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Jordan Howard – 6’0 224
Ryan Fitzpatrick – 6’2 228
Kalen Ballage – 6’2 231
Myles Gaskin – 5’10 200
Patrick Laird – 6’0 205
De’Lance Turner – 5’11 214
Samaje Perine – 5’11 240
That’s a big stable of running backs in more ways than one, and of course I’m joking about the guy 2nd on the depth chart. Leaving out said QB, these are mostly bigger backs with the exceptions of Gaskin and Laird, all above 220 lbs. The reality is some of the guys on this depth chart won’t be here once the season begins if they even get that far. I think Gaskin and Laird could be keepers and Ballage may get another shot after a very disappointing season where he had ample opportunity to make some hay, starting in 6 games but just couldn’t get anything positive going, either rushing or receiving. I had hoped we had David Johnson lite, but even on the receiving side Ballage was a major letdown.
Jordan Howard signed a 2 year deal and he’s the type of back that wears down a defense. He will be valuable to close out a game in the 4th QTR by keeping drives going and punishing defenses, aptly named “The Bulldozer”. I have to believe that we will be active in the draft to find another quality back and there are a few that should be available beginning with our third first round pick (#26). D’andre Swift, Jonathan Taylor, J.K. Dobbins, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire round out the top 5. I will be surprised if none of these guys end up in a Dolphins uniform.
So free agency began in earnest for the Miami Dolphins and our name consistently flashed on the screen from the start. We made a lot of noise, gave out a few big contracts, but in general filled out a lot of holes and most definitely upped the talent level here and acquired some heady players as well. Kyle Van Noy in particular is a guy who has tortured us twice a year in a Patriots uniform serves to make us better and weaken the Patriots in one swift cut. On a down note, the Patriots will recoup yet another valuable compensatory pick, but if Van Noy can bring that production and locker room presence to some younger guys it will be worth it in spades.
I know you all know who we’ve acquired, probably better than I do, but I like to see it in print, it makes me feel happy. Here are all of our recent acquisitions and the contracts.
CB Byron Jones – 5YR/$82.5M
LB Kyle Van Noy – 4YR/$51M
DE/LB Shaq Lawson – 3YR/$30M
OG Ereck Flowers – 3YR/$30M
DE Emmanuel Ogbah – 2YR/$15M
RB Jordan Howard – 2YR/$10M
S Clayton Fejedelem – 3YR/$8.55M
C Ted Karras – 1YR/$4M
LB Kamu Grugier-Hill – 1YR/$3M
S Adrian Colbert – 1YR/$1.775M
We also signed former Patriots LB Elandon Roberts but the terms of the contract are not yet final. Fejedelem, Clobert and Roberts are all special teams guys and the new guys (Fejedelem and Roberts) lay the wood. All in all, I think we have shored up certain areas but there are still a few glaring holes such as OT, QB, RB, C (for competition this season and beyond). Another good DT/DE could also elevate our defense and safety is still an issue despite the Fejedelem and Colbert signings. The good thing is our approach in free agency has afforded us some flexibility going into the draft where we have excellent draft capital to make the most of our picks. I’m really looking forward to it.
Author’s Note: I hope all of you stay safe and healthy in these trying times with the outbreak of COVID-19. Be careful, help people when you can, and be a good neighbor and human being. Keep your family healthy and safe the best you can. Thankfully, participation here is safe (from COVID-19 anyway) so keep on bloggin!
GO DOLPHINS!!
#staythecourse
Finsmob Unleashed 
Nice recap Mike!
Thanks Dbolt!
Tell better jokes lol, that was a big time “dad joke” as my 6 years calls them
First!
ah shit
3rd!
LMAO!!!! Nice write up, Mike!
Thanks Tim!
Btw, you White people cant use the word spade, its not appropriate and its has a negative affect on my ocular nerves when i have to read it.
Does it have a racial connotation? Totally serious. I always thought it was a playing card reference.
I just tried to eat my oreos with water like im sure many of the unfortunates are having to during these rough times, but i just cant do it. Im going to have to start in on the 45 gallons of milk i recently bought to make sure no one had milk but me…..sigh
you have it stored out in the garage right?
