Two of our top 4 picks in the 2021 draft were spent on defense. The #18 pick to me was the pivotal pick because I think adding Jaelan Phillips to this defense will energize a pass rush that improved last year with the addition of Emmanuel Ogbah who led the team, and also the emergence of “AVG” Andrew Van Ginkel who really came on last season. Keep in mind Emmanuel Ogbah had 8 sacks through 9 games last season and finished with 9, so 1 sack in the last 7 games. There’s a reason, opposing teams focused on Ogbah because Shaq Lawson wasn’t getting it done. So now we have the young pass rusher we need and in exchange for Shaq Lawson, we received ILB Benardrick McKinney. Don’t underestimate this move. As much as I believe drafting Phillips was so important to our defense, I think trading for Benardrick McKinney was a big step too, though not as much as getting Phillips. Consider that Elandon Roberts is rehabbing from a knee injury very late in the season (Game 16), we needed this. In addition, McKinney will be the perfect inside backer that will continue to allow #55 to be all over the field and we’ll now have a guy who can be productive against the run and can also chase down plays to the sidelines. In round 2 pick #36, the Dolphins took who they believe to be the starting FS opposite SS Eric Rowe, Jevon Holland. Holland will be given every opportunity to win that job as good ole Bobby McCain was let go.
I think our defense already had a very promising trajectory, even before the Lawson/McKinney trade and before the draft. I like our young, strong defensive line with DE’s Christian Wilkins and Emmanuel Ogbah and NT Raekwon Davis. Ogbah is the elder statesman at nearly 28 while Wilkins is nearly 26 and Davis is only 24. AVG will be 26 at season’s start and Jaelan Phillips is 22. These guys are just going to get better, and make no mistake, Jaelan Phillips is going to make this defense better. He will be a guy that must be accounted for and when there are multiple guys on your defense that fit in that category, that’s when defenses feast. I think Phillips is going to have that impact on our defense. If AVG can improve on the good work he did last year, our defense can be a real force. He played in only 46% of the defensive snaps and managed 5.5 sacks and 10 QB hits in addition to nearly 50 tackles. If he can earn more playing time and increase his production accordingly, watch out!
The secondary was already the premier unit of the defense and hopefully Jevon Holland can elevate it even further. Last season Bobby McCain played SS and played the majority of snaps there. This year Rowe will be playing SS and it’s expected that rookie Jevon Holland will play FS. Holland may also play some slot corner and nickel corner, a job Nik Needham handled most of the time last season. With two excellent cover corners in Xavien Howard and Byron Jones, this may be the best CB tandem in the NFL. Howard is the ballhawk and playmaker while Jones is your typical shutdown corner. Howard started and played in all 16 games finishing with an incredible 10 INT’s. Jones started and played 14 games last season and totaled just 2 INT’s, but as I said earlier, he does a great job of shutting down the receiver he is responsible for.
I honestly can’t wait to see this defense on the field. If Phillips lives up to the hype I’m bestowing on him this defense can be something to see. We so desperately need that player that opposing teams must pay extra special attention to and I can’t remember the last time we’ve had that. For some perspective, last season was the first season in which we accumulated more sacks on defense than we allowed in quite some time. We had 41 sacks and allowed only 34. In 2019 we allowed 58 and got only 23 of our own on defense. Still think the O-line didn’t improve??? I had to go all the way back to 2009 to find a comparison even close to last season. In 2009 we had 44 sacks and allowed 34. Our +7 from last season was impressive, imagine if we make that even better this season . . .
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
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jermaine eluemunor is the newest dolphin, get your jersies now, lol
https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/miami-dolphins-make-roster-moves-x7981
Ken says:
June 14, 2021 at 7:02 pm
But you don’t know if that he underreported. You have no evidence there was tax evasion. You don’t understand what you are saying
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Forbes, dozens of articles, and reports on tax returns said he underreported, i guess they doent know what they are saying either ? i provided the links, i dont see any links from You proving he did not underreport? do you understand what You are saying, good, provide proof please,
where is your proof he did NOT underreport income, and paid his fair share like the rest of us?
ill wait for your links, thanks
The proof is in your links David. None of those links say he under reported or did anything illegal. They created a stat for a narrative. I even posted the quote from the article itself that all the articles based their information on. Did you read them or just the sensationalized headline made for clicks?
My proof that he did not underreport is that he was not arrested for tax fraud
that is not proof, no evidence, and there are no links provided proving it
and SB 7, some of what Bezos does is legal wrangling, and some of it is cooking the books to undereport income
read into it further , like i have
i will not answer any more questios, until someone provides links that bezos does NOT underreport income, he does not cook the books, and he pays his fair share like the rest of us,
otherwise, we are beating a dead horse imo, show me he pays his fair share, and for an added bonus, show me that he has never received a subsidy before and we can all
see i was just mistaken about all of it, thanks
You are talking out of your ass David
you are just pissed i busted you with no proof, you have nothing? i thought so
maybe next time be prepared to back up your bullshit Ken, thanks
David you have no comprehension of what you are saying. It has been widely reported by CNN, MSNBC and Fox that there is no evidence of any illegal conduct on the part of Bezos. He has not been arrested. What has been reported is what the percentage of income represented his tax payment. What no one has seen is how it was calculated and how they arrived at the amount owed but without any evidence you decided there was illegal activity because you have some weird hard on to hate wealthy successful individuals. However you do not grasp a working definition of what tax fraud is
Ken, You believe he does not underreport, and pays his fair share, but have NOTHING to show that? why cant you prove YOUR point?
the floor is yours to prove Your point, ill wait for the links
I don’t know if he has underreported or not to his tax returns and financial data. I don’t make such a statement without knowing the evidence
ok, fair enough, you have no proof of it, lets just move on please, i dont have much else to say about it, thanks
And, you have nothing to prove your point!
LOL….kinda like faith.
Oh shit…..
ken, that is unnacceptable, you failed to prove your point that Bezos does not underreport and he pays his fair share like the rest of us,
and you failed to provide a link to back up your point
that was what i asked for
i will wait for your proof , or assume you dont have anything to show
im ready to move on unless you can provide something with a link showing he does not undereport, and pays his fair share like the rest of us
thats only fair, because im tired of beating a dead horse
I am not the one trying to prove a point you are. You have come to a conclusion that based on what Bezos paid he underreported. That conclusion is both factually and logically unsound
already proved my point on the the last page, but for some reason you LIKE beating a dead horse, with no proof on your point? its not just bezos, its the top 1 percent that are scamming the taxpayers and collecting socialist handouts/subsidies too
$175 billion per year. That’s how much the top 1% of taxpayers contribute to the tax gap—the difference between federal taxes legally owed and those actually collected—each year, according to a March study.
