“This is going to be a young team,” Ross said. “I want to see it grow and at the end of the season I’m sure it’ll be a better team than when it started because there’s going to be a lot of young ballplayers that are going to be having meaningful positions.”
“I want to win all the time, but sometimes you gotta take a little pain,” Ross said. “The fact is we’re a young team, we’re drafting, we’re not signing all these (free agents). It’s all going to be the talent. That’s what it is at the end of the day: finding guys who are motivated, who want to play ball. It’s not all about money; it’s about winning. And that’s what you’re looking for.
So far, Ross, Grier, Flores and the rest of the Dolphins front office have kept good on their promise. We were thrifty in free agency, even to the point where we let our own RT, Ja’Wuan James leave to the Denver Broncos to the tune of a 4 year/$51M deal. That hurt us in the short term and although I wanted to keep James, it’s arguable whether he was really worth that kind of money. I think he’s being very honest and upfront with his plan. For the millionth time, this plan isn’t tanking, but filling spots through the draft and not free agency without a boatload of early picks may not yield a lot of proven NFL starter ready talent, so as we get younger and less experienced, there will be bumps in the road as Ross made so clear.
“These guys who play football, they play to win. That’s why you don’t talk about tanking. These guys are giving their all on the field. You don’t take those kind of hits knowing the team is tanking. But we’ve got to see it getting better, they see themselves betting better and they see something developing here, that we’re building it. That’s what you really want to see this year. The wins will take care of itself.
The draft is getting closer and closer and as per usghe, the QB’s are creeping up and up, closer to the top of the draft. Nothing has changed with these QB’s other than the scripted workouts without and defensive presence where everyone oohs and aahs at their arm strength and accuracy as they stand there with no defender coming at them or covering the wide open receiver they’re throwing to. It’s amazing to me how the same thing plays over and over every year. It’s silly as can be. We all knew that Haskins was a sure fire early 1st RD pick and that because Kliff Kingsbury appears to love Murray that he would be too, but now Lock and Jones are entering top 10 consideration. I shouldn’t be surprised, it happens every year and the need for a quality starting QB seems to increase every year which thrusts at least 4 QB’s into that 1st RD, and usually the first half.
It’s never too late to get things right, and thankfully, it seems that Steve Ross, who has been extremely successful in every business venture he’s entered into except the NFL, has finally seen and decided to pursue the correct course.
“When you first enter the league, this is so different than any other business,” he said. “And I bought a team because I wanted the challenge of building a winner. And I know how I build winners. I start them from scratch. I found the best people and created an environment where people all work together and bring the best out of them and not be like any other organization.
“But football is so different. At first you want to sit back and watch and learn. After last season I said, this isn’t working. And the more we talked about it after the season, I just came to the conclusion we have to change. Doing the same thing and expecting a different result is insanity. And it’s more me finding the right people and having them work together as a team. I really feel good about it.”
To be fair, Ross was pretty convinced that Adam Gase was the guy to change the fortunes of the Dolphins. Good on him for making the change once he felt differently. Now the task falls to Brian Flores and it seems like for all the right reasons he’s the right guy to carry us through. Once again, I caution because I’ve felt this way before. I didn’t love Adam Gase, but I thought for sure our offense could be a top offense at the very least, and that never happened.
So now GM Chris Grier, long time Miami Dolphins employee, has now emerged from the shadows and into the forefront. He’s the architect, and the contractor too, and will now follow Stephen Ross’s plan to build the Dolphins the right way. I believe we have started the process very well, we didn’t overspend in free agency which in and of itself, was a departure from how we always did things here. Now the biggest challenge is acing the draft. We’re not endowed with a lot of picks in this draft, we have one pick in each round except the 6th, the first round being #13, and then we rotate each round until the 6th RD, where we traded our selection to the Titans for their 7th RD pick to complete the Ryan Tannehill trade which also netted us a 2020 4th RD pick. Not a lot of draft capital, but there still may be a trade or two to get us some more. At the moment, we are actively trying to trade DE Robert Quinn and at least 2 teams (Cowboys, Saints) are interested, and even more have entered the fray. It’s also possible Reshad Jones will be traded, but that’s merely my speculation only, nothing firm on that one.
We’re heading in the right direction Dolphins fans, now we have to pass the biggest, most daunting test yet on April 25th-April 27th.
#staythecourse
Finsmob Unleashed 
This is NOT moving
Cool illusion
Mets win – VERY CALM . . .
That is the fakest thing ever…. all I see is
https://gfycat.com/brownfaithfulindigobunting
Are you serious Stanger?
Nope — assumed it was some kinda joke to start with…… so just ran with it.
But then am a guy who could never get inside those dot and swirl pics that a bunch of people could.
Tim Knight says:
March 28, 2019 at 4:02 pm
I don’t see TE or RB being a need on offense. On defense we need DL both interior and edge and more competition at corner but we’re good at safety.
Agreed on TE, RB? Safety I disagree. They are getting long in the tooth and we need depth. (Besides Fitz, or including Fitz if they move him to CB.)
Jones is 31, McDonald 28 and Minkah is 22. We don’t “need” a safety this year. When I say need I’m talking about void which we do not have.
D says:
March 28, 2019 at 4:26 pm
Tim Knight says:
March 28, 2019 at 4:02 pm
I don’t see TE or RB being a need on offense. On defense we need DL both interior and edge and more competition at corner but we’re good at safety.
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We have 2 RB’s right now, you do realize that right?
I think RB is on that list, and i wouldn’t be surprised if we didnt draft on this year. I definitely wouldn’t think of it as a frivolous selection if they did.
Guys, need as in with don’t have much to go with. Depth yeah but Drake and Ballage are two we can roll with. Meaning not high priority “needs”. You’re never going to build this team right if you’re talking about 3rd and 4th guys as needs. RB and S depth can come from late round and UDFAs.
My question to you and Rock, what round should we be focused on at RB and S? Those positions will not be BPA at #13.
