Defiance is released @audible_com tonight, a 5 month, 8 part odyssey that myself & @MJGold have been on, digging into the history of protest in sport with an amazing cast of characters & stories that tries to answer why athletes stand up to be counted & the price they always pay.

The 3rd quarter Malik Willis ‘underthrow’ to Kevin Coleman up the seam happens because Felix Anudike-Uzomah forces Austin Jackson back into the QB so he has to change the throwing platform and subsequently the ball is late. It still travelled sixty yards in the air.

The green shoots of improvement for Miami were visible yesterday, even if the result went awry. But in a year where victories will be measured in development & evolution, this was a step in the right direction for a team with about 40% of an actual roster. dolphinstalk.com/2026/09/aqu…

What a finish in Rio! What a game!

Much better from Miami. Three & a half quarters of growth & they played really tough. There were some coaching & QB maladies on the last couple of drives. But the worst skill position group, without their best two skill position players, gave the Chiefs all they could handle.

Can't believe the chasers got McNulty back to within 100 yards and then slowed down and looked at each other and let him push the lead back out. #Montréal2026

That is a TERRIBLE roughing call against Chop Robinson. What on earth is he supposed to do there? So bad.

No matter what happens from here, this has been a very encouraging Dolphins performance. Still a lot to clean up, but the small green shoots are very visible. And much of it without their best player.

Jacob Rodriguez just finds the football. Great play.

Too many times Chop Robinson is getting blown off the ball and can't hold the edge. The Chiefs are eating his lunch in the perimeter run game.

Malik Herring, Zeke Biggers and Jacob Rodriguez stuffed Kenneth Walker on that 4th down. Great play by those three.

It's the same issue for Miami's receivers who just can't get free against man coverage. Been the tale of the tape for the first three games.

Well that was a lovely drive. Great work.

Can’t throw that any better than Willis just did. Chris Bell has to catch that.

Nothing like leaving a Hall of Famer open by 15 yards on the first play of the game.

The first third of Hope is absolutely sensational entertainment. A sort of gonzo classic, an edge of the seat masterpiece of directing. The second third is OK & the finale, for me, lost the plot. It’s too long, breathtaking, crazy, frustrating, sensational, & annoying all in one.

Some odd calls already in this game. Didn’t think it was a penalty against Perkins; certainly didn’t think it was forcible contact by Cox on that third down; and Kyle Pitts was blatantly holding van Ness on the touchdown run. Way worse than the hold against Christian Watson.

The Dolphins are already close to the bottom of the barrel at receiver. Losing Caleb Douglas for Sunday, or worse, any run of games, would be a massive issue. dolphinstalk.com/2026/09/mia…

Another in-depth Low Redzone column looking at multiple draft prospects from the weekend; those players whose stock is falling; & a look ahead to W4. A lot of meaty draft info including an Ivy League QB, an ACC TE; CFB’s best LB; & a top 5 overall stud. thelowredzone.substack.com/p…

The Dolphins aren't broken. But the discourse is. On the final gun last night for @DolphinsTalk dolphinstalk.com/2026/09/its…

I've just written a piece for @DolphinsTalk on the Miami loss to the 49ers. I'll repeat something that I wrote in there, and just repeated to @ckparrot: Of all the things that are wrong and worrisome with the Dolphins, Malik Willis is about 56th on my list.