January 2021 - Page 3 of 3 - The Finside Scoop

BREAKING: Former University of Miami TE Greg Olsen Retires.

Greg Olsen stole the pre-game show by dropping his somewhat expected retirement news. Greg, a hilarious personality, is going to take his talents to the FOX Sports Broadcasting booth in the Fall. It will be interesting to see if they shackle his personality, or let him be free. Either way, he will be successful in his next venture. Speaking of success, at the University of Miami Greg Olsen was touted as the next great TE, in the same conversation as another Miami TE great, Jeremy Shockey. Greg Olsen will ultimately finish in the Top 5 TE’s of all-time. He was...

NFC Championship

Cheeseheads: The Packers Die Hard Fans

Growing up an Indianapolis Colts fan, I never was able to see what a faithful and loyal fan base was until the Peyton-era. When you are winning, following a team is easy, fun, enjoyable. When things start to spiral it’s easy to switch alliances. I have always been a hometown team fan. If I am going to live somewhere, I feel the civic duty to follow the local teams. I can’t follow the local teams without really jumping all-in. So, when I moved to South Florida in 2014, I immediately jumped on the Dolphins bandwagon, bought season tickets, and started...

Championship Sunday Preview

EXCLUSIVE: NFC/AFC Championship Preview plus FREE Championship Sunday Picks!

In 2020, no day felt normal. Each anxiety filled day followed by the next wishing, hoping, and clinging for information. However, when September rolled around, the NFL brought back some sense of normalcy for football fans. NFL RedZone, say it with me, “7-hours of commercial free football starts...NOW!” The past 19 weeks, football fans have been able to tune-in Sunday’s and escape from the world and get a sense of normalcy. Sure, there weren’t fans in some stadiums, but never did that take away from the viewing experience. Championship Sunday is always a special weekend of football. The final four...

UFC Fight Night

UFC Fight Night: Amanda Ribas and her South Florida Connection

I would be a fool if I acted like I was a true UFC follower. I, along with the rest of sports enthusiasts across the globe get excited when there is a big fight night card. Tonight, UFC 257 will be headlined by Poirier vs McGregor 2. I love everything about fight island. Dana White continues to innovate as a commissioner leading the way for other commissioners in other leagues to take note (@nflcommish and @RobManfred). However, the fight of the night for South Floridians will be Amanda Ribas vs. Marina Rodriguez. Ribas, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu specialist, and born...

Coaching Carousel

RUMOR OF THE DAY: Ken Dorsey to the Miami Dolphins as the next Offensive Coordinator

A TON of talk this week about the potential Dolphins OC. After splitting ways with Chan Gailey and now Robby Brown, the Dolphins are bringing in Charlie Frye from Central Michigan, and Jordan Salkin from New Mexico as QB coach and offensive assistant respectively to sure up things on the offensive front. That leaves one BIG outstanding question, who is going to be the Offensive Coordinator for the Dolphins in 2021. Internally, the Dolphins have to know, right? It’s hard to imagine hiring a bunch of offensives assistant coaches that don’t jive with the incoming offensive coordinator. That is why...

Coaching Carousel

“The Dude,” Dan Campbell and What Could Have Been.

Yeah, yeah, I know what Dolphins fans are thinking, we have Coach Flo, shut up! Trust me, there’s no bigger Coach Flo fan than I am. I ran into Coach Flo in the elevator in Cleveland during the 2019 season and let’s just say, his elevator speech was on point. I’d like it on the record that this is a pro-Flo blog. But to really move forward, we must firs t take a look back at what could have been for the Miami Dolphins. After this week’s hiring of Dan Campbell in Detroit, his crazy, yet infectious, yet petrifying personality...

Onward

2021: It’s Time. Finside Scoop Official Launch

Look, I have no idea what I am doing. I am a sports enthusiast in Miami that will attempt to shed light on takes and topics around all sports, with a main focus of the beloved Miami Dolphins. I will also attempt to make all of my readers some cold hard cash along the way by giving out my weekly “Stone Cold Locks of the Century of the Week, Today,” during football season. Follow along and win! Always gamble responsibly. If 2020 taught us anything it is that we have to be able to step out of our comfort zones...