Path to HOF: Jimmy Johnson, Jason Taylor, Zach Thomas

The 1990s and early 2000s didn't bring the Miami Dolphins any championships but they did bring great moments.

Those moments obviously include the 1996 and '97 draft when then-coach and general manager Jimmy Johnson selected Zach Thomas in the fifth round of the '96 draft and one year later selected Jason Taylor in the third round.

Tonight, all three of those men -- Johnson, Taylor and Thomas -- are among the 94 players and coaches who comprise the list of Modern-Era Nominees for the Hall of Fame Class of 2017.

Johnson, who coached the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl titles and later coached the Dolphins from 1996 to 1999, has been a semifinalist and considered for induction by the 46-member…