Only place with the volume needed to store it
5: R1P5 OT TRISTAN WIRFS IOWA
18: R1P18 QB JUSTIN HERBERT OREGON
26: R1P26 RB D’ANDRE SWIFT GEORGIA
39: R2P7 C LLOYD CUSHENBERRY LSU
56: R2P24 G JOHN SIMPSON CLEMSON
70: R3P6 S KYLE DUGGER LENOIR-RHYNE
141: R4P35 WR JOHN HIGHTOWER BOISE STATE
153: R5P7 S TANNER MUSE CLEMSON
154: R5P8 DL RASHARD LAWRENCE LSU
173: R5P27 G STEVEN GONZALEZ PENN STATE
185: R6P6 TE THADDEUS MOSS LSU
227: R7P13 RB LAMICAL PERINE FLORIDA
246: R7P32 S JORDAN FULLER OHIO STATE
251: R7P37 K RODRIGO BLANKENSHIP GEORGIA
I would take this all day and twice on Sunday after the first few days of FA
Yeah thats a pretty solid draft, though i would much rather have Thomas over Wirfs, but i dunno what ya had available
Thomas went #4
LOL@ Ryan Fitzpatrick as a RB
He always has a lead blocker with him, that beard probably accounts for 90% of his yards.
On top of all this misery, that damn bitch Alexa is giving me problems again. I mean yesterday i had to tell that bitch twice to cook my soup in the microwave for 3 minutes. I keep having to tell her multiple times to do shit im going to….well…. im not going to slap her, that shit hurt me more than her last time, but im going to talk very sternly towards her when i ask for my shit in the future.
I just voted for the Jet’s game as the fest for 2019…..again
I left Tua on the board in the draft above.
Read it here first
Pats are going to take Fromm in the 1st
ROFLMAO!!
Flipping through the new channels. Everyone has their reporters / commenters working from their homes or remotely. There is a guy on from his home office talking about the stock market and in the background walks by this teenage girl in boxer shorts and a 1/2 shirt texting on her phone. She kind of stops while reading her phone then looks up and realizes her dad is talking on skype or whatever and scampers out of the shot.
Dad never noticed, but I ASSURE YOU everyone watching did! LOL
“scampers?”
omg
LMAO @ Naples!!!
Scamper – to run or go hastily or quickly
Darius Slay now the highest paid CB in front of Jones and X.
Bookman understood me.
The mental image of a preoccupied (over 18) thing in boxers and half a tee “scampering …”
OMG
^^^ this^^^
WTF does that even mean. These U75 dickheads trying to be hip.
I guess how these WRs fared against Jones when they matched up.
Yeah I got that, but what’s a dub? Short for WR? Who talks like that?
dubs are usually wheels, or the Golden State Warriors
dubs = wins you old fucks
Wow, that hurts! It should be interesting to see where he ends up, and for how much
Why? He’s hurt. Which we all knew when he was drafted.
C’mon Steve, the guy had over 2000 yards in ’17, he was one of the best in the game. Yeah, he’s hurt now, but he was hurt before he put up over 2000 total yards in ’17 too. If he’s healthy, he is one of the best.
I heard that if they dont get a trade for Cooks that might be the same thing coming his way, though im not sure what his contract looks like to know if fiscally they get anything for doing that with him.
Ill tell ya if averaging over 1000 yards a season, over 11 TD a season and right at 4.3 yards a carry is what a hurt RB does, hurt the next one we draft….please lol
oh yeah i forgot the receiving yards. over 400 yard receiving, over 2 tds per year receiving, and right at 9.6 yards per reception.
He had a few good years and put up great numbers, when he was healthy enough, but you can’t just look at the stats and make a determination.
Since we signed Jordan Howard I haven’t seen ORob around. Maybe he’s busy going through the stats of how many rushes he’s had at 9 yards or less. 😉
dude his arm is too tired to lift it to type lol
Now he’s going to challenge you to a fight, or a game of pool.
I hope its a fight because i am sure he is way beyond my level in pool.
Dubs are people who have been knighted by that silly queen.
Kick the Canadian oh wait sorry Manitoba
Nice write up Mike E. I definitely think we are taking a RB at some point in the draft
Lol! We got 14 draft picks, any position we remotely have as a need/want we’ll likely be drafting.
Way to go out on a limb there Ken🤔
You know what I meant geez Tim why do have to be so mean 😜
Is that a backhanded stab calling me Tim😏
I would like to see more of Gaskins. I thought he looked good when he got his chance
there definitely were flashes of a lot of potential.
Yep, talking sternly works, she’s heating up my bisquit right now and she didnt hesitate or ignore me at all this time
She’s heating up your biscuit? Is that the name you have for IT? I guess Therman already named his Sammy so at least you’re original. LOL
This is how to spend your time when working from home
With the OL we had last year you really can’t evaluate an RB or QB, that’s why it’s even more remarkable what Fitz did. In the past he excelled when everything came together. He was still running for his life on the final drive against the cheats.
