We will contend in 2010!
I'm sure we will win some games & there will be better moments for Dolfandom in 2009,
but this looks more & more like the second year of rebuilding the Franchise to me.
Reality struck in SanDiego as it struck our QB down. It is what it is: a Rebuilding Project & we will need @ least another year to complete it.
Personally, I have little faith in Chad Henne. He is no Dan Marino & I don't think he'll be the ultimate answer @ QB for the franchise, ditto For GinnJr. Can always hope for the miraculous return of Pennington, but it looked like a nasty injury to an already damaged shoulder.
My expectation is that we learn, compete & continue to develop in 2009.
We will contend in 2010!
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This roster has a lot of work. We need WR, QB (possibly), TE, FB, LB's, and Safety.
In reality we don't need ALL of the above, but we need upgrades at most of them. We need to be younger and/or better at those positions.
It is just going to take time. The FO is building through the draft.
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IMO, if we don't compete this season Pennington is either gone or our backup. We need to start Henne from now until the end of the season and see what we have. If Henne doesn't pan out I am a little worried about us competing next season.
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Dan Marino seriously spoiled this fan base when it comes to quarterbacks. Granted this team has had average to below average QBs since Marino but everytime we get a young guy in here we expect fast results i.e Marino. It takes time for these QBs to get their feet under them.
But I will say if Henne plays poorly next week then I think we should start worrying about the quarterback of the future. -
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I think the answer will be found in next year's draft or free-agency, if Pennington does not return. lot of time to let it play out.
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This team has so many Holes that its at least another 2 years away from becoming a consistent playoff caliber team.
I don't think the Dolphins will resign SP so if CP is out for the year this is basically a audition to see if Henne has what it takes. -
I am an eternal optimist:
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We need to give our 2nd round pick (Henne) a chance...
No one knows if he will be a bust/solid starter/or Hall-of-Famer right now. He is an unknown quantity at the moment for us. Now is the time to see what he's got. 13 games. That should be enough for us to see if we need to draft, trade, or pick up another FA QB next offseason. -
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we just did
but I'm sure, he'll have the rest of the season to look better
I just see him as another #2, hope I'm wrong, but I don't think I am
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plenty of time to sort it out & if we are not very successful in the win/loss column
it should afford us an excellent draft to try again next year
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Pennington is done here. If he's done for the year with his injury, theres no way we bring him back next year.
2010, contend? Depends on what you think were contending for? Superbowl? Probably not. Wildcard spot? Possibly. Alot of things have to happen first though. We need some talented playmakers on this team. Especially at WR.jetssuck likes this. -
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The team is clearly more talented than last year's team and it's not even close. If Henne is a decent QB for the rest of the year (70s QB rating) we have something good to build off of. Without a huge QB contract we can sign a WR, probably Braylon Edwards. He drops the ball but at least he gets open. Our losses this off-season pretty much are limited to Jason Taylor and Brown who I expect to be retained.
Hopefully we win some games to convince him to stay. Draft a OLB in the second round anyway, there seem to be a few. Never have we had a rebuilding project so easy as we will this year with a poor record. We have an offensive line great in run blocking, solid at pass blocking (needs to improve), we have two RBs to rely on for now, a DL that needs merely a NT, a ILB core that needs one, and young CBs as well as a veteran.
All in all:
- NT
- WR
- TE
- FS
- OLB
- ILB
- possibly QB
That's the shortest list of needs I've seen out of the Dolphins in a bad year in a while. Our list after last year wasn't any different. The difference is we're losing games this year.Irish Phin Fan likes this. -
I'm not even thinking about 2010, I just want to win A game in 2009 and then we can go from there. None of this "next year" stuff from me.
Up next.......Buffalo
That's all I care about right now.SeanP and Irish Phin Fan like this. -
I don't want to pencil in any wins because it always seems to come back and bite us in the rear. We still have a lot of games and we will win some and maybe improve a little. By next draft we will see where the real priorities are and see how they address them. Its sad that mistakes that we have made in the past in the draft and free agency are still coming back to haunt us. It appears like its going to be a long season.
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Possible QB- Chad Henne
FS- Chris Clemons
TE- Anthony Fasano
OLB- Cameron Wake
This makes our list shorter because we actually have potential at those positions. So, If you really want to think about next draft, possible candidates are: Ndamukong Suh, Terrence Cody, Dez Bryant, Arrelious Benn, and Brandon Spikes. There are more, but those are just at the top of my head right now. Then there is Free Agency, with guys like: Brandon Marshall, Vincent Jackson, Steve Breaston, Braylon Edwards, Karlos Dansby, Kirk Morrison, Demeco Ryans, and many others. Obviously, most of these stars are not going to hit the market, but point is, there is talent at the positions we need.adamprez2003 likes this. -
No doubt and I'm not as concerned for that reason as I was in years past. We're not in the situation of 07 which speaks volumes still about Ireland in that he's provided at least something of a solid roster since that terrible year.
