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PFT Power Rankings: Dolphins come in at 27

well the good news for the silver lining crowd is that with this schedule that number is gonna probably head straight north starting about week 2...at least i think it will
 
Obviously I don't agree with their ranking of 27th, but it was actually a decent write up and more thought out piece than the "Dolphins have no talent" garbage most of these writers spit out. It also didn't revert to the old liners about stadium attendance, celebrity owners, the orange carpet, or conspiracy theories that Ross wants different things than Ireland and Philbin.

I understand this team has holes, not going to deny that, but I just can't understand how people think they are going to be significantly worse than last year. Yes they have a new offensive system and switching to the 4-3, but this team didn't drastically become one of the worst(or as Marvez thinks the 2nd worst NFL team) in just one offseason. An offseason that saw the coaching staff get replaced(Sparano was one of the biggest complaints by media and some fans last season), the drafting of a potential franchise first round quarterback and some other nice free agent and draft pickups. I know Marshall is gone and no single one player is going to replace his production, but I don't think they have to. Marshall's absence will just give guys like Hartline and Bess more opportunities and if Chad Johnson can regain some of his former glory, we can have success passing the ball, especially since Garrard might be an upgrade at QB.

This team didn't fall way behind the likes of teams like the Bills, Redskins, Chiefs and Raiders. Teams that in some cases the Dolphins steamrolled over last season. Just look at this year's schedule, tell me you seriously can't see 8 wins, maybe 9. You are lying in my opinion if you can't. The team is not ready to make a real run yet, probably not until next year, but a successful season is possible.
 
We will be fine, 27 is just a number it means **** all.................
 
We're listed too low and their post even seems to indicate that. Oh well.

I can't wait until the season starts to give the players a chance to give the media a big middle finger.
 
We'll see. I worry about the safety position, I have been worried about the safety position and I am sorry but the safety position has not gotten any better, unless someone, anyone steps up this is the D weakest link.

The ranking is fair considering we have no starting QB and a three(two) way battle, questions at RT and whether a rookie will step up, no true number 1 receiver and a new coaching staff and philosophy.

A lot of things have to go right to overcome all of those things and make a decent year of it but I still see this team at 8-8 which isn't a failure for the season given the holes in the roster.
 
The lack of a true #1 WR, holes on the OL, a switch in philosophy on both sides of the ball, losing our starting safety and not replacing him with anybody, losing a couple of solid D-linemen, these are all reasons to believe that Miami could be worse this season than last But.... I have faith that Philbin is a much better coach than Sparano so I expect more wins than in 2011. If we finally have a coach that can put players in the right spots and maximize their potential then we will be much better off even if we did have a slightly less talented roster.
 
I agree that they actually seem to be paying attention to the Dolphins, which is better than 80% of articles done by national writers
 
PFT isn't the site I'd lock in on for where my team is ranked. This ranking is written better than what we usually get. I want to see what I wanted to see all last year. Can our defense stop or even slow down Gronk and Hernandez? I hope we have the DC now who can do this.
 
Nublar7 said:
Obviously I don't agree with their ranking of 27th, but it was actually a decent write up and more thought out piece than the "Dolphins have no talent" garbage most of these writers spit out. It also didn't revert to the old liners about stadium attendance, celebrity owners, the orange carpet, or conspiracy theories that Ross wants different things than Ireland and Philbin.

I understand this team has holes, not going to deny that, but I just can't understand how people think they are going to be significantly worse than last year. Yes they have a new offensive system and switching to the 4-3, but this team didn't drastically become one of the worst(or as Marvez thinks the 2nd worst NFL team) in just one offseason. An offseason that saw the coaching staff get replaced(Sparano was one of the biggest complaints by media and some fans last season), the drafting of a potential franchise first round quarterback and some other nice free agent and draft pickups. I know Marshall is gone and no single one player is going to replace his production, but I don't think they have to. Marshall's absence will just give guys like Hartline and Bess more opportunities and if Chad Johnson can regain some of his former glory, we can have success passing the ball, especially since Garrard might be an upgrade at QB.

This team didn't fall way behind the likes of teams like the Bills, Redskins, Chiefs and Raiders. Teams that in some cases the Dolphins steamrolled over last season. Just look at this year's schedule, tell me you seriously can't see 8 wins, maybe 9. You are lying in my opinion if you can't. The team is not ready to make a real run yet, probably not until next year, but a successful season is possible.
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this is not a good thing.
 
