Sorry Dolphins fans, this Free Agency thing has left me deflated and disappointed. To be fair, Free Agency isn’t over yet, but up to this point, I haven’t seen anything that to make me feel optimistic about our chances for the playoffs this season. It’s not about grabbing big names, if you know me, I’m not that provincial, but I’m very uninspired with what I’ve seen from Chris Grier and Co. as so far. We re-signed a bunch of players, and I’m thrilled we got a contract done with DE Emmanuel Ogbah. He was an absolute necessity, a huge part of our defense and having him along with Jaelan Phillips should be an even more dangerous combo this season as Phillips learns and grows. After Ogbah though, I feel like we almost got complacent. Plus, Ogbah was here already, we just managed to retain him. So where are the upgrades we desperately needed?
We got some feel good re-signs like Elandon Roberts, Sam Eguavoen, Brennan Scarlett and Duke Riley, but if I sure wouldn’t have minded instead of re-signing every single LB that was on our roster that maybe subtract 2 or 3 or 4 of those guys and get Bobby Wagner. Wagner would be an immediate upgrade over any and every LB we re-signed. I want to elevate, not levitate. It’s not like we had the best defensive unit in the NFL and just had to keep it intact. Far from it. We were a decent defense, better than average, although right in the middle of points allowed. At the moment, Bobby Wagner is still available. He’s such a quality individual, he would have to be one of the captains, a guy teammates would look up to. He would make our defense better, and while #55 Baker had a fine season again last year, he’d be ever better with Wagner, everyone would.
Time for the meat and potatoes. Ah yes, the O-line. So far we have Connor Williams, who is a a talented yet flawed player, not too unlike 4/5 of our O-line before he got here. He’s further along than our current crop perhaps with the exception of RG Robert Hunt. He did have a propensity for flags last season and that needs to be fixed. He’s a very good run blocker and fits what we want to do here. I still feel like Austin Jackson and Liam Eichenberg will be our LT and RT respectively. Unless of course we sign Terron Armstead, but I don’t see that happening. I still feel like we need an upgrade on the interior, specifically C. It’s possible that upgrade come via the draft in Tyler Linderbaum, but would be willing to trade up to get him?
We had a bunch of re-signs for position players too, Preston Williams returns for a show me season. Former Dolphins (and 49ers) RB Raheem Mostert also returns. We gave former Cardinals RB Chase Edmonds a nice 2 year contract. He does however scream RUNNING BACK BY COMMITTEE, and that’s fine, but we seem to pine for an upgrade every single season but it never seems to come. Besides that, I feel the need to point out that we have been just atrocious in our record of free agent running back signings, beyond awful really. Jordan Howard, Matt Breida (He was a trade), and Malcolm Brown. The production of those 3 probably doesn’t add up to what Myles Gaskin gave us last season. Now to the WR’s. Cedrick Wilson. He could be a decent player but upgrade? I mean big upgrade? Wilson played primarily on the slot but can play outside as well. He had two 100 yard games, but take into account that Dak Prescott threw for 4449 yards last season, not impressive. He was #4 in targets last year, behind Cee Dee Lamb, Amari Cooper, and Michael Gallup. He finished the season with 602 yards and 6 TD’s on 45 receptions. Not bad, but like most of the signings except Ogbah and Gesicki, is not bad what our anemic offense needs? It’s true that this draft is chock full of WR talent, and one of them will undoubtedly be available at #29, but then you kiss Tyler Linderbaum goodbye. My point is, unless we fix either the WR situation in FA, or the O-line in FA, it’s going to be difficult to expect both of those to be addressed properly via the draft with our current draft position. Do we trade away future assets, or players in order to do that? It’s possible.
We definitely upgraded our backup QB situation signing QB Teddy Bridgewater. I always liked Bridgewater, he’s a gamer. He’ll be a good guy for Tua to lean on. I like the FB signing of Alec Ingold although he is coming off an ACL tear November 16, 2021. He’s a team captain and a guy that will be a spark in the offense. We also signed former 49ers WR Trent Sherfield who is mostly a ST’s player. Remember, we lost WR Mack Hollins to the Raiders. If you’re looking for positives, OG Connor Williams is a very strong run blocker. FB Alec Ingold is also a strong run blocker but again, we need to add more talent on the O-line and in the RB corps. Chase Edmonds, Raheem Mostert, Myles Gaskin, Salvon Ahmed and Gerrid Doaks. Which one of these guys does the opposing defense worry about running the ball? I’d like one guy that the defense thinks about before the game “Man, I really hate tackling that due, he’s physical”. That guy isn’t on our roster.
If you subtract the re-signs, you have to be underwhelmed by what we’ve done. I like the Connor Williams signings and while I have a La’el Collins chiffon robe that has never been worn, I don’t think I’ll get that opportunity. He’s probably going to the Bengals to win. Speaking of winning, the Bills signed Von Miller to a monster 6 year contract. Think we need to fix the O-line? Let’s just play in fantasy land for a moment and say La’el Collins doesn’t feel the love ($$$) from the Bengals and we somehow snatch him up. My guess would be the O-line would be as such:
LT Austin Jackson
LG Connor Williams
C Michael Deiter (Or Tyler Linderbaum?)
