Kalen Ballage Left All Alone in Miami

With all of his competition having been either traded or suspended, Miami Dolphins running back Kalen Ballage is officially the lead back headed into a Week 10 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. Ballage was a popular sleeper headed into 2019, being drafted around three rounds higher than incumbent starter Kenyan Drake but was a complete […]

Devante Parker Becoming More Valuable Every Week

After scoring his fourth touchdown in five games, the stock of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Devante Parker continues to rise. Scoring 11 points on four receptions last week in Miami’s first win of the season, Parker has now scored 48 fantasy points in standard leagues, on 22 receptions in the Dolphins past five games. With […]

Fleaflicker's Most Added and Dropped: Week 10

What's worse for a fan base than seeing your rebuilding team field a barely professional football team as they march towards the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL draft by letting Ryan Fitzpatrick throw the ball 35 times a game? Watching your team pull all of those same overtly tanking maneuvers but then lose […]

Devante Parker Scores in First Miami Win of Season

Experiencing a win for the first time in 2019, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Devante Parker caught a touchdown pass for the fourth time in five weeks, scoring 11 points in standard leagues in a 26-18 victory over the New York Jets. Parker caught 4-of-6 targets for 57 yards and connected with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick on […]

Preston Williams Impressive Before Injury

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Preston Williams turned in the best performance of his young career on Sunday, scoring 18 points in a 26-18 victory over the New York Jets. Williams caught five of his nine targets for 75 yards and scored two touchdowns but was carted to the locker room early in the third quarter […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Brings Back the Magic in Win

Doing his part for daylight savings, Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick turned back the clock on Sunday, throwing for three touchdowns in a 26-18 victory over the New York Jets. The win was Miami’s first of the season, with Fitzpatrick completing 24-of-36 passes for 283 yards on his way to scoring 23 points for the […]

Fleaflicker's Most Added and Dropped: Week 9

Sometimes two statements can be both totally contradictory and totally true. Technically the Miami Dolphins are trying their hardest to win every game. Also technically, when you let Ryan Fitzpatrick throw the ball 34 times, you aren't really trying to win that game. And sometimes a professional football game can technically be played by non-professional football […]

Preston Williams Does Little on Monday Night

Keeping with the theme of his team, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Preston Williams did little to help his fantasy owners on Monday night, finishing with just 42 yards on four receptions in a 27-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. All four of Williams receptions came in the first half, with his last catch of the […]

Mark Walton Ineffective in Loss

After starting his last three games, and with teammate Kenyan Drake being traded to the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins running back Mark Walton had an opportunity to claim the backfield for himself in a Monday night matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers. This claim ended up mostly empty as Walton finished with only 35 yards on […]

Devante Parker Held Scoreless on Monday Night

After scoring touchdowns in three-straight games, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Devante Parker was kept out of the end zone in Monday's 27-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Targeted a team-high eight times, Parker finished with 59 yards on six receptions, with his longest completion going for 15 yards. Along with many of his now-departed teammates, […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Helps Keep Miami Winless

After leading 14-0 early in a Monday night matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick righted the ship for the remaining three quarters, throwing two interceptions and fumbling twice. The veteran signal caller's sub-par play propelled the Dolphins to their seventh-straight loss and kept them in the catbird seat for the first […]

Fleaflicker's Most Added and Dropped: Week 8

After seven weeks of NFL action, we are beginning to have enough evidence to see just who is who. Who are the contenders, who are the pretenders, and who is everyone in between? Everywhere you turn you can find lots of smart people sussing out those important answers, but where else can you find an […]

Mike Gesicki Still Looking For Traction in Sophomore Season

Things haven’t been rosy for Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki this season, as the 2018 second-round pick has struggled right along with the rest of his winless team. Gesicki only has 22 receptions and 202 yards this year but is coming off of his best two performances, totaling 92 yards on seven receptions in […]

Kenyan Drake Remains a Dolphin Prior to Monday Night Matchup

With multiple teams suffering recent injuries in their backfields, Miami Dolphins running back Kenyan Drake’s chances of being traded before the Oct. 29 deadline seem to be going up. A trade may be the only chance he has to be relevant in fantasy this year, as Drake has only rushed for 164 yards for the […]

Devante Parker Looks to Keep Touchdown Streak Going

Heading into a Week 8 matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football, trade rumors continue to swirl around Miami Dolphins wide receiver Devante Parker. With Miami seemingly willing to trade anything of value, teams such as San Francisco and Green Bay have reportedly checked on what it would take to acquire the speedy […]

