I’ve travelled the universe and been to many of the largest galaxies known to aliens. Giant galaxies with huge planets which pull hundreds of moons around themselves. Eye opening to say the least. To be honest though, some of the greatest treasures in the Universe can be found on the smallest parcel of land on the smallest star in the smallest galaxy. Football isn’t much different. Every once in a while a small school prospect stands out. In this case, David Johnson of Northern Iowa.
What’s the first thing Earthlings say when they look at a small school prospect? Can he compete at the next level? The disparity between his puny conference and the NFL is too great a leap. Can he take the physicality of the NFL? Well in Johnson’s case one of his best performances was against a big school in a big time conference. Against Iowa, David Johnson had one of his best performances compiling over 230 total yards – most of them receiving yards when his team was trailing.
If that stat isn’t a dead give away to this running back’s talents, let me make it clear to you. He is an excellent receiving threat out of the backfield. Most Dolfans can remember watching Tony Nathan or Terry Kirby. Well, maybe David Johnson is the next great receiving running back for the Dolphins!
What is unique about Johnson is that not only is he a great receiving back, he is a big back. The 6’3 225 lbs back had 17 TDs on the ground in 2014 for Northern Iowa. That might be the perfect compliment to Lamar Miller. A big back who can be an asset in the passing game and in the red zone.
He was extremely productive in his four years at Northern Iowa. Johnson was the second leading receiver on the team and had over 500 yards receiving in 2014. He carried the ball 866 and rushed for almost 4900 yards in his college career. I guess the coaches there knew what they had and used him a lot.
Johnson had a pretty good combine, so people are really starting to notice him. He ran the 40 yard dash in 4.50 and posted a vertical jump over 41 inches! And I’m sure I don‘t have to say it, but he caught the ball well in the catching drills as well. It’s not a surprise that some experts are comparing Johnson to last year’s premier receiving back in the draft, Charles Sims. If I was going to compare Johnson to an Alien Weapon of Destruction, I would compare Johnson to the Puutonian Tractor Beam. It catches everything!
Watch him in a action in this clip Earthlings!
Finsmob Unleashed 
No WR free agents
Cobb is overrated anyway
And he will be overpaid wherever he goes
Suh is going to be looking for BIG money, like close to 6-7 years $100M. The Lions have also said they’re not letting him get away.
They won’t franchise him
So they need to sign him fast
I feel bad for the team that gives him 15m a year
They made it clear to other teams, you’re not getting him and they will franchise him if they can’t sign him long-term. Suh has told people close to him he’s done in Detroit so unless they pay him top dollar and he accepts a long deal for big money, they’ll keep him around with the franchise tag. That’s their only leverage.
Piggy – I agree no big name WR FA’s. Let’s just draft what we need. No overpaying for FA WR’s.
Elite WRs don’t hit the market
Cobb is not an upper tier receiver this league
Landry is probably better
We can draft our own cobbs
I lean the way of no big time FA WRs too. In fact I’d prefer to go solid across the board with proven players but not ‘elite’ players. Try to find those in the draft.
Target another Gibson type 3 years $11M, preferably more size and/or speed (Crabtree), and re-sign Clay to his market, and you helped the team without going bonkers over spending. Clay is a proven playmaker. Then draft a quality WR you expect to be part of the offense, not a project.
i say pick up starter for OL in FA then in draft draft OL again in 1st then receiver in second.Now if the defensive player of DE/OLB is there then we have to give the defense a impact
Agree on an FA OL……and I’d go big on that. Talking Franklin or Iupati. After we free up cap room, add in a solid starting WR as well. Then in the first grab a WR or DT and fill in the one you didn’t take in the 2nd or 3rd with an ILB in the other round. We got enough on roster to fill the other G spot.
GOOD NEWS FROM BOCA RATON: FAU won both ends of today’s double header against Monmouth University (of New Jersey) by scores of 11-0 and 9-0. FAU totalled 29 runs in sweeping the 3-game series, upping their record to 9-2. After playing 2 games against North Florida early this week, the Owls will take on another New Jersey school, Rutgers, in a 3-game series.
