good stuff dj. i am expecting a playoof birth this year. i think we have enough pieces but you're right we need to remember how young we are. next year we have to be in the AFC CHAMPIONSHIP. There is no excuse year 4 unless we get killed by injuries. year three we are still making wholesale substitutions. next year its just mix and match, a TE?, a RB? an ILB? Its single pieces not entire units

 

What did I expect? Not to get blown out at home by a Patriots team we are as good as. We are young yes, we have bright spots yes, but this homestand of 2 games was an utter disgrace on almost every level. There is really not much we can take away. File it away, put it behind us and forget we even played in weeks 3 and 4.

 

Well thought out...this post made me feel a little better as well. Thanks!

 

DJ great write up! This was a terrible loss at home but it doesn't take away that we started the season 2-0 with both of them being away games. That has to account for something. Our loss last week was a hard fought game where our young QB threw for 363 yards against the top defense in the NFL.

We have much to hope for but we all need to remember that this is only one game. This board has been so up and down this 1st quarter of the season that it reminds me of a Bi Polar woman on her period. We win and we should be in the Super Bowl, we lose a game and now we are looking at getting the 1st pick in the draft. Cmon Fin Fans lets get some balance. Our team has two weeks to fire some coaches and get on track. I saw the disgust in Sparano's face and voice as well. Not all is lost and some times we need to go through the fire to come out golden.

I'm not giving up on our playoff hopes just yet.

 

Sorry Deej, you know I love you but this was soul-crushing.

Here's what needs to happen tomorrow:

• Fire Henning; elevate Lee to OC.
• Fire Bonamego; elevate - I don't know, MY MOM, who has never even watched a football game, to do a better job coaching Special Teams than this dolt.
• Reward the good performers - Marshall, Bess, Wake - by giving them a spa day Tuesday to relax and rehabilitate.
• Run the living piss out of the rest of the team until they puke up actual chunks of internal organs.

But we know that's not going to happen; it would be a miracle if anything happened at all. Which will mean:

• Sparano and his staff, along with Ireland, will be fired at the end of the season; possibly before that.
• Parcells will leave.
• Ross will bring in his assbuddy Peterson to prolong the Decade of Misery we have had to endure as Dolphins' fans.

Right now we are reaping what the team has sown since having the opportunity to re-invent itself from the bottom up three years ago; poor personnel decisions that have cost us high draft picks and big - HUGE - bucks, costing this staff the goodwill of the owner, and bad decisions on the hiring of Coordinators and Assistant Coaches which result in what we saw Monday night against the Pats.

I'm definitely not optimistic tonight.

 

Marshall stopped on his route which resulted in a pick 6.

On to the topic at hand yeah we have some talent but the biggest concern is QB. Yeah Henne puts up some stats but the things that I notice every game is his pocket awareness and the inability to scan the field. He is too inconsistent to be a GREAT QB.

 

This is the real post in this thread ! The rest of you guys are delusional, or on some really strong drugs. This whole Parcells regime is getting what they deserve with their arrogance. And to have to watch yet again, another failed head coach, GM and over-paid fat-a** "Director of Football Operations" prolong our misery, while the Jets are going on to glory is as painful as it can be as a true DolFan.

If Parcells has really walked away, make it clear, he ran away without finishing the job. He was a fraud here. He got paid to really do nothing but extend the DolFans misery.

And now get ready for the Carl Peterson era. We are truly the Chicago Cubs of the NFL.

 

CK made a point of this a few times in some past threads....and I could really see what he was talking about tonight.

Henne is having time when teams drop back into zone...and dont put ay pressure on him. This is where I am concerned, mostly because I dont know if this is something he will get better at...or will be a flaw in his game forever. I would say inconsistency is to be expected in his game right now....but there are some troubling signs.

 

Why really are you a Dolphan?

 

I was waiting for someone to make this thread. And guess what? A few years down the road and now the thread will be "what do you expect from an old team".

 

Thanks DJ, just what I needed to get me through. 2 weeks to "get things turned around". I will keep the faith.

 

Deej, I'll be here all week too, but it's hard to find a lot of positive from this first 4 games. We barely beat a team that arguably has a lot less talent than we have. We beat the Vikes because our D played way beyond it's years and ability and then we blow up against the jests and pasties.... Is that youth or is that what this team has been doing for several years under this regime ?? Perhaps the Tuna saw this coming that really is why he backed out now instead of later ??

STs performance was again inexcusable. This phase of the team has not been right since....I can't remember when....maybe when O'Brien was here with Saban or even when Westhoff was last here in 2002. It's not necessarily the personnel because we use the same lower echelon players that all teams use for the core of their STs. I'd like to say that Bonamego will be canned this week, but it's highly unlikely during the season that he's shown the door...there just aren't folks sitting out there that can replace him.

I have to disagree with Marshall though. He certainly laid down, as did the entire offense in the second half. Can't hardly blame them, but geez....

It's just embarrassing to be a Fin fan today and now we have to wait for two more weeks before we see if they can improve or digress...


EDIT: So much for being in the middle of the season for a reason to fire a coach...

 

There are. We've got to the point where it cannot possibly get any worse even if we gave the job to Rudolf the Rednosed Reindeer. This nonsense of booting players for missing an assignment but keeping the coach who has consistently fielded one of the worst ST units in the business for three years absolutely has to stop. Especially after this epic debacle. You simply can't continue to preach accountability and then hold everyone accountable but you. This isn't about whether or not you're able to find an adequate replacement. This is about the very credibility of the entire front office.

