So many possibilities exist, because despite all the prognostications, no one really knows how things are going to shake out on draft day, which incidentally, is only 1 week away! 7 days folks, and ALL the First-Pick and Fanspeak mock drafts will disappear, at least for a few months until we start them all over again. We’re hardcore fans, we can’t help it!
What I’m going to do is give you all a look at how our draft appears to be shaping up and who seems to be popping up the most for us at #13 . I could go further, as 7 RD mock drafts are more commonplace, especially this late in the game, but I think it gets silly to try and determine all 7 RD’s, so we’ll just look at the 1st RD.
With the 13th pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins select . . .
I’ll start with NFL.com . . .
RB Ezekiel Elliott – TWICE
DE Shaq Lawson
CB Eli Apple
DE Kevin Dodd
CB William Jackson III
NFLDraftscout (CBS)
LB Darron Lee – TWICE
CB William Jackson III
DE Kevin Dodd
DE Shaq Lawson
Walter Football
CB Eli Apple
OT Jack Conklin
Drafttek
CB Mackensie Alexander
Draftsite
CB Eli Apple
GBN Draft Report
LB Darron Lee
Draft Countdown
RB Ezekiel Elliott
Mel Kiper Jr.
LB Darron Lee
Todd McShay
DE Shaq Lawson
Draft King
RB Ezekiel Elliott
Draft Daddy
Vernon Hargeaves III
Ourlads
RB Ezekiel Elliott
Draft Ace
CB Eli Apple
Draft Breakdown
OT Ronnie Stanley
CB William Jackson III
Draft Insiders
DE Shaq Lawson
Optimum Scouting
CB Vernon Hargreaves III
Draft Wire
CB Vernon Hargreaves III
NFL’s Future
CB William Jackson III
NFL Mock
CB Eli Apple
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According to all the mock drafts I have listed above, this is how it all stacks up.
It’s pretty obvious that most of the people who put in some time think we’re drafting a CB. Although the vote is somewhat split among 3 players, Eli Apple, William Jackson III and Vernon Hargreaves III or Mackensie Alexander, the majority of selections were us taking a CB. The winner, by just 1, and of course, there are literally thousands of mocks, which kind of made this exercise futile, but, I did it so, the winner is . . .
Ohio State CB – Eli Apple 6’1″ 199
Wait!!!! What’s this???? It’s a TIE???? Yes, it’s a tie!!!! After tabulating all the selections, it seems as if we have a tie between Ohio St. CB Eli Apple and Ohio St. RB Ezekiel Elliott!
Ohio State RB – Ezekiel Elliott 6’0″ 225
Ohio State CB – Eli Apple
Ohio State RB – Ezekiel Elliott
LB Darron Lee, CB William Jackson III and DE Shaq Lawson get honorable mention falling just one shy with 4 selections.
I can’t believe the draft is just a week away people. The draft is something I always look forward to, and yet somehow, get disappointed how it turns out. Let’s hope we get what we need, and give our new Head Coach Adam Gase the right tools to work with. No question we’re short on CB’s, so there is little doubt we will be selecting one early, if not necessarily 1st. I think we might take two CB’s, but we’ll see how it turns out.
Are we done tinkering with the O-line? Do we have our starting OG’s in house? I don’t think so, so I expect at least one early pick on an OL, maybe an OG, or an OT who will be moving to OG. We need a youth infusion at DE as well, so I won’t be shocked if we go DE early either. I feel like we need a solid LB, but we did trade for Alonso, and Jenkins should round back into form, which leaves Misi. We know what Misi can give us, but I want better. We also have to hope Alonso can regain his rookie form, when he was a dominant player. I’m leery counting on him, but it seems like the team isn’t.
We have 8 total picks at the moment . . .
#13, #42, #73, 107, #147, #186, #227 and #231. Do we finish the draft with 8 picks, or less, or maybe more? Tune in next Thursday, and find out.
Finsmob Unleashed 
Nice article Mike.
If Miami does go BPA based on their board, none of our opinions matter, and it’s a player outside of corner then I’d expect CB to be taken much later in the draft & Miami will push to lock up Hall after the draft.
