Fritz
03-17-2003, 09:18 AM
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Signing Griese would be a bad, bad move
COMMENTARY / EDWIN POPE
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The Dolphins seem determined to sign Brian Griese.
Bad move.
And that comes from someone who seldom assails the personnel decisions of a team that always finishes in the black if not the Super Bowl running.
This is different. The Dolphins already carry enough emotional baggage after blowing their last season in a final horrific 4:59 at Foxboro, Mass.
Why risk even more of a schism in the locker room and the stands by signing a quarterback who would face the pressure of following Super Dad?
Dave Wannstedt and personnel guru Rick Spielman see Griese as a backup to Jay Fiedler. If starting gave him problems, which it did before the Broncos gave up on him and signed the questionable Jake Plummer, Griese appears even less likely to find fulfillment as a backup.
The Dolphins need upbeat and outspoken leaders. They do not need more internal stress in a squad that has become notorious for anticipating the worst happenings at the worst time.
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They must find a way to keep from ''freezing,'' Jason Taylor's word for what happened to the Dolphins at Foxboro. It wasn't the weather. For the Dolphins, it was second nature.
They are aching for a spark-maker to pair up with Taylor. They can't expect a lot in a draft in which they hold only a No. 2, 3, 5 and 6.
As fine a player as he is, Zach Thomas has said he has too much to think about at middle linebacker to try to lead, too. Somebody else has to do it. Clearly, that somebody is still out there.
The Dolphins have to finish, and Griese hasn't been a finisher. In the fourth quarter and/or overtime of their last three shattering road defeats to the Bills, Vikings and Patriots, the Dolphins never scored a touchdown. They were outscored 31-6.
With due respect for a greatly achieving father and a son who can yet make it somewhere, Brian Griese is not the answer.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/football/5379460.htm
Signing Griese would be a bad, bad move
COMMENTARY / EDWIN POPE
[email protected]
The Dolphins seem determined to sign Brian Griese.
Bad move.
And that comes from someone who seldom assails the personnel decisions of a team that always finishes in the black if not the Super Bowl running.
This is different. The Dolphins already carry enough emotional baggage after blowing their last season in a final horrific 4:59 at Foxboro, Mass.
Why risk even more of a schism in the locker room and the stands by signing a quarterback who would face the pressure of following Super Dad?
Dave Wannstedt and personnel guru Rick Spielman see Griese as a backup to Jay Fiedler. If starting gave him problems, which it did before the Broncos gave up on him and signed the questionable Jake Plummer, Griese appears even less likely to find fulfillment as a backup.
The Dolphins need upbeat and outspoken leaders. They do not need more internal stress in a squad that has become notorious for anticipating the worst happenings at the worst time.
[Big chunk left out]
They must find a way to keep from ''freezing,'' Jason Taylor's word for what happened to the Dolphins at Foxboro. It wasn't the weather. For the Dolphins, it was second nature.
They are aching for a spark-maker to pair up with Taylor. They can't expect a lot in a draft in which they hold only a No. 2, 3, 5 and 6.
As fine a player as he is, Zach Thomas has said he has too much to think about at middle linebacker to try to lead, too. Somebody else has to do it. Clearly, that somebody is still out there.
The Dolphins have to finish, and Griese hasn't been a finisher. In the fourth quarter and/or overtime of their last three shattering road defeats to the Bills, Vikings and Patriots, the Dolphins never scored a touchdown. They were outscored 31-6.
With due respect for a greatly achieving father and a son who can yet make it somewhere, Brian Griese is not the answer.