D says:
March 19, 2020 at 4:21 pm (Edit)
dubs = wins you old fucks
*****
Thank you for the clarity whippersnapper
But may I remind you, when you come up with a nickname for something
There’s an efficiency component that should go along with it
You can’t come up with a term with 4 letters and 1 syllable to replace a word with 4 letters and 1 syllable
Wtf is the point of that
Lol
Lmao!!!
LOL ^^^^^^ THIS
Gurley can still play a little, but that’s the nature of the beast, when you aren’t living up to your contract.
Sorry Steve we just reflexively blame Tim
Lol, no complaints here😂
Saints HC Sean Peyton tests positive for coronavirus.
I grilled steaks yesterday and drank a few beers with the wife by the pool. We drank Corona just incase it would help us build up antibodies to fight the virus.
Ken, I get blamed for everything. Especially being too positive. LOL
Anyway, I think Laird and Gaskins are nice depth players. But with 14 picks I think we’ll draft at least one RB lol. With Jordan in the house my favorite back now is Clyde Edwards-Helaire. He’d be a top change of pace/3rd down back.
steveccnv says:
March 19, 2020 at 4:31 pm
He had a few good years and put up great numbers, when he was healthy enough, but you can’t just look at the stats and make a determination.
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Even his last yuear wasnt crap, Over 1K total yards and 14 TD’s. Yeah i know injuries are a concern but if you get him on a 1 year show me which would be best for him and any team taking the risk, then i dont see a problem. I wouldnt give him big money by any means or multiple years at this point.
Damn, even this old fuck understood Dubs = double-U’s (w’s) = Wins
SMH I guess some of the out of touch out of towners are more out of touch than others 😉
Broncos to release QB Flacco after just one season
i guess the kid with the lesbian haircut is going to be their starter now?
Lol!
Just keep him in shotgun, he doesn’t like the feel of chestnuts roasting on an open fire.
Lol Tim
Denver’s Starting QB
lol
So Sean Payton tests positive, and tells every to do what the experts say, so why is he only quarantining for a week?
Rock – I don’t speak jive
Mikey, what you say big daddy? You not picking up what be laid down. Sheeet mofo I be slowing it down for ya. Ya heard? You need to know how it go, you just reach out to tha brotha man and I break it down for ya gramps.
Chump dont want no help chump dont get the help
D says:
March 19, 2020 at 4:21 pm (Edit)
dubs = wins you old fucks
*****
Thank you for the clarity whippersnapper
But may I remind you, when you come up with a nickname for something
There’s an efficiency component that should go along with it
You can’t come up with a term with 4 letters and 1 syllable to replace a word with 4 letters and 1 syllable
Wtf is the point of that
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Anyone can create a persona by spelling it out, it takes a master to bring a persona to a single letter. Also its all about the dichotomy of who i am, one letter avatar, who types books of information, a contrast between the simple and the complex……
Oh I missed the point lol, but yeah I get you there lol
bailbondmike says:
March 19, 2020 at 4:49 pm
I grilled steaks yesterday and drank a few beers with the wife by the pool. We drank Corona just incase it would help us build up antibodies to fight the virus.
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I thought it would etiher be a harmony tactic or a scare tactic, like…..
Oh, look he is our friend look at how he and his wife are just hanging out with our cousins, they even thad them over to the house, how nice of them, and they leave you be.
or, Oh shit look at what they are doing to those other Coronas, they just popper their heads off and are drinking their fluids! Fuck this place.
lol
Maybe he shoulda said that a few days ago. lol
😆 LOL
So looks like Rams are cleaning house, maybe to make a move on someone else, maybe Clowney? The just cut Clay Matthews as well
If they bring in Gurley we will pass on RB this year and maybe focus on it next year. I doubt they bring him in now though without a trade to get something back for a big contract
He’ll give the Titans a nice 2nd option if they don’t want to franchise Henry. Noit sure if they already did that, but they can rescind it anyway
5: R1P5
QB TUA TAGOVAILOA
ALABAMA
18: R1P18
OT TRISTEN WIRFS
IOWA
26: R1P26
OT ANDREW THOMAS
GEORGIA
39: R2P7
C CESAR RUIZ
MICHIGAN
56: R2P24
RB CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE
LSU
70: R3P6
DL RAEKWON DAVIS
ALABAMA
141: R4P35
RB ENO BENJAMIN
ARIZONA ST.
153: R5P7
S BRANDON JONES
TEXAS
154: R5P8
CB LAMAR JACKSON
NEBRASKA
173: R5P27
S JULIAN BLACKMON
UTAH
185: R6P6
S JR REED
GEORGIA
227: R7P13
TE MITCHELL WILCOX
S. FLORIDA
246: R7P32
CB ESSANG BASSEY
WAKE FOREST
251: R7P37
G STEVE GONZALEZ
PENN ST.
