Broken Infastructure

[leib5638]

The names change but the results stay the same -- our franchise as currently constructed is not capable of getting the best out of its players. We have a losing culture as opposed to franchises like New England, Baltimore, Green Bay, Seattle, Pittsburgh etc. who put their players in positions to succeed and get the best out of their players.


Look at New England, they plugged two late round rookies into their offensive line this year and are breaking scoring records. You put those same two rookies on our team and I guarantee they'd be struggling. You can count the number of late round picks who have become solid contributors for us on one hand. Almost every big name contributor we have we pay out the nose for. The name of the game is being able to find values and hit on late round draft picks and lower end free agents. Look at Pittsburgh, they can pluck a Mike Wallace or Antonio Brown from the late rounds.


If there were some way to do an experiment and play out a player's hypothetical career in Miami vs. Baltimore or Pittsburgh it would be a night and day difference almost every time. It's like in the NBA if a player gets drafted to the Spurs vs. getting drafted to the Kings. Same player, but one situation has a very high chance of a successful career, the other situation has a very low chance of a successful career.


Until we fix our infrastructure we're going to continue to have a revolving door of disappointing draft picks and free agent signings. As quick as we can patch one hole two others pop up. It's insanity that in the NFL, "The League of Parity" a team could go 15 years without a playoff win and only one playoff APPEARANCE!

It ultimately comes down to the front office and ownership, and I think we're doomed as long as Ross owns the team. After him, who knows -- could be better or it could be more of the same. How long is this curse going to go on?

 

[Ryan1973]

You hit the nail on the head! If Douglas or Phillips were drafted by the Patriots, they would be tearing it up I bet. They can plug almost anybody in the lineup and get them to perform well. Its the organization and coaching that makes it happen.

 

[psfign]

can't disagree

 

[matt11390]

Buffalo used 4 former dolphins to beat us. We all know change is needed. What the plan to change it?

 

[ForksPhin]

The Miami Dolphins are now a bottom-rung, losing franchise. We can't sugarcoat it. One playoff appearance in 13 seasons. Haven't been the AFC Championship game in 22 years. Haven't been to a Super Bowl in 30 years. Haven't won a Super Bowl in 40 years. We all know this. The real issue is that other teams find ways and formulas to turn things around, while the Dolphins continue to make mistake after mistake.

The Raiders seem to have hit on Mack, Carr, and Cooper. They hired a coach with solid NFL experience, and suddenly their future looks pretty bright. The point being, just a few good decisions in a short period of time can really turn a franchise around in today's NFL. Yet this franchise can't pull it off. It is sad, frustrating, infuriating.

 

[raving]

The way this is going to go is we are going ALL the way down.

Maybe to the point that Miami loses its franchise.

We have an owner - like Daniel Snyder - who is ruining our team and franchise.

In a way he's worse then Snyder because Snyder in being such an obvious menace - Ross is "such a nice guy".

At least now we can fall apart more so we can show ourselves how bad we really are!

This team is a 3 and 13 wheels falling off team.

We are going to crash SO hard now!

 

[SQuinn17]

Ross is the worst thing to ever happen to our beloved franchise.

 

[Third Eye]

The OP makes a few valid points but is generally off base on the actual reason we blow.

You ever notice how the Packers and Steelers and Patriots are good every year while teams like the Fins suck ballsack, even though the entire league is set up to help the bad teams and hurt the good ones? The simple reason is philosophy on how teams are built.

For example, the Packer 53 man roster this year contains THREE players who have played for another team and THIRTY FIVE who were draft picks of Green Bay. Teams like the Patriots and Packers stockpile picks and draft well. Once players end their 4 year rookie contract the franchises generally will not overpay and will let these players walk while backfilling them with younger hungrier and cheaper players through the draft. Teams like this would never sign a Suh or stray from their core beliefs. They know that the vast majority of NFL fee agent signings proves that the player RARELY EVER MATCHES THE PRODUCTION THE PLAYER PUT OUT WITH THEIR ORIGINAL TEAM.

A recent example is Mike Wallace and Pittsburgh. They let him walk. They will never overpay and will build through the draft. Miami has missed on so many draft picks since 2000 it is not even funny. Miami will be mired in mediocrity until the change their core philosophy. There are no quick fixes in free agency. Free agency is a downward spiral of ultimately ending very badly.

 

[Brazzi]

Ross makes the hires and fires. He'll fire these guys. I think he can make a goid hire. He doesnt bother with the football side of things, that's why he hired Tennenbaum.

There is no such thing as a collective blame. That bs that Philbin spews at pressers about all together is idiotic. He should get fired for that alone. It's unfair in any organization to levy equal blame. It's also unacceptable to accept undeserved blame like he does.

That schtick he pulled at the presser about not pointing fingers is about as ridiculous as the fail forward routine. He better start finding the culprits, pointing fingers, firing them.