New Age- My Fan Origin
My fan origin starts with my father and his part of the story influences all of the rest. My father was raised in a time when the NFL wasn’t nearly as popular and baseball was still king. His grandfather loved the Reds and didn’t watch that other stuff. He preferred football and has always considered Shula the greatest coach ever (he is). He would watch football whenever given the chance but only one game a week because there were more important things to do than just watch TV.
He transferred his allegiance when Shula went to Miami. Those early years were amazing and I wish I had seen some of those games (thanks for letting me relive them OD!) After high school, my dad experienced a bit of wanderlust and decided to explore Florida for a few weeks with his younger brother. They saved up a few weeks of pay and were off. It was an awesome experience for both guys but after 3 weeks…they ran out of money and headed back home to West Virginia. Several years later, he met my mom and they moved to Ormond Beach, Fl. It was a rough but magical time for them but they moved back to care for their parents and grandparents four years later…with two boys in tow. It was a tough decision but they missed their family. Many summers during my early years included trips back to visit where I was born. It’s sad to see the Florida of the 70s and 80s disappear so completely. It was definitely a different place back then.
I can’t remember my first games as a Dolphins fan but I was always one because my dad raised me as a fan. My earliest Dolphins memories are some of the best though. The early 80s teams were very good and as I got older, Marino was a weekly addiction. We were always ‘in the hunt’ and no one had a better QB during the 80s and 90s.
My dad hasn’t seriously watched the Dolphins in 15 years. They are not the preferred weekly choice in our Virginia market, Marino and Shula retired, and he just doesn’t have as much fun watching this team without his kids. He also really enjoys the atmosphere of college football. As a Hokies fan, his taste in college ball seriously diverges from mine but we will always have the same pro team. I’m hoping that we will soon be able to watch a SB together and be cheering for the same team in it…the Dolphins. Let’s hope Hickey, Ross, and Philbin can get us there sooner than later.
Finsmob Unleashed 
finfanrob says:
March 9, 2015 at 12:07 pm
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mind you my biggest point was needing way more then just suh. but replacing the whole wr staff or close to it, is no way a good thing. no matter the reason or who is to blame.
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Same as replacing an entire OL unit or i should say even more so. We had to do that too, but who on that OL was worth keeping? We were replacing those WR’s regardless of Suh, and it may be a bad idea, but keeping Tanny’s go to guy, and giving him better weapons through draft to me doesn’t seem like a mistake. It seems like replacing inefficient with potential. We will see how it turns out but i think thats a parallel topic with the Suh signing, as they are independent of one another.
so basically if you dont like every move the fins make that makes you negative. hmmmm of well, guess i will be negative then
me too.
I think prejudging all moves as if they will turn out bad is a bit negative. If you are looking at past moves and judging those, that seems normal. There are lots of moves made by the team i dont like, but they are moves that didnt work out lol. I didnt know Mike Wallace debacle would happen, and though i thought i would have rather had Jennings, and the amount we paid for Wallace was too high, stil it was the decision made by the team and i was hopeful it worked out.
IF philbin couldn’t handle wallace do you think he can handle suh? this is train wreck in the making IMO.
I really want Kevin White, and the fact that I’ve heard we have interest in Cooper or Strong makes me think even more that White is the guy. Suh would like Kevin White.
I’d trade up for the one we want unless the cost is just too high.
I feel the same way. We’re obviously not going about this patiently, we’re in it to win it, so get the guy you really want, as long as you don’t have to move up too far.
D
i agree they are separate. didnt mean to indicate that signing suh had an effect on the wr’s. i dont pay close enough attention to know if it does. all i really meant is signing someone like suh doesnt do much for me when there are so many other problems and now they are going to have a lot of money tied up the next few years in one guy. and pretty much the history of big time FA’s is they usually are never worth the money
Oh this good fan/bad fan thing is fucking old. Can someone point me to a post where someone said your opinion means you’re a bad fan?
There’s always a hint of it, just like there’s always a hint of patient and homer in some other comments
No doubt- but some would have you believe it only goes one way.
