March 11th, 2021. Spring is rapidly approaching, the weather is warming up, and so are the rumors. It’s too easy, the 2021 Miami Dolphins have a decent amount of cap space available, 9th in the NFL at just over #33M, but we’re also armed with a bunch of enticing draft picks, thanks to the Houston Texans. The Dolphins own picks #3, #18, #36 and #50, 4 picks in top 50 picks. We also have picks #81 (RD 3) and pick #124 (RD 4), and finally #207 (RD 6), 7 picks in all. There is also potential for us to trade back too, but I have no problem with focusing on quality rather than quantity. If there’s a player that can make a huge impact on our roster right now at #3, go get that player. Of course, we may trade this entire draft, Xavien Howard, Jerome Baker and Tua Tagovailoa to acquire the messiah, Deshaun Watson, so there’s that too. It’s just so easy to look at our team as the perfect trading partner for anyone, including the QB that in my mind doesn’t actually get traded. There’s also #1 on our roster who we prioritized with our #5 pick in last year’s draft. This is where we wanted to be, get our QB, and then have the ability to build the roster around that QB.
We definitely have holes to fill, especially with the surprise cut of LB Kyle Van Noy. We’re looking to upgrade and get younger too. I would expect a LB to be drafted by us, not necessarily with our first or even our 2nd, but it’s going to happen. We need a center unless we re-sign Ted Karras or look to FA once again to find one like we did last year. Corey Linsley is available and will cost similarly to re-signing Ted Karras. We may choose to draft a center and Creed Humphrey and Landon Dickerson are the 2 top centers in the draft. We also must upgrade our WR receiver corps and as the pictures I posted show, I would love to bring in former Lions WR Marvin Jones Jr. He’s such a solid, consistent receiver, and right now now we have none. I said it, ZERO. Oh this guy might become that, and this guy if he’s healthy could be that, but they haven’t and they might not. We need one professional receiver that suits up every game and produces and that’s why I like Jones. Jr. That wouldn’t stop us from drafting a stud WR and I believe we will, the more weapons the better.
Our linebacker corps just got thinner due to the release of Van Noy, and we only had thumper Elandon Roberts on a 1 year contract and he was injured very late in the season so he won’t be back. Vince Biegel is also a FA as is Kamu Grugier-Hill, leaving only Jerome Baker, Andrew Van Ginkel, Calvin Munson and Sam Eguaoven as our LB group. We need to find an impact player for that front 7 to pair with Jerome Baker who had his finest season as a Miami Dolphin last season.
We need an upgrade at RB, and rumors are flying that Aaron Jones and the Miami Dolphins are a match. I’m not as enthusiastic about this pairing as some people are. I think Jones was a nice piece in the GB offense, I don’t see him as the workhorse back we may need to lean on. To be fair, he’s a player not too unlike the Saints Alvin Kamara, smooth receiver who can run the ball in spots, but both of these guys aren’t pounders that wear the defense down, they’re more finesse backs. I think we have 2 guys on the roster already like that in Myles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed. We need a true lead back and Jones is just barely a 1000 rusher and I think we should aim higher and pay less.
We could also use an upgrade at S, but it’s possible that last year’s 3rd RD pick Brandon Jones is given a larger role this year pairing with Eric Rowe, but good ole Bobby McCain looks like he could be facing down the guillotine himself. We can save about $6M if we cut him and I’ve always been a McCain advocate, but last year he had his chance and he didn’t really show an awful lot. With Nik Needham proving adequate in the slot and of course the presence of last year’s first RD pick Noah Igbinoghene, Mac faces some tough odds. What do you think we do???
GO DOLPHINS 2021!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Piggy – I see your “Screaming Cowboy” and give you “big Enough.”
Lol…..
That screaming old cowboy is perfect
Tim,
Shaq Barrett 😁
Tim,
Corey Linsley
Linsley 2
Barret 1
Jones 1
And a lil funk
https://fb.watch/4bZvCbVKb9/
i can’t believe that this FO is sold on Tua regardless of what they say, would any of you be sold on a QB who had the last two dismal games, one of which you had to pull him and the other you were without resources to pull him, and he cost your team a playoff birth?
I’m not buying that Miami is OK with Tua.
That said the most important FA we need is a QB, you cant go into this season without a reliable QB, do you wait for maybe a Watson deal? you may end up with nothing, in that case you would have to draft a QB, that would set this team back IMO.
Tua needs a safety net, so if Miami knows they don’t want to give up draft capitol to get Watson they better get a FA QB, maybe a Andy Dalton or even Alex Smith, at this point getting an experienced starting caliber QB would be #1 on my to do list.
up coming days/months will reveal how sold Miami is with Tua, if they are sold as they say they are then they can just leave the QB position status quo, with Ruddock & Sinnett backing up Tua.
if they’re so sold on Tua with the salary cap so low and all the valuable draft assets we have why bother spending anything on the QB position.
