This was music to my ears, music I desperately wanted to hear. This fan is simply disgusted by all the negativity, the naysayers, know-it-all-neurosurgeon-fanboys from other teams, and really all the talking heads who were in lockstep with the fanboys. The Miami Dolphins basically just said STFU!!! Tua is our QB, in 2023, and at least through 2024 as well. Unless the Dolphins had information that Tua’s next big hit would be his last, and the man would need to retire, then this was the right thing to do. Tua is a winner, and if we had him the whole season, we could have been the #2 or #3 seed in the AFC. We might have had a BYE in the playoffs or played at home, with Tua starting. It didn’t happen, and it appears the Dolphins were very cautious with their young QB and perhaps a tad overprotective, but that was a move made for the future.
There is so much hate for this kid, yes, especially from our own Dolphins fanbase. For those people, Tua is too much of a risk, or to the extremists, not talented enough to win. To those imbeciles, I present Exhibit A. Tua’s record as the QB of the Miami Dolphins, 21-13. You’d have to go back as far as Chad Pennington in 2008 to find a more favorable W/L record. Unfortunately, Chad Pennington, 11-5 only made it one season before retiring. Knucklehead Dolphins fans will say “Tua had the best WR’s in the NFL, that’s why!”. OK, so he was 8-5 this season with Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. What about 2021, when it was Jaylen Waddle, a hobbled DeVante Parker for 10 games, Mack Hollins, Isaiah Ford, with the backfield of Myles Gaskin, Salvon Ahmed, Phillip Lindsay for 4 games, and Malcolm Brown. In 2020, it was a hobbled DeVante Parker for 14 games, Mack Hollins, Lynn Bowden Jr., Jakeem Grant etc. 21-13, not earthshaking, but it’s good for a .617 winning %, better than all but Chad Pennington, who did it for one season 14 years ago. Yet, some Dolphins fans will still sling arrows at Tua. Ridiculous!
Let’s take a different angle. Tua is a team player, a genuinely nice kid. He works as hard as anyone on the team, his HC Mike McDaniel loves him. Yes, we know that former Head Coach Brian Flores did not like Tua, but where the F is Brian Flores now, he with his nonsensical lawsuit against the NFL? Is he a Head Coach now? No! What Head Coach sabotages his own team because he doesn’t like the starting QB? Brian Flores. Flores pulled Tua out of games he struggled in, and that kind of tact shows a lack of confidence in a player, and in turn, stunts his development. Players need to play through adversity, but Flores didn’t allow Tua to grow. Despite Brian Flores, Tua grew anyway, and now with the confidence of his new HC, and the 3rd different offensive system, he flourished. 2023 will be the first time in Tua’s career that he will have the same offensive system in place to build upon.
People will mock Tua because of his injury history. People will laugh that he’s taking Jiu-Jitsu to learn how to protect his body when he’s hit and falls. Some people think that’s comical, that he’s a 25 year old man that should know to fall. How people can hate a person that is doing everything he can to be better at his craft, one that will work relentlessly to do so is beyond me. Personally, I feel bad for his detractors, I think they’re a sad bunch. Not since Dan Marino have we had a successful QB for more than one season. Tua was NUMBER ONE in QB passer rating last season (105.5). The QBR is the most comprehensive metric for a QB and Tua was the best! Better than Mahomes, Burrow, Herbert, Allen, ALL OF THEM! NUMBER ONE in yards per attempt (8.7). NUMBER ONE in yards per completion (13.1). There are 3 other categories that Tua was tops in, yet people still hate. It’s a ridiculous phenomenon that I believe only social media could breed.
I look forward to a great 2023 season with our Miami Dolphins. We’ve cleared lots of cap space, to the tune of $28M +, and will get an additional boost when we cut Byron Jones June 1st, to put us over $40M. We have a lot of guys I’d like to re-sign, this will enable that to happen. Elandon Roberts, Nik Needham, Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson, Brandon Shell and possibly even AVG, although I think he’s going to be playing elsewhere. There will likely be a surprise signing as well, but hopefully we’ll fill our roster out well in free agency and then the draft, and then again in free agency after the draft. Our team is close, on the cusp of being a legit playoff contender and more.
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Imagine being a jests receiver and seeing Rogers demands…..
The jests have pretty good skill players, now Rogers wants to replace them all…lol
So they’re putting the band back together at RB. Nice!
Wilson getting more must be because he’s younger.
And doesn’t get hurt as often
I’m not sure he’s getting more. The 8.2m is max, so it has incentives, but the base is likely less than what Mostert is getting, we’ll see tomorrow once it’s posted
Josh Jacobs tweets after seeing report Raiders traded Darren Waller to Giants 😳
kudos to FO … gittin it dun
Sigh, I’m bored. It’s been like an hour since we’ve signed anyone.
Haha! I don’t think we have much money left. Need a little for the draft and to fill roster spots .
With no 1st rd pick the draft won’t cost much, plus we have the Byron money to use for draft picks
We still have maybe 10m
I think I saw a tweet that said we need like $4+M for our draft picks.
Probably before we sent out #77, and since we only have 46 counting against the cap all the money for rookies will go against the cap
What does sent out #77 mean?
We traded #77 to Rams for Ramsey
Orlovsky loves him some Tua
We have 44 roster worthy players signed now 22 on O and D and 2 STs
What’s up with Morestead? Get him signed
One thing is clear, FO knew specifically what they wanted for year 2, and they methodically went out there and got it (are getting it)!