Are you saying that is not the implication some are making; that questioning what the team does somehow makes them poor fans? Personally, I don’t give a shit, as it is just a blog about football and not something important like a blog about music or politics.
Oddly enough, I never did say “bad fan”.
..or Chemtrails.
Brandon Fields is gonna be cut?!? Sorry Stanger!!! 😦
Yeah, Stanger is under 24 hour surveillance for the time being
LoL
Don’t count out Brandon yet. He’s just like his cousin Jason. You think he’s done but then……
Pretty conflicted with this move. On one hand we get a guy I think is elite and probably the best at his position. He’s young, entering his prime, and should continue to play at an elite level for the duration of his contact. I’d prefer he was an edge guy like Watt where more game changing plays can be made, but Sapp seemed to dominate on the inside when he was at his peak and I think Suh might be an even better player than Sapp. Suh probably elevates our D back to a top 5 unit if we can get the secondary taken care of. Our LBs can focus more on coverage and should have to worry about second level blocking much less. I think the Lazor offense might be Kelly-like in it’s ability to put up 23-25 ppg regardless of elite talent and if the defense can get back to sub 20 ppg we are a playoff team next year.
On the other hand…. the room for error is very small now. We have to hit on an above average % of draft picks, we have to develop and start plenty of younger guys, and we’d better stay healthy. Suh is unpredictable and I’m not sure if he’ll be a great leader. Is Tannehill ready to lead the offense? We aren’t getting it from our coach, that much is for certain. The team will figure out a way to make the cap work and it should be relatively easy this year. If we don’t find young, cheap talent and develop it well the next few years could be pretty ugly. It’s also going to be difficult to retain our good young players beyond their rookie deals.
So I love the move as a short term shot at a SB run the next year or two. I hate that we aren’t one of the few organizations that have a proven system in place to manage the cap/roster and be competitive every year. I hate that we don’t have an elite HC. I’m praying that Tannehill keeps growing and can turn into the franchise QB we dream of. Given the situation, I can’t think of a better idea than Suh. Gives us a legit reason to believe this year and I guess that’s all you can ask for.
PS. My sympathies to Stanger. John Denney never gets mentioned around here. Maybe he’s a good candidate to replace your homeboy Fields?
Well said drg. Pretty much 20/20 with how I feel. I do love the thought of Suh, especially think I think pressure up the middle disrupts a QB play to play more than an edge rusher does (even if the DE might get more sacks)…….but it comes at a price in terms of what you can do elsewhere.
And Fields ain’t gone yet……….not till he actually inks on with another team.
Boulder, Philbin not being able to handle Wallace is a made up thing by fans like you and nothing more. Just saying it doesn’t make it true. Wallace can’t handle Wallace and that’s where it ends.
yea its made up.
Right now I’m really rooting for a trade down. Tend to do that most years, but now we have to plan for a future that has both Suh and Tanny under big contracts. The more starters we have under rookie contracts the better.
Would love one of you mocksters who ends up with 12 picks in the 2nd and 3rd round to be running the phones on draft day.
Great job New Age by the way….love seeing how everyone became a fan.
BoulderPhinfan says:
March 9, 2015 at 12:24 pm
IF philbin couldn’t handle wallace do you think he can handle suh? this is train wreck in the making IMO.
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Wallace brings negativity to the locker room. He openly complains about the playcalling and not getting the ball more. He doesnt pay attention in WR meetings. He doesnt show up for voluntary team building/player organized things. He sets himself apart from his team and only cares about Mike Wallace. Suh has his anger issues as reported by the different things he has done on the field. He brings a nasty and maybe isnt in full control over it. Inside the locker room though he is reported to be to himself and comes in and does his job and puts in a lot of work honing his craft. That isnt the same type of person and one is a lot easier to control than the other.
Stanger,
Keep hope alive!
Good point about Suh and if there’s one thing that Tommy doesn’t like it’s pressure up the middle. That’s the best way to disrupt the patsies offense.
Tim,
I think it’s pretty well proven Philbin can’t deal with strong personalities.