We’ve all been saying DL, OL and QB should be priority. Now we need a RB and a S. I’m talking about our premium picks. We don’t have enough draft picks to address everything anyway.
I never said RB is a need, I said I could see us drafting one and i never said first round, don’t know where ya got that.
Thing isn’t moving at all for me
You would have to come back and look at that picture a different day and see it moving where before it did not to know if that really works.
I think this roster I s wide open because even at positions where we may have some depth…we don’t have much quality. Take anybody you like.
We have like 12 guys signed to be on the 2021 team, and most of them are not big names. Pretty much means however this team looks then is all on this new regime. And that is the prototypical 3 years.
Damn Greg Schiano out before he was really ever in lol.
Pats are going to have to scramble to get a DC now.
Wow, WTF happened there?
Tim,
I can see what you’re saying about needs vs non needs but if a player is staring you in the fact that’s that good you take him whether it’s a position of need or not. We can’t pass up on talent
Tim to me if i was there at 13 and a Saquon Barkley was there, and we were in the same position we are, he’s BPA and id select him. If there was an Earl Thomas there, id select him. Just because we have good players at a position doesnt necessarily mean we couldnt add another player if we saw a once and a decade guy. Having said that, there isnt a Rb or S in this draft thats that. I think middle to late would be my target for a RB, S or WR for that matter the other positions do have a higher priority level for me but i wouldnt say that in a different draft year i wouldnt draft RB or S over one of those others even if we were in the same exact player personnel situation as now. To me its abotu the guy we are drafting and not about the position need. Like you said, you dont have to fill all positions the same year.
This RB/S conversation got stretched in too many directions. I think you know what I meant. I don’t think those positions are priority and I also don’t think they will be BPA early on for us. Other positions that we have more of a need at of same value will be there. I don’t consider a 3rd RB and 4th safety a need. Of course you need someone to fill out the depth chart. You have to go back and see where the conversation started with Rock and I.
All of this said, I really have no idea what we’re going to do leading up to the draft, during the draft and after the draft. I’m just gonna go with the flow and see where it goes. But I think the trenches and QB are the priority when looking at the roster now.
Pats DC Greg Schiano retired. Seems it was pretty abrupt.
He took a look at the Pets coaching staff, realized that Brian Flores was the true genius behind the dynasty, and decided now that Flores was gone, the Pets are DOOMED.
…or maybe he just wanted to spend time with his family…
Pets DOOOOOMED…rise of the Dolphins
Looks like a 2020 6th rd for Quinn…
Is that worth the $1.1 mil roster bonus we paid when could have cut him instead? In these days of buying picks the NFL should set up something like the Dow Jones.
That is a good question. Only Ross can answer it.
If it was a 5th, I’d say worth it, but a late rd 6th…meh, maybe not so much.
Think Ross leaves such lesser stuff up to Grier. But maybe the market for Quinn was not as good as he was expecting.
Looks like we only get a 2020 6th. Seems low, but it is what it is, needed to get done and at least we got something.
I think the Market kinda died some. They would have been better off having gotten it done earlier, but could be they just couldnt. Im fine with it personally, he wasn’t in our plans and we didnt cut him and just walk away from so better than nothing.
Some more intel on the Quinn trade.
“Quinn will make $8 million from the Cowboys this season with a $1 million bonus for seven sacks” — so he will get less than we had him on the book for. Makes you wonder why he had any trade value at all.
We’re not paying any of his contract to Dallas. We ate the $1.1M bonus so we could trade him and we get $11.8M in cap space along with a 2020 6th rd pick.
All correct Tim….. was just wondering why he had any trade value at all since he canceled our contract and took less from Dallas. But bottom line of the deal for us is the $1.1 mil roster bonus for a 2020 6th (which in 2019 trade chart value would be a 7th).
CavalierKong says:
March 28, 2019 at 5:28 pm
He took a look at the Pets coaching staff, realized that Brian Flores was the true genius behind the dynasty, and decided now that Flores was gone, the Pets are DOOMED.
…or maybe he just wanted to spend time with his family…
Pets DOOOOOMED…rise of the Dolphins
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His statement was that he wanted to spend time with family, etc, but thats always what it is. Thats something publicists draw up, and they print the same damn document for every body it seems. Reading between the lines, he either didnt like the situation he was moving into, or he did something fucked up that we will probably never hear about and needed step back and lay low and let it pass before getting back into such a spotlight.
Seems like it always goes one of two ways when they start with the “need to focus on family and friends right now”
So with Quinn onto the Cowboys, our current cap should be $38 million. And as of now projected to have $100 mil more in 2020. Any FAs that would fit in out there? Lots of money in the Phins’ wallet. And no not thinking big names….. more some big uglies.
Stanger, we found a suitor and a desperate one in Dallas. Quinn is where he’s at, still valuable but not a top guy. He still gets paid handsomely on a one year deal to a team that wanted him. Not all teams are in the same boat. I view this as a win for us because we didn’t want to carry his contract and we got another 2020 draft pick. You can see the change in direction already in how we’re doing things. The team is being turned over. Some will survive and others won’t.
Clear cap space and add draft picks for the future. Right on point with what they said was the plan. 🙂
Agree with Quinn not on the roster, but we could have cut him any time we wanted….. and not pay the roster bonus if before the due date. You want to see the 2020 6th for $1.1 mil as a win…. then cool. Just don’t know how much draft picks are worth. That is the bottom line though.
It was only a small amount of money for a potential sleeper pick. Brady was a 6th, Edleman was a 7th. You cut Quinn and it’s just cap space. None of us will look back and say if only we didn’t eat that $1.1M bonus for Quinn in 2019. LOL
Tim — I will remember and be sure to remind you if that 6th rounder gets cut.