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Nice draft except for #5
Miami trades back out of # 5 for Jaguar’s #9 and #20 first round picks along with their first round pick in 2021. Build the trenches with four 1sts this year and grab your QB in 2021 with 3 firsts.
Where did they get the 3rd 1st next year?
From Jacksonville
duh, mind mind skipped over the first from next year. that is way too much to move 4 spots
It will happen. Don’t piss on my Wheaties !! 🖕😉
It was more like this
Why trade back? 14 picks, three 1st, two 2nd and a pick in every round with 9. Use the picks to add players now. WTF are we backloading for? Two 1st and two 2nd with a mostly full draft in 2021 still isn’t enough?
no, didn’t he 80’s teach you? Greed is good.
We will get picks #9,#18,#20, this year and have 3 firsts next year. We can add players now you ninny 😉
Plus I prefer Trevor Lawrence over this years crop of QB’s
Phindog hoarding #1 picks like they’re toilet paper.
🙂
Karras has committed only eight penalties in his last 85 games.
Yeah, cause he played for the freaking Patriots. Uniform change = at least a 30% increase
Billy B teaches that Jedi holding technique that is invisible to any of the striped species.
In his final six games – including the postseason – Karras’ individual game pass blocking grades checked in at: 85.3, 83.9, 84.9, 80.4, 63.9, and 84.9. His worst game was against Miami.
Over those six games, Karras was PFF’s No. 2 ranked pass-blocking center behind only three-time Pro-Bowler Rodney Hudson.
For the entire 2019 season, Karras allowed just 14 pressures. Of those 14 pressures, only three resulted in hits on the quarterback, giving Karras a sterling .005 QB hit allowed rate.
And Brady was getting rid of it quick.
Flowers never allowed more than three pressures in a game last season and committed only one foul from Week 6 to the end of the year.
With just four plays resulting in a hit on the quarterback form the left guard position, Flowers is in rarified air. Just one other guard, who had more than 500 pass blocking snaps, allowed fewer QB hits than Flowers (Dallas’ four-time All-Pro Zack Martin).
With a 97.6 pass blocking efficiency (PFF), and a 92 percent pass blocking win rate (ESPN’s Next Gen Stats), Flowers was one of 13 guards to play more than 500 pass blocking snaps and allow two or fewer sacks in 2019.
His two sacks allowed equate to a .003 percent sack rate, and the four total QB hits makes up an impressive .006 hit rate on those 588 pass blocking reps.
This is what i was saying the other day:
“Opposing quarterbacks mostly left Jones alone, as he was targeted a mere 13.0% percent of pass attempts last season.”
Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post tracked down Jones’ college coordinator/position coach Don Brown.
“Great human being,” Brown said. “Highly competitive. Great athlete. One of the best young people I have ever been around.”
NE OL coach Dante Scarnecchia was why they always gave Brady a pocket and a run game when they needed it.
great coach. Gone now though.
For those of you that missed the wall to wall Brady coverage in the past week+, ESPN is airing a 7 hour Brady Marathon on Sunday………..
Thanks man, a few of my friends and I have plans this Sunday to test out which knives are best to kill ourselves with. We don’t believe in guns. LOL
LOL
Naples – I’m sure the NE coaching staff is fine (all kidding aside) but I think mostly the reason that NE gets penalized less is a level of respect given to Bill Belichick and his players not unlike the same superstar treatment Lebron James or any NBA superstar gets where they drive down the lane and anyone who looks at them aggressively gets a foul called on them and Lebron can pull someone’s head off and the headless guy would be called for a flagrant foul charging with his head. Not all that different from when Shula was here and the Dolphins were always one of the least penalized teams.
A lot of talk how miami wants to give a boat load of picks to move up and get burrow. I sure hope we dont do that. If you wanted burrow you should have tanked.
I dont think cincy would do that. I think the ownership of the bengals cares more about how much they will make vs winning. They would not want to pay 3 1st rnd picks
I’m not a huge fan of trading away a ton of high picks for any one player. But, part of the strategy of accumulating a shit ton of picks is that it allows you to kind of lessen the pain in a trade like that. Personally, I don’t think Burrow is a better prospect than Tua, if healthy, so I wouldn’t do it. If they do, so be it. It won’t be the end of the world. We just won’t have anybody to keep our shiny new toy upright. Lol
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I also don’t think QB is a MUST get this year. I’d prefer it, but I’d prefer to do it with one pick. There will be more “can’t miss” prospects coming every year. The only caveat is what I’ve always said: The best time to go after a QB in the draft is when you already have a pretty high draft pick because it minimizes the pain of having to go get one. This may hopefully be the last year for awhile that we pick in the top 5. I really hope we keep all or most of our high picks and just build this team. We need a lot and trading away multiple high picks isn’t gonna help us build. We have 11 1-3 round picks in the next two years, I think. That gives you some freedom to do pretty much whatever you want.
