At some point, this gets a little frustrating...

You'll have to excuse my negativity, but I am starting to get a little annoyed with the direction of our football team.  Of course, winning is the ultimate cure but the verdict is still out of this coming year.  Despite having fewer wins last season than the previous year, Coach Sparano thinks this team is "closer" to where they need to be.  At the end of the day, however, we were a 7-9 team which was a tremendous disappointment.

So what have we done to address this?  Hmmm let's see.  The Dansby signing was good.  The Mike Nolan can only be good.  But we cut Joey Porter.  We cut Gibril Wilson.  We cut Akin Ayodele.  It seems like we have quite a few gaping holes.  We need a Free Safety.  Badly.  The Front Office, unwilling to pay the dollars, lost out to what would have been a major upgrade in either Antrel Rolle and Ryan Clark.  We also sat on the sidelines and watched Baltimore scoop up Anquan Boldin.  Our Nose Tackle is out for 8 games which all but opens up the middle of our defense, unless we grab a top flight DT in the draft - adding yet another gaping hole and pressing need.  As much of a pain in the ass Porter was/is, we need to replace his production.  He is a talented player and his departure creates another gaping hole.  Oh yeah, how's our #1 Receiver thing going?

In many ways, I respect the way the Steelers and Colts for example, build through the draft year after year.  Our team has some of the brightest football minds in the business, so I trust what this Front Office will do when it comes to the draft.  But in some ways, the draft can also be a major crap shoot.  I just hope that we can address all of these needs:  FS, DT, OLB, WR, TE, etc.  in the draft alone. That's a daunting task for any Front Office - even the best in the business.

I have been a Diehard Dolphins fan my entire life.  I trust this Front Office/Coaching Staff as much, if not more, than any that has preceded them.  However, these recent swing and misses in Free Agency has made me a little irritated.  To top it off, I live in NY.  I keep reading headlines about the Jets picking up more and more key pieces (ie LT, Cromartie). This team was 20 minutes away from the Super Bowl last year and it seems they aren't wasting anytime in confidentally filling their needs.  In fact, rumor has it, the Jets are in the Brandon Marshall sweepstakes as well.  What's even more frustrating is we SWEPT these guys last year!!!!  So what are we doing to compete with our AFC East rival this offseason?  What are we doing to keep pace with an up and coming Jets team and a perennial power in the Pats?  We're hosting Richie Incognito this weekend.  Sigh...