Stay tuned, we shall see
if we do get Watson, i believe Tua will not be included in any trade for him and will remain a Fin, i doubt the Texans or any team would give a bag of potato chips for Tua
Bill Maher speaking the truth.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bill-maher-sounds-alarm-on-chinas-dominance-over-us-theyre-eating-our-lunch
I’ve always liked Bill Maher. Calls it both ways, imo….kinda familiar to me.
Tua needs a safety net? Why, because he was pulled from a couple of games last year? He needs a backup QB, like any other team does. He doesn’t need training wheels, or a safety net. Either we’re going to be good with Tua or we won’t, and they won’t be pulling him out of games this season, mark my words.
he needs a safety net because of his performance last year, He doesn’t need a run of the mill back up, he needs a quality back up due to his ineffectiveness, didn’t you watch him play? are you really going to roll the dice and place your bet that Tua will be sufficient after watching his play, at the seasons risk? they will need a QB who can come in and be effective as Fitz was last year.
“either we will be good with Tua or we won’t”
that goes without saying, why would you think they won’t pull Tua if he’s playing bad? they already did it twice last year, of course they will yank him.
Wow, so from his rookie season, with no training camp, no pre season games, you’ve already determined that because he struggled in some games last season, he’ll forever need a safety net. Great deduction there. Did every QB in the NFL play well in their rookie season? No, and for the record, Tua didn’t play poorly the entire season, he had a few bad games. So what? I do think you’re grading Tua totally unfairly. More than likely if Fitz wasn’t on our team, Tua would have stayed in those games and he would have either sunk or swam. I think you’re grading on a very hard curve Rob.
I know, Mike E. It’s just beyond discussion at this point. Have you ever seen a dog latch on to a play toy and won’t let it go? That’s what comes to mind. LMFAO!
Gas prices have gone up 20 cents since the last time i filled my tank, 2.83! we are headed for another economy collapse!
you are seriously stupid, DAMN SMH
you werent this retarded before, did you fall on your head?
A troll is Internet slang for a person who intentionally tries to instigate conflict, hostility, or arguments in an online social community
thats you, why are you trolling?
you know that gas lie you said is false, SMH
gas has gone up before, tens of thousands of times, and did not lead to economic collapse
Well shit .. I guess I’m having popcorn for breakfast this morning. 😎
You should just brush up on your pool shooting.
I don’t have thumbs . 🐕
LOL!
sorry , had to call out the village idiot and fearmonger for his blatant lies and stupidity
it almost seems as if he is just trolling the blog, o well
back to disregard
maybe i should write a letter to Opec and Russia for Orob, tell them to produce more oil, just for HIM< lol
because Orob economy will collapse, he doesnt have $.20 and NFL wanna be GM and Tua troll doesnt pay well
Irony at its best
lol
I don’t know how many people on this board did LSD in their younger days, but you know how stiff and sore you are the next day? That is how I felt all night. It’s like my bones are tight and they ache from the tension, and I also have a hot poker in my spine. Barely slept at all. I feel like I got the shyte kicked out of me by a 300 ft nuclear lizard, lol.
Lol…did you get the COVID vaccine?
Yep, the J&J one dose.
I’m real sorry to hear that, especially since I have to take the thing at some point. You are the 2nd person who told me about side-effects. The others said no big deal at all….. but guess that is how side-effects work.
Stang, I was uncomfortable all night, but it was manageable. Now that I’ve been up and moving around a couple of hours, I’m already starting to feel better. I’ll give another update later today for anyone interested.
Oh, playing catch up. Nice article, Mike E. Glad you got holes and upgrades covered! Lol!
Thanks again for your efforts.
So here is why I think Watson gets traded.
Make yourself the GM or coach of the Texans.
Watson plays… your ass is covered.
Trade Watson…. you brag about all the new toys.
Watson sits out…. you might get fired.
Long as Watson stands his ground he’ll get his trade.
What if the Jets have the most trade value on the table for the Texans and Miami is not close to that level, Watson doesn’t want to go to the Jets, he wants to work with Flores & Grier,
his no trade clause gives him the edge and devalues the texans compensation.
Then both sides would see what happens. To my mind at least , if the Texans agree to trade Watson part of that will be him offering up a list of teams he’s willing to go too. Which may or may not include the Jets. How it normally goes when players have a non-trade clause. Then the Texans would put him up for bid amongst those teams.
