Good article about our offseason and Parcells' blueprint

[Nublar7]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/dolphi...0321dolphins.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=46

Some excerpts:

When Bill Parcells arrived to rebuild the 1-15 Dolphins, he had a long-range plan.

Nothing was going to change it - not even the overnight success of an AFC East title.

So while a swirl of high-profile activity has consumed the rest of the division during the off-season, Parcells has remained low-key, sticking to a blueprint that worked at four previous NFL stops.

"Maybe his three- or four-year plan got a jump start, but he's still going to stick with his three- or four-year plan," former NFL linebacker Steve DeOssie said of Parcells, who coached him with the New York Giants and New England. "You don't build a team off flukes; you build it off a foundation. That's always been Bill's philosophy."

Parcells' tenets are simple: Build from the inside out; develop young talent; find players who fit the system; control spending.

But a low-key off-season isn't necessarily a bad thing, said Hall of Fame offensive tackle Dan Dierdorf.

"I wouldn't take that as, 'Gee whiz, the Dolphins have dropped the ball,' " said Dierdorf, an NFL analyst for CBS. "Maybe Bill thinks they're on target.

"Parcells has always been a guy that says, 'Let my young guys grow. Let them become good players.' "

Click the link and read the entire article. A lot of good stuff in here.

 

[Lorenzo Rules]

now i think about it I dont really object to this type of building , although Iwould love to have a fun and gun offense which may never happen with the dolphins but still i would love to have at least three offensive players that garnish publicity from the media. I am so sick of hearing about new england and the jets.
Sorry guys but i beleive we do need a player that the dolphins can market in terms of jerseys and all. we only have Ronnie and the media doesnt seem to like him much so we need to get some sense of a high profile player .

 

[X-Pacolypse]

now i think about it I dont really object to this type of building , although Iwould love to have a fun and gun offense which may never happen with the dolphins but still i would love to have at least three offensive players that garnish publicity from the media. I am so sick of hearing about new england and the jets.
Sorry guys but i beleive we do need a player that the dolphins can market in terms of jerseys and all. we only have Ronnie and the media doesnt seem to like him much so we need to get some sense of a high profile player .

Jersey sales and marketing don't win Super Bowls.

 

[Joba-nator]

Wow Dierdork said something good about us?!

is the world about to end?

 

[DolfanDuBbZ~]

now i think about it I dont really object to this type of building , although Iwould love to have a fun and gun offense which may never happen with the dolphins but still i would love to have at least three offensive players that garnish publicity from the media. I am so sick of hearing about new england and the jets.
Sorry guys but i beleive we do need a player that the dolphins can market in terms of jerseys and all. we only have Ronnie and the media doesnt seem to like him much so we need to get some sense of a high profile player .

Marketing doesn't win Championships, sales and marketing go up with WINNING! Draft our own Seymour or Brady. Don't trade for them.
Brady was nobody before he won a SB. Marketing didn't have a thing in the world to do with Brady being able to throw a ball and win a SB.

 

[hemidemon]

BP has the plan for building a dynasty.

 

[WelcomeBack]

Jersey sales and marketing don't win Super Bowls.

No X. The day common sense hits FH...it must be a sign of something bad happening. :hi5:

 

[dougfinsfan72]

Jersey sales and marketing don't win Super Bowls.

Talent and good coaching win games!

I feel we need more talent at the playmaking positions (WR,QB, CB, LB,DE, TE,S, RB) which comes from high draft picks (1st - 3rd round) and signing 1 or 2 top tier freeagents.

The Trifecta like previous Dolphins regime seems to believe in signing marginal to 2nd tier freeagents.

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and take the "like the blind man say - we'll see" attitude.

I also think they'll draft 3 playmakers (LB, CB, WR, no particular order) with their first 3 picks. This will signal a change in the Trifecta's draft thinking where they've usually drafted CBs and WRs who usually never excelled in the later rounds of the draft.

Times have changed, if you want to reach the BIG DANCE you have to adjust to some of these changes or get left out!!

 

[SR 7]

good read on BPs plans ala the giants of 90's

http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/thed...lls-blueprint-aimed-to-overtake-the-patriots/

 

[fin13]

Its obvious to me that the Tuna is building depth in a team that had none.
53 solid players win championships not a star receiver don't forget that no team has won a SB with TO

 

[matt11390]

now i think about it I dont really object to this type of building , although Iwould love to have a fun and gun offense which may never happen with the dolphins but still i would love to have at least three offensive players that garnish publicity from the media. I am so sick of hearing about new england and the jets.
Sorry guys but i beleive we do need a player that the dolphins can market in terms of jerseys and all. we only have Ronnie and the media doesnt seem to like him much so we need to get some sense of a high profile player .

:crazy:

 

[utahphinsfan]

Wow Dierdork said something good about us?!

is the world about to end?

I don't think Dierdorf knows what he says 90% of the time.

If it were Randy Cross or Berman that said something positive about the phins then I'd be heading for the bomb shelter w/ plenty of non perishable items

 

[FinHopeful]

Talent and good coaching win games!

I would add chemistry to that mix. I believe chemistry was part of the reason we won some of our games last year. Too many big name free agents bring talent that does not mesh well with the team.

The Trifecta like previous Dolphins regime seems to believe in signing marginal to 2nd tier freeagents.

I believe you are over stating the case calling our FA marginal. I do agree that they are 2nd tier talent, but they are young and hungry. I am happy with this approach to free agency.

Times have changed, if you want to reach the BIG DANCE you have to adjust to some of these changes or get left out!!

I am confused by this statement. How have times changed? How does "changed times" affect the plan being implemented by our FO?

 

[PhinSoldia]

I would add chemistry to that mix. I believe chemistry was part of the reason we won some of our games last year. Too many big name free agents bring talent that does not mesh well with the team.



I believe you are over stating the case calling our FA marginal. I do agree that they are 2nd tier talent, but they are young and hungry. I am happy with this approach to free agency.




I am confused by this statement. How have times changed? How does "changed times" affect the plan being implemented by our FO?

so whats the difference between the Tri and Cam? or better question..whats the similarities....addiction to mediocrity

 

[SammySmif]

so whats the difference between the Tri and Cam? or better question..whats the similarities....addiction to mediocrity

Did you see our draft last year? That's one of the differences. Those young guys are not mediocre players.