Good Article From Dave Hyde Making The Big Picture Points

[phinsforlife]

So, once again, the NFL playoffs go on and the Dolphins don’t. This season was fun for a while. It showed promise into December. But it ends with a similarly hollow feel to what Dolphins fans have experienced for decades. And now there are just some uncomfortable questions to kick around about who’s to blame and where this goes next season.

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[bradmcnutt13]

Minus 110 point margin against the 7 playoff teams we faced. Wow. And good point about the tunsil trade. That team is looking in way better shape then we are.

 

[gofins60]

Ross is ultimately to blame here. Once he took over, every new Head Coach has been a Coordinator who was a Coordinator in name only; he refuses to hire anyone with experience. And, all of his personnel decisions have hurt the team in some way. When making changes, he never cleans house completely; he always does it half-a@@. Fire the HC, keep the GM. Fire the GM, keep the HC. He may be willing to spend money, but that's his only good point.

The one thing that has been consistent with this team since Ross took over and hired Philbin is that the team is weak and gets pushed around and dominated by tough, physical teams. This needs to end... Miami should be the tough, physical team, but Ross is either blind or clueless.

 

[VAFinsfan72]

Tunsil must be laughing his a$$ off.

We traded him in 2019 when we were entering our tanking phase and the Texans were good and won a playoff game that year.

5 seasons later our rebuild has been a complete failure and its looking like we might have to start another.

Meanwhile the Texans fell apart and had to start a rebuild of their own a couple years after we started ours and here they are winning another playoff game in a much quicker rebuild than ours, while we continue spinning our wheels.

 

[AJDUHEJETKILLER]

Tunsil must be laughing his a$$ off.

We traded him in 2019 when we were entering our tanking phase and the Texans were good and won a playoff game that year.

5 seasons later our rebuild has been a complete failure and its looking like we might have to start another.

Meanwhile the Texans fell apart and had to start a rebuild of their own a couple years after we started ours and here they are winning another playoff game in a much quicker rebuild than ours, while we continue spinning our wheels.

Texans also have the 4th most cap space for 2024 w $75m currently available

 

[Archaeopteryx]

Tunsil must be laughing his a$$ off.

We traded him in 2019 when we were entering our tanking phase and the Texans were good and won a playoff game that year.

5 seasons later our rebuild has been a complete failure and its looking like we might have to start another.

Meanwhile the Texans fell apart and had to start a rebuild of their own a couple years after we started ours and here they are winning another playoff game in a much quicker rebuild than ours, while we continue spinning our wheels.

The Texans nailed the only part of an NFL rebuild that matters, the coach and QB. You either get that right during the 1st 3 years of a rebuild, or you're rebuilding again.

 

[BrowardDolfan]

The Texans nailed the only part of an NFL rebuild that matters, the coach and QB. You either get that right during the 1st 3 years of a rebuild, or you're rebuilding again.

Yeah, the coach and QB are the keys. The Dolphins ended up getting Tyreek, Holland, Chubb, and Waddle with those picks along with some throw-in players while the Texans got Tunsil, Stills, and some throw-in players. Hard to see where you give the edge in the trade to the Texans.

 

[Archaeopteryx]

Yeah, the coach and QB are the keys. The Dolphins ended up getting Tyreek, Holland, Chubb, and Waddle with those picks along with some throw-in players while the Texans got Tunsil, Stills, and some throw-in players. Hard to see where you give the edge in the trade to the Texans.

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Crazy, right? That’s a ton of really good players that Miami turned those picks into, yet we would all happily trade that in for Stroud.

 

[E30M3]

Crazy, right? That’s a ton of really good players that Miami turned those picks into, yet we would all happily trade that in for Stroud.

Can't tell if serious. Houston went through multiple tank years without the hindsight of knowing they would hit on a QB. Had that not gotten Stroud this isn't even an argument. The fact that he landed at Houston and it brings this up is kind of funny.

 

[Archaeopteryx]

Can't tell if serious. Houston went through multiple tank years without the hindsight of knowing they would hit on a QB. Had that not gotten Stroud this isn't even an argument. The fact that he landed at Houston and it brings this up is kind of funny.

You’re just over thinking my comment. The point is that they got it right and that’s all that matters. How they got it right is irrelevant. No one cares if it takes 5 attempts or if you just happen to luck into it, if you get it right eventually.

 

[PhinFan1968]

I look at it this way...it starts at the top. #1 problem is Ross, #2 is Grier. Grier had a crazy amount of cap/picks to do this rebuild, and fumbled it. Will Ross see this? Will Marino tell him? Will he listen?

Of course not...he's a football idiot...great businessman, not good at NFL things.

Really hate feeling like we need to start over, but it just seems that way. Unless Ross goes away and somebody who can be a competitive, excellence-focused leader with high expectations takes over, how many of these will we go through?

 

[E30M3]

You’re just over thinking my comment. The point is that they got it right and that’s all that matters. How they got it right is irrelevant. No one cares if it takes 5 attempts or you just happen to luck into, if you get it right.

Yeah, that's why I prefaced a bit. But in turn, I don't think this fanbase (or Griers job for that matter) would have survived another couple years of sucking. He is in the endgame now.

 

[AMakados10]

Dolphins' offense and its limitations have been figured out.

In the last 3 game against Ravens, Buffalo, and KC, "Twenty-seven possessions, five touchdowns, five turnovers and a 13.3-point per game average. Six total points in the three second halves. That’s the Greatest Show in Quicksand." Ouch.

 

[VAFinsfan72]

Yeah, the coach and QB are the keys. The Dolphins ended up getting Tyreek, Holland, Chubb, and Waddle with those picks along with some throw-in players while the Texans got Tunsil, Stills, and some throw-in players. Hard to see where you give the edge in the trade to the Texans.

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So what do we have to show for all of those players? We still cant win our division or a playoff game.

 

[SF Dolphin Fan]

Ross is ultimately to blame here. Once he took over, every new Head Coach has been a Coordinator who was a Coordinator in name only; he refuses to hire anyone with experience. And, all of his personnel decisions have hurt the team in some way. When making changes, he never cleans house completely; he always does it half-a@@. Fire the HC, keep the GM. Fire the GM, keep the HC. He may be willing to spend money, but that's his only good point.

The one thing that has been consistent with this team since Ross took over and hired Philbin is that the team is weak and gets pushed around and dominated by tough, physical teams. This needs to end... Miami should be the tough, physical team, but Ross is either blind or clueless.

To add to that, Ross could have hired Dan Campbell.

I'm not giving up on McDaniel, but that was a coaching miss on someone who was in the building.