Final week, I posted the next query:
Do you assume this new deal with lastly getting the offensive line proper is sufficient to get the Dolphins again to the place they wish to be and, in flip, save Mike McDaniel and Chris Grier’s jobs, or do you assume it’s too little too late, and why?
Under are a few of your ideas and answers-
Jptapt not believes, and it’s laborious responsible him or anybody else who has misplaced religion.
For the final what, 24 years, they’ve managed to discover a path out of the playoffs. It was too little, too late, a protracted, very long time in the past. Do I anticipate a change? Why ought to I?
Thomas23059 says they’ve been investing the whole time. Both method, they haven’t figured it out and can strive to take action once more this offseason. Perhaps my query ought to have been extra of whether or not they lastly PROPERLY handle the OL and its lack of high quality depth.
“certainly one of their most important focuses this offseason is rebuilding the offensive line or, on the very least, lastly making a severe effort to spend money on it”
An enormous a part of the issue is followers maintain studying stuff like this and assume it’s true. There isn’t any doubt that popping out of the Tannenbaum period the offensive line cabinet was fairly naked. Tunsil was the one respectable participant on the road, and Grier traded him away. However to say they haven’t been investing in it since then is simply plain ignoring actuality.
2020 – 1st spherical choose on Jackson, 2nd spherical on Hunt, 4th spherical on Kindley, signed Ted Karras and gave Erik Flowers a 3 12 months, $30 million contract
2021 – 2nd spherical choose on Eichenberg, additionally added Greg Little
2022 – Not many draft picks, however spent huge cash on Armstead and Connor Williams
2023 – Signed Wynn and Dan Feeney
2024 – 2nd spherical choose on Paul, huge contract for Brewer
That’s quite a lot of funding. The return was not what anybody would have favored, however can we please cease it with the entire “they’ve been ignoring the road” crap. It merely is just not true.
Which brings us to this 12 months. The massive distinction between this 12 months and prior years is that up to now McDaniel and Grier haven’t been dumb sufficient to downplay issues concerning the line in public. That’s it.
Dolphster agrees with Thomas, and possibly it’s each. I really feel they’ve thrown cash at it however not taken it as significantly as they need to have, highlighted by Grier believing that solely our followers had been involved when it ought to have clearly been them.
I’m seconding Thomas’s remark. The Fins have in actual fact put an effort into the OL with draft picks within the prime 3 rounds since 2020 and introduced in vets through free company. The issue is that few of them have gotten the job carried out. So is the issue that they aren’t investing within the OL or are they’re poor expertise evaluators of OL dudes? Or each?
SlayerNation1 sees the problems as extra concerning the workforce’s lack of a very good tradition and scheme and probably a quarterback who’s extra of a menace to run with the ball.
Sure, is the simple reply. Nonetheless, it’s a deceivingly complicated query.
It’s extra “too late” to create a diametrically reverse soccer tradition (we acknowledge the most effective at school participant tradition).
They may insert 3 All Professional O-Line additions, but when they don’t play like bad-asses, they may even get pushed round for 3 hours each Sunday.
Compounding that’s the general scheme of prioritizing mercurial, petite RBs to make use of their imaginative and prescient and velocity to make their very own lanes from 5 yards behind the LOS + QB play based mostly on throwing shortly to predetermined “spots” leaves little incentive for O-Line to be bad-asses imposing their will.
It additionally helps an O-Line when you have a QB who wants a devoted Spy on third/4th down, that’s simply Math.
That could be a lot to beat in a single offseason. There isn’t any scarcity of different points to be addressed as properly.
Grier was so flippant about it in 2024, so rubbing His nostril within the mess was inevitable.
FinsRegard factors out the problem with Armstead’s means to remain wholesome.
James, Any evaluate and distinction to variety of snaps performed between Richmond Webb and Armstead per season? Invoice Parcells mentioned the most effective means is availability.
Yarganaught thinks that they knew it was a problem. Someway, they nonetheless ignored high quality depth.
I’m positive they knew final 12 months that the O-line was a significant weak spot, one harm away from falling like a home of playing cards. However who goes into the 12 months admitting that? I do assume they lastly bought the memo that it must be addressed and really began that course of final 12 months once they drafted Paul to study underneath, and ultimately take over for TA.
I worry that the notion of signing 2xFA G’s can be comparatively simple… won’t be really easy.
MIAMI235 asks why?
Sadly, and I repeat asdly, there have been so many articles, tales, fan posts, podcasts, knowledgeable opinions, and many others. that addressed the OFFENSIVE LINE points, over the previous seasons, that you would need to reside on a desert island, to not learn about it !!!
But, the powers that be, declined to acknowledge the true issues that existed and now we’re nonetheless having the identical concern time and again. WHY ?
Lefty55555 believes it comes all the way down to a scarcity of toughness on this roster as a result of the teaching employees doesn’t emphasize it.
Have they been nice expertise evaluators of offensive linemen up to now? Toughness is a mindset and it requires everybody to apply. This groups toughness is missing as a result of we have now a coach who doesn’t imagine in holding each single participant to the identical commonplace. Till this adjustments who we choose up is irrelevant. In the event that they proceed to select guys who’re all the time damage then neglect about it.
Dolfanjoe believes it comes all the way down to the draft and the entrance workplace’s means to draft the proper expertise degree on the correct positions.
Its all about 25 ! Are we that unhealthy ? Some dam good younger gamers. Apparent wants ! And what can repair 25 ? The Draft. Grier and McD will reside or die by what occurs on this draft. Select Wiseley Grasshopper ! Wants ? No less than 3 O lineman and two D lineman ! Must hit on seventh rounders, depth if nothing else. However the gamers are there, however the selections need to be lifeless on. If not two careers may come to an finish. Free company ? They may discover sufficient cash to spend on some replacements for positions. However its the draft that may replenish the traces. Too late ! No however it’s a razor and one slip and the top can be eliminated !
I’m unsure there was a consensus right here, however we are able to all agree that the offensive line has struggled and must be addressed a technique or one other. I doubt it will occur underneath Grier, however I nonetheless hope he begins to get it proper. Who is aware of if that can be sufficient to avoid wasting his job? Thanks, as all the time, to everybody who chimed in on the Phinsider Query Of The Day. Please be part of us tomorrow night to share your Victory Of The Week!
