Fixing the Dolphins: FOF2k7 Quick Dynasty

[larrymcg421]

Free Agency

Week 1 - After renegotiations and cuts, I'm left with $13.1 million and a 41 man roster.

Week 2 - No news.

Week 3 - T Darrel Branch, a promising 5th year UFA, signs on to be our #4 Tackle. CB Eric Green signs on to compete for the starting CB spot.

Week 4 - My biggest target of the offseason, S Ronald Bartell, signs with us for $17.78 million over 4 years. At 67/67, he'll be the best defensive playmaker on the team.

Also signing are backup candidates CB Ellis Hobbs and G Scott Young.

Week 5 - Nothing

Week 6 - WR Chad Jackson is another weapon to hopefully take some heat off of Haag. QB Stefan Lefors will back up Haag.
Free Agency done. On to the draft...

[larrymcg421]

The Draft

This is the last year where I suffer from my disastrous trade to the Cowboys.

3(17) - Daniel Benzer, QB, Boston College
I didn't really need much at other position, so I figured I'd take a stab at this guy who has some interesting potential.

4(17) - Doug Whitfield, C, Purdue
A Very Underrated player. I like to go for Center in the draft, because you get terrific value out of them. This guy is a 2nd round talent.

5(17) - Lionel Lowe, G, Minnesota State
Hayden tells me this guy will be really good.

6(17) - Perry Young, T, Fresno State
Another underrated prospect. One of these guys will have to pan out eventually, right?

My roster is full, so I make a strange deal. I give my 7th and next year's 3rd to Cleveland for their 3rd. Reasoning is they sucked last year and will be relying on a rookie QB this year, so I expect my 3rd to be alot later than theirs. And I needed to get rid of that pick somehow.

[larrymcg421]

Once again, we have high expectations. The Preseason power ratings put us at 3rd in the league. Unfortunately, I think we will only go as far as Haag takes us.

And here are your 2010 Miami Dolphins...

Miami Dolphins Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Haag, Alex              1   QB    QB    3    37                64                3 yrs
Lefors, Stefan          18  QB          6    30                42                2 yrs
Benzer, Daniel          8   QB          1    14                49                3 yrs
Brown, Ronnie           23  RB    RB    6    71                71                5 yrs
Horton, Spencer         42  RB          2    32                49                1 yr.
Anderson, Cory          33  FB    FB    4    55                55                2 yrs
Kreider, Dan            31  FB          11   48                48                1 yr.
McMichael, Randy        81  TE    TE    9    71                71                4 yrs
Tuman, Jerame           85  TE          12   33                33                1 yr.
Johnson, Calvin         89  FL    FL    4    84                84                5 yrs
Jackson, Chad           82  FL          5    55                55                2 yrs
Chambers, Chris         84  SE    SE    10   54                54                2 yrs
Welker, Wes             83  SE          7    50                50                1 yr.
##Malek, Bernard        87  SE          2    25                44                1 yr.
Hadnot, Rex             66  C     C     7    65                65                5 yrs
Whitfield, Doug         52  C           1    17                51                4 yrs
James, Jeno             78  LG    LG    11   78                78                2 yrs
Young, Scott            61  LG          6    45                53                2 yrs
##Lowe, Lionel          79  LG          1    19                44                3 yrs
Carlisle, Cooper        74  RG    RG    11   54                54                2 yrs
Womack, Floyd           68  RG          10   36                36                1 yr.
Williams, Maurice       62  LT    LT    10   45                45                2 yrs
Young, Perry            67  LT          1    12                52                3 yrs
##Branch, Darrell       75  LT          5    26                47                2 yrs
Carey, Vernon           73  RT    RT    7    50                50                2 yrs
Price, Kenny            60  RT          3    29                52                2 yrs
Jones, Donnie           9   P           7    55                55                2 yrs
Tynes, Lawrence         17  K           7    66                66                2 yrs
Taylor, Jason           99  LDE   LDE   14   48                48                1 yr.
Scott, Darrion          70  LDE         7    39                39                1 yr.
Geathers, Robert        92  RDE   RDE   7    55                55                2 yrs
Jordan, Rusty           76  RDE         2    31                44                2 yrs
Torres, Marshall        72  LDT   LDT   2    36                36                3 yrs
Turner, Austin          77  LDT         3    22                41                2 yrs
##Holliday, Vonnie      91  LDT         13   37                37                1 yr.
Wright, Rodrique        69  RDT   RDT   5    58                63                1 yr.
Bailey, Boss            94  MLB   MLB   8    57                57                3 yrs
Farmer, Nicky           96  MLB         3    42                54                2 yrs
##Thomas, Dontarrious   55  MLB         7    50                50                2 yrs
Henderson, E.J.         93  SLB   SLB   8    52                52                2 yrs
Cody, Dan               97  SLB         6    45                45                1 yr.
Davis, Thomas           54  SLB         6    51                51                2 yrs
Leber, Ben              59  WLB   WLB   9    37                37                1 yr.
Hobbs, Ellis            30  LCB   LCB   6    53                59                2 yrs
O'Neal, Deltha          49  LCB         11   42                42                2 yrs
Ratliff, Keiwan         29  LCB         7    48                48                2 yrs
Green, Eric             34  RCB   RCB   6    52                52                2 yrs
Bartell, Ronald         22  SS    SS    6    67                67                4 yrs
Manuel, Marquand        28  SS          9    36                36                1 yr.
Allen, Jason            32  SS          5    55                55                2 yrs
##Goforth, Herb         25  SS          2    20                47                1 yr.
Kaesviharn, Kevin       35  FS    FS    10   58                58                2 yrs
##Bennett, Leon         26  FS          2    27                43                3 yrs

[larrymcg421]

Another disappointing season. We started off 0-3 only to win 7 of our next 8 as Haag finally put together some great performances and Lefors did well in backup duty when Haag was out for 3 weeks. Sadly, we fell apart at the end once again, losing 4 of our last 5 and missing the playoffs.

