Change is good.
You Earthlings do it – so do aliens like me
And I needed a new hairdo…
No I’m not vain
I just need something versatile for a galaxies
and what is a better example of versatility
Peppers!!!!
What do you think of my new hairdo? I love it!
Its the kind of do that you can wear when you man a high powered phaser cannon or when you are relaxing eating Xerbe Squids on your day off!
Versatile like Jabrill Peppers
So who is Peppers you say?
Is he a Safety or a CB? Is he a Linebacker?
Does he play defense or offense? Is he a running back?
Does he play special teams? Is he a kick returner or a punt returner?
Who is Jabrill Peppers??? Well as Gary Oldman once said:
Peppers can do it all. And that is an asset that he brings to whichever team drafts him
While playing for the Michigan Wolverines Peppers was a star.
In three years he had 86 solo tackles, 119 combined tackles, 18.5 tackled for a loss, 3 sacks, 1 interception, 11 passes defended, 10 catches, 82 receiving yards, 45 carries, 239 rushing yards, 5 offensive touchdowns, 39 punt returns, 510 punt return yards, 18 kick returns, 483 kick return yards, 1 special teams Touchdowns and 6 total Touchdowns.
I’m out of breathe…
Consider Jabrill Peppers to be the Alpha Male of the 2017 Draft. He may be the most talented player available in 2017.
Peppers showed off that talent at the combine in Indianapolis.
Peppers, who tested with the Linebackers and the Defensive Backs ran a blazing 4.46 in the 40 yard dash, recorded 19 bench presses, a 35.5 vertical jump and a 128 inch broad jump.
Among Linebackers Peppers a the top 40 yard time, the 4th best vertical jump and the longest broad jump
In the NFL, Peppers will probably be a Safety and Nickelback
well that is what this alien hears anyway…but who knows.
What is really interesting is whether Peppers will play special teams in the NFL making him a dual threat he certainly has the skill set to return kicks.
But me…
I like Peppers on defense. I can just imagine a healthy Reshad Jones pairing up with the athletic Peppers. No one will be able to get to the edge against the Dolphins defense!
Peppers isn’t afraid to hit ball carriers and in fact often knifes behind the line of scrimmage fluidly. I imagine the Peppers Safety Blitz in the NFL will be spicy!
So what kind of Alien Weapon is this ultimate swiss army knife
….um you guessed it
Always keep your Peppers handy
Finsmob Unleashed 
It’s basically just the sound of ice hitting my window so far
I would definitely entertain trading up for Foster or Barnett.
I don’t know if anyone else tickles my fancy enough?
Jerimiah’s mock has us taking a TE when Reddick was still on his board. Glad he is not our GM. Put our needs aside and I don’t think Njoku is BPA if Reddick is still there. IMO
this is why he’s a “former NFL scout”
This is a very interesting story.
It aught to be you Tweeted it! 😉
I find it extremely interesting he’s saying Stills runs exact routes and Landry is the one who’s not always where he’s supposed to be on the field.
Also find it interesting that Branch was a huge influence in the d-line room
Awesome article. Mando’s connections inside Davie are beyond dispute, but sometimes he surprises you with his insight as well.
“Everyone knows now” Parker was “basically a high school junior in an elite NFL wide receiver’s body.” Count me out out that one. Same with Suh was not liked his first year but is now.
Snow is coming down at a good clip. I cleared about 10″ off my deck around 6:30 and have to go back out and clear another 4 or so off.
I’m projected to get up to 18″ of snow through Wednesday morning. Welp, I’ve already got 17″ and it’s not supposed to stop until Wednesday morning. So is the weatherman right that I’ll only get one more inch of snow, or is he right that it won’t stop snowing until tomorrow morning? Hmmm…
Friggin HARP array
*HAARP
But yeah, it’s pretty bad out there. Stay safe, Brother!
and you see that last four letters? AARP. I knew they were up to no good.
friggin geriatric bastards!!! fudge them and their snow
LOL @ Prof Lou!!!
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Adam SchefterVerified account @AdamSchefter · 9m9 minutes ago
Eddie Lacy is signing with the Seahawks.
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Someone on Twitter just dubbed him #FEASTMODE
LMAO! 😆
He’s a perfect fit for the offense, but as always (says a guy who has had him in FF twice)….if he has his mind set right and does not get injured.
Absolutely agreed, Stanger… perfect fit for them and he’s got to keep his mind/body right. He could be VERY dangerous in Seattle’s Offense.
It is nasty out. Tons of snow and now ice rain coating it. Ugh!!!
what weighs more? a ton of snow or a ton of feathers?
I would want to know where the ton of feathers came from. LOL
a ton is a ton.

Rotoworld Football @Rotoworld_FB

Report: Lacy weighed 267 pounds at visit (link: http://tinyurl.com/zwyzrkr) tinyurl.com/zwyzrkr
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WOAH! He’s lucky ANYBODY signed him.