Tim,
No way I want Crabtree on this team.
Think there is no way they go from Wallace to Crabtree……and don’t even think about both.
How was the cruise? And what stops? With your brood I’m thinking Mickey Mouse may have been involved.
Lol! Not this time with Mickey, but definitely in the future! We took the NCL Breakaway out of NYC. Weather sucked, but we had a great time in spite of it. How was Park City?
Not saying Crabtree replaces Wallace, he replaces Hartline/Gibson. I’m still considering Wallace on the other side and Landry inside until we know otherwise. Then we draft a WR we expect to play, preferably a big WR who can make plays, not just a keep the chains moving guy.
If we release Wallace, we’ll draft two WRs.
Oddly my weather sucked too. Been one of the worst Rocky winters in years……but I was still hitting the slopes for the first time in over a decade, and was pleased.
So take it you made it down to the Bahamas?
Tim,
Also, the Lions won’t be tagging Suh unless they are POSITVE they can parlay that into a long term deal. His tag number is over $26 million.
Just going by what the Lions said. The CBA really messed the system up. It’s crazy.
Why are you so down on Crabtree as a middle of the road WR?
I don’t know if you remember me talking about it, but my brother is a Noner seasson ticket holder. Crabtree is a bit of a diva. Remember he held out 6 or 8 game in his rookie season becasue of contract demands. I just don’t think he’s even close to worth it.
Niner season
I think we will sign a guard in FA but not the top guy. We’ll find a ZBS fit who has some experience and proven ability. The same at DT. That at least fortifies the lines a little bit. I think we do the same at WR and DB, maybe even LB. I can see Turner, Thomas, Smith, Johnson, Francis, Tripp, Taylor and Aikens definitely in the mix to start this year, or play significantly.
So the draft may not have to be as dire need as we think. Follow your board and take the BPAs at need who rank properly.
I’m fine with that. We have three former first round picks on the OL, and two are making big money. You can have the cream of the crop at every position. It’s really important that Turner develops into a dependable starter next season, and we get a good OL in FA or the 2nd or 3rd round (Marpet?) as well.
can’t have- my typing is horrible tonight!
I hope for GDP’s sake it’s Clint Boling. He actually does seem like a good fit here.
Tim,
Crabtree is not going to be happy being the #3 WR.
He would be one of 3 in our 3 WR spread offense.
Wallace/Rookie
Landry
Crabtree
I’m not signing him to big time money like he’s our savior. In his 7th season I consider him a good option as a possession guy on the outside.
I hear you Tim, but trust me, we don’t want him anywhere near this team.
Brian
Thanks for reminding everyone about Crabtree
He definitively has a diva rep
And he is not a lockerroom leader or notable hard worker
We want to get rid of some one like Wallace and bring in some one like Crabtree
Well that makes as much sense as getting rid of Marshall and then bring in Wallace
Crabtree had on field issues with Vernon Davis when the 49ers were coached by harbaugh
And in terms of his play
He really doesn’t do anything exceptionally well and just completely disappears for games
I don’t real care much for Crabtree
Exactly. At least Wallace puts up some numbers.
Stanger,
One stop in Port Canaveral- went on an airboat ride, my son held a baby alligator and an albino python, and I held a Capuchin monkey. We had to skip one stop in the Bahamas because the tenders weren’t going to be able to dock as a result of the waves. We spent an extra half day in Nassau, which would have been great if not for the driving rain/wind on the first day, and the high winds the second. They said it was the coldest it’s been there in ten years this time of year.
Glad you had a good time despite the weather. Capuchins are those little guys that are always in movies, right?
Yes. They are really cute. It’s been on my bucket list to hold one. Check!