RG Michael Hunt
RT La’el Collins
That wouldn’t be bad, especially if you sub Linderbaum for Deiter. Back to the defense for a second. Now that we have every single LB we had last season after re-signing THREE, how about getting Bobby Wagner?
LDE Emmanuel Ogbah
NT Raekwon Davis
RE Christian Wilkins
WLB Andrew Van Ginkel
LILB Bobby Wagner
RILB Jerome Baker
SOLB Jaelan Phillips
CB Xavien Howard
CB Byron Jones
S Jevon Holland
S Brandon Jones
Doesn’t that look, and feel good? Seriously, give Bobby a nice front loaded contract and if his play declines after a couple of years, it won’t hurt at that time. It’s NOT about making a splash, that would legitimately be a big upgrade on defense. He’s such a smart, instinctive player and a high character, high motor individual. I would really like that.
Now for the bad? news . . . The WR corps.
DeVante Parker, Jaylen Waddle, Cedrick Wilson, Lynn Bowden Jr., Allen Hurns, Preston Williams, Trent Sherfield, River Cracraft, Cody Core and DeVonte Dedmon. Isaiah Ford is a Free Agent. Can you ever really expect DeVante Parker to play healthy for a full season? NO! I love to watch Parker when he’s healthy, he’s a game changer. Maybe that happens 5 or 6 games a season. Will Allen Hurns survive cutdowns? Probably not. Preston Williams is a DeVante Parker in clone healthwise, he can’t stay healthy either. In other words, it’s Waddle, Wilson and who????? I feel like our 1st and 2nd RD picks have to be used on C/WR/RB. But that’s THREE! We only have 2. Say we traded one of our future 1st RD picks from 2023, where we have two. We pick up Tyler Linderbaum at 29, then trade up to the next spot and take Jameson Williams and then with our next pick we take either Kenneth Walker or Breece Hall. Now you’re talking, right?! Don’t bet on it. There’s still a chance to improve this team, Free Agent C’s J.C. Tretter and Bradley Bozeman are available. Bobby Wagner is also out there. Make us smile, make us better!
#stangerstrong
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Now find the best 5 OL. Coach McD is not fucking around and Grier did what he was looking for. Grier attended the Texas A&M pro day today knowing the contract was being worked out with his peeps doing their job. Sometimes we as fans don’t know what’s going on. 😉
Agreed…it takes a team effort top to bottom!
Sometimes? Lol…
I feel the contract for Armstead is in line with Ogbah – market value but not record setting. Well done Chris Grier who gets a lot of grief from the media and fans.
I must have missed when they re-signed Smythe
A couple of days ago.
Ahhhh, ok, that is excellent.
https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1506426914000584710?s=20&t=hOoQXk9pibnyrGviEHLHqw
LOL!
Schad is such a schmuck and a notable hater of Tua. Yeah, let’s forget all about Tua’s blindside, right? “No excuses”?
Last I recalled, Tua got his ribs shattered in game 2 of last season by his blindside protector. Signing Armstead (which I applaud… not sure I like the $$$, though) does NOT address the protection of Tua.
I’m just glad we didn’t think the offense was good enough as is. None of us know how it will pan out on the field, but coach McD and Grier have revamped it. I also don’t care about the salary cap. Lots of ways to make it work.
Keeping our defense intact was important at least for this fan. 🙂
Sorry Krishna, but Tua elevating his game is huge now. The team is giving him what he needs to succeed. Coach McD promised him as much. 🙂
Nah the season is still trash … 6-11 at best … we need a punter.
With Armstead signed, I finally feel like we have the tools for McD to be successful. Give me that C in the draft and we should be rolling!
👍
So we kept Gesicki and Ogbah and signed an elite LT and LG
That’s the perfect free agency period IMO
Agreed. We needed those other players to fill the roster , but the ones you mentioned are key. If we didn’t upgrade the OL in FA it would have been a massive failure.
Well, I don’t know about everyone else, but I got everything I wanted for FA.
This.
Now JC Tretter might Ben the last piece we add before the dra
Since entering the NFL in 2015, no running back with at least 200 carries has a better rushing average than Mostert’s 5.7.
plus
In 84 career pass-blocking snaps, Mostert has been charged with just four pressures allowed (Pro Football Focus).
#49ers Trent Williams on blocking for Raheem Mostert⤵️
“I like Raheem Mostert. I know a lot of people may not think that, but to me, he’s the new age Chris Johnson…”
In 2020, Mostert had the first- and second-fastest recorded speeds of any player (as Williams mentioned). He clocked in at 23.09 miles per hour on an 80-yard touchdown run in Week 2, following up a 76-yard touchdown reception in the Niners season-opener when he registered a top speed of 22.73 miles per hour on that catch and run.
I’d rather we signed a RT (La’El for $10M/per!) for Tua’s blindside, instead of a LT for the price we just paid Armstead.
For whatever it’s worth, we now have the most expensive non-blindside Tackle in the NFL… and even DeVante Parker doesn’t miss as many games as Armstead… and many fans want us to cut bait with DeVante ASAP for that very reason.
