Did a little dive into the archives this evening... Look at the correlation between 1st and 2nd Round players in the draft to how we finished that year... Seems obvious, but seeing the numbers and caliber of players in writing really hammers reality home.
I've seen people post about how we "don't have the horses" like we used to have... Is that really true? To me, we have "had the horses" for the most part, but we haven't had the coaching to DEVELOP the horses. You have to feed the horses, train the horses, develop the horses, and get the MOST out of the horses. The horses don't become Kentucky Derby winners on their own, and 4/5 star football players don't just magically develop by themselves. Kyle Wright and Lance Leggett were 5 star recruits. So was Willie Williams. And about 20-30 more the last 10-15 years.
Lot of 4 and 5 star talent have come through the streets of Coral Gables in the last 20 years, and I've seen a lot of what should have been 1st and 2nd round talent leading us to 10+ win seasons fail to get properly developed. I think the top-10 teams each year "have the horses" because they HAVE THE COACHING... Otherwise, what is Dabo doing getting a 10 year $93 million extension... Let's hope our staff can properly DEVELOP who we have here.
1999: 9-4
2000 NFL Draft:
- Bubba Franks (1st Round, 14th Green Bay); and
- Michael Boireau (2nd Round, 56th Minnesota)
2000: 12-1
2001 NFL Draft:
- Dan Morgan (1st Round, 11th Carolina);
- Damione Lewis (1st Round, 12th St. Louis);
- Santana Moss (1st Round, 16th New York Jets); and
- Reggie Wayne (1st Round, 30th - Indianapolis)
2001: 13-0
2002 NFL Draft:
- Bryant McKinnie (1st Round, 7th Minnesota);
- Jeremy Shockey (1st Round, 14th New York Giants);
- Phillip Buchanon (1st Round, 17th Oakland);
- Ed Reed (1st Round, 24th Baltimore); and
- Mike Rumph (1st Round, 27th San Francisco)
2002: 12-1
2003 NFL Draft:
- Andre Johnson (1st Round, 3rd Houston);
- Jerome McDougal (1st Round, 15th Philly);
- Willis McGahee (1st Round, 23rd Buffalo); and
- William Joseph (1st Round, 25th New York Giants)
2003: 11-2
2004 NFL Draft:
- Sean Taylor RIP (1st Round, 5th Washington);
- Kellen Winslow Jr. (1st Round, 6th Cleveland);
- Jon Vilma (1st Round, 12th New York Jets);
- D.J. Williams (1st Round,17th Denver);
- Vernon Carey (1st Round, 19th Miami); and
- Vince Wilfork (1st Round, 21st New England)
2004: 9-3 (12 total games)
2005 NFL Draft:
- Antrel Rolle (1st Round, 8th Arizona); and
- Roscoe Parish (2nd Round, 55th Buffalo)
*** Frank Gore went 1st in the 3rd Round at 65th to San Francisco
2005: 9-3 (12 total games)
2006 NFL Draft:
- Kelly Jennings (1st Round, 31st Seattle);
- Rocky McIntosh (2nd Round 35th Washington);
- Sinorice Moss (2nd Round 44th New York Giants); and
- Devin Hester (2nd Round 57th Chicago Bears)
2006: 7-6
2007 NFL Draft:
- Brandon Meriweather (1st Round, 24th New England);
- Jon Beason (1st Round, 25th Carolina); and
- G-Reg drop my drawers let her see my 3rd Leg Olsen (1st Round, 31st Chicago)
2007: 5-7
2008 NFL Draft:
- Kenny Phillips (1st Round, 32nd New York Giants); and
- Calais Campbell (2nd Round, 50th Arizona Cardinals)
2008: 7-6
2009 NFL Draft:
- The first drafted was Spencer Adkins, 5th Round, 175th Atlanta
2009: 9-4
2010 NFL Draft:
- The first drafted was Jimmy Graham, 3rd Round, 9th New Orleans
2010: 7-6
2011 NFL Draft:
- Orlando Franklin (2nd Round, 46th Denver); and
- Brandon Harris (2nd Round, 60th Houston)
2011: 6-6 (no bowl game)
2012 NFL Draft:
- The first drafted was Olivier Vernon, 3rd Round, 72nd Miami
2012: 7-5 (12 total games)
2013 NFL Draft:
- The first drafted was Brandon McGee, 5th Round, 150th St. Louis
2013: 9-4
NFL Draft:
- The first drafted was Brandon Linder, 3rd Round, 93rd Jacksonville
2014: 6-7
NFL Draft:
- Ereck Flowers (1st Round, 9th New York Giants);
- Phillip Dorsett (1st Round, 29th Indianapolis); and
- Denzel Perryman (2nd Round, 48th San Diego);
2015: 8-5
NFL Draft:
- Artie Burns (1st Round, 25th Pittsburgh)
2016: 9-4
NFL Draft:
- David Njoku (1st Round, 29h Cleveland)
2017: 11-3
NFL Draft:
- The first was Chad Thomas, 3rd Round, 67th Cleveland
2018: 7-6
NFL Draft:
- The first was Sheldrick Redwine, 4th Round, 119th Cleveland
I've seen people post about how we "don't have the horses" like we used to have... Is that really true? To me, we have "had the horses" for the most part, but we haven't had the coaching to DEVELOP the horses. You have to feed the horses, train the horses, develop the horses, and get the MOST out of the horses. The horses don't become Kentucky Derby winners on their own, and 4/5 star football players don't just magically develop by themselves. Kyle Wright and Lance Leggett were 5 star recruits. So was Willie Williams. And about 20-30 more the last 10-15 years.
