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When I was a kid, I remember their were QB competitions that were pretty fun to watch. They had strongest arm, best accuracy, etc... I remember...
The '86 Dolphins-Jets game was pretty memorable. 51-45 in OT, with the wrong team winning. Still a really fun game to watch. The best shootout...
On NFL.com you can look at combine numbers for all of the top performances by drill over the past 10 years. Its pretty cool to see all of the...
He is one of those once every 10 year players. Just a monster. Only issue is staying on the field. Very intriguing player at #14. I like Miller...
The combine is always interesting in so many ways. Players come out of nowhere, jumping up draft boards, while others slip because they didn't...
Wannstedt reminds me of coaches who suck. He also reminds me of dudes who shouldn't grow mustaches.
Too early to call Jordan a bust. I'm going with Jamar Fletcher because we took him instead of Brees and I don't recall him contributing...
Pats 34-24 This is a win/win prediction. Either I am correct or the Patriots lose.
1) 1985 (season) AFC Championship - Lost to a team we should've beat. Damn that game to hell. The Pats hadn't won in our house since 1966. 6...
You were replying to me and I am bigtime pro Tannehill. Must have me mixed up with the other dude with the 1385 in his name. That guy is out of...
What is your point? A 15-1 team beat a 14-2 team in the Super Bowl. Do you remember what it was like to be 14-2 or even 12-4? It was pretty damn...
Yeah, we were garbage back then....... Back when we were relevant and had a home field advantage
Says the fan of the college team with the best deep threat in the country. We had a deep passing game once upon a time.........
You are arguing some other point. You've got this thing all twisted up. Do some research. You will see that every Superbowl winner in the last 30...
Nope... I just know that every Superbowl winner in recent memory could throw a deep ball. We will too. Just need a few more pieces in place.
Pretty much...... just not us. In 2014 Oakland completed 8 passes over 40 yards. NE and Seattle completed 8 also. Miami was 4. It should also be...
I would think that the last Seahawks game is still fresh in your memory. Deep ball won the game. Brady is a future HOFer. Do you think defense...
I'm saying that in order to win a Superbowl a team must have the ability to throw deep. Do the Patriots and Seahawks have this ability?
The Patriots didn't win the Superbowl this year. Are you saying that NE doesn't have the threat of throwing deep? That 40 yd completion to Gronk...
It is absolutely important. You'd be hard pressed to find any team that ever won a Superbowl without winning an important game in the playoffs...
Pro Bowl = Annual showcase of skill players that don't play for the Dolphins......... Nice to have a couple of our best players in the game, but...
Dallas is a terrible example. When we get a Dez Bryant type WR and the assortment of skill sets they have on their offense, then we can talk about...
I think you are getting a little carried away here. The time wasting is more in reference to wasting time trying to figure out what RT's trade...
In other words, you didn't create this thread to cause mass controversy. You just wanted to waste everyone's time. If we have a young QB that is...
Trade Tannehill? WTF?? What has he done wrong? Did you see Andrew Luck against the Patriots? Should they trade him too? The kid has come in...
I promise you that I wasn't one of the people who were content with our WR group. We absolutely need a #1 WR. We don't need Gordon. Miller is...
We can't waste a first round pick on Gordon. If we go skill player in round 1 it has to be a big athletic WR. I agree that Miller isn't Gurley...
This was a great post in so many ways. Not only is it well wrritten but its totally in tune with where the team is right now with that position. I...
850 yards [IMG] Hopefully wearing a Dolphin Uniform in 2015!! I completely understand where you are coming from now. I don't know why it...
I don't know. That's an argument you can use in so many ways. Is Murray only good because of Dez and company? Russell Wilson because of Lynch? Why...
He only started 7 games. Had almost 1,100 total yds in the second half of the season and 10 TD. That's like saying that a team shouldn't win the...
You lost me on that. Again, that was just a frame of reference. FF is a good measure of objectively looking at players statistically without the...
I can mostly agree with you on the record. Not a great point by me. I will say that Denver probably won 2 games because of him and Manning really...
You are just reinforcing the fact that YPC should not be the deciding factor deciding who is the better RB. The YPC is a non factor in this case...
Roster management is the most important job of a GM. The Saints would be wise to not give him too much responsibility. I don't think that guy is...
Not trying to drop the run. It was a valid point. CJ had a season avg of 4.74 and Miller was 4.67 without that run. Miller finished up with 5.1...
