This is a moderated phorum for the CIVILIZED discussion of the Miami Dolphins. In this phorum, there are rules and moderators to make sure you abide by the rules. The moderators for this phorum are JC and Colonel.
Miami
Home: Buffalo, New England, N.Y. Jets, Houston, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Tampa Bay
Away: Buffalo, New England, N.Y. Jets, Jacksonville, Tennessee, San Diego, Atlanta, Carolina
For example...going into 2008, everyone thought playing Cleveland would have been tougher than it actually was since they declined so much. Same goes for the Saints and early season Chargers as well as the Jaguars.
I think we will own the Jets next year and the Bills and may split with NE. Indy will always be tough as long as Manning is healthy. Atlanta could do the same thing Cleveland did this year and only be a one year wonder. Carolina is only one QB injury away from an 8-8 season. Houston is playing well at the end but that has been their m.o. No one knows if they can build on that next year or if Schaub will revert back to his inconsistent self.
There were about 13 teams this year that had high hopes and that were highly touted but they all choked. At the opposite end of the spectrum, only about 6 teams exceeded expectations. Miami, Atlanta, Arizona, Baltimore..etc
You say "ouch" but I see 10 wins if we play like we did this year. If we improve, which I am confident we will, we could end up with more wins. You just never know in this league.
If we have another off season like we did this year or one even close...we will become a dominant team.
We got Merling, Langford, Long, Thomas and Bess out of one college class and Pennington, Smiley, Fasano and Ayodele out of other transactions. That's 9 heavy contributors and 8 solid starters.
If next year we can do 70-80% of that and come away with 6 or 7 upgrades at key positions like ILB, FS, WR, CB, G, KR, PR or ST's then we are one quality team through and through. The future is looking good!
eesti Wrote:
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> We got Merling, Langford, Long, Thomas and Bess
> out of one college class and Pennington, Smiley,
> Fasano and Ayodele out of other transactions.
> That's 9 heavy contributors and 8 solid starters.
>
>
> If next year we can do 70-80% of that and come
> away with 6 or 7 upgrades at key positions like
> ILB, FS, WR, CB, G, KR, PR or ST's then we are one
> quality team through and through. The future is
> looking good!
Agreed. We also need either in free agency or the draft, a DT. Ferguson is still playing at a high level but isn't getting any younger.
greg woulf Wrote:
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> Ouch!
>
> That schedule is brutal.
>
> Houston kicked our butts, they were 0-4 and ended
> up 8-8. There's no easy breaks in that schedule.
Huh, A miracle catch by Andre Johnson doesn't equate to a butt kicking.
Still, we're 0-for the texans in the overall series. We're due
They had more passing yards than us, more rushing yards, way more special team yards. They had time of posession, fewer penalties and 9 more 1st downs than us.
We were close because of two turnovers, but they were pushing us around.
I think we're the better team now, but it's not an easy game, I don't see any easy ones on our schedule. There's no Detroit, Cincy, Cleveland, or even KC or San Fran.
Jacksonville is 8th in the 2009 draft, that's the closest we come to an easy game, and Jax still has some talent once they get healthy.
I don't know where we rank as far as difficulty in schedule, but we have to be near the top of the most difficult.
I would much rather have NE schedule only cause of who they play at home and away...They play Balt and Den...we play Pitt and SD...That is the only difference but the harder teams they face are at home...We were pretty dern good away this year though so maybe it won't matter...and like everyone is saying...you never know about the other teams come next year they could tank...
ChambersDeepBall Wrote:
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> greg woulf Wrote:
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> > Ouch!
> >
> > That schedule is brutal.
> >
> > Houston kicked our butts, they were 0-4 and
> ended
> > up 8-8. There's no easy breaks in that
> schedule.
>
>
> Huh, A miracle catch by Andre Johnson doesn't
> equate to a butt kicking.
>
> Still, we're 0-for the texans in the overall
> series. We're due
Now I may have had a couple beers while watching that game but I remember losing by only 1 point when Matt Schaub walked in for a TD. That was not a butt kicking....We should of won that one.
Does anyone happen to know when the Dolphins 'Might" play the Vikings? My brother is a big Vikings fan and we would like to see an NFL game when both the Dolphins and Vikings play each other.