Unsettled Miami Backfield Currently Led by Mark Walton

While he may again be the starter against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night, Miami Dolphins running back Mark Walton will still likely struggle to find success against a Steelers Defense that’s giving up the 12th-fewest points to running backs this season. Walton got the surprise start against Buffalo in Week 7 and dominated deposed […]

Preston Williams Remains Top Option on Winless Dolphins

His offense may be a sputtering bucket of rust, but Miami Dolphins wide receiver Preston Williams has been a somewhat consistent source of yards in 2019, even though touchdowns have been hard to come by. Williams put up a season-high in yardage in last week’s 31-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills, catching 6-of-8 targets for […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Will Need Magic on Monday Night

Back starting under center in Week 7, Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick brought his winless team to within three points late in the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills, but ultimately lost to his former team 31-21. Fitzpatrick had his best fantasy performance of the season, throwing for 282 yards and a touchdown while adding […]

Kalen Ballage Vultures a Touchdown in Loss

Miami Dolphins running back Kalen Ballage only had three carries for seven yards in a 31-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, but two of them came inside Buffalo's five-yard line, with Ballage cashing in the second of the two for a three-yard touchdown. Ballage was far out-touched by Mark Walton and Kenyan Drake […]

Preston Williams Helps Fumble Away Another Miami Loss

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Preston Williams had six receptions in a 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Williams led all receivers with 82 yards and his eight targets on the day were behind only Devante Parker’s 10, with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick looking to him on multiple plays down the field, including a 35-yard […]

Mark Walton Gets His First Start in Loss

Getting the surprise start on Sunday in an eventual 31-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins running back Mark Walton finished with 66 yards on 14 carries, adding one reception that lost eight yards. Walton’s 14 carries easily topped Drake’s six, as it seems that the latter is on his way to being traded […]

Kenyan Drake Logs Only Six Carries in Loss

Likely in a move to limit his usage in anticipation of a trade, Miami Dolphins running back Kenyan Drake was mostly absent in a 31-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. With Mark Walton getting the surprise start, Drake didn’t get his first carry until near the end of the first quarter and ended […]

Devante Parker Scores in Third Straight Game

Rarely consistent in his pro career, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Devante Parker has now scored in three straight games, catching a 12-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick in the second quarter of a 31-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Parker caught five of his team-high 10 targets and ended with 55 yards and the aforementioned touchdown. […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Doesn't Get Chance to Complete Comeback

Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick had his best game of the season on Sunday, completing 23-of-35 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Fitzpatrick's second touchdown of the day was an 11-yard run that brought the Dolphins to within a field goal with less than two minutes […]

Miami Dolphins Defense Finds New Way to Lose

It was the special teams of the Miami Dolphins Defense that sealed another defeat for the winless team in Week 7, a week after the Dolphins were just a two-point conversion away from beating the Washington Redskins. After quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick closed Buffalo's lead to 24-21 with an 11-yard touchdown run with less than two […]

Fleaflicker's Most Added and Dropped: Week 7

Every year and in every sport, a few teams march effortlessly towards the ultimate prize as if it's been preordained. When seemingly invincible teams like these are beaten, it's not always by the quality of their opponent but instead by their own psychological mindset. They look past a lesser opponent and fall victim to the […]

Albert Wilson Remains Limited in Practice

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Albert Wilson (hip, calf) has been a limited participant in practice this week after returning to action in a 17-16 Week 6 loss to the Washington Redskins. After missing virtually the entire season due to injury, Wilson caught five of six targets against the Redskins but only totaled 15 yards. While […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Looks to Recapture Magic in Buffalo

After being benched following a Week 2 loss to the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has been named the starter for a Week 7 matchup in Buffalo. Fitzpatrick replaced starter Josh Rosen in the fourth quarter of Miami's loss to the Washington Redskins in Week 6, leading the Dolphins on two touchdown […]

Josh Rosen's Season Goes From Bad to Worse

Benched to start the fourth quarter after throwing two interceptions and completing 15 of 25 passes for just 85 yards in a 17-16 Week 6 loss to the Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins quarterback Josh Rosen will ride the pine again in Week 7. Claiming on Monday that he believed Rosen would still remain the starting […]

Mark Walton Remains Limited in Practice

Following his first career start in a 17-16 loss to the Washington Redskins in Week 6, Miami Dolphins running back Mark Walton (thumb) has been limited in practice this week, but he should be good to go for Week 7. Even with the start, Walton is still clearly behind Kenyan Drake on the depth chart […]