The talent level is night and day.Anonymous likes this. -
how does FA look next year, we can hit big in the draft and what we got but if we are looking to contend we need to make a splash lol
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from What I can remember don't know who has re-signed or not
HB-Sproles and Norwood
WR-Marshall, Vincent Jackson, Owens, Antonio Bryant, Steve Breaston(RFA), Kevin Walter
DL-Julius Peppers, Aaron Kampman, Kyle Vanden Bosch, Elvis Dumervil, Richard Seymour, Vince Wilfork, Casey Hampton
LB-DeMarcus Ware, Shawne Merriman, Karlos Dansby, Kirk Morrison, Thomas Howard, Demeco Ryans, D'Qwell Jackson, Keith Bullock
DB-Dunta Robinson, Carlos Rogers, Ellis Hobbs, Terrence McGee, Leigh Bodden, Stanford Routt, OJ atogwe, Nick Collins, Antoine Bethea, Darren Sharper -
There are some fairly impressive players available. In contrast to years past a splash of one player with a 8-9m contract is in order, not so much a number of guys at 5m a year. For example adding a Kirk Morrison would pay major dividends, a Dansby etc... would be worth it to be sure.
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We just were given a three great examples of why the modern NFL is a QB driven game. We were defeated in our first three games by three excellent QBs.
Peyton Manning: 6' 5" and 230 pounds.
Matt Ryan: 6' 4" and 213 pounds
Phillip Rivers: 6 '5" and 228 pounds.
Their height, weight, hand size and high draft status are no accident.
Add to that Matt Stafford bringing the Lions to their first win in 19 games.
I'm now going to spend a few days hating Nick Satan even more for wasting a 2nd and 5th round pick and drafting Jason Allen instead of trying to move up and take Jay Cutler........................... -
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That's the problem with overachieving, the hopes and expectations are ridiculous for the next year. Had we played this schedule last season, it's very possible we start out 0-3 as well, or 1-2 at best.
Just like the 9-7 season under Saban, everyone expected a Super Bowl team the follwing year. We all saw the weaknesses in this team coming in, so as much as it sucks we can't really be that surprised. -
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I'm desperately trying to figure out how we're contending for anything anytime soon when the FO's strategy has mostly been to hope that the same problems we've had since last season magically go away. Outside of the best draft ever happening I doubt we contend for anything. Outside of the CB position we were set back a season by the FO doing practically nothing this year. Drafting a bunch of possession receivers, a project TE, and a luxury spread offense QB pick in the second round.
If they let Ronnie Brown walk we're pretty much doomed unless there's an outstanding back we can snag in the draft. Henne had better work out too. There are way too many ifs for me to even begin to think we're contending for anything but a top ten pick the next two seasons.FaninPatsyLand likes this. -
Its delusional.muscle979 likes this. -
I'd rather have a FO that holds off on drafting a certain position because they don't feel the talent is as deep that year. (Although FTR I don't agree with the Hartline and Turner picks) 1-15 is a tough hole to climb out of. -
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And you expected anything else this season ?? C'mon man (in the manner of Keyshawn)... Reality struck long before Penny went down... As to Henne, say what you want about him, but he's not really had a chance, has he ?? And as to Marino comparisons, there's a ton of QBs that don't match that picture, give us a break... As for Ginn, the seasons not over yet. True enough, we expect some things from him, but please don't blame him for the poor throws that came to him this game...even the misses last week weren't totally his fault. But it doesn't really matter, what matters is what happens from here on out...If Ginn ends up with 85 receptions and 1100 yrds and we don't make the playoffs, will you then say that you're disappointed in him ?? Probably so...
BTW, 23rd, I'm responding to your post, but it's not directed at you personally, but to all the naysayers of Henne and Ginn...I'm not too excited myself with either guy, since neither has shown anything consistent to date, but I'm not going to bash them until we see what they do with the chances in front of them...
There are other issues that affect the success or lack of success of both and that is the OL and the playcalling. If Henning doesn't get his head out of his azz and recall that there is such a thing as the forward pass beyond the LOS and the OL doesn't get to where we can make 3rd and short when needed and 3rd and long when needed...then what Henne and/or Ginn do won't matter... -
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I thought we'd contend in 2006, we sucked
I thought we'd contend in 2007, we sucked
I thought we'd contend in 2009, we suck
I refuse to get pulled into this fantasy world any more. It's constantly burning me.
I'd say the formula is very simple and I'll give a perfect example. The Colts without Peyton Manning are a 6 win team MAX, but they win 12 games every year because of great QB play. New Orleans is a 5 win team MAX without Brees.
Unless that's fixed and we have a guy who I ABSOLUTELY KNOW is going to succeed, I will no longer get excited for the start of a football season. We haven't had a QB who can put a team on his shoulders for 10 YEARS!!! I'm just so tired of this patchwork we try at the most important position. This refusal to give up anything significant or waste a 1st round draft pick on THE MOST IMPORTANT POSITION! -
patience, rebuilding takes time
a few needs:
1) Franchise QB
2) Go-To WR
3) NT
4) ILB
not so bad, could resolve everything in the next free-agency & draft
We Will Contend in 2010!