movement by the dolphins...

by frostyphinfan on Oct 6, 2010 8:21 AM EDT

With players the likes of Marshawn lynch, randy moss, jake grove either signing with new teams or being traded, why have the dolphins done nothing to add some more depth, and help the ST unit? isnt there anyone paying attention in the dolphins FO? i hear j. jones was cut in seattle, to make room for lynch. he would be an upgrade in the return game, and could be a great change of pace back. i think the firing of the ST coach is addition by subtraction. but i believe there are good "role players" available for the dolphins to sign, but we have yet to see any moves.

as much as i hate to do it, lets look at the pats FO for a second. even if they keep moss. they will have 2-1st rounders (1 from Oakland which they got for trading an aging star). with Oakland's pick probably being a top 10 pick. if they do trade moss, rumors are they get a 3rd and a 4th for him. that is how the pats have stayed relevant for the the past 13 years.

so that would be 2-1's, 1-2, 2-3's, 2-4's, in next years draft and it's still October. first rate FO IMO. now look at the dolphins, our draft as of right now looks pretty basic 1-1, 0-2's, 1-3, 2-4's. we have busted on many 2nd and 3rd round picks in the last couple of years. cutting players and not getting anything in return for them, unless you count that Gatorade bath of jason taylor IN A JETS UNIFORM! and on top of that, they have yet to get back a 2nd round pick in next years draft that they traded for marshall. a quick comparison shows 7 draft picks for the pats to 4 picks for the dolphins, thats just in rounds 1-4.

i see lots of talent in the dolphins, and i still think they should win every game they play. (proved by the NFL sunday ticket i pay to much money for for). but apearantly talent doesn't equal production. which falls on the coaching staff and FO. until the big wigs stop playing patty cake and really turn the corner, miami will struggle to be anything more than a .500 club.

im 28 years old and have been watching to phin's with my dad since 1993. I'm ready for some damn playoff runs! this regime rebuilt a faltering team, but they can't become complacent. they have two weeks to make adjustments, get healthy and get ready for a good Green Bay team. lets see what they do............

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the moss trade details

may change some. it wasnt final when i posted

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by frostyphinfan on Oct 6, 2010 8:23 AM EDT reply actions

Julius Jones

Is terrible. He wasn’t even playing WITHOUT Lynch on the team. Why would you want an old back that can provide nothing for your football team?

You want to hand the ball of the Julius Jones? Are you serious? The return game of our special teams really isn’t the HUGE problem. Sure it would be nice to have a great kickoff return man like Josh Cribbs or someone fast but I just don’t see how Julius Jones would make this team any better at all.

What the Dolphins need is a coach that can “rally” the troops and make Special teams personal for them. Looks like the Patriots did that. Adding Julius Jones doesn’t make the special teams better. He’s not going to be in blocking on a punt or holding a FG. Your getting him to be a return man and it makes no sense because of his age, he’s slow and his previous dissapointing performances in the NFL. I could see the Packers picking him up to be a Running Back… not a special teams player.

If you get some smart, willing and good attitude players that are willing to sacrifice themselves on special teams… thats what you need… not julius jones.

by DRoyce on Oct 6, 2010 8:37 AM EDT reply actions

i didnt realize he was so bad...

i remembered seeing him make some nice plays in dallas. i agree i dont want him running the ball. but i was thinking his skills a a PR/KR could be usefull

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by frostyphinfan on Oct 6, 2010 8:40 AM EDT reply actions

i don't even think Julius Jones has ever returned a kick

Ever.

Not trying to be a D but at least research it before you claim we should be adding Julius Jones as a return man when he has never returned a Kick.

If I am wrong, so be it…but I just looked and I can’t find any return stats for him, at all.

by DRoyce on Oct 6, 2010 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions

just a suggestion

the point i was trying to make is, other teams are trying to improve on their players. your right i didnt research it. but the dolphins need something/someone to improve there special teams play. if i remeber correctly they had 3 or 4 punts blocked in the preseason and now it’s bleeding into the regular season

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by frostyphinfan on Oct 6, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions

a quick comparison shows 7 draft picks for the pats to 4 picks for the dolphins, thats just in rounds 1-4.

You make it sound as if 7 picks in the first four rounds is normal and we are the only weird team. Trust me most teams are closer to our 4 picks in the first four rounds. The Patriots just go crazy with all these trades, I’m convinced Belicheat is trying to set the record for having all the 7th round picks in a draft.

Our performance against the Pats was an anomaly not the norm, it happens. Expect a strong performance against the Packers.

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by Phinatics on Oct 6, 2010 9:28 AM EDT reply actions