Tim,
Spot on with the low compensation. It’;s better than nothing and not too far from the 4th we paid(realistically after another year of sub-par performance). I also agree about S, RB, and even WR not being a need this year. We have two solid backs and a couple backups are easy to find. With WR, you can find talent later, and S can be picked in the 2020 draft when we have tons of picks.
I try to be real. LOL
Stanger, it doesn’t matter if the 6th doesn’t pan out. It’s a draft commodity rather than just a cut. We have no idea how any draft pick will pan out. For a rebuild it’s a numbers game. We may be prepping to make the big QB trade next year if we want to and the more picks you have at least you still have somewhat of a draft.
2020 we will be loaded with cap space and draft picks.
Completely agree Tim. Only thing was ever analyzing was the dynamics of what we got out of this trade and for how much. If anything interested in what the worth of draft picks are on the trade market….. cause for the last two years that has been the thing.
My question to you and Rock, what round should we be focused on at RB and S? Those positions will not be BPA at #13.
I would have said last year that I wouldn’t “waste” a first round pick on a safety……
We took the BPA in Minkah last year. He’s more than a safety. He’s the type of guy you build your defense around.
Stanger – The 6th RD pick may be packaged with other picks to move up. As long as we don’t do it for a Daniel Thomas or Leonte Carroo, it will probably be worth it. 🙂
That 6th could go for anything for sure, but in our draft savings account now.
Hey Wyo – No baseball posts!!!!
stangerx says:
March 28, 2019 at 5:44 pm
Think Ross leaves such lesser stuff up to Grier. But maybe the market for Quinn was not as good as he was expecting.
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Of course he leaves it up to Grier to make that decision. But those decisions will be based on the parameters Ross sets as he is footing the bill. Ross is the only one that can say 1.1 mil for a 6th rd draft pick is worth it, or it isn’t.
If the GMs had their way, they’d trade any $$$ for additional draft commodity, but each owner will likely have their own delineating line for $$$ value vs draft value. One of the things I’ve always liked about Ross, is even though you can question his personnel decisions, he doesn’t skimp when it comes to paying the bill.
I don’t think Ross is as hands as that when it comes to something like this, but easily could be wrong. And Ross for sure doesn’t skimp. Carries over every cent of unused cap. And that roster bonus did come out of the cap. But maybe Ross did make the decision on that. For sure don’t know.
I agree
Reds and Cubs WIN!!!
Cards lose
This is the worst start in the Cards 144 year history.
Stocking up on picks for next year to move up for Fromm!
BBM -You can’t like 2 teams in the same sport. What’s up with that?
Oh, and BBM – No baseball posts!
It’s not set in stone but our projected draft next year with trades and comp picks is:
1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7 or something like that.
Since this is a football site I thought I’d ask since of you high rollers who travel about Punta Cana. I’ve never been, so I thought some here probably have good info to pass along. Not about the casinos so much, but about the customs and things I should do to be a good tourist. Things like tipping, cigars, good places to visit.. I appreciate any info.
*some of you high rollers
BTW, I’ll be staying at Royalton resort and casino.
Tim, I wasn’t concentrating on need, but rather that we can upgrade most of the position group. Fitzpatrick is a perfect example. Did we need to pick him? Are you happy we did?
Yes! I think he’s going to be an all-pro. He was BPA and this year if we stay at #13 it will be DL interior or edge, QB or OL. Probably the same in the 2nd. Not sure about the 3rd round.
TryPod – Sounds like a great time, never been though, so I cannot offer you anything but my hopes that you have a wonderful vacation
Thanks Mike E. Daughter’s graduation gift before she goes off to college!
That’s sweet, should be a memorable time
I thought maybe you, but also Stanger, SOASOAS, Rockfin, OD, etc may have some experience…
Going through Newark if any of you NE’s wanted to see me for the 40 minutes I’m scheduled to be there. Of course, I’ve got a 4.5 hour layover there on the return 😞
Hey all you baseball guys, don’t worry you have 3,364 games left this season.
It is a crazy long season, so many games. Still love it though
Tripod, I’ve never been to the Dominican Republic so I can’t give my opinion.
Thanks, Rock. I’ve been to Honduras, El Salvador and briefly to Belize, but never there. Growing up in Florida I never saw the need to go from a hot and humid climate to another hot and humid climate- lol.
Mike E. says:
March 28, 2019 at 7:35 pm
Hey Wyo – No baseball posts!!!!
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We know the Mets are triple A! But that still BB???? 😉
Trypod: we have done DR twice .. but was Puerta Plata .. not much to do as a small town.. I suggest one of the jungle safaris that includes a river raft/boat .. as for tipping and what not , it is a very poor country and they appreciate anything you give .. my wife usually packs “goodie bags” for the maid containing small kid toys, make up, stuff like that then adds 2-3 $$ to them daily … bar staff and waiters consider any tips to be good , some countries they EXPECT them and service can be dictated by whether you tip or not , but here that We saw .. we prefer to tip the staff that earned it at the end If our stay , as opposed to “ buying “ their services
If you plan to take any excursions, some stop at schools off the beaten path.. we have dropped a backpack full of crayons , pencils and such and it totally lights everybody up ..
Awesome info Manitoba! I appreciate it.
Most welcome. Have a blast they have great weather
That’s great of you and miss Toba!!!!
We try .. we have seen Jamaica change immensely over the years .. the things I mentioned above used to be appreciated there. Not so much any more .. all staff is on Cell phones , wearing 200.00 shoes and pricier clothes than we wear .. so we don’t bother with the goodie bags anymore .. just cash for those that Deserve it ..
Agreed Wyoming! My wife is an educator, and we sponsor a young lady in Mexico. We would like to go visit her someday, but she’s in a fairly remote location.
We also were sponsoring a girl in haiti through a friend of the wife who works in a shelter there.. we were hoping to take them some stuff and meet them as same island as DR , but the two countries hate each other and we were warned not to try as we would not. Be allowed .. that part sucked
Also stay off the beaches once sun goes down .. they have a shit ton of little gnats that come out and will bite the shit outta ya … you will wake up with 500 little spots all over and wonder WTF ..