And if Miami doesn’t go BPA, they our opinions do matter? I wasn’t notified by the team of this, how do I get my pick in 😛
DraftSite has Apple too. There’s your tie breaker.
Boo what a shit pick he’d be.
Wouldn’t be my favorite. With that said he is unquestionably the best press guy out of the top corners and is very physical. My issues with him is he’s late coming out of his breaks, play awareness, & even though he’s physical as hell taking on blockers including OL he sucks at tackling.
I’d take mystery apple before eli apple.
i wonder what alonso stats were when he had his rookie season.Did he play his rookie season when the Bills NT Williams had over 100 tackles. I think he led all DL in tackles that yr and he was top 10 of all defensive players that yr also.That info would probably give us a good indication of the type of player we are getting.
Anyone here think we have a legit shot, or are even pursuing Josh Norman?
to me my personal opion is leave him alone and draft a CB early if not the 1st round. Salary cap issues can arise if he is just a system player.
Son
I listed Draftsite’s pick of Eli Apple and that selection was tabulated. I don’t get to use the word tabulated very often, so I’m going to milk it for what it’s worth.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolphins_in_depth/2016/04/the-miami-dolphins-are-indeed-interested-in-unrestricted-free-agent-cornerback-josh-norman-and-are-according-to-the-charlott.html
I saw this article…..just don’t see this happening. Like I said I think Hall is the vet that ends up on the team if CB isn’t our first pick.
Leon Hall is pretty much a nickel corner though, right?
Pretty much, but he could possibly still kick outside.
I would be pretty up set if Eli Apple was our pick
Good stuff mike e
Piggy Kiper approves
Mike,
They could also sign The Populator of Worlds….Antonio Cromartie on a low risk contract if need be.
LOL @ “populator of the worlds”
Good stuff, Mike. I’m getting the feeling that fans dislike more prospects than they like. So it’s setting up nicely for a bitch fest with whoever we pick. LOL
That does seem pretty likely. In the small sampling I posted above, there were 10 different players mocked to us. While CB is a definite need, we can go just about any direction at #13, including moving up or back.
The good thing is we know for sure 2 QB’s will taken before us, which moves a position player to us.
So what you’re saying is we’re really picking at #11. 🙂
Yup!
We should come up with a top 11 list to get a feel for who we could end up with.
I don’t think anyone would question Tunsil and Ramsey at the top
Agreed. The concerns about Jack’s knee clouds things a bit but I’m pretty sure he along with Bosa and Stanley would be somewhere in the next 3-4 picks along with Buckner who is always listed pretty high.
I think this guy is a major ass but we should do whatever we can do to sign Josh Norman
Then when we do you can say we overpaid.
SB
I think signing Norman would give us a pretty solid CB tandem, and of course, would give us the flexibility to get better somewhere else. You know I’m not a fan of big spending, but with the shortage of talent we’ve left ourselves with at CB, I’m willing to do that.
I’m not, but that’s not what my post was about anyway.
Oh? What was it then? I missed the hidden message . . .
I could be wrong, but Norman is one of the better CB’s in the league right now, and he just turned 28, so I’d expect he’d have at least 3 good seasons left. In today’s NFL, you need 3 good starters, and then at least 2 quality depth guys at CB. We have 1 starter, and then a bunch of ??? in Taylor, McCain, Lippett, Ekpre-Olomu. If we don’t sign Norman, which is probably the way it will go, we need to draft at least 2 CB’s, and 1 very early, and another not too late. Or, sign a free agent later on. Do you disagree?
Tim
Tunsil, Ramsey, Buckner, Bosa, Jack, Elliott, Hargreaves, Stanley. After that, it gets a little cloudy.
You sure Hargreaves goes that early? Some question his size/speed ratio.
Nope, not sure of anything, but I thought he would be the first CB off the board.
NIce write Mike E — Amazing we could get almost as many players mocked to us as there are picks ahead of us when we pick that early.
I’ll bet you Ross is hoping for Ezekiel…..that would sell tickets even if CB might make more sense, but then we could double down on that.
It is strange. The opinions are all over the place on the top 50 players.
