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Dolphis go heavy on defense in 2010 draft
Phins go - DE, OLB, G, CB, S, OLB, LB |
The Dolphins went heavy on defense in the 2010 NFL draft. They started the process by trading away their first round pick (12th overall). They packaged their 1st, 4th and 6th for San Diego's 1st (28th overall), 2nd (40th overall), 4th and backup LB Tim Dobbins. The trade was made in order to pick up the second rounder they lacked because they have sent their own second rounder (43rd overall) to Denver
as a part of the Brandon Marshall trade.
By dropping to 28th they missed on NT Dan Williams (picked 26th by Arizona). They could have been more agressive and when they saw him slide could have tried to move up to the 22-24 range to pick him up but they didn't. Instead they selected DT/DE Jared Odrick from Penn State. It was a surprise because they don't need DE having Langford, Merling and Starks at the position and they do need a NT.
The move was explained later by GM Jeff Ireland, the team is moving Starks to NT and Odrick will battle Merling and Langford for one of the 2 DE starting positions.
They still needed to address OLB and Safety positions. They picked OLB Koa MIsi of Utah in the second round (40th overall). There was a consensus among so called draft experts he was a solid pick. Some say they could have traded a few spots and still made the pick, but don't forget the Pats had picks 44 and 47 and they often target similar players.
It was risky and the team did not take the chance of losing Misi.
The team surprised a lot by taking an OL in the third round. G John Jerry will try to win the LG position. The 4th round pick LB AJ Edds was a surprise as OLB Rick Sapp was still on the board (many "experts" said while he is a good player he could have been picked in the 5th round). They picked a CB in the middle of round 5 and got to fix the safety problem by trading up to one of the last picks in the 5th and drafting Safety Reshad Jones of Georgia. Most people had him going well before in the 2nd to 3rd round range. The team got lucky when he was still on the board and moved up to get him. As far as my opinion goes, I really never argue with the picks themselves. The front office knows what he is doing. Having said that
I hated the Pat White pick last year because I beleive in the first 2-3 rounds you should try to draft starting players (immediate or future). I think you should always draft players that CAN in time become starters. That's why I hated the Pat White pick and why I, at first, wasn't sure what to make of the Odrick pick because the Dolphins are loaded at DE with young players. Now that I know that the team plans to move Starks to NT (even though he had a great year at DE and was voted as an alternate to the pro bowl) I can understand the logic of the pick.
I;m just not sure about the Starks move because he played so good last year at DE (7 sacks) I'm afraid the team will lose his pass-rushing skills. Starks did play inside as a 4-3 DT with the Titans before joining the Dolphins.
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Dolphins Season Summary out |
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Well, how can you summarize the 2009season ? Dissapointing ? Back to reality ? What grade can you give a 7-9 team that won 4 games more in 2008 but was 1-15 just two years ago ?
. THE 2009 SEASON SUMMARY IS NOW OUT WITH COMPLETE PLAYER GRADES, SO click here and don't forget to tell us what you think
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Dolphins trade for star WR Brandon Marshall
Send two 2nd round picks (2010 and 2011) for Marshall |
Dolphins Head Coach Tony Sparano |
The Miami Dolphins finally have a top WR. They have completed a trade for star 2 time probowl WR Brandon Marshall sending the Broncos their 2nd round pick this year and next year. Marshall had off the field problems and did not get along with his coaches but he is an elite WR, widely considered top 5 in the NFL and the best WR the Dolphins had since the Marks brothers 25 years ago. The team also signed Marshall to a 47.5 Million four year extension (in total 5 years for 50 Million with 24 million guaranteed)
Marshall, 6-5 230 pounds, is a 4 year player having recorded more than 100 catches each of the past 3 years (no Dolphin ever got more than 90 in a year, ever). Marshall has AVERAGED 101 completions for more than 1200 yards and 8 TD the past 3 seasons and he is only 26 years old. He also broke the NFL record for receptions in a game last week receiving 21 passes in one game against the Colts. On the down side he is a diva receiver and he was suspended for 3 (reduced to two on appeal) games last year.
