Friday, December 10, 2010

BEST and WORST DOLPHINS DRAFT PICKS

THE UNDEFEATED BACKFIELD
I feel pride
in the Miami Dolphins' best draft picks and a sort of shame at the worst. You can find them on this web site. It brought back lots of memories, many I'd like to forget.

Among the great picks would be hall-of-famers Dan Marino (of course) and Bob Griese, plus Richmond Webb, Patrick Surtain, Sam Madison, second-round pick Mark Duper, eighth-round pick Mark Clayton, Mike Pouncey and Jake Scott, a seventh-round draft pick in 1970. And let's not forget hall-of-famers Jason Taylor and Zach Thomas.

One of my personal favorites was Jim Jensen, an 11th-rounder in 1981. He wasn't an all-time great, just a fan (and my) favorite.

Cornerback Xavier Howard has to be one of the best recent draft picks. Sure, the Dolphins cut him recently to save salary cap, but he had one of the best seasons in team history in 2020.

Jaylen WaddleJevon Holland and Jaelan Phillips, all drafted in 2021, may wind up among the team's all-time best draft picks. (Holland is already gone.)

That web site did leave Larry Csonka, a Hall of Famer, off the best list, though.

As for the worst picks, let's cut Dion Jordan, David Overstreet (who never lived to play for the Dolphins), Rick Norton, Charles HarrisJason AllenEddie Moore and Yatil Green some slack.

><

EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com  TWITTER: EDITORatWORK



BLOG ENTRIES FROM THE AUTO RACING JOURNAL
(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)
(the book of great NASCAR stories)

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Marino's record

The NY Times ran a story today on Philip Rivers' assault on Dan Marino's 1984 record of 5,048 yards. Rivers, playing for the Chargers, is on pace to finish about one yard short.

Which means he could easily break the record.

Marino's story-ending quote is revealing:

“I want it to last forever,” Marino said, laughing. “I want them to get close. I told Peyton, ‘You can get 48 touchdowns, but please don’t get 49.’

“It’s one of the only things I have left. Let me have it.”

><

EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com  TWITTER: EDITORatWORK



BLOG ENTRIES FROM THE AUTO RACING JOURNAL
(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)
(the book of great NASCAR stories)

SOLUTIONS FOR THE WORLD

READ:   Climate change, NASA Science SOLUTIONS FOR THE WORLD The Hidden Cost of Staying Trendy | Earth Focus | PBS SoCal ^ Could seaweed hel...