You just don't get it. If you were in a fantasy football league I doubt you would have started Miller over CJ. Why is that anyway? Maybe because...
Deceiving stat. Miller had a 97 yd TD in the second half of the last game of the season. That one run put his avg from 4.7 to 5.1 yd/carry. CJ...
He carried the team against Buffalo. Manning had 173 yds. 0 TD and 2 INT. Thomas and Sanders combined for 6/67 0 TD. The dude started the last 7...
Miller never had 20 carries in any game. He had the one huge game at the end of the season that bloated his stats. His overall stats were pretty...
Weak? The guy started the last 7 games and took the league by storm. He had 3 TD against the Bills in a 24-21 win. That's all of the TDs by the...
Sorry to say it, but CJ was a better RB this season than Miller. Anderson was a more complete RB and he carried the team on his back when Manning...
Tannehill must not be that bad if we are comparing him to Luck and Wilson. It feels good to have a QB that we can actually compare to anyone decent.
Andrew Luck was taken #1 overall and deemed a rare can't miss franchise QB before he even played a snap in the NFL. We didn't pass on him. We...
So in conclusion that would mean that the worst GMs and coaches in the NFL by goddamn definition, are BELOW AVERAGE.
That logic makes no sense. Drafting average talent does not make you an average GM. Most of the worst players in the league have average talent....
I think its funny that Tannehill is getting questioned. 27 TD and 12 INT is pretty good considering the team that he plays for. We haven't seen...
Yeah, I bet Rodgers was on the sideline looking across the field wishing that he could trade receivers with us.
You're referring to the same playoff game that TY Hilton had 13 catches for 224 yards and 2 TD?? Not a great example.
I'm stating a fact. Every QB is a different QB without their go to guy. Behind most good QBs is at least one very good WR or TE. Search your soul...
I agree......The Orange Bowl didn't have that problem.
Russell Wilson wouldn't, but Luck certainly would have a downgrade. Most good teams have a go to guy. Some have more than one. Who is our go to guy?
I agree. The empty seats really stand out. I went to my first home game after being a fan for 30 years this past season. It was the Bills...
First of all Luck is one of those once every 10 year QBs. Its hard to compare anyone to him. Secondly, the Colts do have better weapons than the...
I don't even understand how we have gotten to point where we are trying to prove that both Ireland and Philbin suck. Ireland sucked. He sucked in...
I live in Bills country and every fan I have talked to so far is not happy with the hire. They really wanted an offensive coach up here. I still...
Whatever the problem with the OL, its not best to fix it in the first 2 rounds when we don't even have a true #1 WR. The OL has been a scapegoat...
Dallas already had the offensive weapons in place before adding their final OL piece with Martin this season. That's much different than to...
Draft picks cost less money. Build through the draft. I felt that last year we absolutely had to draft 2 WR in the first 3 rounds. At some point...
The answer to fixing the OL does not lie within drafting OL early over the next couple of years. We need to get a collection of playmakers on both...
This all feels about right to me. We all want our team to be successful. The only way that we can do that is get out of the trap we've been in...
Green Bay is a great example of drafting WR. They get it. They always have elite #1 WRs and a #2 WR that has #1 upside. For the past 20 years they...
I absolutely agree. I am so tired of talking about building the offensive line in the early rounds of the draft. We now have 3 first rounders on...
Definitely better than last year but still too conservative. Not good enough. This offense has been vanilla since Marino retired. Just not good...
The team refuses to draft dominant or dynamic playmakers. It's telling that our best WR was a player we drafted this season. Too bad we didn't...
The shorts thing doesn't really apply here. The kid was one of the best WR in the country coming out of high school. All he did after that was...
We shouldn't even be having this conversation about a 2nd round WR in this draft. This draft was one of the best WR drafts in years and we ended...
Very well done Dupree. Great stuff.
WIthout getting too technical, I will say it would be nice to have a faster paced offense. I would argue that traditionally, our offense is one of...
Meant to say 4 of those 6 seasons were bottom 5.
In 1995 the defense was 16th. Olivadotti was horrendous. The defense was unwatchable for most of his tenure. I don't know where he pulled those 2...
The reason I feel that way about Olivadotti is partially biased. All of those seasons where the defense was one of the league's worst was during...