I was never a fan of the Wallace signing and don’t think he’s all that, but it’s in both sides best interest to make it work this season. I don’t understand the whining and bitching from Wallace. He’s making huge money in a great market and putting up numbers similar to his career averages. Is all this over not getting an extra couple of deep ball attempts? Stupid.
no this is just made up by fans. Its not philbins fault one bit LOL.
Agree to disagree.
bad weather here in S. Texas… internet was uncooperative on a day I thought I’d get to chat finally. Hope this goes through.
Alright.. I’m back in business. 🙂
If CavalierKong has a relative on the Dolphins: Ndama Kong… but he is NO cavalier, that’s for sure. 🙂
DRG your point about little margin for error i think is spot on. You are right, because we have multiple needs and we are making such a large investment in one, we do have little error for how things turn out in the others, and we kind of do have to hit a home run with this one. Thats where i think most differ. Im less worried about the homerun of this selection. It does mean we are going to need some guys to step up at other spots, but i think they are primed to. We also need to hit homeruns with our first three picks this years draft, but again, there is a lot of talent so i think thats a possibility too. I am definately taking an optimistic view of this situation, but i dont see at this point who anyone could see this as anything worse than 50/50, and those are generally the odds you face every year with.
DRG, Suh will put Wallace in place.
Trypod
I hear there will be a rendition of SUHdenly this Thursday
Now that is a great song!
If we signed Suh and drafts Kevin White this offseason, I might eat my own chorizo
TMI
I don’t think anyone is a good or bad fan
I just think you are shitty humans
🙂
People who don’t like Philbin blame him for every thing a grown man does in his life. Have at it but just because you believe it doesn’t make it true.
The good fan/bad fan thing is still fuckin old and also exaggerated but have at that too, just because you think that also doesn’t make it true. It’s a sensitivity thing.
When someone makes a post like this guy and that guy are fuckin idiots and they suck etc. and someone disagrees with it, of course you’re going to get different opinions. Not sure why that automatically becomes good fan/bad fan but whatever. It could just be that two people think the other is wrong.
Could be- more than likely, one of them is a bad fan, though. The one that questions the team is where I put my money.
Why should it matter if someone challenges your fandom anyway? it doesn’t make them right. You already know what kind of fan you are. It’s not like it stops you from doing anything.
This sounds familiar.. oh, wait- I kinda said this same thing around 12:30.
Id consider feeding Wallace to Suh, especially if the cap break for “player being consumed by another” is better than it is to cut him.
LMAO!!!!
I also don’t think Wallace has a strong personality. I think he just happens to be selfish and a bit of a whiny bitch. A shitty attitude doesn’t mean a strong personality. Ray Lewis had a strong personality who challenged his entire team and worked harder than everyone else.
so DRG likes the move but doesnt like the move. guess the makes him a Sybil fan
None of this really matters if we do not win…
Yes we have gotten the top FA the last 3 years and paid A LOT OF MONEY and no playoffs….so to me it’s playoffs or bust this year enough of the b.s. JUST WIN DAMMIT!!
I read where the nfl is pissed about all the contract info getting out before the signing period starts. Apparently, some people/teams are going to get fined.
Yeah that’s what they should be worried about. Making horrible calls in games should be secondary. LOL
I understand why they’re pissed, but they might want to address that at the summer meetings.
Thanks everyone for the kind words.
gigi
you are wrong young lady. winning isnt important just as long as it is a close game and they gave it a good try.
And we win the offseason.
I disagree that the Suh deal has blown the world away. They act like other defenders haven’t been paid huge deals. It’s not like Suh’s deal is twice that of the other top defenders.
Hey my Porcine friend!
( or one of the admins not a pig )
This is a perfect time for that Pole thingy you got up near the top!
New Age
Nice write!
the thing is i havent read one person on here who says they hate the move. that it is a bad move. i think most have just said it is great they got a very talented guy but they team needs so much more then just him and hope they can still afford the other fixes.
Gigi, if this team doesn’t become a playoff team now and in the next few years and maybe make a run at the big game, everything we’ve done the last few years failed.
