But you also had the
Atlanta Falcons, a team that was basically in the same position as Miami after the '07 season.
Here are some of the comparisons that followed after the '07 season for both Atlanta (4-12) & Miami (1-15):
- Hired New Front Office's
- Hired New Coaches
- High Draft Picks For The '08 Draft: Miami had the #1 Overall Pick, Atlanta had the #3 Pick. Miami had four (4) picks in the Top 66 of the draft, Atlanta had four (4) picks in the Top 68.
From the '08 season through the '12 season, Atlanta has the following stats:
- 56 Wins and 24 Losses
- Four (4) Playoff Appearances - Two (2) Division Champions, Two (2) Wildcards
- One (1) Playoff Win
- Two (2) #1 Overall Playoff Seeds - Best Conference Record
- Five (5) Consecutive Winning Seasons
From the '08 season through the '12 season, Miami has the following stats:
- 38 Wins and 42 Losses
- One (1) Playoff Appearance - Division Champions
- Zero (0) Playoff Wins
- Four (4) Consecutive Losing Seasons
Atlanta has retained 29 of their 38 picks since '08. Miami has retained only 22 of their 43 picks since '08. So with less picks, Atlanta has still retained 33% more players from their draft than Miami has. That isn't an accident. That is very good drafting by Atlanta when compared to that of Miami.
http://www.thephinsider.com/2013/1/21/3900402/two-teams-same-starting-point-different-directions