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Two games into the season, the Miami Dolphins are 0-2. But for Dave Hyde and Kim Bokamper, the biggest question isn't simply when will they win?
It's can this team actually get better?
On the latest episode of Out to Pasture Presents: Nothing to Hyde, award-winning columnist Dave Hyde and former Miami Dolphins defender Kim Bokamper examine where this extremely young Dolphins team stands after its loss to the San Francisco 49ers—and whether there are legitimate reasons to believe things can improve as the season goes along.
For one half against San Francisco, there were encouraging signs. Miami established the run with De'Von Achane, controlled the football and gave Malik Willis opportunities to make plays. Then the second half arrived, the secondary broke down, Nick Bosa began wreaking havoc, and the game quickly got away from Miami.
Bo points to the challenge facing a roster filled with rookies and young players who are learning on the fly—while Jeff Hafley and an inexperienced coaching staff are learning right along with them. Dave looks back at the 2019 Dolphins, who were awful early before steadily improving and somehow finishing with five wins. Can this group make the same kind of progress, or are the circumstances simply too different?
Dave and Bo also dig into some of Miami's biggest concerns through two games: the lack of a consistent pass rush, instability along the defensive front, a young secondary being asked to do too much and an offensive line that had its hands full with Nick Bosa. And with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs coming next, those problems aren't about to get any easier.
Then there's Malik Willis.
Dave and Bo agree that it's far too early to make a final judgment on Miami's quarterback. Willis has shown flashes, his athleticism has allowed him to create plays under pressure, and he's operating with an inexperienced group around him. But by the end of this season, Miami needs an answer to perhaps its biggest question:
Do the Dolphins have their quarterback of the future?
And because this is Nothing to Hyde, football is only part of the conversation.
Bo unveils his latest NFL press box food grade, and San Francisco comes to play: chicken, crispy fries, three kinds of hot dogs, an omelet station and enough free candy for Bo to start stuffing his backpack. The 49ers earn an 85, taking over the top spot from Las Vegas.
The Dolphins may be 0-2, but this season was always going to be about more than the standings. Now the question is whether Dave and Bo can start seeing the progress that tells us Miami is actually building toward something.
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Joe Rose is out this week, which means Kim Bokamper is stuck with Out to Pasture Executive Producer and Fish Tank co-host Seth Levit — and Bo makes sure Seth knows exactly how thrilled he is about the arrangement.

With Joe away, Bo and Seth debut Comment Roulette, digging into the comments from recent episodes and giving Dolphins fans a chance to drive the conversation. And nothing is off limits.

Bo responds to questions about Malik Willis and whether he can become Miami’s long-term answer at quarterback, criticism of the offensive line, the lack of pressure from Chop Robinson, expectations for a roster loaded with rookies, and whether the Dolphins defense can possibly slow down the San Francisco 49ers. Bo says determining whether Willis is the guy is the single most important question Miami needs to answer this season.

But Comment Roulette quickly goes beyond football. Bo responds to fans criticizing him and Dave Hyde for constantly talking over each other, settles the important debate over what belongs on a hot dog — ketchup and mayo definitely do NOT make the cut — remembers the old Bird Bowl days and Jim “Crash” Jensen, and makes an absolutely outrageous promise about what he’ll do if the Dolphins somehow win more than six games.

Bo also explains why fans may need patience with such a young Dolphins roster. His analogy: Miami has essentially torn the house down to the foundation, and now it’s time to start building it back up.

Your comments. Bo’s answers. Seth trying to survive the episode. Welcome to Comment Roulette.