Forbes and Propolitica
legally owed, and actually collected, what does that term mean? the rich are paying their fair share or not?
how can something be legally owed, and not paid, and thats ok?
That is a different issue David. One that has to do with the tax code and not necessarily the wealthy
i already proved that Bezos underreports, and showed the links. i dont want to do it again, if you didnt read all the links, so be it
You did not prove your point that im wrong about bezos, and have nothing to show he reports everything and pays his fair share
i think i mentioned a few times im ready to move on now, it seems like its time to move on
The links didn’t support what you said
last thing, i do agree with you that the last part is where the tax code needs to be fixed, that is yet another issue that has to be dealt with that prevents them from paying their fair share like we have too
and i had a final point about legally owed, and yet not collected, which is showing that the rich dont pay their fair share like we do, EVEN when its legally owed, SMH
Well I’ve installed a breathalyzer to my laptop!
That should take care of any further drunk responses!
lol, what was the current reading? can you still drive a laptop?
Lmfao…you might need to hook me up! That’s funny shit!
if i legally owe the bank for a truck payment, but refuse to pay, what would happen to the truck?
it gets repossessed, banks dont play that game, they want the $
that reminds Me, i better double check the truck payment status , lol
where are Your links to support what You said?
wrong place, lol this was for Ken
and also, the links i showed, DO list the exact amounts that bezos underpaid, and i mentioned them also
What did I say that needs support? I have been demonstrating the flaws in your logic not really making assertions. You made the assertions you have the burden. You obviously have not done any type of organized debate
you have not demonstrated the flaws in my logic, and you have not been able to prove that bezos reports everything and pays his fair share, You failed to provide a link showing that bezos pays his fair share and reports accurately, but want to argue that he does
MOST people already know it, and dont need David to tell them, its common knowledge that i DONT have to prove, its already been proven
why should i have to prove whats already been proven? you are stating something that goes against the common thread of factual knowledge of the matter, but have no links to back it up, and we all know why
THEY DONT EXIST,
most people are aware the top 1 percent are tax deadbeats that get billionaire welfare
ken , for the sake of others, lol lets wrap this up please?
if You want to believe that bezos reports everything, and pays his fair share like we do, you can think that if you want too, i wont try to change your mind anymore
ill just read Your links you failed to provide, and research it, promise not to nitpick it tonight, lol
Ken, im done, thats it, You will have to do independent research if You want to learn how Bezos is a tax deadbeat on welfare, im moving on
does that sound logical? it does to Me
thanks for the convo
Just caught up
Observation: David has somehow, someway, made left-leaning individuals stick up for capitalism. That’s incredible! But what’s more, I absolutely agree with David regarding these billionaires who get away with (not literal) ‘murder’.
And here’s another factoid: George Soros (the billionaire liberal ICON) hasn’t paid a penny of taxes since 2016. If that was the case with Donald Trump (it isn’t), leftists would go NUTS!
I think we’re beginning to build a bridge here, on the FMU… and David isn’t out of his mind, either.
Stop thinking linear (as in left to right, lib to con), and start thinking circular. The left and right are beginning to understand one another (at least on this blog), meeting at the top (or the bottom) of the said circle.
Because I am a democrat doesn’t I don’t believe in capitalism. David is out right calling for socialism. He wants to redistribute the wealth by means of taxation.
I don’t disagree with ya, Ken. We’ll have to work on David in that aspect, but I think he’s beginning to understand (no disrespect to you, David).
Ken, thanks for talking for Me, but for HOURS, we have talked about bezos not reporting his income, and not paying his fair share..
that is not asking for taxation to redistribute wealth, its suggesting that ALL of us, even the richest man on earth pays his fair share, like all of us do
do You agree with socialistic, billionaire welfare/tax subsidies, and tax avoidance from the ultra rich?
remember many of these are the same people that manipulate the markets and take investors money with falsehoods
elon musk, buffet, trump and many others have manipulated the markets and basically abuse the markets for their own benefits, guess who loses?
the rich are NOT our friends, and they get rich from exploiting the masses IMO
That’s the problem, a lot of cons think you’re all socialists. Not true. I know lots of people who are Democrats and socialism is not what they’re about. Just like not all conservatives are Nazis.
We need to stop the absurdity.
whats up MF
agreed that soros is also guilty of not paying his fair share, hes one of the top 1 percent
bezos is the number one target, because he treats my friends that works for amazon like shit, and for my above mentioned reasons that i refuse to get back into, lol
David – You clearly don’t understand what or who the top one percent is. It is not the super rich like Bezos, Musk and Buffet.
“Nationwide, it takes an annual income of $538,926 to be among the top 1%. Among the approximately 1.4 million taxpayers who meet this threshold, the average annual income is about $1.7 million – about 20 times the average income of $82,535 among all taxpayers.”
If you want it by state:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/07/01/how-much-you-need-to-make-to-be-in-the-1-in-every-state/112002276/
You are correct, i should have said the top 1 percent of the top 1 percent
the RICHEST people in America, and the world
ill concede that bezos never collects subsidies and always pays 10 times more than he should at this point, if we can move forward without arguing lol JK
not much more to say except that its just not right IMO
fatigue is setting in on the subject, and im ready to rock on without bezos,
fuck him and the horse the taxpayers paid for him to ride on
thats getting higher too, a couple years back the top 1 percent was $433,000 a year
Here are the 2021 numbers:
“An individual in the US needs a net wealth of $4.4 million to be among the richest 1% in the world, according to the Knight Frank 2021 Wealth Report. Compared to the rest of the world, the US has the third-highest wealth threshold to break into the 1%.
However, the US has the highest number of what Knight Frank calls UHNWI residents — ultra-high net worth individuals. The real-estate consultancy firm defines a UHNWI resident as someone whose net wealth exceeds $30 million.”(https://www.businessinsider.com/net-worth-to-be-in-1-percent-top-richest-wealth-2021-2)
havent seen that one before, thanks
Some football
https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/nfl/defensive-rookie-year-odds/
David C (@DolphinsSB52) says:
June 14, 2021 at 9:15 pm
whats up MF
agreed that soros is also guilty of not paying his fair share, hes one of the top 1 percent
bezos is the number one target, because he treats my friends that works for amazon like shit, and for my above mentioned reasons that i refuse to get back into, lol
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Like you, I cannot stand Jeff Bezos, and for the exact same reasons.
