Dolphins get the ball first ... Malcolm Brown runs for 2 ... Tua and Adam Sheehan fail to connect on second, and then Tua throws the ball away on third ... new punter Michael Palardy sails the ball inside the Chicago 20, and the Bears return for 17 yards ... penalty, of course ... block in the back on the Bears ...
Nik Needham breaks up the Bears' third-down pass ... Chicago also has Damian Williams, the one-time Dolphin who starred for the Chiefs in the Super Bowl a couple of years ago, but opted out of last season because he didn't want to have to stay away from his grandmother, who was suffering from cancer ...
Malcolm Brown runs for four ... under pressure on second, Tua dumps off to tight end Shaheen for two ... third-and-4 ... plenty of time ... Tua to Mike Gesicki for 50 yards ...
Tua to Mack Hollins to the Chicago 1 ... Malcolm Brown for no gain ... Brown stuffed for loss on third ... 21-yard-field-goal attempt for Jason Sanders ... good ... 3-0, Dolphins at 8:08 to go in the first ...
My parents moved from my hometown (Evansville, Ind.) to the northern Chicago suburbs (Highland Park, Ill.) when I was 3 for my dad to go to work for a big construction company as a job estimator. This was a big deal in our family because my two oldest siblings stayed back--a brother had just started college in Evansville, and a sister was a senior in high school there. Another brother and I went north with my parents. We were there only a few years before Dad left construction for the most part, taught himself how to make wheel-thrown pottery and moved us to smaller-town western Kentucky where he and Mom opened a shop and traveled around to arts-and-crafts shows. Finally, when it was time for me to go to college, Dad returned to full-time work with the Chicago construction company for a few years to ensure we would have enough money for my tuition, and I lived with them just a little while in their apartment in the southern suburb of Merrillville, Ind. After they had banked what they felt they needed to bank, Mom and Dad moved back to western Kentucky and resumed their pottery business until they retired.
In between those stints of living there, Chicago was a frequent, go-to spot for family vacations for different kinds of food and experiences that weren't available in little-town Kentucky (dinner theater, horse racing, etc.)
In the 1970's we would sometimes go to Readmore downtown and buy the Sunday version of the Chicago Tribune. In the 1980's, I watched a lot of John Hughes movies and a lot of Cubs games on WGN. That's pretty much my history with Chicago.
Eric Rowe breaks up the Bears' third-down pass, and then Jakeem Grant, the Dolphins' punt returner of the last few seasons, zips through the middle of coverage for 15 or 20 yards ...
I didn't much pay attention to that Bears possession, as I got lost in my head and on Google looking for the smoked NFL-helmet glasses we used to get from Shell Oil stations around Highland Park when I was little. I found an ad for them in a 1971 Chicago Tribune:
Drop your paper and run to your Shell Station!
There’s still time to get your free* Bear Drinking Glass before the game starts.
The Bear emblem is on one side. The official NFL emblem is on the other.
During the commercials, may we suggest you distract yourself by turning your glass round-and-round in your hand. As you do, study the meticulous detail in which the emblems have been reproduced on this handsome, smoke-tinted, glass. This will show you that your trip today was most worthwhile.
In conclusion (of the preseason), I'm satisfied with the Dolphins' setup at quarterback: starter Tua Tagovailoa, backup Jacoby Brissett and third-stringer Reid Sinnett.
Dolphins get the ball first ... Malcolm Brown runs for 2 ... Tua and Adam Sheehan fail to connect on second, and then Tua throws the ball away on third ... new punter Michael Palardy sails the ball inside the Chicago 20, and the Bears return for 17 yards ... penalty, of course ... block in the back on the Bears ...
ReplyDeleteAndy Dalton is playing quarterback for the Bears ...
ReplyDeleteNik Needham breaks up the Bears' third-down pass ... Chicago also has Damian Williams, the one-time Dolphin who starred for the Chiefs in the Super Bowl a couple of years ago, but opted out of last season because he didn't want to have to stay away from his grandmother, who was suffering from cancer ...
ReplyDeleteJaylen Waddle, the Dolphins' first-round draft choice, starts right with the punt and then meanders left for a return of 10 or 15 yards ...
