Don't Waste your Money- Dolphins expected to retain Ireland

The Colts are rebuilding too. They currently have the 5th seed in the playoffs. As are the Seahawks, also currently 5th seed. The 49ers were rebuilding last year and they've just made a switch at QB to a 2nd year green-behind-the-ears QB of the future. By all means they should be still in a rebuild but instead they're beating the unstoppable Patriots on national television and looking like the best team in football. The Bengals were rebuilding with Andy Dalton. They made the playoffs. The Dolphins were rebuilding in 2008 coming off the worst season in franchise history. They won the division. The Redskins are supposed to be rebuilding around RG3. They're in the playoff hunt, actually right now they have the tiebreak for the division title.

I think your point of view is a common one. It's just unfortunate that it is very common to have serially low expectations so that you're not as likely to be disappointed.

 

We have Stockholm Syndrome and Ireland is the captor

 

Does that suggest that those teams have successfully "rebuilt"?

Did the Jets rebuild with Mark Sanchez? Did the Chiefs rebuild with Matt Cassell? Have the Lions rebuilt?

Initial success is nice but it doesn't mean the team will be successful.

 

I've posted it in a few different threads now, but for me, he's had 5 seasons with the title GM, and has 1 winning season (his 1st) and potentially 4 consecutive losing/non-playoff seasons. It ends there for me. It doesn't help that almost everyone has left other than him - owner, VP, coaches, QB, and several other players. Yet, the Dolphins still aren't winning.

 

How are the Seahawks rebuilding? They have been building for 3 years.

 

And the Dolphins haven't with Jake Long, John Jerry, Anthony Fasano, Brian Hartline, Davone Bess, Randy Starks, Cam Wake, Paul Soliai, Koa Misi, Karlos Dansby, Sean Smith, Chris Clemons, etc.? I mean most of their starters are guys that have been there 3+ years. If that isn't enough talent, then again, that falls on the shoulders of Ireland. The Seahawks aren't all that different from Miami - except they have players continuing to progress/develop and now they have a really good rookie QB.

 

How are the Dolphins rebuilding? They have been building for 5 years.

The Seahawks re-vamped their QB position this off season as did the Dolphins. We are not re-building any more than they are.

 

no ****, that's our whole point!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Roster turnover does not really support this thesis.

And it's absolutely ludicrous to suggest my logic in any way whatsoever suggests that the Dolphins have therefore been in a contiguous rebuild since 2004. Not even close. Terrible application of logic on your part.

 

How far off are we? About 5 years, since we've been rebuilding since 2008.

 

Why wont you let me angst!?

 

Totally disagree. They changed their QB position, however everything else stayed exactly the same. No new defense, no new offensive scheme.