He owns the Washington Post, Amazon (and the media that it provides), and he’s absorbing other corps.
One of my favorite guys in office is Sen. Josh Hawley, MO. Corporations and mergers are taking over the world, and Hawley rightly states that these conglomerates/mergers/monopolies need to be broken up.
I won’t tolerate the .01 % of the wealthiest people in the world controlling us… BREAK ‘EM UP! The laws are on the books to prevent this from happening, but our government has turned a blind eye to what’s going on. Why? They’re probably getting paid off by the .01% (globalists) who control the world (NWO).
many of us dont know what the corporations actually are doing, they hide it.
here is an example of how Morgan Stanley become SO rich, whats the tax rate on cocaine trafficking, lol
in this example , i dont expect wealth distribution, i would expect prosecution
The MSC Gayane is operated by the Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping Co., but JPMorgan helped finance MSC’s purchase of the ship. The two reportedly structured the purchase so the ship was owned by client assets in a transportation strategy fund run for JPMorgan’s asset-management arm.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/cocaine-ship-jpmorgan-boat-liberian-flag-1-billion-drugs-surprising-2019-7-1028346364
Morgan stanley ALSO gets tax credits, i guess we have to pay for their activities, SMH
https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/morgan-stanley-receives-60-million-new-markets-tax-credit-award_2b9a56c6-bcba-496c-b161-4f23cc3f9507
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article252112438.html
David, it goes back to pre-WWI, actually. And that’s also why WWIII is inevitable.
It’s all about $$$.
It goes back to the Balfour Declaration (and just prior), and Morgan Stanley (the man) was part of it.
Do the research on the Rothschild’s, and you’re going to get closer to the answers you seek.
rothchilds, rockefellers,
selfish control freaks that would sell our organs for a nickel if they had the chance
David C (@DolphinsSB52) says:
June 14, 2021 at 9:58 pm
rothchilds, rockefellers,
selfish control freaks that would sell our organs for a nickel if they had the chance
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Yessir! And that’s where you and I absolutely connect. Then, do some research on eugenics and Margaret Sanger (Hillary’s mentor).
Wealth is good and healthy, but it’s these .01% mofoz who control the whole fucking world that I’ve a problem with.
The party you’ve been sticking up for (the dems) are demons. NOT saying the reps are any better, but at least they aren’t responsible for the sick, evil BS that dems have done throughout American history… such as the KKK, Jim Crow laws, the Civil War, separate but equal, and the massacres that you’ve spoken of in recent days.
Great movie: “Rosewood”. Check it out.
The South (the dems) just would not relinquish their slaves, Brah.
i know all about it, we talked about rosewood yesterdat
and yes, even in the Ocoee massacre, the african americans were attempting to vote republican, and the democrats, also called dixiecrats and KKK
wanted to prevent it
but NOW< things are different, its the democrats are more diverse, even put a black female on the ticket
what are the chances the GOP will put a minority woman up to get elected? slim to none IMO
they are the party of white superiority now, and the democrats are fighting for civil rights for all
i dont support the democrats btw, i only voted for biden to get trump the fuck out of office, seriously dont like trump and how he lied to us all the time
biden is also bought off with corporations though, so i despise him for that
but we cant get any candidates, in any parties, that wont take corporate bribes, they all take it, but a small handful that will never be allowed to run because they wont accept bribes
agreed on the the top .01 being the problem’
where did we here the saying
Money is the root of all evil? it is true
but id like to add to it the LUST of Money is the root of all evil
such an extreme lust that theft, tax evasion, and even cocaine trafficking is fair game to make more more more more
one day rockefeller was asked, how much is enough? he said, its always a little more
insatiable greed drives these freaks to do anything to get the money, even kill for it
here = hear
damn autocorrect making me look illiterate, lol
It’s $$$, sex, and drugs (that includes alcohol). They are all rooted in lust, my dude.
And the biggest thing? CONTROL/ABSOLUTE POWER
agreed
David,
Our Founding Father’s wisely put in place an apparatus to keep this lust we’re speaking about in check: THE CONSTITUTION.
yes agreed, but many dont follow it is the problem
Agreed! See my comment above regarding Sen. Josh Hawley… he’s a good man.
David C (@DolphinsSB52) says:
June 14, 2021 at 10:12 pm
…but NOW< things are different, its the democrats are more diverse, even put a black female on the ticket
what are the chances the GOP will put a minority woman up to get elected? slim to none IMO
they are the party of white superiority now, and the democrats are fighting for civil rights for all…
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Fact: President Trump put more minorities and women in power than any other administration prior.
I have NO idea where you get your data from, man. I pray it isn't from CNN.
There is no "white superiority" going on, and President Trump ENSURED as much by his cabinet, his nominees, and his support of minorities.
We can always agree to disagree, but I'm sorry… you are DEAD wrong on this accusation.
what are the chances the GOP will field a minority woman in the next election?
i didnt catch your answer on that, thanks
and i totally disagree with trump, he had extremely few minorities, didnt want to rent to them, hid them in the back when he walks into his properties, charlottesville both sides bullshit, shithole countries, criticizing the sob in the NFL, CRT, on and on and on and on
im not going to list all of his racist statements and activities, they are too numerous and full of shit
the white supremacists support trump, but not any of the democrats, because he aligns with their racism,
and so does the gop who are trying to deny the rights for minorities to vote, the same thing the dixie crats did except the extreme violence
oh how the times have changed!
David, always great talking with ya, man. Hopefully we can find the common ground to necessitate change. And this change should be broadly supported by ALL… not just from one party’s ideology.
SO much to build upon, what with our commonalities (left AND right)! And infrastructure should be #1, WITHOUT the pork, and WITHOUT the redefining of what is “infrastructure” is, according to the left.
trump said he was going to do the infrastructure, if he did what he promised, it would have already been done
the left is trying to get what trump failed to do, done, and they arent getting much help with it
pork is in ALL bills, because corporate bribery is bipartisan
Trump has repeatedly claimed he’s “the least racist person.” His history suggests otherwise.
.
https://www.vox.com/2016/7/25/12270880/donald-trump-racist-racism-history
i know you wont like any source that isnt conservative, however the statements that trump made, are trump, and are racist
you can like trump if you want too, i dont care one way or the other, but hes qualified to run the KKK imo
take it easy MF< have a good one bud!
