This new virus I am developing is going to be so hard to stop.
It’s not the biggest virus I’ve made to destroy a planetary population. It’s not the fastest spreading either. But its really hard to stop. I’m gonna call it the “Shifty Virus”.
Kinda reminds me of a shifty running back from UCLA
Paul Perkins was a very productive back for the
Bruins in his time at UCLA.
In fact, the undersized back won the 2015 Doak Walker Award given to the nation’s best running back.
I’m guessing the voters noted his 14 rushing touchdowns in 2015. Or maybe they even considered his career 29 rushing touchdowns.
But Perkins was not used solely as a, rusher at UCLA. He also had 3 career receiving touchdowns, gathering more than 2o catches over the last 3 seasons and gaining more than 200 receiving yards each of those three seasons.
Perkins looks like a good fit for this Dolphin’s offense since he can run and catch.
But his pass blocking leads a little bit to be desired.
Maybe he should take pointers from his father, “Bruce” who played fullback in the NFL or his uncle Don, who played 8 seasons with the Cowboys.
But don’t pay too much attention to the blocking, he’s undersized and he can learn.
Instead, take a look at his rushing stats. 1343 yards in 2015 and 1575 in 2014.
How did Perkins get those yards?
Well, the 210 pounder did not run through people and his 4.56 40 speed isn’t blazing by NFL standards.
But a jump cut here – a change in direction there.
This guy is shifty. You might see a few defenders lose their shoes trying to stop him.
Which reminds me of a certain virus I’m making to destroy a species.
If Paul Perkins was an alien weapon of destruction he would be “Wedge’s Prototype #453 Killing virus a/k/a the Shifty Virus”
Check out is highlights here:
Finsmob Unleashed 
If 3 QB’s go before we pick, some player we really want should be there. Not sure that 3 go early, but SF or CLE may go QB, as well as the Rams and Eagles
Page turn bitches!!! Woo hoo!
It was good to have GOT back. I hate waiting for each episode though, that sucks.
1 is the loneliest number
It’s the saddest experience
According to miamidolphins.com, our best 10th RD draft pick all-time was . . .
C Mark Dennard (1979)
Tomorrow, RD 9 – Stay tuned!
What if we trade sideways?
I know who the best 7th rounder was
I know who David thinks was the best 8th RD pick
You don’t say. LOL
Sideways – Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
Speaking of Giamatti, anyone here watch “Billions”?
I have an idea who our 9th should be.
Vern?
Bruce Hardy was also solid, but I’d have to go Vern
I forgot he was a 9th, I was gonna go with Jeff Cross but Vern lead the great teams in sacks 4 times so it’s got to be him.
We already traded sideways
Jeff Cross was also a good choice, but I agree, it has to be Den Herder.
I was just looking at our 1997 draft. It reminds me of one of those ridiculous fanspeak or first pick drafts, with four 3rd RD picks, two 5th RD picks, and four 6th RD picks. lol
Why isn’t anybody cutting and pasting the stupid Twitter posts about our practice today? Best 10th round draft pick? Really? The fins are on the field! But not Suh or Jones (who is rumored to be unhappy with his contract. ) Misi is also Misi ng
Where did everyone go fo r an hour?
LMAO!!!!
For Rock
Steve,
what you’re saying is the other teams need help in other areas just like we do and Elliot isn’t good enough for them and we need help in all those same areas but we should take him. Sound logic.
Lou, teams overdraft and underdraft every year. Was Aaron Rodgers not elite because he went 24th?
Dallas Thomas was at rest during the 16 games he played last season
Here you go Tannahaters
You finally have an option! 😉
Cue Lou in 3…2….1….
it says he’s already the highest paid safety in the league. And he wants more? he’s good but he’s the one that signed the contract.
In an interview with the Dan Patrick Show, Ezekiel Elliott said the Bears are in love with him.
Picking at No. 11 overall, the Bears are an under-the-radar landing spot for Elliott. Jeremy Langford appears poised to take over the starting role following the departure of Matt Forte, but Chicago showed they were interested in adding to their backfield by pursuing C.J. Anderson in free agency. The Dolphins are reportedly considering trading up to land Elliott, and the Bears could be the team they feel they need to jump in order to get their guy.
Great, now Reshad Jones is unhappy with $28M….lol
He’s signed through 2017 and will make over $8M per year. Sorry Reshad, you’re paid fairly.
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/contracts/strong-safety/
Eric Berry, Earl Thomas and Jairus Byrd are all paid more than Reshad Jones, but he’s 4th on the list.