2010 Summary for Miami Dolphins
   
Year                2010                                      
Record              8-8                                       
Winning Pct.        .500                                      
All-Time            33-47                                     
Winning Pct.        .412                                      
Playoffs            0-0                                       
Playoff Visits      0                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Blaine Begian                             
Record              31-33                                     
Winning Pct.        .484                                      
Off. Coord.         S. Stone                                  
Def. Coord.         J. Santana                                
   
Miami Dolphins          Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         24.7      24          
Rushing Yards           105.3     17          
Yards Per Carry         4.26      3           
Pass Attempts           33.6      13          
Completions             20.7      13          
Completion Pct.         61.5      17          
Passing Yards           233.1     8           
Yards Per Attempt       6.93      10 (T)      
Yards Per Catch         11.27     7           
Total Yardage Gained    321.6     14          
3rd Down Conversions    35.6      16          
Points Per Game         19.8      13          
Pass Rush Pct.          7.0       16 (T)      
Pass Defense Pct.       66.3      20          
Turnovers               27        17 (T)      
Turnover Margin         -1        16 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         26.9      16          
Rushing Yards           101.9     11          
Yards Per Carry         3.78      15          
Pass Attempts           34.6      25          
Completions             21.6      29          
Completion Pct.         62.4      20          
Passing Yards           228.1     23          
Yards Per Attempt       6.60      21          
Yards Per Catch         10.58     15 (T)      
Total Yardage Gained    313.1     19          
3rd Down Conversions    26.4      2           
Points Per Game         16.9      11          
Pass Rush Pct.          7.2       12 (T)      
Pass Defense Pct.       66.0      15          
Turnovers               26        16 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     3     at NED        21      
2     9     at CHI        16      
3     13    OAK           19      
4     34    at CIN        17      
5     49    BUF           27      
6     3     at CLE        17      
7     20    PIT           14      
9     27    NED           13      
10    34    BAL           10      
11    31    at NJY        10      
12    26    MIN           11      
13    3     at HOU        33      
14    31    at DET        3       
15    7     NJY           13      
16    3     GBY           12      
17    24    at BUF        34      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
1 A. Haag               QB    447   272   3154  7.06  21    12    86.6    
18 S. Lefors            QB    91    59    575   6.32  6     3     90.6    
**Team                  ---   538   331   3729  6.93  27    15    87.3    
$$Opp                   ---   553   345   3650  6.60  20    13    83.8    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
23 R. Brown             RB    235   1015  4.32  4     4       
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42 S. Horton            RB    131   597   4.56  0     3       
**Team                  ---   395   1684  4.26  4     22      
$$Opp                   ---   431   1631  3.78  8     24      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
89 C. Johnson           WR    133   76    1018  13.39 7.65  7     6       
23 R. Brown             RB    73    56    319   5.70  4.37  5     2       
84 C. Chambers          WR    99    52    654   12.58 6.61  6     4       
83 W. Welker            WR    70    36    548   15.22 7.83  4     4       
82 C. Jackson           WR    64    31    536   17.29 8.38  4     6       
81 R. McMichael         TE    35    25    269   10.76 7.69  1     1       
33 C. Anderson          FB    21    20    207   10.35 9.86  0     0       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
22 R. Bartell           S     91    19    0.0   0     0     11    79.1    
93 E. Henderson         OLB   80    22    4.0   4     3     5     75.5    
94 B. Bailey            ILB   78    36    0.0   3     0     6     74.0    
35 K. Kaesviharn        S     52    19    0.0   0     0     7     79.2    
59 B. Leber             OLB   49    15    0.0   1     0     2     74.1    
92 R. Geathers          DE    43    17    7.5   10    0     0     81.8    
34 E. Green             CB    40    15    0.0   0     3     8     79.4    
69 R. Wright            DT    40    15    7.5   10    0     0     82.5    
96 N. Farmer            ILB   33    10    1.0   0     1     2     72.5    
99 J. Taylor            DE    32    12    3.5   18    0     0     80.5    
29 K. Ratliff           CB    30    5     0.0   1     1     6     77.4    
30 E. Hobbs             CB    30    1     0.0   0     3     5     79.6    
97 D. Cody              OLB   28    18    0.0   0     0     3     78.6    
49 D. O'Neal            CB    23    6     0.0   0     0     4     74.4    
32 J. Allen             S     22    9     0.0   0     0     3     78.4    
72 M. Torres            DT    22    10    6.5   8     0     1     82.1    
77 A. Turner            DT    20    4     3.0   6     0     0     80.9    
55 D. Thomas            ILB   18    9     1.0   0     0     0     68.3    

[larrymcg421]

2010 Regular Season Standings
   
  AC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Pittsburgh              12  4   0   .750  355   220   8-4     5-1       
Cleveland               9   7   0   .563  254   296   7-5     3-3       
Cincinnati              5   11  0   .313  241   313   3-9     3-3       
Baltimore               3   13  0   .188  230   384   3-9     1-5       
   
  AC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Houston                 11  5   0   .688  362   261   9-3     5-1       
Indianapolis            9   7   0   .563  336   296   7-5     5-1       
Jacksonville            2   13  1   .156  175   302   1-10-1  1-5       
Tennessee               2   14  0   .125  203   357   1-11    1-5       
   
  AC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
New Jersey              13  3   0   .813  357   250   9-3     4-2       
New England             9   7   0   .563  340   272   8-4     4-2       
Miami                   8   8   0   .500  317   270   6-6     3-3       
Buffalo                 6   10  0   .375  294   314   5-7     1-5       
   
  AC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Denver                  12  3   1   .781  376   255   9-2-1   5-1       
Kansas City             10  6   0   .625  266   236   7-5     2-4       
Oakland                 7   9   0   .438  358   378   7-5     4-2       
San Diego               6   10  0   .375  296   363   5-7     1-5       
   
