and I didn't want because
there's that very passionate
unreasonably loyal to to a tongue of Aloha group that when
I called to and on many call them to a nun. Now, the idea
that,
you know, say anything bad about them. They're going to
come after you, but come on. They, hey, I tried to find
the silver lining in this seven-game winning streak, what
they did to the Ravens on that Thursday night. I love what
they do, put the seven eight, guys, at
the line of scrimmage. You don't know who's going to
Blitz. You don't know who's going to drop it. Two coverage
of creates Mass confusion. I thought they would have better
luck with that yesterday.
But, you know, the offense really is the problem. And
I hate to keep coming back to to. But it seems like, you know,
Mike we got nine games on it once
and every time I looked up
to, it was like missing a guy on a 5 yard pass. And then
there was the moment where he here, airs back and the ball
goes one way and the arm goes the other and you know,
to the extent that he was quieting, the talk about
DeShaun Watson in one afternoon in three hours. First, I think
that was enough for Stephen Ross, the owner of the team who
was the one that was pushing for Deshaun Watson
to resolve after the season the push for Deshaun Watson is
going to resume.
Well, listen II agree. So they lose seven in a row. They win
70 to playing more efficiently than anything else. He's
completing just under sixty, eight percent of his passes for
the year. But the thing about it is the ball is not going
down the field.
A lot Jalen Wally leaving receivers averaging, 10 yard to
catch. You know, you're seeing, you know, go look at some of
the other top receivers. It's thirteen, fourteen fifteen,
sixteen yards, a catch the balls, going downfield. More.
So this game plan doesn't seem to have
The confidence for to whip it down the field a little more
because you I'm just looking at their receivers. Now their top
two, top two receivers are averaging 10 yards,
a catch now 12 tight end,
but still, I mean, it just it's not going down the field enough.
It's not, it's not anywhere near a prolific passing game.
And what kind of a running game? Do you have going
forward? So you ask yourself the question your come in with
a top defense,
you know, that's Brian Florey specialty. I you know, on
the offensive side of the ball, do You have an offense that you
feel can be good enough. And is it led by someone? Good enough
to carry you if
you need to be carried
and that's going to be the decision.
And listen, I get it with two, he's a nice guy and people like
them and all that. But listen, it's not about being a nice guy
or not. It's about what kind of football player you are. Can we
lump the team on your back? Not all the time, but when we need
to because I just said the same thing
about Tannehill, you know, I don't think you could
the Tennessee could be a team that you can't go past crazy on and
be that successful. So they need to be complementary. So
that's fine. But can you at times caught on Tannehill? We
found out that we can.
Can you were two of them?
I don't know, you know, when you need to really get it down
the field. I don't know. And that's in the Miami Dolphins.
Have to ask themselves and then answer does does the DeShaun
Watson, you know, situation rear its ugly head.
It's going to somewhere,
you know, as someone we all believe you, tell me if I'm
wrong somebody is going to trade for him and have him on
their team next year. I have to believe so. So does that talk
start up again? And if it's not DeShaun Watson, is it? Well,
okay to is our guy but we're going to have an eye out. You
know, this is who we
are. This is who we love right now, but you know, we have
wandering eyes that maybe we might be looking for somebody
else
well. And when you consider how good they've been with
a quarterback who does limit the offense from time to time, if
not more often than that.
There are plenty of other guys that may be available. And may
be interested. You know, the Russell Wilson conversation.
Where is the grass greener for? Him. Well it's greener in Miami
and even Aaron Rodgers if he decides to leave Denver his
looked
like the ultimate destination, but you're looking for a place
where you think you're going to have a better chance to be
ultimately successful. Then where you currently are
in the Dolphins, have a lot of pieces in place and that defense
makes them a very attractive destination for quarterbacks
out there who have options, who are looking for other places
than the Dolphins. I think we'll have options when
the time comes
to look for an upgrade. And,
and, and this isn't
an anti to it take He didn't make himself the fifth overall,
pick in the draft.
He didn't select himself over Justin Herbert. He got put in
a tough spot. Why? Because the owner of the team and Mike.
I know we gotta move on to the next game. But this is this is
a good opportunity to hammer home. A point that I think fans
don't really grasp because the owners do their best to hide
behind the curtain and let others in the organization. Be
the ones who take the blame when things go poorly owners.
Make it known what
they were. Want to do and one of the Privileges of being
a billionaire. He's you rarely have to give a direct order.
There are ways to make it known to the people who work for you,
who are smart enough to do, what needs to be done to
continue to work for you, what you want
and Ross wanted to uh, period. So Ross got to it. He wanted
Joe burrow. He wanted to move, Heaven and Earth to get Joe
burrow, and he was right about that. The Bengals wisely said,
no. Thanks. No. Thanks. No. Thanks. We're not trading out
of the top spot. So then he wanted to
Justin Herbert was never a conversation. Get to a get to
a get to it. And now it's get Watson, get Watson, get Watson,
but these owners have a huge influence
and they're the one constant cuz they can't be fired in
the dysfunction that can happen for teams and
you know, the to is there because of Ross and to am
a gets implanted because of Ross and and
supplanting it may be the right move because maybe he should
never never never. Should have been the fifth overall pick in
the first place, you know,
the end of the day, it's right. It's their money. They can take
their ball and go home or they can take the ball and say I'm
making the James and
the really, really good organizations have
conversations, right? And maybe sometimes they need to be
family because listen is era. Is there an owner that wants to
make a decision more than Jerry Jones? Just go back a few
years.
He wanted Johnny Manziel.
He was talking a lot with his son saying
no Zack Martin is a guy and that's going to pay off the way
his ex going. He's going to walk into the Hall of Fame and
we see
that Johnny Manziel didn't have a career. So
Obviously owners have made good calls and have made bad calls
and potentially bad calls. Who else could be there to maybe,
talk some sense in or, you know, who, you know, did
or do. You just throw your hands up and say, well, that's
what the owner wants and that's what the owner is going to get.
And then we're going to have to live with it.
The thing I respect most about Jerry Jones and it's taken me
about 30 years to fully appreciate this. He at least
puts his name on it, Mike. He's not hiding.
He's not whispering.
He's not letting others. Be the ones like in New York, where
the mare has Force, others to be the fodder for the back page
criticism, even though they're the ones stirring, the stew.
Jerry Jones stands there and eat waves, the spoon around.
Look at me. I'm the one making these decisions and I got to
respect that because there are people out there a lot closer
to Jerry Jones than you realize.