David, you make my head spin sometimes, geez! LOL
You too, peace!
lol not sure why,
i was mainly responding to your question about the parties and their history of racism
ill let you research it if you like, i wont belabor it, hes gone now anyway
have a good evening bud!
I’m moving on to shrooms.
i own some stock in shrooms, lol
$FAMI
they are good performers, ill be expecting a big jump soon from your purchases, lol
Alternate reality
What are the chances the GOP fields a minority woman as a candidate in the next election?
Answer: The Democrats sure did, but at what cost? Sure, they won the election but is Kamala, or Biden even close to the best candidates? One isn’t sure why he keeps going to this white house, doesn’t look like the house he vaguely remembers and Cacklepuss looks woefully unqualified.
I don’t give a rats ass who runs as long as they are better than what either party has put up the last 2 elections. Putting a minority on the ticket just to put a minority on the ticket is so wrong it’s ridiculous
Condoleza Rice?
Nikki Haley
there is NO chance the GOP will field a minority woman candidate in our lifetimes IMO
But is that really important? Who fucking cares what race the person is? It shouldn’t even be in question.
I made a comment about someone Sunday morning and was asked to show proof. After the last 48 hours, I don’t think I need to.
Good morning everyone!
LOL good morning
Ken – If Rice is the best candidate, sure. If she’s there because she’s black and that’s the flavor of the month, no thanks!
She is a really good candidate and diversity matters to get votes. That is one of the major problems facing the Republican Party is that demographics are that it is becoming primarily a party of older white voters. The party needs to diversify its membership and getting a good viable minority candidate would help
republicans like Marjy taylor greene are promoting anti semitism, she says hateful and false things like jewish lasers starting wildfires, etc
but republicans want to censure the squad for what they dont like, and have no problem with Greenes blatant racism and hate
even tucker carlson is talking about white replacement, i never heard of the garbage before, or so i thought, but then remembered the charlottesville neo nazis chanting Jews will not replace us
they actually are spreading stupid conspiracies of the jews replacing the whites with third world people
now i know why conservatives are always attacking soros and rothchilds too
even trump attacked the jews in Hollywood FL, to their faces, and insulted them so bad i wont post it here
if you want to read it, google it, im not interested in hearing any more conservative hate and lies against anyone non white
Marjory Taylor Greene is an ass. Trump is an ass too. Next!
lol
hopefully we have some good Dolphins news today!
Mike, do you think Eluwmunor has a chance at sticking, or is he a camp body?
i think i misspelled his name, ElueMunor
My guess is the latter, I think they’ve drafted and brought in a lot of OL, plus we like our veteran swingman Jesse Davis. We drafted Jackson, Hunt and Kindley last year, Eichenberg and Coleman this year, plus brought in Skura and Fluker. We also drafted Deiter in the 3rd in ’19. I’d think anyone coming into camp right now will face some long odds to make the 53.
i can roll with that, he did start 12 games last season with the cheats
but at this point its likely a numbers game, i agree he might not be able to crack the final 53
Both parties have nut cases what’s the point here?
Agree and that probably is the point
true, only point i really made is greene is antisemitic, and tolerated by the GOP
and i learned what white replacement theory is, anti semitic lies
shes not just a nut case, shes a hateful and dangerous racist, her comments against the holocaust , and space lasers starting fires, have no place in US congress IMO
thats pretty much it
David, How old was that alligator gar pic? You are correct, if it is a current pic. They are protected here in FL. I believe the only permit for them is for scientific research. Don’t know why someone would go against fishing regs to get one when you could go after the long nosed gar which are much more plentiful, get to to 5′ in length and much more prehistoric looking.
You may not think they look good to eat but they are. Like mullet they were once considered a trash fish.
We go bow fishing over in Alabama (Mobile Delta) for long nosed gar. It is a freaking blast! We are allowed to harvest 1 alligator gar per person in Alabama but pass them up cause we know the numbers are limited there also. If we ever come by a trophy 10 footer though, I think all bets are off.
We put chunks of long nosed gar in a crab boil with shrimp instead of crab. It is almost a flavor match for fresh blue crab. Just make sure you leave out any blood line and only use fresh white meat from the fillet.
thanks, very interesting
i guess im picky, lol i prefer groupers , redfish, etc, marine fish
freshwater fish just taste fishy to Me, but i havent tried them all, and likely wont, lol
its a video, not sure of the age, i suppose we could go back and look at it and find out
This is what I posted yesterday:
“I posted the video because it’s of the Ole Alligator Gar. Thought some might get the reference.”
and also:
“Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana allow regulated sport fishing of alligator gar. “
Ken says:
June 15, 2021 at 7:52 am
Condoleza Rice?
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I actually have been waiting for that. Not because she is black, but because she is a moderate conservative. That’s likely why she wont get a nomination, but i think she would make an excellent candidate.
I tend to agree with you
she has ZERO chance IMO
she might be qualified, but , minority GOP women dont get to run for the presidency, or vice presidency, neither do the men
GOP did give the women a chance with palin, but it was MCain that picked her, most wouldnt have done it
but wow she was a poor choice, im not so sure Mcain didnt like her for other reasons, who knows
SBJ!!! David, take a freaking break already! You are dominating this board like Home used to do! FUCK let it go. Ranting for two days about Bezos. FFS!
I would never tell someone what they can post but you are seriously going to drive at least one poster away. (me) Drop the politics please. there is no need for social justice warriors on this board. It is a football blog.
i will talk about what i want, and bezos has not been discussed today
but thanks for the requests, i wont be around this afternoon and u will have nothing to fear
you never bothered to see that i asked several times to move on from bezos, and yet others kept asking questions, so i answered
ill answer questions when i feel like it, and wont if i am not here, thats what everyone else does
but ill take all the blame, because i dont really care overall, bigger fish to fry
That bigger fish better not be the Ole Alligator Gar lol
one thing i would like to ask You Rock’
for 2 days, you werent even here, how could anything really bother you about it when you werent even here? grow a pair dude, lol SMH
did you go back and read it all, and just come out to bitch? well, mission accomplished
have a great day
Rock is right, FFS
Ken, when was the last time a client hired you to be their att., that wasn’t arrested, to prove a negative?
