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# 22. Miami Dolphins

No team in the NFL changed more between February and now than the Miami Dolphins.

After shedding veteran talent and hoarding draft capital last year, the Dolphins rolled into the 2020 offseason with a barrel full of draft picks and a pile of cap space. And as Sobleski wrote, the team wasn't shy about using either.

"Miami's 'Tank for Tua' strategy actually worked," he said. "Sure, the organization received a little help from Tua Tagovailoa's unfortunate hip injury, but the front office built up enough draft capital to acquire the team's new face of the franchise even if that hadn't happened.

"The improvement doesn't stop there. Miami's prodigious financial assets were used to sign Byron Jones, Kyle Van Noy, Shaq Lawson, Emmanuel Ogbah, Ereck Flowers and Ted Karras. The Dolphins then added 11 draft picks, including three first-round selections: Tagovailoa, Austin Jackson and Noah Igbinoghene. Brian Flores' squad competed hard last season, and the Dolphins are going to be much better this year."

The Dolphins may not be ready to compete for a playoff spot yet, but the team's ground-up rebuild appears to be progressing well. And with a bundle of draft capital in 2021 as well, Miami could be poised for a similar leap forward in 12 months or so.



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We almost broke the Top 20 and the Patriots are at # 20. The Jets at #24 the Bills at #12.

Say what you want about this or that , or this person or that one........Most people generally like the direction we are going in. I haven't heard anyone say.......OMG the Dolphins Blew it! Everybody sees a positive direction.

GO DOLPHINS!!!!

Its just an educated guess. Nobody know how all these draftpicks and free agents are going to turn out.

But i agree we are on the right direction.

Every single move flores has made has been positive so far.

Remember flores has belichick pedigree. Guarantee you he sucked all the knowledge out of belichick while he could.

That spells success for the dolphins in the future.

What I really like is the zero tolerance for bullshit and anything less than 100% effort. Flores is the alpha male here, the entire team knows it. He even looks the part. They also know Grier has his back.

Definitely a new culture here and it'll help this team to succeed. It'll take some time still but that's okay. It'll be worth the wait.

Agreed 808.

808phan Wrote:
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> What I really like is the zero tolerance for
> bullshit and anything less than 100% effort.
> Flores is the alpha male here, the entire team
> knows it. He even looks the part. They also know
> Grier has his back.
>
> Definitely a new culture here and it'll help this
> team to succeed. It'll take some time still but
> that's okay. It'll be worth the wait.


There's a different ingredient here though. GASE had a zero tolerance also. God rid of Landry and a bunch of others. Something about Flores makes them want to work.Last season was impressive. Kind of like not wanting to disappoint Dad.

GO DOLPHINS!!!!