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/rankings/base/safety/
Rotoworld NFL Draft @Rotoworld_Draft · 9m9 minutes ago
Ezekiel Elliott says Bears love him the most http://tinyurl.com/hk8jcvz
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thank God for that.
So Johnny football got indicted huh? What a waste that dude is.
He was always a punk who has now morphed into a complete idiot.
Chris Perkins @chrisperk 2m2 minutes ago
Cam Wake running sprints w/no noticeable limp. I know it’s (extremely/very) early but he looks good.
Johnny Dickweed
See I’m telling you we will trade back to 8 to grab Zeke. Bookmark it.
If we trade up to get him at #8, does that make him elite? OR, because we did it, that rule goes out the window? 🙂
That’s trade up 😉
I think we may need a DE stud early on.
Wake is still an unknown, and even when back healthy, he’ll likely be a situational pass rusher on 3rd downs I’d think.
So let’s say Mario can be Super again on one side. Who’s gonna create pressure & seal the edge on the other side?
The rest are all question marks, Branch? Fede? McCain? Moore? Laing? Jordan???
Laing is a longshot. Will Jordan be reinstated? Branch’s strength is against the run but he’s not much of a pass rusher. The one thing he does have is the ability to tip or bat the ball down with his length. Fede is looking at a make or break season. If he doesn’t show something this year this could be it for him. The same could be said about Chris McCain. If he doesn’t show up this season he probably won’t be around much longer. How much time will they put into these late rd/udfa’s if they aren’t producing anything? Moore is one guy who’s got a shot at making an impact. He was a pretty good prospect coming out of A&M and if he gets his head on straight he could have a pretty good season. Probably a situational pass rusher at this size. Maybe they envision him as an OLB since he only goes about 257.
I would give Johnny the FF moniker, but Dion FF owns that one at the moment.
If Jones plays this year, and he will, he will have received $21,660,882 of his $28M contract. Only $15M was guaranteed so that should be a plus to him. He also received $5M of it upfront in the form of a signing bonus. So, he’s really got nothing to complain about. Should the Dolphins be looking to extend him?
My ninja skills are elite. Maybe we should trade up for them.
GD, I’ve thought DE quite a bit but we have a lot of DEs on the roster. Not saying don’t draft one but maybe not 1st rd.
So with regards to players teams might draft and who might be available at 13. I think you can count 2, and likely 3 QBs taken. Who they are taken by, is a little bit of a question with regards to the 3rd. Outside chance there are 4 taken, but im going to say probably not likely enough to count on.
I have been scouring the fan pages and rumors for all teams before us and its Goff/Wentz 1 and 2, though there is real disparity between what people think will be the order(order doesnt matter to me for this).
Ramsey given his talent level and Chargers strong need at FS seems to be a lock at 3, though they could take Buckner, also outside chance of Tunsil.
Cowboys are always a wild card because of that crazy ass owner who play GM as he second job, and likes to shock and awe. What i have heard though is they like Zeke a lot and only person they like better is Ramsey, so in my scenario with SD taking Ramsey, they take Zeke.
Jags are confusing just because of the choices they have at this spot. They do seem to be focused on defensive side of the ball, so im thinking its Jack IF they are ok with his medical eval, im still not sure i fully believe the rumors about his knee, but with them taking such a big shot at Vernon and not getting him and any questions on Jack may have them selecting Bosa or Buckner. Bosa despit my personal evaluation of him seems to be the higher rated of the two, so Bosa is my pick for them.
I think Ozzie is a smart man, and i know he likes safer bets, with Tunsil never being a hope before and their severe need at LT, i think Tunsil is now the safest and most likely selection.
SF i think takes the QB, even though he is raw, they really have no one on their current roster with promise for a future and i think Lynch actually represents a guy who, developed correctly, may wind up being the best of this draft.
Cleveland has found itself in a pretty damn good spot, at 8, tons of direction to go in, and outside of doing something incredibly stupid, they should get a winner here. This one is a hard call, because Jack is still on the boards in this scenario, Buckner is, they have an all pro LT but they have been trying to ship him off somewhere all off-season, and Stanley is still there. I think their focus will still be getting better on defense, so im going with Buckner over Jack just because i think as one team passes on him its going to start a fall for the otherwise assured top 5 guy.
Tampa Bay i would have had pegged for a defensive player, their needs are almost mirrors of our own, and while i thought it might be a DE, or a CB for their pick, having Stanley fall to them i think is too much to pass up with a young QB. I think they take Ronnie Stanley at 9.