Falcons sign Gurley to a 1YR deal
coming home to Georgia, plus they badly need a RB
win win
Gurley is another example of why I’d shy away from drafting a RB in the first round. The value just isn’t there as you can get high end production from lower rounds, and the risk is really high with that position.
I don’t know, look how high Saquon took the jints — oh wait
I definitely feel that, when your team gets a high draft pick, it should max out that opportunity.
Usually this means drafting a superstar franchise QB. Which Miami is in dire need of.
Moreover, our #5 is not our only pick. So we would not be blowing the whole draft by using it on a QB.
Another thing —
If we don’t take a QB early this year, it means we will be getting 3 first rounders plus other good players, which, combined with our great haul in FA, might propel us to a draft pick about # 20 or even higher next year.
This would DEVALUE our native 2021 pick. However, we do have another one from the Dumbest HC in the league. Thus, we would still have 2 1’s and could pkg those with a first rounder in 2022 if it took that to get Trevor (or whomever) so I feel there is no need to panic this year and cash in all our great picks for a QB.
Especially since we have Fitz (and former first rounder Rosen) and again, would be building up all other position groups by not “wasting” even one pick on QB.
Well said Naples
I’m glad we did not freak and sign Gurley.
I think DeAndre Swift however is worth a first,
even after signinig Jordan howard.
(only because we have 3)
because I predict a longer career for him than Dobbins or Taylor,
whom I would NOT take in the first.
RB have generally short careers anyway. Chances are slim that this regime signs a RB to a high end second contract.
As the dust settles on FA then
the obvious need is for a “Franchise blind-side OT”
and there are several good ones this year.
This is also a great year for WRs,
thus Wilson could become a cap casualty in favor of a shiny new toy.
such as Ruggs or Jeudy.
Something for you to practice during quarantine! 😉
https://twitter.com/MiamiDolphins/status/1240986523253837824?s=20
If you’re quarantined, why do you need to wash your hands?
🤔
Momma said too! 😉
How about some Destiny’s Child with a slight tweak to the lyrics?
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you
Its cause i already found you
If you ain’t runnin’ ‘fraid
Say my name, say my name
You actin’ kinda sickly
Coughing and breathing quickly
Why the sudden change
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you
Its cause i already found youu
If you ain’t runnin’ ‘fraid
Say my name, say my name
You actin’ kinda sickly
Coughing and breathing quickly
Why the sudden change
RB’s get hurt and you pretty much need at least 3-4 good backs so I have no problem taking a RB at the end of the 1st.
exactly
Why not get a great one,
ride him for 3-5, then discard him
and draft another great one,
because rooks are relatively cheap,
Why get a mid rounder? (see Ballage)
or a late rounder (see Laird and Gaskins)
They suck for 3-5,
so your ground game sucks for 3-5.
What ya get in earlier rounds is a back that fits most systems, he’s likely a plung and play guy. Anthing in rounds 4 on, and 3 on in shallower drafts are guys who are either niche type players, not intended to be an every down back or a player that might not appeal to everyone but for your system fits like a glove. So yeah you can get a great RB later in the draft, but he’s a 50/50 at best, and he’s probably only 50/50 for the intentions you wanted him for.
My personal target spot for drafting a RB you want as a starter, and will likely give you 3-4 good years is middle of round 2. Good value in that draft spot and most likely not too far off any RB that goes in the first unless they are transcendent players like Zeke, Gurley, Barkley, etc.
D – Normally I would say RD2 or later but having 3 first rounders gives us the luxury to take a player in RD1 that will almost certainly be gone by our 2nd RD pick, especially if we really like that player
If he is BPA sure. I dont think Swift is on the level of those other guys, but id be ok with taking him in the first, it would just depend on the board and who is still there. Im guessing we would have to use 18 on him, probably wouldn’t make it to 26, but im also thinking there might be a better player still there at 18. Id also be just as happy with Taylor, Edwards-Helaire, Dobbins, Moss, etc so im pretty sure out top second gets us one of those guys maybe even our second second.
its a numbers game, just gotta play your research and make your decisions as you go based on those.