Oh yeah and if ya weren’t following along DONT DRINK THE WATER
I’ve learned the “don’t drink the water” thing over my years, mostly from the military, but still good advice.
I’m still dealing with last lingering effects of Bells Palsy from Cuba so will always add that in …
My father-in-law suffers from that affliction on occasion. He gets a steroid shot as soon as he notices the onset and swears it lessens the effects.
Yep was on a three week regiment of steroids and they did clear it up , thank God
I went to Cabarete DR years ago Trypod
I went kitesurfing
There are winds that come off mountain and give you constant wind
The widsurfing is great too
If I go back I’m doing that
I also have amazing seafood while I was there
As I’ve gotten older, heights have bothered me more and more. I was air assault in the army, so I used to be ok with them, but I get a bad case of vertigo climbing stairs now…🤢
Do the windsurfing
I’m too old for kitesurfing myself
I also have the vertigo effects when edges are involved.. even in a car sometimes.. tried parasailing and sky diving to get over it. Didn’t work
I’m at the point where videos of rollercoasters and looking off of high buildings causes me to get woozy. I don’t know what happened to me.
Yep it sucks getting old , but it beats the alternative
Our updated salary cap.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/cap/
Once upon a time it was encouraged to bring or buy candy and throw out to kids from the excursion busses but kids were getting hit by cars as they weren’t paying attention.. it is no longer encouraged ..
Only foreign country I’ve been to is Miami
Wisconsin is also a foreign country to some of us 😊
Jordan Howard traded to the Eagles.
He will do well there I think
TryPod says:
March 28, 2019 at 8:29 pm
…My wife is an educator, and we sponsor a young lady in Mexico. We would like to go visit her someday, but she’s in a fairly remote location…
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RESPECT to ya, TryPod! I really appreciate what you and your wife are doing. I really hope you get to meet her, sooner than later.
Thanks, MF. It’s not much, sending a check once a month, but we wanted to try to do something.
All good. I find that to be most commendable!
manitobafinfan says:
March 28, 2019 at 8:34 pm
We also were sponsoring a girl in haiti…
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MUCH respect, Manitoba!
She now sponsors an elephant LMAO… she loves elephants
Tell her thanks from the herd!
lol
When everyone keeps focusing on corners, we have these guys in the hopper – Howard, McCain, Rowe, Tankersley, Armstrong, McTyer, Davis, Lammons. We all know Aikens is a STs Ace and game day backup in the secondary. Do we have to target that other corner opposite Howard this year?
THill 13 plus dead o19
Suh 13 dead o19
Quinn 12 traded
RJone’s 18 dump that
And an instant 46 plus cap for o20
Minus just 4 salaries
And not s single player be making 10
GOFINS!!!
GOODSTUFF MIKE, OL’A
If you can’t find a QB this year but can land this type of guy… do it. You either win with a QB or stop the other one.
LOL at ‘this type of guy’. The mold was broken after he was made. Like Jerry Rice, in the class called ‘unique’.
LOL
Tim,
The best cat in the draft class, who is ‘comparable’ to LT, is Josh Allen.
And no… I don’t believe he’s going to be the next LT. But I can tell ya that he’s going to be VERY good on the pro-level.
Agreed, I think he’s like Von Miller, not LT.
^
The Blindside is really about LT (Lawrence Taylor) not Michael Oher. The entire premise is about finding someone who can block a player like LT. Funny his initials are the same as Left Tackle. LOL
LT came from the right, left and inside and he mauled people. The greatest defensive player I have ever seen is Lawrence Taylor.
You think LT was just an edge rusher. LOL
The best defensive player ever!
Jordan Howard was traded for a 2020 6th…..guess that Quinn deal wasnt so bad.
Makes our 4th for Ajayi look better too
Hey KV! What’s happening man? Just keep adding draft capital baby! #staythecourse
Josh Allen is probably going to the Jets. Yuck!
From Mando – Looks like a post June 1st trade
“That means next offseason Reshad Jones, 32 years old in 2020, will likely be cut a after the team tries to trade him. Jones would have been among the players cut already this year but his contract has so far insulated him from that fate because it would cost more to cut him than keep him.
But next year, Miami can save up to $11.5 million in cap space by cutting or trading him. Indeed, the Dolphins can save up to $13.1 million this year by trading Jones after June 1.
So do not be surprised if the Dolphins try to trade the former Pro Bowl safety before the 2019 regular season begins.”
i don’t think they can “save” by a post June 1 trade, just defer some of his guaranteed money into the next league year.
I agree, we’re on the hook for his 2019 salary no matter what, so why trade him this year. Deferring it doesn’t accomplish anything.
about those tires Mike, I had a 69 SS chevelle when i was a kid, had fat tires on the back and i had a problem in the rain with hydroplaning, one time out of no where i went spinning down the road, luckily i didn’t hit anything. I can only assume that driving with them in the snow would make it much worse, i think you get better traction with skinny tires.
Yeah, on dry roads the wider tires would be an advantage, but in wet weather or especially snow or ice, it would be worse. I decided I’m going uniform all around, I’m not replacing $500 worth of tires every year and a half or so. I’m just going to “plus 1” from the 245/40/19 to 255/35/20
I didn’t want to comment on your desire for aesthetics vs function, but I had the 350Z and it had Pirrelli low profile single directional high performance tires on it and the backs were a different size than the fronts so I could not rotate them AT ALL even side to side and I burned through $1,800 in tires every 16-18 months! I will ALWAYS look at the tires from now on when considering buying a car and will avoid if all possible having different sizes. It also made my spare tire a hassle. That was just damn foolish!
Rockphin says:
March 28, 2019 at 10:41 am
Erhardt-Perkins system opens up a lot of options with very little terminology in the huddle / at the line. The route options, etc are baked in and once the players become familiar with the system they all know what they have to do vs zone or man, etc.