Mike E. says:
March 13, 2021 at 12:19 pm
Wow, so from his rookie season, with no training camp, no pre season games, you’ve already determined that because he struggled in some games last season, he’ll forever need a safety net. Great deduction there.
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When did i say that? I definitely think he needs a safety net and harness next year! or let’s just go with him status quo, when we start losing games due to it i’m sure you’ll forget all about this conv and flip quickly.
as for him needing one “forever”? if he continues to struggle he won’t be a starting QB so that’s that.
Rob, he doesn’t need one this season. Once you learn how to ride a bike you take off the training wheels. He has to feel like the team is behind him and he’s the QB. That’s how it has to be. If you get a QB that he’s always going to be looking over his shoulder it doesn’t show confidence in him. For better or worse, he’s our QB and you find a backup in case he gets injured
when did he learn to ride that bike? was it the Buffalo game or the Raiders game, or maybe it was the Denver game??
Please enlighten me.
Stanger – as far as I’m concerned, the only legitimate reason Watson has to be so angry with the Texans is they told him he’d have input on which GM and HC they chose. Truth of it is that was a ridiculous mistake to do that because WTF does a 25 year old kid know about choosing a GM or a HC? Probably no more than I do which is why the Dolphins never consult me first. If they can have a sit down and discuss that very topic and explain to him their thinking as to why they picked the GM and HC and what their plan is going forward maybe they can work thinks out. He has to be willing and for what they’ve paid him, I kinda feel he owes them that at a minimum. If he’s not satisfied then I guess he can do what he wants
You are going to what he is entitled to do in a right or wrong way…. I was going pure power dynamic. People are people, including those who run the Texans.
Took me and my compadres 3 years to pass a bill. And man did we work hard to put the pressure on. Our big obstacle was the state’s Senate Pro Tem (same as leader of that chamber). Word filtered back that he told one of our supporters “Man I can’t go to a cocktail party without someone pressuring me on that.” That was the sign — passed a month or so later after he stopped blocking.
Just taking that angle on it and not saying means he goes to the Phins.
Mike E. says:
March 13, 2021 at 12:19 pm
Did every QB in the NFL play well in their rookie season? No, and for the record, Tua didn’t play poorly the entire season, he had a few bad games. So what?
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sure they’re some QBs who struggle and play better as they get acclimated.
It’s not about that, it’s all about the fact that he can’t get the ball off late in the pocket due to his mechanics, he is blocked from throwing it due to his low release, he can’t get rid of the ball in a crowded pocket. he either has to take off and get clear or he gets sacked.
that is something that is very hard to fix, i’m not even sure they are aware of that.
the problem is teams will make him beat them deep and crowd the LOS
Maybe they are aware and can fix it, i wouldn’t bet next year on it.
The only decent game Tua had was against the Cards
i keep hearing, he doesn’t have weapons around him, all BS excuses.
look at how we gave Mike Wallace a huge contract, did he pan out? Hell no, why is that? how did he do so great in Pit and suck for us, do you think it may have had something to do with who was throwing him the ball?
are we going to revisit that same shit with JuJu? because Tua will not be able to get him the ball like big ben.
I hope i’m wrong about Tua, it would be absolutely wonderful to have our franchise QB and manipulate the draft with all the great picks we have. but i just don’t feel that’s the case.
Whoever we pick up to support Tua would still be there. If Tua doesn’t work out then we’d just have to find another QB, without the advantage of that #3 pick. Seems that is a reason to trade down and forward though. Would be an insurance policy.
I would get the BYU QB if he’s there at #3
You were gone for a few days during which I suggested taking a QB at #3, keeping Tua and next year trading away one of them. Kept thinking “where’s ORob.” 🙂
We are on the same page with the exception of politics LOL
you want to help Tua, sign Chris Carson and draft Penei Sewell
Tua has always been known to have a different sort of throwing motion than a classic, over the top sort of one. That is nothing new about him. He tends to throw with more of a slinging motion, coming from outside in or around in the motion. It’s not a flaw. It’s how he throws. Coaches have known about it since watching him in HS. If they had a problem with it or felt it needed to be “fixed” they either wouldn’t have drafted him or be trying to correct it. Neither seems to be the case, so I assume the coaches are happy with it.
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I think Tua’s hip injury was having an affect on him….just a guess. He was obviously well enough to play, but it didn’t look like he could generate the same sort of torque and power he did prior to the injury. I’m interested to see if he looks better this year with a little more time to heal and get stronger.
Obviously not prototypical, but he does get some juice on the ball close in at least. More worried about his height and the big guys in front of him in terms of that delivery.
Also wonder about that hip….. but seems no longer an excuse this season.
