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How many of those players sat behind a legit starter?? Crowder is a starter, Roth will be this year Daniels was a starter his first season, but a high ankle sprain kept him out of the lineup last year. Miami didn't resign Vets like Carter because even though he produced he wasn't worth what he was making and Roth really came on last year. Jason Allen was abused by Saban as were most of our secondary he's schemes were just to complicated. Will Allen is in the prime of his career and had one of the best seasons he's had as a pro last year and how old is Harrison?? Allen has a lot of years left in him.
30 isn't old man, it's the prime of a football players career, if Jason Taylor or Zach Thomas were falling off, you would have a point, but you're trying to make an issue out of age when the players you're talking about are the best in the NFL. No matter who's behind them their youth can't make up for the talent JT and ZT have, so what does it matter their age. Miami is making plans to replace those players through the draft and have drafted youth. You have youngger players behind your veterans, but they won't replace the experience and talent of the veterans on your team.....but the youth is there.
Most of Miami's secondary is under 30, we may have an older front 7 but they are also one of the most talented front 7's and you Pat fans make an issue out of the Dolphins age and every year we have a better D. You make way to much out of the age of players. If they can play they can play, age is just an excuse for fans like you to criticize when you can't knock there performance.
The Dolphins had a better D last year? The Pats had a better defense last year. The Pats gave up 14.8 PPG (2nd in the NFL) and th Dolphins gave up 17.7 PPG (5th). The Patriots had 32 takeaways last year compared to the Dolphins 26. New England allowed the other team convert third downs 35.9% of the time and Miami allowed it 38.0% of the time. Yes, Miami did give up 10 less yards per game last year which in the league's stupid offensive and defensive ranking it makes them a better defense, but in reality the Pats had the better defense.
As for the look at the people in front of them excuse. If these young guys were so go, why would they bring back aged guys like Holiday, Carter, and Traylor to start. The Pats aren't afraid to let many of their older players go and replace them with younger guys. We dumped Traylor two years ago and you still have him starting.