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How the 2008 Dolphins were built (53 Man Roster)

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  1. His'nBeatYour'n

    His'nBeatYour'n Glass Ceiling Repairman

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    It's that time of year again to examine how our current roster was built.

    *Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown will count as half starters half reserves.

    How They Were acquired:

    Draft: 11.5 starters, 9.5 reserves*
    Free Agency: 9 starters, 15 reserves
    Trades: 3.5 starters, .5 reserves*
    Waivers: 0 starters, 4 reserves

    Who Brought Them In:
    Wanny (2000-2003): 1.5 starters, .5 reserves*
    Spiels (2004): 1 starter, 0 reserves
    Saban (2005-2006): 6.5 starters, 5.5 reserves*
    RanCam (2007): 4 starters, 7 reserves
    Ireland-Parcells (2008): 11 starters, 16 reserves

    Rookies
    4 starters, 7 reserves

    Starters (pending final depth chart)
    QB Chad Pennington (IP)
    *HB Ricky Williams (WANNY)
    *HB Ronnie Brown (SABAN)
    FB Boomer Grigsby (IP)
    WR Ted Ginn (RANCAM)
    WR Derek Hagan (SABAN)
    TE Anthony Fasano (IP)
    LT Jake Long (IP) R
    LG Justin Smiley (IP)
    C Samson Satele (RANCAM)
    RG Donald Thomas (IP) R
    RT Vernon Carey (SPIELS)

    LE Kendall Langford (IP) R
    NT Jason Ferguson (IP)
    RE Vonnie Holiday (SABAN)
    OLB Matt Roth (SABAN)
    MLB Channing Crowder (SABAN)
    MLB Akin Ayodele (IP)
    OLB Joey Porter (RANCAM)
    CB Will Allen (SABAN)
    CB Andre Goodman (SABAN)
    FS Chris Crocker (IP)
    SS Yeremiah Bell (WANNY)

    K Dan Carpenter (IP) R
    P Brandon Fields (RANCAM)
     
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  2. PhinsRock

    PhinsRock Premium Member Luxury Box

    Nice work HBY, interesting stuff. Thanks for the effort and for sharing it with us.
     
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  3. sking29

    sking29 What it takes to be cool

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    Wow you put a lot of work into that. Very informative and useful, if I could give you more than one thanks I would.
     
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  4. Onehondo

    Onehondo Senior Member Club Member

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    Great work, really makes you realize what a mess this franchise was in.
    Everytime I hear Wannstedt's (Wanny's) name it makes me cringe!
    I know we have been snake bit before, but I feel confident this francise is on the way up and no longer in a downward spiral or mired in the muck depending on your view point.

    On another note, its sad that Zack Thomas and Jason Taylor couldn't be here to see and compete with a better Dolphin team.
     
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  5. His'nBeatYour'n

    His'nBeatYour'n Glass Ceiling Repairman

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    Yeah, their departure also signaled the end of Jimmy Johnson's fingerprints on this franchise.
     
  6. Dolphin1184

    Dolphin1184 Member

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    Awesome post.
     
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  7. SF Dolfan

    SF Dolfan New Member

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    That's awesome. Thanks!

    And really, I'm gonna give I-P credit for Ricky also. No way I see him on our roster/ ready to play well w/o Tuna and Co.

    I feel pretty good about the roster. We really seem to be headed in the right direction.
     
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  8. FinsAreLife

    FinsAreLife Well-Known Member

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    Great work and very cool to look at.
     
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  9. baboo72

    baboo72 Bleeding aqua & orange

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    Great post, thanks. It's hard to believe until you see it laid out like that.
     
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