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nice post Rock…..i think Parcells used this system when with the Giants…just call out a name and everyone knows their assignment, helps from players getting confused. makes getting in and out of the huddle quick and precise.
Rock – Yeah man, it’s a losing proposition the staggered setup. I’m really happy I asked a lot of questions, no way I’m changing tires that frequently. The tire companies probably pressure car manufacturers to do those staggered setups.
Oh, and excellent point on the spare tire
You’ll just blow that money on foolish stuff…. like jerseys! Oh wait, that’s Piggi…..
I could definitely roll with this draft. I didn’t even look at the 2nd RD or 3rd RD picks, but trading back to #25 and and 2nd RD pick and probably more, but I like the idea of taking Simmons like I had mentioned the other day. Love to take him in the 2nd, but cool with taking him at 25 too.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/three-round-nfl-mock-draft-raiders-redskins-move-into-top-three-for-qbs-as-20-trades-struck-on-first-two-days/
Wow, Simmons RD1, RD 2 Winovich and Little, RD3 – HOFer Michael Jordan (OC Ohio St.)
That would be a great draft, sans a QB of course.
ER – I have a shitty jersey history myself. Tannehill, DJFF, Karlos Dansby. The only good jerseys I bought were Marino (timeless) and Wake
LOL
All I have left is Marino as well
LOL, sign me in as a card carrying member of the poor choice jersey club. I quit buying jerseys after I torched my Brandon Marshal Jersey. Marino for life.
Brett Tessler
@TesslerSports
Zach Sterup (OT, Nebraska) just signed his 1-yr exclusive rights deal with the Miami Dolphins and is officially under contract for 2019. Talented, developing lineman has been with them the past 2 seasons.
It’s time for these young OL to step up, Asiata…draft some young guys to add to the mix and let them compete to weed out the trash, next year rinse and repeat.
I would think to move up 12 spots in RD 1 would cost more than just 2nd RD pick. I’d want at least a 5th or 6th too, or a 4th next year
Try — I’m not of much help cause only been there once, and it was only for a long weekend at an all-inclusive we never left. So all I really know about Dom Rep is the car ride from the airport and back. Well that and that the people are nice (and poor from the car ride). In countries like that like to tip, even if just doing it American style is over tipping. Never even saw the DR currency though…. so either dollars were good to go or at least were at our hotel.
My son and nephew both got Brandon Marshall jerseys, I may have influenced my son on that one, so add that in to my bad judgement. It was right after we traded for him
I had one too. And an Incognito. Maybe I like my bad boys.
Did you get a Darr jersey?
Nope — he’s good but not a game changer, and plus doesn’t have the best arm on the team. 🙂
About time for me to get one though, but of the players we have signed till 2020 only one that is my kind of guy is Minkah. But have a feeling a lot of those will be popping up in the stands.
Stanger – Darr isn’t on the team anymore, we have Haack. I thought maybe you got a Darr jersey, glad you didn’t. lol
You got me on that one…. and I’m supposed to be the podiatrist on the team. Comment before was about Haack, but Darr was similar. Fields was the I-20 specialist.
Rock – I have Pirelli P Zero Nero tires on my Mustang. On;y got about 26-28K miles out of them. I’m buying Michelins and hoping to do better thaan that.
Why don’t you just sell the mustang and buy a prius so you can piss everyone off behind behind you for being a left lane pokey. 🙂
It’s may favorite car. I’m gonna hold onto it for a while. It’s been good to me.
I saw a great sticker on a Prius the other day.
“Hey, cool Prius.”
-nobody
LOL
^ my favorite
LOL @ Kong
I see you’re following your passion Wyo. 🙂 WTG!
I no longer work were I can’t post!
They were holding the man down!!!!!!!!!!!
Very good movement to set himself free from the Guard, and decent speed to get at the QB. He’s a sleeper.
I’ve got two ‘quick-hit’ observations from a very brief film study and looking over Combine numbers…
If we sit @ R1P13 and go for an EDGE Defender, the two who are likely going to be there are Clemson’s Clelin Ferrell and FSU’s Brian Burns. I’m not overly thrilled by either, but they are both good.
Ferrell reportedly runs about a 4.77 40-time (didn’t run at the Combine or his Pro Day: toe injury), and goes 6’4″, 264… with a frame to add even more weight. I see a future William Hayes or better.
Burns ran a killer 4.53 40-time at the Combine, and he goes 6’5″, 249… with a frame that is pretty much maxed out. I see a future Dion Jordan, WITHOUT the head issues and shoulder issues.
I don’t think we could go wrong with either, but I’d favor Clelin due to the fact that he is better suited to stop the run, and not just a strict pass-rusher. That’s not a knock on Burns, as he could become an elite pass-rusher.
Again, this is based on a very limited film session from me, so take it for what it’s worth.
Thoughts?
No love for Jachai Polite. Florida
He does appear to be a head case in the making?
https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jachai-polite?id=3219504f-4c11-3764-b3c6-cc83363f62fb
YUP, he does appear to be a headcase in the making, to me.
This is my favorite of the edge group!
JAYLON FERGUSON
LOUISIANA TECH
https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jaylon-ferguson?id=32194645-5216-8492-efe9-dfa1a1176b99
I like him a lot too
Lots of warts on Jaylon, but he’s one helluva player.
M13, another later round sleeper DT is Trysten Hill of UCF. He can also play nose at 6’1″ 330.
“Get-off/Burst – Erupts off the ball with good reactionary quickness. Can pop straight up in the air rather than straight out up the field, but when he fires out, he can wreck plays with his burst. Quickness allows him to cross the face of offensive linemen and backdoor gaps, leading to a lot of his TFL production.”
“Competitive Toughness – Part of a heavy rotation, but played unbelievably hard when he was on the field. Ridiculous hustle in every game to attempt to chase down runners away from his gap. Plays with reckless abandon and physicality.”