NEVERTHELESS… YES(!), signing Armstead makes our O-Line much better, if only on the left side. This will ABSOLUTELY help us… so long as he’s healthy.
I’m reminded of us signing Branden Albert a year or two late…
For BIG $$$…
I think Collins preferred Cincy due to their past year. I agree about Armstead but I think none of the other OT are comparable with Collins out. We’ll take the risk with an elite talent instead of just settling for an average one.
I think you just hit the nail on the head, New Age. We lost out on RT Collins, wanted to make a splash, and took the best OT we could get.
With 220 rushing yards and four scores in the 2019 NFC Championship game, only Eric Dickerson had more rushing yards in a single playoff game (248). For posterity, former Dolphin Lamar Smith’s 209-yard performance in 2000 is third all-time. Mostert’s four touchdowns in that game are tied for second in NFL playoff history (Ricky Watters with five in 1994, LaGarrette Blount with four in 2014).
https://twitter.com/theflyingpig44/status/1506437949692743682?s=21
LOVE IT! But methinks Araiza goes earlier.
Naples,
Man, you’re getting me HYPED UP for Mostert!!!
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33574023/top-free-agent-offensive-tackle-terron-armstead-reaches-5-year-deal-miami-dolphins-source-says
Ced Wilson’s prolific college career was matched by his work in the classroom. He was named to the Academic All-Mountain West team in 2016. Before earning All-American honors in junior college, Wilson was a quarterback of a 6A high school team who made it to the Tennessee state semifinals during Wilson’s senior season.
That makes it no surprise that Wilson has completed all five of his professional passing attempts for 111 yards, a touchdown and a perfect 158.3 passer rating.
Wilson finished fifth in the NFL among qualifying receivers with 18.4 yards per target on passes thrown 20-or-more yards.
His average of 6.2 yards after the catch tied for 10th among NFL receivers in 2021. The separation metrics help, but so does slipping four tackles on 45 catches, one every 11 receptions.
Wilson is primarily known for his separation. His average distance created between he and the nearest defender was 3.5 yards a clip last season, tied for 13th among wide receivers. For comparison, Cooper Kupp and Tyreek Hill finished just ahead of Wilson in this category at 3.6 average yards of separation.
Wilson is also sure-handed. He has just five career drops (6.5 percent drop rate) which helped him achieve a passer-rating-when-targeted of 116.2 last season.
At the end of the day, at least we’re trying to upgrade the offense. Not much more you can do. Nobody knows what’s going to happen. But it couldn’t stay the same. We still have #29 and #50 to kick off the draft. We can also use 2023 draft capital to make a splash. Just saying! 😉
On paper, are we a better team than last year? I say yes! It still comes down to wins and losses. But right now it looks good.
The Dolphins see what the AFC West and other AFC teams are doing. You better compete with them or you’re once again on the outside looking in. The first order of business is competing with the Bills. They’ve been really active trying to upgrade and keep their team rolling. But that’s what it’s all about.
Tua has to be really good or it won’t work. It’s a QB driven league and we all know that. But the core of this team is better than last year as far as I’m concerned. Fins up! Lets roll!!! 🙂
So long as we address the blindside RT position adequately (whether it be another FA signing, a draft selection, or battle of the current Tackles on our roster with McDaniel bringing out the very best in them), I’ll share in your optimism, Bro. 🙂
The blind side is overrated in today’s modern game. The ball gets out so quickly. It’s not the old pro-set weak side LT – RT and TE strong side. The offense we’re going to run is based on a lot of movement, not a static pocket. The RPO shotgun will be an element of the offense, not a bread and butter 75% of the time like it was last year. Think about coach McDs philosophy. It’s totally different than our offense last year.
I would have preferred Collins to Armstead at 10 mil, but it is very possible Collins was going to choose Cincy over Miami unless we paid him something significantly higher.
And I honestly thought Armstead had a good chance to happen from the beginning. The Niners under Shanahan/ McDaniel have always had a top 5 player at LT. I think it’s part of the formula. Armstead was the player that fit that bill.
For me, FA was about 3 things:
-Keep Gesicki and Ogbah.
-Resign enough players on defense to keep it intact.
-Sign enough new players on offense to significantly change the way it looks, including a required couple of guys on the oline.
We hit on all those. And we still have the draft with enough capital to also make a surprise move or two this year if we want to.
Sure, I have major concerns about Armstead staying healthy, do we have enough at WR, will our RB unit stay healthy, will the oline look better, will Tua progress, will the D be good without Flores, can McDaniel HC, and on and on, LOL.
We have a lot of questions going into the new season. That was going to be the case no matter what moves we made/ make. But I’ve seen enough so far in FA to be excited about the possibilities.
Let’s go out and have an awesome draft!
Every team has those issues. Injuries can happen at any time even for players who have never dealt with that. It only takes one time.
Think about the Jags drafting Travis Etienne going down as a rookie.
You exacerbate the concern by signing a guy who has played 9 years and never played a full season vs signing a guy who has never been injured. Obviously the concern is higher for an oft injured guy.
We can almost guarantee he won’t play all season. What if it happens in December during a playoff run? Etc. I don’t dismiss his injuries as a “well it could happen anytime…”
My buddy and I have talked about it with the Niners for the last 5 years or so. They sign players with injury histories because they understand the risk. And they have some of the worst injury problems in the league every year.
