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This may belong in the AFC East forum, but what the heck.....
Here's your Team Preview from PFW:
Miami
Dolphins MLB Zach Thomas doesn’t think the 2002 Miami Dolphins were all that different from the Buccaneers’ squad that won Super Bowl XXXVII.
“We’ve got talent too,†said Thomas, one of Miami’s seven Pro Bowl selections last season. “We just haven’t put it together.â€Â
If the Dolphins don’t do that this year, head coach Dave Wannstedt probably will be looking for employment elsewhere. The Dolphins were arguably the NFL’s most talented squad not to make the playoffs last season, finishing 9-7 after once again fading late in the season.
Although the Dolphins had every ’02 starter under contract at one point this offseason, the feeling that Miami is close to a world championship prompted Wannstedt to make a series of veteran acquisitions. WLB Junior Seau, SS Sammy Knight, CB Terrell Buckley and DT Jeff Zgonina are expected to upgrade what was already one of the NFL’s top defenses. Ex-Broncos QB Brian Griese also was signed to provide insurance behind Jay Fiedler, who watched from the sideline with a fractured thumb for six starts last season as the Dolphins went 2-4 under backup Ray Lucas.
“It’s different if you don’t add anybody and you say you’re close at 9-7,†Thomas said. “If we didn’t make the additions we did, you wouldn’t be as excited. Everybody is excited.â€Â
Quarterbacks  Fiedler looks much more comfortable in his second year in offensive coordinator Norv Turner’s system. Although he’s 28-13 as a starter since replacing the retired Dan Marino in 2000, two of Fiedler’s first three seasons in Miami were marred by injuries. Enter Griese, who was signed as a one-year insurance policy after being released by the Broncos. There has been speculation about a possible QB controversy during the offseason, but the fact of the matter is, Griese signed so late that he isn’t expected to have absorbed Turner’s offense until the end of the preseason, and now he is sidelined with ligament damage in his left big toe. QB Sage Rosenfels could be Miami’s top backup in ’04. Grade: B-minus.
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http://profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFL+Zone/Team+Reports/default.htm?mode=afceast
Here's your Team Preview from PFW:
Miami
Dolphins MLB Zach Thomas doesn’t think the 2002 Miami Dolphins were all that different from the Buccaneers’ squad that won Super Bowl XXXVII.
“We’ve got talent too,†said Thomas, one of Miami’s seven Pro Bowl selections last season. “We just haven’t put it together.â€Â
If the Dolphins don’t do that this year, head coach Dave Wannstedt probably will be looking for employment elsewhere. The Dolphins were arguably the NFL’s most talented squad not to make the playoffs last season, finishing 9-7 after once again fading late in the season.
Although the Dolphins had every ’02 starter under contract at one point this offseason, the feeling that Miami is close to a world championship prompted Wannstedt to make a series of veteran acquisitions. WLB Junior Seau, SS Sammy Knight, CB Terrell Buckley and DT Jeff Zgonina are expected to upgrade what was already one of the NFL’s top defenses. Ex-Broncos QB Brian Griese also was signed to provide insurance behind Jay Fiedler, who watched from the sideline with a fractured thumb for six starts last season as the Dolphins went 2-4 under backup Ray Lucas.
“It’s different if you don’t add anybody and you say you’re close at 9-7,†Thomas said. “If we didn’t make the additions we did, you wouldn’t be as excited. Everybody is excited.â€Â
Quarterbacks  Fiedler looks much more comfortable in his second year in offensive coordinator Norv Turner’s system. Although he’s 28-13 as a starter since replacing the retired Dan Marino in 2000, two of Fiedler’s first three seasons in Miami were marred by injuries. Enter Griese, who was signed as a one-year insurance policy after being released by the Broncos. There has been speculation about a possible QB controversy during the offseason, but the fact of the matter is, Griese signed so late that he isn’t expected to have absorbed Turner’s offense until the end of the preseason, and now he is sidelined with ligament damage in his left big toe. QB Sage Rosenfels could be Miami’s top backup in ’04. Grade: B-minus.
The link for all of the AFC East
http://profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFL+Zone/Team+Reports/default.htm?mode=afceast