Shush
M13, I agree with your assessment of Etienne. He is also not much of an ankle breaker or tackle breaker. I would say he is RB3 for me with Najee at RB1 and Javonte Williams RB2.
Have you checked out Javonte Williams, 5’10” 220 from UNC yet? He led the NCAA in forced missed tackles and yards after first contact. When he goes down he always gets more yardage, always falling forward. IMO, he gives you the same threat in Najee as a RB, receiver and blocker.
I’m only speculating about Tua and his low delivery, i’m just trying to figure out why he struggled, he seems to get stuck. he can’t get the ball off when he’s crowded yet not in immediate danger.
if you look at the top QBs in the league they all get the ball way above their head for most of the throws, i’ve seen Mahomes and Rogers throw side arm at times when they need to but for the most part they throw upright, name me a side arm only QB that has succeeded in the NFL?
ingrained mechanics and muscle memory don’t go away over-night…or over a single season.
actually Phillip Rivers has that side arm throwing motion but he’s 6’5″
When does FA start?
Monday legal tampering, Wed start
stanger,
Like Brees, Tua has to have throwing lanes. He won’t be throwing over anybody. That’s why I said before we draft him that having good guard play in front of him is probably more important than having good tackle play. He needs guards who can control the inside and create those lanes.
Doesn’t that leave us at Tua can be great if he has an OL that dominates and WRs that get a lot of separation? Sounds like Bama…. but also sounds like a lot to ask from an NFL team.
name me a side arm only QB that has succeeded in the NFL?
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Kenny Stabler
He was also a lefty.
👍
My doctor is/was his cousin, stabler did throw side arm occasionally but he threw upright as well, see .30 mark, never seen Tua throw a ball like that.
Stabler was also 6’3″ tall
https://thevillageshealth.com/staff/brent-stabler/
Thank you ORob
YW
We had the least separation for WRs of any team in the NFL this past year. If we want to judge Tua with his peers, shouldn’t he at least have the same criteria? Some really ridiculous sounding arguments against Tua.
Brady had some of the best weapons in the NFL. Hmmm, I wonder how he succeeded? Mahomes has the best TE and one of the most elusive WRs. Hmmm, wonder how he succeeded? Goff had tons of weapons when he went to the SuperBowl. Josh Allen had his best year…after he suddenly got an elite WR in Diggs. The first year without Hopkins in Houston…was an expected disaster.
Every QB has safety blankets. Every year, successful QBs have some kind of safety blanket. Tua should always have a safety blanket if he plays 4 years or 20. Its ridiculous to think QBs don’t need safety valves every year. The things we expect from Tua that isn’t expected for any other QB is ridiculous. He needed a full healthy offseason with weapons that can stay healthy. He never got that last year. Fitz didn’t get a lot of that either during his 9-11 tenure here either. QBs need tools to work.
and you may be correct, but isn’t there enough doubt after watching his performance, how do you explain Fitz coming in the Raiders & Broncos game and moved the same offense without any problems, the same personnel that Tua failed.
Do you go into next season solely relying on Tua?
i sure hope not.
Easy, it was just two games. I also saw Fitz struggle against the Pats and Seahawks. That’s with having Williams, Parker, and every other WR available.
“Biden should be finished; Tucker is on any minute.”
— Fox News chyron during Biden’s Covid speech……. guess Fox knows what is more important.
Yeah they do propaganda
Their coverage of the election was hideous!
Why? They got the calls right.
Pretty easy to get the calls right, when you know the outcome before hand
So Fox News knew exactly what was going to happen beforehand? Fox News part of the conspiracy now?
Seems pretty clear that they knew their Tucker viewers would be freaked out by Biden’s face. All they had to put out was “Tucker on after Biden speech is over.”
Anyone that believes anything biden says is a fool
When Biden talks about vaccine distribution and schedules you don’t believe him? He’s already done the 100 million shots he promised. So that at least was true.
My business partner got jj last Saturday and said he’s still feeling it this Friday, but feels much better. OMFG!
Guess that’s what happens when you put a deadly virus in yourself. Some people are more sensitive than others.
That was supposed to be to Cavalier Kong at 1:32pm….lol.
Oh well.
I’m feeling pretty much back to normal now. It was about 18 hrs of symptoms for me.
Marvelous Marvin passed away.
Wow….66 years old
bailbondmike says:
March 13, 2021 at 3:18 pm
M13, I agree with your assessment of Etienne. He is also not much of an ankle breaker or tackle breaker. I would say he is RB3 for me with Najee at RB1 and Javonte Williams RB2.