But at the same time, they compete in the playoffs a lot of years too. So that is the possibility I see with signing a guy like Armstead. They are following a formula and I’ll take that.
More speed:
It should come as no surprise that Keion Crossen is often the first man on the scene on kick coverage as he ran a 4.33 40-yard dash at his Pro Day in 2018. On that run, Crossen clocked a high speed of 24 miles per hour (calculated from the final 20 yards) to showcase his explosiveness.
Unsurprisingly, he tested off the charts in several other categories. He blazed a sterling three-cone time of 6.67 seconds, leaped 39.5 inches on the vert and 131 inches on the broad jump.
“When he first got here, he was always known as the minister, the preacher. Everybody called him The Preacher,” said his teammate, Corey Holloway. “because Keion is very giving. He’s willing to give his last to somebody who needs it.”
“Some of the leadership aspects, you could just tell from the beginning that Keion had what we as coaches call the ‘it’ factor,” Western Carolina Head Coach Mark Speir said.
Opposing quarterbacks targeted Crossen for a passer rating of just 83.2.
Guys,
We can STILL free up nearly $20M in cap space. So UNTIL Bobby Wagner gets signed elsewhere, I’m still keeping my fingers crossed! 😀
I DO realize it’s a pipedream at this point.
Trent Brown at RT?
Hulkster, Trent Brown re-signed with the Patsies* yesterday.
Oh well I missed that
https://twitter.com/T_Armstead72/status/1506426487871844362?s=20&t=0ZW7qnTjF7wI_LdwozSk1Q
I think getting Armstead to play LT is still great, even though Tua is a leftie.
Having The two new guys over on the left side means we can run plays to Tua’s preferred side with confidence. That’s important and a huge difference (improvement) over last year when Jackson and Liam did not put up a wall for Tua’s strong side so he could make the most of it. He had guys in his face almost every play.
Just imagine what Tua could do with a calm pocket to do his reads through.
Plus
With all the misdirection and motion away from the real running lane that McDaniel scripts, the d never knows where the ball is going. if those new guys can run block to the left or seal the backside when we run to the right, that is also a huge improvement for our rushing game over what happened last year.
Naples, you get it. Everyone acts like a left-handed QB has no idea about his blind side. His strong side is the left side. The same way as right-handed QBs roll. Both tackles have to do their job. Then you have naked bootlegs and stuff like that.
Does anyone think coach McD and his coaches want to see Tua annihilated from the blind side?
Flores did a horrible job with the offense. He did help build a very good opportunistic defense.
I’m against signing the center Tretter and LB Bobby Wagner in FA.
There’d be no one left to draft.
What’s the fun in that?
Let’s all dwell in the negative. I hope for the best. We’ll see how it all plays out. It won’t be the same offense, that’s for sure. 😉
Tim Knight says:
March 22, 2022 at 9:42 pm
The blind side is overrated in today’s modern game. The ball gets out so quickly. It’s not the old pro-set weak side LT – RT and TE strong side. The offense we’re going to run is based on a lot of movement, not a static pocket. The RPO shotgun will be an element of the offense, not a bread and butter 75% of the time like it was last year. Think about coach McDs philosophy. It’s totally different than our offense last year.
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Sorry, man. I 100% disagree with this post with no disrespect whatsoever. The way I see it, you’re asking McDaniel to do what we actually tried to do last year… it didn’t work.
McDaniel doesn’t play the way you just described above… our last year’s team played that way, thus limiting Tua.
You ARE right that McDaniel’s philosophy will be totally different than what we’d done last year.
You sure about that?
I AM, bud.
I don’t think you understand the offense we’re going to run.
Think about it, why did we sign Armstead? Because you know more about football than coach McD? You’re so fixated on the blindside RT that you can’t see the forest for the trees.
I’ve tried to say this is not a big deal for months but nobody listens. It was all about Jesse Davis not even blocking his guy and the defender planting Tua into the ground. That can happen from anywhere.
Tim,
Both you and I (along with so many others) realize that when a new HC comes to town, the basics (the trenches) are generally reinforced.
McDaniel’s forte would seem to be the running game (run-blocking in the trenches), with a co-focus on protecting the QB. Short and sweet: the O-Line.
Let me pick your brain… who or what position do you foresee us selecting @ R1P29?
I’ve said it before. I trade up for a prospect we covet and even use 2023 draft capital to get better now than later by adding another prospect. Not saying we’ll do that, but I would.
We see lots of teams doing that. We’re not a 4-12 and 5-12 team. We’ve won 19 out of 33 games the last two seasons. Why not try to get better now, what are we waiting for?
The players we’ve signed are not all about the future. Why franchise Gesicki, re-sign Ogbah, sign Armstead, add a WR we like in Wilson, keep some core guys on defense and revamp the RB position? For what… a few years down the road? Does that make any sense to you?
Folks… we’re trying to win in 2022 even if you don’t think we’re there yet. This is not a 7-10 record is okay in McDaniel’s 1st season type thing, that would be a disappointment. He would say that was a failure. That’s not how anyone views this roster in the Dolphins building. We haven’t drafted yet either.