Josh Norman is a shut down corner. Hard to over pay one of those
If people argue we overpaid Suh
people will argue we overpaid Norman
Suh is a better football player than Norman
I’m not saying we should not sign him
I’m just saying fans can’t have it both ways
So this weird, really good song is playing now on my iPod. Any of you guys ever hear of the song “When I’m Dreaming”? There is no artist listed . . .
You serious, Clark? 😉
Yeah man, I’ve had it on my iPod since I got it. I like it.
Two guys delivered some furniture to us yesterday. The younger one’s name was Clark. At one point I said “You serious Clark”…..and he had no idea what I meant and that’s his name. We are getting old.
I finally checked out that show “Vinyl” on HBO. I totally dig it, and my wife likes it too. Another show to entertain us. GOT is coming this weekend, which will replace Black Sails, because that just finished up a week or so ago.
The only shows I watch are GOT and The Walking Dead
Its sort of a relief when there is a break between the 2 shows and its not football season
All the sudden I can use Sunday to get things done
I like it too because of the historical story line even though it’s not all factual. But I will say it sort of flat lined for me even though I still enjoy it. Bobby Cannavale is very good in it.
Mike, do you know the artist who wrote and performs “When I’m Dreaming”?
Stanger, if you wanted to upgrade to Vacation 2016 you could have told Clark he’s a piece of ass. LOL
Josh Norman would be a nice signing
I really don’t want to cut guys (like Wake) to sign him
Norman had a great year last year
but its not like his entire career has been pro bowl level
The best thing Norman could have done for himself is to stay with the Panthers
but I applaud the guy and his agent for trying to capitalize on his great year
He really should go to a team with a ton of cap room bc its going to be a big cap hit
But if you have the room of a tea like the 49ers or Jaguars it doesn’t really set you back, you can still be players
We have enough cap room to sign him
but its just enough, and it will lead to wiggling other contracts around
it can work for us
and he would fill a big hole
but its a little tight and I’m not going to blame the team for not getting into that sweepstakes and relying on the draft to add players
If we signed Norman
You can bet
the first time he gives up a long pass, and he will
the guy gets crucified by the fans
Just like Suh did for the poor run defense.
People really have to pick a direction and stick with it
Isnt; this year the year we don’t have any big signings
Norman is a good CB
but every year there is a good __________
1 player doesn’t solve all of our problems
its a combo of players, coaching, a system, etc that’s gets us where we want
but I do think have blue chip players (like Suh) are foundational pieces
I think calling Norman a blue chip player is a bit of a stretch even though he is a top CB int he league right now
Mike E. says:
April 21, 2016 at 9:39 am (Edit)
Tim
Tunsil, Ramsey, Buckner, Bosa, Jack, Elliott, Hargreaves, Stanley. After that, it gets a little cloudy.
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I pretty much think this is accurate
If you add the 2 Qbs that go 1 and 2
that is 10 players
Which means some of the players we can really use might go off the board right before we pick
If you add Shaq Lawson who is probably the #1 guy in the cloudy category you are 11 picks in
and then 3 guys jump out at me as the BPA
Conklin, Lee and Ragland
You can make an argument for Treadwell, Rankins, Robinson, Floyd being the next guys up
I don’t think any of them are really good picks for us
but arguably Floyd might be
but Treadwell, Rankins and Robinson seem like really bad picks for us
and then there are 3 CBs I think different people have different opinions of
Jackson, Apple and Alexander
and any of the three can go top 10 or can go after we pick
I kinda think the draft is going to be painful to watch
We might watch players who we can really use go off the board immediately before we pick
And that is tough when you traded down
I don’t see Norman in a hurry to sign with the 49’ers, Bucs, or Jaguars. None of those teams have been contenders for years.
He really should’ve been more patient with Carolina.
He wasn’t impatient
the Carolina rescinded their offer to him
He had big demands
they decided not to do it
the only thing he could have done differently I sign his franchise tender
locking the panthers into the frnachise tag when they placed it on him
but really the lost patience was on the side of the panthers – who just decided his demands were too high for them to keep negotiating
he will probably get the money he wants on the open market
it won’t be from a contender though
Right, I meant he should have not came at them with a $15M demand, and been patient in the process, sign the tender, and let them iron out the new deal later.
