The Dolphins played a poor game tonight. So bad that I'm not going to even bother watching it tomorrow on NFL Network.
But we can't get too down on ourselves. We have to keep our head up because we have to remember one thing......this is the worst of it.
This is as bad as it's going to get, Dolphin fans. This year, we're going to see the absolute worst in our team. We bottomed out under Wanny/Spielman. And that's where Nick Saban found us: At the bottom.
Coach Saban inherited a team with an aging defense and a very young, under-coached offense. A team with limited draft picks an no future at QB. He implemented a completely new defensive system, as well as a completely new offensive system. Not only is the system totally new, but the overall team philosophy is new. We're no longer a no frills, run the ball, play defense conservative team with a country club training regimin. We're now an aggressive, imaginative, correct-on-the-fly unit who gets put thru the ringer in practice.
With so much change and not enough adequate personnel, it's going to take time. Remember, we were about as bad as it gets last year. You can't fix it all in one summer. You can't fix it all in one year. And there will be plenty of bumps in the road. What you hope for is overall improvement early on, then a strong, encouraging finish down the stretch.
Bill Belichick went 5-11 his first year in New England as he got rid of the veteran fat and implemented his systems and philosophies. This will be Nick Saban's 5-11 season, so to speak. It's going to get better.
Next year everyone will have a whole year of under their belt. The systems won't be new. Training camp won't be as hard. And team personnel will be improved. Most importantly, the returing veterans will have been coached for a year by Nick Saban and this great staff.
So remember Dolfans, it's always darkest before dawn. And right now it's just about midnight. So keep your heads up. The best is yet to come.
But we can't get too down on ourselves. We have to keep our head up because we have to remember one thing......this is the worst of it.
This is as bad as it's going to get, Dolphin fans. This year, we're going to see the absolute worst in our team. We bottomed out under Wanny/Spielman. And that's where Nick Saban found us: At the bottom.
Coach Saban inherited a team with an aging defense and a very young, under-coached offense. A team with limited draft picks an no future at QB. He implemented a completely new defensive system, as well as a completely new offensive system. Not only is the system totally new, but the overall team philosophy is new. We're no longer a no frills, run the ball, play defense conservative team with a country club training regimin. We're now an aggressive, imaginative, correct-on-the-fly unit who gets put thru the ringer in practice.
With so much change and not enough adequate personnel, it's going to take time. Remember, we were about as bad as it gets last year. You can't fix it all in one summer. You can't fix it all in one year. And there will be plenty of bumps in the road. What you hope for is overall improvement early on, then a strong, encouraging finish down the stretch.
Bill Belichick went 5-11 his first year in New England as he got rid of the veteran fat and implemented his systems and philosophies. This will be Nick Saban's 5-11 season, so to speak. It's going to get better.
Next year everyone will have a whole year of under their belt. The systems won't be new. Training camp won't be as hard. And team personnel will be improved. Most importantly, the returing veterans will have been coached for a year by Nick Saban and this great staff.
So remember Dolfans, it's always darkest before dawn. And right now it's just about midnight. So keep your heads up. The best is yet to come.
