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Expansion Draft On Tuesday, all 31 NFL teams have to make 5 players available for the expansion draft for the new Houston Texans, who begin play in the 2002 season. The draft will be held on February 18. Alex Marvez reports for the Sun Sentinel
the Miami Dolphins may possibly expose DT Tim Bowens in the upcoming NFL
expansion draft. The team wants to hang on to Bowens, so they would hope
the Houston Texans see him as too expensive. He is slated to make $8
million in 2002. One Dolphin confirmed in the expansion draft is RB J.J.
Johnson. Other strong contenders for the expansion list are: TE Hunter
Goodwin, G Heath Irwin, LB Scott Galyon and S Brock Marion. Turner Out In San Diego? From ESPN.com.........Jan. 20:
Former Redskins coach Marty Schottenheimer has emerged as the leading
candidate for Chargers' opening, and could take the job within the next
48 hours, league sources told The Washington Post. Tampa Bay Considers Turner The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are considering Norv Turner to replace Tony Dungy as their head coach. Turner is a leading candidate to replace Chan Gailey as the Dolphins offensive coordinator. Turner is presently under contract to the San Diego Chargers, but can opt out of his contract if he is not offered the head coaching job. Sunday's Game Makes Bush Ill
Too Many people were sick watching the
Dolphins-Ravens game last Sunday. I guess our leader isn't a Brian
Billick fan. Guest Commentary The NFL has just chosen Kurt Warner
as their 2001 MVP. It was not my choice (mine was Brett Favre) but it
was a choice that left me thinking about 1984. This year Kurt Warner
threw for more than 4800 yards, 36 tds, and 22 interceptions and had a
passer rating of 101.4. Astounding, as those numbers are they pale in
comparison to the numbers Dan Marino put up in 1984. Here is a
comparison:
Now
looking at those stats the first thing that comes to mind is, wow. Both
of these quarterbacks are standing head and shoulders above all others
in stats. What is more amazing however is when you look at the
juggernaut that the Rams offense is, and think about what Dan Marino had
to work with in 1984. The Rams have Faulk, Holt, Bruce, etc… The Rams
have a plethora of talent, whereas the Miami Dolphins had Marino, Duper
and Clayton. The had no running game, or dominate running back, instead
they had running back by committee (Bennett 606yds, Franklin 74yds,
Nathan 558yds and Carter 495yds) whose total output (rushing and
receiving) was less then Faulk’s numbers who incidentally was hurt for
part of the season. Duper
and Clayton, who combined for 144 receptions, 2685 yards, and 26
touchdowns, was one half of the passing offense. The remaining yards
came from 3 receivers, three tight ends and three running backs. Whereas
Faulk had almost one quarter of the passing yards himself. Miami’s
lack of a running attack doomed them in the Super Bowl that year,
something that will not be a factor for the Rams. Miami had an
outstanding defense that year but was hampered by spending way too much
time on the field, because the only way the Dolphins could score was
fast. Often late in the
games that year the Dolphins would give up late touchdowns because of
that reason. They still
finished 14-2, despite the lack of a decent runner to pound out the rest
of the game. The Dolphins lived in the air, and eventually died by the
air. This year, the Rams are favored to make it back to the Super Bowl and if they do, it will be on the arm of Warner, the legs of Faulk, and the hands of Bruce. I can only imagine and daydream about what 1984 would have been like for that cocky kid out of Pittsburgh, had he had the same talent around him that Warner does. But he didn’t and that is what makes Dan Marino’s MVP 1984 season the greatest single season ever by a quarterback. Archived PhinZone.com Articles Copyright © 2001 PhinZone.com. All rights reserved. PhinZone.com is affiliated with FinHeaven
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