So we can’t go from 9-10 wins to 11-13?
We have to beat the Bills at least once.
I think naples 9:43 post nailed it…
Who’s dwelling on the negative?
Apparently it’s Tim.
Not sure I’m dwelling on the negative, just trying to ensure we protect Tua’s blindside eventually. Didn’t realize that protecting a QB’s blindside was overrated! LOL 😉
It surely is not overrated, but we can make due with what we now have and succeed, especially if Hunt plays RT
Armstead is a much better all around OT, than La’el is, he’ll seal the left side on pass plays and maul guys on running plays
It could be said our 2 new OL will do wonders for the running game, so less pinning of the ears back
We needed a RT more, but hard to argue we didn’t get a good deal, injuries aside
I can’t complain about what we’ve done in FA, all the key guys I wanted are back, we got 2 OL I asked for, 2 RBs a WR, 2 FBs, an elite ST speed cover guy, a very good backup QB, and we’re not done yet
If you’re not happy with what we’ve done, don’t know what to tell you
All I want to know is, is Mike E finally happy with our FA😜
Tim Knight says:
March 22, 2022 at 10:15 pm
I don’t think you understand the offense we’re going to run.
Think about it, why did we sign Armstead? Because you know more about football than coach McD? You’re so fixated on the blindside RT that you can’t see the forest for the trees.
I’ve tried to say this is not a big deal for months but nobody listens. It was all about Jesse Davis not even blocking his guy and the defender planting Tua into the ground. That can happen from anywhere.
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I most certainly don’t know more about football than Coach McDaniel… he and Grier have a plan. We don’t know what that plan is as of yet, but that blindside RT position MUST be upgraded. It’s not a “can’t see the forest for the trees” matter, it MUST BE UPGRADED.
Yes, it IS a big deal, man.
Know how I know it’s a big deal? Because (as you’ve constantly and most correctly stated): a massive pass-rush comes from BOTH SIDES these days.
I listen to ya, man! 🙂
So yeah, doesn’t matter any longer, if you feel it was more important to get a RT
We just need to get someone over there, I say Hunt will be our RT
We can get by with a below average RG, we can’t with a below average RT
Agreed… we’re not going to get by with a below-average RT.
I would say play your strength to their strength…isn’t that the point?
You think Hunt”s a better T than G?
No Krishna I don’t, I think he’s the best RT we currently have on the roster and it’s a more important position
And that’s been a problem for years and some of the bullshit coach speak….
Let’s take our best OG and play him at T….to fill a hole….
I have never managed that way. You play to your strengths
M13, Armstead/Collins might be our strong side matchup that we can rely on in both the run and pass game. It always comes down to talented players man.
I know you’ve always despised Mike Shanahan, but his son Kyle and his coaching tree from the WCO principles are still very much alive. Coach McD is one of them. He got into coaching in 2005. It started with Mike Shanahan in Denver. It’s not like he just got into this a few years ago. This is his 18th year as a coach.
What did most of us agree with this offseason? Add two proven vets on the OL? 😉
That was my top choice
Ogbah was next
Then maybe get an RB
Then a Punter🤪
We just had a huge signing at a price we can work with, we shouldn’t be talking too much about what’s next or what we haven’t done
Wonder what the cap space looks like😉
They’re a little slow putting the new signings in
When we sign a new player we have to take another off the top 51, if the salary is high enough
When we cut players, for example we have to add someone to the top 51, so saying we can clear 20m really needs to be adjusted roughly 1m less per player cut
We are trying to win. That’s all I care about. 🙂
For me it’s time to focus on the draft.
Do we need a lot of players or a couple of game changers? Remember we had three all rookie team guys last year. Add two more of those this year and we can fuck with the Bengals. 😉
My hope is we land a Center in the draft if Deiter can’t be that guy. Then add another prospect we feel makes us a better team. Maybe defense.
I don’t think our FA offseason has been good… I think it’s been excellent. What did we fuck up on? Who did we lose? We got better!
We have a good team, Tua is the key. It’s a QB driven league.
What I find interesting is nobody is supporting Brian Flores’ claims. No top executives have resigned and plenty of top black players have signed with us. Who is supporting him?
Edmonds, Mostert and Gaskin could be good stuff.
Mostert is the fastest player in the nfl.
So if we can resolve the Great Blindside Debate this will be a very successful offseason.
Has anyone asked Sandra Bullock for her $0.02?
If you’re really wondering whether I’m happy about the Armstead signing, I am. It wasn’t the upgrade I expected, but it’s a clear upgrade regardless. Our O-line should be better this season. It could be much better if we can swing Linderbaum. There will be a fierce battle for the one spot left, RT and either Jackson, Eichenberg or Hunt will man that spot. The best man will get it, and we’ll have better depth with either Jackson or Eich as the swing man.
Honestly, our OL can’t be any worse! I really hope we can get Linderbaum. I would consider trading up a little to get him if need be. Maybe give up our third or a fourth to jump up a little. We need a good, young center so we aren’t paying in FA this season or next.