“Oddly enough, Hill started the first 26 games of his career before coming off the bench in all but one game as a junior. His production went up however, as the defensive tackle posted career highs in tackles (36), TFL (10.5) and sacks (3). Hill’s quickness and power are clear strengths on tape, but his technique remains a work-in-progress, and his pass rush plan is significantly lacking.
“Still, there are enough traits here to make him a desirable early day three pickup, especially considering his ability to play A-to-B gap and his elite effort level on the field. Most NFL defensive lines are rotational to some degree, and Hill projects as a player who can provide depth early in his career with starter upside, preferably as a 1-technique.”
He is one of the FL college players Miami is bringing in to workout.
Nice! Thanks, BB Mike.
Lots of talk on twitter about fans getting angry that we’re trading away good players and how much that is “tanking”. Why is it so difficult to comprehend what rebuilding is?
It’s so ridiculous. Wait until we trade Reshad Jones. LOL
I think it’s more a game of semantics. I mean, to rebuild with young players while offing experienced, stud vets kind of leads to the worst possible result in year 1 of “rebuilding”.
NO, it’s not ‘tanking’, yet it’s not trying to get the best possible result for today.
We were 6-10 and 7-9 with all the amazing players we’ve moved on from. 😉
IMO, we were a QB and maybe an injury year for Raekwon away from becoming perennial playoff contenders. And as you’ve citing many, many times… the INJURIES of last season.
Regardless, I’m 100% with the rebuild. Now let’s make it work! 🙂
*cited
MikeE, re: yesterday Reds/Cubs. Not only do I like two teams in 1 sport but they are in the same division. When I was in HS in Indiana, I listened to the Reds on AM radio while going to bed and they became my favorite team. We lived closer to Chicago and my uncle was a huge Cubs fan. He always took me to see the Cubs play so they became my 2nd fav but that was when they were in same div with the Mets. Man, I think of that lineup the Reds had back then: Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, George Foster, Joe Morgan, Ken Griffey, Tom Seaver, Mario Soto, Dave Concepcion, Cesar Geromino, Dave Collins, Hector Cruz, Ron Oester, etc. What they could have been if Marge Schott wasn’t such a cheap bitch and paid for some good pitching instead of just getting Tom Seaver at the end of his career. I still have my regulation authograph George Foster bat.
WOW… I don’t know how, but you just made me remember a dream I had last night!!!
Mike Schmidt was making a comeback in a legion-league, and I was there to witness it. I was on the third-base line as a spectator, and he shattered his bat. I ran to get a splinter of it, and he autographed it for me.
Dreams are CRAZY, right?!!
M13, we all wish things went better for the team that we were rolling with but it just never came together for all sorts of reasons. Let’s hope we build a contender that can compete for a championship over a stretch of time.
Are you serious, Clark? LOL 😉
I know that was very profound. LOL
I agree with this in principle but Minkah isn’t going anywhere either, he fits the multiple defense to a “T”, but I don’t think we’re done. Some trades won’t happen until after the draft. A team says oh shit we don’t have a speed WR (Stills), or we need a S (Jones), or a LB (Alonso).
DOH!!!
Yeah, Minkah is definitely on the very short list of players we won’t trade.
Good work, Omar. Half-assed, or blatantly wrong as usghe. deuces
No reason to trade Tunsil, Howard or Minkah. They are three excellent building blocks to move forward with.
Yep
BBM inadvertently left Tony Perez off his list of Big Red Machine greats.
Oh and it was Ed Armbrister in the controversial interference call with Carlton Fisk in the 75 WS.
I know some of you will cry!
But I like it!
Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 13: Williams, Jonah, OT, Alabama (A-)
Round 2 Pick 16: Allen, Zach, DE, Boston College (A-)
Round 3 Pick 14: Benzschawel, Beau, OG, Wisconsin (A)
Round 4 Pick 14: Burkett, Jesse, C, Stanford (A+)
Round 5 Pick 13: Johnson, PJ, DT, Arizona (A+)
Round 7 Pick 19: Guyton, Jalen, WR, North Texas (A+)
Round 7 Pick 20: Armstead, Ryquell, RB/FB, Temple (A+)
That’s pretty good. I don’t expect you to take a QB anyway.
Good to have you back.
IMHO not one worth a first!
I do like Tyree later as a developmental project.
Don’t forget Pedro Borbon who took a huge bite out of Buzz Capra’s baseball cap during the Mets vs Reds Pete Rose vs Bud Harrelson fight.
Son, I remember Tony Perez but when I became a Reds fan in 79′ he was gone. I was in HS 79′ to 82′.
Tunsil, Howard and Minkah can all reach all-pro level. They’re all young. That’s the core to build around right now.
Don’t look past Eric Rowe if he can stay healthy as well as Howard. Big, physical corners. I’m not counting out Tankersley either. McCain as the shorter more quick twitch nickel corner, we have three quality safeties. Our secondary might be one of the best in the game.
VERY much agreed.
I really hope this staff can fix Tankersley. He showed a lot of promise his rookie season then totally disappeared. I have to believe it was something lacking from the previous staff. I hope.
He suffered a season ending Achilles injury. He has a lot of work to do but I saw flashes of talent as a rookie.
FitzMagic plays out of his mind and the Dolphins pass defense is 2nd in the NFL. Miami screwed up their tank. LOL
I agree with your far previous post that we don’t need to draft either CB or Safety this year.
Plus we need DT, DE, and now RT so badly that we sure better pull those in rounds 1-3.
Then we can go after a QB in 4 like Ta’amu or whoever else they like, such as Tyree.
I do think we need TWO more RBs. I know who we have and I wanted us to draft them and I am very happy we did, but we need depth there and maybe a little different kind of guy like a FB or short yardage BruiserBack. Or a tiny scatback.
Anyway you can’t have only two RBs on your 53. So let’s draft one mid and one late and sign a couple UDFA RBs and keep the best 2.