Have you checked out Javonte Williams, 5’10” 220 from UNC yet? He led the NCAA in forced missed tackles and yards after first contact. When he goes down he always gets more yardage, always falling forward. IMO, he gives you the same threat in Najee as a RB, receiver and blocker.
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Thank you, BBM.
Disclaimer: I’ve not seen Javonte Williams even once in live action this past season, and I just popped on his highlight reel… meaning, I’ve got way more work to do on him. I’ve give you my quick impressions…
WOOOOO! He surprised the hell out of me. I see his patience and vision before he turns the jets or power on… and he doesn’t ‘dance around’ like a Ronnie Brown had for us. He can certainly run between the Tackles (that’s where his patience and vision really pay off), and he can certainly run outside the Tackles. He’s not only quick upon execution, he’s truly explosive.
He can juke well, spin well, and lower his shoulder to dole out punishment well. I don’t see a whole lot of wasted motion in his efforts, and that’s saying something… hence as you said above, he’s always falling forward: rare trait.
Didn’t get a chance to see his blocking, but saw some nice hand-catches in the receiving game… again, no wasted motion as he just seamlessly turns and burns after the catch.
Quick Pros: see above!
Quick Cons: don’t like the ACC or their RBs (it’s their level of competition). I may have to make an exception here.
Again, I can’t judge via a mere highlight reel, but now I’m officially intrigued. I’ll have to get back to ya once I really break his tape down. Thanks, Brother!
Javonte Williams reminds me of Nick Chubb.
That’s pretty high praise, man: Nick Chubb was an SEC RB vs some of the very best DF7s in the country. Can’t wait to dig into Javonte’s tape!
What I like most about him is he is the type of back who can wear a defense down. You are not going to arm tackle him.
And that’s exactly what we need at the RB position… somebody who can EXPLODE through wanna-be tacklers, and today’s NFL has a LOT of wanna-be tacklers.
Conversely, we want LBs who are TRUE-tacklers… not wanna-be tacklers: I really like Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa.
Yeah, there are a few of us who do like Collins. His Pro Day is not until April 2.
RIP
Dang, that was back when boxing was great. RIP!
Hagler, Hearns, Leonard, awesome stuff back then
RIP Marvin
Watching and listening to Bill Walton call a game reminds me of Bitcoin rambling for some reason…………
LOL
Add speed to the front seven of the defense, a jolt of talent at RB and WR, and continue to develop the OL. Do that and we’re a contender in my mind. Yes with Tua as our QB. 🙂
Trying to figure out the co-OCs – maybe it will be based on down and distance, situational football. Run/Pass type stuff. Or does Flores name an OC before the season starts – is it a competition among coaches like with players?
Don’t they usually send in 2 plays, a pass and run, and let the QB decide based on D formation and what he sees?
stangerx says:
March 13, 2021 at 5:15 pm
Why? They got the calls right.
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really? i guess you didn’t watch fox, they gave Biden Ariz way before the count was even close to finished and it was very close at the time, they did that in a couple other left wing states as well, as soon as the polls opened in CALIF they gave biden the electoral votes before the first vote was counted.
Trump came out on tv and said WTF!
i do not watch Fox local news, they are bias
it was a sham
The guy in charge of calling it for Fox is a big Dem, that’s a fact, but they all knew the outcome before hand
ORob — so it wasn’t that they called states wrong but rather calling them too early that bothered you, even if turned out they were right?
at the time i was not convinced Leonard beat Hagler, and i’m still not,
Leonard was on his bicycle the whole fight, he refused to go toe to toe with Hagler, he never hurt Hagler and was fearful of Haglers viscous punches. if that fight went on until we had a winner i’m sure the result would’ve been different, Hagler was a brute!
the judges must’ve been leftwingers
See what I mean, 2 of the sports greatest champions can just play keep away all fight and can still win, Mayweather is another
A good Hagler fight was when he dismantled Tommy Hearns, Hearns did in fact hurt hagler early, that was an amazing fight from start to finish!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASe3GTXgC1o
I loved boxing, starting early 70s, and saw this fight. Was a big Hagler fan.
Now I’ve tried watching some old fights and boxing is boring. Even the live fights, I can’t get thru more than a round. Those bigger than their head gloves, all the holding, ref break ups…MMA is so much more enjoyable
Stangerx says:
March 13, 2021 at 5:25 pm
When Biden talks about vaccine distribution and schedules you don’t believe him? He’s already done the 100 million shots he promised. So that at least was true.
That’s not what I’m talking about. When he speaks you have to take it with a grain of salt and figure out what he’s really saying and why.
When staying on script he may say some things that become true, but then off script he puts his foot in his mouth everytime.
He said, by May 1st everyone that wants a vaccine can get one. Have they figured this out and been told this could happen or is this him going off script? We’ll see.