I would definitely trade up to get him. He’s a great prospect for what we need, a mobile C in a move scheme. All our linemen are going to be hauling ass, and although he’s slightly undersized, he’s perfect for doing just that.
Agreed. And I wonder if Applebaum knows if Zion can make the transition to C in the NFL. That would he plan B in the draft.
This in a nutshell for some!
Lol….seems like it doo far.
I believe we will see Mt. Kinley erupt this year. Don’t know what he did to piss off what’s-his-name, but he looked pretty good the year before.
https://twitter.com/DolphinDarlings/status/1506609361631731716?s=20&t=YYdYFuk69GHVIo6e_nSCYg
What a thing to wake up to!
Oh, the Armstead signing was cool to wake up to also. I was out of pocket last night so found out just now catching up.
Wyo
I hope you save these pix. Yummy stuff!
They are forever on the internet!
Saying we upgraded the o-line isn’t the big statement that some of you think it is. We could have signed Nick Mangold’s sister and still fell under the standard definition. The LT market this offseason wasn’t really great, so yes there are some positives to getting Armstead, but it’s not excellent, nor is it an A+. It’s a B-. Good, better than passing grade, but not top of the class. We could have had Collins for a late round pick and gotten the same grade though. I’m interested in the details of the contract, given that it’s 5 years, something we haven’t seen out of this F.O. since I don’t know when. Even Ogbah only got 4 years (really 2 when you look at the structure). So good job to Grier and McD for not hoping the young guys all of the sudden get it and leaving the line status quo.
There’s 2 sides to everything though. Seemed to be like La’el wanted Cincy more than he wanted Miami
That was after he was released and had a choice. We could have traded a late round pick to Dallas and not allowed him to try the open market.
Maybe, but also possible we weren’t super interested in him, we preferred getting Terron. We’ll never know
our interest doesn’t change the fact that we had other options
You assume we could’ve traded a late round pick for La’el, report out of Dallas was they weren’t giving him up for a late rd pick and would rather cut him
Cowboys are going to get a lot more out of the compick than they could have out a trade. We would have to offer like a 3rd, or at least a 4th.
Phelon – You could be right, especially if they decide Hunt is the RT. Kindley may well be best suited to play RG. He better be in some serious shape though. This O-line will be running, I mean moving on almost every play, no stationary phone booth play on this line. Not sure if Kindley is athletic enough unless he got in some better shape.
Don’t sleep on RT Larnel Coleman either. Hunt could stay at RG and he could beat out Eich and Jackson for the other spot.
I’m stuck on Wyo’s post. The rest don’t matter.
I’ve already scrolled back up twice!
SB – I hear ya, but we have 2 young OT’s, highly rated prospects on the roster. I’ve repeated myself so many times, but I felt like we were going to upgrade the interior, and see if we could get these guys to play better. Now we’re looking at one spot at T for 2 guys, so there should be good competition. I prefer that to having brought in 2 T’s.
and Coleman 😉
Yeah I was hoping we’d sign LG, C, but also sign a T to battle it out with the young guys and make them earn the spot. The offseason isn’t over yet. We still have the draft and the rest of Free Agency, so I’m still waiting to see how it all shakes out and if Nick Mangold’s sister is even on our radar.
She’s probably a beast with good feet and great hair. I’d sign her.
The Armstead deal has $43 million guaranteed; that is the only number that really matters in NFL contracts.
Getting that quality player at ~$11M per (Guaranteed) is awesome.
That’s what we’re paying Gesicki on the tag.
Is it possible a super star wanted to come to the Miami Dolphins?
They can walk away from the deal after three years if he’s not living up to his contract. He’s going to get banged up here and there- that’s his history. Hopefully he doesn’t sustain any major injuries where he misses a lot of time.
T.O. speaking with Brennan Scarlett and talks about working out with Tua when he was a true freshman
I’m much much happier with Armstead the person than I would’ve been with Collins the person.
I don’t like people who try to bribe their way past drug testing.
That reveals an inner character that will cheat instead of comply, and so if he’ll cheat on substance abuse, he’ll cheat on learning the playbook, on training and conditioning, on honesty in dealing with the coaches, etc. etc.
He’s shown his character, and it’s to take the easy way out, even if it means criminal activity.
Bribery is not a PED level transgression. Bribery’s a calculated, conscious crime.
I don’t want that sliming up my locker room and influencing my young guys.
plus
I also think Armstead is a better fit to our offense than Collins would’ve been.
And Armstead’s talent was higher rated by the experts than Collins’s, not just by me.
