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Thank you for the submission, Danielle. Patrick

Cool to watch. Congrats on making the journey, Alex. Patrick

Sorry, I meant to say football. Please start a basketball thread, if you want. Thanks. Patrick

Welcome to KF, Ein_Mädchen. Patrick

Welcome aboard, Mr. Orozco. Patrick

Welcome aboard, allenhrogers. Well said, xo-karate. Patrick

I like Alex Smith. For the first time in as long as I can remember, a lot of people are saying the Dolphins are one of the winners of free agency, if not the winner. Like I said, that's the first time I can really remember that happening, so that's pretty great. Of course others are saying that we may have overspent, but I'm really happy with the pieces we're putting around Tannehill. It's clear that we're building what could be a very strong pass offense. Bringing back Hartline was great. Bess is a good receiver. Then to add Mike Wallace, obviously huge, and then Brandon Gibson with a pass catching TE like Dustin Keller. That's really exciting. Plus it seems like we were able to get a really great LB in Dannell Ellerbe from the Ravens. Probably the most exciting I've been about a Dolphins season in a while. The Chiefs have picked up a couple of really good players from us, though, in Sean Smith and Anthony Fasano. Smith is a great corner and it is debatable if Keller is even much of an overall upgrade from Fasano.

Haha. Yeah, my dad, me and my brother always fill out a bracket every year, even though we don't even pay attention for the rest of the year and have no idea what's what. I've got Duke and Miami in the championship game with Miami winning, so I'm still OK. Actually, I'm probably in the best shape of the 3 of us. If Louisville doesn't win it all, I'll probably win. Patrick

Welcome aboard, tll230. Are you looking for gyms in a particular area?

How did you miss that?! Haha. Just kidding. Yeah, I hope he has a great year. Patrick

Good luck, ShoriKid. Patrick

I'm glad you started this thread, Gareth. Hope this turns into a long discussion like the basketball and baseball threads. Patrick

Happy Birthday to Alex (tallgeese)! Thank you for all of the outstanding contributions that you have made to this community. I'm very appreciative of the positive impact that you've had here. Thanks, Patrick

Haha.

Good luck, Devin. Patrick

Welcome aboard, Needle Mouse. Patrick

I just wanted to share this video because I felt like it spoke to the type of environment that we try to cultivate here at KF. Patrick

Great read. Thank you for the submission, Alex.

Thanks for the replies, all. Patrick

We actually have a lot of the same team as we did last year. A few injuries and changes, yeah, but pretty much the same. Looking forward to the season. I'll miss Mariano Rivera a lot.

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Hey Brian, I just wanted to mention that those videos are all coming up as private. You will need to adjust a setting. If you want, you can change them from "Private" to "Unlisted" - that means that anyone can view them, as long as they know the link. They won't be indexed by search, etc. Is Kendall sad the season is coming to an end? Patrick

Congrats Gareth! Patrick

Hello and welcome, hazeleyes202. Glad to have you. Patrick