…speaking of tons…
LMAO @ feastmode
LOL
I thought AP was a better fit for Seattle
AP is a better fit ANYWHERE… except for the Patsies*… if you catch my snow drift. 😉
He wants to go there but so far they have not shown interest
I’m guessing AP to the Chiefs but that is a shot in the dark based on what Charles did with them…..speaking of another FA who would be interesting on our team as a 3rd down back for a one-year prove it on our team (or sadly the Pats too).
The problem with that is AP is not really a good receiver and Andy Reid values using the RB in the passing game. Which is also why I don’t think AP goes to the Pats
You got me there on AP and pass catching. Guess was thinking a similar running style. That would make Charles the bigger choice for both the Chiefs and the Pats. Wonder how healthy he is these days.
AP is also an I-formation type of runner. He’s not great running out shotgun which so many teams use these days. You have to build your offense around him and I think those days are over. He’ll likely be a part of a RB tandem somewhere.
The mere thought of AP going to the Patsies* has me cringing. And if he’s signed to be their 3rd-down RB, he’ll be FRESH every time he’s on the field… VERY DANGEROUS, hands or not.
I agree I don’t want to see him there
3rd down back? I would think he’d play more of the Blount role.
More or less the same idea… VERY DANGEROUS.
My bad, Tim. I’m thinking of how Blount has been used throughout his career, basically as a 3rd-down back. I see he was a relative workhorse last year with 299 carries.
I’m speaking to Blount prior 2016.
Ultimately I think AP goes back to Vikings. I do think Green Bay is a possibility as well
M13, the Pats run two offenses, their spread with the smaller, quicker backs who catch passes and run here and there. Then they go big and just pound the ball with Blount.
YUP! You get the idea… I do NOT want to see AP playing the ‘Blount role’ as a Patsie*. VERY DANGEROUS.
So is Blount. The Pats usually find players on the cheap to do whatever they want to accomplish. Bastards! LOL
DAN MARINO SIGHTING!!!
On this snow day, I’m (passively) watching the movie “Holy Man”, starring Eddie Murphy. All of the sudden, DAN MARINO came on my screen as a cameo appearance of himself! NICE!!! I’ve never seen the movie before, nor did I know he was in it!
Armando SalgueroVerified account @ArmandoSalguero · 9m9 minutes ago
I see no need to add back end of free agency CB this year when draft is going to offer 2nd rd CBs in 3rd round.
My man Desmond King in the 3rd would be NICE, IF he falls that far. He’d be our nickel CB, if not outright FS.
This is a really good year for CB’s
Yeah I heard you could still get a good one in the 3rd and 4th rounds. But there is always a run on corners and when it starts it seems as if all teams start drafting them.
Just got in from round two of shoveling. Thank God this snow is light! We must have at least 15″ now, with at least another 6-8 hours to go.
Snow just picked up…
We have light sleet coming down now. It’s hard to tell how much snow exactly because of the drifts. I’d say in the 8-10″ range. But it’s pretty nasty out.
So based on what we’ve done in FA I’m guessing that we’ll draft the best front 7 player on defense at #22 if we stay there. I don’t think Howard will fall that far, not sure we go safety that early and I’m not sure there will be a guard good enough to take one that high. Lots of teams need OL so I would think Lamp would be off the board as well.
I think Lamp is there @22 if we want him.
Well he’s a LT who scouts feel can play guard like Zack Martin. He’s arguably the best OL in this draft. I’d be surprised if he falls that far.
I’m not sure Lamp will be off the board Tim
But I think mentioning him in that conversation is correct
Lamp and Peppers are the 2 guys that will have is looking anywhere outside of front 7 d
Other than those 2 I think we probably take a LB or DE
Don’t count out DT.
Lots of teams need OL and Lamp could help any of them. Think Indy at #15. They almost got Luck killed.
So here’s our updated draft order.
1. #22
2. #54
3. #97
5a. #166
5b. #178
5c. #184
7. #223 (traded our 6th #206 to the Rams for their 7th in Williams Hayes trade)
Man, I have the Flu and feel awful. This heat is killing me. Freaking 80 something degrees outside and there is this blazing yellow ball up in the sky, not sure what that is.
LOL bastard!
The good thing is we have a bunch of days in the 40s in the near future.
I am imagine that many of us will have a WTF? moment in the first round of the draft whenever we select.
Jesus….we hit 24″!
Whoa! Stay safe.
Sick of shoveling my deck and a path for my Jack Russell to take a dump😂
Wow! I think we are at about 15-18″ and counting right now.
Yeah I’m not positive of what’s going on, but I heard the system stalled and it’s just dumping more than forecasted.
Listen, If we land Lamp at 22 I’ll do a backflip. Guy will be an all pro.
Tim, as of yesterday PM Fanspeak (I know, not the authority) still shows us having three 5th rounders and two 7ths. for a total of 8 picks.
1,2,3,5,5,5,7,7
I have us with three 5s, they’re forgetting the 7th for Thomas #240.
Lou & M,
Did you see Tunkhannock had 2 avalanches?