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On the latest episode of Out to Pasture Presents: Nothing to Hyde, award-winning columnist Dave Hyde and former Miami Dolphins defender Kim Bokamper look ahead to Miami's season opener against the Las Vegas Raiders and discuss what we should really expect from one of the youngest teams in the NFL.
With as many as nine rookies potentially playing significant roles, Dave and Bo explain why this Dolphins season shouldn't necessarily be judged by wins and losses. Instead, they'll be watching for development from players like Jacob Rodriguez, Patrick Paul, Chop Robinson and Miami's other young building blocks - and whether Jeff Hafley's new regime can establish a sustainable foundation for the future.
But first, the Raiders.
Dave believes Las Vegas may have done Miami a favor by starting Kirk Cousins, while Bo explains why he expects this young Dolphins roster to look considerably different by the middle of the season than it does in Week 1.
Then the conversation heads into Dolphins history - and the stories start flying.
Bo reveals that Al Davis tried to acquire him from Miami immediately after the 1976 NFL Draft, only for Bokamper to be told he'd have to call Don Shula himself and say he refused to play for the Dolphins.
His response? You can probably guess.
From there, Dave and Bo revisit the fascinating shared history between two franchises that once ruled the AFC, including the legendary Sea of Hands game, the radically different philosophies of Don Shula and Al Davis, a mysterious Raiders playbook that once appeared in Larry Csonka's locker, and one of the strangest Raiders draft-pick stories you'll ever hear.
Plus:
•Why Jeff Hafley can say this season isn't about wins and losses
•What Miami needs to see from its massive rookie class
•Why continuity matters when building a winning NFL roster
•The similarities between today's Dolphins and the 2019 rebuild
•Why Dolphins-Raiders has been intertwined for six decades
•Bo's incredible Al Davis story from the 1976 NFL Draft
•Don Shula vs. Al Davis: two completely different ways to build a winner
•Celebrity sightings on the NFL sidelines
•And Dave finally remembers the name Nothing to Hyde…mostly
And after all the analysis, Dave and Bo make their Week 1 picks:
Dolphins win.
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The Miami Dolphins’ 53-man roster is set — at least for now — and Kim Bokamper and Joe Rose are taking their first hard look at the team Miami will bring into the regular season.
With the opener against the Raiders approaching, Bo & Joe break down a dramatically reshaped roster loaded with young players who are about to experience NFL football at an entirely different level. From three rookie receivers expected to contribute immediately to an inexperienced secondary and major questions about where the Dolphins' pass rush will come from, there is plenty Miami still needs to figure out.
But the biggest question may be Malik Willis.
For the first time, Willis enters a season as the guy. Bo & Joe discuss what they need to see from Miami's quarterback, whether the Dolphins have surrounded him with enough weapons to properly evaluate him, and why determining whether Willis can become the franchise quarterback could be more important than Miami's final win-loss record this season.
Plus, Bo & Joe discuss the Dolphins' tight ends, the importance of getting this young roster meaningful experience, and somehow turn a visit to Jason Taylor's Foundation offices into a chance for one viewer to win a ping-pong table from JT's old celebrity tournament. Yes, seriously.
The preseason evaluations are over. Now the Dolphins are about to find out what they really have.
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Dave welcomes everyone back for Episode 2 of Nothing to Hyde…by once again calling it Nowhere to Hide. Fortunately, Kim Bokamper is there to keep Dave somewhat on track as the guys tackle some much bigger questions surrounding the Miami Dolphins heading into the 2026 season.

The Dolphins have one of the youngest rosters in football, could start as many as eight rookies, and are coming off what Bo calls one of the most “hideous” three-game stretches of preseason football he's ever seen. So what exactly should Dolphins fans expect this season?

Dave and Bo discuss Malik Willis, the addition of former Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord, Miami's young receiving corps, the massive role this rookie class could play and why this season may need to be judged by something other than wins and losses.

Then Dave poses the question nobody wants to hear: Is Miami more likely to win four games…or none at all?

But this is Nothing to Hyde, so naturally the conversation doesn't stay on football.

Dave celebrates Warren Buffett's 96th birthday with an incredible story about calling Berkshire Hathaway and unexpectedly finding himself talking to Buffett for 30 minutes. That sends Bo down memory lane with stories involving Buffett, Don Shula, Edwin Pope—and his daughter having absolutely no idea she was standing near one of the richest men in the world.

And finally, the guys tackle perhaps the most important Dolphins debate of all:

Who has the greatest mustache in Miami Dolphins history?

Jacob Rodriguez? Larry Csonka? Manny Fernandez? Or is Bo shamelessly voting for himself?

Plus, Bo reveals why his daughters once cried when he shaved his mustache—and the questionable facial-hair decision he made immediately before his wedding.

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