  NC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Green Bay               12  4   0   .750  302   221   9-3     6-0       
Chicago                 9   7   0   .563  303   196   6-6     3-3       
Minnesota               6   10  0   .375  232   334   4-8     1-5       
Detroit                 3   13  0   .188  109   428   3-9     2-4       
   
  NC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Carolina                10  6   0   .625  350   262   8-4     5-1       
Atlanta                 9   7   0   .563  293   315   7-5     4-2       
New Orleans             8   8   0   .500  349   320   5-7     2-4       
Tampa Bay               4   12  0   .250  262   352   3-9     1-5       
   
  NC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
New York                12  4   0   .750  430   235   9-3     5-1       
Dallas                  8   8   0   .500  282   267   5-7     3-3       
Washington              8   8   0   .500  305   273   6-6     2-4       
Philadelphia            7   9   0   .438  262   322   5-7     2-4       
   
  NC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
St. Louis               10  6   0   .625  361   274   8-4     4-2       
San Francisco           9   7   0   .563  329   374   7-5     3-3       
Seattle                 9   7   0   .563  316   276   6-6     2-4       
Arizona                 7   9   0   .438  312   341   5-7     3-3       

Chad Pennington led the Jets to a Superbowl victory over Daunte Culpepper and the Green Bay Packers.

[CraigSca]

Can you give us an update on who the Cowboys picked with their extra draft picks?

[larrymcg421]

2008 1st Round - LT Greg Buckner

Buckner is rated 65/65 and has been a 3 year starter for the Cowboys. He's mainly a pass blocker (maxed out at 95) and average at everything else.

2009 1st Round - DE Dexter Breeman

Dexter is 51/61 has played backup in his first two years. He managed 6 sacks as a backup. Doesn't look like he will start very soon. The Cowboys are loaded at DE and just franchised their starter, who got 15.5 sacks last year.

2010 1st Round - S Andre Keyes

Keyes looks to be a top notch player, probably one of the best Safeties in the league in the years to come. he started 7 games as a rookie and picked off 3 passes. He's rated 59/74 and should start alongside Roy Williams (86/86) to make th ebest Safety tandem in the league.

2010 3rd Round - DT Rufus Lindsay

Lindsay is rated 44/53 and is an good run stopper but doesn't show much potential to be more than that. If he maxes out, he will be an average starter or a solid backup.

With all of this, The Cowboys have still managed to suck. They've done a good job with my picks, but have made some baffling decisions of their own. Brady Quinn has been injury prone so they took a QB with #2 overall last year who is currently rated 23/52, while Quinn is healthy now and at 35/73.

[larrymcg421]

Offseason

*G Carlisle Cooper, DE Jason Taylor, and DT Vonnie Holliday have all retired. That's three starters I will have to replace.

*Other league retirements include RB Willis McGahee, LB Lavar Arrington, S Lawyer Milloy, LB Ray Lewis, RB Brian Westbrook, CB Champ Bailey, WR Reggie Wayne, LB Tedy Bruschi, WR Torry Holt, WR Hines Ward.

*I'm able to keep both of my coordinators without much of a fight.

*We have the 3rd lowest ticket prices in the league, so it's time for an increase.

*6th round LT Perry Young is the most promising of last year's draftees, so I send him to the summer league.

*I go into Free Agency with the following priorities: Guard, Tackle, Defensive End, and Defensive Tackle.

[larrymcg421]

Free Agency

Week 1 - Haag has two years left, so I look into a potential extension. He wants $39.3 million over 6 years. I decide to wait until next year to make a determination. Among people I give extensions to are K Lawrence Tynes, P Donnie Jones, CB Ellis Hobbs, S Jason Allen, and OLB EJ Henderson. I talk to Chambers but he wants way too much. When done, I have 36 players signed and $18.7 million to spend.

Week 2 - No offers yet, but Wes Welker gets several offers from other teams. I like Wes, but I can't justify paying to keep him when I have Calvin Johnson, Chad Jackson, and Chris Chambers.

Week 3 - G Kasey Studdard signs for two years. He's scouted 56/62 and should start this season. This signing is especially important since superstar G Jeno James is in his 13th year and will retire soon. Also signed DT Justin Harrell who is rated 61/61 with an 88 in run stopping. He'll be a starter for the next 4 years.

Week 4 - OLB David Pollack signs for a 5 year deal. Pollack is coming off a terrific season and I expect him to make a great tandem with EJ Henderson. S Michael Griffin is another nice pickup. He's rated 63/63 with a 99 in Interceptions. I also tried to get 15th year T Orlando Pace, but he turned down my offer and went elsewhere. I'll have to look for a Tackle in the draft.

Weeks 4-7 - DT Rodrique Wright goes elsewhere. I didn't try to keep him since he was listed as a Red Flag and there was another good DT target available. Not much news as I simply wait for a response to my remaining two offers.

Week 8 - DE Justin Smith signs a two year deal to replace Jason Taylor.

Week 9 - DT Claude Wroten is my other DT target. He's a great pass rusher who will nicely complement run stopper Harrell.

At the end of Free Agency I have 42 players signed and $1.96 million in cap space left. Yikes. However, I have made some key signing that should help us, and also the Haag draft nightmare is finally over. I look forward to getting my first 1st rounder in 4 years.

[larrymcg421]

The draft -

1(20) Oliver Walker, T, Stanford
I traded out of #15 because I didn't like the top guys available and figured Walker would still be ready here. I got a 3rd round pick to move down to 20 and still get him. He's listed as underrated and will hopefully be ready to start immediately.

1(28) Rod Jenkins, DE, Southern Illinois
I traded my 2nd round this year and a 2nd rounder next year to move up and get this guy. DE is a weak spot for me and Jenkins is listed as Very Underrated, with terrific looking bars.

