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Drafting Ronnie Was Our BEST MOVE ! !

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How can anyone sit there and say that drafting Ronnie was a waste ? ? ?

At the time of the draft:
1. We did not know if Ricky was coming back(even if he did what shape he would be in?)
2. Lamar Gordon was injured last season
3.Our RB depth chart looked like this: Gordon/Minor/Morris(Are u Serious?) while our WR depth chart had Chambers/Booker/Thompson/Gilmore/Welker(no matter what 3 of those 5 were going to make the team this season....Thompson and Gilmore were the odd men out if anything)
4.With the O-Line that we had we needed a Big, Bruising Back that can get his own Yardage
5.Drafting a QB or WR at # 2 was a risk no matter what because whomever we drafted(Aaron Rodgers,Braylon,Mike Williams, etc.) wouldn't be the #1 on the Depth chart at their respective position this Season....while if we draft a RB he had a GREAT oppurtunity to be the #1 right away
6. The main point in the draft is to try to get players that help your team win...a RB has more importance than a WR(in this case Braylon)....Ronnie was the most versatile player in the entire draft(run,catch,block,4.4 speed,team-player) He could be used at RB, FB(he can block for Ricky), or even the Slot as a WR.

In Conclusion:

To all you Ronnie Bashers imagine if we would've drafted WR Braylon Edwards at #2.....you were going to give a $20 Million Dollar signing bonus to someone who's going to be no more than #3 on the depth chart this season???(not only that...he's no better than Chambers) How can You guys be in favor of this???

Drafting Ronnie was the right choice!
 
I agree.
The haters will shut up when he hits the field. At least I hope so--hopefully our o-line can open up some holes. Id hate to see them suck and make ronnie look bad.
 
I agree, all in all I would have rather traded down and gotten a QB, Orton?
 
Drafting Ronnie Brown wasn't a waste as long as he becomes capable of playing at the level of hype surrounding him. The better statement would be that drafting Ronnie Brown might not have been the best move for the short term turnaround for this team.

As I frequently voiced prior to the draft, I felt that taking a RB at #2 is a bad move. The role of the RB is changing in the NFL and isn't as critical to have top skill at as it used to be. At the same time, the role of the QB is increasing and requires maximum skill. Because of this, I was desirous of taking a top QB prospect or trading down for more picks.

Unfortunately, barring some major change of events our QB situation is dismal, and our OL isn't much better. We now have major money tied up in the RB position that will be unable to produce behind the current OL. This means we will have to upgrade at QB and OL this offseason, leading to yet another potential high round pick at offense with high pick money and a potential multi-year learning process for a new QB. By the time the offense has settled around Brown, he will likely have 3 seasons of excessive wear and tear behind this OL...potentially wasting the best part of his career.

Brown has lots of talent and may have been the BPA, but the timing of the pick in the Dolphin's development timeline is what makes it so dubious. Ronnie has tremendous potential, I just worry about it being wasted in the current offense.
 
finjim said:
I agree, all in all I would have rather traded down and gotten a QB, Orton?
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We had a chance at Orton in the later rounds...I'm dissappointed we didn't get him, but I liked the draft we had nevertheless.
 
volk said:
Brown has lots of talent and may have been the BPA, but the timing of the pick in the Dolphin's development timeline is what makes it so dubious. Ronnie has tremendous potential, I just worry about it being wasted in the current offense.
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I disagree with you big time!! Linehan's offense is only going to help make Ronnie better than what he is regardless of the O-line and QB situation. Look up the RB stats for the Vikes the last couple of years and notice how they all were used not only to run but in the passing game as well. None of the backs they had was used how we used Ricky(run, run, run, etc.) Linehan will mix it up and help make Ronnie one of the most dangerous weapons in the NFL. The best thing about Ronnie is that he has all the tools to be a versatile and dangerous weapon while the same could not be said about Carnell and Cedric.
 