The Giants filled a lot of holes in FA, spent a lot of money to get a solid CB, they also spend in FA at DE, so im expecting them to either address OL or LB. Again, with Jack there, this low it might be a point at which someone pulls the trigger, depends on how accurate those reports are, Floyd would be a safer option, but they really need to protect Eli better, yeah he gets rid of the ball quick but with as much invested in him as they have i think Conklin is their selection.
Bears have all but said they want Buckner, but with him going to Cleveland in this draft mock, and they have also said they want to address OL, but with all three top OT’s gone, i hate to say it i think they go CB and take Hargreaves.
It probably wouldnt have mattered much though since i am pretty sure with the disaster that the Saints secondary is, Hargreaves likely went to them after if he didn’t go to Chicago. Rumors though are outside of a couple CB’s they really want to get bigger and more dominant up front of their D and really like Rankins. They may take him and then CB in round 2, or its possible they flip it and take Jackson in round 1 and shoot for an instate guy like Vernon Butler in round 2. IMO the smarter move would be CB then DT given the drop off in talent from 1 to 2 at CB vs the very small dropoff in DT.
so
1 Wentz/Goff
2 Goff/Wentz
3 Ramsey
4 Elliott
5 Bosa
6 Tunsil
7 Lynch
8 Buckner
9 Stanley
10 Conklin
11 Hargreaves
12 Jackson 5-2
13 ???
And with the 13th selection in the 2016 NFL draft the Miami Dolphins select….whoooooooa wait a minute we didnt even discuss the possibility of trades….
Im not sure if it makes sense for us to make a trade with someone or just stay put. If we stay put we have Shaq Lawson to really lock down the other side of our DL, a true RDE who is disruptive on passing down and solid at keeping runners from getting outside him. We also have a shot at Kevin Dodd, Robert Nkemdiche, Myles Jack (in this scenario), Reggie Ragland, etc etc. Kepp in mind though what i said about CB and the drop off in talent. Its significant, DE/DT not so much, LB is a decent drop off, but there are till players like Jones, and Brothers, and Wright, etc who might be that special talent guy that just needs to work behind a starter for a year. So to me it makes sense if we arent giving up a lot, to trade up for a CB…
So who is the trade partner, what makes most sense as compensation. In scenario above to get Hargreaves (im assuming he would be the target) we would need to trade up with a team who picks before Chicago. NYG doesnt really make sense since they probably wouldnt want to risk losing out on Conklin to Chicago with the next pick, so it would have to either be a really sweet trade compensation or they stay put. I also think a team like TB would be out if it meant giving up on a guy like Stanley, especially with NYG’s behind them. I think if we have any shot at a trade up it needs to be with a team who probably would be better off with more picks, and still getting someone that significantly helps their defense, and that would be the Browns.
As Tim stated before there is roughly a 250 point difference between 8 and 13, and thats roughly the value of our 3rd round pick. I suggest we send a 3rd round (and potentially a future 3rd (usually equates in value to a at least a half round lower) and our 13 to them for 8th overall and take Hargreaves. Browns take Shaq or Floyd, or even Jack and wind up accomplishing a goal to increase pass rush, or they wind up getting a guy they supposedly really like much lower than anticipated.
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Yes i know, let the comments on what kind of sacrifice of watching your kids grow up was made just to read this…. i know i know.
We’re all dead. Including our kid’s kids.
I was trying to read D’s manifesto but I fell off the 33rd paragraph and I can’t get up.
I thought it was The Gettysburg Address
Andrew Abramson
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@AbramsonPBP
Gase on whether Kiko Alonso can return to rookie form: “It’s tough for me to predict anything. It’s been one day. We’ve had 8 meetings.”
Andrew Abramson @AbramsonPBP 4m4 minutes ago
Gase asked if he’ll be upset if Jones isn’t back for mandatory practices: “I’m not going to get upset at anything right now.”
13: R1P13 DE SHAQ LAWSON, CLEMSON
42: R2P11 S KEANU NEAL, FLORIDA
73: R3P10 RB JORDAN HOWARD, INDIANA
107: R4P9 OLB JAYLON SMITH, NOTRE DAME
147: R5P8 CB JAMES BRADBERRY, SAMFORD
186: R6P11 OT ALEX LEWIS, NEBRASKA
227: R7P6 TE JERELL ADAMS, SOUTH CAROLINA
231: R7P10 CB MORGAN BURNS, KANSAS STATE
me likey
but it would be nice if we drafted a LB who can help in 2016
piggy,
you should put up a poll.
what is harder to scroll past
A) a mike e article
B) a D post.
Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley 3m3 minutes ago
Gase said players like Jamar Taylor will “have a clean slate” under him.
Good, but after all, he’s on his last year of rookie deal. So, it’s now or hit the road jack.
As it should be. There is no allegiance with any players and coaches. They’re all new together and will become a team as they go through the motions.
This is sick!
Nothing there for me.
Tim Knight says:
April 26, 2016 at 12:27 pm
GD, I’ve thought DE quite a bit but we have a lot of DEs on the roster. Not saying don’t draft one but maybe not 1st rd.
Reply
Yeah, I get what you’re saying and have sometimes thought the same. But will the DE’s after the 2st round just be more of the JAG’s we got now? DE is a premier position, finding a top shelf one that can turn games and be effective consistently is a real tough find.
Hope the team gets it right this draft.
How many DEs are real game changers in this draft?
getterdone says:
April 26, 2016 at 1:29 pm
This is sick!
oh come on, i can see the wire
odds the fins winning the super bowl 100-1
odds of landing on D’s post upon the page refreshing: every damn time
Reading D’s post gave a headache. I bet there are more trades done.
D:
You should just write an article for submission LOL
wyoming85 says:
April 26, 2016 at 12:11 pm (Edit)
Chris Perkins @chrisperk 2m2 minutes ago
Cam Wake running sprints w/no noticeable limp. I know it’s (extremely/very) early but he looks good.
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It will be awesome if we have full strength Wake and Mario Williams on the edges together
If its realistic, I would say DE might be on the backburner in favor of LB and other positions
Ken says:
April 26, 2016 at 1:49 pm
D:
You should just write an article for submission LOL
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You get articles from me multiple times daily lol. I almost do them now just to read the comments made about them lol.
When i was posting that one i was like, that would have made a decent pre-draft article, and Uwanr, i doubt there is more than one trade in the top 13 this year, there have already been 2 big trades i dont expect to see many of them at draft day. We may see some after ours, and we may see some before the draft, but i dont think we see a bunch between 1 and our pick on the day of the draft.
Sorry UWant i meant.
🙂
Tim Knight says:
April 26, 2016 at 1:37 pm
How many DEs are real game changers in this draft?
Reply
If we knew that we’d be making Mayock Money!…lol
I think there’s 4, maybe 5. Depends on if they find the right system, stay healthy, and develop.
Lawson is exciting because he’s done great in college & is still just 21. Does he continue to get even better, high ceiling?
Dodd & Ogbah did a lot in limited experience. They both have coveted size for a DE.
Some say Bosa could fall to us…Bullard could be a force too.
After those guys, it get’s a little muddied for me, not that their can’t be a gem in there if used & developed correctly.
I think you have Dodd, Lawson, Buckner (yes as a DE), Bosa, Bullard, Nkemdiche, Flloyd, Spence and Jones, that will hit the ground running. I think Ogbah, Calhoun, Nassib, Tapper and Kaufusi all turn out to be good selections as well and also likely start right away even if it takes them a little to really develop into great players. This really seems like a deep pass rushing draft, some of the guys listed above will also give us DL flexibility as they can line up and put pressure on the QB from most ever spot on the DL.
professorloumiamidolphinsblog says:
April 26, 2016 at 1:28 pm
I thought it was The Gettysburg Address
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I looked it up and my post has more words than that piddly aside notation.
D… I’m watching some Talking Head along with Bill Polian about the tiers of the draft and what could happen. Both seem to think the Bears will make a move to trade up to one of Ramsey, Tunsil, Hargreaves or Zeke. They also think they may trade down.
I basing us trading on Tbaum’s previous form. We will know soon.
Sounds like those ctas really went out on a limb there. Very targeted intel….lol
^those cats^
Btw I agree with Ken you should submit articles along with GDP. Both of you know a lot about these kids.
Thanks, but I know a little about a lot, and a lot about little.
D says:
April 26, 2016 at 2:14 pm
I think you have Dodd, Lawson, Buckner (yes as a DE), Bosa, Bullard, Nkemdiche, Flloyd, Spence and Jones, that will hit the ground running. I think Ogbah, Calhoun, Nassib, Tapper and Kaufusi all turn out to be good selections as well and also likely start right away even if it takes them a little to really develop into great players. This really seems like a deep pass rushing draft, some of the guys listed above will also give us DL flexibility as they can line up and put pressure on the QB from most ever spot on the DL.
