dolfanmark Wrote:
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> eesti Wrote:
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> > Why he didn't bother to replace our WR and CB
> last
> > year is beyond me but he says he has a plan for
> > this year. He didn't like the available players
> > last year? Maybe. He knew who was going to be
> > available this year as comparison? Most likely.
> He
> > would have to...but then again he spent a
> pretty
> > big chunk of JR's money on another teams
> "trash"
> > and valued it as treasure (Dimitri).
> >
>
> What big chunk of JR's money? He cost the Fins
> about $380k, as they only had to pay him two game
> checks, out of a 2.95M yearly salary. And he as no
> guaranteed money on the books for next season, so
> can be cut at no cost.
>
> If anyone thinks the Dolphins organization was
> building to be competitive in 2012, it's crazy.
> So, why worry about replacing Marshall or Davis
> immediately? They had a new head coach who has a
> totally different philosophy than the old regime.
> Bill Parcells believed in bigger players, all
> across the field. He believed in a physical
> running game that sets up play action passing,
> behind a straight ahead man to man blocking
> scheme. He believed in a 3-4 defense with the pass
> rushers at LB, big run stuffing DEs, and
> traditional safeties. The new coaching staff wants
> quicker, more athletic players. They believe in
> the West Coast offense, which depends heavily on
> the pass, spreads the defense horizontally, and
> uses a zone blocking scheme. Kevin Coyle believes
> in a 4-3 defense, with pass rushers at DE, more
> versatile LBs, and safeties that can be
> interchangeable.
>
> You know what that means? It means a good chunk of
> the roster is made up of the wrong kind of
> players. That takes time to fix. When they hired
> Philbin and drafted Tannehill, 2012 became a
> rebuilding year. It became about stockpiling draft
> picks and salary cap space. And guess what? It's
> going to be 2014 before the roster really looks
> like Philbin wants it to. That's not to say they
> can't compete in 2013. But, they will still be
> dealing with turning over the roster from
> Parcells' type players.