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Hyde: For Dolphins to build 'sustainability,' front office has work to do

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You think Adam Gase and Vance Joseph were good this season?

Mike Tannenbaum and Chris Grier need to be even better this offseason.

If the Dolphins are to build something lasting here, if they want to play deeper into January than the Patriots in Bill Belichick's lifetime, Tannenbaum and Grier need to build this roster over the next four months like Gase and Joseph milked it these past four.

"Sustainability," was the word Tannenbaum used Wednesday for what the goal is now. It's the right word for a team coming off this one playoff season in eight years.
Because, right now, who do you think ended Wednesday with the better players for next year, Gase with the Dolphins or Joseph at his new home in Denver? It's not even close, if the Broncos find a quarterback, and Tannenbaum's counterpart in Denver, John Elway, has done that before.

But Elway has had years to build up that roster. This is the second offseason for Tannenbaum, Grier and Gase. This is their time to take this team from a one-hit wonder into a perennial January team.

For now, all we know about their plan is what we don't know. We don't know if quarterback Ryan Tannehill needs knee surgery, much less if it would be for the MCL or more serious ACL.
We don't know if they'll want back solid but fragile left tackle Branden Albert, or if they will move Laremy Tunsil to that position and get a left guard they can count on for years.

We don't know how the Dolphins will line up the draft and free agency to rebuild the defense, only that every position group within it needs help. We don't know what the market will be for receiver Kenny Stills and don't know if Gase can recruit his old Chicago tight end, Martellus Bennett, out of New England.

You know this, though: Jarvis Landry needs to be re-signed this offseason. That's near the top of the to-do list. Landry, who can become a free agent after next season, is exactly the kind of player Gase wants — young, talented and with an "alpha male" quality the coach mentioned again Wednesday.

The Dolphins have let talent walk out the door for years. Some of that was former coach Joe Philbin not liking these alpha males. Some of that was price, like Lamar Miller's $26-million contract from Houston. That's more than most teams budget for running backs.

Then there was defensive end Olivier Vernon. The second-guess isn't if the Dolphins should have paid him $85 million like Giants did last winter. It's why they didn't sign him up for less the year before he hit free agency.

That's where Landry sits now. That's on the desk of Tannenbaum and Grier as they go through the first step of measuring their own players.

"We're going to take the next couple of weeks to thoroughly evaluate our roster, and that'll help set our game plan moving forward," Tannenbaum said.

The Dolphins made some good moves last offseason. They hit and missed in free agency, as every team does, and got some production from their draft class. The best move, everyone agreed, was hiring Gase.

"From the beginning, we told you that when we hired Adam, we said you just had to be around him," Grier said. "Everyone talks about that 'it' factor. You just couldn't describe it. I think that transpired on the field."

That's how it was at a news conference on Wednesday, just as it was all season, Tannenbaum and Grier giving Gase credit for the job this year. And Gase giving them credit back for how they worked together.

That's how it's always supposed to happen in sports. The Dolphins, of all teams, know that hasn't been the case in a while. That tells one fundamental problem has been solved. Now onto the others. Like the defense.

Gase made the Dolphins a team to watch again this year. Coaching matters in building good seasons. But finding players always matters more in building champions. Time for Tannebaum and Grier to deliver some sustainability.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-hyde-dolphins-0112-20170111-column.html
 
Find some LBs and starting G and I'm happy. Of course need a healthy team back too. I'm excited.
 
FA grades:

Andre Branch: I'll give them a B+ for getting him in a cheap deal but they wanted him as a backup. He outperformed his reputation by a bit. His production warrants a C- so I'll average it to a B-

Mario Williams: F (benched)

Jason Jones: past his prime, D (got benched)

Donald Butler: Stop gap emergency hire. C

Baccari Rambo: Same as above with a C-

Chris Culliver: F

IAQ: B...could be a B+ without IR

Jermon Bushrod: B- as a starter with extra credit for durability

Anthony Steen: C as a decent backup

Kraig Urbik: C+ as a decent backup

Sam Young: C+

MarQueis Gray: C+

Arian Foster: D

That's a lot of stock put into FA for one year. They need to be much better in acquisitions this off season. Sticking with Earl Mitchell was a disappointment. Same could be said for Misi. They got lucky with Branch after Mario flopped.

Our entire defense is predicated on having a dominant front 4. We don't have one. We have half of one. Better fix it along with the OLB's. Jim Schwartz had SOME success with this attacking defense (wide 9) but only when he had two dominant DT's and two effective edge players to go along with very good LB play. Started strong in Philly but the bottom fell out.

They plan to keep it so the FO better find 4 more very good front 7 players. DT, DE, LBx2
 
One good thing - Cohren mentioned this on the fins website...

• Whenever I see these three men together, when I watch them interact, when I see how much they respect one another, it only strengthens my conviction that this franchise now has a strong, cohesive leadership group, so crucial to success.
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I definitely get the same impression with these three, like we have a good working team in the F.O. - Gase knowing the needs of his team, Grier having said earlier that he wants to draft "alpha type guys" and being the talent evaluator by trade, and Tannenbaum serving as the guy in there working so Ross doesn't have to be day in and day out.

I have confidence these guys will bring in the right players.
 
Interesting that Mike Tannenbaum mentioned that Gase is the one who likes to gamble whereas he is more methodical.
 
Eesti said:
Our entire defense is predicated on having a dominant front 4. We don't have one. We have half of one. Better fix it along with the OLB's. Jim Schwartz had SOME success with this attacking defense (wide 9) but only when he had two dominant DT's and two effective edge players to go along with very good LB play. Started strong in Philly but the bottom fell out.
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His (our) scheme has some major flaws. Being easily ID'd in presnap is one of them. Little ability to disguise intentions.
 
next yr will be key to dolphins history... another playoff run will teach dolphins how make playoff on regular basic....
 
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