ok ok...i'm brand new to this board and this is my first message... i'd like to talk about the article on finheaven.com about who stays and who goes... ok, to start, i'm only 23 years old, but i've been watching the dolphins religiously since i was 10, so that's 13 years...more than half my life... so u know that i've never seen this team go to the superbowl...closest was in '92 when they went 11-5 and crushed a then HOT san diego 31-00...got to play at home for the afc championship, and proceeded to lose 29-10...oh well, they'll be back soon, right? blah... anyway, i've been though all the hurt of bein good and not good enough..just like all u people... so, lets get back to the subject...
about who stays and who goes... i was just astonished at the long list of players that this guy thinks should go... i mean, sure it didn't even look like we should have been on the same field with baltimore...let alone a 2.5 favorite here in vegas (ridiculous) but man, give a couple guys a break... i agree that lamar smith should go even though the O line was killed with injuries...he ran like he was scared, and u just CAN'T do that when ur a power back! i saw holes he should have hit and he managed to get hit by a lineman that wouldn't have touched him last year...terrible.. it was like wasting downs giving the guy the ball...a 2.9 yard average and only a couple 100 yard games...c'mon! bye lamar. jj johnson is a waste of money, hunter goodwin is practically invisible... sure he's just a blocker...but BLOCK... and at least get 15 catches in a season...i mean, he was nothing. ray lucas...i think he can go...this whole goaline package with him is a joke...just messed up the chemistry...did anyone like that crap? now, lets get to the guys he thinks should go that i just plainly disagree with... starting with the ridiculous ones. brock marion should go? ummm...this guy got afc defender of the month in dec with quite a few picks and tackles, not to mention the 2 returned for td's...bowens to go? no...when u get bowens and gardener (his damn back) together, that's a great DT duo...bowens had his hands full without his partner and that's not his fault...he played well even though we were so hurt by not being able to stop the run...tim can't do that on his own. mixon gone? i don't think so. scott mcgarrahan gone? ok...lets get rid of our best special teamer when this team depends a lot on special teams...that makes a lot of sense...please....he's our larry izzo now and we're lucky to have picked him up. also twan russel is a great special teamer and an ok backup if need be. brent smith gone? i think not... the man coulda made one helluva difference at LT which we all know was TERRIBLE. he also mentioned to get rid of gadsden...man, we all know he's not a burner, but he's a great posession receiver, and with mcduffie probably not comin back, we'll pay for letting him go...the mans just got great hands and with chambers a year older and wiser and better, gadsden will be a nice compliment. now on to the one that many love to hate, and i'm just not one of them... jay fiedler.... i say we stick with this guy...who r we gonna get? i mean, fiedler made some bad decisions and all, but he's ONLY a 2nd year starter... compare him to other 2 year starters and u'll see what i mean. he's just not that bad and he moves well...if we had a running game, he'd be MUCH better. when he's on he's really lookin good. when we're in obivious passing downs, he's not that good, but that's more our receivers... james mcknight was a real disappointment this season and he looks and plays soft... he may be fast, but when u fumble the ball when u get hit, ummm...that's just bein weak...not tough at all..
THE bright spot this season which i'm sure u'll all agree with me, is rookie chris chambers... as long as this guy remains pretty healthy, he's gonna be a stud in this league and have MANY years of flash and dash that will make us all cheer... i love this guy...we REALLY needed him and we'll NEED him for years to come...it would have made a real difference havin him play in that baltimore game... well, that's it... lemmie know what u think whatever it may be!!
jake
about who stays and who goes... i was just astonished at the long list of players that this guy thinks should go... i mean, sure it didn't even look like we should have been on the same field with baltimore...let alone a 2.5 favorite here in vegas (ridiculous) but man, give a couple guys a break... i agree that lamar smith should go even though the O line was killed with injuries...he ran like he was scared, and u just CAN'T do that when ur a power back! i saw holes he should have hit and he managed to get hit by a lineman that wouldn't have touched him last year...terrible.. it was like wasting downs giving the guy the ball...a 2.9 yard average and only a couple 100 yard games...c'mon! bye lamar. jj johnson is a waste of money, hunter goodwin is practically invisible... sure he's just a blocker...but BLOCK... and at least get 15 catches in a season...i mean, he was nothing. ray lucas...i think he can go...this whole goaline package with him is a joke...just messed up the chemistry...did anyone like that crap? now, lets get to the guys he thinks should go that i just plainly disagree with... starting with the ridiculous ones. brock marion should go? ummm...this guy got afc defender of the month in dec with quite a few picks and tackles, not to mention the 2 returned for td's...bowens to go? no...when u get bowens and gardener (his damn back) together, that's a great DT duo...bowens had his hands full without his partner and that's not his fault...he played well even though we were so hurt by not being able to stop the run...tim can't do that on his own. mixon gone? i don't think so. scott mcgarrahan gone? ok...lets get rid of our best special teamer when this team depends a lot on special teams...that makes a lot of sense...please....he's our larry izzo now and we're lucky to have picked him up. also twan russel is a great special teamer and an ok backup if need be. brent smith gone? i think not... the man coulda made one helluva difference at LT which we all know was TERRIBLE. he also mentioned to get rid of gadsden...man, we all know he's not a burner, but he's a great posession receiver, and with mcduffie probably not comin back, we'll pay for letting him go...the mans just got great hands and with chambers a year older and wiser and better, gadsden will be a nice compliment. now on to the one that many love to hate, and i'm just not one of them... jay fiedler.... i say we stick with this guy...who r we gonna get? i mean, fiedler made some bad decisions and all, but he's ONLY a 2nd year starter... compare him to other 2 year starters and u'll see what i mean. he's just not that bad and he moves well...if we had a running game, he'd be MUCH better. when he's on he's really lookin good. when we're in obivious passing downs, he's not that good, but that's more our receivers... james mcknight was a real disappointment this season and he looks and plays soft... he may be fast, but when u fumble the ball when u get hit, ummm...that's just bein weak...not tough at all..
THE bright spot this season which i'm sure u'll all agree with me, is rookie chris chambers... as long as this guy remains pretty healthy, he's gonna be a stud in this league and have MANY years of flash and dash that will make us all cheer... i love this guy...we REALLY needed him and we'll NEED him for years to come...it would have made a real difference havin him play in that baltimore game... well, that's it... lemmie know what u think whatever it may be!!
jake