OR
Is anyone left out there in FA to sign? I hear the Rams are cutting loose CJ Anderson. Is that so? Is he still a person of interest for us?
Ajayi is out there. Anybody interested in the JTrain 2.0?
I liked Alex Collins coming out of college. And he’s still only 24.
Sproles and LeGarrett are too old now, right? So is Marshawn.
What about Spencer Ware and Chacandrick West? Was our new talent guy in the FO the guy who brought them to KC? They played well there. Alfred Blue from Houston? They’re all 27-28 y/o.
Rob Kelley (26 y/o) had some good games for Washington.
Alfred Morris got any legs left @ 30? Doug Martin for a rebirth at 30 or at Ty Montgomery at 26?
He got 6 TDs in one game right?
4.45 40 at the combine and over a thou rushing in his last year at Temple.
5’11 220, so that’s anice size to be so fast.
22 reps on the bench.
I’d be happy to have him.
Truly, a nice core with Tunsil and X as most veteran, then Minkah as QB of D, all at key positions. A few others may emerge, like Parker, if he doesn’t break, maybe tank. Hopefully, a TE(s) will emerge. We’ll see.
And, no one in front to inhibit that emergence.
it’s year two for the TE’s we picked last season. They are SUPPOSED to make a jump this season.
I hope Gheysucki has been hitting the weight room and maybe some MMA to toughen his ass up this off season.
Hope so that’s for sure…you just have to have that position be a strength not a nice to have, imo.
YOUR TEAM
MIAMI DOLPHINs
YOUR PICKS
1: R1P13 EDGE MONTEZ SWEAT MISS. STATE
2: R2P16 C GARRETT BRADBURY NC STATE
3: R3P19 G MICHAEL DEITER WISCONSIN
4: R4P14 DL TERRY BECKNER, JR. MISSOURI
5: R4P20 OT CHUMA EDOGA USC
6: R5P13 LB DAVID LONG JR. WEST VIRGINIA
7: R6P40 LB JOE GILES-HARRIS DUKE
I’ve said all along I want to play this guy in the NFL and see if we have the next Chad Pennington only niftier on his feet.
70% completion
My favorite word for QBs is ACCURATE.
In the draft I know someone on here likes Benny Snell and there’s a good size guy 5’10 224
that runs hard and scored 48 TDs in 3 seasons in the SEC. So if he’s not all beat up, we can get him in maybe the 5th because he only ran a 4.66 40 so might drop to us there.
Of course my favorite RB in this draft is Darrell Henderson (4.49 40) who scored 22 TDs in just the past year, but that was @ Memphis, and he’s probably a 3rd round pick which is a spot we probably need to spend on a DL or OL.
In the 6th (I know we don’t have one) there’s Travis Homer out of the U who ran a nice 4.48 40, averaged 6 yds a pop and amassed almost a thou on the ground last year. He might rise to the 5th.
2 UDFA RBs I like are Nick Brossette LSU 5’11 209 with 14 TDs in 13 games but a 4.72 40 (ugh).
and Qadree Ollison 4.58 40 out of Pitt @ 6’1 228, who averaged 6.3 yds per carry and scored 11 times.
BBM, then you forgot Dan Driessen!
Krishna says:
March 29, 2019 at 7:42 pm
Truly, a nice core with Tunsil and X as most veteran, then Minkah as QB of D…
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Minkah as “QB of the D”? Until his permanent position is S, and Nick Saban is our HC or DC, NO… Minkah is NOT our “QB of the D”. Let’s not be so presumptuous.
Raekwon is most likely the “QB of the D”, until proven otherwise. That kid (Raekwon) spent a LOT of time studying film in his injury year (’18). The hope is that Raekwon is the next Zach Thomas, from top-to-bottom.
I stand corrected, but you missed the point. Which was an acknowledgement/agreement with Tim about this trio as a core group to build a team around. And. My add-on that the emergence.of some of our others, like Raekwon or TEs as other potentials to build a bigger core
https://twitter.com/phinsplan2020/status/1111477554379214848?s=21
Need a couple more in the 1st & 2nd.
I was just about to type that same thing.
I don’t want to get one by trading down this year though.
We need some linemen this year
so they won’t be rooks blowing games next year.
Cordrea Tankersley tore his ACL,
which is bad enough to go on IR and takes 9-12 months rehab,
but it’s not as bad as an achilles tear.
He ran a 4.4 40 @ 6’1 200 lbs. and did 13 reps on the bench with 225 lbs.
(even though he’s just a CB with 32″ arms, he’s both tall and chunky)
225 is +12% of his weight, which makes it better than a 310 pound OL doing 13 reps.
so he had excellent speed combined with a 30″ vert and a 10′ broad
so his leg drive is good and he has good upper body muscle mass,
so rehab should not present a problem beyond the actual tear.
He had 9 INTs for Clemson in 2 yrs. culminating in that first recent national title.
He’s very sticky in press man and his length makes him a shut down on the boundary.
However, he can lose his man across the middle and
gets kinda grabby in off cover, with 8 PIs in college.
Needs NFL elite DB coaching. (Maybe Oden is that)
If not, we have Eric Rowe from the Patriots
good stuff
The tanking narrative is getting old. I understand that the Jets and Bills made some offseason moves in free agency that make them look really good, on paper, compared to us but think about this.
One, Gase went 10-6 in his first season with the crew of misfits he had with him. Don’t discount the first year coaching staff. Personally, I think these guys get more out of these players than the last 3 staffs combined could.
Two, we had 31 sacks as a team last year. Less than 2 per game. Pitiful. So that can’t be replaced. We lost some kind of great firepower along the defensive line? And we were a basic D that did nothing to keep offenses guessing.
Three, there’s an assumption that we’re “gearing up for 2020”, “all in on 2020” because of all the picks we’re accumulating for next year; like we’re getting offers of 2019 picks and saying “we appreciate the 2019 pick but could you make it a 2020 pick?” We’re not getting offered 2019 picks.
