One piece of the puzzle was filled yesterday with the Denver Broncos trading for Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco. The Ravens will receive a 2019 4th RD pick from the Broncos in exchange for Joe Flacco. If the Dolphins truly do intend to move on from QB Ryan Tannehill, they will first look to trade him, and now with Flacco traded for a 4th RD pick, the market has been set. The Dolphins probably wouldn’t get a 4th RD pick for the oft injured QB, but a 5th isn’t out of the question.
The bigger question is, what are the Dolphins intentions going into free agency, and then the draft? There are quite a few QB’s available that are average or below average, but there’s only one out there that that’s young-ish, that has potential to be more than average, and that’s 27YO Teddy Bridgewater. Nick Foles is not a FA, and the Eagles still have potential to franchise tag Foles, in order to be able to trade him. There is some controversy regarding that, and it’s understandable. Foles had a buyout clause in his contract, which was a hefty $20 contract, the buyout being Foles would have to pay the Eagles $2M to become a free agent. Considering the fact that the $2M should buy his fredom, it doesn’t seem fair that the Eagles should then be able to restrict his freedom by tagging him. We’ll see how this plays out.
Tyrod Taylor, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Case Keenum and Josh McCown are all QB’s I’d say for all intents and purposes are about equal to Ryan Tannehill. In my mind, it would make no sense to pay Tannehill $13.24M, and then turn around and give another $8-10M to one of the aforementioned QB’s. The only QB that could make sense is Bridgewater, if the organization felt like they make Bridgewater into a playoff caliber QB, and Bridgewater can make us a playoff caliber team. I don’t think he can, and I wouldn’t go that direction. I don’t think we need a bridge QB, we have 2 young QB’s on the roster, and I hope to have a 3rd after the draft.
Luke Falk, Jake Rudock, and whichever QB we snare in the draft. Let’s face it, we need a great QB here if we want to elevate this team. None of the guys in the previous paragraph are taking us there. Don’t waste time and money, draft the right QB, and run with him! Start the process now! We can draft another QB in 2020 if this QB looks like a dog, but hopefully that’s not the case. How many young QB’s do we see play every season? At least 4 or 5. Let’s be one of those teams. Just because Tannehill didn’t pan out, that’s not a reason to avoid drafting a QB, it’s the biggest reaso to go ahead and do it!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Greg Roman Says Ravens Are ‘Redefining Everything We Do’.
They are rebuilding their offense around Lamar Jackson. This will set a new trend again. Not that it hasn’t happened before, but because football goes in cycles. The thing we all have to focus on are the rules of engagement in the NFL. It’s getting softer not harder. LOL
Seriously though, it’s true. Especially for QBs, but once they’re out of the pocket other than the typical penalties you’re fair game. But… they have even stretched it to the slide. Do that and you’re not supposed to touch me. The motto in football is don’t get the QB hit. Running QBs defy that logic. It’s always a risk. The more they draw contact the pct. of them getting hurt goes up. It’s simple physics.
As said earlier, that is what you would have to do with Murray, rebuild around him. What do you do if/when that guy goes down? Your backups will need to be of the same type QB (fast/mobile) for sure.
With Haskins and the other top QB’s (outside Murray) you would not have to do that.
And breakable!
I would easily take a penalty and smash puny little QB. Kiko is gonna feast if this is the new NFL!
Yep and yep! It’s still unknown.
Running QB’s still get hit. In the SB, Goff got hit right before he went out of bounds. That’s the same type of hit that knocked Pat White out of the NFL
That’s the difference when you are 6″ taller and 30lbs heavier…..you can get up.
I know everything is up in the air right now, but I don’t think we’re going QB early this season. I have a feeling we go more traditional at the position – Rudock, Falk and a rookie maybe 3rd or later. Try that route, see where it is while building the trenches along with other areas of the team. Then revisit QB in 2020. What is the rush for “the QB” of the future year one of a new regime and rebuild? We don’t know if there is one or he’ll be there. I’d say keep an open mind. 🙂
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ FROMM 2020!
I’m all for that plan! I would not be disappointed in the least if Haskins was there at 13 and we grabbed him. I have no problem grabbing a QB a little later, either 2nd RD or even later, just add some young talent to the QB position
Exactly and the kid from Clemson isn’t going to be the only one there in the future. You take a look at a guy like Brock Purdy from Iowa St and there’s another qb who will be there. Who’s to say a couple more don’t pop up on the radar?
If we can start getting some other parts of the team shored up it will go a long way to making this team solid not just for the short run but for the long run. Maybe a Stidham or Ta’amu can run the offense well enough for the time being. Or maybe one of the other two we’ve got right now step up.
The biggest thing I want to see is better talent evaluation. Whomever they pick in the draft and sign in FA needs to be players that fit and players that give them what they’re looking for. Of course, coaching WILL make a difference but we’ve missed on some talent in order to take a lesser talent at another position.
ER – Guys like Darren Sproles, who are probably about 190 lbs can take hits, because his body mass is considerable for his height. Spoles is 5’6 190, so he’s thick like Russell Wilson, just shorter. At the moment, that is not the case with Murray. He’s smaller, but I’m curious to see how he weighs in at the combine, if he comes in heavier.