Steve,
Can you provide a source that the Cowboys didn’t want to trade him for a pick? Everything I’ve seen said the exact opposite.
https://www.google.com/search?q=cowboys+trying+to+trade+la%27el+collins&source=hp&ei=SiY7Yo-GHpjJtQbX1oHgDQ&iflsig=AHkkrS4AAAAAYjs0WlYO4J6iXMa2y5EMPZHWfNmphI5_&ved=0ahUKEwiP05josNz2AhWYZM0KHVdrANwQ4dUDCAk&uact=5&oq=cowboys+trying+to+trade+la%27el+collins&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQghEKsCMgUIIRCrAjIFCCEQqwI6CgguELEDEIMBEEM6BwguENQCEEM6BAguEEM6CgguEOoCELQCEEM6DQguENQCEOoCELQCEEM6BAgAEEM6BQguEJECOgUILhCABDoKCC4QsQMQ1AIQQzoICAAQgAQQsQM6BQgAEIAEOgsIABCABBCxAxCDAToHCAAQsQMQQzoLCC4QgAQQsQMQ1AI6BggAEBYQHjoICCEQFhAdEB46BQgAEIYDOgUIIRCgAVAAWMs3YNA4aAFwAHgCgAHtAogBohiSAQgzNC4yLjEuMZgBAKABAbABCg&sclient=gws-wiz
What I interpret that MF13 is saying in a nice way is that we still have Jesse Davis as our RT, which was the one player we most needed to replace on the whole team, IMHO.
As long as he is on our roster, there is the possibility that he beats out everybody, and we trot him out there in September to secure Tua’s blind side.
That would be a disaster in my mind that putting Terron out there at LT won’t fix.
I would say there is a zero percent chance Jesse Davis is our starting RT this season.
thank you for improving my sleep quality,
although as long as he’s on the roster,
I and Tua’s ribs will have f’n nightmares.
Here is Nick’s sister Holley Mangold:
I think we found our OC
Ewww, would it be considered inappropriate when Tua goes under center? Not to mention QB sneak.
😳
Hurriedly scrolls back to Wyoming’s pic. She won’t hit 45 at that weight.
Hahahahaha!
She IS an OL. not a member of one.
So off my wish list, my only losses are Duke Johnson (and even worse, to the filthy Bills) and Mack Hollins.
That’s it so far.
My only remaining wishes are to resign Lindsay, draft Linderbaum, draft a high speed WR, draft a potential pro bowl ILB, draft a top 5 RB, and draft that insane punter.
… …
Not too shabby.
I mean, I had a long list of wishes, too, including Smythe and Gesicki, Ogbah, a dependable backup QB, a stud LG, speed at RB, a deebo gadget clone, HC, OC, DC, OLC, etc. etc.
All of those came true.
#29 Linderbaum
#50 Christian Watson
#102 Chenal, Tindall, Clark, Anderson, or Muma
BINGO !!!!!!
Man she would be a load to move. Probably NT would be her best position.
LMAO
LMAO
Is this what Nick Mangold’s sister has been up to?
I don’t know? But that’s one hell of a chopper!!!!!!!!!
naplesfan2010 says:
March 23, 2022 at 10:20 am
So off my wish list, my only losses are Duke Johnson (and even worse, to the filthy Bills) and Mack Hollins.
That’s it so far.
My only remaining wishes are to resign Lindsay, draft Linderbaum, draft a high speed WR, draft a potential pro bowl ILB, draft a top 5 RB, and draft that insane punter.
… …
Not too shabby.
I mean, I had a long list of wishes, too, including Smythe and Gesicki, Ogbah, a dependable backup QB, a stud LG, speed at RB, a deebo gadget clone, HC, OC, DC, OLC, etc. etc.
All of those came true.
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So True!
Just think about what Grier & Ross have accomplished since firing “Old what’s his face”!
If our complaints peak with Duke, and Hollins – well that not to bad!
Armstead with his speed is the perfect hit for this offense. And for the team…. he never tried to bribe a PED testing sample taker. Violating the rules is one thing, but that is a step too far.
“He came in at five years and up to $87.5 million. While he isn’t hitting $20 million annually, it’s worth noting there was strong buzz that Armstead really wanted to be in Miami. Like, real bad. Take-less-money bad.”
— ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler
That’s good to hear. He is guaranteed $53.3 million on a $75 million contract. The. $87.5 million includes incentives, likely performance bonuses that he isn’t likely to hit because of his injuries. If he does hot them, then it will be well worth the extra money.
*Guaranteed $43.3 million
Bleacher Report
@BleacherReport
Chiefs have given Tyreek Hill permission to seek a trade after talks for an extension stalled, per @rapsheet and @TomPelissero
Could you imagine him and Waddle?!!!!
Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
Jets and Dolphins are in serious talks to trade for Chiefs’ WR Tyreek Hill, per league sources. Hill and Chiefs are mulling what to do but Hill’s time in KC looks like it could be coming to an end.
Holy shit
Now this would make the offseason an A+.
Indeed. The problem is the Jets have much better picks than us and more of them. Again, the 15 would look a hell of a lot better than the 29 right now.
Two 1s minimum reported to be the asking price?
Stadium seats to be fitted with seat belts? Buckle up ladies and gentlemen.
Terron isn’t hitting $20 million annually, so it’s worth noting there was strong buzz that Armstead really wanted to be in Miami. Like, real bad. Take-less-money bad.”
— ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler
Take that Lil Mike Florio and shove it.
To all Pavlovian dogs out there.
That’s hilarious
That would work on me also. lol
Hello everybody, hopefully everyone’s having a fabulous Wednesday!!!
Love all the moves so far! Left side of the line is taken care of. I the our RT should be Liam, that’s his natural position however our old coaches naturally moved him to the opposite side. smh!! That’s a lot to ask out of a rookie. To me it’s a no brainer. Go phins!!! Super excited…,… Did we just win the Super Bowl in March lol
Howdy Cap’n!