Lot of 4 and 5 star talent have come through the streets of Coral Gables in the last 20 years, and I've seen a lot of what should have been 1st and 2nd round talent leading us to 10+ win seasons fail to get properly developed. I think the top-10 teams each year "have the horses" because they HAVE THE COACHING... Otherwise, what is Dabo doing getting a 10 year $93 million extension... Let's hope our staff can properly DEVELOP who we have here.
1999: 9-4
2000 NFL Draft:
- Bubba Franks (1st Round, 14th Green Bay); and
- Michael Boireau (2nd Round, 56th Minnesota)
2000: 12-1
2001 NFL Draft:
- Dan Morgan (1st Round, 11th Carolina);
- Damione Lewis (1st Round, 12th St. Louis);
- Santana Moss (1st Round, 16th New York Jets); and
- Reggie Wayne (1st Round, 30th - Indianapolis)
2001: 13-0
2002 NFL Draft:
- Bryant McKinnie (1st Round, 7th Minnesota);
- Jeremy Shockey (1st Round, 14th New York Giants);
- Phillip Buchanon (1st Round, 17th Oakland);
- Ed Reed (1st Round, 24th Baltimore); and
- Mike Rumph (1st Round, 27th San Francisco)
2002: 12-1
2003 NFL Draft:
- Andre Johnson (1st Round, 3rd Houston);
- Jerome McDougal (1st Round, 15th Philly);
- Willis McGahee (1st Round, 23rd Buffalo); and
- William Joseph (1st Round, 25th New York Giants)
2003: 11-2
2004 NFL Draft:
- Sean Taylor RIP (1st Round, 5th Washington);
- Kellen Winslow Jr. (1st Round, 6th Cleveland);
- Jon Vilma (1st Round, 12th New York Jets);
- D.J. Williams (1st Round,17th Denver);
- Vernon Carey (1st Round, 19th Miami); and
- Vince Wilfork (1st Round, 21st New England)
2004: 9-3 (12 total games)
2005 NFL Draft:
- Antrel Rolle (1st Round, 8th Arizona); and
- Roscoe Parish (2nd Round, 55th Buffalo)
*** Frank Gore went 1st in the 3rd Round at 65th to San Francisco
2005: 9-3 (12 total games)
2006 NFL Draft:
- Kelly Jennings (1st Round, 31st Seattle);
- Rocky McIntosh (2nd Round 35th Washington);
- Sinorice Moss (2nd Round 44th New York Giants); and
- Devin Hester (2nd Round 57th Chicago Bears)
2006: 7-6
2007 NFL Draft:
- Brandon Meriweather (1st Round, 24th New England);
- Jon Beason (1st Round, 25th Carolina); and
- G-Reg drop my drawers let her see my 3rd Leg Olsen (1st Round, 31st Chicago)
2007: 5-7
2008 NFL Draft:
- Kenny Phillips (1st Round, 32nd New York Giants); and
- Calais Campbell (2nd Round, 50th Arizona Cardinals)
2008: 7-6
2009 NFL Draft:
- The first drafted was Spencer Adkins, 5th Round, 175th Atlanta
2009: 9-4
2010 NFL Draft:
- The first drafted was Jimmy Graham, 3rd Round, 9th New Orleans
2010: 7-6
2011 NFL Draft:
- Orlando Franklin (2nd Round, 46th Denver); and
- Brandon Harris (2nd Round, 60th Houston)
2011: 6-6 (no bowl game)
2012 NFL Draft:
- The first drafted was Olivier Vernon, 3rd Round, 72nd Miami
2012: 7-5 (12 total games)
2013 NFL Draft:
- The first drafted was Brandon McGee, 5th Round, 150th St. Louis
2013: 9-4
NFL Draft:
- The first drafted was Brandon Linder, 3rd Round, 93rd Jacksonville
2014: 6-7
NFL Draft:
- Ereck Flowers (1st Round, 9th New York Giants);
- Phillip Dorsett (1st Round, 29th Indianapolis); and
- Denzel Perryman (2nd Round, 48th San Diego);
2015: 8-5
NFL Draft:
- Artie Burns (1st Round, 25th Pittsburgh)
2016: 9-4
NFL Draft:
- David Njoku (1st Round, 29h Cleveland)
2017: 11-3
NFL Draft:
- The first was Chad Thomas, 3rd Round, 67th Cleveland
2018: 7-6
NFL Draft:
- The first was Sheldrick Redwine, 4th Round, 119th Cleveland