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FINS LOSE SEASON FINALE 30-24
Phins end season with mountain of injuries
and 3 straight losses |
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The Miami Dolphins had every opportinity the past three weeks to make the playoffs. They could have and should have beaten the Titans and the Texans. They probably should have beaten the Steelers as well. But, they played awful football, often falling behind in the first half and never quite getting back into the games. They should have made the post season this year and instead they finished the season with a losing record of 7-9. It's true they played most of the season with their backup QB, without their star RB and at the latter stages without
two very important startets in NT Jason Ferguson and CB Will Allen. The injuries forced the development of Chad Henne, made the team rely on Ricky Williams. The injuries also made the Dolphins start a pair of rookie CBs and gave plenty enough playing time to backup NT Paul Soliai in order for ther coaching staff to determine if he is up to the job. The Steelers game came down to 2 mistakes made by 4th string QB Tyler Thigpen. Thigpen did look like a QB that can complete a pass, something you can not say about Pat White, but this team really can not play without Henne.
They did come back from 27-10 to 27-24 and had the ball in the redzone but Thigpen threw an INT that instead of at least tying the game, made it impossible for the Fins to come back from and the team lost 30-24 to end the season with 3 straight losses and a 7-9 record.
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MARINO ENSHRINED IN HALL OF FAME
Throws last pass to Clayton |
Above, Dan Marino's bust in Pro Football's Hall of fame.
At the bottom, Marino receives his hall of fame gold jacket |
Dolphins' legendary quarterback and the most prolific passer in NFL history, Dan Marino, is now a hall of fame quarterback. Marino, considered by many the greatest quarterback ever, has been elected to pro football's shrine in his first year of elegibility. Marino is the owner of more than 20 NFL passing records including most TDs (420), most passing yards (61,361), most completions (4,967), most attempts (8,358), most games 300 yards passing (63), most games 400 yards passing (13), most games with 4 or more TDs (21) and most yards in a season (5,084). There are 229 members in the hall of fame, less than a quarter of them were elected in their first year of elegibility.
49ers coach and hall of famer, Bill Walsh, who coached both Steve Young and Joe Montana, said "we will never see anyone like him again".
Marino was (and still is) the only rookie ever elected to the probowl. He was elected the starter... It was the first of his 9 pro bowl selections. His second year was the best season by a quarterback ever and perhaps
the best year by any player ever, throwing for 362 completions on 564 attempts for 5,084 yards and 48 TDs. All of them were NFL records. The yardage mark is still a record. The TDs record was broken in 2004 after the rule changes made passing easier. Before 2004 the only player that ever came close to the TD record was Dan himself when he threw 44 in 1986.
Thousands of Dolphins fans made the pilgrimage to Canton, Ohio. To a long standing ovation Marino was introduced by his son Danno. The presentation speech by Dan's son was one of the most memorables and emotional presenting speeches in years as he talked about his Dad's private life and his relationship with the Florida community. He mentioned Dan Marino's children's hospital founded by Marino and the Dan Marino foundation.
Marino had a memorable and emotional speech. Marino thanked his fellow players and coaches through the years, his high school and college coaches. He called Don Shula the best coach ever. He thanked the Marks Brothers - Mark Clayton and Mark Duper and center Dwight Stephenson. He said the thing he misses the most is going out of the tunnel as the starting QB of the Miami Dolphins. After thanking his family, he wanted to do one thing one last time. Marino completed 538 balls to Mark Clayton and he wanted to do it one more time. Marino licked his fingers as he did for 17 seasons in Miami, his son gave him a football as Mark Clayton went deep one last time Marino finished his speech with a perfect deep spiral caught by Clayton for the last time.
The story of the best quarterback ever is now complete - Dan Marino, Hall of Fame Quarterback.
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| Dan Marino Retirement speech and the Marino section |
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"After 17 years I would like to announce my retirement from the Miami Dolphins. After playing the game of football most of my life, this was an extremely
difficult decision. But I know that I had made the right decision for me and my family. I am very proud of the success that we have had as a team for 17 years, as well
as all my individual accomplishments. Not many people have an opportunity to spend 17 years of their life doing what they truly love to do. And as I stand here before you today, I can say that I had
been blessed with a career greater than I could have ever imagined..."
For the full speech go to our Dan Marino section with every stat from every game Marino ever played in.
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