Here's a premature look at the QB's and RB's in the draft

QB's in the draft....

http://walterfootball.com/draft2011QB.php



RB's in the draft ....

http://walterfootball.com/draft2011RB.php


....and try and 'chin up' everyone. I was pissed yesterday like everyone else but we have many bright spots on this team. Much progress has been made, and we are only a tweek or two away from being great again. I know that our expectations were high this year (I know mine was) but we can still make some good things happen.

.....and to make room on the roster who would you trade / cut??

 

-Draft-

QB, RB, TE, FS, ILB, T, CB, KR



-Player changes-

Al Harris - (old)
Ricky Williams -( I love Ricky, and this one hurts, but it's time to say goodbye)
Yeremiah Bell -(old and two steps too slow)
Channing Crowder -(injury prone and expen$ive)
Vernon Carey -(two steps too slow)
Pat McQuistan -(not needed)
Ryan Baker -(not needed)
Chad Pennington -(time to retire)
Ronnie Brown -(Trade him for as many draft picks as possible)
Brandon Marshall -(Expen$ive, non-effective, will bring many draft picks)


Coaching changes

-Replace-

QB coach - (Not effective with Henne)
Offensive quality control - (Beyond comment)
Strength and conditioning coaches - (Too many repeated injuries to be good)
Defensive secondary coach -(Ineffective in two years)


-On the bubble-

Head Coach - (anyone who gets that excited over a FG should be fired)
Offensive Coordinator -(proven effective in 08-09, but.........?)
GM - (Prior to this team he has no experience. Let him learn elsewhere)

 

You know - you are right and I am wrong. He is a free agent. Nice catch Rocky!

 

Dude; Bell is like 32! and is fair at best. He is very smart in coverage but his skills have diminished. He's just too slow to be good very much longer. (IMHO)

 

The only reason that I didn't put Henning on the "Fire List" was do to his past with the Dolphins Wildcat and his ability to create on the fly. I personally don't think he is as much of a problem as we think. I think what we are seeing are player level breakdowns (INT's, blocked FG's, DB's that can't catch etc..) that he is getting blamed for. I think his plays have been getting better as the year progresses.

More of the problem is the Head Coach. Once we got Brandon Marshall, all focus on our run game, run blocking and pounding the holes ended and was replaced with the idea that Henning, Henne and Marshall could be Marino switching offensive gears away from our signature running game. I think this focus is the problem. We could be FORCING Henne's development because TS wants to throw the ball on three downs. Last year this was not the focus and Henne didn't have these issues to this extent.

In short Henning, Henne, and Marshall are being thrust into a passing offense that we just aren't ready for. Handing the ball off and running wildcats was much easier on Henne and Henning last year - what happened?? Sporano and his mental switch. Now no one knows how to run or run block anymore. I don't think that Henning is the true problem, Sporano is.

If I am not mistaken doesn't the Head Coach have to approve the OC's plays / offensive scheme in their offensive meeting before each game? Sporano and his sideline antics can fake 'grandstanding' and artificial excitement all he wants to but this new pass oriented offense is not working. Our 'run to pass' offense has been replaced by a 'pass to run offense and the player level failures are leaving Henning holding the bag. Of course that is just my opinion of things.

 

I thought this article was interesting and kind of mirrors what I said earlier about the focus of the post Brandon Marshall offense. This is Ricky Williams talking about the absent running game and his answer as to what he believes is wrong.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=capress-fbn_dolphins_spry_ricky-5359947

"I don't think we've done it enough," Williams said Wednesday during a conference call with New York media. "Last year we ran it for 100 yards several times, and it was because we were running the ball. Whether we're getting down in games or coach likes the passing game plan, we just haven't run the ball enough."

I believe this is the case. If we stuck with our 'Run to Pass offense' we would be much better off and Henne wouldn't be put on the spot so much. The post Marshall offense has us running a 'Pass to Run offense' that our team just wasn't designed for. We built this team to bash the holes 'Black and Blue' and we changed in mid stream. That's kinda like putting a VW engine in a Corvette.

I think the good news is that this can be easily changed back since our talent is the same, but Sporano has to want it, and I don't think he does. Every offensive scheme that Henning produces has to be approved by the head coach, that's his job. TS must like what he is seeing? IDK??

It is frustrating to watch knowing that we are just dripping with talent at every position, and that we have two or even three times the talent of teams that we are losing to have. I think that's what galls us the most. We should be in first place and we aren't even close. I have no idea what the answer to this team is. I just guess like everyone else, and hope it changes

 

I think the core of our offense and defense is very sold so I don't think that a total rebuild would be necessary. I think we are just missing a few componants that the draft and FA could add if they could decide on what type of an offense they want to run. Trading Marshall is a shocking suggestion unless we get a boat load for him in the draft. I don't think that we have a 2nd round pick this year and that will hurt us. Marshall's name could be marketed with great interest and could fill the void for the lack of a few high draft picks. But then again, we lose a great talent to boot. Some people would say what good is he when Bess is out performing him for a fraction of the cost, IDK. It is a good debate. I had to laugh out loud last week when one guy at the game said that Marshall was the Gibril Wilson of the offense. I hope we prove him wrong