I love running backs and I hate how disposable they’ve become in the nfl
But you can draft RBs in the 2nd or 3rd round every few years and get better value than signing high priced ones or drafting them with top 10 picks
Todd Gurley, who is a beast, is a good example of buyers remorse
I’m not going to shed a tear if we take a RB at 26, but it makes a lot more sense to me to look at that position a little later
incidentally, do you see the contract he signed with the Falcons, ridiculously cheap.
I would not have passed on signing him for that contract.
He may have chosen the Falcons because we already had Howard though, eaiser chance to be “the man” there.
I think signing Howard is what ended up getting him released. I would have taken Gurley over Howard any day of the week
But I think the rams viewed us as potential trade partners until we signed Howard
You are all correct.
I do think it’s much riskier to take a RB early if that is your only first rounder that year.
I’m just so sick of having an anemic rush game. I know that is partly due to having marshmallow blockers,
but it is so great to have a guy who can change a game with a long sprint out of the backfield.
If we spend 3 picks on days 1-2 of the draft on OL – lookout!
Zierlein has us trading 5 and 18 and a 2nd to bungles to get Burrow, but says it is just a what if.
It’s odd that the official website has us only signing 3 of the 9 guys that have been noted as going to us. Jones, Karras, and Flowers.
The NFL has a value system that is pretty hard to dismiss based off decades of game evidence. First round RBs aren’t really worth more than later round RBs especially with their short game life and the 5 year first contract. You really don’t need to invest too much or too long. Not even digging too far back to guys like Terrell Davis, we have James White, Kamara, Breida, Singletary, Conner, Hunt, Miller, Lindsay, and our newest guy Howard. All 3rd round or later
Teams that invest in early round RBs always waste their money. The Rams, Cowboys, and eventually the Giants.since they won;t be good before they have to pay Barkley. RBs are so dependent on a good OL, even more than QB. OL, defense, QB, and even to a lesser degree WRs are much better gamble. I like Swift and don’t mind him in the 26 spot but only because we have three 1st rounders. I’d never waste a 1st round pick on RB normally.
That’s pretty much what we’re saying, but keep in mind Kamara is a specialty back, he gets almost as many touches receiving as he does rushing, he’s not a workhouse like Zeke or Saquon. Howard hasn’t been a big carry guy either, but certainly more than Kamara or Singletary. I think Singletary is more like Kamara, not a heavy lifter. Guys like Derrick Henry, Saquon and Zeke can carry a game.
LOL – workhorse
Specialty backs are a better prospect than workhorses though. Look at the pinnacle of specialty backs in Christian McCaffrey. Guy is smaller than Kamara, and a taller, leaner version of Singletary. You can get the work out of these guys and have so much flexibility. Paying big for any of the guys you mentioned is a huge waste of money and it’s one reason Tennessee doesn’t want to do it with Henry.
We have too many picks.
I don’t know what we will do with all these picks.
All we need is a LT, a FS, maybe a back-up TE.
We have everything else filled now.
That’s 3 guys.
ITS NEVER ENOUGH!!!!
Greedy 🐷
We need a RT too
We need a lot of guys to groom under vets
And you can never have too many DBs
I do think we can probably use some of those day 3 picks to move up a little on day 2
New Age
But how do we actually FIND one of those later guys.
Ajayi, Damien, Mostert, we tried these guys and they did not amount to anything.
Get a good OL. That’s really the difference with the studs as well.
Moving to QB, I’d use three 1sts on Burrow or even two 1sts and two 2nds. A supposedly elite QB brings that much value. QBs last longer than any other position besides K and LS. QBs affect the game more than anyone else. New QBs are the best value in the NFL and building a team around a rookie contract QB is the easiest and most successful formula in the NFL.
I don’t think Cincy lets us rob them, but it’s definitely worth it. With Tu’a the risk really counters him a bit but someone will still probably take him early. Maybe get another weaker prospect this draft but there is ZERO chance we get the #1 QB next year. This is by far our best chance since Matt Ryan, which was a huge mistake on our part. Unless Rosen proved something Flores didn’t show outwardly at all last year, we need a QB this draft.
While what you say is true, if you saw the other day I illustrated that the first QB taken in the last 6 drafts hasn’t been the best of the lot. Now many things factor into that too but just going by that data at face value, it doesn’t bode well for Burrow,
There are really a lot of factors. I think Burrow meets all of them. He’s the best prospect since Luck, one of the best in the past 25 years. He dominated with the hardest overall schedule in college football. His ability to lead and move around the pocket were off the charts. He’s nowhere near perfect and he needs a really good QB coach (don’t they all), but he has no true negatives. You have to nitpick on hand size and arm strength to find anything. Cincy will not let him go but I wish they would. With Flores at the helm, I’d bet on our chances of a SB attempt within 4 years with a high likelihood of a win. That’s worth a few picks and I think Zac Taylor isn’t good enough to get the most out of Burrow.