Tim
I thought I went to the Jets game with that artist
🙂 I wasn’t sure if you were showing your age or being sarcastic. LOL
LOL
Piggy
Agree with the one player doesn’t solve everything. That much is very true. The thing is, I didn’t think we were especially deficient at DT when we signed Suh. Hard to argue that we’re not extremely deficient at CB though. I thought Suh was a luxury signing, whereas Norman fits a real need.
I thought Suh was a
“we build around this guy” signing for a team who didn’t have players that were at that level
I think Norman would be a signing to fit a need
but I don’t think its the same category of player
He definitely fits a need
I’m not a big spending money hater
I just really prefer you spend that money on special players you didn’t have a shot to draft rather than filling needs
I am fine using free agency to fill needs
but those should be modest signings unless the player is special
But I’m hesitant to spend the big money out of desperation to fill a need
Its not that I think Josh Norman is bad
I think he is one of the top CB in the game right now
but I do question the longevity of his play at that level
and his ability to play at that level in a different system
I hear that. All valid points
Maybe something like this.
1. LA – Wentz
2. PHI – Goff
3. SD – Tunsil
4. DAL – Ramsey
5. JAC – Bosa
6. BAL – Stanley
7. SF – Lynch
8. CLE – Elliot
9. TB – Hargreaves
10. NYG – Jack
11. CHI – Rankins
12. NO – Lawson
13 MIA – ?
Piggy:
I would rather overpay for a CB than a DT and it won’t be anywhere as the same ballpark as to what we payed Suh
Obviously — he would improve the team and man would it free us up in the draft. Are we really ready for another big name big contract though? We have two heavy long-term contracts already. And not like we are doing the push for a ring.
That is overempshasis on the position IMO
Its one thing to decrease the value of RB or increase the value of QB based on positional value
and maybe LT and pass rusher are premier positions as well
but when you get into CB vs DT the difference is pretty slim
we can argue OG v C and one is probably more valauable than the other
but its marginal
I’m not sure that I agree that CB is more valuable than DT
An elite DT can change everything about the way defense is played up front
but I would probably pay a lot for a player like Joe Haden
its not the position – its the player, who I think is special
He doesn’t get the attention of a Norman
but he’s been doing it longer and more consistently than Norman
and will probably (Piggy prediction only) do it longer than Norman
That’s a foundational kind of player like Suh is
he just happens to play for a team that poops on its foundation – just like Suh currently does
😦
“We have enough cap room to sign him
but its just enough, and it will lead to wiggling other contracts around
it can work for us
and he would fill a big hole”
Pig — we absolutely could sign him. A big plus is that he is 28. So he has window. And he absolutely fits need.
My give minus on him is that the Panthers let him go. Maybe they couldn’t get the long-term redo done, but they still could have had him for another year and they are obvious contenders. Yeah he might have been disgruntled, but he also would have been playing in a year where it was all about his next contract too. If anything have learned that shows up on the field more than anything.
I read the team realized a long-term deal wasn’t going to get done so they decided to move on.
His 30 is probably worse than the average pro bowlers 30
Just one pig’s opinion
He is in his prime right now
That is true
I’m not sure his prime has a whole lot of time left on it
Ross wants to win now and has told management to be bold, think outside the box and make big moves if you have to.
Fans too often wear flip flops. Find that hidden message Mike E. Lol
Would expect NO to take a CB vs a DE. Their secondary was shredded every game last year.
No pass rush. That comes first and Lawson is BPA IMO.
the entire defense was pretty bad
I suggested a QB the other day to bring up behind Brees
but they could easily be a bad team next year unless their defense got better fast
so I do think DB and DL is big time int he cards for them
Yeah I agree GDP
Why not sign a tender when you are on a contender
and maybe you work out the deal later
But I think its a legit gamble
He will be a year older in 2017
and that iron is particularly hot right now
2016 is his window and I think both his agent and him realize that
which kinda brings me full circle to the longevity of his play at the level he played in
I’m wondering if even his agent and Norman realize its kind of a right now sort of thing
Won’t everyone be a year older in 2017, or do you have some kind of elixir? LOL
They call me Pigjamin Button
Tim
Ross the team hasn’t approached this offseason in win mode now
I don’t know why you believe that
You don’t let Miller and OV go and take such delight in the comp picks we will recoup if you are in win mode now
that’s not criticism by me
I don’t want WIN NOW mode
but I don’t think we are in
OV is not worth anywhere near what he got and Williams is on a 2 year deal. Miller chose Houston because he believed he has a better chance there to get the touches he’s looking for, it wasn’t about money even though you guys think it was.