ReplyDeleteI was in Chicago week before last. It's my favorite city. I love the pizza and the miniatures room at the Art Institute.
ReplyDeleteMalcolm Brown runs for four ... under pressure on second, Tua dumps off to tight end Shaheen for two ... third-and-4 ... plenty of time ... Tua to Mike Gesicki for 50 yards ...
ReplyDeleteTua to Mack Hollins to the Chicago 1 ... Malcolm Brown for no gain ... Brown stuffed for loss on third ... 21-yard-field-goal attempt for Jason Sanders ... good ... 3-0, Dolphins at 8:08 to go in the first ...
ReplyDeleteMy parents moved from my hometown (Evansville, Ind.) to the northern Chicago suburbs (Highland Park, Ill.) when I was 3 for my dad to go to work for a big construction company as a job estimator. This was a big deal in our family because my two oldest siblings stayed back--a brother had just started college in Evansville, and a sister was a senior in high school there. Another brother and I went north with my parents. We were there only a few years before Dad left construction for the most part, taught himself how to make wheel-thrown pottery and moved us to smaller-town western Kentucky where he and Mom opened a shop and traveled around to arts-and-crafts shows. Finally, when it was time for me to go to college, Dad returned to full-time work with the Chicago construction company for a few years to ensure we would have enough money for my tuition, and I lived with them just a little while in their apartment in the southern suburb of Merrillville, Ind. After they had banked what they felt they needed to bank, Mom and Dad moved back to western Kentucky and resumed their pottery business until they retired.
ReplyDeleteIn between those stints of living there, Chicago was a frequent, go-to spot for family vacations for different kinds of food and experiences that weren't available in little-town Kentucky (dinner theater, horse racing, etc.)
In the 1970's we would sometimes go to Readmore downtown and buy the Sunday version of the Chicago Tribune. In the 1980's, I watched a lot of John Hughes movies and a lot of Cubs games on WGN. That's pretty much my history with Chicago.
DeleteEric Rowe breaks up the Bears' third-down pass, and then Jakeem Grant, the Dolphins' punt returner of the last few seasons, zips through the middle of coverage for 15 or 20 yards ...
ReplyDeleteI didn't much pay attention to that Bears possession, as I got lost in my head and on Google looking for the smoked NFL-helmet glasses we used to get from Shell Oil stations around Highland Park when I was little. I found an ad for them in a 1971 Chicago Tribune:
Drop your paper and run to your Shell Station!
There’s still time to get your free* Bear Drinking Glass before the game starts.
The Bear emblem is on one side. The official NFL emblem is on the other.
During the commercials, may we suggest you distract yourself by turning your glass round-and-round in your hand. As you do, study the meticulous detail in which the emblems have been reproduced on this handsome, smoke-tinted, glass. This will show you that your trip today was most worthwhile.
I know we're all supposed to be down on Tua, but I think he's really good and probably going to be great. He's accurate as all get out.
ReplyDeleteI'm a huge Tua fan.
Delete*Free when you buy eight gallons or more of Shell gasoline.
ReplyDeleteOK, Dolphins will be facing a third-and-3 when the second quarter commences, and this concludes my NFL21 coverage for now.
ReplyDeleteThe Football Team lost its exhibition game to the Patriots.
ReplyDeleteIt's Exhibition 2, and Tua goes five of five for 52 yards on the first Miami possession: Dolphins 7, Falcons 3.
ReplyDeleteSix straight completions to open the game for Tua ...
ReplyDeleteSeven ...
ReplyDeleteEight ...
ReplyDeleteNine ...
ReplyDeleteTen ...
ReplyDeleteThis was reversed. So Tua hits his first nine passes of the game but misses his 10th.
DeleteBut then he gets No. 11 and No. 12, and 12 is an eight-yarder to Myles Gaskin for a touchdown: 14-3, Dolphins over the Falcons in second quarter.
ReplyDeleteIn conclusion (of the preseason), I'm satisfied with the Dolphins' setup at quarterback: starter Tua Tagovailoa, backup Jacoby Brissett and third-stringer Reid Sinnett.
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