If drafted here, Burrow would be our next great QB. It’s been too long.
New Age – It’s a complicated discussion. McCaffrey is NOT a specialty back, he had more carries last year than Jordan Howard ever did, approaching the heavy workload of the 3 previous mentioned backs. In addition, he had a ridiculous 116 receptions. He won’t be able to maintain that each year, he will burn out. What I was trying to say is you need to have a stable of backs regardless, but it’s nice to have a guy you know can give 20-25 carries in a game if you need to grind it. Most of those guys are taken early in the draft
McCaffrey was also taken in the 1st RD at pick #8, so . . .
I agree. Size and draft position doesn’t matter though. OL does. Dalvin Cook, 210 lbs, 250 carry back. Chris Carson, 7th round pick, 5th in carries at 278.
You can find a RB anywhere, any size, and they can get the job done. Get the OL, pick a dude you like, hopefully later than 1st round, and move on to more impactful positions.
New Age,
I agree with a lot of your post. I have just started questioning how important it is to get your guy right now. It seems we have more and more high end QB prospects coming out now. There seems to be at least 1 and possibly several each year now. I also wanna get one as soon as possible, but I do think you can consider continuing to build a team to support him if you really don’t see the value in giving up a bunch of high picks for a guy. Sure, IF he pans out, nobody remembers or cares how much it took to get him. If he doesn’t, it can hamstring your franchise for a decade.
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I like Burrow. I would not be surprised if he becomes a solid player, but with that said, he had one year of high end play. If that’s enough for somebody to be convinced, great. But, i also understand someone who says he hasn’t shown enough yet. I’ll be happy either way. Lol
It’s definitely a chicken and egg argument for sure on the right now part. You are exactly right about hamstringing your franchise especially with all that built up capital. While many can say it’s the best time with the extra capital, it also looks far worse when you could have multiple studs in a draft. We can have a good playoff team this year even if we miss on a few picks this draft and don’t select a single QB. That’s how much we’ve accumulated especially with the new playoff rules. As a terrible franchise the past two decades, I don’t blame anyone for just wanting to get back in with a solid team. It’s a great idea.
Everyone always remember the guy you didn’t pick no matter what the circumstances so using up multiple high picks for just one guy on a 53 man team seems crazy, I know. I didn’t like the trade ups for RGKnee, Goff, Allen, etc. and Knee was one of my favorite QB prospects in ages. The trade was too much. I did like the Jets trading up for Darnold, even though I don;t especially like him. I also loved the trade up for Mahomes. Both trades were fair value in my book and not excessively expensive based draft position.
With all that said, Burrow is the best prospect I’ve seen in a while and I watched every game. He’s definitely a one year wonder and Brady did fantastic work with him. But that is one of his selling points to me. He turned everything around with just a little good training. His feet are fantastic. He already can feel a pass rush better than Tannehill ever will. We both know Tanny’s weaknesses. He’s willing to run and good at it but it’s not the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd option usually. He uses progressions really well for a college QB. He’s smart and very accurate. He enjoys destroying the competition and is a film junkie. I see no true flaws in his game. I loved the way they dominated and never gave up. Clemson looked in the driver’s seat for a short while that final game. Joe never wavered and they ended up pouring it on in the second half. Tua nor Lawrence can say that. Lawrence was terrible in the second half with two elite WRs. Tu’a was terrible the year before when Clemson came in to pound their ass.
The NFL has been transitioning to a multi back approach for awhile now. Teams can afford 3 guys with almost as much talent as one guy and pay all three less than it costs to have the one superstar. Plus, it gives you more guys who actually contribute that also do your STs…instead of one guy who probably doesn’t even play ST. Defenses are now going to more of a rotational pass rush. Offenses are doing the same at RB, and it makes your offense more multidimensional too. Substitution has become a major part of managing your team. Remember when you really only saw substitutions on 3rd down, and it was 1 or 2 guys? Now it’s 5 guys every down. Lol
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgqkyw/copper-destroys-viruses-and-bacteria-why-isnt-it-everywhere?utm_source=pocket-newtab
this is an interesting article on the antimicrobial properties of copper. Who knew?
For years brass and bronze were the preferred door hardware finishes in hotels. I have been spending the last decade replacing them with stainless steel and aluminum. JUST RECENTLY like this past year, I have seen a switch back to brass. Hmmmmm
Healthiest place was upper peninsula Michigan cause of all the copper mines up there.
