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Frank Corral - January 22, 2002
As an avid Cubs fan, I sometimes look around the league and it mind boggles me how many ex-Cubs (past and present) do well once they leave the team. Three of them Mark Grace, Luis Gonzalez and Mike Morgan added a World Series ring. This year the same is currently happening with many ex-Dolphins. Let's take a look.
1) Larry Izzo: This special teams demon is doing his best as a Patriot. The Dolphins missed his gung-ho attitude and hard-nosed play.
I have to say that this was a total non-factor. We surrenderd the least amount of kick off and punt return yards in thr nfl is I am not mistaken.
2) Richmond Webb: Oh did this backfire! Played all 16 games for the Bungles. The Dolphins had 3 guys playing LT, two were out for the season. A curse?
I hindsight this it true, but no one knew we would lose 2 LTs for the season, and where would you have saved the 3mill it would have taken to keep him?
4) Corey Harris: A key part as an SS for Baltimore and also returns kicks for the Ravens. He also has a SB ring.
Safety was deffinitly not a weak point of our team, Corey would have been lost in the mix of our 3-4 starting calliber safetys.
5) Brian Griese: Yes he never wore the Dolphin colors. But J.J passed him up at #86 in the '98 draft since he wanted to break all ties with the Dolphin past. The Broncos did great by getting him at #99 and by being the understudy of John Elway.
This is you best point. I am not only saying this about Greise, but the whole organazation ignored the qb postion ever since S. Mitchell, I think they thought Marino would play till he was 65. Seriously how key would it have been to have a true talent learning from Dan his last couple of seasons. If they did pick Greise or someone else in the 2nd or 3rd round 3-4 years ago Miami would have probably played in the super bowl in 2000.
6) Tyrone Wheatley: What a wonderful complement he has been as a bruising 3rd down back for Jon Gruden. J.J showed no patience with him and #47 is having the last laugh.
I have to disagree w/this he was all but invisable this year, w/out a great offensive line he is the same player as Lamar.
7) Troy Vincent: #23 wanted to be a Dolphin for his whole career, yet J.J would have none of it. Yes, Miami has two very good comers in Surtain and Madison, but Troy Vincent is going to another Pro Bowl and to the NFC title game.
When he left we had Pat willing to step in at 1/10th of what he made, and isn't as good as Pat.
As an avid Cubs fan, I sometimes look around the league and it mind boggles me how many ex-Cubs (past and present) do well once they leave the team. Three of them Mark Grace, Luis Gonzalez and Mike Morgan added a World Series ring. This year the same is currently happening with many ex-Dolphins. Let's take a look.
1) Larry Izzo: This special teams demon is doing his best as a Patriot. The Dolphins missed his gung-ho attitude and hard-nosed play.
I have to say that this was a total non-factor. We surrenderd the least amount of kick off and punt return yards in thr nfl is I am not mistaken.
2) Richmond Webb: Oh did this backfire! Played all 16 games for the Bungles. The Dolphins had 3 guys playing LT, two were out for the season. A curse?
I hindsight this it true, but no one knew we would lose 2 LTs for the season, and where would you have saved the 3mill it would have taken to keep him?
4) Corey Harris: A key part as an SS for Baltimore and also returns kicks for the Ravens. He also has a SB ring.
Safety was deffinitly not a weak point of our team, Corey would have been lost in the mix of our 3-4 starting calliber safetys.
5) Brian Griese: Yes he never wore the Dolphin colors. But J.J passed him up at #86 in the '98 draft since he wanted to break all ties with the Dolphin past. The Broncos did great by getting him at #99 and by being the understudy of John Elway.
This is you best point. I am not only saying this about Greise, but the whole organazation ignored the qb postion ever since S. Mitchell, I think they thought Marino would play till he was 65. Seriously how key would it have been to have a true talent learning from Dan his last couple of seasons. If they did pick Greise or someone else in the 2nd or 3rd round 3-4 years ago Miami would have probably played in the super bowl in 2000.
6) Tyrone Wheatley: What a wonderful complement he has been as a bruising 3rd down back for Jon Gruden. J.J showed no patience with him and #47 is having the last laugh.
I have to disagree w/this he was all but invisable this year, w/out a great offensive line he is the same player as Lamar.
7) Troy Vincent: #23 wanted to be a Dolphin for his whole career, yet J.J would have none of it. Yes, Miami has two very good comers in Surtain and Madison, but Troy Vincent is going to another Pro Bowl and to the NFC title game.
When he left we had Pat willing to step in at 1/10th of what he made, and isn't as good as Pat.