Recent Posts

The Dolphins absolutely could not "have gotten Kyler Murray for nothing."
Kyler Murray (and Tua, for that matter) had 100% control over which offer they chose to accept, and given that they definitely weren't getting any pay raise for the 2026 season, that choice was entirely based on the promise of the team offering.

Zero chance Murray chooses to play in MIA over MIN for the same money.  None.

Maybe, maybe not. 

I agree Murray had 100% control where he went.  And I agree that no team could offer him extra money to attract him. 

But it is possible that if the Dolphins had offered Murray a contract and a promise to at being the starting QB, he would have chosen that over competing with McCarthy and Wenz for the starting job in Minn.  Vikings offers him a better chance at winning and getting a ring.  Dolphins would have offered him a better chance at being on the field.  As it turns out Vikings gave him both, but no way he would have known that in the off-season. 

The Dolphins absolutely could not "have gotten Kyler Murray for nothing."
Kyler Murray (and Tua, for that matter) had 100% control over which offer they chose to accept, and given that they definitely weren't getting any pay raise for the 2026 season, that choice was entirely based on the promise of the team offering.

Zero chance Murray chooses to play in MIA over MIN for the same money.  None.

QBR = QB RATING.

Which is different from passer rating which is what I was trying to say. QBR is an adjusted rating meaning that someone goes through the plays and determines how much the QB is responsible for on any given pass play. So it's not tied directly to stats the way passer rating is.

He did, but QBR is so subjective. It's the opposite of the QB rating which just goes on stats alone. He did make quick decisions and was accurate on throws and didn't have any bad plays. He did get helped a bunch by that last TD by Douglas, but he did get rid of the ball quickly and to the right spot so you got to give him credit. Let's see if he can repeat that next week because it's the first real high quality game he's had this year. His QBR wasn't too bad against Cincy, but a lot of that was in garbage time so I didn't give him much credit for that. He's trending in the right direction now at least.

QBR = QB RATING.

I'll go with the Vikings loss.

I thought Chargers would pull one out, but they're on the road against decent teams two weeks in a row.

Meanwhile, Vikings are also on the road against decent teams, which could dial up a loss for them.

I'm gonna give the game ball to the head coach,

I see clear progress and improvement across the entire team.
Passing game looked better,
Run game looked solid
Defense looked alright
Special teams looked miles better.

No let down from the last loss, good clock management. Made big calls at the end.

Only one team is undefeated -- Vikings.

Only one team is winless -- Chargers.

Which happens first?  Chargers win or Viking lose?

I saw somewhere that Willis has a great game QBR-wise.  It didn't feel like he was out of this world.  He just didn't make the big mistakes.  But I'm just going on eye test and vibes.

He did, but QBR is so subjective. It's the opposite of the QB rating which just goes on stats alone. He did make quick decisions and was accurate on throws and didn't have any bad plays. He did get helped a bunch by that last TD by Douglas, but he did get rid of the ball quickly and to the right spot so you got to give him credit. Let's see if he can repeat that next week because it's the first real high quality game he's had this year. His QBR wasn't too bad against Cincy, but a lot of that was in garbage time so I didn't give him much credit for that. He's trending in the right direction now at least.

I apologize for the late reply on this thread, but I don't normally check in on the Anti-fins chat board. Having said that...

The problem I had was not jettisoning all the talent, but that we spent $40M on this QB. Willis had a better week this week, but overall it's clear he's not the future of this team. They had to replace Tua, but they didn't have to bring in Willis. Hell they could have gotten Kyler Murray for nothing. Not that he would be any better than Willis on this team, but he wouldn't have been any worse either. Now they have another QB and paycheck they have to replace. That just wasn't smart.

I saw somewhere that Willis has a great game QBR-wise.  It didn't feel like he was out of this world.  He just didn't make the big mistakes.  But I'm just going on eye test and vibes.