3(18) Ted McConnell, T, Florida
I go for another Tackle in the 3rd round. This guy is listed as Very Underrated and he could be a huge sleeper pick.

3(23) Glenn Marvel, DE, Rhode Island
This guy is pure project. He's very underrated with nice looking bars. However, he is only at 19% development. If he fills out, then great. If not, then at least I have Jenkins.

*Traded out of 4th due to lack of prospects. Packaged with next year's 4th and earned an extra 3rd for next year.

5(17) Wally Wolsic, G, Southern Methodist
Might be able to provide depth at Guard, but not expecting much from this guy.

6(17) Marty Ernst, MLB, Arizona State
Has the potential to be a terrific run stopper.

7(17) Sedrick Dreiser, DT, Western Michigan
Could be a good situational pass rusher.

[larrymcg421]

Late Free agency

Lots of holdouts among the rookies, including another holdout from a 7th round pick. Who do these guys think they are?

Luckily for me, the Rams were forced to cut a really good Tackle to make cap space for their rookies. I make room by capping out Calvin Johnson's current 4 year deal, and I sign T Alex barron to a 4 year deal. Suddenly my Offensive Line looks really strong with some great potential for the future.

Coming out of camp, DE Rod Jenkins looks to be a great pickup, but I'm disappointed in how my Tackles look. Other news of note is the signing of veteran Shaun Alexander as a backup. It is unlikely he will see the field unless there is an injury. This year we are rated #1 in the preseason power rankings. Hopefully this will finally be our year.

[larrymcg421]

And here are your 2011 Miami Dolphins...

Miami Dolphins Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Haag, Alex              13  QB    QB    4    46                64                2 yrs
Lefors, Stefan          18  QB          7    30                42                2 yrs
Benzer, Daniel          8   QB          2    13                46                2 yrs
Brown, Ronnie           23  RB    RB    7    64                64                4 yrs
Snyder, Casey           27  RB          1    32                44                2 yrs
##Alexander, Shaun      20  RB          12   34                34                2 yrs
Anderson, Cory          33  FB    FB    5    53                53                2 yrs
Dafoe, Ray              38  FB          1    26                55                2 yrs
McMichael, Randy        81  TE    TE    10   72                72                3 yrs
Waugh, Rob              83  TE          1    20                51                2 yrs
Johnson, Calvin         89  FL    FL    5    83                83                4 yrs
Jackson, Chad           82  FL          6    53                53                2 yrs
Robinson, Ryne          87  FL          5    39                39                1 yr.
Chambers, Chris         84  SE    SE    11   47                47                1 yr.
McCollam, Terrance      86  SE          1    15                46                2 yrs
Hadnot, Rex             66  C     C     8    65                65                4 yrs
Geisinger, Justin       51  C           8    41                41                1 yr.
James, Jeno             78  LG    LG    12   76                76                2 yrs
Studdard, Kasey         71  LG    RG    5    61                63                2 yrs
Young, Scott            61  LG          7    50                50                2 yrs
##McIntyre, Rickey      58  LG          1    11                45                2 yrs
Wolsic, Wally           63  RG          1    23                52                3 yrs
##Williams, Maurice     62  LT          11   43                43                1 yr.
##McConnell, Ted        65  LT          1    15                49                4 yrs
Barron, Alex            50  RT    LT    7    76                76                5 yrs
Carey, Vernon           73  RT    RT    8    51                51                3 yrs
Price, Kenny            60  RT          4    35                52                1 yr.
Walker, Oliver          64  RT          1    32                55                4 yrs
Jones, Donnie           9   P           8    57                57                2 yrs
Tynes, Lawrence         17  K           8    65                65                2 yrs
Smith, Justin           99  LDE   LDE   11   50                50                2 yrs
Marvel, Glenn           90  LDE         1    24                55                4 yrs
Jenkins, Rod            70  LDE         1    32                60                4 yrs
Geathers, Robert        92  RDE   RDE   8    56                56                5 yrs
Wroten, Claude          74  LDT   LDT   6    63                63                5 yrs
Turner, Austin          77  LDT         4    28                41                1 yr.
Torres, Marshall        72  LDT         3    34                34                2 yrs
$$Dreiser, Sedrick      95  RDT         1    23                30                ---  
Harrell, Justin         98  NT    RDT   5    62                62                4 yrs
##Ernst, Marty          91  SILB        1    19                43                3 yrs
Farmer, Nicky           96  MLB   MLB   4    52                52                2 yrs
Bailey, Boss            94  MLB         9    47                47                2 yrs
Ingram, Clint           55  SLB   SLB   6    55                55                2 yrs
Davis, Thomas           54  SLB         7    52                52                2 yrs
Henderson, E.J.         93  SLB         9    49                49                3 yrs
Pollack, David          56  WLB   WLB   7    56                56                5 yrs
Hobbs, Ellis            30  LCB   LCB   7    58                58                5 yrs
Ratliff, Keiwan         29  LCB         8    44                44                1 yr.
##O'Neal, Deltha        49  LCB         12   40                40                1 yr.
Green, Eric             34  RCB   RCB   7    46                46                1 yr.
Bartell, Ronald         22  SS    SS    7    69                69                3 yrs
Allen, Jason            32  SS          6    56                56                2 yrs
Kaesviharn, Kevin       35  FS    FS    11   56                56                2 yrs
Griffin, Michael        47  FS          5    64                64                5 yrs
##Schaal, Marty         41  FS          1    19                55                2 yrs
   

[larrymcg421]

I'll go ahead and do brief weekly summaries for this season...

Week 1 - New Jersey 28, Miami 10

Well it started off good, as Haag hooked up with Jackson for 70 yards. After a FG, we led 10-0 early. Unfortunately, our failure to convert on third down, and 3 turnovers contributed to 28 consecutive Jets points.

