Drafting for the future is part of successful long-range plan

[MDFINFAN]

Arizona and Miami also have built talented rosters.

The Dolphins, under the direction of Bill Parcells and Jeff Ireland, got a good start last year. They made plenty of tough decisions in year one, showing veterans the door, drafting four starters, trading for two starters and picking up quarterback Chad Pennington. They orchestrated the biggest single-season turnaround in league history, but they need this draft and two more to build on it the right way.

I would be surprised if by 2011 the Dolphins' roster didn't have 14 starters from the last four drafts, and another 8-10 quality backups. The Dolphins will not waste time with players that don't show promise early and they will keep the competitive pressure on every man on the roster, applying all six principles of building a franchise.

Nice article on teams that know how to build a winner..
http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d810140cb&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true

 

[Stratman Tigers]

I honestly feel confident the Dolphins will be one of the better teams in the league hopefully for the upcoming decade.

 

[dramaMEAN]

The Dolphins will not waste time with players that don't show promise early and they will keep the competitive pressure on every man on the roster, applying all six principles of building a franchise.

Explain Ernest Wilford... lol

 

[greasyObnoxious]

Explain Ernest Wilford... lol

we still may cut him. for now, it's cheaper to keep him. IMO it would be unwise to take the cap hit by cutting him now at the risk of being unable to bring in more players later on. once our FO thinks they don't have to make any more moves, we're probably going to cut him.

 

[shula_guy]

Explain Ernest Wilford... lol

He is a mystery and a half. It is hard to believe that they could of been so wrong about him. He has been a complete failure of a aquistion. There has to be more to this story then is being revealed.

I dont think he is still on our team because of the salary cap implications. It might be the case but I doubt it. They might be waiting to get all thier players sighned to make sure they can afford to cut him if the numbers are that close but I dont think they are.

I think they are interested in bringing him into camp and letting him compete with all the other recievers we got, and let the best man win. I think they are hoping he has gotten things turned around and improved his game. I dont expect to see him on our roster come sept.