DAMN! NO, I hadn’t heard that! I’m jamming to music right now and enjoying myself. I’ll check it out.
*in my Han Solo voice*
Checking in from ‘Echo Base’, here on Hoth. 24″ and counting. Time to bring the tauntauns in and close up shop for the night.
Rock, we’ve done pretty well with our 1st rd pick in recent years.
2011 Pouncey
2012 Tannehill
2013 Fuckface
2014 James
2015 Parker
2016 Tunsil
Not great but you could do much worse.
I very vividly recall the blizzard of ’93. I was one of the very first to get ‘NBA JAM’ for Nintendo mere days before. Couldn’t go to school for a week due to the conditions… LUVED IT!
But on the serious tip… this blizzard is quickly putting the ’93 blizzard to shame. I hope you fellow Northeasterners were prepared and don’t have any problems over the next few days. This thing is a MONSTER storm and it’s going to cripple many for some time. STAY SAFE!
Probably closing in on a foot as it’s still snowing even if lightly. It’s just very cold and nasty out. Lots of wind gusts.
For YOUR sake, I hope the storm continues to stall out here in PA… and that’s why it’s dumping on us HARD right now. Bro… if it continues to snow until the early AM as forecasted, I wouldn’t be surprised if I ended up with upwards of 3′ of snow. This is CRAZY, my friend!
Yikes! Stay safe bro. Let it finish up and then deal with it. Lots of dangerous stuff can go on in storms like this – wind gusts blowing shit around, trees and/or branches coming down, power, etc. I saw a guy get stuck driving earlier. He got his car going eventually after 10 minutes. But that’s a sign to go home.
THANK YOU, Tim. I’ll be all good… it’ll just take me some time to dig out. And thankfully, it’s a LIGHT snow. Fears were that it was going to be a HEAVY snow, downing power lines… that would suck being stuck without heat, power, and running water.
It’s all good though… I’m prepared for the worst and will survive, regardless. Propane backup heaters, kerosene lamps, coupled with food for WEEKS. Props to a certain someone we both know and respect.

Adam Caplan @caplannfl
#Patriots signed RB Rex Burkhead, team announced.
No idea who he is.
Former Cincy Bengal. He’s a very solid, well-rounded back.
He’s a white RB from Nebraska I wanted the Phins to draft back in the day😁. Like Blount but more versatile.
@Dbolt48: 3′ crest ready to come crashing down😂 https://t.co/Bo4wuz9eYj
LOL, a flat part of my roof built up😂
Might want to get out there and shovel that shit off before you wind up hearing that creaking sound right before you wake up to the outside being inside.
LMFAO…home owners insurance. I took care of my walks, this I leave in gods hands👍
LMFAO….we are now up to 20-30😂
Its cool here too…like low 50’s 🙂 Might get into the 30’s…. We have it so bad right now!
Sorry, had to do it 🙂
It’s all good….I’d say worse if the roles were reversed 😁
mf13ss says:
March 14, 2017 at 4:20 pm
I very vividly recall the blizzard of ’93. I was one of the very first to get ‘NBA JAM’ for Nintendo mere days before. Couldn’t go to school for a week due to the conditions… LUVED IT!
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Wasn’t it on the same exact date?
RB Rex Burkhead is a solid hard nosed runner, downhill type if I remember correctly. Hate they got him.
He’ll make plays when they need him to. I feel we’re starting to take the same approach. Find players who can do their jobs without going bonkers with big spending.
bbmike — but they are trading away draft picks too. Way I figure it they are trying to make the most out of the last two prime Brady years. Before that we can hit the playoffs and maybe beat them. After that……our time.
Josina Anderson@JosinaAnderson
I’m told DT Dontari Poe is scheduled to travel tonight for a visit the #Dolphins, at this time. He has not left Georgia yet.
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Maybe he is just playing us, but also something of a need and Poe is young. Who of you saw Suh coming here?
Totally possible. Would be a 1 year or 2 year deal for decent money max.
If he hasn’t cancelled his visit then Atlanta has definitely not locked him down. If i was him i would for sure ride out these visits. It cant really hurt him, he’s the top guy out there right now. Hankins is the only one that might steal one of the teams away, but with that many teams wanting him, he is going to get pretty close to he wants from someone.
Whatever happens we at least now seem to know we are the next spot up on the Dontari Poe NFL tour.
Round 1 Pick 22: Takkarist McKinley, OLB/DE, UCLA (B+)
Round 2 Pick 22: David Njoku, TE, Miami (Fla.) (A+)
Round 3 Pick 33 (COMP): Alex Anzalone, OLB, Florida (A-)
Round 5 Pick 22: Stevie Tu’ikolovatu, DT, Southern California (B)
Round 5 Pick 34 (COMP): Jermaine Eluemunor, OG, Texas A&M (B-)
Round 5 Pick 40 (COMP): Bryan Cox, DE, Florida (C)
Round 7 Pick 5: Jeremy Cutrer, CB, Middle Tennessee (B-)
I hate picking Tak at 22 to be honest. I surely hope we get one of the better guys to fall. He isnt awful but i like him a LOT less than Barnett, or Charlton as a true DE, but thats what the draft gave me. I came close to taking Lamp over him but i still feel we need some youth at DE in a bad way, so all things being equal between the two as selections i went with position pick.
dbolt48 says:
March 14, 2017 at 5:40 pm
LMFAO…home owners insurance. I took care of my walks, this I leave in gods hands👍
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What if God doesnt like you though…… 🙂 And you are forgetting the ….”helps those that help themselves” part too….just sayin!
