Call me what you wish, but I am just not convinced as some around here that this will be a "1 more year deal" and then we "are back".
We seem to have had some very good picks this year, but who really knows until the 3rd or 4th year how good they really are. That is what people are saying about Ginn, and used to say about J Allen. How is that working out for us, especially the latter ? :shifty:
It looks to me, to be more than a 2 year rebuilding, but maybe more like 4 or 5. Some of the guys playing now, and are our best players will be gone by then. Henne, unless he is a hidden Marino, will be at least a 3 year project - AFTER this season.....in other words in his 4th as a pro. Ricky Williams, Vernon Carey, Justin Smiley, etc etc will more than likely all be gone, and need to be replaced by then. Same with Ronnie Brown, who is in his prime RIGHT NOW, the window will probably close soon on him as well. Those that think we'll have all these players and just draft players that automatically are pro-bowl worthy, are just deluding yourselves. Its not that easy, or the Detroit Lions, would be, NOT the Detroit Lions, if you get my drift.
I am not saying that we won't be a good if not great team in 3 years. But I am saying it isn't a given, and that there will be letdowns, heartaches (like today), and some flat out busts. Parcells has some of those in his closet too - didn't he trade a # 1 for Drew Henson ?
Its tough to say, but if you are a true Dolfan, the bad times are less likely than the past, but not totally out of our future. Remember how many of us who saw Dan Marino's whole career, could have imagined the only chance he would get at a Super Bowl would have been in his 2nd season ? Its a crap shoot, and you must be good, but you also must be lucky, and that is something the Dolphins have been short on for a while now.
Things are looking up, but they are by no means a certainty in 2009. Or 2010. Or 2011. :sad: I have had some time to get over today's loss, and gain some perspective, and feel that better days are on the horizon, but don't be expecting it to be all good and glory. History tells us it will be more than likely not to happen, than its is to happen.
P.S. - it does piss me off that we continue to struggle, and Atlanta seems to have found Nirvana so quickly. Its just not fair, but life isn't fair I guess. Parcells must think he took the wrong job. :pity:
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We were 1-15. With all of atlanta's turmoil, they still won more games and had more talent to start the year. And we're close to matching ATL's record by a few plays. I'm not saying we're good, but sometimes that's just how the cookie crumbles.
I said it before, Matt Ryan is a gamer. I never wanted him with our #1, or at all, but I didn't listen to the "matt ryan will be a bust" posts either. It's early, but it'd be funny to go through those threads.Bpk likes this. -
There is no such thing as a 4-5 year rebuilding project in the NFL... If things aren't turned around in 3 years, all the coaches are out, unless you are the Detroit Lions...
A 1 point loss at the hands of a good, desperate team who we have never defeated and everyone is jumping into Biscaine Bay.. It is very interesting to see the fickle nature of sports fans in general. Just take a peak at the comments in blogs and forums around the net and you will see that Sparano is back to being loser head coach, and that we have no players.. Yet, those same people, if we win big next week, will be back to calling Sparano a genius and saying that we have a chance at the division.. This same thing will repeat ad infinitum with every win or loss...
This was a hard fought game that came down to a couple plays.. This wasnt a hopeless performance like we have seen in years past. Even in this loss, there were a lot of positives.Sceeto, AllianceCollect, His'nBeatYour'n and 5 others like this. -
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I would have loved to see this thread after the San Diego game. No disrespect to anyone as I highly respect you all but seriously? One loss and you guys flip. We win and you guys are praising these guys every way possible.
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I can kind of see what's being said in the first post though... I really dont think were 3-5 years off though... next year we will be much improved, pushing for a playoff spot, but I think in year 3 of this regime, were there and enjoying the playoff spotlight. Sure some of the guys that are the core of this team may very well be in their prime right now, but thats life. thats football. I have no doubt in my mind the FO will continue finding guys to put in these positions as the years roll on... I dont see the need to panic over this.sking29 likes this. -
I read the whole thing.. you are over the top pessimistic.. and it's a choice you are making with bias because there simply isn't evidence to support your we are doomed for five years contentions.
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This team has miles to go, and it will take more than one more draft. It will take 3 or 4 and then we may be fully back. Its not going to be as easy as some people think it is to get back to being a consistant winner. Besides, Parcells gets bored after 3 or so years, and moves on. He will more than likely take Jeff Ireland and possibly other staffers with him when he leaves. Maybe the complete foundation will be in place, but maybe it won't be (and that will be what bores him, and causes him to "move on"). -
These mood swings are reaching FH proportions following wins and losses. This team if it had a secondary which can be fixed in the offseason with big FAs and the draft would probably be 4-1 right now as the Texans and Jets games would have been wins. The AZ game was just one of those games I believe.
So get a secondary in Miami and this team will be fine. I still think we could push for the playoffs this year (however like I've posted before with this roller coaster team I'm not really sure what will happen but from what I've seen a playoff push is possible).
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I think you need to cool down a bit. It was a tough loss, but this was by no means the iceburg that sunk the Titanic. We were still very competitive today.. It's not like we lost to the RAMS or almost lost to the LIONS or anything... *wink wink Redskins Vikings LOL wink wink*
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We aren't a year or two away from contention? Are you serious? They are still in contention now. There are 11 games left. I saw nothing today that made me think they can't make a run. They have as good a shot as a lot of teams in the AFC right now.
