Enough of the "close games" BS

[KCJohnny]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

1) The Dolphins didn't snatch up Jason Taylor, they traded him. They traded for Jason Ferguson.
2) Why would you want to be the Dolphins? Their ceiling is basically 10-11 wins, and they are going to get annihilated in the playoffs. Haven't you seen this script enough to know how the movie ends?

Why do people want to relive the 90's? It was a freaking failure.

I stand corrected about Taylor - but didn't they pick up 3 starters in the off season via FA?

The Dolphins are on a trajectory to win big. 1-15 followed by 11-5 followed by (possibly) 13-3. You can't always get it done in one season. The Cowboys had an 8-8 season between the 1-15 year and the playoff runs. DV was 9-23 with StL before that lightning-in-a-bottle 13-3 SB season. There were a LOT of close losses with the '98 Rams. Close losses can be indicators of a team's trajectory towards improvement or decline. Clearly the Chiefs have been in decline snce 2006. We bottomed out this year with the youth movement and losing a lot of close games. That can be an indicator of positive movement.