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Was a reply to you GDP
Not too far off from my thinking…good reply, and you kept it condensed. Proud of ya! 🙂
Better poll would be, whats a more likely chance, landing on an article written as a reply by me, or dancing leotard men gifs posted by Tim…..
LOL
You’re summoning that gif because you love it. LOL
D:
You would be a great contributing author. You actually have something to say. All I do is get angry
I know there are some good DE prospects in this draft, I was wondering if any of them are really special.
GD…it is my belief these so-called Talking Heads know less than the rabid fans like us. We devour any news that we come across while these flogs listen to the Mando and Kelly of the NFL world. Lazy buggers IMO.
I don’t pay as close attention to talking heads, as I do to my own eye test & research.
Tim…like the LBs they are weak. Lotsa numbers but all have serious flaws.
That’s kind of what this entire draft is, lots of good prospects, not so much team changers.
Tim, I think the Clemson boys can be special. they really set the tone up front for that defense this year. Both players are right in my wheelhouse on size & weight, and both seem to have more than one pass rushing move, good hand technique, balance, power, & good motors.
Bama had no answer for either of them on the national stage.
Bama got lucky on a couple short strikes to a rarely used WR/TE that took it too the house. Not the fault of Shaq or Dodd. Was a great hard fought game.
Ogbah is a little more raw, but I see him quickly following the footsteps of fellow nigerian Ziggy Ansah (they’re damn near clones). whom I wanted over Dion Jordan.
Might have also been the 145 yards and 3 TD’s by Henry….just sayin.
Tim Knight says:
April 26, 2016 at 2:38 pm
I know there are some good DE prospects in this draft, I was wondering if any of them are really special.
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So many variables in what makes a player special vs just having special talent im always nervous to say a person will be great. I have seen tons of players fall significantly below their potential i guess im kinda jaded to ever give a 10 rating, even though i probably give more 9’s than most. All the ones i listed in the first group up there have potential to be special and show that kind of special talent on the first year in the league, the ones in the second grouping i think also could be special level players, but we are talking patience with them getting there.
In particular i think though Dodd has something that i felt i saw from his interviews that seems really special. Confidant kind of calm in him i really though this guy is mentally prepared for the NFL, his adjustment will solely be physical. I think he may wind up being the best of all of them but he also had the least experience of the rest in college so makes it hard to say for sure.
Dolphins second-year CB Tony Lippett has gotten starting reps in voluntary practices.
It doesn’t mean a whole lot this time of year, but the Dolphins have to be open to anything opposite Byron Maxwell. The No. 156 overall pick of last year’s draft, Lippett played 137 competent rookie snaps. The Dolphins still need to be thinking much bigger.
Go #36
Who’s hole did this come from? LOL
Mando…why what’s the problem?
I knew it based on “The Dolphins still need to be thinking much bigger.” As if he knows and they’re not sure. LOL
Ansah was the guy i had for us when we took Jordan, no i had us selecting him at 12 instead of trading up for him, and i wasnt anticipating Detroit taking him when they did, so i wouldnt have gotten him, but he is the 1st round pick i had wanted.
The passing plays to those guys was exactly when i lost interest in Kearse, that and a run play with Henry where Kearse looked like a newborn calf stumbling all over himself trying to tackle him. I dont think that BJ Goodson did a great job that game either, so i think a lot of the confidence people are finding in him now, thinking he is comparable to Ragland in any way is silly. Clemson’s DE were consistantly good, they showed up against the best competition, they are legit. The rest of their defense i dont consider to be that great, Alexander is pretty good but i see him probably even below Burns in my CB rankings. Harlan Miller had he gone against better competition so i could eval them more closely might also rank above Alexander.
Damn, someone should just Cut & Paste one of D’s posts to an “article” I fell asleep reading his 12:36 post and woke up 15 minutes ago and was still scrolling past it!
D, Bama hit the big plays when they needed them, The 95 yd TD return by Drake after Clemson had the a 31-27 lead, the 4th qtr onside kick recovery helped them widen the lead when OJ Howard was uncovered again. But yeah, Henry had a good game and was hard to stop inside the 5 as well.
There wasn’t a lot of good defense played in that game.
Not after halftime no. Clemson actually had more rushing yards & more total yards. But the big plays of the 95 kick return, the onside kick & OJ Howard twice catching the secondary with their pants down did the Tigers in.