People would literally shit down here if they walked out to 30inches of snowfall… like right there in front of the door, brown ice…. They would then proceed to lock themselves inside their house and read revelations because they would think the world was ending and they wanted to see what the next sign of the apocalypse was gonna be..
LMAO…My family in SC says it’s like that if residents see 5″😆
If you really think about it, what prospect do you think this org would prefer within our range at #22?
Mine is a Taco, lol. Charlton isn’t overly quick, but he is a good football player with a lot of size at 6-6 277 at the combine. He could play both end and inside like Hayes. He’ll be 290 in a year or two. He would be an upgrade over Fede. Then you have Wake, Branch, Hayes, Charlton at DE – then Suh, Phillips and one more as a rotation at DT. We;re going to blitz LBs and DBs at times. Need players who can handle blocks and contain the run much better. LOL
To put that in “The Gorl Next Door” terms – the juice word not be worth the squeeze. Give me Lawson there instead.
Son, I love me some SEC players, but i just do not think Lawson is a NFL DE, and i haven’t seen anything of him in coverage to know if he has the instincts to play OLB in a 4-3. I think he is a pure 3-4OLB pass rush specialist, who actually does a pretty solid job setting the edge, but i have seen him take plays off if its away from him, he doesn’t give good pursuit, and again, i dont think he will match up well against NFL RT/LT, being under sized, he would need to be really strong, and he doesnt manhandle players the way he would need to if he doesnt bulk up a pretty decent amount.
For me Tim i really want one of the top “true” DE’s. I really dont want a tweener like Tak, Lawson, or Tim Williams. I want a Charlton, or Barnett or maybe even Solomon Thomas, or Malik McDowell which are really bordering on being DT’s. Charles Harris is actually the closest of the three top level tweeners i would take because i have seen him as a hand on the ground DE and he is solid rushing the passer from that position. I like Tak’s athletic traits, but i dont know that i feel certain he develops into a great DE. At very least i think he is a 1-2 year development guy. Id be all over him in the second, but i dont feel as good about him in the first.
I’m not even saying Taco is my favorite player, just saying I could see him being the target. We could always add a tweener quick edge guy in the 3rd or even 5th.
Still not snowing in the Keys.
D
I don’t know why you think Lawson a tweener
He’s 261 – 2 pounds less than wake
Guys like Tak and Willims have played their college careers at OLB, so although I like both players for us, I understand the concern
But Lawson played at Auburn with his hand in the ground
Hes been facing some tough OTs in the SEC
His film isn’t great when you watch all the plays. Go back and watch a game films and watch the plays away from his side. Size also isn’t everything, DE have to muscle through blocks because they are directly over the OT, and many time inside the TE on run plays and he does not have good core strength or he doesn’t use it well one or the other. I loved the idea of Lawson last year, and early on this year but things I saw watching his tape/games, made me lose interest. Like Tak he would be a solid 2nd but I wouldn’t use a first on Lawson
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damn so what’s poppin we all moving to south denmark or what
Kenny Stills this morning on re-signing with us. Bit different from the days when guys used to visit, get an offer, and then use that as leverage to sign with the team they really wanted to be on.
“I wanted to be here. I think we’re going to do something special here. I believe in the staff. I believe in the owner. I believe in every person that’s in our building, and I love Miami and I love the people here. So I wanted to stay here and do something special for them.”

Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley
The Dontari Poe visit with the Dolphins has begun.
M13 — what are your thoughts on him. Love the idea of him, but am also wondering why the Chiefs were so willing to let him go in his prime. Also wondering why the reports are that he is willing to do a one-year show me contract.
I’m not sure why his production has slipped over the last 2 years, but playing him next to Suh could rejuvenate his career: he has been named to 2 Pro-Bowls. Still young at 27 when the season begins, BIG boy who can eat space at 6’3″, 346, and he’s surprisingly fast.
He’d be a good signing if the price is right. I’m sensing something should we sign him…
And I’m not sure what it is that I’m sensing. Major $$$ trimmings in ’18, a shift to a 3-4 in ’18, overspending by Tannenbaum once again, or possibly trying to send a message to Jordan Phillips. My gut is churning once again…
You answered the questions real well with “production slipped.” He obviously thinks he is worth more than he can get right now in the future and can do better. Still leaves the thought that he knew he could do better though. Don’t think they will revamp the D this year and then do it again in 2018 next year…..not Gase’s style.