I think we should trade all of picks after 70th pick and move up for several earlier picks.
All of our picks after 70 total 133.3, or about the 92nd pick.
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I say that every year.
Only trouble is finding a trading partner, as everyine knows those picks are worthless.
I was being sarcastic. I keep hearing we should do this, but as you said those picks are relatively useless in trade ups to earlier rounds.
Drafting a RB in the 1st round isn’t the problem, you can have them for 5 years with the option. It’s the big contract if they become elite that’s the stinger.
Spending a high pick on a player that’s almost guaranteed to leave at the end of their contract isn’t ideal
It’s hard to justify that 2nd contract bc it’s will be huge
That’s the deal with a lot of other positions too. 4-5 years for a player is kind of the norm these days.
bingo so let them walk at that point
New Age
Case in point:
value of the OL
Everybody knows Trevor Lawrence does not suck.
So what happened?
Clemson had a veteran OL with 4 seniors.
All have entered the draft as probable UDFAs but one.
They were not able to prevent LSU from shutting down the running lanes
even though Clemson had an All America RB in Etienne
nor keep LSU from choking the passing game,
in spite of Trevor Lawrence and all those great WRs.
It’s the OL versus the DL. That’s football.
True to a point. Lawrence looked terrible and Burrow looked amazing. Clemson is full of upper tier talent and Burrow crushed his biggest test of his career. Clemson is loaded and has been for a while. They dominated a loaded OSU team the week before after getting into a huge hole early. They are just that talented.
The problem with Clemson is they played no one all year and LSU played a ton of good teams. Good teams they crushed with Burrow. No one played a tougher schedule and LSU could have won the championship 49-25 if they wanted. It was a clinic on the absolute destruction of your opponent….the second best team in football.
Steve
yes I was picking up your sarcasm and making it more explicit.
Wow, but we’ve seen this before, then they stink it up for us.
I think the signing of Jordan Howard was a quality sneaky signing. Meaning I don’t think anyone saw it coming but it makes a lot of sense.
2 unnamed Lakers have the virus. Unnaming them to me, means either LeBron or A. Davis are one of the two or both.
https://twitter.com/kris_sacrebleu/status/1241012692019605504?s=21
Piggy,
Lol. I can’t say I’ve ever worn a robe out in public, but I may have come close to the rest of that outfit at the grocery store….shades and all. The Dude abides.
LB/FB Elandon Roberts runs the 40 in the 4.4s at 6-0 235. Talk about a swiss army knife who gives a team versatility on offense, defense and special teams.
We’ll see after the draft, but the AFC East is a-changin’. The Bills are the favorite to jump the Pats but it could be us. 🙂
naplesfan2010 says:
March 20, 2020 at 2:35 pm
I say that every year.
Only trouble is finding a trading partner, as everyine knows those picks are worthless.
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Godchaux, Sanders, Grantman,Bobby McCane, Ajayi, Aikens, Charles Clay, Reshad Jones, Lemar Miller
We have done pretty well with those worthless picks I would argue.
Brady
Jordan Howard is half a tandem. The other half will not be Ballage.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire is the perfect other tandem.
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Naples, Silver is also an antimicrobial. Ever use Silvadene Cream for bad burns? It has micronized silver in it to prevent wound sepsis in burn patients. I think some docs even use it for severe shingles sores. We used it a lot when I was in the military a while back.
Of course, silver door knobs would get expensive. lol
Silver was put into babies’ eyes to cure or prevent infection.
I would rather have Swift than Edwards-Helaire
But I wouldn’t shed a tear if we ended up with him
The thing I like about Clyde Edwards-Helaire at 5-8 210 is he is tough, quick and a threat catching the ball – he’s like an Ekeler or Sproles type back. Howard is a downhill runner at 6-0 225. We probably get Edwards-Helaire in the 2nd rd where Swift is a late 1st round pick. I have no problem adding Swift either.
Will Work For Toilet Paper
What kind of work can you do? I have an unlimited supply of TP
I have some painting that needs to be done
I can do anything, you’re going to need a lot of TP
My patio around the pool needs to be pressure washed. Will 2 packs of TP and a pack of napkins do it?
I have about two weeks left (depending on how much spicy food I eat)
Bookman, as my supplies dwindle and the store shelves remain empty would you be able to ship me some TP?
I would probably have to disguise the packaging or it would never make it to you
Yeah put it in an electronics box nobody would want that
Put it in a box marked rubbers. Ya know kinda hard to get some practicing social distancing unless your like John Holmes and can do both at the same time.
Son, just find a fountain
LOL
Free enema as well, How could ya pass that up. Makes me think i have been doing it wrong all along.