I know some of you wonder why I can be so excited about a high priced FA coming in to play on this team with other needs.
It’s very simple IMO, the most important position on offense to me is the QB and the most important position on D for me is the DT position. When you start a team from scratch, you do so with each respective position on both sides.
FFR,
A great DL makes everyone else behind them look good. Never happens the other way around.
Our D is instantly better and it was needed.
I think we all have Dolphins PTSD. We expect for something bad to happen. I think this signing was awesome myself. Clay isn’t worth $8 per year and I dont really think he is worth 7. Maybe if he had started more than one season out of four, I would think different. He’s coming off an injury plagued year. Talk about possible fools gold. Or we could mention the giant contract for an injury plagued LT last year that most were on board for(me included).
You have to find ways to get better. This team was awful by the end last year. To see an average backup like Geno Smith torch our defense was horrible. Now, we actually have a run defense if the other guys can just help Suh. He’s that good. He will make the entire defense better. No team doesn’t have holes. No team is perfect. We won’t be perfect this year but we getting another game changer on D. Grimes, Wake, and now Suh. We have a great draft position and the ability to get a game changing WR early.
Hell, one of the best things about Suh is that we will finally know who is a decent OL player and who isn’t. This guy will abuse average and he will make our OL better just by practicing against them. I dont know of as more violent guy on the DL. That’s exactly what we need
Meant that Clay had started in every game.
this team played a lot better defense the beginning of last year than the end. To me that means we had enough talent on defense to be good. They just gave up and stopped playing to their potential. That to me is a leadership issue not a talent issue.
I disagree. I think they were injured all over the place and just couldn’t compete. We also had the same run stopping issues the past two years late on the defense. Just not good enough to last for 16 games.
FFR: lol my bad!! 🙂
Al, that is why QB, DT, pass rushers and LT go top of the draft every year when they’re available.
saw on NFL network they thought Fins should let Clay go (to Buff for example) and instead pursue Julius Thomas.
@ 8Mill probably
@ 6Mill lets talk
I would love for Buff to be hamstrung with almost $20 mill/yr for a RB and TE. Pun intended?
Didn;t Julius Thomas alreadys ign somewhere?
Al
a great secondary makes a d line better. it all goes hand in hand.
Never.
Tim,
Agree with your thoughts on Wallace. I have little patience for him. One of the highest paid WRs in the league and putting up good numbers. Try being a team leader and leave your ego at the door. His behavior isn’t on Philbin.
Regarding Philbin, I don’t blame him for everything. I just don’t think he makes a difference in any dramatic way and I’d like a lot more from my HC. To me, he’s not a players coach, doesn’t motivate the team, isn’t an elite XO guy, and his teams haven’t finished strong. Just about every team “leader” has been shown the door because it seems Philbin doesn’t want to deal with them. I agree that he probably is the fall guy for a lot of things that weren’t his doing, but I would feel better about him if he displayed some skills to offset everything else.
I’m all in on this (potential) Suhgning, and will maintain my happiness until he gets his first Suhspension, where I Suhspect a thorough Suhssing will find him guilty. I put the over/under on his first Suhspension @ 8.5.
Its suhtainly possible
Suhner or later we will see what happens
Mommy’s alright
Daddy’s alright
Suhrender, Suhrender
Son,
You have been on the Suh train from the beginning. I’m jumping onboard. He’s a classic hate him unless he’s on your team guy. Hoping the defense gets a nasty streak and rallies behind him.
FFR,
Way to sum up my rambling novel about Suh in once sentence. I can say I was right no matter what happens and that’s all that matters, right?
Yes sir, I wanted us to move up and draft him. Its kinda of surreal that he will be a Fin. This is definitely jersey time for me. And yes I hope he changes the complexion of our D. No more Vanilla – instead Rocky Road!
New Age, have you forgotten Clay’s 3rd season which was better than last year? He’s been the starter for 2 years.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/14145/charles-clay
Tim, that was the year he was awesome. One year out of four. I’m not trying to downplay him but we have rose colored glasses for some guys because of potential and their story. He hasn’t been a top 5 TE the past 4 years at any point. Even in his best year, he wasn’t top 5 in any of the TE stats that really matter.
