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QUESTION - How many games will the Miami Dolphins win in 2014???

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Stringer Bell, Jan 7, 2014.

How many games will Miami win in 2014???

Poll closed Feb 6, 2014.
  1. Less than 7

    14.6%
  2. 7 to 9

    45.8%
  3. 10 more

    39.6%
  1. Stringer Bell

    Stringer Bell Post Hard, Post Often Club Member

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    Now that Jeff Ireland is no longer General Manager, how many games do you believe Miami will win next season???
     
  2. Da 'Fins

    Da 'Fins Season Ticket Holder Staff Member Club Member

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    Ireland's departure or presence would really not change anything this upcoming year. It just accelerates the possibility of transforming the team and culture for the future.
     
  3. Dol-Fan Dupree

    Dol-Fan Dupree Tank? Who is Tank? I am Guy Incognito.

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    I would like to know who is the new GM, the players he signs, the players he lets go, the players he drafts and then I will start making predictions. Plus who is the coaching staff.
     
  4. jdallen1222

    jdallen1222 Well-Known Member

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    Schedule next season looks tough, I think less than 7 wins, unless our draft is stellar.
     
  5. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    Ill tell you after the draft and FA period.
     
  6. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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    10 or more. Tannehill takes the r leap with an improved OL and the right tutelage.

    With a healthy Gibson, Wallace, Hartline, Matthews, Keller (hopefully) and what I'm hoping is a serviceable running back not named Miller or Thomas, this offense will have the chance to be great.
     
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  7. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    Miller will be a fine starting back as soon as someone decides to throw him a block.
     
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  8. jw3102

    jw3102 season ticket holder

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    With the players they have on their roster right now and the schedule they have next year, probably 6 wins is what I think would be my guess.

    Of course with Ireland gone and a new GM on the way, I suspect several of the players on this years team will not be on the Dolphins roster next year. Hopefully Ross will finally hire a GM who can select talent in the draft that can come in and contribute immediately.

    Right now with a new GM on the way and not knowing who will be on the roster next year, it is really impossible to know what this teams record will be in 2014. All I know is that with Ireland gone, I feel much more confident about the future of the Miami Dolphin football team.
     
  9. 77FinFan

    77FinFan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I would rather have a tougher runner who breaks tackles. Love him in the open field, but other than that nothing special.
     
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  10. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    I'm not opposed to finding another back who has a skill set to compliment him. I like Hyde from OSU personally. I'm just higher on Miller than a lot of people here.
     
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  11. PhinFan1968

    PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member

    There is absolutely NO way to predict how tough next season's schedule will be...take a look at the playoff teams from year to year...it's never the same (except New England always being there). As shown in spades this year...any given Sunday...the league's parity right now is crazy. We drew a 3rd place team schedule, since we finished behind the Pats and Jets in the division. We have a 3rd place schedule, hardly as tough as a division winner schedule would be.

    I think it's too soon to predict record, because we have no clue what will go down personnel-wise between now and September, nor what our coaching staff will look like...not even Philbin is bullet-proof at the moment.
     
  12. PhinFan1968

    PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member

    Gibson, Hartline, and Matthews already have good chemistry with Tanny. Keller looked like he was going to be his go-to guy also. We just need Ryan/Mike to spend a LOT of time together this off-season, getting the distance figured out, and this passing attack will be phenomenal.
     
  13. Jaydog57

    Jaydog57 Canes/Fins/Magic fan

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    When we have a new GM and OC I'll be able to give a solid answer to that question.
     
  14. RoninFin4

    RoninFin4 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Joe Philbin is still the head coach, so 7.
     
  15. RoninFin4

    RoninFin4 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    This would be my ideal combination. Unless, of course, you can bring in Maurice Jones-Drew in free agency.
     
  16. MIASportsFan

    MIASportsFan New Member

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    If we can upgrade the O-line through the draft and FA, the LB's can get the run D back, and Tannehill takes another step forward. I think 10 wins is very realistic. All three of those factors seem very feasible.
     
  17. Anonymous

    Anonymous Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Loss of Ireland brings us down to 2 wins.
     
  18. Section126

    Section126 We are better than you. Luxury Box

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    This one looked tougher and we should have been 10-6...
     
  19. jw3102

    jw3102 season ticket holder

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    Two wins will be enough to get the Dolphins the first pick in the 2015 draft. That means the Dolphins could pick J. Winston with that pick and trade Tannehill to another team for a another high draft pick. So while I don't expect the Dolphins to be a two win team in 2014. There would a major upside to them being that bad in 2014, but its not going to happen.
     
  20. Unlucky 13

    Unlucky 13 Team Raheem Club Member

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    This team should have won at least 10 games this season. With a few bounces as many as 13 if we were luckier, but I saw it as a 10-win talent club.