Here’s the thing for Murray, if he’s closer to 5-10 200 and big or decent sized hands he could go anywhere 1st round. If he’s 5-9 or shorter, around 190 and average or small hands, he’s out of the 1st round. I do think that matters. LOL
QBs for the 2019 college season haven’t played yet. Oh my there could be more. There will be other QBs coming out of college in the future. LOL
no question. who would have thought Lawrence would have done with Clemson what he did except for maybe some of the people who really knew him but there’s going to be new talent out there all of the time.
again, keep your eye on Brock Purdy of Iowa St, just as one example. but, there’s definitely going to be more.
Right, there may be others who are juniors and seniors nobody saw coming. I mean Kurt Warner went undrafted and got passed on many times and he’s a HOF QB. Tom Brady 6th rd. It doesn’t have to be #1 or top 5.
DIVISION I College Baseball has begun. FAU swept the U. of Cincinnati all 3 games this weekend in Boca Raton. NEXT UP: an early season trip to Coral Gables to play the University of Miami’s highly touted baseball team. FAU swept “the U.” all 3 games last season. A win at Mark Light Stadium might land the Owls a Top-25 ranking in the polls.
I’ve seen Murray listed at 195, which is about 11 pounds lighter than Drew Bree’s.
One of Murrays coaches says he measured him at 5′ 9″ and 7/8 in socks
Murray stretches the conceptual boundaries of size, he’s smaller than pretty much any QB ever except for Doug Flutie.
this the difficulty in determining where he should be drafted.
It’s true he might not be able to handle it, but only one way to find out.
However The Pat White hit to the head would have hurt anyone though, a bigger QB doesn’t have a tougher head.
If we wait around for the next Brady in the sixth round, it might not be in our lifetimes. I haven’t seen a flood of successful QB,s in the sixth round since Brady, there can’t be very many.
There are always exceptions, but the rarer they are, the less likely we could ever find gold late in the draft.
The vast majority of starting QB,s come from the first round, and several of the 2019 QB,s will most likely go early in the first round.
We can certainly pick a QB in the sixth round, but I would refrain from claiming he is the next Brady unless he proves it first
Jahndoh30 says:
February 17, 2019 at 4:02 pm
What’s up gang?
I just watched the Patrick/Murray interview and honestly I think that’s a whole lot about nothin’.
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100% agreed. His lack of an agent at the time certainly didn’t help, either. I stuck up for Kyler Murray in thi case as well. Good post.
*this case as well.
If Kyler Murray drops to the 3rd round, I might think about drafting him. Luv the kid, he’s got out of this world talent, but he’s sleight of build for the QB position.
Tim, if Murray’s hands measure as large, it likely means his bone density isn’t very solid (unless he’s a biological freak of nature). If his hands measure as small, it likely means his bone density is solid.
I don’t think he lasts til the third, teams need QB, and that he is.
But he is the toughest to judge where he will go of all the QB prospects, because he falls outside the norms in the size department
Absolutely agreed, on all accounts.
Btw Kurt warner went undrafted because teams back then shied away from college QB,s that only had a single year of starting QB .
Obviously the story of Kurt going from the scrap heap to the super bowl is the unicorn rags to riches fairytale, not oft repeated.
It’s a great story though, incredible once in a lifetime fortune, one I couldn’t imagine playing out for Miami
But hoping for an undrafted Kurt Warner to come tonus, is it a great rebuild strategy ? Or do better options exist?
What’s good, Brah?!!
There’s only ONE Kurt Warner! He’s a very special individual (mentally and spiritually), and people like him are RARE in football. And that’s why his story is so very special.
Btw, something is going on with the corn supply. I can’t find any corn in the stores anymore, and today the grocery stores were almost out of cereal too.
Most cereal has corn in it.
Is anyone else experiencing corn o corn based products shortages in their areas? I only found Two packages of corn in 4 grocery stores, and they looked old.
2 Old corn packages is all that’s left, and they are $5.00 for 4 ears.
Last year I bought ten ears of corn for a dollar at Walmart, not this year
Not up here, David. Corn is readily available and the price is low.
I even called another store in north Orlando, and they said they didnt have corn, and have no idea if they can get more, same story I heard in Kissimmee and Clermont
What kind of corn are ya looking for? Canned? Frozen? Fresh? Any?
What’s up buddy, Fresh corn on the cob, even more alarming is the cereal supply is dwindling. I can’t remember seeing this before.
It’s either a temporary glitch, or a warning sign of food supply problems.
In FL, we all know from past hurricanes if daily truck deliveries are stopped, the food runs out quickly, but I’m not aware of any hurricanes today, this is very odd
I can tell ya this much: it’s been a relatively cold winter through the bread-basket states and up north. As such, some have chosen to burn corn instead of coal as a source of heat. Perhaps this is contributing to the lack of corn in Florida? I really haven’t the answer at the moment.
I find it to be fundamentally flawed to burn up our food supply, for whatever it may be worth. And it’s not just OUR food supply, but the food supply for farm animals. This is a very bad idea.