We’ll see what mode we’re in, I think we are in win now mode (2 years). That doesn’t mean you have to stock up on a bunch of aging guys. But some of the contracts suggest that and that includes Tannehill.
I don’t disagree on your arguments of why we didn’t sign OV and Miller
But entertaining those arguments is proof that we are not in win mode now
teams in win mode now do not think like that
we might win bc we just have better coaching
but I do not think this offseason has the win mode ring to it
We tried to sign C. J. Anderson. Every move we’ve made has been for starters.
SB
You would have to consider me a flip-flopper in this case, and I get that. I know I made it clear that I want to build through the draft. If I could do a do-over, I wouldn’t have signed Suh, and I would have signed Norman this season as he became available. I still stand by my assertion that Suh was a luxury signing, and Norman would be a need signing. We have nothing at CB but serious question marks after Maxwell.
On the other hand, we can make do drafting a CB early, and then adding another one somewhere in the draft, and then signing a cheaper vet during the 2nd wave of free agency. It’s just that Norman is a quality player at a position of definite need, so I’d make an exception in this case.
That’s a bingo
CB is a position of increasing importance. Last 3 SB teams had an elite CB in Seattle with Sherman, Pats with Revis and Brancos with Talib. All were major reasons why their respective teams won the SB
All true
Think about how much Seattle invested up front. The year they won the super bowl they spend a ton of free agent money on pass rushers. Think about how good that entire secondary is – not just the CB
How about Denver with Von Miller and Ware – they are a lot more valuable to that D than Talib
Revis I think was a difference maker with the Patriots.
I actually think Norman was a difference maker with the Panthers. But I think their front 7 was a much bigger difference maker…those Carolina LBs…all 1sxt round picks….all very very good
but really that defense became able to stop the run when they drafted Star Lotulelei and Kawann Short in the 1st 2 rounds of the draft following the Keuchly draft
Think about the investment in the front 7 Carolina made and the small investment they made in Norman as a 5th round pick
CB and the one we are talking about – Norman was not a difference maker for them
That front 7 is something else
and will probably be great in 2017 again
I think I just argued That Norman was and was not a difference maker….better just stop now
Pass rush too.
Just one thing . . . For everyone saying Suh was a great signing, did he make our defense better? Whether you think he played well as an individual or not, did he transform our defense into a better one?
No but he can’t do that unless he was the last piece to the puzzle and that wasn’t the case. There was a lot of poor play at other positions.
I could argue easily that if we had Josh Norman last season and not Suh, that our defense would have been better.
I’m not so sure about that.
and now Norman is going to make us a better defense?
That is the standard for signings ?
Norman bc a good or bad signing depending on how we play in 2016 after we sign him?
Got a time machine?
It doesn’t have to go too many years into the future – I only need 1 year to examine whether Norman was a good signing or not
we might want to start bulding a team on a philosophy instead of how they played after we signed them, instaead of judging after time travel
I’m not arguing nthat Suh is a good signing
I’m arguing that craziness of arguing he is not and that we should now sign Norman
All this talk about Norman, really shows how bad it hurts when you miss on early draft picks.
Jamar Taylor was a 2013 2nd rd. (54) & Josh Norman was a 2012 5th Rd. (143).
Look who’s getting the huge payday, from Coastal Carolina noless.
CB is important but not pay a premium FA price importance, especially not where we are at with this team.
If we had Josh Norman last year and not Suh
He would have been an annoying wife away from being this offseason’s whipping boy
I disagree. I think Norman would have been better than Grimes, especially more consistent. Grimes seemed run down by the middle of the season.
That is just a little “what have you done lately” for me
in 2014 Grimes was probably playing at a better level than Norman
Sure in 2015 Norman was better – with the Panthers who had everything working like a machine
I wonder, put Grimes on the Panthers in 2015 – how does Grimes perform
to me the writing is on the wall with Norman
All he has to do is get beat a couple of times
and he is a horrible signing
But if he signs this week – “we did it!”