[larrymcg421]

Week 2 - Miami 23, Dallas 9

Haag really wanted this one, as he's probably heard nothing but endless talk about the Cowboys trade. He didn't have a great game (18-28-258-1 TD-2 INT) but it was good enough. The real story of the game was undrafted FA RB Casey Snyder who had 76 yards on 8 carries.

[larrymcg421]

Week 3 - Miami 17, Jacksonville 6

Casey Snyder has another solid game, getting 63 yards on 10 carries. G Jeno James is out for 2 weeks, and Haag was sacked 5 times, but at least didn't throw a pick.

[larrymcg421]

Week 4 - Buffalo 16, Miami 6

Very ugly game. OL gives up 6 sacks once again, and we can't get any offensive momentum going. Calvin Johnson with 13 catches, 106 yards in the losing effort.

[larrymcg421]

Week 5 - Miami 13, San Diego 10

I'm really worried about our offense this year. Haag struggles with 13-28, 175 yards, The defense had a solid effort and Ronnie Brown put up 104 yards on 26 carries.

[larrymcg421]

Week 6 - Miami 16, Denver 13

Tynes hits a Fg in the 4th quarter to give us the win. Ronnie Brown struggles in this one, but Casey Snyder has a dazzling 118 yards on 22 carries.

[larrymcg421]

Week 7 - Bye Week

Week 8 - Miami 9, Kansas City 3
Another low scoring game. Tynes hits three FG's, Brown and Snyder combine for 165 yards, and DT Claude Wroten had 2 Sacks.

[larrymcg421]

Week 9 - Miami 13, Oakland 7

Our defense holds Oakland to 205 total yards and the ball control offense gives us just enough for the victory. Haag had a good day, 19-26-234-0-1 INT.

[larrymcg421]

Midseason Report

We are currently sitting at 6-2 and tied for 1st in the AFC East with (who else?) New England. The Jets are hanging around one game back at 5-3.

We have the 2nd best defense in the league in PPG, but also the 5th worst offense in the league. I'm afraid this could bite us in the ass eventually. Haag has regressed so far this year, with a 3 TD, 7 INT 1st half performance.

The bright spot? My offseason acquisitions have paid off. Undrafted Rookie FA Casey Snyder has 388 yards as a backup and DT Claude Wroten has 6.5 Sacks.

[larrymcg421]

Week 10 - New England 24, Miami 21

We really needed this one, as we are now 0-3 in the division. It's gonna be very hard to win the division title now. Casey Snyder has 100 yards on 13 carries. I might start him next week.

[larrymcg421]

Week 11 - NY Jets, 26, Miami 13

Looks like another 2nd half collapse is imminent. We are now 0-4 in division. It may be time to bench Haag, who had another miserable day.

[larrymcg421]

Week 12 - Philadelphia 23, Miami 13

Both Lefors and Haag played in this one, but neither were effective. It may be time to give Ronnie Brown the starting job back. We have to do something to end this streak, though.

[larrymcg421]

Week 13 - Miami 24, Cincinnati 6

HUGE win for us. The Bengals came into the game 9-2 but we stuck it to them on their own turf. Haag had a solid game, 24-36-246-1-1 and Ronnie Brown had 70 yards in his return to the starter role. Even better? The Pats and Jets have been stuck in a slump also, and we are now in a three way tie atop the AFC East at 7-5.

[larrymcg421]

Week 14 - NY Giants 34, Miami 24

Haag has one of the best games of his career, with 352yards and 3 TD's, but he loses the shootout to Eli Manning (who had 354 yards and 2 TD) The defense just didn't show up for this one. Jets won and Pats lost.

[larrymcg421]

Week 15 - Miami 37, Buffalo 29

Wow. I just saw the most amazing individual performance in any FOF game I've played. Calvin Johnson had 12 catches for 304 yards and 3 TD's!! Haag ended with 376 yards and Ronnie Brown had 77 yards in a much needed victory.

[larrymcg421]

Week 16 - Miami 7, Washington 3

And things return back to early season form, in this ugly 7-3 win. The only TD was when Randy McMichael recovered a blocked punt in the end zone. We held the Redskins to 150 total yards. Sadly, Calvin Johnson fractured his foot and will be out for 4 weeks and we have a must win game against the Pats next week.

[larrymcg421]

Here's the situations. I'm gunning for my first playoff spot. If I beat the Pats, I'm in. If I lose I'm out. If I win and the Jets win, then I'm a wildcard, if the Jets lose, then I'm division champion. Under no circumstances can I get in with a loss.

[larrymcg421]

Week 17 - New England at Miami

New England gets on the board first on a very easy 8 play, 73 yard drive that ahs me worried about my defense. Thankfully, Haag answers with an 8 play, 58 yard drive to tie the game at 7-7. A 39 yard Tynes FG gives us a 10-7 lead, but NEw England gets back on the board with a 50 yard FG at the half. At this point, I'm worried because New England has been moving the ball at will against my D and we've been lucky to get the points we have.

The Patriots open the 2nd half with a 10 play, 52 yard drive ending in a FG for a 13-10 lead. We drive to midfield but stall and have to give the ball back. Thankfully, our defense comes up with a huge play, as MIchael Griffin intercepts a Tom Brady pass and returns it to the 7 yard line. Haag throws a 7 yard TD on the next play to put us up 17-13.

Our pass rush starts to come alive and the Pats are forced to punt again.
Haag gets another good drive going. He drives us down to 1st and goal on the New England 3, with 11:58 left. Haag apparently has Joey Harrington disease and is picked off in the end zone. Thankfully, our defense buckles down and forces three consecutive 3 and outs for the Pats offense, and a 12 yard Casey Snyder run for a first down puts the final nail in the Patriots coffin.

We're headed to the playoffs! The Jets won so we'll be a wildcard, but it's about time we made the postseason.