Thanks for the corn reports, lol. It’s baffling what’s going on in central Florida, hopefully it will pass
Ever get into commodities?
, no. I’m mainly into stocks and real estate
I agree we should not burn food to heat homes, especially when solar and wind power is readily available
It’s not a viable option for everybody, contingent upon locale. I would absolutely LOVE to go to solar and wind, but we can’t do that here in PA.
Solar is viable in PA, I don’t know of wind is though. Solar accounts for almost 1 percent of power in PA, it’s definitely doable. I’ve seen solar in northern China, and Sweden has it too. Solar isn’t just for Florida, the solar panels are more efficient today than ever before, and they work pretty much everywhere now.
The Magic Kingdom at Disney is now solar powered, and the Orlando Utilities coal powered plant has huge solar farms on the property, and plans to shut down the coal are in the works.
The coal plant is nasty dirty, filled our once pristine lakes with Mercury and other toxic chemicals
M13, we’re talking about gripping the ball and not being an easy fumble. For instance Drew Brees has huge hands.
I like AMD, DIS, and APHA for My margins, and I like to devote about 15 percent of My profile into a high volatility penny stock or two.
For example, I bought 15000 share of DPW at .092 cents apiece . They have a target price of $2 on the year, earnings and revenues are climbing for DPW. It’s extremely oversold.
I have watched this stock for 13 months waiting for it to hit bottom and do a trend reversal. By watching the volume and volatility, I believe the time is now for this sucker to blow up huge.
If my .09 shares go to a dollar each, I’ll have $15000 , initial investment of 1400
I sure as hell wouldn’t gamble my entire profile, but I feel like 1400 is ok to risk, because I just know it’s at the bottom and is rising. It’s actually up 6 percent aftermarket now, and the volatility is nuts. All signs of a huge rise in my experience
Tim Knight says:
February 17, 2019 at 10:22 pm
M13, we’re talking about gripping the ball and not being an easy fumble. For instance Drew Brees has huge hands.
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I follow ya. So allow me to ask: has Kyler Murray ever had problems with ‘grippin’-&-rippin’ it’, or with fumbles in college? I say NO.
However, I think hand-size can tell more about a player’s bone density, when compared to overall size (height & weight). Mind you, nothing is absolute.
And then you have to take ‘schlongoweight’ into account. Oh wait… then more bone density. LOL
From pa.gov
There are currently over 1300 megawatts of wind power generation installed in Pennsylvania on 27 wind farms. These wind farms provide enough electricity, on average, to power nearly 350,000 Pennsylvania homes.
Out of 12.82 million Pennsylvanians.
And the figures you site don’t cover the costs for manufacturing plants (which provide jobs). It used to be “Fast Eddie” (Rendell)… now it’s Tom “Wolf in sheep’s clothing”.
Correct that it’s a small fraction of overall need, but expansion is possible, and should be pursued imo.
It’s cheap, sustainable, and clean, whereas fossil fuels are not
Kurt Warner got his opportunity because of chance. Right place and right time. None of us know where the next one comes from. At least search for QBs as you rebuild hoping to land “the guy”.
I’m willing to put $20 bucks up to say that the QB,s in the 2019 draft that go in the first round, fare better than the later round QB,s
Draft scouts aren’t always smoking meth, some are quite good at their craft nowadays, lol
Drafting is a bit like gambling, a good gambler aligns the odds in his favor, and odds are the best QB talent goes off the board first.
To align the odds in our favor, we have to pick a QB at 13 if he is BPA, and take a chance if the team management feels like He is our guy.
Maybe it all backfires, but I don’t want to see Sarah Huckabee, pee wee Herman or Cardi B at QB, lol
We have to go for the guy that has the best upside to his game,
Tim Knight says:
February 17, 2019 at 10:37 pm
Kurt Warner got his opportunity because of chance. Right place and right time…
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Really? You truly believe that?
I understand “right place and right time”, but Kurt Warner certainly was NOT an example of that. Tom Lady*? YES. Kurt Warner? NO.
I haven’t studied the now defunct NFL Europe in a LONG time, but I should think that not so many of those players were in the “right place and right time”… much less make an NFL roster for more than a few years… or make the NFL HOF.
Even the mighty Tim Tebow couldn’t do what Kurt Warner had done.
I suppose what I’m trying to say is that if one is good enough, one rises. IMO, there’s no such thing as “right place and time”. Or as you would say… 32 teams passed on Kurt Warner 7 times.
These stupid FOs did the same thing to Tony Romo, and a whole plethora of UDFAs who became GREAT!
Okay. Don’t want to spend a lot of time on it. It was see if you can find a diamond in the rough as you search for “the guy” at QB. Sometimes there is a Kurt Warner.
Sometimes there is a Kurt warner.? Correction, ONE time in recent NFL history there was a Kurt Warner, he is rare air
One time A guy found 20 million bucks on his front porch, but I doubt I will, lol
We have to keep our search realistic
How many QB have been all pro or pro bowlers in all of Miami ,s history.?
3
Bob Griese, Earl Morall, and guess who, Dan Marino
All 3 were first round picks.
