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Great article by David Moulton

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  1. Dtronic

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  2. padre31

    padre31 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    not bad, he did skip over Thigpen though.
     
  3. Disgustipate

    Disgustipate Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    This doesn't belong in a professional periodical, it belongs forgotten in the rants section here
     
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  4. shouright

    shouright Banned

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    Another one-sided analysis. Not real valuable IMO.
     
  5. Serpico Jones

    Serpico Jones Well-Known Member

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    Why, because you don't agree with it?
     
  6. Rocky Raccoon

    Rocky Raccoon Greasepaint Ghost Staff Member

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    Oh, another Ireland bashing thread.

    This is going to be a long 2 months before free agency starts.
     
  7. Dtronic

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    He is a local guy down here and they have a great show. He also talks with Kim Bokamper at least twice a week in length and has
    numerous other ex-Dolphin players on the air. I would give him some credit.
     
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  8. shouright

    shouright Banned

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    Appeals to authority don't go real far with me, because even people with tremendous authority are often wrong, and we have no real way of knowing how to predict when they will be.
     
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  10. GMJohnson

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    No, because a 6th grader could have written it.
     
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    he is stating the obvious.

    I feel the miami area radio scene is rather dull, reactionary, and not very insightful, does this writer have a link to a stream of his radio show?

    I used to really like Bokamper's Dolphins radio show, but alas, dustbin for it, would like to find a replacement b/c there is some really crappy Miami area radio coverage of our phins.
     
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  12. ToddPhin

    ToddPhin Premium Member Luxury Box Club Member

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    No, because it's an opinionated rant by someone with little credibility. No different than listening to some of the stuff you say.
     
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  13. ToddPhin

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    WADR, so what? That doesn't warrant anything.
     
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    I don't know if they stream it, but they have podcasts. Here is the link for the radio station..

    http://770espn.com/
     
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  15. Ohio Fanatic

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    that was just a rant that regurgitates a lot of what we read here with nothing else. the only sentence even worth discussing would be Polian or Jeff Ireland? I was giving Polian some credit for the Colts season this year until I heard how much dramatic turnover they had on that roster. Polian built a good team around Manning, but then drove that roster into the ground towards the end.
     
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  16. Dtronic

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    I like listening to ex players talk about their own team. Gives a great viewpoint you don't usally hear.
    And imo very informative.

    Usally the local media does not talk bad about the home team. It's biting the hand that feeds. So this is a big deal.

    They also have Mike Dee and Stephen Ross on once in awhile.
     
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  17. ToddPhin

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    That's quite understandable.

    My post was more referring to the fact talking to Bokamper twice a week doesn't make his opinionated rant any less of an opinionated rant WADR.
     
  18. Serpico Jones

    Serpico Jones Well-Known Member

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    Doesn't mean it's not true.
     
  19. GARDENHEAD

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    I hate Ireland. I agree this was nothing more than a rant.
     
  20. ToddPhin

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    I like the amusing irony of this quote, set up by the first statement.

    ....but, but Dave, you said Mr Ross knows talent.
    Perhaps that's why he's sticking with Ireland.
    Jokes on you. :lol:
     
  21. MonstBlitz

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    If this were twice as poorly written, but pro-Ireland, it would be praised a brilliant piece of journalism by the Ireland fan club.
     
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  22. Serpico Jones

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    Yep.
     
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  23. ToddPhin

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    Not remotely close. Pro-Ireland people would be embarrassed to have crap like this disguised as "journalism" representing our side. :p
     
  24. Rocky Raccoon

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    How big is this Ireland fan club? Based on the poll from the other day, it's extremely small.
     
  25. Serpico Jones

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    Small but vocal...and bizarre.
     
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  26. ToddPhin

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    fixed :shifty:
     
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    Newspapers are written at a 6th grade reading level. This isn't nearly as insulting as you intended.
     
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  28. Rocky Raccoon

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    I think you guys are blinded by your anger. Most people who don't hate Ireland are neutral. Like I am. If Ireland was fired yesterday I wouldn't have shed a tear.

    Just because people don't have intense hatred towards him doesn't mean they're part of some fan club.
     
  29. finfansince72

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    I agree with the article, there isn't anything factual to argue that Ireland has been anything other than average, he's nothing special. We should be aiming higher, hopefully he improves this year.
     
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  30. Serpico Jones

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    I don't have intense hatred for the guy but the only way he's going to turn this around is he's gonna have to be bold and I don't see that in him. He's too safe and conservative to win big in the NFL.
     
  31. Rocky Raccoon

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    Might as well hope for the best. If there isn't solid improvement next season he'll be fired. He won't survive another mediocre year.

    He knows we need playmakers. Philbin knows it. Sherman knows it too. It's not like he hasn't been aggressive before. Let's see how it plays out.
     
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  32. ToddPhin

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    There's a difference between being written at a 6th grade reading level and being written BY a 6th grader. lol.
     
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  33. Desides

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    There actually isn't. That's the point.
     
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  34. slickj101

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    Only if you live in a fairytale land where most 6th graders actually read and write at a 6th grade level.
     
  35. ToddPhin

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    So then why not have the Herald hire a bunch of 6th graders and just pay them in cookies?
     
  36. slickj101

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    I thought they were.
     
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  37. Disgustipate

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    It's pretty easy to disqualify just on the basis of his writing style being a hack-job.

    Bleacher Reports would almost certainly reject that.
     
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  38. Perfectville_USA

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    Count me as a pro-Ireland fan! [Kathy not Jeff]


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    Damn.this is gonna be a loooong off season.
     
  40. GreysonWinfield

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    Ireland embodies what some people are willing to accept, which is mediocrity. The team has essentially become the Detroit Lions of the AFC, with the only difference being 1-15 vs 0-16. Forget the bad picks in the draft, it's the moving around in the draft to make them that is beyond trying to understand. Being so in love with a player that you neglect areas of need, and then miss on the pick. Save me the "acorns" he has found, because they don't outweigh the mistakes in the draft, and this isn't an oak tree farm he is running. In case you aren't aware it is the worst teams in the NFL who draft poor. For this just look at the Phins over the last 10 years and how many of the 1st & 2nd round picks are still on this team

    Give me the playmakers on the Dolphins...Wake, and who have they given him on the line to help the rush? Tannehill, and who have they given him? Nobody. Hartline is a #2 receiever, who I am sure they will overpay for fear of NE getting him. Chad Johnson, Ernest Wilford and Brandon Marshall have been your studs over the last 4 years. Only BM was worth a **** and becasue he was a "bad teammate", or screwed with the "team chemistry", some think the trade was right. Does anyone really think Michael Irvin was a good teammate? And guess what the "team chemistry" is about as good as Anne Heche & Harrison Ford in 6 Days 7 Nights with & without BM. Beyond Wake, and questionably RT the rest of the team is mediocre. They had a below .500 record which equals mediocrity.

    While the writing in the article may be poor, the facts are in it.
     
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