Marbles need searching for, something must’ve flown over that bird’s nest, the one that has a clock named after it
When you are the defense you don’t have to prove anything. It is a common argument and tactic of defense lawyers to remind the jury of that as often as you can during the course of the trial. To do otherwise is malpractice. Nice try
That was my point, proof isn’t necessary, maybe should’ve 😉
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article251844803.html
David, I have”been here” I just didn’t want to engage with you on politics or social justice. You would say you were done and then like Colombo keep writing about it “ahhh, one more thing”. You would show no proof and then demand proof from others. I usually just scroll past most of your posts but you were very HOME like in your psychosis this past few days. My scrolling finger got tired.
Carry on with your nonsense I am not the blog boss, nor to I want to be. Like you, I will say what want. Right now I want to say FUCK YOU. Have a shitty day!
👏👍
So, in football, today is the first day of mandatory mini camp and there has been no sign of X Howard. Hold out? My opinion is they made him the highest paid CB in the league when he had only played one complete season. He still has 4 years left on that contract that made him the highest paid CB. He should STFU and play.
If he becomes a distraction trade him for 2 1st round picks. or a 1st and two 2nds
Yep
Minicamp will run from Tuesday through Thursday. The team is allowed to hold two practices for a total of 3.5 hours each day of the minicamp, with the second practice limited to a walkthrough. The Dolphins coaches and players are believed to have made a deal this year to slow down some of the workouts during the offseason training program in order to ensure maximized attendance at all the workouts, avoiding some of the skipped practices from players on other teams around the league.
Falling under the Phase Three rules of the offseason training program, the minicamp can include 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills, but there is no live contact allowed.
Following the end of the minicamp on Thursday, the Dolphins will break until the start of training camp on July 27. The NFL and Dolphins are planning for fans to be allowed to attend this year’s training camp after COVID-19 prevented that last year.
I keep forgetting about the Benardrick McKinney signing. IMO this is one of the top acquisitions this off season. if he can get back to his 2019 form we are looking much better at LB.
OD, was just talking to a co-worker, she’s a huge hockey fan and works PT for VGK as an usher she said, the TB Lightning are circumventing the rules by putting guys on the injured list, then playing them in the playoffs where the cap doesn’t apply.
Bolts are 20m over the cap
I don’t think Miami will fold to Howard. The precedence set by tearing up a contract after one year because the market moved would be bad.
And I would happily take two 1st round pick for him.
If he is worth that only because he’s on a below-market contract, but…… 🙂
This would be the 3rd year of his current contract.
it is the second year of his 5 year extension.
He signed it in 2019 so he played on it in 2019 and 2020, it’s now the 2021 season. This is the 3rd year.
I’m not arguing whether he should get a new deal or not, just stating the facts of his current deal.
From the article
“Howard has four years remaining on a five-year, $76 million million extension that he signed two years ago.”
Wasn’t confusing enough.
Maybe he signed it during the 2019 season not at the start. Whatever, I just know 2019 was the year he signed it.
LOL
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has struggled badly while practicing in heavy rain during the first day of the Miami Dolphins’ mandatory minicamp.
Tagovailoa threw five interceptions during the first hour of the session.
DOOMED! DOOOOOOMED I SAY!
LOL
He’s from Hawaii – should be used to the rain!
Nothing like OTA reports. Would we all put him in the HOF if he threw 5 TDs? LOL
One other early note from Tuesday’s practice, which will be conducted in helmets: Mike Gesicki, who suffered a pretty ugly shoulder injury late in 2020, wore a red non-contact jersey during practice.
This is a developing story…
Also from the article
““X is a unique situation,” Flores said. “He was extended and now we’re talking about a renegotiation of an extension. We’ve had a lot of discussions about that. Very unique situation, talking about a potential renegotiation after one year. Those are longer conversations. We understand that.”
I want to go bow fishing for tilapia next:
That’s where I’m from – Osceola County
Okay, Howard signed his extension in May of 2019. So he’s play on it in:
2019
2020
2021 would be the 3rd year no?
No, see below
Tim, yes he signed the extension in May before the ’19 season started. He was under contract through the end of the ’19 season so his 5 year extension started in ’20 (year one) now ’24 is the final year of his contract. we haven’t played this year so there are 4 years left on his contract.
LOL
Is this going to turn into it’s year __ of the rebuild conversation? LOL (the tear down year DOES count BTW) 😉
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/xavien-howard-18986/
I understand that. But he signed it two years ago. Now he’s seeing other corners making more since then and he thinks he’s the best in the game. That’s all.
good, then you understand that this is YEAR TWO of his extension. LOL ’19 already under contract, signed five year extension for 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. This is year TWO.
that’s all. 😉
You’re not paying attention to Howard’s view on it. He signed the extension 2 years ago and now he’s seeing corners he thinks he better than making more. Forget the terms of the contract, it’s the timeline. I already said earlier maybe 2019 was not the new deal yet and then you pointed out it wasn’t and I also looked it up. But it was two years ago that he signed it and now he thinks that deal is not up to par with his performance whether we agree with it or not. Can we move on already? He’s holding out because of that.
Another good signing
Finally we are poaching the Pats instead of the other way around!
Yeah, Randy brought up Butler the other day. Him and Seiler are good penetrators on that DL.
Something Godchaux wasn’t and the cheats paid much more for him, we may have finally outbelicheated Belicheat
Our D looks solid on all levels now!
Tim Knight says:
June 15, 2021 at 1:16 pm
He signed it in 2019 so he played on it in 2019 and 2020, it’s now the 2021 season. This is the 3rd year.
I’m not arguing whether he should get a new deal or not, just stating the facts of his current deal.
Just stating the facts, that aren’t the facts😁
Let’s see Tim get out of this one
It’s pretty simple. He signed the extension two years ago. I explained it to Rock above.
but you explained it wrong! LOL Tim he signed a 5 year extension for the years 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24. FIVE YEARS. Last year was year one. We have not played this year so he still has not played 2 years of the extension. He has only played one year of the extension.
I know that. I admitted my mistake. But it’s a fact he agreed on the extension two years ago. Is 2019 not two years ago? During that time other corners got paid more. That’s what his beef is. Can we move on? LOL
LOL @ Rock
The way I look at the blow up/rebuild is 2019 is when Grier became the head of football operations and hired Flores. This is the 3rd season under their leadership, ala PhaseIII. 🙂
Tim, I was just arguing to argue. Yes we can move on now that you have admitted to being wrrrr wrrrrrrr wrrrrrrrrrr……well you know.