Just in case you missed that it was the scene of a now infamous crime — I got married in Nassau. And after the wedding won the dance contest at Senior Frogs (but believe me that was more comedy than skill).
Sounds like a good trip though. My advice would be to hit a plane next time. Even better to catch a cruise out of San Juan. Even out of FL it’s two days to hit a real stop. Every day out of Puerto Rico and you don’t have to hit the rocky part going over the Gulfstream/Northern current border.
Lol! I remember that now! The no flying thing with three kids was very appealing. We probably wouldn’t have made it out Saturday AM with the weather we had too. You are right though- the ship was rocking pretty good the first few nights. The outdoor decks were closed for the first two days becasue of the winds.
Jake Fisher OT Oregon is a guy I’d be interested in for our team. Not sure if he’s a 2nd or 3rd RD pick, but he moves very well. Former TE with good size 6’6″ 306.
He’s projected to go in the 2nd.
That’s the problem, we need like 3 2nd RD picks. A lot of the LB’s, OL, CB’s and S’s are in that 2nd and 3rd RD wheelhouse.
Bri
Do you mean if the ship is a rockin’ don’t come a knockin’?
LMAO! Not with three kids in the room!
They gotta sleep at some point. 😉
Haha! My youngest daughter slept like crap. My wife and I switched rooms every other night so at least one of us could get a good nights rest.
Brian, okay a WR with Crabtree’s skills as a vet to keep the WR core from being too green at a solid cost. LOL
Honestly, I’d rather re-sign Hartline at a lower price if he’s willing. Proceed with caution regarding Crabtree…
Like Hartline. And lots of WRs on the market in the draft. Would easily take him back at a lower price.
Mike,
I feel like that every year; we have so many needs and not enough picks. Except for the year we did and Ireland traded them all away.
That was both infuriating and exciting at the same time. I had such high hopes for Jordan, and we turned that into a big pile of dino droppings.
True. I was livid at the time. Completely justified for now.
I don’t want Crabtree. Not at all, and I especially don’t want to pay free market price for him
I doubt we even have him in for a visit.
Your score is: 5711 (GRADE: A)
Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 14: Ereck Flowers, OT, Miami (Fla.) (B)
Round 2 Pick 15: Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Oklahoma (A)
Round 3 Pick 14: Stephone Anthony, ILB, Clemson (B+)
Round 4 Pick 15: Senquez Golson, CB, Ole Miss (A)
Round 5 Pick 14: Justin Hardy, WR, East Carolina (A)
Round 6 Pick 15: Karlos Williams, RB, Florida State (A-)
Round 7 Pick 15: Derrick Lott, DT, Chattanooga (A)
Cooper, White and Parker were all gone at #14
I’m really hoping we get Kevin White. I think he would be Tannehill’s bestest friend ever. He could help this offense take a step forward.
Me too Mike. I heard Ereck Flowers interviewed on the local ESPN radio show (no-names, but they oddly pull some big time guests) and he is about as humble a person as you can be.
There are so many ways we can help our team, but we must get some impact players, and I think Kevin White is going to be a serious impact player.
But you know what’s going to happen: he’ll be on the board at 14, and we’ll pick an OL.
That could be an exciting duo to watch.
Anyone here watch the series Black Sails?
Watched the first season. Was sorta waiting on the 2nd for the summer (get it on demand).
Never heard of it. I’ve been binge watching Season 3 of House of Cards. It came out on Friday. Awesome show.
No. It looks good, but I don’t have time to invest in another show.
My mom like it
The Dolphins have “internally discussed” free agent CBs Brandon Flowers and Kareem Jackson.
Both Flowers and Jackson serve as outside corners in their base defense and can cover the slot in sub-packages. So it may be telling that these two types of corners are on the Dolphins’ radar. Miami is expected to cut Cortland Finnegan soon, and will be a player on the free agent cornerback market.
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WOW, this is surprising. I think I’d pass on both of these guys. Besides costing too much, both are smallish like Grimes. I want a bigger CB. They do have some flexibility, but I rather see the money spent in the trenches 1st.