Josh Norman is considered an off man/zone guy, not a press corner.
He’s not a press man. He is a zone corner who does well in press zone.
Right.
Morning folks….interesting thoughts on Josh Norman. For mine let someone else overpay the arrogant prick. Lippett will be better than him very soon. By all means draft a CB but not @13. That belongs to Conklin or Elliot if they are gone the best DE left.
I thought our secondary was awful last year. D-line was anything but dominant.
Piggy re the drop bears from yesterday don’t let the pretty faces fool you ,they’re truly evil critters.
I’m a sucker for a pretty face
Mike the DL was shit, in fact, absolute garbage, no to ways about it. This year I want Phillips to start over Mitchell and we may get somewhere. I confess to not knowing much about Chris Jones we just picked up from the cheats but surely he would be better than Moseley.
Piggy you are a soft touch then.
That’s what the pretty faces like to tell me
trotters like charmin!
Nmandi Asomugha
Is there a prize for rearranging those letters to make the correct name?
1 set of kitty earplugs
I also just screwed up the
“what have you done for me lately” phrase
WTF is “what have you done lately” for me
So your trotters are the secret to a happy love life? That must be what I have been doing wrong for the past 44 years then.
Tim is right above. We’ve all read that Norman played in a off man & zone coverage primarily, but that’s not to say he can’t press & be physical.
You all saw the physical pressure he put on OBJ both on the line as well as off it.
He does show a unique skill set for disrupting the flow of a receivers route.
It’s a fine line there to be aggressive, yet without drawing flags all the time.
Got to irritate that receiver, get into his head some, distract his concentration of him nailing his routes.
Pussy already has the ear plugs. Note the smile on her face.
There were a lot of areas on the team that were shit last year. I so want to put that season behind us and move on. So many things went wrong. Ugh!
There is talent on the DL, at LB and in the secondary. We need to get those players going and add some talent to the mix. Then let’s hope the coaching is on another level.
Nailed it in one Tim. My thoughts exactly.
It tastes like shit doesn’t it? Not that I have ever tasted shit. LOL
Norman is a good player. I doubt we have a realistic shot at him because I do think lots of teams will be bidding for his services, and the price tag will be ridiculous. But regardless, we need to draft a CB in this draft. Our cupboard is pretty bare. We need better talent at the position. I think DL is more important, but you need competent guys at CB. Do we have two competent, solid CBs on our roster? And, I wouldn’t expect any CB we have a shot at drafting to come in and lock down the position. That just doesn’t happen often at CB unless it’s a Patrick Peterson-type guy….especially if you want them to be press guys.
I still have a guy feeling we could DE in the 1st rd and then address corner in the 2nd or 3rd and maybe then again in the 5th.
I could see a draft like this.
1. DE
2. CB/OG.
3. CB/OG
4. RB
5. CB
GD… would you pay Norman the money he wants, that is the question?
No, I wouldn’t pay him ‘what he wants’, which is said to be north of $14M. But I’d pay him more than Maxwell @ $10.5 making him a top 6 CB pay wise in the NFL.
That is a lot to tie up in 2 CB’s alone…..it will be a tough decision that I’m sure our FO is mulling.
I would pay him more than Maxwell in the blink of an eye
I would have preferred to pay him instead of Maxwell….ooops
and all the ladies blush
sexy legs piggy….for some reason I remember them being much more hairy at the Fest.
You must be Pigscaping these days?
LMAO!!!!
“uwantwat says:
April 21, 2016 at 12:33 pm
Morning folks….”
LOL — wasn’t morning here and like it’s after midnight morning from where typed.
Not sure which one he meant. 🙂
2016 is fucking rough for the music industry. RIP Prince
Yeah I just saw that. RIP
Prince Bandar I was hoping!
RIP Prince the musical legend. Sad day.
Piggy, you have to realize that management and the coaches like Maxwell. Norman also wasn’t available so there really is no point in second guessing or anything like that. We targeted Maxwell and Alonso.
Yeah, at that point Norman had the franchise tag on him. You can’t halt all offseason moves hoping something that rare would occur.
Norman has also only had one real good year. Nobody was talking about him in 2014.