 

Good stuff man. I will say this: I will never give up on my team no matter what. I still believe we could do more than win in the playoffs.

 

:no::no: Neither am I. I agree with firing Bonamego as fast as possible. He should be gone this AM. We have two weeks to get a new guy in here who can do the job. If I'm a ST coach at any level, I'm flooding the FO with my resume and tapes hourly.

I also wouldn't place Marshall on the good performer list. He quit in the second half.

:up:

 

my thoughts what i saw and feel about this team/game...

- first of all, why the heck do you bench chad henne, after the 3rd INT, which
clearly wasn´t his fault, yeah the 2 picks before where bad, but still you
can´t knock the kids confidence with a move like that.
- first drive of the game...3rd and 6 and we go wildcat ?....wtf
- i don´t know if there was mention of it at the start of the season but it
seems, that vontae bought some property at season start and it´s called
DAVIS ISLAND !!!
- ok, lets do this, we got 2 weeks, fire that ST´s disaster in a coach in
Bonemego and while we´re at it, try to get in a guy who controlls the time
management at the end of halfs/games as well, because sparano is
not/never doing a good job with that
- 3rd and 5 after the blocked punt, Wake gets held, flag...well no its not it
????: ThePHINS.com - Miami Dolphins Forums http://forums.thephins.com/showthread.php?p=1273055
was no holding, ridiculous, i never like walt coleman and he didn´t do
anything to make it better this game
- ben tate´s KO TD, Jason Allen got shuffed in the back on the sideline....no
call
- man, would i trade these 2 road wins for the last 2 home games in a
heartbeat
- the next 6 games are brutal, i don´t know if we go 2-8 at the end, but
i certainly wouldn´t be shocked if we did
- misi has hit the rookie wall after 2 games, wake is a beast...kudos for
jeff ireland to find that guy
- we can´t stop the run
- we finally covered the TE´s but i´m not sure if it was us or the Pats
didn´t really try, why would they need to, we gave them 28 points of TO´s
- we need to lock up davone bess very soon, he will only get more expensive
- did anyone started to laugh like me, after that FG was blocked and they
scored ?

 

one more thought to that WC call on 3rd and 6 at the opening drive, sparano mentioned that they are happy if the gain 4 yards out of it.....whats wrong with his math on that one

 

Well the fly in the ointment of firing Bonamego is you have to have someone to replace him..who would that be?

I liked Frank Gansz jr for 3 yrs now, since the house cleaning when Tuna arrived, he is at UCLA but they are in season, who else is there?

I "think" Parcell's Giants ST coach during the 80's is still kicking, I'd certainly give him a call..but otherwise..? Maybe an ex Ace ST guy like Gary Stills who is in the UFL?

As for this crap "the next 6 games are brutal"

We just were spanked 41-14 at home, I'm no longer particularly afraid of losing which means I'm prepared to watch them win.

 

Remember when certain people including myself were being critical of certain areas of the team after the first two wins? Some people didn't understand why. They didn't understand the criticism or negativity from some of the posts. "Can't we just enjoy the win?" Now you can kind of understand where people like myself were coming from with the early concerns even though they were 2-0 at the time. I saw this coming a mile away.

 

Faith is the only thing that is keeping me running at this point, but sooner or later that too will faulter. Along the lines of what has already been stressed here on the foul play by ST's is the sight cringing feeling I always get when Henne is under center and does his drop back....he has no pocket presence. The pocket begins to crumble and he just stands there. Sometimes he gets the pass off and sometimes he doesn't...but one thing is for sure, he has NO CLUE that the pocket is collapsing on him. We are now 1-2 in the division and have a huge freakin' hole to dig out of

Wake is a beast and I truely love watching his emotion and skill and I see nothing but improvement from him as the season progresses.

Bess is a huge bright spot for us....the go to person for the 3rd and long like Politte is the go to person on 3rd and short.

 

I don't think being young has anything to do with the loss last night. It's still football. Correctly blocking on field goals and punts are things you learn when you're 5. You either do it the right way or you don't.

New England is younger than young on defense and they were able to make plays. What's 'our' excuse?

 

I'm probably much more of a DolFan than you imagine. Why do you question my fandom ? Because I dare to question this teams coaching and management ? If I wasn't a DolFan why would I post here ? Why would I care ? Why would I be so angry ? Some people just want to stick their heads in the sand and just forget common sense, and of course attack the character of the posters who are really feeling this loss today.

 

How dare you criticize your team! :shifty:

 

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This blows

 

next year will be the expectation year though. Its AFC CHAMPIONSHIP at the very least or changes may come. This year too early but next year its for all the marbles

 

Agreed. Time for a change SOON:cry:

 

just remember what happend in carolina. fans there also wanted henning fired and now many are regretting let him go. be careful what you wsih for. david lee is far from a guaranteed upgrade.

 

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Jus sayin

 

So he is automatically going to start progressing?

 

:chuckle:

You don't know the mental image "elevating your mom" puts in my head.

No offense.

 

Kansas City has done it in 2 years. I can be done faster than here.

 

are you guys deliverately ignoring the fact that most likely there is "NO SEASON" in 2011 ? Then who knows what happens for a 2012, and what the CBA will look like, what kind of salary structure there will be, if Ross will be on par with spending more or less money. Too many variables to expect something now for 2012.....so its this year or maybe nothing with this bunch. We may have to rebuild and have a whole new set of rules to run the team by.