I’m sure we would have liked one or two of them to be 2019 picks but we didn’t get them. So, the fact that we have all those 2020 picks is just a function of what we could get in a trade rather than us going for them on purpose.
Finally, when was the rule established that says you can’t use future draft picks to acquire talent in a current year? I don’t recall the change. So, just because we’ve got all those 2020 picks doesn’t mean we’re waiting until 2020 to use them. With the projected comps and the extra 4th for Tannehill I wouldn’t be surprised to see us go after someone we think could be valuable for us this year rather than wait. If there’s a player there we like we’re not going to pass just because of all those 2020 picks.
JMHO!!!!
very true … teams often trade up by using next year’s picks.
Thanks Wyo … I like this guy.
Ryquel Armstead…….. NFL Comparison — Alex Collins
Overview
Face-first runner who doesn’t appear to care that brakes come standard with the vehicle. Armstead’s feet fire like pistons from the beginning of the snap all the way through his physical finishes. While he’s not classically elusive, he does find his own yards by slithering through tight quarters or stacking yards after contact. His size, decisiveness and effort in pass protection should land him work as a backup, but his play traits could help him find more carries than expected as a pro.
Strengths
Good size with NFL thickness through his thighs
Known for competitive nature
Decisive and fearless
Downhill locomotive with ability to alter rush track without tapping the brakes
Needs no point of entry as inside runner and gets it in
Good feel for hugging contours of the gap and squeezing through
Feet are in constant state of chop, allowing for additional balance through contact
Runs with low pads and forward lean
Drives through contact to break tackles or finish falling forward
Possesses mindset and play strength for “gotta have it” short-yardage spots
Sifts to find his responsibility as pass protector
Willing to mirror and square blitzers with adequate effort
Weaknesses
Could stand to run with better patience and rhythm
Aggressive nature leads to immediate gas into traffic
Needs to take a breath and allow blocking in front of him to develop
Short-strider with below-average explosive burst to the perimeter
Field vision appears to be narrow
Missing lateral agility to jump-cut around tacklers and bounce runs wide
More chain mover than chunk-play runner
Minimal factor as pass catcher.
I’m a huge fan of Olamide Zaccheaus and what he could add to our offense but I think Jalen Hurd could be a huge addition as well. With his experience as both a rb and wr and excelling at both positions he would be another piece to add another dimension to our offense.
I want this kid on the Phins:
How do you build culture in the locker room? Draft high character, hard working players like this and culture takes care of itself. I don’t know where this kid is going to land but wherever it is he’s going to be a leader from day one. Just hope he lands in Miami.
Lou
We could take Jalen Hurd in the 4th or 5th to replace DeVante as the big body WR / Run after catch guy?
Rushed for 2638 yds as a RB, but grew to be 6’4 sooo changed to WR and caught 69 for 946.
He weighs 220. did 23 reps. That’s a little TE or a huge WR. Nice blocker with double skills to keep in max protect.
But interesting that you call him high character, since he abruptly abandoned the Tennessee program and transferred to Baylor. Many GMs are questioning him about a me-first attitude, but some feel he was not built for NFL RB, and the Vols would not change him to WR, so he did the only thing he could, even though it cost him a year sitting out.
Maybe he would have turned into Brandon Jacobs. Very rare though to have such a big RB
my understanding of the situation is he suffered a concussion as a rb and he didn’t like the punishment he was taking at the position so he wanted to change positions. the coaches declined.
he also said he regrets not sticking it out at TEN for the season before transferring but I think sometimes coaches are more interested in winning than they are in the health of players. Look at what happened to RGIII in Washington.
he was 6’4″ when he played rb
Torry McTyer is a guy who can be worked with too. He was learning last year, and he emerged enough to make the team, now he needs to keep getting better
At his pro day he ran a 4.37 and 4.44, one with the wind and one against it, put up 10 reps at 5’11 188, had 6.94 3 cone plus a nice 33.5″ vertical. Plus, he has NFL bloodlines, his dad was Tim McTyer
Lou – 6’4 220 is a little thin for a RB. Brandon Jacobs was 6’4 260
that’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying he has experience at both positions and excelled at both which makes him one of the most versatile players in this draft. that’s what I’m saying.
OK, gotcha
Oh I thought Tankersley tore his Achilles. Okay it was an ACL.
This dudes a wide receiver? Holy hell hes huge!
He looks bigger and stronger than most TE in the league.
DK Metcalf
This guy could play , even excel at WR or TE, maybe fill in on the OL if needed, lol
The issue was raised we are going to have a full back, but will have one less TE.
I’m thinking this guy solves that dilemma.
With a guy like Metcalf, we could possibly go with just 2 TE, so we can have room for a full back.
I’m not sure what the FO feels on Metcalf, but he’s sure an interesting dude
Reminds me of David Boston and that didn’t go so well
I’m not sure he’s another Boston, barely remember the guy, but looked at his pic.
For one he is much larger and faster, and has great hands, also his father was in the NFL, a legacy. Boston was big, but Metcalf is MT Everest
The dude sure looks the part, should be a mid first rounder
Watching him play, he looks like a bigger and faster Gronkowski.
It will be very difficult for Db,s or even lb to bring him down
I think It’s tough to compare Metcalf to other similar receivers, because there aren’t any similar receivers.
I think his chance for success at the next level is off the charts, he is a huge mismatch, I will watch the guy no matter who picks him, it should be very interesting
Does anyone know why they give comp picks? And by that I mean the justification. Yes you are losing the player, but you can use the money would have paid him to get another in FA. Would be different if we were talking baseball where there is no cap and a team like the Yankees signs away the star of a poor team for money it can’t afford to pay.
I guess the message in the NFL is parity, so if you lose a player in FA, you get a consolation prize. Many times players get paid crazy money that wasn’t in the budget for that team, but there’s always other teams flush with cap money