Last year he was very productive while banged up with that knee all year. I put a lot of value on that. Some guys don’t play through injuries. He’s also not just a TE. He’s very productive per touch and I would have a high value on him if I was a GM. We don’t have to agree.
I was pointing out his two years of production because I’ve seen people make statements like he’s only done it for one year.
Oh, well I agree with that. He is a very talented player that I don’t want to lose. I just can’t agree that keeping Clay is anywhere near as important to the team as getting Suh. It’s not really even comparable(in my eyes). He also hasn’t yet shown a complete recovery from the injury either.
drg, people can have any opinion they want about anyone like our HC. What I find annoying is people making stuff up because they don’t like him. A lot of that goes on here and they also harp on a couple of things that aren’t a big deal. But to each their own. But don’t make it out to be fact when there is no way to justify that.
I wish there was a way to talk Patrick Willis out of retiring and signing with us. That would be a good signing at a position of high need.
Upon his retirement he will still be property of the niner’s for the term of his contract. He would have to be traded for.
He’d be insane behind Suh.
Right- I’m just thinking he might want out of san fran in which case a trade of some type might get him to stay. Then again, I’m basing that purely on wish, as I have no idea why he is retiring.
Maybe Ross can say a thing or 2 to him
“Rumors” have Julius Thomas negotiating contract details with Jaguars !! Doesn’t he know that Manning restructured with Broncos. LOL
Julius Thomas scares me as a Peyton product.
That is what I think too
I would rather have Clay
Yeah! I OINKED it! So what!
He scares me as well.
Fins 24th vs run… 6th vs pass (duh, cuz everyone could run on us)…. Front Office clearly thinks that Suh is the “missing piece” on a defense that has been borderline great the previous years, only to fall apart due to injuries.
Thought this was a good article on the Suh contact:
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/free-agent-round-up-ndamukong-suh-miami-dolphins/
Grantland = Boston
I find it hard to believe it’s not anti-dolphins
The Jags are loading up, they won’t be a push over any longer. They had a great draft last year too. (ahem, UCF QB, ahem Telvin)
Also would be good behind Suh
Meh…;)
Yes!
I’d rather pay Suh than say a Jay Cutler. People are so outraged by this contract like it’s obscene and hasn’t been seen before. I’ve seen many big contracts go to players and positions that never should have.
Cutler fucking sucks, been saying that for years. I never understood it with him.
I bet the lions would have rather paid Suh than Stafford
His contract isn’t too far off from McCoy who is an inferior(to him) talent. As mentioned in Drg’s article, Watt was hurt by the modern CBA or his would have been comparable(and given later).
Try Pod says:
March 9, 2015 at 1:04 pm
I read where the nfl is pissed about all the contract info getting out before the signing period starts. Apparently, some people/teams are going to get fined.
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SMH, been going on forever but I betcha this will be the year the league comes down hard to set the example and it will be on the Fins.
I’ve been going to badfan-anon for years now but it’s useless. Those circlejerk “therapy” sessions don’t do shit. I still want a playoff team.
Yeah but you likely enjoyed the watercress sandwiches and lemon tea. LOL
Hehe, only reason I’m still going. 🙂
New Age, I can’t compare what Suh could mean to a game compared to Clay. Premier DTs are more worthy than any TE.
Don’t count out Brandon yet. He’s just like his cousin Jason. You think he’s done but then……
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Damnit Stanger, that’s Roy not Jason!
PS….Roy didn’t come back after being impaled on the farm equipment. Bad omen for Fields😂😂😂😂😂
dbolt — my bad, though mask meant Jason, but then I didn’t watch the last 12 installments. Do have a connection to the flick though — one of my old buddies was the original Jason (the kid who grabs the girl at the end of the first one).
That’s pretty cool as he’s still considered an icon for that part.
His movie career lasted all of three seconds on screen, but they were memorable ones.