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/armando-salguero/article138580093.html
I like the idea of Poe, for the right price. If he is really expensive, even on a show me contract, I’d rather just draft big Stevie than invest a lot in Poe. Zach Brown would be my primary target right now. I think if we had Brown we might even have enough talent in the team to warrant a trade up for Charlton or Barnett.
D
Fair enough. I know you love those SEC prospects so I’m sure you’ve seen him more than me. But I have a more positive impression of Lawson but when it is said and done I also think he is a 2nd rounder.
I’m just saying he isn’t a “tweener” in my book
The thing about Poe is what does he want in terms of $$$
Seems to me he is turning down a lot of teams that are willing to entertain him. He might be being unrealistic about his options.
Personally I am a fan of Jordan Phillips and when it comes down to DT I just want a rotational guy to add
But if you add Poe on a 1 or 2 year deal…why not?
Yep — pretty clear he is not hearing what he wants to hear. Might work well for us if he goes short-term with an eye to the future. As M13 pointed out, what better place to look good for the next contract than next to Suh?
Carl Lawson is certainly no “tweener”, to be sure, but his injury history is troublesome; I wouldn’t touch him as much as I like him and his potential.
His injury concerns are what push him down IMO
But it’s just a lower draft grade
Those concerns aren’t big enough for me to remove him from my board
I just don’t feel so comfortable with him at 22
If we drafted him there though I would not shed a tear – I think he’s a solid player
You can only take so many of those risks
If we drafted Lawson and Jarrad Davis in the first couple of rounds I might be a little worried…
His injury concerns are a big concern for me. He is fully recovered, as evidenced by his tape, though I will say I’d be more concerned due to nature of his injuries than say Anzalone. Many and it will be more so every year from this point forward, good candidates will have and injury history. They play hard in a competitive league these things will happen. You have to think about the nature of the injury not necessarily how many games missed etc.
Are not a big concern I meant
I wouldn’t. If he is there at 22 then great but I wouldn’t trade up for anyone not a DE
M13 Lawson is certainly a tweeter, but not fully in a bad way. He has flexibility but a true 4-3 DE he is not. He will need NFL weight training and some tightening up of his power moves/technique. He right now is more a stand up OLB best fit for 3-4 but has the ability to become a hand in the ground DE. However if we want a start right off 4-3 guy, and we are using a first for that reason. Lawson isn’t my guy. Again, second round, with ideas of taking over in a year or two, fine I can see that, he has tons of upside, but neither he or Tak are not first rounders for us IMO.
Tore my other calf muscle last night and man my leg is swollen. Some of you might remember a few years back I tore my right calf, well finally evened them out and got the left one last night
Jesus. How did you do that?
It was cold and my calf muscle was tight and I stepped down a step and to avoid my cat I had to take a bigger than anticipated step and heard a pop and felt like someone had slapped me hard on the back of my leg. I knew it instantly. Pretty random injury. Immediately had no strength in it. It kinda feels like a constant leg cramp plus soreness you usually have after a massive leg cramp, happening at the same time every time I put weight on it.
That sucks D, says the guy who not too long ago was not so long ago laid up for a couple weeks after hurting his back putting a bottle of water into the dispenser. We both have to stop over training for peak performance and get off the roids…… 🙂
I’ll say this… if we’re SERIOUS about signing Poe — as opposed to just trying to drive his price up — we know what we’re looking for in a DT: a BIG space-eater to free-up Suh from double teams. Poe would be the one who needs to be doubled.
They certainly couldn’t double them both. I’m concerned that we would sign him to a one year deal though, which wouldn’t make much sense to me.
1-year deal = PROVE IT. And if he rocks, he either re-signs with us for $$$ in ’18, or he increases his market value to other teams by rocking next to Suh. It’s a win-win for Poe if he’s looking out for his future.
So if Poe walks out of Davie, I’d get David Canter on the phone for the services of Big Paul on the cheap. Save that cap space, don’t burn it. Roll it over so that we can re-sign Jarvis next year.
Absolutely.
I thought about that too, but I think big Stevie is going to be better and cheaper has a 5thish draft pick
Piggy I’m worried more about Davis and at this point I would take Anzalone over Davis. I think Anzalone has become my favorite lb for us overall just for value vs round we could get him in. I’d be plenty OK with Foster or Cunningham in the first, but outside of those being BPA over the DEs that are left, I’d rather have Anzalone in the second. Anzalone is probably on the cusp of a first round grade, so I’d only hope we could still get him there
Btw M13 it’s nice to see you around again buddy welcome back
Thank you, D. It’s good to see you too; it’s been awhile.
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
Steelers signing WR Justin Hunter, per @JFowlerESPN.
(Lightning strikes Schefter as he tweets)
LOL
This is what I imagine D to look like right now
Oh forget it
it was a pic of a pig with a cast on a trotter
WTF now it works
So, w/Timmons deal now on books = $17,385,383. Less Allen’s $3.4M = $13,985,383 & Thomas est $3.75M = $10,235,383
cap space is tight. how do they sign Poe w/o letting someone go or Tannehill restructure?
when you look at that you’d have to say any kind of deal for Landry isn’t coming until the end of the season.
they’ll probably be booking a deal for Kiko soon which means they’re going to need to create more space. so, either Tannehill takes one for the team or Jordan, Misi or both are gone. they still need to have cap available in case
D… Next time just step on the Damn Cat !!!
