Coaching Is the Key – Part I

The Dolphins will go into the free market once again and Jeff Ireland has been a frequent flier.  He’s picked up some pretty good undrafted Free Agents last season and I’m sure he’s got plans in mind for the Fins this season.  Good UFA’s (Undrafted Free Agents) such as Davonne Bess and Dan Carpenter to name a couple.  Not to mention finding stellar talent such as Cameron Wake by watching that other nearby league, the CFL.

I’ll tell you a couple of interesting (at least to me) tidbits about what is happening right now for the Fins personnel-wise.  One thing is that Ireland absolutely positively is planning to bring in a free agent Quarterback to challenge and push Chad Henne.  You can bet the farm on this.  Another is that he will look for other speedy talent including a couple of cover corners and is probably talking tonight with the Toronto Argonauts or other teams about acquiring people.

This Draft ain’t over after all!  And this has been a time to shine in the past for Miami.  A time to locate solid receivers who happen to wear dreadlocks.  And fast DE’s who happen to excel at stuffing the run and the QB.

But the question will be; who will possibly even help the Fins at QB in any possible way?  And sadly, I just don’t see the talent out there.  But then again, there very well could be someone in an obscure small school or in the CFL or (like Kurt Warner) bagging groceries right now at the local store whom we can bring in and either challenge or outright beat Mr. Henne.  Henne after all is not sacred.  He is not Marino.  And for him to improve there does need to be competition.

I predict we’ll bring in another 2-3 WR’s, at least 1 other veteran Quarterback.  Whom will it be? My unique take on this is that it does not matter.  And here’s why: the Front Office and Jeff Ireland & Tony Sparano have no intention whatsoever of benching Chad Henne.  They want him pushed to play better definitely; but they understand the time and work involved to develop a new quarterback out of college and the expense and effort even to bring in a quarterback from another team who is still in their prime and needs to be grooved into a new system with a different team.

If Kurt Warner were out there now, then maybe he could do it.  But outside of Warner, whom else has been successful in changing teams and leading the new team to a Super Bowl? I submit that you will have to look for a long time to find somebody like that.  But go ahead, see if you can find even one other.

Why did the Dolphins Offense do so badly and what is going to change it into a productive unit?

Look, I made predictions on the Defense last year as a new writer for Phinphanatics.com and now have some sooth to say concerning the Offense.  Let’s start with the coaching staff.

Your Miami Dolphins 2010 Coaching Staff  (Please note how many are no-longer with the team):

(Format courtesy thefins.com)

More coming in Part II.