Dolphins Rule All @DolphinsRuleAll 2h2 hours ago
I think if #DolphinsTwitter ever unanimously agrees on anything the fabric of space-time will collapse in on itself & unmake the universe 😂
LOL
Turning big picture — was just telling a fellow Phins phan in the elevator that we have two hefty long-term contracts to deal with and that Gordon would be a third one. How much do we suffer at other positions if we have three?
Would be different if we were in get the ring mode, but we ain’t. At least have to make the playoffs to think that right. You push the envelope just to make them and that is bad planning.
Didn’t check…….but how many Superbowl winners didn’t make the playoffs the year before since they expanded the playoffs? My guess is not many. For me that is the first step to even going there.
Stanger tis my early hours of the morning here. In time you will get used to it.LOL
Love your country and your people btw. Only place I’ve been where I said would just be as happy as here……..and man are the woman good on the eye. Not more stunners but our ten-point scale has the bottom three or four points on the scale cut off your way.
Wow Bowie and now Prince gone too. Hasn’t been a happy year then.
Glen Frey
Merle Haggard
So Prince has passed on.
I wonder if Nelson Prince Rogers will be wearing his little red beret at his funeral?
Legendary artist Prince was found dead at his recording studio in Minnesota early on Thursday, according to a TMZ report. He was 57.
TMZ is reporting seeing some guy with a bucket leaving the scene screaming. ITS TANNY’S FAULT ITS TANNY’S FAULT ITS TANNY’S FAULT
He kicked the bucket. Ba Dum Ching!
To soon!
Diamonds and Pearls. Greatest song ever.
Piggy
You might be right man, I guess we’ll never know. I do know however, that our defense went backward with Suh. Not that it’s his fault, but he didn’t make us better. I thought with Mitchell and Phillips we would have been fine.
I know what your point is an it’s valid but being that it’s done, Suh, Mitchell and Phillips is better than Mitchell, Phillips and some other guy.
RIP you quirky little guy. You made life interesting.
In regards to Prince I remember hearing Purple Rain when I was 4 & he went into his high pitch scream saying a bunch lyrics really fast. I thought he was naming off the lunch meats he hated.
LOL
His music never did anything for me but I respect him as an…
I guess at least he wasn’t rump wrangling children like his counterpart Michael Jackson.
RIP Prince!
uwant, I heard many of the Sheila’s down under are easy, is that true?
I’m just glad it wasn’t Dave Chappelle
Wow, & Chyna of WWE fame died yesterday @ 46….sheesh.
http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/20/chyna-dead-wwe-legend-dies/
Yeah I saw that. She also did porn.
RIP Prince, one of my favorite artists…ever
Never was a huge Prince fan but still sucks that he passed
I always found it interesting how many people I knew who liked all sorts of music liked Prince as well. I never really got it other than some of his really catchy tunes. But no denying his talent.
His father was a pianist and songwriter and his mother was a jazz singer, so there you go.
In some ways he was a point man for those for whose image and bigger than life character worked well for the video image age, which started with MTV. Songs had a catchy pop-like feel to them with a bit of edge now and then……but he the person was bigger than them.
Well said and very true.
every time two celebrities die in a short amount of time I always think the 3rd will be Charlie Sheen
LOL — he’ll out live us all.
Except for Keith Richards who will start a band called The Cockroaches after the end times. LOL
Tim Knight says:
April 21, 2016 at 1:23 pm
uwant, I heard many of the Sheila’s down under are easy, is that true?
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If you have good trotters they are.
LOL
My money is on Robert Downey Jr.
I would have said that a few years ago, but R.D.Jr.seems to have cleaned up his act
I liked Prince. Never bought any of his albums, but liked a bunch of his songs. Really liked the movie Purple Rain too.
Good to hear about RBJ, we all get old and think smarter. Except when it comes to the Phins discussion.
The Flying Pig says:
April 21, 2016 at 1:30 pm
every time two celebrities die in a short amount of time I always think the 3rd will be Charlie Sheen
piggy, charlie sheen died 27 years ago. those are just his nerves twitching that make him look still alive
Sheen i think is patient zero for the upcoming zombie apocalypse. He will probably be at an assisted living facility someone is feeding him apple sause and he accidentally bites them….boom downfall of humaity.
