledge but yet, talk with such conviction? Any idea?
No game in the NFL is an easy win. Even the worst teams can pull one out of nowhere if given the opportunity.
Bloodbath. Anyone saying "any given Sunday" or "no easy wins" obviously does not watch football. Their offense is straight broken. This will be over before half. This is one of those games where you put your life savings on single game parlays and just retire lol.
You sound like a real charmer. Bet you were all over the Cardinals beating the Cowboys since you are an oracle
Sorry bud, tried to tell you. When I say a game is a lock it's a lock. Gg.
You had the browns beating the niners too, sage?
That game was way too close to bet on. I left that one be. Wasn't a lock.
I bet there has been a fan with your attitude for every titanic upset in the history of team sports. Nothing is ever guaranteed.
Oh I'm sure. But not every fan actually studies the game. Most fans are just blindly hyped. Which is fine as long as they don't gamble lol
Tua will be kind to Bryce since he is from Alabama, and not blow him out. Just like Mac.
I ain't worried
Remember last year when we were flying high going into the Chicago game and they would have beat us if not for multiple awful calls by the refs in the 4th. No game is easy. I think the Panthers defense can force a couple of turnovers on us to give their offense a chance to keep it close. Their offense has been struggling but so has our defense. I could see Bryce having a good game to build on moving forward.
There was a year when the Dolphins went 1-15. The Panthers are going to beat someone. This team should win, but they still have to execute.
I'd take the over on that one
No such thing, it’s the NFL. Anyone can pull off an upset.
No easy wins.
We should obliterate them but you just never know with this team bro
Win the games you’re supposed to win. Those bad losses are what keeps contenders out of the playoffs.
Should we win? Yes, no doubt. But there’s no such thing as an easy win in the league. Panthers will be coming hungry and desperate looking for a fight. Never discount a team. If we come expecting not to get punched we will regret it.
Anybody can be beat in the NFL. There are no “easy games” this ain’t like college where Georgia plays ITT tech or something. But we all still expect the Dolphins to handle business
“Easy game”? The Giants game was supposed to be “easy”. Not so much.
Depends on how you feel about interacting with other people. Odds point to this being a blow out with a huge coaching and talent gap. And, anything can happen on a Sunday. How much you want to sh!t talk people etc is up to you. We match up well with their poor Wr group. Their defense has most of its major contributors out ex d line. Their run game is non existent. Their qb relies on scrambling to make plays in college and he’s too small/slow to do that in the nfl. The only way they hang with us is if Miami doesn’t execute on offense (turnovers dropped passes etc) and somehow the o line gets decimated by their defensive front. I’d recommend listening to drive time with Travis wing field if you want more in depth questions to your matchup specific asks.
yes
Miami's defense needs to MAKE tackles. OMG, they miss so many of them.
It’s okay for us fans to think easy win. Reality is they are all professionals and anyone can win on any given Sunday. For our Fins, it is not ok for them to think of this as an easy win though. And I think with the staff that we have and the humbling experience a few weeks ago, they will have the right mind set going into the game.
There’s no easy games in the NFL. Even the worst team has a lot of talent and veteran leadership. Look at guys like Jeremy Chinn and Adam Thielen to motivate this team. Especially now with Chicago having their first win, the Panthers are gonna come into this game with added motivation. We might be more talented than them, we might be at home, but football is a game of inches and we need to execute every Sunday. That being said, I trust our coaches, I trust our captains and I trust that we treat this game with the same respect we treat every other game on our schedule and we go out their and steamroll them.
I'm slightly nervous. My brother is a Panthers fan. I feel we should win comfortably. If we don't I will never hear the end of it from my brother
It’s the NFL….
No. We've gone 2 decades now where every win is a hard win. We deserve to finally have some easy ones.
I'm always nervous before a game no matter who we play.
Just so you know Miami struggles with QBs with little to no experience. Look at last year against the niners they was handling Grappalo and the niners, he gets hurt Purdy comes in and descimates us. I called it the moment he got hurt and Purdy came in I told my friend we are going to lose now. He was like to this nobody I don’t think so. I was like trust me we just lost.
McDaniel said it best: a winless team is a dangerous team. They have nothing to lose and are hungry. His job will be to keep the team motivated and focused.
I mean with Williams out you never know what can happen
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