In over half a century there isn’t ONE example to point too in Miami. Waiting for one seems pointless.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/all-pros.htm
I can’t tolerate Jim Carrey any more. He’s gone off the reservation.
Yeah he has. But this was a character. His characters will always make me laugh.
Tim,
What do you make of one Sir Christopher Lee?
No, it’s NOT a baited question, Bro!
I mean, when I say Sir Christopher Lee… what immediately comes to your mind? Dracula? Perhaps Count Dooku? Or maybe Saruman in recent years? His history is long, Bro!
Dracula?
Where did this question come from?
Oh, it’s quite random, I’m sure!
I saw a video yesterday, presented to me by a colleague, that featured Christopher Lee.
I was always a fan.
*** PLEASE DON’T WATCH THIS IF YOU ARE A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC ***
Tim, this was GRAND!
This guy was a key hire.
https://www.miamidolphins.com/video/jim-caldwell-on-his-relationship-with-brian-flores
I truly do like the hire of Caldwell.
Here’s a veteran coach who has held positions at all levels both college and the pros being humble enough to get back in the game after a year off, and work under a young first time head coach. Jim Caldwell brings respect to the building.
I feel like Flores will be an up and down the sidelines HC, not a specialist. I’m not a Gase hater but he probably would best off as an OC that a HC gives full reign to. His focus is on offense. We’ll see. The Division knows itself pretty well. 😉
Murray is no doubt smallish
But considering today’s rules protecting the QB
He may have already faced the most dangerous competition he will see in his career
He has some crazy talent and I’m thinking someone takes a flier on him in the 1st
QB starved league,
Agreed
I love Jim Carey, one of America’s best comedians. I love his art too, I didnt know he was an artist.
. He is highly intelligent, and has no one pulling his strings, he doesn’t need government to think for him
Huh? Should I read this with sarcasm?
Nope, it’s true, he is a great comedian, and artist, and doesn’t need the government to think for him.
He’s an independent thinker, exercises free will. We need more Americans that can think for themselves imo
Btw, explain how Carey fell off the reservation, when he wasn’t there in the first place, lol
That sounds like schoolyard taunting, or racism against Indians. Neither has anything to do with Jim carey
Keepin it real
Hyde publishing another should Fins consider Krapernick….why wont they just stop? Is it solely for the clicks/reads?
Keep has plenty of money now, he’s not coming back imo.
Besides, he’s been out of the game too long, comebacks are tough and usually unproductive.
He isn’t part of a rebuild anyway, we have to draft our guy
And Btw, yes, they stir mud for the clicks/reads.
Going over some of all the new assistants interviews and what not.
As far as Caldwell…he said his job is to do whatever he is told to do. No power structure issues there.
Everyone else had a common theme about Flores. Leader. Not offensive guru or innovator, OL guru, defense this or that….. Leader.
Does anyone know of Caldwell and Flores knew each other before the hire?
I’m just piecing things together, and curious as to how the coaches will work together
Today is the most confusing holiday of the year, lol
Some fed web sites call it Washington’s Birthday, some others say it’s Presidents’ Day.
There are about 10 names for today, and differant states call it different names.
One of the most unusual is Arkansas. This is Daisy Gatson Bates Day
Everyone have a great alphabet soup holiday, lol. Unless that was the name of Your last holiday
Jim Carey is just another, ignorant anti-American elitist who has let the adulation of mindless drones go to his head. None of them have the slightest clue of what socialism really is.
Lmao, too funny. Carey is an artist capable of independent thought. I know it’s tough to fathom, but there are millions of Americans that don’t need government to tell them what to think, what to say, where to go to the bathroom, and so on.
Independent thinking isn’t a threat to anyone but people of authoritarian leanings, and it has noting to do with socialism, it’s more of an independent thing
If You need the government to feed You, burp You, and change Your diapers, good luck with that, I don’t need any of it, and neither does Carey
But that is what socialism is…..
I guess Your pissed off comrade chicken hawk is stealing money away from the military for his vanity hannity wall by declaring a fake nertional edergendcy
I don’t blame You
https://mobile.twitter.com/DanMarino/status/1097207778714759168/photo/1
This is Marinos new putter he put up on twitter,
Go deep! laces out!
Socialists just want to independently make government enact laws and enforce taxes that enable them not to work for a living and live off the teat of the country. That’s independent dependent thinking right there.
You are partially correct, socialists don’t like it when Netflix , Amazon, Trump, pays zero dollars a year on taxes, or corporate billionaire welfare.
This is shared by independents too, they also think the rich should pay their fare share instead of stickng it to the lower class
You mean like the socialist puppets who ruined the Amazon deal in L.I.C. NY? They didn’t like the tax breaks Amazon was getting, so they shunned over 25,000 jobs for the area? That what you mean?
