dougfinsfan72
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If anyone has watched the Dolphins over the last couple years you should know that 90% of the time our defense has played good enough for us to win.
Most of our loses have been the result of poor offensive performances in either the running game, the passing game, or both.
What that means is that we need to find a combination of:
1. A coach and/or offensive coordinator whose specialty is game planning: finding the weaknesses of the opposing teams defense and exploiting it. A coach and/or offensive coordinator who is creative in both the running game and the passing game. I don't mean a reverse to Chris Chambers or an half back pass either. A lot of our losses have come from being outcoached/out game planned, especially in the meaningful games. Once we find that creative mind then we have to give him some tools to work with. As mediocre as our CBs, Safeties, and other 2 LBs are, we can still win with them if we get a coach and/or offensive coordinator that fits the above requirements.
2. We need a QB who can make all the throws required of a top-tier QB. The other teams defense has to have some fear that you can go deep with accuracy on them on a consistent basis. That will open up the running game even more and also open up the short to midrange passing game. For that reason, I don't think Harrington is our answer. Our best bet a the QB position is a healthy Daunte, another quality veteran QB, Cleo Lemon, or a top-tier Rookie QB.
3. Chris Chambers is probably one of the greatest football puzzles of this century. There probably isn't another WR that makes as many acrobatic catches as he does while dropping the easy ones, and most importantly being shutdown on a regular basis by ordinary DBs and ordinary defenses. The drops we can probably live with, If he was making 80-100 receptions a year. Is it Chris Chambers himself, our QB, or our offensive schemes. Unless we get a coach and/or offensive coordinator that opens up the offense or trade or release him we won't ever find out at the rate we're going. You can game plan all you want against Steve Smith of Carolina, he is still going to get his 6 to 11 receptions against you. Which means our problem is either CC, our offense game plans, or both. If it's CC we need to find out soon and start looking for his replacement sooner than later.
4. Plain and simple: WE NEED A SHUTDOWN CORNERBACK. Our best corner back is Will Allen, and in my opinion he can be picked on as much as Travis Daniel can be picked on.
If we can find these TYPE of coaches and players then we'll be in position to play with the big boys (Andy Reid, Bellichek, etc), otherwise we'll continue to be outcoached and outplayed and continue to be a 8-8 or worse team!
It's going to be difficult if not impossible to find a really good offensive coordinator unless he comes from the college ranks. The good offensive coordinators in the NFL are either going to be chosen as coaches or they'll be retained by their current teams.
With that said, our best bet is to hire one of the top three offensive coordinators as our HEAD COACH and have him implement his system through his chosen offensive coordinator, or have him call the plays himself. Keep Don Capers as our Defensive Coordinator and infuse some new blood in the WR, CB, Safety, and LB positions. Those are the PLAYMAKING POSITIONS where we're lacking.
Most of our loses have been the result of poor offensive performances in either the running game, the passing game, or both.
What that means is that we need to find a combination of:
1. A coach and/or offensive coordinator whose specialty is game planning: finding the weaknesses of the opposing teams defense and exploiting it. A coach and/or offensive coordinator who is creative in both the running game and the passing game. I don't mean a reverse to Chris Chambers or an half back pass either. A lot of our losses have come from being outcoached/out game planned, especially in the meaningful games. Once we find that creative mind then we have to give him some tools to work with. As mediocre as our CBs, Safeties, and other 2 LBs are, we can still win with them if we get a coach and/or offensive coordinator that fits the above requirements.
2. We need a QB who can make all the throws required of a top-tier QB. The other teams defense has to have some fear that you can go deep with accuracy on them on a consistent basis. That will open up the running game even more and also open up the short to midrange passing game. For that reason, I don't think Harrington is our answer. Our best bet a the QB position is a healthy Daunte, another quality veteran QB, Cleo Lemon, or a top-tier Rookie QB.
3. Chris Chambers is probably one of the greatest football puzzles of this century. There probably isn't another WR that makes as many acrobatic catches as he does while dropping the easy ones, and most importantly being shutdown on a regular basis by ordinary DBs and ordinary defenses. The drops we can probably live with, If he was making 80-100 receptions a year. Is it Chris Chambers himself, our QB, or our offensive schemes. Unless we get a coach and/or offensive coordinator that opens up the offense or trade or release him we won't ever find out at the rate we're going. You can game plan all you want against Steve Smith of Carolina, he is still going to get his 6 to 11 receptions against you. Which means our problem is either CC, our offense game plans, or both. If it's CC we need to find out soon and start looking for his replacement sooner than later.
4. Plain and simple: WE NEED A SHUTDOWN CORNERBACK. Our best corner back is Will Allen, and in my opinion he can be picked on as much as Travis Daniel can be picked on.
If we can find these TYPE of coaches and players then we'll be in position to play with the big boys (Andy Reid, Bellichek, etc), otherwise we'll continue to be outcoached and outplayed and continue to be a 8-8 or worse team!
It's going to be difficult if not impossible to find a really good offensive coordinator unless he comes from the college ranks. The good offensive coordinators in the NFL are either going to be chosen as coaches or they'll be retained by their current teams.
With that said, our best bet is to hire one of the top three offensive coordinators as our HEAD COACH and have him implement his system through his chosen offensive coordinator, or have him call the plays himself. Keep Don Capers as our Defensive Coordinator and infuse some new blood in the WR, CB, Safety, and LB positions. Those are the PLAYMAKING POSITIONS where we're lacking.