Rhino,
No relation. I am a 60′ tall hippy ape with a penchant for brunettes. Donkey Kong is just a dick, but I’m glad to see him on our dline. 🙂
yup… I don’t think we’ll see Suh picking up any gum wrappers. LOL (I’m not wailing on Coach… just making a joke) 🙂
LOL
Our new punter
Lunch time, BBL.
bottom line: expensive? yes! BUT, it is worth the gamble.
He also ranks first in guys who stomp on other players, and for direct stomping of nads.
Tom brady’s have been warned
Is historically hard to get an autograph from Suh
This is why:
Pig,
I thought it was pretty fair and brings up some valid criticisms of our roster depth. Still, when you look at the list of All Pros and how Suh is the first one ever to become available in FA it’s hard to blame Miami for taking their shot. Barnwell isn’t a Boston guy. I can’t read Simmons whenever he writes about NE though. Homer BS at it’s finest.
NFLTradeRumors.co @nfltrade_rumors 2m2 minutes ago
Vikings Making A “Strong Push” For Free Agent G Clint Boling http://bit.ly/1EvzYdW
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Thats the other FA i wanted to sign. If we somehow landed Suh and Boling i would call that a helluva successful FA year.
“Fields has a 46.8 yards per punt average for his career, fourth all time in the NFL.”
Come’on restructure. You know that is what the Phins are looking for. Omar wouldn’t have been the one to break the news otherwise.
CavalierKong says:
March 9, 2015 at 1:52 pm
SMH, been going on forever but I betcha this will be the year the league comes down hard to set the example and it will be on the Fins.
oh you mean roger will have a reason to suspend him from the get go.
Im not sure the teams are leaking these contracts, i mean what does a team benefit from releasing it, other than maybe a little more interest in their team from other potential FA’s. The people that benefit the most are the agents because they might get someone come up with a bigger number right before deadline.
In case of Dolphins who are likely 1 and done in FA, or very little left to offer other FA’s, what benefit do they have?
I agree — it has to be the agents. And on top of hoping someone swoops in, my guess it is also feeding a bone to their favorite “leakers” in the media. They’ll call in the favor down the road when they have something else they want to get out there.
What’s Suhp guys?
drg
I think what you say about Philbin is pretty accurate. I’m sure I go overboard occasionally, because in my eyes, he’s been given a very long rope. Realistically, in 3 years, he’s already hired and fired his OC and DC, and that’s a lot more rope than many other HC’s get, and all that without producing anything better than average. There certainly isn’t a lot to like about that.
He never fired his DC.
Oh, well maybe he should have.
The Boston Herald reports the Patriots are allowing CB Brandon Browner to “explore his value around the league.”
Monday is the deadline for the Pats to exercise Browner’s $1.9 million team option. If they do, Browner then takes home a $2 million roster bonus on Tuesday.
He’d come with a $4.8 million cap number for 2015, something the Pats want to reduce. It sounds like they’ll cut him loose absent a reduction. Cutting Browner would be a sign the Pats are planning for Darrelle Revis to return for a second season in New England.
Odrick is gonna sign with Jaguars… according to a report
Last report was he was finalized with the Raiders. Perhaps a note of warning in that.
NFL Network is saying the Jags
That was Omar claiming that. He was the originator of that claim.
Why am I not surprised is was Omar?
GDP,
Hi 🙂
I’m Suhp to nothing 🙂 Just got eating a Ndamukong sandwhich and am missing teeth.
Brady will be force fed a buffet supply soon.
Odrick would be wise to sign with the Jags only because his tax filing situation will remain the same, as will his current lifestyle in South Florida :P. The Jags D is actually good as is and he would benefit from it.
GDP, Stephen Paea to the Redskins
GDP,
I have no idea why the Patriots would bother setting the market for Brandon Browner. It’s smart to let other teams decide his value. I watched a few Pats games this year and Browner was consistantly given the Jimmy Wilson treatment by OC and teams around the NFL. Browner also would get flagged repeatedly for interference. His value is already maxamized playing protected in Belichick’s scheme. It’s buyer beware IMO.