[larrymcg421]

Crap! I was simming the playoff game and had a crash. My last save was when there was a three way tie at 7-5 back in week 13. Not only does this erase my playoff performance, but it erases Calvin Johnson's 300 yard game.

[larrymcg421]

Week 14 - NY Giants 40, Miami 24
Pretty much the same as the last sim.

Week 15 - Miami 17, Buffalo 13
Calvin didn't do quite as good this time, but still had 3 catches for 81 yards.

Week 16 - Miami 28, Washington 3
Dominating performance with Calvin getting 118 yards and Haag having his 2nd best game of the season (22-33-289)

Week 17 - Miami 24, New England 13
We still make the playoffs as Brady tosses three picks, and Haag throws for 275 yards and a TD.

[larrymcg421]

Playoffs Rd. 1 - Miami 37, Cincinnati 0

Wow! By far the best performance we had all year. The defense holds the Bengals to 147 total yards and sacked Cincy QB's 6 times, 3.5 of them by DT Claude Wroten. Haag was 17-24-239-1-1.

[larrymcg421]

Playoffs Rd. 2 - Indianapolis 38, Miami 30

This was a wild one, and for a while there, it looked like we might pull off the upset. We held a 30-24 lead with less than a minute left, but the pass defense broke down and Peyton Manning threw an 87 yard TD pass. Haag followed that up with an INT returned for a TD. His final stats: 17-38, 154 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT. I seriously doubt he will play for us next year.

[DolphinFan1]

Too bad on the crash and that amazing performance. But at least the Dolphins made the playoffs. Next year it's Super Bowl!!

[larrymcg421]

2011 Summary for Miami Dolphins
   
Year                2011                                      
Record              11-7                                      
Winning Pct.        .611                                      
All-Time            43-53                                     
Winning Pct.        .447                                      
Playoffs            1-1                                       
Playoff Visits      1                                         
Bowl Wins           0                                         
Head Coach          Blaine Begian                             
Record              42-40                                     
Winning Pct.        .512                                      
Off. Coord.         S. Stone                                  
Def. Coord.         J. Santana                                
   
Miami Dolphins          Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         27.4      17          
Rushing Yards           111.5     12          
Yards Per Carry         4.06      11          
Pass Attempts           31.1      22          
Completions             18.3      28 (T)      
Completion Pct.         58.8      25          
Passing Yards           231.6     10          
Yards Per Attempt       7.44      3           
Yards Per Catch         12.65     2           
Total Yardage Gained    323.6     7           
3rd Down Conversions    29.7      30          
Points Per Game         16.9      21          
Pass Rush Pct.          7.7       9           
Pass Defense Pct.       66.0      20          
Turnovers               33        28          
Turnover Margin         -14       31          
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes per Game         27.3      20          
Rushing Yards           97.3      6           
Yards Per Carry         3.57      2           
Pass Attempts           31.9      8           
Completions             19.2      7 (T)       
Completion Pct.         60.2      10 (T)      
Passing Yards           205.9     15 (T)      
Yards Per Attempt       6.46      20          
Yards Per Catch         10.73     25          
Total Yardage Gained    283.9     6           
3rd Down Conversions    30.1      3 (T)       
Points Per Game         15.0      6           
Pass Rush Pct.          6.4       6 (T)       
Pass Defense Pct.       72.3      28          
Turnovers               19        26 (T)      
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     10    NJY           28      
2     23    at DAL        9       
3     17    JAX           6       
4     6     BUF           16      
5     13    at SDO        10      
6     16    DEN           13      
8     9     KCY           3       
9     13    at OAK        7       
10    21    at NED        24      
11    13    at NJY        26      
12    13    PHI           23      
13    24    at CIN        6       
14    24    at NYK        40      
15    17    at BUF        13      
16    28    WAS           3       
17    24    NED           13      
$$WC  37    at CIN        0       
$$CS  30    at IND        38      
   
Passing                 Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int   Rate  
13 A. Haag              QB    468   274   3494  7.47  13    14    78.7    
**Team                  ---   498   293   3705  7.44  14    16    78.0    
$$Opp                   ---   510   307   3294  6.46  12    13    76.4    
   
Rushing                 Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Fum  
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23 R. Brown             RB    264   970   3.67  8     9       
27 C. Snyder            RB    150   726   4.84  3     3       
**Team                  ---   439   1784  4.06  11    25      
$$Opp                   ---   436   1557  3.57  4     20      
   
Receiving               Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop  TD  
89 C. Johnson           WR    122   60    928   15.47 7.61  3     7       
82 C. Jackson           WR    84    51    830   16.27 9.88  4     5       
23 R. Brown             RB    67    48    378   7.88  5.64  1     2       
81 R. McMichael         TE    52    36    359   9.97  6.90  3     1       
84 C. Chambers          WR    52    29    426   14.69 8.19  1     3       
86 T. McCollam          WR    50    26    313   12.04 6.26  0     6       
   
Defense                 Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  Hurr  Ints  Defn  PDPct  
96 N. Farmer            ILB   81    27    2.5   2     0     7     75.5    
22 R. Bartell           S     72    19    0.0   1     3     9     79.7    
56 D. Pollack           OLB   70    17    2.5   0     0     4     69.7    
55 C. Ingram            OLB   65    28    3.0   2     2     7     80.8    
47 M. Griffin           S     54    19    0.0   0     2     3     78.6    
98 J. Harrell           DT    51    19    3.0   6     0     0     80.9    
30 E. Hobbs             CB    45    10    1.0   1     1     4     76.8    
74 C. Wroten            DT    45    16    11.5  23    0     0     81.7    
92 R. Geathers          DE    43    11    6.0   5     0     0     81.7    
29 K. Ratliff           CB    37    10    0.0   0     1     7     78.3    
32 J. Allen             S     29    11    0.5   0     0     4     80.2    
99 J. Smith             DE    24    11    5.5   14    0     0     81.4    
94 B. Bailey            ILB   24    13    2.0   0     0     2     74.1    
41 M. Schaal            S     24    7     0.0   0     1     2     78.3    
93 E. Henderson         OLB   19    9     1.0   2     0     0     77.5    
54 T. Davis             OLB   18    12    3.0   1     0     0     72.9    
34 E. Green             CB    16    7     0.0   0     1     2     79.5    

