Comparisons between this team and the 2000 Pats

[Bagga-Viagra]

I couldn't help seeing the comparisons between this Dolphins team and the 2000 Patriots team. Both teams were/are dealing with the arrival of a new coaching staff, and were in an obvious rebuilding situation.


2000 Patriots:
Record: 5-11
Points fielded: 276
Points allowed: 338
Turnover ratio: -2
Finished: 4th in AFC East

2007 Dolphins
Record 1-15
Points fielded: 267
Points allowed: 437
Turnover ratio: -7

Obviously, there is a large margin of difference between the points allowed, but I would attribute that to the fact that many of the players on the team had given up due to the awful record and hopelessness of the season. Remarkably, both teams were/are now being build around a Parcells style architecture, which leads one to believe: Can lightning strike twice? I don't know if Tony Sparano is the next Belechick, but he sure has impressed me so far.

Also, it wouldn't be the first time a rookie quarterback from Michigan led a team to the Super Bowl.

Your thoughts?

 

[Phinja]

Unlikely, but one can hope!

 

[Lukin]

Don't get me wrong, I like all the enthusiasm circulating about our team right now. However, this kind of speculation is, well, preposterous. Basically what you're saying is that the 1999/2000 patriots had a crappy season then turned it around and won the super bowl in 2001. Therefore, since the 2007/2008 miami dolphins also had a horrible season, they have an increased chance of winning the superbowl in 2009?

Lets be realistic. I just want us to be competetive again. I'd be ecstatic if we finish at .500

 

[Tetragrammaton]

It would be a lot more accurate if you compared the 2009 Dolphins to the 2000 Patriots.

 

[Pinkboy]

A good comparison is the Carolina Panthers of 2001.. Didn't they go 1-15 that year ?? ... They brought in an efficient QB like Rodney Peete (hello Pennington) to hold the fort, and then brought in a good young QB in Delhomme (hello Henne) and Delhomme started in his 3rd year in the NFL for the Panthers... .. They also made some good moves after that disastrous 1-15 season.. Just a couple years after that 1-15 season they were in the super bowl (2003)..

I think the same will happen in Miami. Maybe not in 2 years but probably in year 3 or 4.. One thing I know is you can turn things around very quickly in the NFL, the Carolina Panthers are evidence of that. And we have the right regime in place to turn things around quickly.. The Jets the year before Parcells arrived were 1-15.. In his first year there they went 9-7, and they had an even better record the following season going 12-4 and an AFC conference title game birth..

 

[Hero13]

Right now I would get so excited I would void my man berries if they make it to 7-9 to 10-6 range so I'm not going to even entertain superbowl hopes.