Smallish CBs are fine in a zone scheme
They aren’t playing man
Some of my favorite CBs of the draft are smallish
Kevin White would be my dream pick
I would love it if out offseason went a little like this
Sign Iupati
Sign a vet DT
1 Kevin White/Jaelen Strong
2 Denzel Perryman
3 Ifo, Sequez or some other DB even a S
4 another LB or WR
5 another LB or WR whichever we don’t take in 4th
The LB would be an OLB and the WR would be a speed guy like Dorsett or Diggs
6 RB
7 maybe another DB?
I would prefer we use our cap space to get reliable OL and DL and try to find some you playmakers in the draft – difference makers
I don’t get why everyone is so down on Crabtree. He has scored one less TD than Hartline and Gibson combined during the same time span and he would replace both of them at half the cost. Landry replaced Gibson and took away targets from Hartline. So did Clay. I don’t see Crabtree getting big money on the open market. But fine if everyone here thinks he’s a cancer, give me another name.
If we need to sign Crabtree, it’s not to replace Hartline or Gibson it’s to replace Wallace
And Wallace is a better WR than Crabtree
Crabtree has underwhelmed his whole career
I don’t want to get any WR in free agency
We should get playmakers via the draft and spend money in free agency and reliable vets to dominate up front
I think that is a much more successful formula then using free agency to go after playmakers.
Crabtree couldn’t do anything until the Niners got Boldin. Even when they did get Boldin, Boldin was almost always the first target, and Boldin is old now.
Why would he replace Wallace, he’s not the same player? He’s more like Hartline and Gibson in the possession world. I keep hearing you guys says that and I don’t get it. Sign him to man one outside spot, and if we move Wallace the rookie big WR replaces him. Not sure why you guys keep turning this around. Crabtree does not replace Wallace. LOL
Tim, I mentioned Eddie Royal, Hakeem Nicks, & Cecil Shorts the other day.
They could give us good vet leadership, good play & not break the bank like Demaryius Thomas, Dez Bryant, or even Cobb.
I like Black Sails. It’s taking a little long to develop, but I still enjoy it.
He’s a good receiver. 😉
Ehh, what? Soupy Sails was a funny guy. lol
Er, Soupy Sales
Mike E. says:
March 1, 2015 at 7:42 pm
Crabtree couldn’t do anything until the Niners got Boldin. Even when they did get Boldin, Boldin was almost always the first target, and Boldin is old now.
Not true. Go look at the numbers. He had his best years before Boldin, by a lot.
I thought Boldin was there in ’12, it was ’13. Either way, an old Boldin is better than Crabtree. Crabtree is soft, and I never liked his game.
I forgot to mention Leonard Hankerson, he’s just 26, has had poor QB play. He still intrigues me. A lot of guys here liked him out of Miami back when he was drafted by the Skins.
He’s 6’2 211 & could definitely replace Hartline….IMO.
Tim
It’s not a question of who the player is
We really don’t need to use free agency to bring in WRs unless we part ways with Wallace
We can draft a WR
I just hate the idea of shedding salary on our vet WRs just to spend it all over again
Gibson was decent in the system
Hartline has been reliable over the years
So dump them to create sal cap space
Then spend that space in new guys???
I don’t get that
Spend the money to get being talent in
We need to make a run at a player like Iupati – an elite player
Avg players give is avg results
We can surround our high prices guys with young guys
We just have to make sure out high priced are worth the money we spend
Albert is worth the money
I think Pouncey is worth big $
Tanny is
Clay is worth a high salary
Iupati is too – go get Iupati
We can being in young guys at WR, LB and DB and maybe they will be difference makers if we draft well
A guy like Leonard Hankerson isn’t overspending and he can compete for a #2,#3,#4 spot on the roster with Matthews, Hazel, and the WR/s we draft.
