Last week, with the offseason NFL activities beginning with the annual NFL Combine, I asked the following question:
With everything that has happened and with much more to come, what scares you the most about this offseason? It can be concerns about the new staff, the direction of the roster, or anything else. Maybe they will do something truly egregious, like no longer carrying your favorite beer at the stadium. Either way, we want to know.
Below are some of your thoughts and answers-
Reid_305 isn’t interested in the edge rusher out of Auburn.
Drafting Keldric Faulk
madcitydave does not want to see two star players traded away for pennies on the dollar.
Trading away Achane and Waddle for peanuts.
AquaAndOrange has already seen so much horror from this franchise that there’s nothing to be afraid of anymore.
I had to tolerate grier decisions for the last 22 years. I don’t have any fears with the new regime. Literally, how can anybody be worse ? Why would anyone bad mouth the new regime before they even have a chance to succeed after putting up with grier all those years ? We’re finally free of grier and people are already complaining about Sully and Hafley ? Are you kidding me ?
David7777 is afraid of the constant wash, rinse, repeat.
Having things not work out with our new coach, he gets fired then Ross hires Cam Cameron as our new head coach.
go_canes is concerned that the evaluation of talent will not be any better this time.
Mediocre talent evaluation -> mediocre drafts -> mediocre W-L record.
FLexile is no longer scared because the new regime seems like they take the details seriously. Something that has obviously been missed for a very long time.
Absolutely nothing scares me about this off-season or the future of the Dolphins franchise. For the first time since drafting Tagavailoa, I am actually optimistic.
This sport is not rocket science like some former, not to be named staff members, thought. Draft well, develop players, keep them or trade them.
The NFL is a roulette wheel, both figuratively and literally. To think that the Dolphins keep coming up craps (I know mixed metaphor) makes me think that this game is rigged! But alas it is not.
JES and Haf, JESHaf as I call them, have haircuts that you could set your watch by. This makes me think, rightly or wrongly, that they take their jobs and attention to details seriously.
UpInPensacola is afraid of what might lie ahead when Ross is no longer at the top of the organization.
Ross passing away and who or what comes next.
Ladocudad is afraid that the new boss is the same as the old boss.
What scares me is that Sullivan will suffer from the same hubris that afflicted Grier. I’m afraid he’ll make all the same dumb mistakes and set the Dolphins back even farther than Grier himself did. Grier crippled this team for a generation.
TheRoo1 has a lot of fear, that’s all well-founded.
krammm gives it a 50/50 chance, which honestly seems like pretty solid odds at this point.
Everyone says that things can’t get any worse but McD and Grier were .500 in their time here.
Based on that I’d say it’s 50/50 that things will get better or worse.
JKBMia wants the new regime to be smart about future player acquisition.
Overdrafting Ty Simpson. Or doing something stupid like trying to get Derek Carr.
USMCFinzFreak knows better than to fear things that really don’t matter in the end, but still hopes to see this team succeed while walking this earth.
For me, nothing scares me that doesn’t affect my (or my loved ones) personal well-being. That said, what deeply alarms me is the fact that I, like Dolfanjoe, am an older fan. I may not see the team that I have been lured to in the early 70s rise up to win another championship.
FoosballFan believes the issue is the ownership.
Ross remains the owner. He’s the one constant in all the futility.
Dave G is fearful that the correct moves will not be made regarding the roster.
What scares me is that they might not make some of the necessary moves to build enough from the draft.
If you’re rebuilding, then rebuild. Trade the big assets to give yourself ammunition to draft as many players as possible for the next 2 drafts at least.
Personally, I dont see any choice but to trade Waddle, Achane, Minkah, and Sieler. We have never needed a Tunsil type trade more than now. Let’s do it, and get this ball rolling in the right direction from the start.
We have made the mistake so many times in the past. We wait till players deteriorate or pass their prime to trade them. I was saying to trade Howard years ago when he was worth something. I said the same about Stills and even Landry. When we did, we got next to nothing in return. Tired of this same scenario. Mark my words. These guys wont be worth half in a year or even 9 months from now. You heard it here first !
Phoenix6 is concerned that they somehow screw up at a high first-round pick.
That they will shit-the-bed with the 1st overall pick.
Well, that’s our random 15 comments for this evening. The discussion in the original question post included many more comments and discussions, which you can see HERE. As always, thank you to each of you who answers our question of the day. These posts and this site in general are not possible without your active participation, and we all appreciate our family here at the Phinsider.
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