Jorge Araujo

Family. Friends. Food. Beer. Disc golf. Gators. Dolphins. Heat.
John 15:12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.

[Jorge Araujo @curiousjorge_17]

Please don't trade @Tua away @MiamiDolphins. He has shown so much improvement. He has IT. I love having a QB that is a good role model for my son. He's also playing GREAT. Support the guy. I been a die-hard fan through good times and bad, please don't mess this up. #keepTua

[Trent 🇦🇺 @Anghkooey_]

The moment David Beckham realised he'd signed more than just the greatest ever 🥹

[Chris Kouffman @ckparrot]

This isn’t just talk by Tua. It’s evident even on short clips the Dolphins post on social media. The first two pictures (bucket hat) are Tua in 2022, and the second two are this year.

The still frames are taken, 1) at the end of his windup and 2) at the ball’s release. The old set shows how much hip rotation he’s doing WHILE the ball comes forward, and the newer set shows that he’s mostly already gotten his hips around before he’s even done with his windup, before the ball is moving forward.

One thing people tend to dismiss about Tua is how malleable/coachable he is.

Last year many thought the jiu jitsu thing was a laughable gimmick. Then we saw it in action and there were discrete changes in the way he played the game. He went from a guy who couldn’t keep himself off the injury report to one of only a handful of QBs who actually played all 17 regular season games.

This is a guy who had six different offensive coordinators in the six years before he met Mike McDaniel. Even in just his NFL career he went from being an RPO guy under Flores to a west coast play-action guy under McDaniel, winning games regardless of approach, regardless of the quality of the skill players or offensive line.

People tend to be impatient and unrealistic. They want a guy to 1) learn a brand new offense, 2) rehab a surgically repaired hip, 3) change your body’s makeup, 4) learn how to handle NFL caliber hits and physicality, and 5) fine tune your throwing motion, and to do it all overnight. Oh and let’s do all that as a rookie without training camp or preseason, during a global pandemic. You mean you haven’t done all that yet? What a bum! Fire him into the sun.

Reality is very different and we see that in pro athletes across the board. We see it in the NBA as players (e.g. Bam Adebayo) add pieces to their game one off season at a time.

The point is when Tua has to undertake these tasks, you discretely see the progress every time. When he has to learn the new offense, he learns the new offense. When he has to get stronger, he gets stronger. When he has to slim down, he slims down. When he has to rehab and make you forget he just had a career threatening broken hip, he makes you forget about the career threatening broken hip. When he has to learn how to absorb NFL caliber hits without putting his head at risk, he becomes one of the best in the NFL at protecting himself. When he has to fine tune his throwing motion, he shows you the new motion while maintaining his trademark accuracy.

Don’t underestimate how valuable that is in a professional player because it’s not as common as you think. Most players by the time they get to a certain point kind of just are who they are, and their circumstances/opportunities might change (which can lead to breakouts and such) but the player hasn’t actually changed much.

Players don’t get paid retroactively in the NFL. They get paid on what a team thinks they will be in the future during the life of the contract. Miami feels pretty safe in the knowledge that Tua will be able to roll with the punches, re-learn the things that adversity forces him to re-learn, and improve on the things he sets to improve, because he has an established history of doing exactly that.

And that’s ultimately why agreement on a contract extension seems like a foregone conclusion.

[Florida Gators Football @GatorsFB]

First look at the Gators in-game @EASPORTSCollege 🔥🐊

[Emmanuel Acho @EmmanuelAcho]

Jaylen Waddle is the perfect star player. No drama and lets his game do all the talking, here’s why he deserved his new deal! 💰💰💰

#FinsUp

[Big E @ian693]

This is the best face mask I think I’ve ever seen in the NFL. #GoFins

[Joe Schad @schadjoe]

The Dolphins were 15th in the NFL in team rushing attempts and 20th in team passing attempts last season.

They were 1st in the NFL in yards per rush and 2nd in passing yards per play.

Think about that. 20th in pass attempts. 2nd in passing yards.

The offense will be fine.

[Miami Dolphins @MiamiDolphins]

OBJ to the MIA. 😎

We have signed WR Odell Beckham Jr.

[Cardzilla @Cardzilla_]

My wife follows this Entitled Housewife comedian, Becky Robinson. She showed me this disc golf skit she posted today.

[Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz]

It says something about how much Grier wanted Chop and Patrick Paul that he rejected 6 to 7 trade proposals (based on Chris' public comments). He said 4 or 5 called to move up to 21, but none enticing enough to give up on Chop. He said couple offers for pick 55 were enticing but they wanted to draft Paul.

[Neal Driscoll @NealDriscoll]

There will be some that are unhappy, but when the Dolphins are in the playoffs for the 3rd straight year and they bolster a pass rush that features Shaq Barrett, Jaelen Phillips, Bradley Chubb, and Chop Robinson you will be very happy.

[Big E @ian693]

Smelling onions on a Friday morning #GoFins

[Miami HEAT @MiamiHEAT]

That's how you respond 😤

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

What is the Greatest Anime of All Time and Why?

I’ll Start.

Dragon Ball Z because it taught you to treat life like the adventure it is, sacrifice for your friends and family, never back down when adversity strikes and keep working to get better every day.

[We Are Messi 🔟 @WeAreMessi]

Incredible �

[Nick Hicks @PER4ORM]

Dolphins alternate uniforms need to be these. Not even a question.

[Warren Sharp @SharpFootball]

a lot of people questioned if Tyreek Hill would work in Miami because of concerns with Tua's deep accuracy

but in his first year in Miami, on passes thrown 15+ yards, Tyreek posted:

career-best catch rate
career-high receptions
career-high success rate

that should have quieted the critics but it did not

so then last year, Tyreek bested all of his career-highs on deep receptions YET AGAIN!

career-best catch rate
career-high receptions
career-high success rate

back-to-back seasons with superior results than in any season in KC

and massive improvements in 2023

in fact, last year on targets 15+ yards downfield, Hill ranked:

#1 in catch rate (69%)
#1 in receptions (43)
#1 in receiving yards (1,209)

How does his 69% catch rate stack historically?

Of 309 players 35+ targets of 15+ yards downfield since 2010, Hill's 69% catch rate in 2023 season with Tua ranks #1

#1 of 309

the #1 best deep completion accuracy we've seen in the modern NFL

Tua & Tyreek

[Heat Nation @HeatNationCom]

"Character is not made in a bed of roses and sunshine. Like steel, it’s forged in fire, between the hammer and the anvil. Right now, we’re between the hammer and the anvil.”

- Erik Spoelstra

[Drink More Water | Read More Books🐬 @flaquaticfan]

I understand losing sucks, and that the Dolphins haven’t won a Super Bowl in 50+ years or a playoff game in over 20 years, but people need to be able to separate the past from the present.

The past was bad. The present has brought you a passer rating leader, passing yard leader, rushing td leader, receiving yard leader, a rookie WR who at the time broke the record for most receptions, a rookie RB who had the most yards per attempt, a 70 point game, a season with the most yards of offense, and back to back playoff appearances. If you think this team is anything like the past you clearly are just choosing to be miserable.

“But we haven’t won!!!” Yea I know. Reread what I just wrote and go outside.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Imagine being stuck in a rondo of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar Jr and Sergio Ramos.

[Disc Golf Pro Tour @DiscGolfProTour]

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