Tim Knight says:
April 26, 2016 at 2:44 pm
That’s kind of what this entire draft is, lots of good prospects, not so much team changers.
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I disagree, i think this draft, especially the DL prospects are really good. There are a couple areas that are a little weak. I think CB has a couple to 3 elite guys and then a bunch of could be greats in time.
I think several classes you may be right, there really arent bonafide studs, but overall id compare this draft much more favorably in regards to talent than last years. DL though this year is really stacked with talent.
I’m not saying bad, I don’t see special.
Those DT’s i saw at Senior Bowl looks really impressive to me. I feel confidant about that group and the DE’s
The No. 156 overall pick of last year’s draft, Lippett played 137 competent rookie snaps. The Dolphins still need to be thinking much bigger.
So, how many incompetent rookie snaps did he play?
The rest!
Badabing!
Henry had more rushing yards than Clemson’s entire team. Take away the negative 20 that Coker got for sacks and Bama has more. Clemson’s primary RB had 45 yards total.
Watson pretty much was everything for Clemson. Maybe Browns intend on being awful just one more year to get Watson next year and have the picks this year to set up a team around him.
Why the hell would Omar tweet this to me?
Omar Kelly
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@OmarKelly
I just want you to know I love you, and I’m praying for you.
Rockphin says:
April 26, 2016 at 3:07 pm
Damn, someone should just Cut & Paste one of D’s posts to an “article” I fell asleep reading his 12:36 post and woke up 15 minutes ago and was still scrolling past it!
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So you would read it as an article? lol…. I guess i just have to tagline the heading of the next long post “Article” and it will be all good 🙂
Tim Knight says:
April 26, 2016 at 3:16 pm
I knew it based on “The Dolphins still need to be thinking much bigger.” As if he knows and they’re not sure. LOL
Well c’mon Tim. How could Gase & VJ really know for sure.
Lippett was a 5th rd converted WR as a rookie. You still have to think, yes, we need to get another CB in here just in case this kid doesn’t continue to develop. That’s not rocket science, it’s pretty logical given the circumstances.
We had a poor secondary last year, sans Jones. We dumped our best cover man in Grimes and so far only have Maxwell to replace him. So yeah, we need a potential stud CB from the draft…IMO
I agree and its why i have felt for the entire draft process CB is our biggest concern, Grimes or not, Lippett stepping up or not, we have to make a big move at DB this year in the draft. Quddus MAY be a good addition, he may be the answer to our solution there, however he also may not. Not even a full year of starting experience. We have a bunch of ?’s with our secondary and we need to shoot for confidence in our pick for that position in the draft.
You’re taking it too literal. Armando like Omar speak as if you have to pass their test. LOL
Football Perspective
@fbgchase
If Paxton Lynch turns into Ryan Tannehill, what pick is he worth?
Top 20
21-30
2nd round
3rd+round
The reactions to this post are pretty funny.
Anthony is a bigger homer than I am apparently. LOL
Anthony @PhinsTweets 34m34 minutes ago
@fbgchase what kind of bullshit is this? Why would 3rd round + even be an option? Absolutely disrespectful. Shows you have 0 clue about RT17
Anthony @PhinsTweets 27m27 minutes ago
@_faded_AF_ @fbgchase the choices should be 1st pick, 2nd pick, 3rd pick, or 4th pick. Anything else is irrationally stupid.
Look at me, I’m a Tweeter….woooo
So you would read it as an article? lol…. I guess i just have to tagline the heading of the next long post “Article” and it will be all good:)
I read the whole thing anyway. I just had to take a nap in the middle of it because I’m getting old and don’t have the stamina I used to.
lol
The truth is you guys would be scared to know how much i have typed and then not submitted….
I doubt this year is any different, if he starts he isnt going to finish. I hope though we have someone we draft as a replacement so when it happens they will be ready, or in a more perfect world, they replace him day 1. Misi would be a great backup, he would give us stability in that capacity, but i do not want to depend on him for the entire year this year. Im pretty much in that same boat with Albert too.
I think Lynch has a lot of comparable traits to Tanny. Neither comes/came to the NFL with a lot of time under center at the college level. Neither were refined, lots of raw skills, tons of upside, great athleticism, etc etc. Also i would say that makes him about the same round/level prediction as Tanny which oddly enough would be at 8 with Cleveland who does need a QB, i think he actually goes at 7 though.