Speaking of bathrooms, if we leave it the liberal socialists, not only will they be telling you where to go to the bathroom, but there will be THREE bathrooms to choose from, I guess MEN, WOMEN, and WE DON’T WANT TO OFFEND THOSE WHO ARE UNDECIDED
Actually it’s the GOP that has Bathroom issues, the rest of us aren’t really peaking under stalls to see if the guys packing or not, lol
I don’t give a shit which bathrooms people use, I have bigger fish to fry, like paying HOA special fees, so they don’t steal my house.
argh I hate hoa
The problem is that Socialism, like Communism is never implemented in its purist form. Its an idealistic governmental social and economic philosophy that requires all people living in it to be completely committed not just to the labeling but also fully committed to that lifestyle. Its fragile in that it can be ruined by human nature, and 100% of the time in history, socialism fails and people suffer. Thats not to say that some aspects of it cant be woven in to other systems, but its next to impossible to prevent the bad parts from spreading like a wildfire because the government would have to police the socilist programs, and the people corrupting the programs is the government. Who polices the police? Its a good idea but it would take humans not acting like humans to get it to work right.
Socialism, like Communism is meant to be a government of smaller units and not bigger ones. I mean community and communism have the same root. Even larger cities would have trouble running a communistic or socialistic government, much less a state or a national government. Its a lot easier for the governments to work when it small units of people who really care for one another to give to others without expecting gain for themselves. There are individual socialistic and communistic units inside of all societies, they are called families and even those get corrupted by greed sometimes.
Well I guess I’ll shit down the old computer and bang my head on the wall!
I hope you meant shut down. I don’t think shitting down the computer will accomplish anything but making a mess, and perhaps creating a 4th bathroom
Today it wouldn’t make a difference!
Fascism comes in when a democracy is tricked, accepts authoritarian leadership, and are beholden to his kingship. They believe his lies as truth, and don’t even bother to find out what’s really going on.
Free will, and independent thought are history for the sheep when this happens.
. Gaslighting is a big part of fascist management, we must be vigilant to not let the government control and run every aspect of our lives. This is true in all countries, governments suck!
Study the rise of hitler, that’s what’s going on now in this country.
Fascists try to silence free speech, and want to silence and jail people like Alec Baldwin for having the gall to be on tv doing a comedy skit.
It’s true snl has been on the air like ten times longer than the apprentice, but that’s no reason for the fascist lotus to threaten and endanger Baldwin imo
Sweet Baby Jesus….You are a cosmic black hole of intellect.
I realize this isn’t what the authoritarian government taught You to to think, sorry
Next time vote for someone that represents Americans and the constitution
You don’t realize the fascist orange turd has you by the ball hairs, you believe 2plus two is eight, if You are ordered to think so, rot? I got that.
Some Others choose free will, i don’t need the government to tax me and give it to billionaire welfare.
That’s it, Your abilities to debate are habits walled in because You are
Prefer authoritarian leadership over democracy and the constitution,
I know what You are doing, Never debate the message, always attack the messenger, right? Lmao. But it doesn’t work for all, good luck
concerning K. Murray
I just read a Ron Rivera article that said they have to protect Cam Newton better and get him to take less punishment on his body.
I htink he’s a little bigger than K. Murray though.
Almost 2X Murray is Newton
Newton is huge. 6′ 6″. This shows that size doesn’t neccesarily keep a QB healthy, the OL does
I like the note above about Flores’s coaching style.
If I had the time, I could show real examples of when Gase was so distracted by play-calling that he missed stuff a HC should’ve been on top of. (like Reshad sitting down) That cost us games.
I know he had the ST guy as his assistant to help with that, but that guy was never a HC.
Caldwell has been a HC twice (and in my opinion he was wrongly fired both times).
for years at a time and going to the playoffs and coaching successful players.
So he really can help with managing practices, hotels, interviews of the players, etc. so that Flores can lead and inspire and instill the patri oops Dolphin Way in our guys.
M – Do you agree with those ratings? I thought James had an uneven year, he was very inconsistent, where Tunsil I thought was much more consistent.
I think those ratings are fair to greater degree, though I’d have Tunsil higher than James, for sure.
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We need Guards.
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(and pass-rushers and run-stuffers)
I love our bookend tackles. James might be the best second level blocker at RT there is in the league.
yeah let’s get Kapernik
and we could sign ohocinco, Josh norman and Terrell HOF (not) Owens to throw to.
They all have lots of talent.
LOL
I’ll follow on my pachyderm!
Hitler fronted National Socialism though, right?
I was just a kid then, but … I seem to remember …
Naples – I don’t think James was as bad as a bunch of people on this blog think he was either. What do you think a fair price to re-sign him would be? He won’t be cheap that’s for sure.
you know … i’m not good with the cap or anything to do with the money.
Can we get him for $10.371 M for 4 yrs? Then he’d be 31.
Could we get Tony Adams (23) from NE or Elijah Wilkinson (24) from Denver
or Leonard Wester (26) from TB for less? Are they as good? Can we coach ’em up?
btw
I have a dove nesting in the catharanthus in the planter basket on my balcony.
Haven’t shooed her off.
Does that make me a socialist?
Keep her around!
You may need to eat later!
She’s already laid 2 eggs. She’s a damn factory!
That’s like Denny’s 4 scrambled eggs and sausage on the side.
