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Skylar to start this week Against Vikings

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Pennington's Limp Arm, Oct 12, 2022.

  1. Pennington's Limp Arm

    Pennington's Limp Arm Well-Known Member

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    Skylar will get the ball this week regardless.
    Bridgewater will play a backup role if he is cleared.

    I’m surprised… maybe they believe Bridgewater is not likely to clear? Even though the story we have been getting indicates he should clear.

    I’m also surprised they announced this on Wednesday.
    Why tip your personnel decisions to the opposition defense so early in the week? You can tell Skylar without telling the world.

    Books haven’t moved the line much on this news;
    Went from MIN -3
    To now MIN -3.5
     
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  2. Rick 1966

    Rick 1966 Professional Hipshooter

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    3-3, here we come.
     
  3. Pennington's Limp Arm

    Pennington's Limp Arm Well-Known Member

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    This whole thing seems very suspicious.

    Almost like the NFL has stepped in and is playing a role in our personnel decisions.

    Even though Teddy was never concussed. He went in protocol.
    You can bet the NFL doesn’t want him playing the next week and getting injured. It would be Tua all over again and the exact same team in the spotlight.(PR nightmare)

    Making a public Announcement on this decision on a Wednesday? Very Weird!!
    If Teddy is cleared tmrw, he should be starting! Why not wait?

    If Teddy/Tua aren’t cleared…. why not wait anyways? Keep Minny defense at a competitive disadvantage of not knowing who they will face all week.(It could have been any 1 of 3 quarterbacks)

    From a Miami Dolphins standpoint. It makes no sense. From a league image standpoint it does though…
     
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  4. cbrad

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    If Bridgewater is cleared and Skylar starts, that disproves this notion that there's no way McDaniel would start Skylar over Bridgewater while we're still in the division race. Would be great. Bridgewater is a known 50% win% commodity. Skylar we don't know. His decision making was too slow, and he wasn't familiar with the playbook in his first start, but you can't tell without further NFL experience whether he can quickly improve on those things or not. Play him more to find out.

    But yeah 3-3 seems likely. Never know though. Lots of surprises in the NFL this year (how are the Giants 4-1 btw??).
     
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  5. Pennington's Limp Arm

    Pennington's Limp Arm Well-Known Member

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    He wasn’t familiar with the playbook ?

    He has been on the roster the entire season (and off season). He said he prepares every week like he is going to start.

    Did He/someone indicate he didn’t understand the plays? I just never heard this take from last week.
     
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  6. Fireland

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    I would assume he would rather have Skylar with a full week of practice than Teddy with just some practice but I don't know about that one.

    Hopefully he believes Skylar is capable of a lot more than what we saw which was a tough situation for him to be in to be fair.
     
  7. cbrad

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    No I meant he played like he wasn't familiar with it. Almost seemed surprised at what was going on sometimes. I'm guessing there's a big difference between studying from a book and actually practicing it with 1st team'ers (with their playing speed).
     
  8. TheHighExhaulted

    TheHighExhaulted Well-Known Member

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    Bang that -3.5 and bang it hard.
     
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  9. Pennington's Limp Arm

    Pennington's Limp Arm Well-Known Member

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    I immediately bet that without much thought… other than to get it in before the line moves further.

    Will be happy if I lose the money….
     
  10. Vertical Limit

    Vertical Limit Senior Member

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    This is a Miami Dolphins rule that will stick with us until Tua and McDaniels are gone. And no im not calling for his firing, but the NFL and their spotters have put a target on us and we will be unfairly ruled against because of Tua’s consecutive injuries. That will be the cost of keeping Mcdaniels unfortunately. At some point, if they continue doing this to us, it will be too costly for us to keep him. We will see how the season ends.
     
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  11. Two Tacos

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    There is a game install every week. Knowing the playbook and practicing the plays installed that week for the specific D aren't the same. Also, he is a rookie so less overall experience with NFL Defenses. Teddy cannot do any of the on field stuff till tomorrow at the earliest. I imagine that the Vikings already knew that it was most likely going to be Skylar. He is going to get to do more of the install and the game plan will be for his strengths.
     
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  12. Dan S

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    I hate the Vikings as much, if not more, then I hate the Jets. I was really hoping Tua would be able to play. Hopefully the rest of the team is ready to go!
     
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  13. Serpico Jones

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    Josina Anderson says Tua is also unlikely to play next week against the Steelers as well. It could even linger further than that.
     
  14. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    Anybody remember that weirdo Vikings fan that used to write cringey songs about every Vikings matchup? He or someone else posted one here once years ago, and it was an unintentional comic masterpiece. I'd love to track it down and see if he's still producing things.
     
