burger13
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I just took a look at the make-up of our roster…..and I was amazed to find out there are currently only 11 players on our roster who were with the team prior to 2004. There are only 9 who were ever active in a game prior to 2004 (Y.Bell was on the practice squad/injuried list all of ’03 and E.Moore spent all of 2003 on IR).
In just over 2 years, we have turned over 83% of our roster (44 of 53 players from 2003 are gone). I wonder if any other team has had a turnover even close to that?
Also interesting is that makeup of these “long-time†Dolphins. Of the 11……..8 were drafted by the Dolphins, 2 were Free Agent signings (but neither was anything close to a ‘major’ signing), and one was traded for.
From 1996 (10 yrs ago) to 2003, the Dolphins have traded for 15 players…..only 1 (or approx 7%) remains on the roster.
From 1996 to 2003, the Dolphins have drafted 52 players…….only 8 (approx 15%) remain with the team.
From 1996 to 2003 the Dolphins have signed 33 FA’s (a ridiculously low number, but it is all that the official site lists, seems they only list players signed during th efree agency period)….of those 33, the Dolphins haven’t retained any. The 2 FA signings who are still on our roster were signe d outside the designated FA period…..the total number of those types of signings would likely be closer to 75-100.
DRAFTED
1996 – Zach Thomas - **Longest Tenured Dolphin**
1997 – Jason Taylor
2001 – Chris Chambers
2002 – Travis Minor
2002 – Randy McMichael
2003 – Eddie Moore
2003 – Wade Smith
2003 – Yeremiah Bell
FREE AGENTS
1997 – Olindo Mare
2001 – David Bowens
TRADE
2002 – Ricky Williams
It definitely appears that we are a better drafting team now………the drafts from 1996-2003 have netted us 4 projected starters (maybe 5 since Y.Bell would probably be a starter at safety as of today). The 2005 draft alone has produced 3 projected starters.
Alone, these numbers don’t mean all that much…..as you would have to look at them compared to what the rest of the league has done…..but still, it is a little shocking to see the amount of turnover our roster actually does go through. And it’s still going, before Week 1, players such as O.Mare, W.Smith and E.Moore might not be here any more.
In just over 2 years, we have turned over 83% of our roster (44 of 53 players from 2003 are gone). I wonder if any other team has had a turnover even close to that?
Also interesting is that makeup of these “long-time†Dolphins. Of the 11……..8 were drafted by the Dolphins, 2 were Free Agent signings (but neither was anything close to a ‘major’ signing), and one was traded for.
From 1996 (10 yrs ago) to 2003, the Dolphins have traded for 15 players…..only 1 (or approx 7%) remains on the roster.
From 1996 to 2003, the Dolphins have drafted 52 players…….only 8 (approx 15%) remain with the team.
From 1996 to 2003 the Dolphins have signed 33 FA’s (a ridiculously low number, but it is all that the official site lists, seems they only list players signed during th efree agency period)….of those 33, the Dolphins haven’t retained any. The 2 FA signings who are still on our roster were signe d outside the designated FA period…..the total number of those types of signings would likely be closer to 75-100.
DRAFTED
1996 – Zach Thomas - **Longest Tenured Dolphin**
1997 – Jason Taylor
2001 – Chris Chambers
2002 – Travis Minor
2002 – Randy McMichael
2003 – Eddie Moore
2003 – Wade Smith
2003 – Yeremiah Bell
FREE AGENTS
1997 – Olindo Mare
2001 – David Bowens
TRADE
2002 – Ricky Williams
It definitely appears that we are a better drafting team now………the drafts from 1996-2003 have netted us 4 projected starters (maybe 5 since Y.Bell would probably be a starter at safety as of today). The 2005 draft alone has produced 3 projected starters.
Alone, these numbers don’t mean all that much…..as you would have to look at them compared to what the rest of the league has done…..but still, it is a little shocking to see the amount of turnover our roster actually does go through. And it’s still going, before Week 1, players such as O.Mare, W.Smith and E.Moore might not be here any more.