D,
Sorry to hear about your injury. That sucks.
Ouch D, that sucks!
Hmm so Philly offered a 3rd and a 4th, plus Malcolm Jenkins for Cooks. IMO that’s better than they got from NE.
It’s cool guys, it does suck but at least I’ve been through it before so it’s not as worrying as the first time when I really wasn’t sure what to expect as far as recovery. Appreciate the concern though, your all A number one great peeps 🙂
You’re
Sad part about this is it’s going to pretty significantly set back my return to my weight training program. Been putting it off and just sticking to mild cardio, but have been wanting/ needing to get back to the other, and I will have to at least put off lower body workouts 4 to 6 months. I feel like Mike, or at least as old as him. Shit shouldn’t be breaking down like this unless I’m that old….. Sheesh
Like both you and I were saying Lou, if Poe signs it’s either going to be a cap friendly deal (not likely give the demand for him) or if we see a signing it’s going to be followed by some changes, like Tanny’s contract restructured, or Misi and Jordan cut. So it’s only an outside chance we sign Poe and if we do we are for certain done. Brown would be a no go, which may already be true because either he is shooting for WAY more than he is worth or there is something really wrong there. He has too much in ways of justifying aggressive interest for there to be so little right now. Something doesn’t seem right
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/armando-salguero/article138630428.html
LOL I just read this.
The pats won the superbowl with a bunch of nobodies playing guard. Specially since we’re playing a lot of 3-4 teams next year not sure if guard play is as important. I think bushrod would be fine. But I hope we draft one high as well.
Jason Cole @JasonColeBR

Told that the #Jets have offered more than $12M per season for #Patriots LB Dont’a Hightower as he gets closer to decision.
Big overpay for an MLB not named Keuchkly or Wagner
Absolutely agreed. I’ve never wanted us to sign him.
This is my fix the OL for the future draft:
Round 1 Pick 22: Forrest Lamp, OG/OT, Western Kentucky (B)
Round 2 Pick 22: Ethan Pocic, C/OG, LSU (A-)
Round 3 Pick 33 (COMP): Alex Anzalone, OLB, Florida (A-)
Round 5 Pick 22: Hunter Dimick, DE, Utah (A-)
Round 5 Pick 34 (COMP): Jadar Johnson, SS, Clemson (B-)
Round 5 Pick 40 (COMP): Delano Hill, FS, Michigan (B+)
Round 7 Pick 5: Tashawn Bower, OLB, LSU (C)
Got some good value there for sure
Mando saying we probably will be resigning Bushrod, I was hoping we would.
Makes me think a Kyle Fuller type player later in the draft might be the way they go w/ OL. Really liked Lamp though😆
Asiata might be a guy they look at as well, or enumenor, or Dunker. Each are kinda nasty personality OGs, the kind I think would show up to play on Sunday’s
I think Bushrod might bet better at LG than he was at RG.
I think we get a deal worked out with Kiko probably during the season and Landry this offseason, if need be if we fail with one of them we just use the FT on them
Both could be done before camp opens or after, but my guess is not till after the draft. Have hit on the cap too hard at this point.
Unless someone like Howard drops, pretty sure our only first pick on O would be to get a guard. And while you guys know the players in the draft far better, seems we don’t have to take a G to actually get a G. A C or a T could be moved to G as always. James or Pouncey could become a G (and both are suited to it). So might be BPA v need in the first is only limited to BPA on the OL.
Just the nature of OL and only dressing 7 and carrying 9 means ya gotta have those guys who can fill in at different spots. Not all OL can do that. It’s a lot more difficult vthan it seems on paper especially when you may have spent 10+ years all at the same position.
I know many of you won’t be excited about this but I bet Steen and Urbik are in play at one of the guard spots as well. Maybe we do re-sign Bushrod, draft a guard at some point and sign some UDFAs. Then let Larsen and all of them compete.
You could be right, but am still betting by the time all is said and done, there is one starting G position set in a big, bold letters, even if it is some rook drafted high and some vets are told they are competing.
I’d think Larsen is probably the preferred player at RG. Better move player than the other OGs on the team and is familiar w/ a variant of Gase’s offense.
As far as I’m concerned, Bushrod is a priority to re-sign. No, he’s not sexy, but he’s solid… even if only utilized as a backup (somebody WILL go down this year), and he played in all 16 games last year, helping to pave the way for Ajayi to break out. He’ll be cheap, will help to shore up our O-Line, and is a locker room leader. WINNING!
And to be SURE, re-signing Bushrod doesn’t preclude us from drafting a Guard early.
I think we’re going to see Steen as a solid plan at backup guard and Jesse Davis will compete against Young for backup T and you’re going to see MF’s boy Brendel compete at backup at the C position.
