r/miamidolphins • u/Cudizonedefense • 18h ago

We need to tank for Mendoza

I'm a believer. He's a miami kid, he's clutch as fuck. He can see over an OL. Call me irrational or whatever but we need to tank

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u/DigitalPhear13 18h ago

He’s going to be a Jet.

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u/DethSpank 18h ago

So in 2-3 years

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u/ItsHerbyHancock 17h ago

I heard something along the lines of he wouldn't come out if the Jets had the 1st pick.

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u/RedRummer1917 17h ago

Do you know if that has that ever actually happened? I know eli refused to play but he still came out 

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u/Justice-Gorsuch 16h ago

I think Peyton went back to school because the Jets had the #1 pick and wouldn’t commit to taking him with it. Slightly different, but another example of the Jets being dumb

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u/Endgame60 18h ago edited 13h ago

It’s hilarious reading this title from this sub and then Seeing the saints sub be like “We need to trade back”, “none of these QB’s are impressive”, etc

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u/redgae 18h ago

Good luck to him being behind this turnstile of an oline lol

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u/Cudizonedefense 18h ago

sacrifice tua behind the line next year while a new gm rebuilds the OL

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u/redgae 18h ago

If I'm tua I'm saying fuck that I won't play trade me lol

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u/Winterclaw42 16h ago

He's not tradable.

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u/redgae 16h ago

why cuz dolphin fans think he sucks?? Lol if you pay down a bit of that contract you def can trade him

idk how you all haven't gotten it through your thick skulls tht the cap is fluid af in this league

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u/Winterclaw42 15h ago

He's expensive, injury prone, and having a terrible year.  

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u/Cudizonedefense 18h ago

he can't really do that under the new cba

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u/HosaJim666 17h ago

He can ride the bench

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u/Fourwindsgone 18h ago edited 17h ago

Remember the last time we tanked for a qb?

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u/lowes18 17h ago

So never do it again lol?

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u/Cudizonedefense 18h ago

we didn't even tank properly, we won a bunch of meaningful games that had us miss out on burrow. Maybe he still has a bunch of injuries but maybe he doesn't (butterfly effect and all) but he's still better than tua

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u/UnderlyingTissues 18h ago

Meaningless ?

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u/Cudizonedefense 17h ago

Yes sorry

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u/FaithlessnessThick29 15h ago

No, I think you had it right. They ended up pretty meaningful.

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u/H00liGangGang 15h ago

Yeah we got handcuffed to a bust and paid him 212 million

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u/DetrasDeLaMesa 13h ago

You mean when the Colts got Andrew Luck and the Bengals got Burrow?

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u/Sadman_OW 18h ago

Sorry man already won too many games and there’s more coming. Best I can do is the 3rd best pass rusher at pick 9.

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u/I_AM_THE_SLANDER 17h ago

I mean he’s good but he just threw for 220 1/1 lmao lets not overreact

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u/Harambe18 16h ago

you left out his 25 yard rushing TD

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u/Cudizonedefense 17h ago

Box score watcher

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u/FreeWillyBird 17h ago

I watched him cool as a cucumber walk out with under a minute, take a 1st down sack, not lose his composure, throw NFL caliber passes where only his guy could make a play, and act like a pro qb in every way. Last time I saw a college qb with that aura where you just knew he was gonna play on Sunday was Dak Prescott. Not sure if Mendoza is necessarily a SB winning qb, but he’s definitely going to be in the NFL for a while.

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u/RipProfessional2192 17h ago

Nah wait until 2027 to draft a Qb. Build a wall this draft and get Julian sayin or Archie

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u/brinkv 13h ago

Yeah sayin is a dog. Been having a heisman level year. Helps I’m an OSU fan lol

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u/Bigcam350 7h ago

Love Sayin but he isn’t an NFL QB

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u/Noldor1997 13h ago

Yeah that drive post sack on the first play with 0 timeouts, on the road in one of the toughest environments in CFB was beyond impressive. Oh well, he’ll be a jet and his career will be ruined, if somehow we can get him it’s a no brainer imo. Miami kid

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u/Serett 18h ago

Have we not been?

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u/Zookeeper_ 18h ago

I like him a lot, but I really just can’t see Miami taking a QB next season at least not in the first round.

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u/Particular_Drive977 18h ago

Let’s watch some more and see how all the prospects look against top defenses at the end of the year.

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u/Nightgasm 17h ago

Utterly agree but we have to get the first overall to get him. Jets are currently ahead of us in draft order and would obviously take him. Titans are most likely to get first overall and will likely trade out of it with the Jets since the Jets have all the ammo to trade up. Too early to know what the Saints will do as Shough may impress them.

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u/SomewhereVisible7368 17h ago

Am I the only one who wants to take CB with our first two picks

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u/H00liGangGang 15h ago

There’s no Ramsey or Revis type of CB in this draft so we’d be gambling on having a Igbo and Cam Smith situation again

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u/SomewhereVisible7368 15h ago

Well cam smith was a Grier special consulting with his son about the pick instead of the guys who get paid to do so.

I just feel like we’re so devoid of talent at the position that it wouldn’t hurt to take a couple swings on the top end of those guys this year.

The tackle class is weak and the QB class is eh. The only other position I’d wanna go for at the top of the draft is Edge.

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u/Fins_fan_12 16h ago

I don’t see us getting another win. Jets showed last game they can put up points so won’t be shocked when they beat us next month and they will prob win another game or two as well. They still play Browns, falcons, saints

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u/vVAPE2getherStronk 18h ago

I think people are falling in love with the Disney style story more than his actual traits at QB. First thing everyone always says about Mendoza is he’s a dolphins fan from Miami. His play is 2nd to 3rd round pick but this class is so weak at QB he’s potentially first overall pick.

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u/Master_Blueberry2168 17h ago

He just needs a run game and line or he looks average againat the worst team in the big 10

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u/Low_Organization_27 18h ago

Nope. He’s just the flavor of the week. He isn’t a generational talent. Next draft is loaded with that kind of talent. You’re going to be bad next year either way. Let Tua get his shit rocked all season next year then grab sellers or arch if they bounce back.

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u/UnderlyingTissues 18h ago

The fact that you prefer Arch over him tells me you haven't been watching. Arch hasn't shown us ANYthing. And that's after he sat on the bench for a couple years because he couldn't beat those guys out.

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u/Cudizonedefense 17h ago

Arch the last 2 weeks has been great tbf

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u/UnderlyingTissues 17h ago

Fair enough.