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First just want to say that IMO I have little problem with Ireland over This Years QB situation.....
There was not alot of options outside of Pay-a-ton who never was in the picture, or giving up a boat load of draft picks which we also could not afford to give up ...
Main reason many of us Ireland haters are disgruntled is expressed clearer by Armando S. from only a few days ago .
Sorry, if you've read this before, but all homers, people making excuse after excuse can get a understanding of Why there are Ireland must go people, if they care to see and have a bit more understanding into why we feel that way......
" The Dolphins have wasted both draft picks and money on players who didn’t solve their problems. And with the problems persisting, the team invested more picks and money on players in the same positions to again address the same issues that were supposedly already solved.
Flynn, for example, is supposed to fill the need Chad Henne didn’t. And Pat White didn’t. And Chad Pennington, Daunte Culpepper, and about a dozen other guys didn’t.
Everyone knows this about the QB position. But what few people recognize is that Miami’s constant search to fill the quarterback position is symptomatic of a roster-wide problem.
Last week, for example, the Dolphins’ newest free agency acquisition was defensive back Richard Marshall, who signed a three-year, $15 million deal and will, pick one, compete for a starting cornerback job, compete for a starting free safety job, or fill the need as the slot or third cornerback on passing downs.
“They know I can play a multiple positions in the secondary and we’re going to figure that out in training camp and OTAs,” Marshall said of his apparently undefined role.
But whatever his role, the Dolphins already tried to address it with other players the past three or four years.
Free safeties? Miami tried Reshad Jones last year. Chris Clemons was the guy two years ago. Gibril Wilson was the answer before that. And Chris Cook and Renaldo Hill started the year before. The Dolphins have tried five starters at the position and out of the 6 or 7 billion people on Earth, the number who believe the problem is actually solved is zero.
If Marshall is headed to the nickel corner spot, he’ll travel a well-worn road pioneered by Nate Jones in 2008. The Dolphins then signed Eric Green from Arizona in 2009 to handle the job. They traded for Benny Sapp in 2010 so he could be the short-term solution to the problem. And they drafted Nolan Carroll, hoping he could be the long-term solution.
Jones was allowed to walk in free agency, Green was a free agency bust and Sapp was cut last year. Carroll, bright and fast, also failed to do the job when he was given the chance last year.
So Marshall would be the fifth attempt to solve the same problem.
Up and down the roster, the Dolphins need to go through player after player to land one worth keeping.
The club made Vernon Carey the richest right tackle in the game in 2009 and he didn’t play like it. Last year, Carey was replaced by free agent Marc Colombo. This year, the Dolphins are still searching for Colombo’s replacement.
Samson Satele was the answer at center in 2008, Jake Grove was the answer in 2009 and Joe Berger was the answer in 2010. I believe the club has finally found an answer in Mike Pouncey but that doesn’t change the fact he was the fourth player the Dolphins had to invest in before getting it right.
The Dolphins today are searching for a pass-rusher. They hosted Mark Anderson, who has played for three teams in seven seasons. Anderson did nice work for the New England Patriots last season, collecting 10 sacks.
But the only reason the Dolphins need him is because Koa Misi has been a disappointment, and Jason Taylor and Joey Porter weren’t long-term answers. When is this team going to address the issue with a player that, you know, is productive for more than a year or two?
The frustrating thing is that while the Dolphins address the same problem over and over, other problems spring up. Players age or contracts expire or injuries happen.
Soon — perhaps not this year, but soon — the Dolphins will have more decisions to make and business to conduct at strong safety, wide receiver, outside linebacker and perhaps at running back.
That’s fine because that’s the natural progression of things. Those things can be addressed — but only as long as the players acquired to fill the blanks finally do precisely that."
There was not alot of options outside of Pay-a-ton who never was in the picture, or giving up a boat load of draft picks which we also could not afford to give up ...
Main reason many of us Ireland haters are disgruntled is expressed clearer by Armando S. from only a few days ago .
Sorry, if you've read this before, but all homers, people making excuse after excuse can get a understanding of Why there are Ireland must go people, if they care to see and have a bit more understanding into why we feel that way......
" The Dolphins have wasted both draft picks and money on players who didn’t solve their problems. And with the problems persisting, the team invested more picks and money on players in the same positions to again address the same issues that were supposedly already solved.
Flynn, for example, is supposed to fill the need Chad Henne didn’t. And Pat White didn’t. And Chad Pennington, Daunte Culpepper, and about a dozen other guys didn’t.
Everyone knows this about the QB position. But what few people recognize is that Miami’s constant search to fill the quarterback position is symptomatic of a roster-wide problem.
Last week, for example, the Dolphins’ newest free agency acquisition was defensive back Richard Marshall, who signed a three-year, $15 million deal and will, pick one, compete for a starting cornerback job, compete for a starting free safety job, or fill the need as the slot or third cornerback on passing downs.
“They know I can play a multiple positions in the secondary and we’re going to figure that out in training camp and OTAs,” Marshall said of his apparently undefined role.
But whatever his role, the Dolphins already tried to address it with other players the past three or four years.
Free safeties? Miami tried Reshad Jones last year. Chris Clemons was the guy two years ago. Gibril Wilson was the answer before that. And Chris Cook and Renaldo Hill started the year before. The Dolphins have tried five starters at the position and out of the 6 or 7 billion people on Earth, the number who believe the problem is actually solved is zero.
If Marshall is headed to the nickel corner spot, he’ll travel a well-worn road pioneered by Nate Jones in 2008. The Dolphins then signed Eric Green from Arizona in 2009 to handle the job. They traded for Benny Sapp in 2010 so he could be the short-term solution to the problem. And they drafted Nolan Carroll, hoping he could be the long-term solution.
Jones was allowed to walk in free agency, Green was a free agency bust and Sapp was cut last year. Carroll, bright and fast, also failed to do the job when he was given the chance last year.
So Marshall would be the fifth attempt to solve the same problem.
Up and down the roster, the Dolphins need to go through player after player to land one worth keeping.
The club made Vernon Carey the richest right tackle in the game in 2009 and he didn’t play like it. Last year, Carey was replaced by free agent Marc Colombo. This year, the Dolphins are still searching for Colombo’s replacement.
Samson Satele was the answer at center in 2008, Jake Grove was the answer in 2009 and Joe Berger was the answer in 2010. I believe the club has finally found an answer in Mike Pouncey but that doesn’t change the fact he was the fourth player the Dolphins had to invest in before getting it right.
The Dolphins today are searching for a pass-rusher. They hosted Mark Anderson, who has played for three teams in seven seasons. Anderson did nice work for the New England Patriots last season, collecting 10 sacks.
But the only reason the Dolphins need him is because Koa Misi has been a disappointment, and Jason Taylor and Joey Porter weren’t long-term answers. When is this team going to address the issue with a player that, you know, is productive for more than a year or two?
The frustrating thing is that while the Dolphins address the same problem over and over, other problems spring up. Players age or contracts expire or injuries happen.
Soon — perhaps not this year, but soon — the Dolphins will have more decisions to make and business to conduct at strong safety, wide receiver, outside linebacker and perhaps at running back.
That’s fine because that’s the natural progression of things. Those things can be addressed — but only as long as the players acquired to fill the blanks finally do precisely that."