Olivadotti has got to be our worst DC ever. He may even be THE worst DC of any team ever. That play a yard off the ball and "react" crap was...
He can if he gets the same tools that those other guys have ALWAYS had. They all play in attacking offensive systems using multiple weapons with...
This is the direction that they should go. The Orange Bowl was just as cool an atmosphere for tha Canes as it was the phins. It truly was a home...
This is a great example of how scouts really still don't have a good grasp on what is most important for a QB. You could argue that physical...
I see a dominant player. I would take him over Clowny all day every day. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the development of the next defensive...
Knowing that we could have drafted Brandin Cooks or Allen Robinson (Or both..... I would have) kills me inside. I don't want to see any...
Wow. Great thread. Many good reads. I was not a fan until the early 80's. By then we were one of the elite franchises in the league. After the...
Got it.... I see what you meant now. Good point by the way :pointlol:
Rogers was a beast but had other issues with health and character. Williams was not exactly explosive (4.6 player). Warrick did not test well at...
Hazel will be lucky to make the team. A mediocre talent with mediocre college production. A typical Dolphins skill player draft pick. Just forget...
Well said. This absolutely applies to not only the history of our team but the model for success throughout the league.
Prototypical #1 WRs are usually big bodied players that can get off of the line, run the entire route tree, and have an ability to both catch...
There is a 100% chance that James had better be a very very good RT to take him #19 overall in one of the deepest drafts in years. Sounds like...
Let me start off by saying that I mostly agree. But while the trenches are important, it was not necessary to take one so early when so many high...
Agreed. Jerry Rice ran a 4.7 and turned out slightly above average.
10 reasons the 2014 Dolphins will be better than the 2013 Dolphins. 1) Lazor 2) Incognito gone/Martin gone 3) LB situation can only get better....
Sounds like you're talking about Fantasy Football instead of real football. You're right. Statistically, he is middle of the pack. It's hard to...
Luck has been everything we thought he would be. Not overrated at all. In comparison to Wilson he is. Wilson was a much better value in round 3...
Landry will be fine. Wouldn't be surprised to see him as the #3 fairly early in the season. He's a better version of those other guys. He wasn't...
Allen Robinson would have been nice. Missed him by 2 trade downs and only 2 slots before our pick.
I agree with the last part but the first sentence was a reach.
They abandoned the running game early because the OL couldn't block right? They taught Tanny not to run the ball because the OL couldn't block?...
The answer to every single problem our offense had can't always be because the OL couldn't block. We had poorly designed plays. The OL sucked, it...
Not buying it. That's a general blanket statement. Especially when you look at the fact that our RBs were not good pass blockers anyway. We hardly...
This is so true. Sherman's scheme did nothing to help Tannehill out. All of the best passing teams have this as a major element to their passing...
Fair enough. I would argue that our WR corp is not as solid as you might think and it's a little too soon to say that an OL with 4 new starters...
Didn't see you say that anywhere. I was adding to your point. I have all but given up the OL arguments. Every single thing that went wrong last...
Makes sense. I'm looking forward to Lazor's scheme. Should be much improved.
You'll see. If I'm wrong, I will be happy to be wrong if it means we are winning games.
I'm just recalling what I saw. WHat statistic contradicts he threw late? He was flat out off target a few times too and that wasn't the OL. ANd...
Yes the OL sucked last year. Instead of stating the obvious over and over I was simply pointing out that there were times when Tanny threw too...
Yep that sums me up. I'm the guy that thinks we reached at #19 and should've taken a player that was the best receiver among his peers last year...
Our screen plays were the worst screen plays in NFL history.
I better specify....the last RT was Tannehill. Glad I caught that before someone else did.
Throwing too late was not the OL fault. Damn it, this debate is following me on every thread I go to. Even when I'm writing about hope and cartoon...
I agree with that. I do think Sherman's offense was a huge problem for us. He didn't have anything up his sleeve for quick plays that would have...
Put Brees on the Dolphins without Colston, Jimmy Graham, Stills, and Darren Sproles and he's a different guy. Brees has always had a variety of...
I'm really looking forward to what Lazor might bring to this offense. In spite of how disappointed I was about the first round of the draft, I...
We got Turner in round 3. Shiny toys win games. Shiny toys sell tickets. Shiny toys get you more national tv exposure. The league is all about...
I feel the opposite. I think many of you guys are in denial. You are in denial that we could have indeed built our line without picking a RT at...
