Marino1983
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Dolfndav34 said:
IT's MAY for gods sake, its not December:fire:
Pure and straight to the truth Dd34 !!!!!
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Dolfndav34 said:
IT's MAY for gods sake, its not December:fire:
Bumrush said:We are going 7-9 next year, time to face reality.
Muck said:That's about as far as I got. It's May. Time to face reality.
Maybe you mentioned all this stuff in your post. But I'll go ahead anyway. Last year's team was "good enough" to get us 10-6 and very close to 12-4/13-3. Now show me one position on the roster where we are worse off than last year. I don't think you can. Now show me which positions we're BETTER at than last year. I can name a few. And there is also the possibility that several more positions (i.e. the OL) that will be much improved.
Combine that with the good schedule we drew and it's reason for optimism. But I just think you're off your rocker if you think 7-9 is in the cards. That would be our worst record since 1988. And it would be only our third losing season in 35 years.
FinfanInBuffalo said:I'm convinced that posts like this are either made by Bill's fans looking to have a good laugh (notice that CW was the first to reply...conincidence?) or Fin fans looking to stir things up. I don't think there is any chance that the poster of the message actually believes what they wrote. You don't completely condemn your favorite team and then "hope" you're wrong.
IMO, this kind of post should be ignored. My guess is that if there were 0 replies in response the posters would go away. Attempting to convince them that they are wrong is pointless.
I would like to see a separate forum for this type of post. They should be moved there and the people who believe the nonsense and Bill's fans can have a party. I will not honor this kind of post with a reply to the concerns listed.
Bumrush said:We are going 7-9 next year, time to face reality. This offseason has been a disaster, starting with trading a 2 round pick for a 3rd string quarterback. The David Boston trade seems like a good one, but our recent history and not so recent history (shula 95) indicates that bringing in "high" (discarded) quality players often backfires on the Phins. On top that we get bluffed in to trading another valuable draft pick simply to move up one measly draft pick.
Our strength of schedule next year is the hardest in the entire NFL. We have consective road game out west at the end of the season. We all remember how the Phins in 2003 fared against teams with winning records.
Our weakest link in the offensive line last year is now our most experienced "veteran: :) Ricky Williams, our All Pro running back, had it real difficult last year. Hopefully our line will block better this year, or Ricky may have to resort to some nice marijuana smoking that will effectively suspend him for the rest of the season.
So lets add it all up. This is a team that has bungled the draft and bungled their picks. They always overpay. Wanny gives away draft picks like the Marlins were giving away tickets when they lost 100 games. We trade 2nd round picks for 3rd string qb's with no proven track record while our archrival, swimming in an endless amount of draft picks trades a 3rd rounder for running back that has the potential to run for over 1500 yards. Heck he did it playing for the worst team in the nfl. WE have handled FA and the draft in a laughable manner.
The Dolphins 2004 edition:
3rd string quaterback with no experience and under a microscope in Miami that has ZERO tolerance for poor qb play. We booed fiedler out of Miami, so this kid better hope he performs at a higher level and winning pct.
Brand new offensive line, dominated by rookies and 2nd year players with little to no experience. Picked up in FA an injured OL and one that ended Kurt Warners career.
We have the most difficult schedule in the NFL. We have a new offense, an offensive co-ordinator that has already quit, David Boston acting like the ***** that he is, and a lame duck coaching staff that feels they are "made" like Mafia hitmen cause they seem untouchable.
In conclusion, I hope the Phins have a great year :) However, after many years of watching football, I am starting to see what a total collaspe is all about. THE FANS OF CHICAGO warned us from the beginning but nobody wanted to believe it. Wanny inherited a great team from JJ, a team stacked with all pro defensive players and the solid foundations of success. This franchise has been in steady decline, and this year, I predict, the **** hits the fan.
Bumrush said:LOL, sorry Mr Thought Police but I am a Dolphins fan and have had season tickets for 5 years. Your dumb conspiracy theories are ridiculous. Sorry for being a realist when it comes to Dolphins and having opinions different from every other homer in this forum. I honestly dont care whether you think I "believe" what I wrote. I definantly don't think you believe what YOU wrote, your the one living amongst those evil Bills fans. I guess dissent in these forums isn't worth your time. I have nearly as many posts as you do, you think this is my evil plan to create havok in finheaven posing as a Buffalo fan! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Bumrush said:...Sorry for being a realist when it comes to Dolphins...
PhinstiGator said:Since you are staking your claim to realism with your 9 loss prediction, do you mind taking one more gaze into your crystal balls and listing each game that is a guaranteed loss?
Yes, it must be a guaranteed loss for you to stake your claim to realism.
Bumrush said:Ok, so nobody has really looked at any of the points I brought up other than strength of schedule, but my definition of reality and my secret Bills identity has been exposed.. Great...