I don’t know what catharanthus is, does that make me a fascist?
that’s Madagascar periwinkle … actually she is in the basket with new guinea impatiens … they are similar …
http://muckme.com/blog/deluxe-nyc-penthouse-by-sothebys/
naplesfan2010 says:
February 18, 2019 at 12:26 pm
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(and pass-rushers and run-stuffers)
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Yes… we need to find the next William Hayes, who I highly doubt we re-sign.
LOL @ Wyo
Rough-sketch position priority for me in the Draft…
1) D-Line
2) O-Line
3) Edge
4) CB
5) RB
6) WR
7) O-Line
This all gets thrown out after FA begins and when BPA is concerned, of course.
If there ever was a reason to strictly follow BPA, this ‘rebuilding year’ is the time to do it. As such, good luck to all of us mocksters.
Naples – I’d think it would take somewhere between $8-10M per for Ja’Wuan James. If we let him go, he’ll probably get at least that.
He may be the best young OT on the market this season.
Agreed. I think I’d re-sign him.
just say no to receivers with foot problems…..
How about a sign that says “Don’t feed the animals”…
That doesn’t apply to gargantuan apes who take whatever they want . . .
I only look like an animal on the outside. Internally, I identify as one of you pesky little humans and your ‘condition’….
LMAO @ Kong
This is just MHO
#! DE
#2 OG / DT ( best available)
#3 What you didn’t take at #2
#4 C
#5 thru BPA
I would be happy with a strict BPA all the way!
I hope this isn’t our new scouting department! 😉
I also wouldn’t mind if we took a stud CB in the first!
Then go DL and OL with the rest!
We need everything, this team is a long way off from playoff contending.
Let the rebuild begin!
That’s why I’m not going to get too crazy about which positions we take and when. We need to add talent everywhere and start developing them as the new staff builds their program.
James is a good OT, he just has inconsistent games, mostly because he cant hold up to a good power rush. Speed rush he is pretty solid against. Just as examples, look how well he handled Bosa who primarily is a speed rusher and then how well he did not do last time he met up with Cam Jordan who primarily does power moves. Watt is a pretty good blend of moves, and you can see what was working in that game alone. He doesnt get his anchor quick enough for those guys, nor does he stay low enough.
Tunsil is a better overall OT, but he also needs to clean up some things. I think his problem has more been because of LG being such a weak spot for us he has tried so hard to comepnsate on some games that he fail his primary responsibility trying to compensate/assist the OG with theirs.
James had a lot more stability at OG on his side.
Jesse Davis played every snap so as you said at least there was some chemistry there.
Mike E.
as you know … i’m not good with the cap or anything to do with the money.
Can we get him for $10.371 M for 4 yrs? Then he’d be 31.
Could we get Tony Adams (23) from NE or Elijah Wilkinson (24) from Denver
or Leonard Wester (26) from TB for less? Are they as good? Can we coach ’em up?
I don’t think we can. He’s going to be a highly sought after free agent. Like I said earlier, probably $8-10M per year, 4 or 5 year deal. If not us, he’ll get that somewhere else. The top 10 guys now are between $7.3M and $15M. James because of his age can slot in the higher realm of that, not necessarily the top but probably $10M per. I’d say our only shot of getting him cheaper is if he prefers to stay here.
I suggested $10 + M. 4 yrs / 5th yr option
wow
some poor guy crashed into the power pole on the highway and our whole neighborhood’s been withour power all this time. 2nd it’s happened in the last 3 months.
so sorry about the link above that was supposed to be some flowers with a bird camouflaged in it.
I was typing when the power went out.
don’t know how I got a link to NYC real estate.
That’s not on my radar.
try again … not that anyone cares
http://roshaa.com/blog/an-enchanting-retro-house-near-the-river-by-michael-wigginton/#
fugedaboudit
With James it’s all about how the new staff views him. He was drafted by Hickey and not sure what Grier thinks of him.
Id make the trade for Rosen for a 2nd or later, i said this a while back. I wouldn’t give up a first round pick though. I think its possible Arizona would let him go for a 2nd, but probably not much lower, possibly a 3rd. If you look at his contract, he is a top 10 selection, and he was their past administration/HC’s pick.
The new HC is coming in and if the system he is rumored to be looking to run is real, then he wouldn’t want Rosen to run it. Our system however could use him, if the system we are looking to run is what we actually are. Rosen because of being a 10th selection puts his 5th year option as an expensive one, if he was an 11th pick id say that they might ask for a little more because his 5th year option wouldn’t be as expensive.
I dont see that as a far fetched option for us, nor one that the Cardinals might not be looking to, or willing to do. .I think getting Rosen for a 2nd round pick this next draft would be a good risk/reward trade, better than just using a 2nd to select a QB. That would let us focus our top pick on a different position and open the draft strategy up some.
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Look there at Will Davis and my man Derron Smith (recovering from multiple injuries)!
We also had Trevor Reilly for a bit I think.
Will Davis is a player, just not a starter.
I do NOT want Terrance Williams.
I DO think Rosen is a possible fit for us, although it’s hard to say with zero practices here yet.
Also depends on where his head is. He has a bit of a squirrelly rep to him.