Hmmmm….I wonder if you apply the same standard to Trump’s rhetoric (lies) of a year ago who said it’s all under control….one person coming in and it’s fine…12 people have it and it’s going away. LMAO!
Seriously?!!!!
As pp would say, idjit!
That term is reserved for David.
Lol……ok sorry. Just thought it applied.
steve — was just responding to “Anyone that believes anything biden says is a fool.” If by that you meant can’t trust everything then I agree.
BTW — I at least interpreted what Biden said to mean we’ll have enough vaccine for everyone by May 1st… not that all the shots would be in all the arms, only that you can get in line.
A draft years later is graded based on how many productive guys and top end guys you drafted.
With that said, we should always be trading up to get the 2 or 3 best guys we can, but then you put too many eggs in 1 basket and come away with DT3, or Fuck face
Something I’ve recently considered is cap savings by trading down from 3, then found this from Crabbs
Dolphins can secure much more wiggle room if they do indeed trade down and add more picks. If the Carolina Panthers came calling about a trade for the No. 3 pick to draft a quarterback of their choosing, Miami would net some cap savings, especially if they’re able to parlay picks into the future and subsequently draft players this year who can replace a handful of expensive players.
Carolina, for example, would have to send picks No. 8 & 39 overall in any trade with the Dolphins at a minimum, plus a future 1st-round pick. The cap charges for those assets?
No. 8 overall: $3.838M
No. 39 overall: $1.525M
2022 1st-round pick: Zero hit against 2021 cap
He goes on to talk about net cap savings, something he knows nothing about…
That is a pretty dumb article. Mentions $6 mill as hefty when we see $40 mill/year QBs out there. The cap is $182 mill . $6 is such a measly percent of that number (less than 4%). I know these guys have to push out content but sometimes less is more.
I’m watching a video of idiot drivers, the caption reads, that was Nuke from AZ Cardinals…he was speeding down the shoulder in his farari, while the traffic was moving slowly.
Maybe there were other issues with him in Houston, that we didn’t hear about and why they decided to trade him
That’s normal in Houston!
Looks like the Dolphins are going to trade with the Texans, but it is McKinney for Lawson
Is this Shaq Lawson trade an upgrade at LB? To fill a hole, imo….?
Or, it makes it easier to double down at LB, a need, imo. One FA, one drafted.
Zaven Collins from Tulsa? Why? Not even close to size, speed, competition of big league college football. How does that translate to the NFL. I don’t see it.
The only thing he has going for him is his size. And, perhaps that’s it at Tulsa, a man among boys.
I actually really liked McKinney coming out of TAMU
He’s not really a great pass rusher but he’s the really deal in terms of a run staffing inside linebacker
Pound for pound I think he’s just a better football player than Lawson
Trying to figure out what the Dolphins are doing here though with movement of van not and now Lawson for a guy that’s not likely to bring more pressure
Maybe we are making a play on a big free agent signing at edge?
Or maybe we go big on an edge in the draft. Whichever it is an edge is in our future. Now right up there with WR.
The depth at pass rusher going into free agency is one of the deepest we’ve seen in recent years
https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/nfl-free-agents-2021-top-10-edge-rushers
Greedy piggy wants to sign two
I will take two of Bud Dupree, Leonard Floyd and/or Carl Lawson
To pair with Baker and Mckinnley inside
https://youtu.be/OiqBtjqudAg
I’m pretty happy with the trade. I think that gives us the LB we need next to Baker, and now we can focus on drafting a pass rushing LB better than Lawson. I wasn’t thrilled with Lawson, so I think it works for us.
I would like to draft one
But imo these moves read like they are going to chase one of the top free agent pass rushers
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Welcome the Lunar Steamroller
Another one that escaped your hooves for a while but ended up in the pig pen anyhow.
Some are saying Hagler died of Covid
Of course he did. Everyone that died in the last year died of COVID
Saw the headline on my sports news app: “Dolphins make trade with Texans” and I literally choked on my coffee. Very interesting trade. As I commented a few days ago, I felt Flores saw LB as our biggest weakness. We just might be going D for FA and draft for offense.
Take a moment to recognize
I put in an order for 16 gallons of orange paint
Dolphins seem to be wanting to sign Tyrod Taylor
5 mil per year
bleacher report says kenny golladay will sign with miami
do they dump albert wilson and save 2.85 in cap?
dumping allen hurns save 760k, not sure if that’s wise to do, hurns is a good rec
It’s wise to do
He’s not very good
Flores and Grier sure ain’t afraid to shake things up. Van Noy and Lawson weren’t “want that guy off my team bad” moves — more like “we can get a little better” moves.
you never know how these moves will pan out, they could be for the worst, the LBer hits our cap at 7m
Just saying that is what our braintrust is thinking. If this was like math no one would know what a “draft bust” is. One thing I liked to read about McKinney was that he didn’t fit with the Texans switch from a 3-4 to a 4-3. So not necessarily about play.