Rock, he’s praying for you because you still follow him on twitter….. He knows daily he subjects you to things that could cause eye injury or cause a spontaneous dumb down effect. Its part of the his legal disclaimer so any and all damage can be shown to have come with a warning and by complete accident.
For the Ramsey fans
Lol that article to me is more about the eccentricity of that coo coo septuagenarian.
Talk a bout reliving the glory days over and over again
Oh yeah…Michael Irvin used to fight in practice and I loved it
Michael Irvin used to fart upwind too….are there any prospects in 2016 that fart upwind?
D… I’m now expecting to see a pre draft article from you tomorrow. Tell us how you would approach this draft and who your picks would be. BTW that would include any trades you would make. I’m you will accomodate my request.
Tim, ok I get ya. I don’t try to read into the self aggrandizing of Mando & Omar.
But, yeah, I hope we land a stud CB. When was the last time we actually drafted a solid starting CB?
Sean Smith? Vontae Davis? We shipped both of them off.
Taylor & Will Davis have been failures…the jury is still out on Lippett & Bobbie McCain.
We need to land the right CB early, within the first 3 rounds at the very least…IMO.
Piggy…was Irwin wearing pants?
Yes
Do you remember the assless yellow pants Prince performed in on MTV once?
those are the pants!
This is the type of draft class where I sooo wish we had those 5 picks in the top 80 like Jeffro screwed the pooch on in 2013.
I still can’t get over that….smh!
What
you aren’t happy with Dion Jordan, Jamar Taylor, Dallas Thomas and Will Davis?
You’re crazy
That was a great draft for us
we even managed Caleb Sturgis and Mike Gillesslee in the 5th round
What a freaking great draft for us!
Man that was ages ago. LOL Most of those picks would be gone from the team now anyway. (Jeffro was doing the grocery shopping)
Ages ago? Most of them should still be here on 4 yr rookie deals. are you ok? 🙂
Thankfully it was the nail in Jeffro’s coffin! But we’re still suffering the aftershocks tho….ugh!
Ask him who we should draft.
CEO of PFF?
LOL
Piggy those pants made my wife pant. Night folks I must get to bed.
Go down under & really get the wife panting 😉
G’day my friend.
The Flying Pig says:
April 26, 2016 at 4:20 pm
Yes
Do you remember the assless yellow pants Prince performed in on MTV once?
those are the pants!
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Sadly I remember the assless pants that Fartman wore on MTV awards. Still can’t erase that horror from my mind all these years later.
That’s what I thought of. Don’t remember Prince wearing them.
Fartman was a spoof of Prince
Looks like Thomas and Turner both slimmed up some, look more toned
The Flying Pig says:
April 26, 2016 at 4:22 pm
What
you aren’t happy with Dion Jordan, Jamar Taylor, Dallas Thomas and Will Davis?
You’re crazy
That was a great draft for us
we even managed Caleb Sturgis and Mike Gillesslee in the 5th round
What a freaking great draft for us!
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We gave up on and never really used Gillislee which i think was a mistake. You were either Philbins guy or you were never used even in the situation where the other player wasnt doing anything. Philbin by way of his OC’s really liked banging his head against a wall and also RB’s into defensive lines.
I do however get your point and its a valid one. I really dont know what happened to Sturgis either, he was freaking awesome in college, and rarely with kickers does that not translate into the NFL.
Sturgis was the only draft pick that year that I got right. Correct pick, correct round. I was lambasted for “mocking” a kicker in the 5th instead of just taking a UDFA. He was a VERY good kicker in college and I was excited when we got him. I wanted Dan Carpenter gone so bad! (then of course he played well the next year against us!)
Yeah, big mistake giving up on Gillislee. Bills might make something out of him yet. 🙂
really didn’t need to remember that.
Are those the outfits that make it easier for the gender neutrals?
Prince basically played the role of one his entire career, and maybe he was one.
My brother and I were out riding his motorcycles one time (he had two, one was his ex-wifes) and he laid down his bike doing about 50 MPH and slid about 200 feet on his back. When he stood up he had assless pants too! (not to mention the skinless ass!)
road rass, ouchy
D says:
April 26, 2016 at 3:00 pm (Edit)
Ansah was the guy i had for us when we took Jordan, no i had us selecting him at 12 instead of trading up for him
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I wanted Des Trufant that year. He would be good to have right about now.