That sure didn't help. But we didn't draft good skill players anyway, including QB. QB is the ultimate playmaker position.
I have no problem with building the line. We needed to. I have a problem with passing on a game changer to take a RT when we could have gotten a...
Let me continue....Is this OL also? 2009 - 15th scoring offense 2008 - 21st 2007 - 29th 2006 - 26th 2005 - 16th 2004 - 28th 2003 - 17th Even our...
Oh sure.....They would have drafted a second round RT if they needed one instead of a game breaker.
Saints are a great offense. Interesting that they had the vision to trade a 3rd to move up and grab Cooks. Instead of blaming Cook's future...
You guys sure like comparing fruit to objects that are not foods. Moving on... For argument sake I had to compare them. Its a fair question. We...
Yes. So you agree?
Ok, I'll bite. More impact rookie season.....James or Cooks? I say Cooks all day. He's tough and electric. That translates to the next level...
I get that. I watched watched every sack last season. James was a nice SAFE pick. Cooks would've changed the franchise IMO.
We could have done both. This has been my point for over a month. We NEVER needed to take an OL in round 1. Put Cooks in at #19 and tell me that...
I really don't want to go digging for links but we were the bottom half of the league in almost every ranking I saw. Some had us way lower. Almost...
Yeah, you say that. You've been saying it over and over. We drafted your OL players instead of the playmakers that I wanted and got crappy draft...
We have that ranking because people have seen our team in action over the past 5 years. A good defensive team with a sluggish offense. Nothing...
I don't see Gibson making it. I would guess 20% chance. Too many things working against him. 1) Coming off a torn patellar tendon injury. Those...
I like Landry. He is a solid get. I really think that our fanbase is going to love him. I'm just stating that explosiveness is not his game and to...
He's not explosive. That's not his game. We didn't draft an explosive playmaker. Stop pretending that we did. We punted in that area again....
9-7 is the sweet spot. This team has the upside to go 12-4 if everything falls into place. We still don't know the effect that Lazor will have on...
Your points are well taken and have a better thought process than Fin D I do think we drafted good players. I like them. I really do. I just...
It's not silly and it's not apples to oranges. If we were talking about a franchise that has been successful over the past 20 years you might...
I really don't agree with these blanket statements about draft grades not having a place right after the draft. It's ridiculous to me that the...
I think it was a mediocre draft. Solid C. - We took safe players. - We went after needs first regardless of talent level or BPA - We did not take...
Then where does that put us? Everyone on here says we were a good RT away from making the playoffs.
Not true. This team has a nice defense and are loading up on weapons. Not to mention they beat us twice last year with a backup QB.
This is a good point. We come out of every draft trying to kid ourselves into thinking we got really good players. Just because we got good value...
Landry.......I don't hate it!! I think we are gonna like that guy.
Lost Robinson. Can't even believe this.
Guess we don't want Robinson....who needs weapons anyway? Notice how the better teams are drafting? WEAPONS!!!!
Matthews gone.....ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!
A Robinson or J Matthews Not sure if they will be there though.
Not taking Cooks will probably be a big story on this board for years. He's probably going to be a real impact player. The Saints thought anough...
This isn't because of a draft grade. This is because of 20+ years of being an average team. Having the same thought process every year and...
It his is the same thinking we have had for a long time and we have been stuck in mediocrity for years. If we were a playoff team I could try and...
Not a great start for us. Say what you want but we didn't get #19 value.. Miami Dolphins: Ja'Wuan James (19th) The skinny: Did the team address...
Time to move forward. Still have some players to draft. If we can Get Robinson or Matthews tomorrow, all is forgiven.
I doubt anyone was complaining during that draft...It looked like a slam dunk right away.
What risk? Risk of losing James? That's good stuff right there.
Pryor is a defensive player. The Jets signed Vick/CJ2K/Decker before the draft started. Offense=Better.....Defense=Better w/Pryor We already...
Our line was better before the draft started. We didn't improve our ability to put points on the board like the Bills and Jets did.
No matter what, it was a poorly played hand. To take James and not trade down first made this a poor pick. I'm not going to have a pissing contest...
I feel like you aren't watching the same team that I have been watching not evolve at all since Marino left. RT could have been addressed later....
Yes. Our offense is inferior
Yeah.....The difference is, those teams took top tier OL. We overdrafted ours.