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The problem I see with fans is that their scared. Scared, I know, sounds crazy? Its true. I really think that fans are afraid to admit that this team is going in the right direction and will be a competitive one in a short time. Why do I think fans are scared? Because each and every one of us have sat here the last seven or so years and have been disappointed in this team after having high hopes. -
Seriously, there is no way they don't make the playoffs by next season. I'd be shocked.cnc66 likes this. -
I am not saying that we won't be good next year, but its not a total given we will be. I just think that it will be longer than many here are assuming, and it will be harder than many think it will be. We are another injury to Ronnie Brown from being a worse offense than we were last year. At least we had an experienced Booker at WR last year. This year our "experienced" WR (Wilford) can't even seem to make the field at all. Was he even dressed for today's game ????
There are players here now, that will have to be replaced by the time this years crop of draftees are "ready" and we'll have to hit bigtime on a couple of drafts, or make better choices than were made this year on higher priced Free Agents. You have to admit a ton of money was wasted this year on McCown & Wilford. But that is going to happen, and its going to happen many more times as its inevitable. Those choices will hinder our growth and it may take a lot longer than some around here expect.
This is a total from the ground up rebuild, and that takes time, and will be much more painful than many here want to admit it will be.Celtkin likes this. -
I disagree my friend, as if you can't see there is as big a problem with the WR core as there is with the 2ndary, then you and I are watching an entirely different team. Did you see how Andre Johnson just dominated our team today, and what we need in recievers ? Its not a good thing when your best WR is Greg Camirrillo, no dis on Cammy, but he is not going to be an Andre Johnson game in and game out. he is what he is, a good serviceable guy, but he is generally not going to hit you that HR you need. Last year his TD against Baltimore was a blown coverage by the Ravens, not great effort by Cammy. -
I haven't done a study on this, but its completely possible that Parcells also may have caught a lucky time with each of the other teams he rebuilt. Certainly the AFC East was not a total powerhouse when he took the Pats then the Jets on. And a couple of years ago, the NFC East was not a power either when he took them on.
Again I am not saying it won't work here, what I am driving at is that its not going to be as easy as some want to believe, and when it doesn't they are the ones that will knee-jerk and complain this staff just can't get it done. Expectations should be kept in perspective I guess it the real point I am trying to make here. -
Jets game - the ridiculous 4th and 26 conversion for a TD = the difference in the game.
Cardinals game - well it was just bad all around for the secondary
Texans game - great start but then the secondary fell apart just blowing coverages all over the field.
In each game I can't blame the WR corp or the offense for any loss. I mean when a team scores 28 they should win the game.
Now do I think we need a better WR corp? Yes I do and I would love to pick up a #1 guy as we lack that right now and Roy Williams would be great.
The WR corp has been playing at its peak and good enough to win games but I agree to be a great team we need to add a #1 WR but that is it in the WR corp nothing that will take 3-5 years. The secondary and the WR corp could easily be fixed by this time next year. The best thing so far is we have a base in place which we didn't have last year. -
Looking at this team, like a lot of people, I see weaknesses in the defensive secondary and at wide receiver. We probably need 3 new guys in the defensive secondary. At wideout, we need someone like Roy Williams at a minimum, but we probably need another guy too. So, five roster spots where we are very weak.
Our offensive line, defensive line and linebackers are much better than I expected them to be. We'll need another nose tackle in the next few years, but they doesn't seem to be very difficult to get.
Our tight ends are maybe slightly above average at best. On the other hand, we have three 1st-round picks in our offensive backfield, including one overall #1 and one overall #2.
There are a few statements in your first post I just flat-out don't understand. Vernon Carey is 27. Justin Smiley is turning 27 in a few weeks. What makes you think they need to be replaced in a couple of years?
Re Henne, you say unless he's another Marino he won't be contributing until his 4th year. There are any number of QBs who aren't Dan Marino who nevertheless are very good long before their 4th year. In fact, I would say that, if you're not good by your 4th year, you probably never will be (Vinny Testaverde is an exception, and no doubt there are other exceptions too, but I still think the odds are that QB talent will show itself before the 4th year).
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In Parcells time in NE, in '93 there were three teams with a winning record in the division. In '94, three teams with a winning record in the division. In '95, three teams again with a winning record in the division and then in '96, there were three teams with a winning record including one with a record of .500.
In Parcells time in New York, there were three teams with a winning record in '97 in the division. In '98, 4 teams with a winning record in the division. In '99, three teams with a winning record with another two at .500.
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I want to win every game, but I know that's not possible yet!
But this loss does not predict the future of the team.
Last week it was all, best new coach, ronnie, best D, best O etc. etc. Now it's a lot of negativity again. IMO they have come a long way in a fairly short time. The coach is a team guy, he cares. The guys are caring and playing hard. We have hope that we haven't had for a long time.
On another forum their already calling for Sparanos head etc. I think that's ludicris. Haven't seen that here, hope I don't.
As usual, I didn't get to see the game, but I'll not believe our guys didn't try. (didn't say anyone thought this) They lost, but I bet they lost as a team, just as they win as a team. As opposed to the way it seemed to be before.
Call me a homer, I don't care. I just refuse to turn on the guys for a loss after all the struggling they've been through.
I just can't be pessimistic about them after all the improvement I've seen.
I'm really beginning to like Tony. Still unsure about bp, probably always will be.
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We lost by one point and it was a high scoring, close game. Relax.
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This team is not better than last year, but different. The results should have been better than 1-15 last year. They lost 6 games by 3 points, law of averages say you win 3 of those, but they lost them because of a HC & staff that was way in over their heads, and didn't have a commitment to winning or coaching. Capers I can't even explain....he was great in Pittsburgh, but seems to have lost it when he came to Miami.....maybe it was also the talent too.
This year this team will win 4 or maybe 5 games, which is about what they should have won last year.
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