I know we have been inactive here at TG&T for over a month but honestly, is our draft situation really much different than it was one month ago? The only real significant news is that the organization is resigned to having to select someone number one and not trading that pick. It also appears that Matt Ryan is not on their big board anymore. It still looks like a battle between Jake Long, Chris Long, and Vernon Gholston. It has been made aware that the Dolphins are currently negotiating with Jake Long. Supposedly he has been offered a deal which is less than last year's number one pick, Jamarcus Russell.
As for my opinion. I would select Chris Long. I would be perfectly content though if Jake Long is the pick. I do have some reservations about Vernon Gholston though. If he is a cheap option, I guess it's worth it, but he has bust potential.
One more draft tidbit for you. I can't believe the, "Dolphins should pass on #1 and fall down to #3-5 theory," has actually been written and talked about by big media outlets. It's the dumbest idea, it won't happen, and like I said, I can't believe it has gotten so much coverage as if it's an actual strategy that may be employed. If you haven't heard about what this idea is, consider yourself lucky to not have wasted a minute of brain time trying to dissect it.
On to the major news of the day, the official 2008 NFL schedules were announced today. I love how it has become such an event with NFL Network and ESPN having special shows for the unveiling. We have known every team's opponents for some time now. Is the order of the schedule really that significant? No. The order of opponents won't drastically change a teams strength of schedule. The only important thing to come out of the release is who will be playing on Sunday and Monday nights. Anyway, here is the Dolphins schedule.
| 1 | | New York Jets | Sun. 1:00pm |
| 2 | at | Arizona Cardinals | Sun. 4:15pm |
| 3 | at | New England Patriots | Sun. 1:00pm |
| 4 | | BYE | |
| 5 | | San Diego Chargers | Sun. 1:00pm |
| 6 | at | Houston Texans | Sun. 1:00pm |
| 7 | | Baltimore Ravens | Sun. 1:00pm |
| 8 | | Buffalo Bills | Sun. 1:00pm |
| 9 | at | Denver Broncos | Sun. 4:05pm |
| 10 | | Seattle Seahawks | Sun. 1:00pm |
| 11 | | Oakland Raiders | Sun. 1:00pm |
| 12 | | New England Patriots | Sun. 1:00pm |
| 13 | at | St. Louis Rams | Sun. 1:00pm |
| 14 | at | Buffalo Bills (in Toronto) | Sun. 4:05pm |
| 15 | | San Francisco 49ers | Sun. 1:00pm |
| 16 | at | Kansas City Chiefs | Sun. 1:00pm |
| 17 | at | New York Jets | Sun. 1:00pm |
At first glance, I saw the four road games out of our last five and thought the NFL screwed us again, especially when I saw that two of those December road games were cold weather sites Buffalo and New York. Then I noticed that the Buffalo game will actually be in Toronto (so the Dolphins can showcase their inability to another country, again!) which will be in a dome. Also, all those road games at the back and front end of the schedule mean that the meat of our season will have six home games in eight weeks. I kind of like that. Anyway, what does it really matter? We aren't supposed to do good are we?
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The idea that the Dolphins should pass on the first pick is the dumbest idea to come out of ESPN since the "Who is worse for their team: A-Rod or Manny?" debate of mid-summer 2006. I don't know why anyone would give away a first-overall pick.
And the NFL is perhaps as bad at foreign relations as the Bush Administration: You'll love American football, and we'll prove it by sending over a historically bad team! Is it any wonder Condoleeza Rice wants to be NFL Commissioner?
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