[larrymcg421]

2011 Regular Season Standings
   
  AC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Cincinnati              10  6   0   .625  362   302   9-3     4-2       
Baltimore               10  6   0   .625  284   220   9-3     4-2       
Pittsburgh              8   8   0   .500  339   277   6-6     3-3       
Cleveland               4   12  0   .250  277   352   2-10    1-5       
   
  AC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Indianapolis            11  5   0   .688  278   251   8-4     4-2       
Tennessee               10  6   0   .625  297   265   6-6     5-1       
Houston                 9   6   1   .594  270   343   6-6     3-3       
Jacksonville            3   13  0   .188  212   326   2-10    0-6       
   
  AC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
New England             10  6   0   .625  330   316   8-4     4-2       
Miami                   10  6   0   .625  271   240   8-4     2-4       
New Jersey              9   7   0   .563  316   312   8-4     4-2       
Buffalo                 4   12  0   .250  258   370   3-9     2-4       
   
  AC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Kansas City             11  5   0   .688  323   233   9-3     5-1       
San Diego               9   7   0   .563  302   303   6-6     4-2       
Oakland                 6   10  0   .375  298   285   4-8     3-3       
Denver                  3   13  0   .188  255   367   2-10    0-6       
   
  NC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Minnesota               13  3   0   .813  386   238   10-2    6-0       
Chicago                 8   8   0   .500  285   339   5-7     1-5       
Detroit                 7   9   0   .438  232   316   6-6     4-2       
Green Bay               4   12  0   .250  196   292   3-9     1-5       
   
  NC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Atlanta                 9   7   0   .563  286   216   9-3     5-1       
Carolina                7   9   0   .438  240   296   6-6     4-2       
Tampa Bay               6   9   1   .406  268   260   4-8     1-5       
New Orleans             5   11  0   .313  247   346   4-8     2-4       
   
  NC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
New York                13  3   0   .813  450   261   9-3     4-2       
Dallas                  9   7   0   .563  309   283   8-4     4-2       
Philadelphia            9   7   0   .563  348   196   7-5     3-3       
Washington              5   11  0   .313  222   368   2-10    1-5       
   
  NC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Arizona                 10  6   0   .625  380   310   6-6     3-3       
San Francisco           9   7   0   .563  317   254   7-5     3-3       
Seattle                 8   8   0   .500  317   268   6-6     4-2       
St. Louis               6   10  0   .375  238   388   4-8     2-4       

Peyton Manning finally wins his Superbowl ring by beating his brother Eli and the NY Giants 19-14. Gee, you think that game had any hype?
Ironically, this came after Peyton's worst season as a pro. He had 3084 Yards, 11 TD, and 14 INT.

[larrymcg421]

Offseason

*CB Deltha O'Neal, G Jeno James, and RB Shaun Alexander have retired.
*T Oliver Walker is sent to the summer league.
*Last year's 7th round holdout Sedrick Dreiser said he is re-entering the draft. Good luck, buddy.
*I am over the cap, and unfortunately must cut people because of the cap bug. This will be a difficult decision.

Free Agency

Sadly, Ronnie Brown falls victim to the axe. He was the 2nd most expensive person on the team and his production doesn't warrant that, especially with Casey Snyder performing so well in backup duty.
Other victims to the cap bug are MLB Boss Bailey, and MLB Marty Ernst.
I extended contracts for K Lawrence Tynes, P Donnie Jones, CB Ellis Hobbs, OLB EJ Henderson, G Wally Wolsic, RB Casey Snyder, DE Justin Smith, and G Kasey Studdard.

Not a ton of activity in FA as I didn't have much oney to play with after restructuring. I signed CB's Eric Green and Dominique Foxworth to fill out my secondary,T Bryant McKinnie for some offensive line depth, WR Steve Smith (an aging veteran, but should be good 4th WR), and MLB Matt Wilhelm.

My biggest signing is FB Ernest Garcia. Cory Anderson is a 4 year starter for me and not bad, but this guy is better at 66/66 and should help the blocking.

I also shuffled some draft picks away to help with cap space so I only have 1st, 4th, and 7th this year.

[larrymcg421]

1(26) Bryant Giba, T, Florida
I keep trying to get a premier Tackle. This is my latest attempt. I looked for QB's, but none good were available. It will likely be the Haag show for another year.

4(22) Gary Wonders, QB, Illinois
Another attempt at a late round QB. This is listed as Very underrated, has a good set of bars, and affinity with three of my leaders.

7(26) CJ Blackburn, RB, Trinity
I needed a RB and he's the best one left.

[larrymcg421]

Late Free Agency

I was just planning on getting roster fillers, but then I notice WR Chad Jackson is holding out, demanding more money. I check the FA list and see Andre Johnson (58/58) is available and sign him. I keep Chad on the roster. He can sit out as long as he wants, or he can play his final year. Whatever he wants.

[larrymcg421]

Here are your 2012 Miami Dolphins...

