3rdandinches
Seasoned Veteran
The more I watch and listen to all that is the NFL I constantly hear references to BP and his philosophies. S.Payton quotes BP right after winning the Superbowl, NFL great G.Brandt always telling respected stories about BP etc....I can't name them all but it's daily not weekly that he's spoken so highly of from his peers.
So I ask why when the best in the buisness respect this guy for what he has done and what still continues to do, do people here go out of their way to slam him at every little move? Now don't get me wrong all his touches do not turn into gold but who has the golden touch? All the greats you can list have the same mistakes, misses and question marks. But when the big picture is the most important judgement, then where can you find a great deal of fault in the two years of reconstruction of our beloved Dolphins.
We are in position to take that next step from rebuilding to contending and I'm not speaking of this year for contention. I'm saying this year will give us the biggest window to see what small changes are needed to constantly threaten to not only win our division but threaten for AFC Championships. That window is Hennes game, Henne will give us the biggest answers. If he steps up then replacing a guard or RB, a OLB or a Safety is nothing and all the great teams do it every year with different positions.
There are no other glaring holes in this team (LT, QB, DE, Pass rusher are all here long term) that can't be fixed by a FA aquisition next offseason, Dansby and Marshall were enourmous chips to have collected in this past one. We can argue certain positions are still uncertain/developing but all hinges on Henne in my humble opinion. BP has a proven track record of turning over the entire roster in a couple years and constantly turning over that bottom 3rd of the roster after that. Keeping positional competition to drive players to their best and finding those diamounds that make up for any missed draft picks or busted FA pick ups, see Polite, Bess and Starks as classic examples.
I don't like a few moves he's made but in the big picture we are on track and the future is bright. Henne ultimately will seal BP's fate and holds the key to the fans pride of this franchise. It certainly will be a fun year to watch!!!
I know I won't change the mind of any BP bashers, even Superbowl wins will be argued that it was because of someone else, lol, but I for one is proud that BP has made our franchise something to speak about again.
So I ask why when the best in the buisness respect this guy for what he has done and what still continues to do, do people here go out of their way to slam him at every little move? Now don't get me wrong all his touches do not turn into gold but who has the golden touch? All the greats you can list have the same mistakes, misses and question marks. But when the big picture is the most important judgement, then where can you find a great deal of fault in the two years of reconstruction of our beloved Dolphins.
We are in position to take that next step from rebuilding to contending and I'm not speaking of this year for contention. I'm saying this year will give us the biggest window to see what small changes are needed to constantly threaten to not only win our division but threaten for AFC Championships. That window is Hennes game, Henne will give us the biggest answers. If he steps up then replacing a guard or RB, a OLB or a Safety is nothing and all the great teams do it every year with different positions.
There are no other glaring holes in this team (LT, QB, DE, Pass rusher are all here long term) that can't be fixed by a FA aquisition next offseason, Dansby and Marshall were enourmous chips to have collected in this past one. We can argue certain positions are still uncertain/developing but all hinges on Henne in my humble opinion. BP has a proven track record of turning over the entire roster in a couple years and constantly turning over that bottom 3rd of the roster after that. Keeping positional competition to drive players to their best and finding those diamounds that make up for any missed draft picks or busted FA pick ups, see Polite, Bess and Starks as classic examples.
I don't like a few moves he's made but in the big picture we are on track and the future is bright. Henne ultimately will seal BP's fate and holds the key to the fans pride of this franchise. It certainly will be a fun year to watch!!!
I know I won't change the mind of any BP bashers, even Superbowl wins will be argued that it was because of someone else, lol, but I for one is proud that BP has made our franchise something to speak about again.