    The people who are brought in will determine if they get the most out of the club in 2014. I'll let you know if I feel better when the new front office and offensive staff is in place, but right now I say 8 or 9.
     
  21. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    You want a QB who throws a wobbly ball to receivers bodies, and who's best asset is throwing jump balls to a physical speciman of a WR? Who also has questionable arm strength velocity wise?

    Winston will be Geno Smith with speed.
     
  22. smahtaz

    smahtaz Pimpin Ain't Easy

    It's pretty funny. The only place you can find negative comments about Philbin is on Dolphin's fan sites.
     
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  23. 2socks

    2socks Rebuilding Since 1973

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    3 or 4
     
  24. Undefeatedmia72

    Undefeatedmia72 New Member

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    16, then lose our first play-off game lol.

    In all seriousness I don't see why we can't win 11 or more games with the right people in charge.
     
  25. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    I think it really depends on who the new GM is and what kind of plan he and Philbin will work out. If the new GM hates this roster and decides a massive overhaul is in order, team could take a step back before moving forward.

    If he believes he just needs to fill some holes along the OL, then 10+ and playoffs is not out of the realm of possibility.

    I picked 7 to 9.
     
  26. 2socks

    2socks Rebuilding Since 1973

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    Good luck..

    If Philbin and staff remain we are ****ed

    it's all or none

    I'm sure the New GM will have something to say about Joe Philbin

    Stay tuned
     
  27. 2socks

    2socks Rebuilding Since 1973

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    So Ireland did stack the team with talent
     
  28. 2socks

    2socks Rebuilding Since 1973

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    The guy sucks

    NO SWAGGER
     
  29. Phinatic74

    Phinatic74 New Member

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    I say just the simple fact Jeff Ireland is gone automatically gives us about 4 more wins, they could put Dakota Fanning as the GM and it's an improvement. 12-4 no question. Congrats to all the people who've waited 5 long years for this day.
     
  30. brandon27

    brandon27 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Really, can't we at least wait until the new GM has free agency and the draft to work through and present us with a final roster? Even then its a tough question to answer, because he can't do all the work in one short offseason.
     
  31. smahtaz

    smahtaz Pimpin Ain't Easy

    I see. You're a Jim Schwartz kind of guy.
     
  32. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    A little early for this, no?

    No idea who the GM, OC, or even players will be. Can't even fathom trying to predict wins at this point.
     
  33. 2socks

    2socks Rebuilding Since 1973

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    Sure. Whatever you say bud

    Joe Philbin got up on national T.V. twice, not once and specifically said his team and players lacked "Swagger"

    Not only did he say they lacked it, but he defined it

    So insult your entire team by saying it lacks confidence

    And then wonder why they sh*t the bed the next 2 games:up:

    Can't wait till they fire his a$$
     
  34. jdallen1222

    jdallen1222 Well-Known Member

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    We know it's early, if you have nothing to add that's fine too. It's january, some of us want to look forward to next season.
     
  35. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    Exactly. There are a whole lot of other things that need to play out before any sort of accurate prediction of the record can be made.
     
  36. Larryfinfan

    Larryfinfan 17-0...Priceless Club Member

    Ok, you're serious ?? Predict right now ?? Sorry, I don't think so...see me after the draft...
     
  37. jdallen1222

    jdallen1222 Well-Known Member

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    This should be another poll: Will this thread finish with more predictions or excuses?

    It's not like you can't change your mind after the draft or a new GM is appointed, or the 2013 post season ends.
     
  38. ckparrothead

    ckparrothead Draft Forum Moderator Luxury Box

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    I usually talk about how the draft is not something that affects much change in the upcoming season but rather is something you engage in for future seasons. It absolutely CAN affect the upcoming season, if you hit the right rookies and get a lot of contribution from them. But generally free agents are for Years 1 to 2 and rookies are for Years 2 to 3.

    Similarly, changing the GM position is not something that I believe usually affects your fortunes immediately unless you hit unusually well on a set of fresh acquisitions. I think it takes an organizational change including and especially at the coaching level to really change a team's fortunes that way.

    I could be wrong but even though I love Tom Gamble as a GM candidate, my opinion of what the Dolphins do in 2014 would not be significantly changed by his hire. The primary question remains whether this team is being LED by the right people...and I think the answer is no.
     
  39. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    In all fairness we follow the team closer than anyone else on the planet..

    Last two brutal losses with everything on the line were on the coaches..

    I wonder how much money a franchise makes when their team makes the playoffs.
     
  40. jdallen1222

    jdallen1222 Well-Known Member

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    Im sure that depends on if it's home game or not. The last Dolphins home playoff game sold out quickly.
     

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