Here is some perspective on the Suh signing
On one trotter, it’s a real hefty contract for a non-qb and will affect our cap situation for years
On the other trotter, SUH WILL EAT TOM BRADY’S LIVER!
What about the other 2 trotters?
Dancing after signing Suh
Indeed
Stay thirsty my friends…
LOL 🙂
https://twitter.com/georgextortion/status/575004006650609667
A 67 yard FG in high school ^^^
Be wary of what you do with the cap. Here is why the Lions couldn’t keep Suh this year and we had the chance to get him.
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By converting a big chunk of his salaries for those seasons into bonuses ($8.7 million of his $9.3 million salary in 2012 and $11.5 million of his $12.2 million salary in 2013), the Lions cleared up space under the salary cap. The downside is the money saved on the salary caps those seasons were pushed to the end of Suh’s contract. His salary cap figure for the 2014 season grew to $22.4 million, the largest in the NFL that year, even though his salary was a far-more reasonable $12.6 million.
When a team places a franchise tag on a player, they must either pay him the average of the five highest-paid players at that position or give him a salary that is 20% higher than his salary cap figure from the year before, whichever is higher. Because Suh’s salary cap figure in 2014 was so absurd, the Lions would have been forced to pay him $26.9 million in 2015.
They screwed up by not signing him to an extension.
Only reason they didn’t screw up is if they already knew they couldn’t keep him, but even then they could have set him for the franchise tag for one year or even two.
lol at you guys that think suh is going to smack brady around. let suh come any where close to an illegal hit on brady and he will be suspended. hell roger may suspend him in the middle of the game. but you all keep think i am joking. anything close and suh is suspended
I just hope that Suh plays at the same level he always has, or better. Hopefully, the rest of the defense feeds off his intensity. That’s what we need to happen.
AbSUHlutely
Son, thanks for the Stephen Paea update, he was my fallback option @ DT.
Benjamin Allbright @AllbrightNFL · 2h 2 hours ago
Can confirm #Rams have “upped their offer” for Foles from what they floated in January, do not know specifics of that offer or current one.
Sounds better than the friggin Jets getting him or Bills.
Al, I agree Suh better be eating Brady’s lunch. A big push from the DL is the prescribed formula the Giants used twice to beat the Pasts.
I knew we were trying to build that here and many thought we has that in our Dl along with Kacy Rodgers. But Odrick & Starks seemed to fall short or were schemed wrongly, thus the ends didn’t fare as well either.
No more excuses now! If they can’t make it work with Suh then Coyle & Philbin should be sent packing!!!
Amen. We will really see if Coyle uses his fearsome front aggressively or backpedals to a 3 man rush on 3rd and longs as he did last season. He’s out the door if he uses the latter.
Dbolt,
Speaking of Benjamin Allbright on Twitter, he posted this yesterday LOL
https://twitter.com/AllbrightNFL/status/574788347492593664?lang=en
LMFAO. It honestly never stops with that retard. He’s that guy who is still failing 3rd grade academics, but claims he’s smarter than a nuclear physicist
Jaguars agreed to terms with DL Jared Odrick on a deal worth $7 million per season.
The cap-rich Jaguars add Odrick to a free-agency haul that already includes Julius Thomas and Jermey Parnell. It’s an underrated signing, as 27-year-old Odrick can step in as a 307-pound “big” defensive end for Gus Bradley. Odrick will likely play three technique until Sen’Derrick Marks (ACL) returns. Odrick posted 16.5 sacks over the last four years for the Dolphins, showing an ability to push the pocket from the interior while also playing at a plus level against the run.
NFL.com
Push the pocket where, 3″? lol. 1 sack from the inside, c’mon!
Watch him do better under Bradley than he did here.
Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley
I’ll take Cryptic Tweets for 400, Alex. RT @_RMatthews: Please take the leash off this dog
Is that our Rishard?
Correct.
Stanger, the Lions offered him not much less than us. If they signed him to an extension a couple of years ago when they realized what they had, they probably keep him cheaper than what we just paid him or what they offered him.
I think they offered like $12 million less, and that doesn’t even take into account the state tax issue. Could very well have been a face saving offer.