Nublar7 said:
Obviously I don't agree with their ranking of 27th, but it was actually a decent write up and more thought out piece than the "Dolphins have no talent" garbage most of these writers spit out. It also didn't revert to the old liners about stadium attendance, celebrity owners, the orange carpet, or conspiracy theories that Ross wants different things than Ireland and Philbin.

I understand this team has holes, not going to deny that, but I just can't understand how people think they are going to be significantly worse than last year. Yes they have a new offensive system and switching to the 4-3, but this team didn't drastically become one of the worst(or as Marvez thinks the 2nd worst NFL team) in just one offseason. An offseason that saw the coaching staff get replaced(Sparano was one of the biggest complaints by media and some fans last season), the drafting of a potential franchise first round quarterback and some other nice free agent and draft pickups. I know Marshall is gone and no single one player is going to replace his production, but I don't think they have to. Marshall's absence will just give guys like Hartline and Bess more opportunities and if Chad Johnson can regain some of his former glory, we can have success passing the ball, especially since Garrard might be an upgrade at QB.

This team didn't fall way behind the likes of teams like the Bills, Redskins, Chiefs and Raiders. Teams that in some cases the Dolphins steamrolled over last season. Just look at this year's schedule, tell me you seriously can't see 8 wins, maybe 9. You are lying in my opinion if you can't. The team is not ready to make a real run yet, probably not until next year, but a successful season is possible.
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You're right, we didn't just become one of the worst teams in the league overnight, we were already one of the worst teams in the league. We went 6-10 last year, remember? I don't care how these bozos finished after 0-7 when the games were completely meaningless, you act as if the first half of the year doesn't count. Plus, it's not like these guys are going to carry any of that 6-3 momentum into 2012, the team is COMPLETELY different in almost every way.
I don't think that we got A LOT worse in this off season, but unless an unknown commodity or two (like a rookie or a Nanee type guy) comes up huge for us this year, we certainly didn't get any better. Marshall was a big weapon for us, and he opened up a lot for the rest of our offense whether u want to admit it or not.
 
Ok so I'm judging by the No thanks that you guys DON'T think we were one of the worst teams in the league last year. Nevermind, 6-10 is awesome, you guys are right. When you pick 8th overall it means you had a great year.
 
insomnia411 said:
You're right, we didn't just become one of the worst teams in the league overnight, we were already one of the worst teams in the league. We went 6-10 last year, remember? I don't care how these bozos finished after 0-7 when the games were completely meaningless, you act as if the first half of the year doesn't count. Plus, it's not like these guys are going to carry any of that 6-3 momentum into 2012, the team is COMPLETELY different in almost every way.
I don't think that we got A LOT worse in this off season, but unless an unknown commodity or two (like a rookie or a Nanee type guy) comes up huge for us this year, we certainly didn't get any better. Marshall was a big weapon for us, and he opened up a lot for the rest of our offense whether u want to admit it or not.
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I am not ignoring the 0-7 start. Isn't that the reason Sparano lost his job?

But lately Miami has been ranked below the Bills, Chiefs, Redskins and Raiders. Four teams(five games) they beat by a combined score of 150-67. Yes, they lost to the Browns(by one point) after Nolan's defense collapsed. In three games against the Cowboys, Giants and Patriots they lost by a combined 7 points. The Dolphins did not have a good record, but it wasn't like they were being blown out every week or never in games they lost. There are more bad teams on the Dolphins schedule than there were last season, which is why I think along with the new changes they can win 8 games. Maybe even 9.
 
Nublar7 said:
I am not ignoring the 0-7 start. Isn't that the reason Sparano lost his job?

But lately Miami has been ranked below the Bills, Chiefs, Redskins and Raiders. Four teams(five games) they beat by a combined score of 150-67. Yes, they lost to the Browns(by one point) after Nolan's defense collapsed. In three games against the Cowboys, Giants and Patriots they lost by a combined 7 points. The Dolphins did not have a good record, but it wasn't like they were being blown out every week or never in games they lost. There are more bad teams on the Dolphins schedule than there were last season, which is why I think along with the new changes they can win 8 games. Maybe even 9.
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Dude when we went 1-15 in 07 we lost something like 7 games by 6 points or less. Does it matter? The only smart thing that Parcells ever said was "you are what your record says you are" and last year we were pretty damn bad.
 
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