  15. tirty8

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    I feel like if Teddy is active and does not start, there should be a 30 for 30 about the last month of this season.

    I have so many questions that could not be answered in a few tweets or even an article.
     
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  16. dolphin25

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    You cant really give Bridgewater all the practice reps then have the NFL say he can't play. The only logical play for Dolphins is to announce Skylar and give him the reps. This whole thing is getting ridiculous. I predict more QB's will be getting thrown to the ground to try to get them out of games because of this.
     
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  17. dolphin25

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    Zappe looked like he knew exactly what was going on. It will be interesting to see if Skylar is as equally prepared after a full week of practice.
     
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  18. texanphinatic

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    Helps to go against the literal worst defense in the league. That said, the Vikings aren't exactly a defensive monster. This is absolutely a winnable game even with Skylar at QB. The single biggest thing will be getting pressure on Cousins. You cannot let him sit back there and wait for him to hit Jefferson. Put him under pressure and make him make mistakes.
     
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  19. TheHighExhaulted

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    Stars will not be taken out of the game.
     
  20. hitman8

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    Guess we have to get ourselves a star QB then...
     
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  21. TheHighExhaulted

    TheHighExhaulted Well-Known Member

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    You're right, Bridgewater and Thompson are not stars. We need our MVP back healthy and fast.
     
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  22. Vertical Limit

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    Tyreek Hill is healthy?
     
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  23. Springveldt

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    I don't think all is lost yet for this game. Skylar just needs to trust himself more and let go of the ball. I watched someone break down the All-22 and there were tons of plays were we had guys running free and Skylar pumped the ball a couple of times instead of just letting it go. If you watch the strip sack that put the game away he actually has guys wide open but for some reason doesn't throw the ball. Hopefully with a full week of practice he will start to see these opportunities and take advantage of them.

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  24. dolphin25

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    Unless something changes DC will let Cousins do exactly that.
     
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  25. dolphin25

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    according to the new rules they have to be taken out.
     
  26. Rick 1966

    Rick 1966 Professional Hipshooter

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    Wrong. It is. We won't win a game until Tua gets back.
     
  27. Springveldt

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    As I said, watching the All-22 there were numerous plays there for Skylar to make. Maybe I've got my aqua coloured glasses on but I'm hopeful he can do enough to at least give us a chance of winning.
     
  28. Rick 1966

    Rick 1966 Professional Hipshooter

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    Our offense was built around Tua...not long bombs or lasers, but accurate passes and timing. And a lefty.
     
  29. Serpico Jones

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    Joe Rose took some shots at Mike McDaniel this morning over the ping pong table comments.
     
  30. TheHighExhaulted

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    How will he recover?
     
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  31. StaleTacos

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    Very suspicious. Almost like Tua had two brain injuries in 4 days, and they are being cautious with his recovery.
     
  32. Rick 1966

    Rick 1966 Professional Hipshooter

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    McDaniel was the coach everyone loved...until Tua went down at Buffalo. Then, he suddenly became a laughingstock for something that wasn't his decision to make and for losing to the Jets with his third-string QB in. The media in general is a bunch of drooling morons, the sports media doubly so.
     
  33. Pennington's Limp Arm

    Pennington's Limp Arm Well-Known Member

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    I was talking about a guy who has zero known brain injuries this year. And the timing of the announcements. I never said anything insinuating Tua should be playing or rushed in anyway.
     
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  34. Silverphin

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    People be fickle.
     
  35. TheHighExhaulted

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    This forum would explode into dust if Justin Fields or Carson Wentz was the quarterback.

    Thompson stinks but he looks more competent than these two bozos.
     
  36. Rick 1966

    Rick 1966 Professional Hipshooter

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    If Wentz was our backup QB, I could live with that. He wouldn't be worse than either of the two we have now.
     
  37. TheHighExhaulted

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    Fields has been down and hurt 3-5 different times tonight. He's stayed down every time. I think this is the new memo to coaches. Stay down, do not get up.
     
  38. mlb1399

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    We’re fooked
     
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  39. Vertical Limit

    Vertical Limit Senior Member

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    Yep, seems like a good strategy to circumvent the spotters, do not show that you cant walk or any signs of stumbling/dizziness. Let the trainers get you out.
     
  40. Fishhead

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    The last two Thursday night games have to be in the top 5 most boring games ever. Amazon might give back their NFL rights at this rate, lol.

    PS. The Bears are going to ruin any chance Fields has at a career. Wentz is finished. He was never the same after his injury, and it’s been a downward spiral ever since.
     

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