If Flores can slap that pout off his face without having him pull a Jonathan Martin, then he could be very good in Miami.
Sorry Naples, I misunderstood your post. I thought you were suggesting $10.3M for the whole contract, not per year. Yes, I think that’s possible, but demand will tell the final story. If it becomes a bidding war it could escalate into the teens, and then we’ll have to see how much Grier and Co. value him.
Guys, when I post NFL news here, I’m NOT suggesting we go and get that player. I want that to be clear, and I think/hope most understand as much.
David,
I don’t want to do it, I DON’T want to do it, I DON’T WANT TO DO IT, I DON’T WANT TO DO IT!
Don’t make me go THERE with politics! Let’s not get into politics.
You’d be better off just not going there than posting this. 😉
M13, I think not knowing exactly how the new regime is going to go about things, other than top prospects, we’re probably better off waiting to see the types of FAs we sign before getting too deep into the draft. Not saying we’re going to be big players in FA because we won’t be, but we are going to sign some as we let guys walk and trade some of them.
mf13ss says:
February 18, 2019 at 12:44 pm
…This all gets thrown out after FA begins and when BPA is concerned, of course.
Oh I was replying to you saying not everyone you mention means we should sign them.
We fans are in a learning curve now. When Gase was hired he wanted to hit the ground running with what we had and add players he thought he could win with. It didn’t work out. The situation now is so different under the transformation of the front office and coaching staff along with the rebuild motto. It’s all on the table. Now is the time to clean house however they want to do it.
Did they fire Tannehill yet?
2 weeks in
😆
And I’m 100% WITH ya!!!
league year doesn’t start until march. it would be STUPID yes STUPID to get rid of Tannehill at this juncture. Your emotional irrational dislike aside
Not sure about everyone else but i stand behind David and his unwavering support of president Trump.
MAGA!
ANSBG!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!
Yeah, good speech today! His Intro was nice, LOL
My .02 on Kyler Murray
1) I don’t trust his “ I will play football decision , just the timing of it I dunno
2) I also fear a Pat White type injury based on his size
If the FO is sold on him after interviews and combine so be it, I will cheer loudly for him ..
Mike E. says:
February 18, 2019 at 12:11 pm
Almost 2X Murray is Newton
Reply
Are you channeling your inner Yoda?
Nice
M
Good to see Derron Smith!
I think I may be joining those who say to draft a QB this year and again next year. I feel it is important as ever to find that guy. With a new coaching staff, the faster we find our franchise guy the faster we will vault to the top of the NFL and it won’t be difficult once we find our QB. We are going to wake up one season in the very near future (possibly 2020 and very likely 2021) and most all the names of the top (consistently proven) QB’s will be gone. Many of those teams will be struggling to find their new QB so it is important we do it now. Look at the ages of these guys.
Brady 42 in Aug.
Brees 40
E.Manning 38
Rivers 38 in Dec
Roethlisberger 37
Rodgers 36 in Dec
Flacco 34
Matt Ryan 34
These guys will be done in the very near future and these teams will be scrambling to find their next QB. These teams will be stepping all over each other this draft and the next and the next to find their future QB. I originally thought there were only a couple teams who would draft a QB early this year. The more I look at it, even though this is not a stellar QB class, don’t be surprised to see at least the top 5 QB’s gone by the time we pick in the 2nd round.
Yup, that is why they get driven up the boards every year. (well, that and that so many of the ones that are driven up the board fail! )
2015:
1. Jameis Winston, Florida State, Buccaneers
2. Marcus Mariota, Oregon, Titans
2014:
3. Blake Bortles, Central Florida, Jaguars
22. Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, Browns
32. Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, Vikings
2013:
16. EJ Manuel, Florida State, Bills
2012:
1. Andrew Luck, Stanford, Colts
2. Robert Griffin III, Baylor, Redskins
8. Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M, Dolphins
22. Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State, Browns
2011:
1. Cam Newton, Auburn, Panthers
8. Jake Locker, Washington, Titans
10. Blaine Gabbert, Missouri, Jaguars
12. Christian Ponder, Florida State, Vikings
2010:
1. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, Rams
25. Tim Tebow, Florida, Broncos
2009:
1. Matthew Stafford, Georgia, Lions
5. Mark Sanchez, USC, Jets
17. Josh Freeman, Kansas State, Buccaneers
2008:
3. Matt Ryan, Boston College, Falcons
18. Joe Flacco, Delaware, Ravens
Four out of 21 can be argued to be “good” (and I didn’t include Tannehill in that count for the sake of NOT arguing about him)
YOUR TEAM
MIAMI DOLPHINS
YOUR PICKS
1: R1P13 QB DWAYNE HASKINS OHIO STATE
2: R2P23 C GARRETT BRADBURY NORTH CAROLINA STATE
3: R3P14 G BEAU BENZSCHAWEL WISCONSIN
4: R3P22 LB CHRISTIAN MILLER ALABAMA
5: R4P14 LB TRE LAMAR CLEMSON
6: R5P13 DL TERRY BECKNER JR. MISSOURI
7: R6P15 LB KHALIL HODGE BUFFALO
8: R7P15 OT RYAN POPE SAN DIEGO STATE
I don’t liike Buckeye QB’s but……
BBMike
Draft QB every year until you dont need to. I don’t care what round, just keep bringing them in.