Miami Dolphins Roster, Scout Overview
 
  Player                #   Pos   Start Exp  Current Estimate  Future Estimate Cntrct 
Haag, Alex              13  QB    QB    5    51                64                1 yr.
Lefors, Stefan          18  QB          8    30                42                1 yr.
Wonders, Gary           4   QB          1    19                55                3 yrs
Williams, DeAngelo      21  RB    RB    7    40                40                2 yrs
Snyder, Casey           27  RB          2    33                40                2 yrs
Blackburn, C.J.         49  RB          1    25                34                3 yrs
Garcia, Ernest          42  FB    FB    5    66                66                5 yrs
Anderson, Cory          33  FB          6    44                44                1 yr.
McMichael, Randy        81  TE    TE    11   68                68                2 yrs
Waugh, Rob              83  TE          2    28                46                1 yr.
Johnson, Calvin         89  FL    FL    6    83                83                3 yrs
Johnson, Andre          88  FL    SE    10   58                58                3 yrs
$$Jackson, Chad         82  FL          7    51                51                1 yr.
Smith, Steve            85  FL          12   41                41                2 yrs
O'Connor, Ed            87  FL          4    38                38                1 yr.
Nichols, Todd           84  SE          1    15                39                2 yrs
Hadnot, Rex             66  C     C     9    60                60                3 yrs
Willis, Glen            57  C           5    44                44                2 yrs
Studdard, Kasey         71  LG    LG    6    65                65                4 yrs
Young, Scott            61  LG    RG    8    50                50                1 yr.
McIntyre, Rickey        58  LG          2    12                41                1 yr.
Wolsic, Wally           63  RG          2    29                49                2 yrs
McKinnie, Bryant        68  LT          11   46                46                2 yrs
McConnell, Ted          65  LT          2    14                44                3 yrs
Barron, Alex            50  RT    LT    8    77                77                4 yrs
Carey, Vernon           73  RT    RT    9    45                45                2 yrs
Walker, Oliver          64  RT          2    40                51                3 yrs
Giba, Bryant            62  RT          1    24                54                4 yrs
Jones, Donnie           9   P           9    57                57                2 yrs
Tynes, Lawrence         17  K           9    66                66                2 yrs
Smith, Justin           99  LDE   LDE   12   44                44                2 yrs
Jenkins, Rod            70  LDE         2    35                55                3 yrs
Marvel, Glenn           90  LDE         2    26                52                3 yrs
Geathers, Robert        92  RDE   RDE   9    56                56                4 yrs
Wroten, Claude          74  LDT   LDT   7    64                64                4 yrs
Torres, Marshall        72  LDT         4    34                34                1 yr.
Lingo, Cornelius        91  RDT   RDT   7    42                42                2 yrs
Harrell, Justin         98  NT          6    62                62                3 yrs
Farmer, Nicky           96  MLB   MLB   5    54                54                1 yr.
Wilhelm, Matt           53  MLB         10   43                43                2 yrs
Ingram, Clint           55  SLB   SLB   7    55                55                1 yr.
Davis, Thomas           54  SLB         8    41                41                2 yrs
Henderson, E.J.         93  SLB         10   39                39                2 yrs
Pollack, David          56  WLB   WLB   8    49                49                4 yrs
Hobbs, Ellis            30  LCB   LCB   8    58                58                4 yrs
Calabro, Eugene         37  LCB         4    44                47                2 yrs
Foxworth, Domonique     46  RCB   RCB   8    55                55                2 yrs
Green, Eric             34  RCB         8    45                45                2 yrs
Bartell, Ronald         22  SS    SS    8    69                69                4 yrs
Griffin, Michael        47  FS    FS    6    64                64                4 yrs
Kaesviharn, Kevin       35  FS          12   52                52                1 yr.
Schaal, Marty           41  FS          2    27                50                1 yr.
 

[larrymcg421]

Week 1 - Buffalo 27, Miami 14

JP Losman terrorizes us with 304 yards and 3 TD's. Haag really hurts us with 3 picks. In his first game post-Ronnie Brown, Casey Snyder showed promise with 88 yards on 17 carries.

[larrymcg421]

Week 2 - Miami 13, San Francisco 10

Haag rebounds with a 300 yard performance to lead us to a narrow victory. I'll have to override the computer usage at RB, as it is trying to use DeAngelo Williams (20 carries-68 yards) instead of Casey Snyder (8 carries-52 yards).

[larrymcg421]

Week 3- Miami 45, Baltimore 7

Haag chimes in with the best performance of his career, going 21 for 28 for 338 yards and 2 TD's. Calvin Johnson gets most of the credit with 6 catches for 182 yards.

[larrymcg421]

Week 4 - New England 28, Miami 3

Our Jekyll and Hyde act continues as the Patriots completely dominate us. We turn the ball over 7 times and Haag is replaced late by Lefors, who doesn't fare much better.

[larrymcg421]

Week 5 - Jacksonville 37, Miami 29

Ronnie Brown gets his revenge. We cut him in the offseason and pay for it this week. He burned us with 164 yards on 21 carries and a TD. Haag moved the ball alot in this one, with 355 yards and 4 TD's, but was also picked 3 times and that proved to be our undoing.

[larrymcg421]

Week 6 - Miami 37, Tennessee 11

To be fair, the Titans lost this one more than we won it. After taking an early 10-3 lead, we broke the game open with two fumble returns for a TD to close out the half. Haag was efficient with 194 yards and 2 TD's, with 0 INT.

[larrymcg421]

Week 7 - Buffalo 14, Miami 10

We lose another close one to the Bills. It was our inability to convert 3rd downs (2 of 10) that killed us in this one. Calvin Johnson is the only offensive player that has had a standout year so far with 33 catches for 660 yards in the first 7 games.

[larrymcg421]

Week 8 - Miami 34, Indianapolis 7

It's the Calvin Johnson show again, as he 8 passes for 140 yards and a TD to lead our domination of the Colts. We held the defending Superbowl champs to 2 of 12 on 3rd downs.

[larrymcg421]

Week 10 - Miami 34, Houston 7

We beat up a weak Houston team, but I'm worried abotu the anemic running attack. After a strong start, Casey Snyder has cooled off. I may switch him with Williams again. Haag is quietly having his best year (92.3 QB rating), but still throws too many picks.