LOL
Was reading over last night and the image of a lawyer in a steamy Southern Court room flashed in my mind. As he paced in front of the jury he raised his hand and loudly proclaimed,
“And the defense, despite being asked many times, can not prove that Jack Wilson does not beat his cute little dog Snuggles either. That cute sweet dog. Must have been horrible for him if it happened. You Must Convict.”
🐕
The idea of you thinking of me and “steamy” in the same thought is disturbing lol
You’ve must have seen enough old movies. And in this scene you are sitting in a chair fanning yourself in that searsucker suit. 🙂
Posting that meme of the Fonz got me thinking. Did kids back in the ’50s & 60’s really think middle aged Henry Winkler was a cool roll model??? He was the smallest, dorkiest “hoodlem” I have ever encountered in film or real life.
This year 2 of the rebuild
I agree but it can be year 3 to some people.
So what was 2019? We had FA and a draft that year. Christian Wilkins was our first draft pick under Grier and Flores and he’s entering his 3rd season. 😉
Yes, but that was the year they purged the roster for the teardown. Year 2, get with it!
NO! Demolition is PART of the rebuild! This is year 3!
(not this again! LOL)
And Rock is in construction. What he said
You can’t rebuild without a teardown. That would be a remodel. It is year 3.
Rock, let’s say you did a demolition and the customer ran out of funds. Would that still be a rebuild?
mike, this is year three of the rebuild
Just answer the question, and remember you’re still under oath
Steve Ross doesn’t run out of funds
Sorta nice having the NFL’s 2nd richest owner..
Ah, I’m just fucking with you guys. It really is year 2 tho.
this will be year three of Flores control. Year THREE of the rebuild.
Before the tear down they hired the contractor (grier & flores) this is year three of their efforts to rebuild the team.
you are god damn right I ordered the code red!!!!
Mike can’t handle the truth
you can’t handle the truth! Son we live in a world with walls and those walls need to be guarded by men with guns. Who’s gonna do it? you?
You can’t handle the truth!
LOL @ how we get caught up in these cluster fuck conversations. I’ll admit when I make a mistake.
2019 – we traded our QB of 7 years in Tannehill, moved on from other players and started bringing in the types of players Flores likes.
2020 – draft our current QB in Tua and continue to add players Flores likes.
2021- add playmakers around the young QB and continue to add players Flores likes.
How is it only Phase II? LOL
because a lot of those are not roman numeral they ae big letter, decimal numbers and lowercase letters underneath the topic of the phases.
My existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you SAVES facts.
Mike E
Would I do that???
The date of the start of the new team is the same as the one on Flores’ contract. How could it be any different?
Break up into subphases however you want.
Pretty much the reply i made above but mine was a lot more cryptic lol
steveccnv says:
June 15, 2021 at 10:39 am
Rock is right, FFS
Ken, when was the last time a client hired you to be their att., that wasn’t arrested, to prove a negative?
Marbles need searching for, something must’ve flown over that bird’s nest, the one that has a clock named after it
Reply
Ken says:
June 15, 2021 at 10:53 am
When you are the defense you don’t have to prove anything. It is a common argument and tactic of defense lawyers to remind the jury of that as often as you can during the course of the trial. To do otherwise is malpractice. Nice try
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Leaving the legal part out of the matter, if you are the one with the statement of record, it being Bezo’s is a crook, you have the onus of validating that statement with facts to back it up, not try to turn the argument on the person that sayd, ok where’s your proof by saying ….”oh i don’t know, where is yours” thats the “i know you are but what am i” response of defending an argument. Basic principals of logical argument says David doesn’t have a good rebuttal so he played the I’m incapable of logical arguments so here’s my crazy defense.
It’s why the best conspiracy theories can’t be proven wrong. Saying Epstein was killed at the behest of Bill Clinton or the Democratic Machine. That works. Saying Bill Clinton did it himself……. that one folds as soon as someone asking “prove I am wrong” is shown a photo of Clinton somewhere else that day.
Do you actually think Bill would do it himself?
Exactly my point there steve.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31637088/miami-dolphins-cb-xavien-howard-not-mandatory-minicamp-unique-contract-renegotiation
its very disappointing Howards a no show at mandatory OTA< SMH
i was hoping he would show up as a good show of faith, to work towards what he wants in what FLores calls a unique situation
There are lots of players that do it for lots of reasons, one major one being prevention of injuries during a phase that most seasoned vets don’t need as part of their preperation process.
As long as the word hold out isn’t being thrown around im not worried about this at all.
yes seen it before, but Flores called it unique,
what he is calling unique, is the fact he resigned a year earlier and is now wanting more
Most players dont hold out a year later after renegotiating
resigned = renegotiated
Based on the NFL ruling, players under contract who miss minicamp are subject to a $15,515 fine for the first day, $31,030 for the second and $46,540 for the third.
He is going to cost himself $93K if he skips all three days. He has already forfeited $25K in workout bonus this season.
Howard’s salary for this year (2021) is fully guaranteed already minus the bonus he failed to earn and the 93K they will fine him for minicamp.
Stanger:
For the record I have never owned a Sears sucker suit in my life
I have left Rock speechless
You must have rented this one then huh? Sure looks like a Seersucker
if you click on the broken link it shows a picture of Hulk wearing a seersucker
i got an error 1101, sounds about right for sears, lol
Never had one either, but not a bad look in my mind. Maybe cause of all my Virginia time. Only didn’t get one cause thought wouldn’t wear well.
Not my look. To much of a Northeast guy at heart
steveccnv says:
June 15, 2021 at 12:19 pm (Edit)
That was my point, proof isn’t necessary, maybe should’ve 😉
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Sorry I misinterpreted the post
Was on your side
I got that now. I am at work trying to follow along in my spare time. I was reading fast and didn’t pick up on the subtlety
Bacardi 151 proof, is proof that proof is important, lol JK
https://mooiness.com/2011/07/24/bacardi-151-for-when-you-absolutely-want-to-forget/
Phase I teardown
Phase II step I rebuild
Phase III 2021 step 2 of rebuild
There I fixed it, everyone is correct, we’re in Phase III step2 of rebuild
Except the rebuild started right away. But I get why people view it differently. I always go by the new power structure and head coach. That’s the reset unless a new head coach comes in takes over an already made team like in Green Bay with Matt LaFleur.
Chris Grier was given the keys to tear it down and start over completely and Brian Flores was the guy he wanted to be the head coach of the new team. Here we are in year 3. I posted a couple of weeks ago that we only have 9 players left on the roster from the Gase era. That number might be less on opening day.
