In the final installment of my NeedTracker Series, we'll take a look at the Dolphins defense.  The D definitely needs more work than the offense, with upgrades needed in 3 of the 4 position groups, and quite a few aging pieces that don't have much longer to contribute.  And, although these guys stepped it up in the last game, I still believe that changes need to be made on this side of the ball.  So let's not waste any more time up here, Make the Jump.

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You can all stop holding your breath, I'm back with Part 2 of the NeedTracker Series.  In this installment, we'll take a look at the offensive side of the ball.  Thank god we won't be attempting to find a QB, but there are places that could use an upgrade on offense (cough-WR-cough).  Enough of me yapping, let's get to the breakdown.  Make the jump.

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So I just realized I haven't written a post in a long-ass time, and I have some free time at the moment.  For anyone who knows me, you know I'm a Positive Outlook, Big Picture kinda guy, and this post will focus on our entire roster, along with multiple players from around the league, and the upcoming draft.  Basically, I'm gonna take a snapshot of our team right now, at 5-6, and try to figure out exactly what we need, where we can find it, and how we can get it here.

First up, we'll take a look at the so-called "Generals" of our Phins-Army..

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Undefeated Saints vs AFC East-leading Patriots.  A Saints victory marches them one week closer to immortality, but also keeps us 2 games back of New England in the division race, setting up a HUGE game with us next week.  A Patriots victory ends the Saints run at Perfection, but also adds distance in the division and effectively ends our hopes at a successful Division Title defense.

I'm more interested in staying in the division race than ending the Saints perfect season at 10 games, so I'm on the Drew Brees Bandwagon tonight.  Chat it up people.

Talk football, Heat, other stuff, etc etc etc

basically, this is a ckc/live thread, and I'm just talking to use up all my words, so the post nazi won't yell at me. 

also, damn you Josh Koscheck.


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With 2 weeks left till the draft, I feel like we've pretty much beaten the probable scenarios into the ground.  Should we draft a Cornerback first, or a Linebacker?  Perhaps a Receiver?  How many Corners do we actually need?  When should we take a Nose Tackle?  What about the O-Line?  Jason Taylor anyone?  However, I think there's still quite a few not-so-probable ideas that, either nobody's thinking of them, or nobody's willing to bring them up.  Some of them have been brought up, and then shot down, or never really considered.  Some of them have been debated on and off throughout the offseason, but have never really gained steam as a viable option.

Now, most of these have no information behind them, and there's absolutely no indication they've even been considered by the team, but we as fans have a duty to talk about anything and everything involving our team, from the supposedly certain (we'll draft a corner) to the completely ridiculous (trade Yeremiah Bell?).  I'm anxious to see how many of you are completely attached to our players, which of you have open minds about improving the team, and which of you think I'm a complete idiot (don't all raise your hands at once..).

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There's been a lot of pre-draft speculation centering around Parcells desire to find "the next LT" and whether or not we should take an OLB with one of our first 2 picks.  I've seen Brian Cushing, Clay Matthews, Larry English, Connor Barwin, and Clint Sintin all projected to us at either 25 or 44.  I even took Cushing as my "Draft Pick Bracket" choice.  But the more I think about it, the more I seem to question whether we are really in need of a 1st-round OLB.  Many people on this site have recognized that CB is probably our greatest need, and a playmaking WR would do wonders for our offense, but the mock draft world still seems to want to give us LB's at the first 2 picks.  So I wanted to take a closer look and see if we really do need an OLB in Round 1...

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