Miami Dolphins Have No What Ifs on The Surface..

  On paper it looks great, it really does. We have had a stellar off season; we should all be very excited about the immediate future. This organization has spent over 100 million dollars of Stephen Ross' money in order to win this year. Last year at this time we had some glaring questions. We had a "full blown QB competition" (Which I think in the eyes of the coaching staff was over when Garrard went down to an injury during father time). Wide receiver was the elephant in the room of course after Brandon Marshall was shipped off to reunite with Jay Cutler, and the organization decided to go with what they had. The Cornerback position has been an issue for me for a few years now. However last year the issue was magnified with the Vontae Davis trade. More than anything because we lost some depth, I mean we all saw what happened when Marshall went down to injury. Having to depend on Sean Smith (who isn't here, that tells you everything you need to know) and Nolan Carroll isn't the situation you want to be in, in my humble opinion. We have some guys such as Jordan, and Vernon in his second year coming back who can help compliment Wake. However it is important to mix in a little composure with all the excitement.

  This year a lot of those holes were addressed, they were addressed with a lot of speed, talent, and most importantly a lot of promise. For instance Linebacker. We replaced two guys who had productive years like Danby and Burnett. Granted some believe that Dansby never materialized in to what everyone thought he should be. That is beyond the point though. They were replaced by two younger and faster guys with a lot of potential. Wheeler, and Ellerbee. Thing is Ellerbe only really did it for one year, and got paid a lot of money just on what he could turn out to be. At Corner we brought in someone like Grimes who I think will bring this secondary to the next level. That is if he can stay healthy (There is an article in my blog on the matter), same at Tight end Dustin Keller is that "seam threat" guy we need in order for Wallace to have more space to maneuver. Again Keller had an off year last year due to injury, and we will have to see if he can stay on the field. Left Tackle is also a question mark with Jon Martin, but I think he will be fine. At safety we want to see if Reshad Jones can be consistent and do it again in his contract year. At Wide Receiver Wallace wasn't the only addition. Fan favorite and very productive Devone Bess was replaced with Brandon Gibson. Gibson is viewed by the coaching staff as more of a versatile red zone threat due to his size and ability to man all 3 Wide Receiver positions. However we let go of a guy in Bess who can play at least one position very effectively, for one who we are expecting to be poly functional at a high level. As far as pass rusher goes I want to see Vernon improve, and not fade away mid season. Jordan might not have a huge impact this year, but his future is very bright. (one of my favorite players in the draft)

  There are a few what ifs in this article. However every team always has what ifs in May. After all games are played from September right? I'm not trying to knock Jeff Ireland here for taking risks I actually applaud him for it. You can’t have it both ways. You can’t hate the guy when he doesn't pull the trigger, and hate him when he does. That's just not fair. All I'm trying to say is that on paper its set up to be a great season. We should all have high expectations (Specially Ross after spending all that money) Lets just keep our heads and take it one game at a time please. It’s not a race, it’s a marathon.