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http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sport...-missing-the-bigger-picture-three-things.html
WARNING: There are some depressing "what ifs" below regarding fan favorite names such as Lamar Gordon and AJ Feeley and what could have been....
"there would be nothing better for this forlorn franchise — and nothing that could help Steve Ross more quickly reclaim the $100 million or so he’s already lost in franchise value — than to land Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck next April."
"And I don’ t blame Dolphins fans at all for hoping that happens."
"You want Luck in a Dolphins uniform next season? Just keep running out the same group of disheartened players, maybe mixing in a handful of unproven kids in place of veterans dealing with nagging injuries."
"Thankfully, the trade deadline passed this week and Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland showed admirable restraint, but we’ve already seen what happens when an endangered regime overpays for middling talent out of desperation. See: Dolphins, 2004, when Dave Wannstedt’s last stand included a Sept. 9 trade in which a third-round pick was sent to the Rams for running back Lamar Gordon."
"For those 138 yards in combined rushing and receiving, the Dolphins gave up the chance to draft 66th overall in 2005. With that pick, the Rams took Stanford free safety O.J. Atogwe, a player with 80 career starts and 23 career interceptions (and counting)."
"The ‘04 Dolphins also infamously sent a second-round pick in 2005 (35th overall) to the Eagles that March for a backup quarterback named A.J. Feeley.
Instead of renting Feeley, who was gone after one season and eight starts in a Dolphins uniform, this franchise could have taken an All-Pro left tackle like Michael Roos, who went six picks later to the Titans. A starter from Day 1, Roos is set to make his 102nd consecutive start for that franchise this Sunday."
"Who knows? Maybe if Roos had already been entrenched on the Dolphins’ O-line, they would have taken Matt Ryan atop the 2008 draft instead of Jake Long? "
WARNING: There are some depressing "what ifs" below regarding fan favorite names such as Lamar Gordon and AJ Feeley and what could have been....
"there would be nothing better for this forlorn franchise — and nothing that could help Steve Ross more quickly reclaim the $100 million or so he’s already lost in franchise value — than to land Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck next April."
"And I don’ t blame Dolphins fans at all for hoping that happens."
"You want Luck in a Dolphins uniform next season? Just keep running out the same group of disheartened players, maybe mixing in a handful of unproven kids in place of veterans dealing with nagging injuries."
"Thankfully, the trade deadline passed this week and Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland showed admirable restraint, but we’ve already seen what happens when an endangered regime overpays for middling talent out of desperation. See: Dolphins, 2004, when Dave Wannstedt’s last stand included a Sept. 9 trade in which a third-round pick was sent to the Rams for running back Lamar Gordon."
"For those 138 yards in combined rushing and receiving, the Dolphins gave up the chance to draft 66th overall in 2005. With that pick, the Rams took Stanford free safety O.J. Atogwe, a player with 80 career starts and 23 career interceptions (and counting)."
"The ‘04 Dolphins also infamously sent a second-round pick in 2005 (35th overall) to the Eagles that March for a backup quarterback named A.J. Feeley.
Instead of renting Feeley, who was gone after one season and eight starts in a Dolphins uniform, this franchise could have taken an All-Pro left tackle like Michael Roos, who went six picks later to the Titans. A starter from Day 1, Roos is set to make his 102nd consecutive start for that franchise this Sunday."
"Who knows? Maybe if Roos had already been entrenched on the Dolphins’ O-line, they would have taken Matt Ryan atop the 2008 draft instead of Jake Long? "