Thats good to hear Stanger
Texans gave Miami their 2021 seventh-round pick in exchange for the Dolphins’ 2021 sixth-round draft pick
McKinney , 28, played just four games in 2020 due to a shoulder injury, but was in the 2018 Pro Bowl, McKinney is 6-foot-4, 257 pounds so thumping shouldn’t be a problem.
This FO has shown they will keep plugging in pieces and removing others until they get the fits they want, and they don’t waste any time. Lawson, Van Noy, Roberts- 3 big acquisitions from a year ago, all gone.
And our D was good. Would hate to be Grier or Flores’ kid presenting his report card. 🙂
LMAO
“All right Billy, you’ve got a few too many average grades here, including a ‘D’, so the family is looking to make a change. We’re going to go ahead and make a move with the Johnsons down the street. You’ll be living with them now, and they will also be getting the Toyota. We’ve picked up Lily, the Johnson’s teenager daughter, and their newborn Edward. It’ll be a fresh start for everyone. We wish you nothing but the best.”
LOL — brilliant. And if another family’s kid is looking real stellar, the three kids born will be offered up.
Cannon was supposed to be a big piece returning, that opted out in 2020. Maybe big cheat wasn’t thrilled he opted out
Could be. He’s been a rock on their oline for a decade, so it’s kind of a surprise move. All they really did was upgrade some late rd picks.
McKinney is the type of defender, that doesn’t pick a hole to go thru, he fights his man, then goes to the correct side.
Kiko was the type of guy that would sell out and pick a side ( like a goalie on a penalty kick), then when he was wrong the RB would be off to the races. Used to drive me nuts
Texans trading for Marcus Cannon is clearly a move that says the Texans are keeping Watson. That’s it, case closed, STFU about us trading for Watson, it’s over. lol
Lol, or they need an upgrade at RT to make room for a left handed QB🤪
LOL
Smart to make this trade, first it swaps 2 LBs that were playing in the wrong systems, then you don’t have to pay the big money like in FA.
Rousseau now seems to be in play at 18, instead of an LB.
Our FO isn’t afraid to take a chance, and if it doesn’t work they fix it
Omar thinks this trade means we have a big time pass rusher locked and loaded in FA.
Dupree?
Not as if Omar is always right, but makes sense we might put big money into a pass rusher now. No more Van Noy or Lawson. A “hole” has been dug.
Dupree was the guy he’s liked going into my list if possible FAs for us at the end of the season.
I liked
That’s what I am saying too
Finally I agree with Omar
Yes this trade signals that they are going to sign a pass rusher
But there’s a bunch to pick from
McKinney was my favorite LB of that class. I wanted us to start him. I kinda hate losing Shaq Lawson but probably what was needed to get the job done. The Texans needed help at that spot losing Watt.
I really hope the think about Pitts with their first pick, hopefully after trade back. I think he is one of the most safe bets of this draft class and having him with Gesicki, a guy like Najee in the backfield, and a WR from the top two rounds we will be very hard to defend
Love the thought of Pitts. Would be one of the bonus possibilities from trading down. But do you take him over one of the top 3 WRs? I would, but not so sure the team would.
I like the McKinney/Lawson trade. Lawson did some nice things but I also felt he was on the slow side as an edge OLB. McKinney should upgrade the LB position. He’s a good overall LB. We ask our LBs to do a lot of things and he’s a good fit.
McKinney + Baker is for real on the inside
But with van noy and Lawson out, we might be about to make a move at edge
Yeah I think that’s the plan. We need more impact in the front 7.
What’s with all the pick swapping by the Texans
Mel Kiper’s hair is going to fall out trying to keep track of that
I swear I didn’t enter this contest
You sure you don’t have that jersey over at your place? No better gift you could have given him than going from the Texans to the Phins at the same salary. Gonna send you another Texans jersey….. guess which one? 🙂
I know some of you guys here like WR Elijah Moore. Just ran a 6.62 3 cone drill. That’s elite.
Steve,
The comment about the Texans upgrading at RT to prepare for a left handed QB was, clever, witty, and scary, all at the same time. 😒
It was witty, not scary. Texans are going to work things out with Watson
You should have seen the absurd trade that was suggested on online. Tua, Wilkins, a first this year, a first in 2023 a second this year and a second in 2022 for Watson. Seriously if the do something like that I’m over this organization
I saw it, and thought if the Dolphins did that, I would scream. Four 1st RD picks and two 2nd RD picks.
