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NFL Draft Report Card article (last 5 years)

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32. Miami Dolphins

Current roster: 19 of 38 picks (seven starters, one specialist). This number is skewed by the 2007 draft, as all 10 selections were kept as part of a youth movement. Tackle Vernon Carey and safety Yeremiah Bell are the only two remaining members from the 15 players chosen in 2003 and 2004.
Best pick: Rex Hadnot (2004/sixth round) started 55 games at guard and center between 2004 and 2007 but wasn't re-signed this off-season. Hadnot, who had several off-field incidents during his time in Miami, left via free agency to Cleveland.
Biggest mistake: The secondary is Nick Saban's area of expertise, but the former Dolphins coach whiffed on Jason Allen with the No. 16 overall pick in 2006. Allen has struggled at cornerback and safety and could be hard pressed to keep the starting job he inherited midway through last season because of injuries.
Front office: Ireland is the fifth different person in the past six years to hold general manager responsibilities. There also were five different head coaches since 2004. Such instability is a major reason why Miami finished with the NFL's worst record (1-15) in 2007. Comment: The Dolphins hope Ireland and Parcells can re-tool the roster with draft picks like Jimmy Johnson did following his arrival in 1996.

I didn't see this posted. It really isn't anything we all didn't already know, just thought I would share it.

8. Dallas Cowboys

Biggest mistake: Tackle Jacob Rogers (2004/second round) appeared in only two games before bouncing out of the league. None of the eight offensive linemen selected by Dallas in the past five drafts are projected to start in 2008.
Front office: Bill Parcells heavily influenced the drafts while head coach from 2003 and 2006, but Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones always had final say. Jones has loved to wheel and deal on draft day ever since Jimmy Johnson was head coach. Comment: With Parcells and scouting director Jeff Ireland now running the Dolphins, it will be interesting to see whether Jones can continue having the same success as in recent seasons. Pre-Parcells drafts in 2000 and 2001 were disastrous.

Also, just a little bit about Dallas. I thought it was interesting that none of eight OL players drafted are projected to start. Long will be great though, so Parcells'/Ireland's bad streak with drafting OL will end.
The last sentence is interesting too. About those two Pre-Parcells drafts being disastrous.
 
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