No Hankerson would be a good pickup
But we would be asking him to what he has never done
Tim
If we sign Crabtree
And overpay him
Which we will to sign him
The fan base will hate him within a year, just like Wallace
The fan base would be behind Hankerson being from the U! 🙂
They would be begging to get him more playing time…lol
People on twitter are talking about Jerry Maclin
I hate that idea even more than Crabtree or Cobb
Ok, well there you have it Tim, you wanted a name/s besides Crabtree. My .2 cents has been spent. 😉
Mike E. says:
March 1, 2015 at 7:24 pm
Anyone here watch the series Black Sails?
nope but but the series Black Tails is quite fulfilling
I always fall right asleep after I finish…I mean it’s finished
The Flying Pig says:
March 1, 2015 at 7:53 pm
Gibson was decent at dropping passes in the system
there you go piggy, had to fix it for you
The Flying Pig says:
March 1, 2015 at 8:00 pm
I always fall right asleep after I finish…I mean it’s finished
lol. has anyone ever seen the end of a porno?
I give up, lol. I have stated clearly about not overspending at WR in FA, but adding a quality vet who is proven. Then drafting one early (a big playmaking WR), and I feel like I’m getting rebuttals for the opposite. I can’t say it any differently. Over spending for Crabtree? I specifically said not to do that.
Someone else like that then. Not everyone in the NFL costs less than a million a year. You have to pay for talent at some point.
I’m right there with ya. Adding another vet is hedging the risk of just drafting WR’s that may or may not develop as well as take time that Philbin/Hickey may not have.
We have to overspend for most vets
I think that is just the reality
So don’t overspend. I said offer Crabtree Gibson type money. If not him, someone like that who has experience and can be productive so we’re not so green at WR.
Sources tell Metro New York that the Jets will not attempt to re-sign free agent OG Willie Colon.
It’s not a surprise after Colon’s performance fell off a cliff in 2014. He was a major part of the problem on a sub-par Jets offensive line. Turning 32 next month, Colon should not be pursued by other teams as an expected starter.
The Jets are expected to “actively pursue” the free agent guard market.
Orlando Franklin, Clint Boling, and James Carpenter are mentioned as potential targets. Stefen Wisniewski, Justin Blalock, and Todd Herremans are also free agents. The Jets arguably need new starters at both guard spots.
Boooooooooooo
And they have a ton of money to spend
GD, you either protect Tannehill and give him weapons after taking some away, with Clay and Wallace still waiting in the balance, or you play around there which is something I hope we don’t do.
I’m intrigued to see what we do. I think more cuts are coming and the team is being re-tooled and structured. No doubt.
Yeah it’s kinda scary, uncharted waters so to speak with dumping 2 WR’s so far, likely a LB or two as well as DB’s, DT’s & OL.
We got to get better, but that is a lot of changing of the roster for one year.
You kept saying it wasn’t so much bad coaching as it was a void of talent.
So here we go….lol. I hope they get it right!
Go Hickey!
Tim,
I think the overspending point was that typically you overspend in free agency (I get it, you didn’t say overspend). The not wanting Crabtree part, well that pretty much includes everyone here except for you! I’ll take a lot of veteran FA receiviers before I’d even think about bringing him in. Leave Hartline out there for a bit and see if he comes a hell of a lot cheaper.
I’m just saying
If you could turn back the clock and do the offseason of ’13 again
Would you sign Wallace, Hartline and Gibson?
Or would you draft 2 samurais and spend you $ up front
We have the same opportunity now
And Tanny has 2 years more experience
So young WRs are a little less risky
Let’s go draft some playmakers!
Piggy,
I didn’t want Wallace, thought we gave Hartline too much, and liked the Gibson signing. Landry made him expendable the second he was drafted. I think this may be the year we draft a WR in the 1st again, depending who is left on the board. Cleveland at 12 scares me a bit.
Fucking browns!
Lol! I’m hoping they are stupid enough to wait until 19 to try to grab one.