D & Mike — Adjusting for year to 2021 picks I see a 1st, a 2nd, 2 3rds plus Wilkins and Tua. Not saying I’d do it but is in line with what people are talking about. Least better than talking Howard.
I definitely would go pass rusher in FA even though that’s kinda expensive. I don’t like this draft class for edge. It’s void of elites, heavy on the good but no excellent/elites.
I like what we’ve already done this offseason. I really want to see who they are targeting for FA pass rush though.
Thank goodness, now, hopefully they can’t afford Linsley 😉
I agree
Me too. Really glad.
I like the McKinney trade a lot. Filling that hole in the middle also almost tells me Micah Parsons is out of the picture.
I never heard Lawson’s name called much during games anyway.
I don’t mind paying big money for a legit pass rusher. It’s a QB driven league and you need guys who can get after them especially with Josh Allen in our division and Mahomes in the conference.
If we roll into the draft with a C and a high-priced edge….. I’m cool.
I’m glad we’re not paying top $ for Jones.
He got $48 million on a four year deal. Probably not right for us, but he is good.
The Lawson trade was the 19th Dolphins trade since Flores joined Grier in 2019
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-busy-making-trades-over-past-two-years
Stanger – Both Wilkins and Tua were first RD picks, #13 and #5 respectively.
Absolutely they were. If came off wrong, I’m sorry. Was just explaining how see it in my mind. And the values of Tua and Wilkins aren’t just draft picks but players now to me.
Rob – You’ll be happy to know my buddy who’s a Steelers fan thinks Tua’s throwing motion is terrible also. I’ll be laughing when he shows both of you how good he really is.
Also glad that Aaron Jones re-signed with the Packers. I think he belongs there. Now let’s get our RB in the draft!
Yep
How was he able to sign already, isn’t he a UFA?
He re-signed with Green Bay
I know so the team he was on can re-sign before FA starts? I wasn’t sure about the rules.
I thought that was legal to sign your own guys before free agency starts
Even If it’s not legal, I’m not telling….lol
I honestly don’t remember any of the tules anymore Tim
I swear I used to know this stuff…now I just 🤷♂️
You can resign your own players before FA
Only resigning, which can happen anytime, is permitted before FA.
Tim Knight says:
March 14, 2021 at 5:00 pm (Edit)
I don’t mind paying big money for a legit pass rusher. It’s a QB driven league and you need guys who can get after them especially with Josh Allen in our division and Mahomes in the conference.
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I get excited about drafting pass rushers but the reality is that many don’t pan out in the nfl
If feels like a high risk position in terms of landing a good pass rusher
It’s one of the areas, along with OL, I justify spending big free agent money on
He was painful to watch at times last year, so good for him
Well least it is over.
Since 2006
Daunte Culpepper — 4 games for the Phins
Drew Brees — 174 games for the Saints.
HOF career good for him.
If we sign a free argent pass rusher, where does Ogbah fit?
On the other side.
I remember seeing our lineup listed as:
DE Ogbah (left/strong side)
NT Davis
DT Wilkins
OLB Lawson
OLB Van Noy
ILB Baker
ILB ? (whoever was listed as the starter)
Van Ginkel played a lot at weak side LB at the end of the year, that’s where Lawson played most of the season.. Van Noy was usually on the strong side. I guess we should have seen the light back then.
Elandon Roberts was the starter inside when he was healthy, and if he was out it was a combo of Kamu Grugier-Hill and Sam Eguaoven
Yes and Van Ginkel played on both sides. Hopefully he’ll take another step this year. He had a solid season at OLB last season.
Piggy, same here on the rules. I felt like I knew this stuff but then something would change and I’d say when did that change? LOL
I didn’t realize that players could re-sign with their own teams either. It’s too complicated, and too many things to remember.
if we do sign a pass rusher in free agency and don’t pick up a vet WR I think it opens the door for a 2nd wr for us in day 2 of the draft
Van Ginkel actually had more game starts than Lawson, 11 – 7.
Lawson missed a few games with injuries. But I think the coaches didn’t think he was the right fit for what they want to do on defense. He’s more of a DE than OLB.
I think they saw KVN may have lost a step on the outside and Lawson didn’t have the speed/quickness of Van Ginkle. Sitting back, I am not so surprised of these moves. If we make a move for Dupree, we would have an awesome LB group in:
OLB Bud Dupree
ILB McKinney
ILB Baker
OLB Van Ginkle
I would like that!
I’m wondering if Ogbah would be starter over Rip
He plays DE on the left/strong side, he’s not a OLB.
Yep!