So, we’ve got some competition there at depth and Urbik and Young being what they are could be playing somewhere else. If you check out both Davis and Brendel you can see they are definitely viable candidates to stick with the team as depth.
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They’re suppose to be close friends and live close to eachother. Fasano helped tanny out a bunch his rookie year.
Its like Romo and Witten but not Ghey
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“While the rest of the NFL is paying through the nose for guards, the Dolphins have decided to go in the other direction because their schedule suggests that’s the right thing to do. The Dolphins, you see, will have eight games against teams that run a 3-4 as their base defense.
And against that base 3-4 the guards are asked to do much less than they ordinarily need to do otherwise. Indeed, on some pass plays against the 3-4, one guard is assigned to block … nobody. That guard can help double team someone.”
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This is idiotic. What teams makes personnel decisions based on one year’s schedule? If so, that’s ridiculous. What if every team we play the next year plays a 4-3, do we have to get all new personnel? Plus, most teams…us included…play multiple fronts game to game. Lol
It has the scent of complete speculation by the writer
I read that and felt he was overthinking it and trying to come off as in-depth.
Latest McShay #22 pick for us….Haason Reddick, LB, Temple. Still not sure is he is a strong side backer and have no doubt TImmons will be middle and Kiko weak…..but that sure would give us three LBs who can bring the heat on a QB.
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Reddick has absolutely crushed the pre-draft process. He had a great week at the Senior Bowl, showing that he has the speed, change-of-direction skills and instincts to play an off-the-ball linebacker role in the pros. And then he posted elite numbers at the combine (4.52 40 and 11-foot-1 broad jump). It would now be an upset if he fell out of Round 1.
He would be a good fit for us. He would also provide some pass rush.
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March 15, 2017 at 1:33 pm
ha. I’m finally getting some of them beers back. Now I only owe you a couple hundred.
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LOL. Here, have a beer! Catch: I’m sending it via carrier pigeon due to yesterday’s storm. But I ENSURE you that it’ll be ice cold upon delivery. 🙂
Prof Lou, Dbolt, Tim, Pig, Ken, or any of our other fellow Northeasterners…
How much snow did y’all end up getting? I’m measuring in at just about 30″, and that sets the all-time record for my area in a single storm. CRAZY!
And Mike E as well! Didn’t mean to leave you out, buddy!
All I know is I used my pee pee to measure it and I couldn’t touch the ground so it’s got to be more than 18″
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Slightly over 31″
Can’t wait until this melts off quickly next week… not. And I live south of YOU!
LOL…go from blizzard to flood just like that😂
too much development around here anymore. no place for the water to go
About a foot. 30″ is crazy.
I’m happy that you were spared from an additional foot and a half, Bro. Yeah, this SUCKS.
In ’11 the Cowboys drafted Tyron Smith #9 overall. In ’13 they took Travis Frederick at #31. In ’14 they took Zach Martin at #16.
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Bowser would be an OLB
I could roll w/ Bowser, Sprinkle, & Toth.
Your snow can ride a roller coaster now
M13, what sucks is that the weather forecast isn’t so great the next few days for melting unless it changes.
with the amount of snow we’ve got that’s a good thing. if this melts too fast we’re looking at flooding.
Yeah I hear that.
LB ZACH CUNNINGHAM
VANDERBILT
54: R2P22
G DAN FEENEY
INDIANA
97: R3P33
EDGE DEMARCUS WALKER
FLORIDA STATE
166: R5P22
LB ELIJAH LEE
KANSAS STATE
178: R5P34
EDGE JOSH CARRAWAY
TCU
184: R5P40
CB SHAQUILL GRIFFIN
UCF
223: R7P5
G AVIANTE COLLINS
TCU
240: R7P22
EDGE GARRETT SICKELS
#240 went to the Jags for Thomas. Not sure why so many sites still have us with that pick.
Yeah… think its a mistake
after that trade they removed our 7th
but after the Hayes trade they gave it back to us….oops
According to these sites we acquired 2 7th rounders in the Hayes trade and one of them was Jax’s 7th…lol
I like Lee a lot
So I would be happy with Cunningham and Lee
Walker int he 3rd is great too
I figured 2 starters round 1&2 a high level rotation player in 3 thennafter that highly athletic guys to develop for depth and future starters.
Only $5.525M in guaranteed money remains on Tannehill’s contract after this season with a dead cap of $4.6M but huge cap hits for ’18, ’19 and ’20. I can easily see him restructuring his contract.
I gotta figure unless Jordan and Misi are in the plans, something will happen with their contracts. So forget about Misi for a moment, if Jordan is expected to be in the plans then we already have another edge guy in the fold. Otherwise there is no reason for him to still be here, his dead cap is 0 if we release him and we’d have another $3.2+M in cap space.
How annoying of an enigma is Jordan? SMH
with Tannehill’s dead money being what it is beyond ’17 there’s no way they’re paying him $20M/yr beyond this season. he’s either restructuring or he’s playing somewhere else after this season.
