Dolphins ranked #1 in under- 25 talent

[where's th'fish]

...by Football Outsiders in an article for ESPN+. The gist of it is we've had lots of high picks, of course. But this is the part that interested me the most -perception vs measurables (oh, and before you ask, DVOA is adjusted to account for the fact that passing is easier today than it was in the 80s):

Many fans see Tagovailoa's rookie season as a disappointment, but honestly it is only a disappointment if you compare him to the stellar season that Justin Herbert had for the Los Angeles Chargers. Most quarterbacks, even first-rounders, start their careers off slowly, and Tagovailoa was no exception. Tagovailoa ranked 26th among qualifying quarterbacks in both ESPN QBR and Football Outsiders DVOA. That was the worst of last year's three first-round passers, but not worryingly so. Looking at history, Tagovailoa had a slightly above-average rookie season. His passing DVOA ranked him 20th out of 54 qualifying first-round rookie passers since 1983 (min. 200 passes).

 

[ANUFan]

So weird to see these kinds of articles about our team.

 

[jimthefin]

Impossible.

Grier couldn't possibly have had any success gathering talent.

I look at this site every day and i would have heard about it here if this was true.

 

[Jimi]

Ironic they stated counting from 1983

 

[lurking]

...by Football Outsiders in an article for ESPN+. The gist of it is we've had lots of high picks, of course. But this is the part that interested me the most -perception vs measurables (oh, and before you ask, DVOA is adjusted to account for the fact that passing is easier today than it was in the 80s):

I guess this writer didn’t watch the patriots game…..

 

[where's th'fish]

Ironic they stated counting from 1983

Ha! I hadn't thought of it that way. Their database is constantly expanding into the past, 1983 is the last year they've added to it

 

[SF Dolphin Fan]

Once again, I think it really comes down to Tua's development. If he comes close to his ceiling, Miami could be an annual super bowl contender.

 

[srp1979]

As we should be. We had 347 picks in the first 3 rounds over the past few years.

 

[sfloridafan]

Its almost like we have a good head coach and GM working together on the same page.

 

[SCLSU Mud Dogs]

DVOA is one of the most pointless analytics that nerds ever came up with

 

[Tua808]

DVOA

DEAD VULTURES OVERRIDE AARDVARKS

Oops sorry wrong thread.

 

[Ray R]

...by Football Outsiders in an article for ESPN+. The gist of it is we've had lots of high picks, of course. But this is the part that interested me the most -perception vs measurables (oh, and before you ask, DVOA is adjusted to account for the fact that passing is easier today than it was in the 80s):

I knew I'd seen you somewhere before - The "Howdy Doody" show - LOL

 

[Ray R]

So weird to see these kinds of articles about our team.

I would have used the word" refreshing", but is an uncommon occurrence - up till now

 

[Ray R]

Once again, I think it really comes down to Tua's development. If he comes close to his ceiling, Miami could be an annual super bowl contender.

We can di-sect this game by stats all we want, but it all comes down to having a well balanced and an effective team along with good, consistent coaching (ala the past Patriots).

We are starting to see a well balanced team offensively and defensively and our special teams have not been that bad. Our new FO leadership and Flores & his coaching staff have proved their worth so far, with the tearing down and the following rebuilding of this team, i.e. 5 wins, then 10 wins with this year looking like it will be much better.

I'm a happy Dolphins fan. I am! - LOL

 

[Ray R]

As we should be. We had 347 picks in the first 3 rounds over the past few years.

Credit the Front Office for that, I do.