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http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24447730/miami-dolphins-2014-offseason-preview

Here a some snippets from the article:

What's happened since the season ended

There was little question that general manager Jeff Ireland had to be fired. Does it necessarily matter when former players are calling you the biggest jerk or when the NFLPA executive director rips you? Not really. But the team Ireland put together didn't win enough games, and he embarrassed the franchise a few years ago when he asked Dez Bryant if his mother had ever been a prostitute.

The power struggle in the front office was disastrous, and eventually, owner Stephen Ross kept executive vice president of football administration Dawn Aponte and Philbin instead of Ireland. But it also took Miami quite a while to find another GM, partially because of the front office hierarchy setup. Dennis Hickey, formerly in the Buccaneers organization, has replaced Philbin as GM.

There was a question mark midway through the season whether head coach Joe Philbin would keep his job, particularly with the locker room catastrophe that he apparently didn't know anything about. He survived, but his offensive coordinator, Mike Sherman, did not. Bill Lazor, formerly the Eagles quarterbacks coach, has replaced Sherman.
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Ridiculously premature prediction for 2014

The AFC East should be even more competitive next season. The Patriots showed signs of weakness, and if Tom Brady has another mediocre year (by his standards), you have to wonder how New England will compensate for that. But the way the Patriots looked last year, they are beatable -- and Miami beat them in Week 15 -- and no sure bet to win the AFC East title again. Could Miami sneak in there and compete for the conference title? If the Dolphins can fix their offensive line, they'd have a chance to do so.

Predicted record: 9-7
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Dennis Hickey, formerly in the Buccaneers organization, has replaced Philbin as GM.

Typo for sure but Philbin with his character traits might actually make a decent GM.

Giving a prediction of 9-7 with so many questions right now is very Madame Cleo-ish..
 
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If Miami wondered whether it had drafted a legitimate first-round quarterback in 2012, Tannehill confirmed in 2013 that the Dolphins, in fact, had.
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LOL at the haters
 
We lost to the Bills, Jest, and Pats and all of a sudden we can SNEAK in for the division title. Please!!!! The team that takes the field next season will look like a quilt. Someone needs to find a core to build around for the next 3 to 5 seasons and go from there.
 
Nublar7 said:
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24447730/miami-dolphins-2014-offseason-preview

Here a some snippets from the article:
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I love the article saying Brady had a mediocre year, this is the problem w/ "experts". Too reliant on #s and not understanding what they are watching. He had one of his best years despite mediocre #s(for him) w/ the terrible/young talent around him.

W/ a good offseason you guys can be a playoff team but it's way too early to say. Have to see what you do w/ the OL but the good news is you have cap room, you have WRs, you have a decent developing QB and you have a good D. You aren't far of but w/ the scandal and possible needing top replace 4 starters on the OL that won't be easy. If you can accomplish that and if Ryan takes that next step you should be a playoff team.
 
From what I saw last year we were beat by scrub QBs three times in losses to Buffalo and NY.
That tells me that this team is fundamentally weak stopping the run and running the ball.
That should be the emphasis of this off season.
Fix the online and get some new RBs in here. Draft another ILB to replace Wheeler.
Time to put it all together
 
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