Man, the thought of adding Hill to this offense is really exciting. We’ve got the extra pick next year to work with too.
Just do it…make it work no matter what.
I’d think our 29 pick this year and next year’s 32 pick should be enough to get Tyreek.
lol @ next year’s 32. Love it
I wonder what kind of contract he’s looking for. Adams just got 28 mil per year. gotta think Hill is looking for 20+, maybe 25.
He’s likely looking for something comparable Kong
I’m pretty much jumping out of my skin at the possibility. We would have to do some MAJOR cap maneuvering, but I’m sure there is some way it can be done.
I keep thinking about how Diggs changed the offensive dynamic in Buffalo. Having Waddle and Hill with an upgraded oline could be glorious.
Yes. We would need to find a center in FA or @50
MF was just talking yesterday about how we can clear close to 20 mil, minus the money Steve pointed out, so maybe 15 mil. That’s enough for this year if we middle/back load the contract.
I don’t think Hill has the production to command Adams money or even Amari money.
What did he make last year?
3 yr $54M
All had to be earned due to his off field issues.
Can we find a 3- yr $60M contract somewhere?
Maybe more in years 2 and 3 to force him to not drop off his play?
That way the cap goes up to cover for us.
We could send them our first and 3rd and P Williams and Devante Parker
I agree Naples, but that’s what he’s going to want . Something close to that.
CavalierKong says:
March 23, 2022 at 11:51 am
I wonder what kind of contract he’s looking for. Adams just got 28 mil per year. gotta think Hill is looking for 20+, maybe 25.
……………. we paid Will Fuller $10m+ so Hill is cheap by comparison!
…………….we paid Will Fuller $10m+ for playing in 2 games and catching 4 passes, so Hill is cheap by comparison!
TIFIFY 😉
Hill is on the books this year for $18 mil and is a FA after that. Not worth two firsts unless signs a new contract that he will want top money on. So then two firsts to get him with a market value contract? Pass.
after the initial adrenaline rush, are there enough footballs to properly utilize both Hill and Waddle? Aren’t they the same skill set? (although I think Waddle runs cleaner routes and is more jacked physically)
Maybe with Ced and Mostert and Chase to go with waddle for pure speed, maybe we really need a Devante to make those beautiful back shoulder and other contested catches.
Give we just signed Cedrick have to figure Parker would be on his way out if Tyreek jetted into town.
There is no way a team trades for Hill without the extension part of the deal.
^
wo man if Holland and Ogbah want Tyreek, I’m all in.
We must have enough weapons to compete in a shootout.
We can win in a defensive struggle type game, if we get just one more player, like a ILB to make TFL and hammer the RBs on outlet passes.
Wonder what Parker, Wilson and Preston think of that one, but guess they play on different sides.
Haha!
I’d take Hill in a millisecond. Absolute game changer.
💯
How is that a choice? NY isn’t bad, but it’s really close to NJ, so all else being equal, obviously it has to be Miami…
They are IN NJ!!!!!!
Even worse. Hill is coming to Miami!! Woohoo!!
LOL
Where highest paid in history? Adams got $28 mil per year.
He’s saying Hill will get a 28+ contract extension
Caught that Cav…. just blows my mind that was the number being talked about. Thought might me $20 mil plus two or three.
Gotcha. Yeah it’s a large number. Player contracts are getting wild, but teams like the Chiefs can pay their qb 40+ and make it work. We aren’t paying our qb that yet, so I say go for it.
Naples – you’ve watched the Chiefs. They spread the ball around but Hill and Kelce are the playmakers
pardon me for not answering more quickly. I was mopping the drool off my face.
I’m hoping it comes down to Hill wanted to be with McDaniel and his offense
If he comes here a big reason will be he doesn’t want to play for the Jets.
Who would?
The salary cap seems to be fake! Nola cleared 100+ million this year in 2 weeks! Also last year too. They/ teams just keep kicking the can down the road. They say it will catch up to you. I don’t see it.
The salary cap will probably be 500+ in 3 years due to Apple, Netflix and other sites vying for games in the NFL Fuck it…. sign the cheetah!!
Right. So pay these guys and worry later.
You can pass on the hit to future years, but the cap always gets paid.
I understand, however it keeps going up so no big deal lol
Pay it. We can work it out later.
Hill lives in Florida in the offseason
Just make it all season now
OH MY GOD
Tyreek,
We have blog member here who live in NY and NJ. The taxes are horrendous. Don’t move here.
Never thought this kind of deal was even possible … just … wow
Kind of the same as a…… Rhino blogging, pigs flying and a Kong blogging as well. Never say Never lol
There are some buttholes puckering in the Dolphins WR room right now.
Well, I thought I was going to work today, but I guess I’ll be spending the morning hitting refresh every 22 seconds instead, lol.
😂
LMAO, so true……crap I have a Teams call now………
hell I’d take a pay cut and donate that if it would help get Tyreek into Miami colors.
Crazy that the talent in Tyreek Hill was drafted in the 5th round out of West Alabama.
“Fuck it…. sign the cheetah!!”
You are very wise, Cap’n!