dolfreak said:
I disagree with you big time!! Linehan's offense is only going to help make Ronnie better than what he is regardless of the O-line and QB situation. Look up the RB stats for the Vikes the last couple of years and notice how they all were used not only to run but in the passing game as well. None of the backs they had was used how we used Ricky(run, run, run, etc.) Linehan will mix it up and help make Ronnie one of the most dangerous weapons in the NFL. The best thing about Ronnie is that he has all the tools to be a versatile and dangerous weapon while the same could not be said about Carnell and Cedric.
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I am glad you believe Brown will be very successful, and I truly hope you are correct...It's just that I have never seen a running back of any calibre light it up behind an OL as unskilled as ours :(
 
The point some people are missing is that this is not a one year program.

Saban is trying to amass as much talent as he can right now and drafting BPA is the way to do it for long term success.

Yes, it would have been nice to acquire a young QB this year, but it just didn't work out that way.

Ronnie Brown is a stud and will be the feature back when this team starts actually contending down the road. Ricky Williams is simply re-establishing himself right now and will be traded before the next draft.

I strongly suspect we'll see our new quarterback come in the next draft.

This is a two or three year plan to rebuild and remold this football team in Saban's image and I am very excited about what I'm seeing despite the struggles this team is having right now. Once this O-line gets comfortable and gels this team will be hard to beat.
 
Lamar Gordon is SOFT. He looked great in Mini Camp because there was no contact involved.


We needed a RB and we took the best available one in Ronnie Brown, it's simple.
 
Even if Saban had a good idea Ricky was coming back he can't be counted on. Who is to say Ricky won't re-retire anyday now. Plus Ricky is getting older and has taken a pounding when he played. If Smith was there I would have taken him, but as it went I think we made a good decision.
 
volk said:
I am glad you believe Brown will be very successful, and I truly hope you are correct...It's just that I have never seen a running back of any calibre light it up behind an OL as unskilled as ours :(
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Tiki Barber, McGahee, Deuce McAllister, Fred Taylor, Rudi Johnson,and let's not forget Ladainian Tomlinson(San Diego's O-line is not much better than ours) I can probably name you a few more RB's that have run behind Horrible O-Lines....Just because our O-Line is Horrible it doesn't automatically mean our RB will struggle. Linehan and Houck are going to make that O-line play better than what they have in the past....they just need to find the right O-line combinations first(i'm not a big fan of Vernon carey at LT)
 
dolfreak said:
Tiki Barber, McGahee, Deuce McAllister, Fred Taylor, Rudi Johnson,and let's not forget Ladainian Tomlinson(San Diego's O-line is not much better than ours) I can probably name you a few more RB's that have run behing Horrible O-Lines
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The Giants, Bills, Saints, Jaguars, Bengals and Chargers offensive lines aren't nearly as bad as the one we're sporting here in Miami.

Seriously man, you can't believe that.
 
FaninPatsyLand said:
The Giants, Bills, Saints, Jaguars, Bengals and Chargers offensive lines aren't nearly as bad as the one we're sporting here in Miami.

Seriously man, you can't believe that.
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Look up all those rosters man....the Saints had Spencer Folau in their starting lineup and if you thought the Giants line was so great why dont you ask Kurt Warner how he felt about it. Seriously man, you can't believe those O-lines are MUCH better than Carey,James,McKinney,McIntosh,McDougle

Oh yeah By the way....

Ricky led the league in Rushing behind a Miami Offensive Line...

'Nuff Said....
 
volk said:
I am glad you believe Brown will be very successful, and I truly hope you are correct...It's just that I have never seen a running back of any calibre light it up behind an OL as unskilled as ours :(
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Barry Sanders ran behind a pathetic OL. No, I'm not saying that Ronnie is Barry Sanders, but that it is possible (not likely) to have run success behind a questionable OL.
 
Oh yeah By the way....

Ricky led the league in Rushing behind a Miami Offensive Line...

'Nuff Said....
 
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