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I think the offense was going to be better up front and at QB just due to maturity and experience. Eichenburg is going fit nicely with this group.

But we didn't stand pat. We attacked FA, albeit strategically.

We added speed to the offense...Fuller, Wilson , and Waddle are far different than anything we had rostered last year.Tus is going to like the two TE sets.

Our front 7 was good and young...its better and younger. I expect Phillips to bring a lot of pressure and get alot of sacks. Couldn't have given ogbah a better contract year gift.

I thought there were 3 outstanding safeties in the draft...Moehrig, Grant, and Holland. Glad we got one!

I see a lot of improvement on this roster. I don't see any real drop-off.

This is going to be a fun year.
 
I am really starting to like Eichenberg...

McKinney and Phillips should improve the run. Phillips knifing through brings a wtf!?! element to an already formidable pass defense.

Flo just keeps heaping quality talent in the secondary.

The league just will not give us our premier RB.

If that TE Long is good, look the **** out. He ran a 4.6 40. Doesn't look anything close to his play speed, but still. How fast did Hernandez run when paired with Gronk? Very intriguing draft pick that shouldn't be dismissed just because 4 starter quality players were chosen before him.
 
GeauxFins2020 said:
I think the offense was going to be better up front and at QB just due to maturity and experience. Eichenburg is going fit nicely with this group.

But we didn't stand pat. We attacked FA, albeit strategically.

We added speed to the offense...Fuller, Wilson , and Waddle are far different than anything we had rostered last year.Tus is going to like the two TE sets.

Our front 7 was good and young...its better and younger. I expect Phillips to bring a lot of pressure and get alot of sacks. Couldn't have given ogbah a better contract year gift.

I thought there were 3 outstanding safeties in the draft...Moehrig, Grant, and Holland. Glad we got one!

I see a lot of improvement on this roster. I don't see any real drop-off.

This is going to be a fun year.
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Don’t forget we also cornered the market on “Jayl(o/e)n’s”
 
Getting more explosive on offense was the #1 off-season goal. We arguably had the slowest offense in the league and our receiving targets were the worst at separating. Our offense was a combination of plodding runs and jump balls. We didn't add more explosion at RB, but we absolutely improved the explosive potential at WR and improved our recieving room's ability to separate.

I also think that the team wanted to improve their defense in terms of run defense and slot coverage as their #2 goal. IMO the additions of Mckinney, Butler, Jenkins and Coleman in FA and Phillips and Holland in the draft improved those two areas significantly.

I think those were the team's top goals (although not the fan's). I'm also hopeful that the team improved their pass rush with the addition of Phillips and their ability to run in short yardage situations with the addition of Brown. And I'm expecting improvement in the OL and QB from development and experience. Those year 1 to year 2 jumps are often significant. If Skura rebounds to his pre-injury form then I think the OL will be fine (and better) regardless of whom we settle on at the last G spot. We have sufficient talent to fill that G spot. It's just about finding the right combo.
 
This is potentially the most talented Dolphins roster in over 20 years. Very few holes, except for the obvious one at RB but maybe Gaskin can continue his steady improvement.
Do not underestimate the addition of Bernardrick McKinney to the Defense. We already had a top 5 NFL Defense and we added a physical Pro Bowl middle linebacker who excels in stopping the run.
Biggest single factor will be Tua's progression from year 1 to year 2. He now has a lot more speedy weapons in the receiving corps - cough Waddle, cough Fuller... Tua needs to progress and I expect he will. Looking forward to the coming season.
 
Have to remember last year was very different than the usual, no mini camp, no real preseason. Tua didn't really have time to meld with the recievers we had, not that we were exploding with talent but with the speed we've added this year I expect a marked jump
 
Plus Tua himself has put on maybe 5 to 10 pounds of muscle on his frame. He's got guns now and he's another year removed from major hip surgery. He looks stronger and he's moving around very well. We'll see the real Tua this year!
 
I hope and pray it works out. I really do. I am pessimistic when it comes to us because we've been getting out hopes up year after year for 25 years. I have faith in Flo and Co and that is my sliver of light in all this.
 
Pandarilla said:
I am really starting to like Eichenberg...

McKinney and Phillips should improve the run. Phillips knifing through brings a wtf!?! element to an already formidable pass defense.

Flo just keeps heaping quality talent in the secondary.

The league just will not give us our premier RB.

If that TE Long is good, look the **** out. He ran a 4.6 40. Doesn't look anything close to his play speed, but still. How fast did Hernandez run when paired with Gronk? Very intriguing draft pick that shouldn't be dismissed just because 4 starter quality players were chosen before him.
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To add to that, just read that Eichenberg gave up zero sacks the last two years playing LT for Notre Dame.
 
eMCee85 said:
I hope and pray it works out. I really do. I am pessimistic when it comes to us because we've been getting out hopes up year after year for 25 years. I have faith in Flo and Co and that is my sliver of light in all this.
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I still have memories of 2001 playoffs (I think?) and Fiedler's pick 6 after Ricky marched it all the way down to the Raiders red zone on our opening drive. I was at that game in Oakland. That was a defining moment of 'god we really need a qb' as the game felt like it was already completely over the second he threw the pick 6 in the early 1st quarter.

21 years later, I think we have a qb finally. Can't wait for 2021 season to begin.
 
kingmofo said:
I still have memories of 2001 playoffs (I think?) and Fiedler's pick 6 after Ricky marched it all the way down to the Raiders red zone on our opening drive. I was at that game in Oakland. That was a defining moment of 'god we really need a qb' as the game felt like it was already completely over the second he threw the pick 6 in the early 1st quarter.

21 years later, I think we have a qb finally. Can't wait for 2021 season to begin.
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Oh geez i remember that. That was painful
 
I think we're a pretty good football team going forward. The way last season ended was tough because it seemed like we were going to the playoffs for the first time in ages. But, there was much to build off of even in our frustration. Defense was a really cool unit to watch. We played good team defense, we played smart and now we've added some nice pieces so it should be even better. We were opportunistic and were able to turn the ball over with regularity. The Offense was pretty bad and not exciting except when Fitz was in there. Tua had some good moments but he also looked tentative and injured (not 100% yet) at times. I expect Tua to be a different QB this season. I think he'll rock from game one. Waddle will be exiting and the new o-line pieces together with the rookies from last season should give us a very powerful o-line. I hope we snag a Duke Johnson or better before the season starts but if not Gaskin will be called on to stay healthy a full year and step up his game. The AFC East is still going to be rough!
 
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