Then you must be really happy with the way we have drafted the past 20 years. We don't get it. The rest of the league has past us by. Now we can...
I can't even take this. The Saints just get it. Apparently we still don't. Our pick was the worst pick in round 1 so far. More blocking for our...
Another thing about WRs. Good teams draft their future #1 while their current #1 is still in there prime. Not only does this increase the amount...
It's long been said that WRs usually do not start to really produce until their 3rd season. Even though history has mostly proven this to be...
You could say that about any position.
It won't matter how good our OL is if Tanny doesn't learn to step up in the pocket. Even a few more roll outs would be nice. He stood there like a...
Maybe. Depends on how the draft plays out. If we take OL in first and Jordan Matthews in round 2, I won't feel too terribly bad. The real sad...
I don't agree about the OL but I absolutely agree about Matthews. Great second round value and would fit our roster and locker room perfectly. In...
We probably can't go wrong with any of those 3 guys. All 3 fit a style of player that we are lacking. Lee lost some ground in the grading process...
1) Cooks 2) Beckham 3) Robinson 4) Matthews 5) Lee 6) Benjamin Any of these 6 wearing our uniform next year would bring me great joy. There are...
Last 6 years.......hmmm......interesting timeframe you chose. I can't imagine we'd have any draft flubs during that era.
I can't believe that so many Dolphins fans want a OL with their #19 pick. Our line play wan't good last year but we didn't have a franchise LT or...
Jennings is a more complete WR than Wallace, who is a specialty player and ideally a #2 or #1b at best. Jennings probably would have helped Tanny...
A rookie is a rookie. Let's not pretend that we can draft a RT and he's going to come in and shut it down on the right side. The best part about...
Good point. It was definately nice to see us finally draft a QB in first round. It was a long time coming. I always wonder what might have been if...
That is the official stance of many. I really don't agree. We lost for more reasons than our OL play. There is a much bigger picture to look at...
More playmakers will open things up for the running game. It's a pass first league now, but I wouldn't mind getting another RB to upgrade that...
This is really about conceptual thinking. There are a number of ways that I look at this draft and this team and know that we absolutely need...
So true. Our WR situation is not ideal right now. It is more of a need than most think.
CK - This was a great clip that you posted. I still can't believe that you don't think this player would be a nice first pick. This was a wild...
Nice evaluation. Thanks for sharing. I can see your side of it. His strength needs to improve for sure. Is that something that he can fix? If...
Wow. It was somewhat tongue in cheek. (The new guy questioning the resident expert). You really didn't get where I was coming from at all. That...
More on Beckham. It's all opinions but there seems to be a lot to like and a good ft....
That was the most recent posted evaluation on the web that I could find from 2 days ago. I was hoping that I wouldn't get called out for sending...
I hear ya. I'm new on here but have been reading his posts over the past few months and he knows his stuff. I realize that questioning his...
I would be interested to read some negative scouting reports if you have them. For the record I like Cooks better but Beckham would still be a...
That doesn't explain why scouts are still high on this kid. Here is a recent draft profile written a couple of days ago. It appears to be fairly...
I respect your knowledge on players. I just don't get this one. The kid looks like exactly the type of player that we need. Nice upgrade on...
Where is the team? Have we had a bad line the past 20 years? What is causing us to fail? Lack of playmakers. Man, I could go on and on for days...
It's all about opportunity. Even one play could change game or a season. Patterson was a late first rounder last year and he made some game...
Another thing to consider is this. If the WR class is deep this year, then wouldn't we want to grab a couple of the higher end ones? If there are...
We are a step behind because we do not make the playoffs and our offense has been below average for a long long time. Teams that draft OL in the...
I totally disagree. We need to get dynamic players on the field that make plays. The line will be ok with middle round picks building on what we...
I just can't buy into drafting an OL in the first round. Especially at #19. Every time I look at this draft and what angle we should take, it...
Does that make sense to you? Did you hear anything negative about his workouts? Why has his stock dropped after running a sub 4.5? If this is true...
Any player that makes the offense more dynamic. Cooks would be a nice pick, but I would rather see them take a big bodied WR. Jordan Matthews...
I would take choice A ..............and it's not close. We could go on and on forever doing these mediocre drafts that fill holes and take trench...
I think we need playmakers. We can build our OL in FA and middle rounds and then draft playmakers early. How can we compete? Score more points!...