And for sure, extension would have kept him in the fold and for less. They did what they did instead. Their mistake, but then we don’t know if Suh was ameanable either. For all we know he was just waiting out his rookie contract to move elsewhere and his agent made it happen.
I heard they pissed him off in contract negotiations a year or two ago.
GDP
Odrick WILL do better with JAX, especially once he goes back to DE. That’s where he’s most valuable.
stangerx says:
March 9, 2015 at 2:59 pm
Only reason they didn’t screw up is if they already knew they couldn’t keep him, but even then they could have set him for the franchise tag for one year or even two.
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The escalators were negotiated by the players union for a reason. It forces an employer to commit to a long term contract rather than play around with 1 year deals (deferral attempts).
The franchise tag really is designed as a 1 year holdover with some teams carrying a player on it for consecutive years (Miami did that with Soliai I believe) if it’s reasonable.
For sure, but in their case they would have been able to put up with escaltors except for the fact their restructures pushed his cap hit so high. Getting him for the average of the top 5 at his position would have been a bargain.
GDP, all I can get out of Rishard is that he thinks he’s ready for a bigger role. Which may be possible. Other than that I have no clue what the hell he is talking about.
Nothing wrong with that. He’s got to prove it on the field, and in the meetings, that he’s serious, and ready to do that
Dude wants a starting role. Hope all our back-ups do.
Agree with Hartline/Gibson out the door.
I think he wants to be a big part of the O. Last thing he’d want is to get cut from his job when he recently found out his GF is pregnant. I’m hoping this makes him grow up.
Wow- sure hope it’s his!
LOL moment of the day for me
Matt Miller @nfldraftscout 2m2 minutes ago
Weaping for humanity. RT @sportingnews: Stephen A. Smith suggests racial motives could be behind Chip Kelly’s roster moves
Hmmm, explains the Riley Cooper love.
Thats Stephan A’s bag….he is always pulling race into shit.
LOL, oh brother!
When people of color bring up stuff like this it makes me wonder if racial issues are behind their comments.
Bellicheat is racist & hates fat people based on his move to not bring back Wilfork.
I hope the teammates that are closest top Clay, like Tannehill are in his ear telling him to stay put and sign the tag.
GDP,
I think many of us agree that Odrick is best suited as a 3-4 DE. He should do better in Jags system IMO (as you stated too).
Yes, but he’s also got the size to play inside with the right line calls.
Miami Dolphins Buzz @dolphinsbuzztap 19m19 minutes ago
http://thephinsider.com >> Jared Odrick agrees to terms with Jacksonville Jaguars; Will be big loss for Dolphins http://buzztap.com/-64Lo5o
Miami Dolphins Buzz @dolphinsbuzztap 37m37 minutes ago
http://miamidolphins.com >> REPORTS: Dolphins To Release Brandon Fields http://buzztap.com/-5WE45K
Things I won’t miss from Jared Odrick…
THe infamous 3rd down spin move 5 steps into his pass rush which causes him to either fall down and give the QB a clear view of the field or spin himself in the wrong direction and get cleared out for the QB to run or pass right down the middle.
LOL.
With Fields cut, im going back to adding Christy with a 7th round pick lol.
Field is not cut. And even if he is he can still come back. Don’t make me buy a new jersey prematurely.
GDP, I’ll say this on Clay’s behalf. I wouldn’t blame him one bit if he took the biggest deal he could get. He wasn’t one of the privledged ones coming out as you might recall he went to work between the draft and training camp because he needed the money and that was only a few short years ago. Of course I hope we keep him but the shelf life is short for these guys.
Was mowing lawns during the lockout. I appreciate Clay the player & more importantly the person. If he gets a huge contract and we don’t match I understand it from both sides. I Wish nothing but the best for him.
IMO, there has been a significant amount of history where white people drove the divide between the races, but to me in past few years it has very significantly shift to blacks doing the driving. Thats not so say there arent shithead ractist whites out there but there seems to be more jumping on the race bandwagon by the black community, specifically leaders of that community in recent events.