Oh, I’m sorry Ken. That was the CREDIBLE HULK. My mistake…..
Tua throwing 5 picks is a good sign that they aren’t holding him back.
Think trying to win every game in 2020 by not making mistakes wasn’t good for him
https://images.app.goo.gl/ZS7hxcUsqX5JyLQM8
Canadian Tuxedo
I will take what is next to the tuxedo
I think it would look good on me too 🤡
That’s Brittney, mmm
If crazy is hot to you….. that’s your girl.
is that a Spears sucker suit?
Nice.
nobody wears a suit in south FL , unless its a wedding, funeral, or a wedding/funeral combo, lol
those are weird, but you can get two uses out of one wearing
Seersucker is actually pretty cool, damn near as breezy as linen, probably why its most stereotypical for southern lawyers because despite S. Fla heat being legit, i dont think it has anything on New Orleans at the peak of summer.
“Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah — who has been training on his own in recent weeks while many of his teammates worked together at team headquarters — will attend the Dolphins’ mandatory minicamp that runs Tuesday through Thursday this week. We would like to get an extension done,. We’ve approached the Dolphins about that. That’s as much as I can say.”
— Drew Rosenhaus, who must be a good agent since seems he reps half the best Phins players. They don’t all start with him. Assume the guys talk about such in the locker room.
Ogbah is a force. He’s a really good Edge/DE. Adding Phillips along with guys like Van Ginkel, Biegel etc. I’m liking it.
He isn’t as athletically gifted as Wake but his motor and just playing through the whistle playstyle is very similar.
He’s bigger than Wake but not as quick. But I agree on some of the similarities. He’s a gamer. So was Wake.
For Stanger
There’s a lot of logic in that chart.
I was thinking of an episode of How I Met Your Mother where they chart a chick Ted is dating over the course of a date night. Apparently not fixed points on this, or at least you learn more (and of course she was real hot).
I think that was the crazy eyes episode.
I love the note on the chart above ” *Every woman is at least a 4 crazy” LOL
Where as I chuckled at the redheads lol
My wife is a red head. Valid
Don’t mess with this kind of Crazy
New meaning to angry sex
there are almost as many hulk images out there as there are pig images…….
Don’t even get me started with Hulk/Pig Pig/Hulk
Ken says:
June 15, 2021 at 3:08 pm
Stanger:
For the record I have never owned a Sears sucker suit in my life
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Of course you didn’t your not an old southern lawyer, its only appropriate for them and its Seersucker lol
That chart should start at 6, not 4. I ventured into that land of danger zone with a few of my past ones, in fact one of those was an upper right corner at 10,10. Spent a year or two as a stripper to make quick cash but her crazy came because she was a fucking purebred Cajun, maybe some creole mixed in too considering she had the ass of at least a mixed black girl. Fucking stupid crazy. Luckily i learned my lesson and stayed more in the 8,X range after. the X has ranged lol, but i haven’t not gone past 8 on the crazy axis since that Cajun.
Oh and i dont think there is anyone below a 6, maybe they have mellowed in their older age to be less or at least they become a more tolerable 6-8, but there isnt anything below a 6 really.
A Ten Ten is a scary thing. Shocked she was a stripper at one point. 🙂
LOL, well it was a lot more fun catching up today than it was yesterday…
I dunno some of the time those other days are pretty fun to because ya really get to see what the fringes of society looks like without having to get your hands dirty wading around in it.
LOL, I can’t argue with that.
David C (@DolphinsSB52) says:
June 15, 2021 at 3:23 pm
Bacardi 151 proof, is proof that proof is important, lol JK
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I still have the record (among my friends/former frat brothers), and unlikely to be beaten record of 6 pint sized mason jars of long island ice teas consumed in one sitting. All of them subbed out the regular rum for 151. I really look back at those times in my life and wonder how any number of those days didn’t put me in the dirt. Not an alcoholic either, just a big partier at the time. Fucking hate that i didn’t get blackouts either, because there are plenty of the shit i did i wish i didnt remember lol.
lol its very strong, will mess you up for sure
If Raekwon Davis ups his game… look out! Not a lot of 6-7 330 dudes in the world who are good athletes and football players walking the planet. He’s not a fat guy, he’s just huge.
Well he is fast….for a guy that size, he moves like a cat. Even at that size he would/can play 3-4 DE. Look at him in that picture, no gut on that 330, fucking impressive.
nevermind i see you said not fat, not not fast.
He’s not in the forefront of this pic but look at the size of his arms. I know he’s chasing Kyler Murray who’s not a big dude but is as quick as it gets. I was very high on Davis in the 2020 draft and think his upside is scary.
I was too, i was actually surprised he fell that far. I had him going later 1st round.
Barmore, from this past years draft was a Davis clone, maybe slightly better athlete, but fairly comparable. That’s why i was pushing at one time for us to take him over dome of the true DE’s in this class because he is a perfect hybrid fit, and equally as athletic as any of them, this was a fairly shallow DE class.
I see Barmore more like Christian Wilkins or Quinnen Williams. 6-7 330 is a different beast.
Who cares about phases, steps, stages, or chapters?
The rebuild is either in progress or it’s done. 😉
Lots of rain at minicamp today. Lots of picks as well. Tua threw 5, which is not his style. But “the emphasis today was to push the ball vertically.” Not his comfort zone.
I mean it is, but he has to find that comfort zone int he NFL, he had it in college no doubt
He stretched the field consistently when he was in college because he had the targets that allowed him to. I think as long as he cvan get his chemistry with these new deep threat weapons, he will be able to do it in the NFL, we just haven’t seen it yet because he didnt have many opportunities to last year.
It’s practice. LOL
Ask Doggy how many times he fucked up learning songs or playing scales. It’s practice! Not the performance. That’s why you practice. To learn and get better so when you do perform on stage it’s good or great.
OTA reports are lower than preseason game performances. Once the regular season starts, nobody cares about preseason stats.
So should we not talk about what happened at minicamp? Nice to have have some football news for me at least.
We’ve been doing this a long time. Nobody cares about OTAs on opening day. 😉
But I do TIm. Would also care if the reports were that Tua lit it up and was throwing deep for TDs all over the place. Would like that.
Re: Howard, I read he’s still the #6 paid CB in the league. He really doesn’t have any leverage over us, but the way we handled Minkah F^cktard shows we don’t want to be in a protracted disgruntled player situation, so I expect we’ll either reach an agreement or we’ll see a trade sooner rather than later.
