FinFanatic80
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This is an article i just read, and i completely agree with the writer:
Miami's 2005 draft unlucky, or simply inefficient?
"A couple of years ago, during a one-on-one interview with Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga, the billionaire expressed frustration about his team based on a fact he said no one could overcome.
He said his team was "unlucky."
Specifically he was talking about the 2005 draft when, according to Huizenga, the Dolphins had a great chance to stock the team with talent because it was picking second overall but couldn't do so because, the owner lamented, "Talent was down. That draft didn't have the same caliber of talent as other years."
This sentiment was echoed by then-coach Nick Saban, who in the days leading up to the draft, said: "There's no Julius Peppers out there to pick at No. 2."
Sure enough, the Dolphins picked Ronnie Brown in the first round and he was the first of 26 running backs taken that day. Although he showed flashes of stardom last year, questions linger about his consistency and health as he's never finished a season he started and is now recovering from reconstructive knee surgery.
In the second round the Dolphins took defensive end Matt Roth, who failed as a starter last season.
In the third round they took linebacker Channing Crowder who had a stellar rookie season but whose production has not continued to climb off that hopeful rookie showing.
In the fourth round the Dolphins got cornerback Travis Daniels, who fell out of favor last season when he lost his starting job.
In the fifth they took offensive tackle Anthony Alabi who was waived this offseason. In the seventh round Miami took defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson, who could not stick with the team despite his size.
So what is the point? That the Dolphins, seemingly unlucky to have high picks in a year talent was down, were not the victims of bad luck at all. They were simply victims of bad drafting.
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What has hurt us the most over the past few years is we have been trading away draft pick and signing vets, and when we do draft someone we usually dont take the right guy alot of the time. This is what the tuna is going to help us with, making better personal decisions.
Miami's 2005 draft unlucky, or simply inefficient?
"A couple of years ago, during a one-on-one interview with Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga, the billionaire expressed frustration about his team based on a fact he said no one could overcome.
He said his team was "unlucky."
Specifically he was talking about the 2005 draft when, according to Huizenga, the Dolphins had a great chance to stock the team with talent because it was picking second overall but couldn't do so because, the owner lamented, "Talent was down. That draft didn't have the same caliber of talent as other years."
This sentiment was echoed by then-coach Nick Saban, who in the days leading up to the draft, said: "There's no Julius Peppers out there to pick at No. 2."
Sure enough, the Dolphins picked Ronnie Brown in the first round and he was the first of 26 running backs taken that day. Although he showed flashes of stardom last year, questions linger about his consistency and health as he's never finished a season he started and is now recovering from reconstructive knee surgery.
In the second round the Dolphins took defensive end Matt Roth, who failed as a starter last season.
In the third round they took linebacker Channing Crowder who had a stellar rookie season but whose production has not continued to climb off that hopeful rookie showing.
In the fourth round the Dolphins got cornerback Travis Daniels, who fell out of favor last season when he lost his starting job.
In the fifth they took offensive tackle Anthony Alabi who was waived this offseason. In the seventh round Miami took defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson, who could not stick with the team despite his size.
So what is the point? That the Dolphins, seemingly unlucky to have high picks in a year talent was down, were not the victims of bad luck at all. They were simply victims of bad drafting.
[mod] Please do not post full articles. A link to the article is also helpful. Thanks. [/mod]
What has hurt us the most over the past few years is we have been trading away draft pick and signing vets, and when we do draft someone we usually dont take the right guy alot of the time. This is what the tuna is going to help us with, making better personal decisions.