I think that list Rock put up of drafted QBs just illustrates how hard it is to get a good one….even in the 1st round. I think that’s why teams take such risks to get one. Their value is huge and they are hard to find.
I won’t be surprised if NE uses some of that draft capital to move up for Brady’s eventual replacement.
Boomer Esiason was on WFAN this morning saying how much he loves Haskins, how he spoke to his HS coaches, and his college coaches, and how much they love the kid, and how much the kid loves football. He said until he actually sits down with all the QB’s, and before the combine, Haskins is the guy
well, if the dolphins draft him, I hope he becomes a star. If not I hope he is a bust! LOL
Yeah, same here. I’m leaning towards Haskins if he’s there at 13. I don’t think he will, and I’d prefer not to trade up, but I would still be excited if we did.
Haskins would probably be my third choice. If i had my choice of any of the top QB’s im going Lock, then Jones, then Haskins.Id take any of them at 13, and we probably wnt have a shot at any of them but thats my order.
AB, sorry Mr Big Chest is doing his best to ruin what is left of a possible career. His is off the deep end right now.
WTF happened to him? He’s seemingly lost his mind, but someone will sign him anyway.
Not sign him, trade for him
David Carr on NFL network is talking Miami trading Tannehill and a 2 nd day draft pick for Eli Manning??
Pocket passer like Brady in a New England style offense
Yuck! Makes no sense for us
Dexter Lawrence at NT, Godchaux and Taylor as 3-4 DEs
How about Kapernick as a stopgap?
Can he wear his Castro shirt at practices open to the public? Maybe then we dont have to worry about hearing about him for much longer.
I’m sure that his contract would include not having any political agenda on the field
If he wears his pig socks again, at least now he can say it’s for his favorite Dolphins fan, The Flying Pig
Rock, but look at it this way.
New England Patriots – Tom Brady (6th)
Miami Dolphins – Ryan Tannehill (1st)
Buffalo Bills – Josh Allen (1st)
New York Jets – Sam Darnold (1st)
Baltimore Ravens – Lamar Jackson (1st)
Pittsburgh Steelers – Ben Roethlisberger (1st)
Cleveland Browns – Baker Mayfield (1st)
Cincinnati Bengals – Andy Dalton (1st)
Houston Texans – Deshaun Watson (1st)
Indianapolis Colts – Andrew Luck (1st)
Tennessee Titans – Marcus Mariota (1st)
Jacksonville Jaguars – Blake Bortles (1st)
Kansas City Chiefs – Patrick Mahomes (1st)
Los Angeles Chargers – Philip Rivers (1st)
Denver Broncos – Joe Flacco (1st)
Oakland Raiders – Derek Carr (1st)
Dallas Cowboys – Dak Prescott (4th)
Philadelphia Eagles – Carson Wentz (1st)
Washington Redskins – Alex Smith (1st)
New York Giants – Eli Manning (1st)
Chicago Bears – Mitchell Truibisky (1st)
Minnesota Vikings – Kirk Cousins (4th)
Green Bay Packers – Aaron Rodgers (1st)
Detroit Lions – Matthew Stafford (1st)
New Orleans Saints – Drew Brees (technically 2nd)
Atlanta Falcons – Matt Ryan (1st)
Carolina Panthers – Cam Newton (1st)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Jameis Winston (1st)
Los Angeles Rams – Jared Goff (1st)
Seattle Seahawks – Russell Wilson (3rd)
San Francisco 49ers – Jimmy Garopolo (2nd)
Arizona Cardinals – Josh Rosen (1st)
I see a pretty obvious pattern. Say what ya want about the success and fail of it, but people go for a signal caller in the 1st round to get their franchise guy. You can luck up and get that guy outside the first, but how many players not on that list are outside the first. A LOT, more than were 1sts and arent and not on that list. You have to take a shot on a guy when you have it and you feel that guy might be the next big thing for your franchise. You cant be chicken shit about going for it because it is your best chance to get the biggest person on your team.
Incidentally a lot of those guys are not just 1st but they were in the top 5, and their teams traded up to get them.
QB is an overarted position, a lot of the 1st rnders did not have 1st rnd ability, the draft is a crap shoot, one way to be sure is to get HASKINS!!!!
says you. there is no guarantee. You man crush aside.
we could also acquire Derick Carr as Oakland likes Murray with the #4 pick
If Kaepernick could stop the political agenda nonsense i’m sure he would be a great addition to this team.
The only Vet QB i think really makes sense for us to bring in would be Fitz, or McCown, Maybe Schaub. Football smart guys who will help transition a new guy, and be a reliable backup for the rest of the season after the transition and wont eat up cap space.
you’d be better off staying with the QBs we already have as all of the guys you mentioned suck!
How about trading Howard for Derek Carr? and a 2nd rnder to us???
Thats wouldn’t be outside the realm of possibility for me, though id have to have him re-do that contract once he got here.