Seems a time to ask yourself, “how much better is Howard than Iggy” as well as “What can we get for Howard in a trade?” I don’t know what the answers are, but those are the Qs would be asking. Answer might come back give X more money….or not.
I agree i think its heavy on the Phins side as far as the leverage. There will always be teams that will pay big for a top CB so if we get in a sticky situation we can still trade him. Im hoping not, and the Phins are able to reach a compromise deal, maybe incentive laden changes to his contract that can get him to the money he wants but i also dont want them to sink the team over it.
That was different. Minkah F^cktard wanted to know is he a CB, FS or SS so he could build his body as such. Then his Mom chimed in. Howard most likely via his agent wants to be paid as the #1 CB.
X was 1st team All-Pro in 2020, 2nd team All-Pro in 2018 and a 2-time Pro Bowler those same years. He and his agent are looking to cash in, nothing more.
So if Howard holds out, do you think the team will react differently and let it be a season long nuisance?
My point was the team showed a no-nonsense attitude towards Minkah, I think they’ll do the same with Howard and either pay him or move him. Who cares what the player is disgruntled about, my statement was about how the team will handle it.
Also regarding Howard, when you sign an extension, that usually includes a reworking of the current year. 2019 was reworked as part of the new deal. Howard was paid over 15 mil in 2019, so Tim was sorta right, it was a 5 year extension, but really it was a new 6 year contract. He’s played 2 and is going into year 3 of the new contract.
The current contract wasn’t touched, so no free pass for Timmy🤪
LOL
good point, but its also only 1 year since the renegotiation
“It’s pretty clear this is a contract situation, which we’ve talked about internally,” Flores said, via ESPN. “X is a little bit of a unique situation. He was extended and now we’re talking about a potential renegotiation after one year. Those turn into longer conversations. We understand that. We’ve obviously had a lot of talks and conversations about that and we’ll continue to have those and keep them internal, but it’s a very unique conversation.”
Brian Flores
That is a very team friendly way to say it by the coach. The new contract was negotiated in 2019 and Howard got paid out of the new contract in 2019.
he repeated unique, mmmm
it sounds like hes a little bit pissed off ,that they have to renegotiate again a year later
Unique meaning, if we renew him it doesn’t open the door for anyone else
that too
Typically what happens is some upfront money will be paid in the last year of the old contract, but that doesn’t change the old contract or years of the new contract.
That’s only true when the old contract is torn up and the new one starts in the current year, that didn’t happen with Howard
It’s a technicality for sure, but the reality is the player is now under contract for 6 years and the total money over those 6 years is also paid out over those 6 years combined.
No matter how you look at it, we got him on a great deal (looking at how the top CB market has jumped). I wish we’d gotten one more year out of him before he decided to push the issue, but he knows he’ll never be hotter than he was last year.
Maybe you are saying the same , but my impression was old contract same as before but when you sign the extension you get the signing bonus right after your John Hancock. So salary for that year the same but a check for millions.
It’s what he’s saying, and it’s correct.
Does seem at that point they shouldn’t call it an extension. It’s a new contract. Or maybe a re-sign.
I’m really not disputing anything, you and Steve are right. I’m just showing a different perspective. Part of the reason for the extension is a player has outperformed the old contract (in this case a rookie contract), so you are getting the player money sooner.
i want Howard on the team, hes a turnover machine, but im not happy hes holding out, one year after renegotiating what was a year ago the highest paid CB in the league
annual raises? wow, imagine if Dan Marino held out after he was destroying the record books
Howard is a great player, but hes not a NFL record breaker
most ints in a season is 14
X ain’t holding out yet. But does seem could move that way.
X was 1st team All-Pro in 2020, 2nd team All-Pro in 2018 and a 2-time Pro Bowler those same years. He and his agent are looking to cash in, nothing more. It’s a business guys.
I’m pretty sure everyone here gets the why of it. The reason most fans (at least on this board) aren’t lining up on his side, is because he just cashed in on a new contract 2 years ago. You know the thing we’ve been taking about, lol.
Lions have expressed some interest in Howard earlier, and the rumours are still out there
Dan Campbell is, never mind, we know who he is, but because hes a defensive minded coach it could be a good fit for Howard
he would get all the millions he wants there, guaranteed starter, and be the anchor for a young and unproven secondary in Detroit
if the fins had to trade him, we should get a first round pick and a second, or no dice, IMO
there isnt anyone in the draft that has a skill set like Howard, thats rare and at best would need time to develop
we would need multiple picks/players to get fair value, if a trade was done
Dan Campbell was a TE. Yes he likes physical football but not sure how he’s defensive minded coach.
I think when you have a talent like Howard you work it out. The Aaron Rodgers situation is different. He’s been there since 2005 as an elite QB, not a 2016 CB.
I think turnover machines are hard to come by, so even though I’m not keen on his pushing for a new contract this year, I’d try to make it happen. If he wants 20 mil per, see ya!
I’d offer a contract just over Jones’, so he’s the highest paid on the team, but that’s me, lol.
Me personally, I’d pay him. It’s not going to be so much more. Our style of defense is built around man coverage and Howard is one of the best. We’re in year 3 of the rebuild (LOL), gearing up to compete now, not in 2-3 years from now.
The greater people think Howard is….. the greater his trade value is. That is part of the equation.
we dont even know what Howard wants, he might want $30 million or more per season
his new agent is infamous for being very greedy and difficult to work with,
but players like those kind of agents, so they can hold out, and stick it to the team for more than the team can really afford
interceptions are costly to opponents offenses, and even more costly to the team payroll
imagine Howard getting 2-3 million, every time he picks a ball off, lol
we see INTS and think of what they mean to a football game, but it works out to millions of dollars for an interception to the team, WOW
even worse, if he has a bad season, and has 5 ints, i dont suppose he will return some of the money, team still has to pay big bucks for half as many picks
It’s not just about INTs. There are many games where the WR against Howard have games like 2-19, 3-37 etc. He shuts them down. He’s our Revis. Players on the team have said I have no idea why they keep challenging him. 🙂
how much is that worth to the team? how much can the fins afford to pay?
this problem was made much worse for overpaying for Jones IMO
if we overpay for Howard, whats going to happen next year?
im feeling the team already has a number, and that number wont get exceeded no matter what,
because when all is said and done, the team needs to pay the other 52 players that will all be hoping to beat out the Howard contract someday