A lot depends on what kind of season Tannehill has in 2017. Does he ascend even more, no re-occuring issues with his knee, team success etc. He’s the 14th highest paid QB which is right in the middle for the most part.
ProfLou — Tanny is cutable after this year, but you thinking no way does he stick at his contract amount? He’s getting paid about the same this year. Not like much has changed since he signed, and seems he and Gase get along well.
Barry Jackson makes good points. Might be a bit of cherry-picking involved as to which players and that some of the 2017 players have low-cap first year sign numbers, but can’t argue now with how it worked out.
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“Consider this: If the Dolphins had given Vernon and Miller and Derrick Shelby and Rishard Matthews exactly what their new teams gave them (Giants, Texans, Falcons and Titans, in order) and structured the contracts in an identical way, they would have a combined cap charge of $33 million this upcoming season.
Now look at the 2017 cap charges of the players the Dolphins have re-signed, signed or acquired this offseason: Julius Thomas ($7.1 million), Andre Branch ($5 million), William Hayes ($4.75 million), Kenny Stills ($3.7 million), Anthony Fasano ($2.75 million), Lawrence Timmons ($3.775 million) and Nate Allen ($3.4 million) and Ted Larsen ($1.4 million).
Those eight contracts add up to a cap hit of $31.9 million – less than the $33 million for the four aforementioned players.”
In hindsight we made the right choices. None of those players are elite but a couple of them are being paid that way.
We found out last year why Dan Campbell wanted to get Ajayi in the lineup and preferred him over Miller. I’m not bashing Miller, he has a lot of talent but look at the production per dollar. Not even close.
We’ve come a LONG way from Steve Ross taking advice from King Carl. I think Ross is finally making VERY positive moves, starting with those who he surrounds himself nowadays regarding football advice.
M13 — keep in mind that King Carl was there cause Ross was having problems with Football Czar Parcells. That at least won’t happen again.

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Chiefs DT Bennie Logan got a 1-year deal worth up to $8M. To get to that number, he’ll have to collect on $250K in per-game roster bonuses.
Now this is just me, but I’m left to wonder if that’s an intentional slap to the face of Dontari Poe. IF Poe signs with us, it WILL be for far lesser. Curious…
Stanger,
you’re exactly correct. Tannehill is a cap casualty next season. No way they pay him $20m/yr the next 3 season with next to nothing in dead money. So, he restructures or he’s gone. Guaranteed.
Not so fast Lou. It depends on how he performs in 2017.
He’s not getting $20m/yr the next 3 yrs. It’s not happening. With a dead money hit of $4.6M in ’18 he’s going to need to restructure. He’s got no choice. They aren’t paying him that money. Sorry.
I think it’s likely they approach him as for a restructured contract, and they probably make it worth it to him by making it more guaranteed money than it will be if he doesn’t. I am sure the discussion has already started, after paying Stills and most certainly paying Landry next year. I’m sure the keep you guys together conversation is at least in the building stages.
Teams on championship runs do this even with elite level veterans. He may not be forced to do it, but the certainly are going to ask him
ProfLou — am just not good at predicting the future. Know Tanny is mostly unprotected in his contract next year, but was thinking that we might keep him around for 2018…..even if maybe for the money he has on paper right now if he has a good year. I can absolutely see a restructure this year, but was thinking that would be to guarantee him 2018 in return for freeing up cap room.
Tim I never see positions as given, I see tt you have incumbents and I think they go into PS as the projected starter, but then the pads are put on and with any coach worth their pay, it becomes an earn it scenario. If you aren’t in that situation then you either shit for competition and you need to get some, or your coach doesn’t care about keeping his job. I could easily see Steen as the starter over Bushrod or Larsen, and it may mean we have no clear cut stud at the position if we wind up that way, but it also means our depth is quality as well so it’s got it’s good with the bad. Hell it could be a draft pick, who cares just give me the best guy and hopefully that guy gets the job done
The team is really taking it’s time getting out the details on Allen’s contract and Thomas’ restructure. Once they are released the cap #’s will be current.
Thought the Thomas restructure had been in for a while, like back to the day after the trade was official
they haven’t released the details yet. it’s not in the cap figure
I think the Benny Logan deal helps us, Poe is going to want more but his former team signed someone else at 8, probably means Poe would go with 9mil one year contract
I could see us doing 8-9mil 1 year for Poe, at least offering that much
they only have about $10m or so remaining in cap.
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Breaking: Former Michigan football player Jourdan Lewis faces domestic violence charge
Damn, that’s going to to hurt him. Dynamic player but already had knocks against him because of his size.
Can’t stack concerns
Seems like at least they had plenty to discuss since we haven’t heard anything about him leaving Miami to go to next stop
I thought they had like just under 19 mil left, not counting the close to 5 they will need for draft class
all of the contracts weren’t included in that figure
I think if we were offering much less than 8 he would already be on his way to next stop or probably would have cancelled when they talk basic numbers before scheduling his visit