Prince is possibly one of the most talented artist of his era, and he was a very ingenious entertainer and and very smart business man. Not common to have all those in one guy. Like his music or not i think you have to respect the man.
LOL @ Rob – Charlie Sheen has a lot of nerve. His dad had a heart attack during the filming of “Apocalypse Now”.
uwantwat says:
April 21, 2016 at 1:35 pm
My money is on Robert Downey Jr.
so down under is wanting iron man down under.
D says:
April 21, 2016 at 1:45 pm
Sheen i think is patient zero for the upcoming zombie apocalypse. He will probably be at an assisted living facility someone is feeding him apple sause and he accidentally bites them….boom downfall of humaity.
Guess i could at least have tried to clean up my spelling errors in a re-post….ah well fuck it.
I am an iron man!
that avi doesnt make it look like you were turned to steel in a great magnetic field….
Supposedly 9 teams showing interest in Norman. We are one of them but according to NFL Radio the leading contender is the 49ers.
For all those that say Norman is a zone cover guy watch the Giants – Panthers game last year and how he handled Beckham essentially one on one coverage.
He got into OBJ’s head big time
More than that he was on his hip pocket almost all game long.
It’s pretty well known that’s how the Panthers play. They play a lot of Cover 2. He plays the same coverage Grimes did. He played off quite a bit against Beckham.
Goodnight folks bed time for me.
D
Iron Man was my favorite comic book character, and I feel the need to point out that was NOT how Tony Stark became Iron Man. lol
He was hit with a piece of shrapnel, and it was right near his heart. and he created a power source that kept his heart going should the shrapnel move into his heart. He then created the Iron suit to protect himself.
True story?
Oh im really familiar with the comic book Iron Man, mine was lyrics from Iron Man the Black Sabbath song.
Ahh, silly me! 🙂
Tim
That was the real origin of the character Iron Man, yes. It was in the war, he stepped on a mine, and a piece of shrapnel went into his chest dangerously close to his heart.
Yes, it’s also true that he was my favorite character, I used to draw him all the time. I actually had the #1 issue, but like a stupid kid that I was, I didn’t take good care of it. It would have been worth a lot right now.
They held pretty close to that witht he film version, just a higher level of technology in how he got the shrapnel. Its modernized but still pretty close to the original story.
I had X-Men from about 1-10, but i have 0 clue where they are anymore. They didnt come with me when i left from home and i dont know what my parents may have done with them. Had a butt ton of those Superman Doomsday, death of superman issues too. Gi-Joe, Transformers, lots of different marvel comics. Maybe i should take a shot at finding them to pass on to my kids or something.
I loved Iron Man, Spider Man, the Hulk, and the Fantastic Four. Those were my faves. I also had a Marvel Origin Book, which also went missing. I love that book. Not only could I not find it in my house, I can’t find it anywhere on the web either to buy it.
I think Norman is a press-zone CB, and thats better for us than a straight cover 2/tampa 2 guy. I do think he has good recovery skills and coverage, he and hargreaves are a lot alike, Hargreaves will just be about 20mil less. My issue with Norman isnt if he is suited for our defense, its that i think the 20mil a year kinda deal i have heard he is looking for is rediculous. Id pay 12-13, but then you have to realize even at 13 we would then have around 30mil invested in our secondary and another 45-50 on our DL. Thats a ton of money. We cant have high priced vets at every single spot we do need to draft to have some of those spots covered with a smaller dollar-sign. I think Norman is just out of our range of what we can afford to put into it.
If he’s looking for $20M per, he won’t find that here, no shot.
I think 20 may have been an early rumor im seeing a few of them now saying he is looking for 16, which i also think is too high. We have 19 in cap space and still have a rookie class to consider.
Damn it looks like the Detah of Superman issue i have several of are going for 75-95$ these days.
Mike, that’s why I said above that missing on 2nd rd picks like Jamar Taylor really sets you back as a franchise. We also missed on Will Davis a 4th rd.
Let’s hope these late round CB’s we drafted under a GM not named Jeffro will begin to show some worth.
Plus we need to hit on a CB somewhere in the top 3 round this year.