http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12179331/how-many-players-away-super-bowl-was-team
Kind of silly imo, but thought I would share. If only we were the Browns.
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It does feel like we're 8 pieces away. lol Just on the offensive line we need 2 pieces, we need to replace Hartline and Wallace... all of our linebackers suck except for Jenkins who is average. Need another safety and a cornerback. Need a defensive tackle. 8 sounds about right.
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Lemme guess before looking.....
WR
RG
LG
DE
MLB
FS
CB
OLB
[EDIT: So they said 2 G's G, 2 WRs, and OT (I disagree... Albert returns, Juan is good at RT... but then they lis three positional needs that are DT, LB and Guard. So I'm confused which 8 players they think we should replace.] -
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For me, Wallace and Hartline are fine, if anything coaching should up it's game when it comes to them.
I personally feel LG and RG are just huge holes for us, and have been for yrs, since the staff is incapable of playing or developing anyone save for high draft choices or expensive FA's, we pretty much have to go that route (bleech)
Speaking of not developing, recall those high pick Cb's from a couple of yrs ago, yeah, that worked out. IE, could use another Cb. Think Misi is fine at MLB, would love to team up Jones with a ballhawking S but also think DT has went from strength to weakness.
We'll lose Odie, Starks appears to have cliffed, hope not, looked like it last yr.
Think Dion Jordan pretty much has to play this yr, with Jenkins developing, SLB would be his role, that is if the talking monkeys on the staff can grasp that simple concept -
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I don't disagree with the premise of needing a certain balance of good and elite players, but it still comes down to player eval and and their methodology there was very questionable. They had Grimes as "average" while putting Misi as "good", for example. I'm also not sure where I'd put Pouncey. He was a bad G, but back at C and not coming off an injury and he may be back to good or even elite. Personally, I'd rank them:
Elite
Wake
Grimes
Reshad Jones
Good
Albert
Tannehill
Landry
Miller
Clay
Wallace
Jenkins
I'd put the rest as mostly average and a few bad. I think we have enough good and elite players to make the playoffs if we have health, but lack depth (or coaching that compensates) so a few injuries kill us. I do think we need more elite players b/c they can compensate for injuries in other spots.padre31 likes this. -
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So, 36% of starters??
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Hmmm...I wonder who Miami could sign that's an elite talent?
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On offense I think the missing pieces, not necessarily in this order, are:
1) OG - I think Billy Turner will take one of the guard spots, so we just need one guard opposite him.
2) Backup swing tackle - Branden Albert is prone to injuries, so it's good to have a versatile guy there which gives you options, just in case.
3) a big physical WR- This is assuming Mike Wallace stays with the team... we need someone who wins the tight battles, goes up and snatches the football.
4) a power back - We all saw the difference Moreno made when he played for us, we need a guy like that...who knows, if Moreno is back and healthy, maybe it'll be him.
On defense:
1) A big, run-stuffing DT- Assuming we re-sign Odrick, a big guy with a good motor who takes up two blockers would do wonders.
2) a smart, instinctive MLB - We've been missing this for a while now...
3) CB- Jury is still out on Davis and Taylor, need someone there opposite Grimes.
4) a ball-hawking safety- We need a guy who can hold his own in deep coverage, and make a play on the ball from time to time.
Coaching staff:
1) A HC with balls
2) A DC who can adjust according to his player's strengths and weaknesses
So in all, yes, I think we are 8 players away from having a very good team, but the coaching needs to improve as well.RoninFin4 likes this. -
That should be enough to make this team a Super Bowl contender. -
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LOL. The Cowboys need ZERO Pieces?
I would say they need about 9 pieces...as in ...a defense.Fin-Omenal likes this. -
QB is the most glaring hole we need to fill.
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Saw him live at the game this year in Detroit. He absolutely wrecked Miami's first series by himself. He's worth whatever contract he gets IMO.
I just hope he sees Miami as a "big market".rafael likes this. -
And cost us two games compared to the unit winning 1
Good specials win 3 games a yr and lose none, and swing games -
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Brandon Fields literally cost us a W, Sturgis is, well, Sturgis.
Now, if Fields was his normal self, "IF" Sturgis was avg to above, we'd claw out 3 wins, or inow a playoff birth.
Said it for 2 yrs now, see it in the playoff rounds, Specials are the last frontier of untapped production potential in the NFL.
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A front 4 with Suh and Wake would take us to the playoffs, imo. I would flip Grimes and Reshad Jones, either way it's the same number of elite and good...whatever.
This article is on the right track, though combining PFF grades with a PFF cut-off measure is a bit convoluted. But it's true that the NFL is not about filling holes with decent players...which is what the Phins have been doing for years, and explains our mediocrity. I swear if we draft *safe* OLine in the first round again... -
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Mike Pouncey is bad?
Brent Grimes is average?
Great article...