Listen, man, I may not put Spielman in the same breath as Wannstedt, but you cannot defend those trades. I, too, was hopeful that the players acquired would pan out, but both trades were horrendous. If you've read my posts, you'll have noticed I'm fair and analytical in my criticisms, and not quick to blame. The Dolphins really bid against themselves for Feeley, and should not have surrendered anything greater than a fourth round pick for him. As for Gordon, they gave up a third rounder for a former third rounder, yes, but one with durability and toughness issues (look back at the reports when Miami acquired him and you'll see). If Patrick Surtain, an experienced Pro-Bowl player is only worth a # 2 pick, how can you justify A.J. Feeley being worth anywhere near that? Spielman felt like he needed to make a splash and he reached. It backfired. This does not mean he won't be a fine GM elsewhere, someday, but his stay here was marred by bad choices.
I will put Spielman in the same breath as Wannstedt. Â Wannstedt is Spielman and Spielman is Wannstedt. Â They are joined at the hip. Â They worked together since the days they were in Chicago. Â Spielman was the one who orchestrated the trading of a first rounder and a fourth rounder for Rick Mirer, so while I was disgusted over the Feely/Gordon trades, I was not surprised either. Â As a painful reminder of that offseason, here's a link to the 2004 offseason review on Bob Flanders' old FireDaveWannstedt.com site:
http://firedavewannstedt.com/offseasonreview.htm Â
That has to have gone down as one of the worst offseasons in ALL OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS!!!
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