Des Trufant was one of my other options for us, i kind of really shifted more to the Ansah camp after senior bowl week, Ansah had everyone really talking about him. Really launched him into the forefront of top 10 pick discussion. Prior to that Trufant was my guy, and yeah it would be nice to have him right now.
Is he even that good?
He’s almost as good as Toaster Strudel!!
Better than strudel, before the icing, after…well its icing of course it makes it better!
Toaster Strudel!!
I think Prince really was on a whole other level in the way he thought about things. I mot saying evloved would be the correct term he just saw things from different angles. To some people it made him strange, because he talked almost in riddles sometime but if you spent time thinking abotu what he said a lot of times you would see it was a really clever way he was making a point. I heard someone say that Prince pushed people to greatness, only wanted those who wanted to be great around him, and the little bit i have seen of him in interviews outside of music i really believe the guy was quietly a really remarkably smart person.
He was against chemtrails, one of the few celebs that spoke out against it and other corruption by the Gov & TPTB.
Trufant has started all 3 years in the league, he is averaging 2 picks a year, and about 15 PD’s, he also is really good in ground game defense, has averaged just a little less than 60 tackles a year over that span too.
He was a talent for sure. I see Fuller as possibly going that same route, where many teams are unsure, but know he has talent.
Tim
He’s (Trufant) a 3 year starter who started every single game since his rookie season. His stats aren’t mind blowing, but I think he’s a good player. Name the last Dolphins CB that did that . . .
I’m not comparing him to anyone. I guess he just has never stood out to me.
I think people get really hung up on picks, and dont put as much weight into PD’s as they should. PD’s show you get your hands on the ball, you keep it from getting completed, the picks can really start happening when you are around the ball like that, might require a small tweak to timing your jump or just getting in the right position prior to playing the route to bait the QB some, but i think PD’s are the corner stone of a good CB and i really look for that stat when i judge a CB.
I agree with the passes defensed. That’s huge. Preventing the other guy from making the catch, however you achieve that without a penalty, is a job well done.
How ’bout just covering, so the receiver isn’t open. That’s what I look at when watching CBs. I don’t want to see a guy that’s always trailing the receiver or is giving too big of a cushion.
Oh snap – Me and D are on the same wavelength big time!
GD i ma hearing people really start to say they think Fuller is going to fully recover from his injury. He would be a pretty good option in the second round, a steal in the third if he drops that far. I think though you still take him with the idea he wont be ready by beginning of the season, so either he’s worth it to wait on or you need to go a different direction.
Word is the med rechecks gave him the green light.
It wound up that year that ATL took 2 CB’s that i liked for us. Robert Alford they took i think in the 3rd round, and after i saw him at Senior Bowl week i really liked him as well. When i shifted from Trufant as our 1st rounder i switched over to Alford as my fallback for CB, and to be honest id be pretty happy having him now as well.
never mind it was the 2nd round they too Alford. We took Taylor and Davis that year i think. I think ATL wins!
Who said anything about picks? I’ve said for a long time that INTs are not indicative of how well a corner is playing.
I was more commenting at Mike who was saying his stats weren’t gaudy, wasn’t directed at you.
Was really arguing anything either, just kinda of backing up his statement that Trufant has been a solid CB over these past 3 years.
Gotcha!
You’d be in the minority on this subject then, because the so called experts don’t see it that way. I agree with you.
Senior Bowl week seems to always really do something for my scouting every year. Sometimes its just solidifying an idea i already generated watching film on a player, sometimes its nice to get to evaluate the personalities of these players get that part of things you cant get from game film, sometimes it opening an eye to a player i might have not considered to be strong enough to really take second or third looks at, either way i have always walked away from that week with someone i really though sold me and so far those guys have panned out pretty consistently.
Or maybe your opinion changes after seeing them in person, like it would on an average chick you dated 😉
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I started to comment, well you are a closet Patriots fan so im sure you will only put forth the effort they let you….i see it now “Dolphins trade pick 13 to the Patriots for a Brady meet and greet, plus autographed picture”.
Is Walker a Pats fan?
When he was blogger for entire AFC East he was always up on their nuts. He LIVED in Miami yet still showed extreme bias towards everything Pats. Even now when they have any of their blogger combo things with the other AFC East team bloggers, he panders to the greatness of NE, and typically is really negative about the Phins.
I remember not too many on here were fond of him, when he covered the AFC East, then he homered it for about a yr after he started covering us only.
Alford was a small school guy who really had a lot of potential
I think Atlanta did well for themselves that year
They identied a weakness and try to address it
their defense is still not very good
they can use some help up front