Countdown to Miami Dolphins Training Camp 2008: 25 Topics, 25 Days

[Guru-In-Vegas]

I'll go out on a limb and guess Phillip Merling.  I could see the Ogunleye thing happening with him opposite JT. 

[Sunstroke]

I'll say Jake Long as well... I think he is capable of ripping a DE's arms off and beating him to death with it, and that's gotta get Jake a vote or two.

[DolFan619]

BTW- This is a great thread 619!

  Thanks.  I'm glad you're enjoying this thread, and I hope everybody else is enjoying this thread as well.  Anyways, welcome to Day 6 of "25 Topics, 25 Days."  Today, we're talking MVP's.  Who do you think will be the Miami Dolphins "Most Valuable Player" for the 2008 season, and why?

[DolFan619]

  I believe that when the 2008 sason is all said and done, the Miami Dolphins MVP will be Ronnie Brown.  The season will start off slow for Ronnie, but around mid-season Ronnie will really start to come back into form and finish off the season strong.

[Rick]

  My prediction for the 2008 Miami Dolphins MVP will be Ricky Williams.  Miami will run the ball ALOT in 2008.  Ronnie Brown is also a very good pick for MVP, but his durability scares me...... which is why I think Ricky will see lots of action on the field and have a very productive year running and catching the ball for Miami.  I cannot see any of the QBs or WRs putting up MVP numbers this year, so a rb or defensive player will most likely be the teams MVP. 
  
   If Jason Taylor is still a Dolphin this year he will make a run at MVP for Miami....along with Joey Porter, who imo is going to have a monster year on defense and make the pro bowl.   Porter will be Miami's DPOTY in 2008. 
   
This is an excellent thread 619!!!  Thanks for doing it!!

[Philly Fin Fan]

I'd have to agree with you and say Ronnie as well. When it comes down to it, we still don't know who will be playing QB, so its hard to predict the play we will get from that position as well as WR.

[Guru-In-Vegas]

For MVP in '08 I would guess Joey Porter. 

Kind of a stretch but this guy is talented.  Maybe a disciplined Porter will come back to the form he's known for and bring back a solid defense.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

T MINUS 19 AND COUNTING

Issue of the day- The sting of a 1-15 season.

Last season was a complete and utter failure for this franchise.  A 1-15 mark, which was the worst in franchise history, was posted.  Not to mention the Dolphins were a goal line stand and missed FG away from going 0-16.  Bill Parcells was hired as Vice President of Football Operations with two games left in the season, and his first job at the end of the season was to sweep the front office and the coaching staff out from top to bottom.  GM Randy Mueller, head coach Cam Cameron, as well as most of the scouting department and assistant coaches were given the ax. 

Next issue will be on the new regime and what they hope to accomplish, but for now, does anyone think that with a season like 2007, did sweeping changes need to be made? 

Discuss.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

For MVP in '08 I would guess Joey Porter. 

Kind of a stretch but this guy is talented.  Maybe a disciplined Porter will come back to the form he's known for and bring back a solid defense.

He is talented.  I would pick him as well because he's now in the right type of system.  However, he needs to let his play speak for himself and watch himself in the offseason.  No more trips to Vegas to beat up offensive linemen from other teams, no more defying the coach's orders, and no more dressing down coaches and teammates in the media.

[DolFan619]

  Welcome, to Day 7 of "25 Topics, 25 Days."  Today, we're talking money.  The Miami Dolphins have got some players that are reaching the ends of their contracts.  Vernon Carey, Channing Crowder, and Yeremiah Bell, just to name a few.  So, with that in mind.  Which Miami Dolphin do you feel deserves to be rewarded with a big payday?

[TonyB0D]

carey will get paid - he's proved to be worthy. 

if channing crowder has a good year, pay him too.

if bell can prove he can come back from the injury, pay him too!

[DolFan619]

  I almost forgot that CB Travis Daniels is also in the last year of his deal as well, and DE/OLB Quentin Moses is an Exclusive Rights Free Agent.  Anyways, the guy I feel that deserves to get paid is OT Vernon Carey.  Carey is the most proven lineman the Dolphins have.  He's a Pro Bowl caliber RT and played admirably at LT in 2007.  Proven and versatile, those are the guys you gotta keep.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

T MINUS 18 AND COUNTING

Issue of the day- Parcells and his new regime.

Yesterday, I covered who left this team as a result of a 1-15 season.  After firing the GM, the head coach, and most of the assistant coaches and scouts, Bill Parcells proceeded to bring in "his guys".  Jeff Ireland was named the new GM, Tony Sparano the new head coach, and new assistants that had worked with Parcells before were hired on.  Ireland and Sparano wasted no time making their presence felt.  Ireland released several players on both sides of the ball who underperformed last season.  Sparano, upon discovering that a lot of the players were out of shape, proceeded to implement one of the most grueling offseason conditioning programs this team had ever experienced. 

Will this type of mentality translate into wins in the fall?  Maybe, maybe not.  But right now it can't hurt.  Any thoughts? 

[Phishfan]

Carey should be a keeper. I would like to see more out of Crowder. If Bell puts together a good year coming off the injury he needs to be kept. Daniles and Moses can both get on a bus in my opinion.

In terms of bidding wars, Carey is about the only one right now to go into the trenches for.

[Philly Fin Fan]

Pay Carey and Bell. Bell may need a season to get over his injury, but you can't let him walk away.
Crowder needs to show this season that he is a legit player. Parcells seems to be able to get the most out of LBs, so maybe he will explode this year.