Yeah they’ve done good work lead by the trade for Ramsey.
Steve, gotcha on #77. I was thinking maybe a player. Then I saw that was Jenkins and I said to myself how does he have anything to do with it? LOL
Some contract info.
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-contract-restructuring-makes-jalen-ramsey-deal-even-better
We now have $20,563,966 with the Ramsey restructure.
Well this didn’t age well:
Good trade for the Giants. Waller can help their passing game as long as he stays healthy. He’s been banged up the last two seasons.
I think OL might be next in FA. With what we’ve done in FA filling out RB and LB, and adding Ramsey, maybe we now target OL in the 2nd round.
If we had a TE to throw to I wouldn’t worry about the OL
We need someone to make the 3rd down catches to keep drives going
Smythe and his 1 yard routes ain’t getting it done
Agreed. But all 3 of our backs can catch so that is another option because Hill and Waddle can stretch the field.
Y’all enjoying your snow today?
It already stopped here and nothing stuck.
And with that it started with light flurries again.
Careful we all know how excited BBM gets when it snows
lol
We are at 18” and counting here/ just lost power
Oh wow!!! Hoping you get power back soon.
Really nice job by management so far…in many ways, imo.
D is filled out, I would love to find OL and TE as keepers in the draft…top 100 picks…and hope we hit.
DC found for D and coached up by one of the best, who’s been on a sabatical on scheming against the current top O’s in the league, with elite talent…
MM and Tua and top WRs and scheming from brlliant coach….Protect your QB and find a TE worthy of a few from our past.
Re-sign Morestead….
What could go wrong?
Injuries…lol
I’m thinking OL and TE are next.
Definitely, but FA or draft or both?
Could be both.
Bryan, Dang! My sis-in-law is getting hammered in NY also. She lives right on the Mass. border east of Albany in Stephentown, NY.
That’s not too far from me- maybe 35-40 minutes
I like the 2 year contracts returning our RBs and keeping that unit intact.
Re-sign Sherfield and Cracraft, too…imo. Very reliable, clutch even.
Until we sign a F/A TE
51. Darnell Wright OT Tennessee
84. Sam LaPorta TE Iowa
197. Jalen Redmond DT Oklahoma
238. Ben Sims TE Baylor
Lol…there you go! You’re reigning yourself in…lol. Focus!
Jbb..lol
We’ve put ourselves in a position to not have to target a RB in the draft unless one we really like falls to us. Maybe we draft one in the 6th or 7th or sign a few UDFAs hoping to find a gem.
Best OL and TE in draft….focus…lol
Yeah we put ourselves in a position to do just that.
Some FA grades. LB David Long seems to be one of those guys that our pro scouts did a good job scouting and his contract at 2 years $11M is pretty sweet. These 2 years deals we’re doing shows us that we’re geared to push for a championship this year and next.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2023-nfl-free-agency-team-by-team-grades-seahawks-dolphins-bears-49ers-among-early-winners/
Agreed…
This is the plan. You strike when you have this good of a roster together for a couple of years. FA is always going to rear it’s head with your good players eventually. This fan is just fine with it. 🙂
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/miami-dolphins-free-agency-chris-grier-two-year-plan/
If we can stay healthy anything is possible
That’s the key because we have a really talented roster.
Ima just leave this here
A Tight End that is a great blocker and can pick up that DE is a concussed QB’s best friend….
Agreed!
I love every move so far. I’m glad we kept Duke Riley, he’s a good player.
Glad we kept our backs, year two and first camp with us for Wilson should go much better for these guys.
What can you say about Ramsey except WOW
The addition of Ramsey is huge. He’s not just one of the best corners in the game he’s one of the best defenders in the game.
And he hits like a sledge hammer…I love that…lol
Yeah Tim, I watched the video you posted. He plays everywhere and when he plays in the box he plays like a linebacker. Truth be told he’s probably our best Safety but plays Corner.
He’s a big DB at 6-1 210 and he seems to have rare strength for a guy his size. He knocks people around.
It’s time to pass the hat around again for the guy who posted that gas mask vid
😂
Lol…oh my
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35859488/source-jets-wr-allen-lazard-agree-4-year-44m-deal
Oh that’s funny!
I like Peppers it sucks he plays there
LMAO
I’m going to keep posting about this situation while he’s holding the Jest by the short and curlies, because it’s hilarious.
That is some funny shit too
That was a good one 😆
Just got home and saw this last comment I made right before leaving. Just in case that reads wrong, I was agreeing with you that this particular Rodgers joke was a good one, lol.
Glad you cleared that up. I thought you were flirting with Rock. LOL
LOL
Based on what we did in FA and maybe we add a FA TE, here’s my ode to OD draft. 😉
51: R2 P20 G Cody Mauch – North Dakota State
84: R3 P21 C Joe Tippmann – Wisconsin
178: R6 P1 OT Carter Warren – Pittsburgh
238: R7 P21 OT Kilian Zierer – Auburn
He’ll still bitch
lol jbb
I get you’re having fun but we can use a variety of positions and we need these few draft picks to seed the future. Rookies work cheap.
LOL
We still have some young talent like that and we will have a 1st and 2nd next year. This team is geared up to compete for a championship. The 2nd year in this offense that hasn’t happened in what seems like forever. Yes the defense will change but we hired one of best defensive minds in the game as DC. It’s go time!!!
This explains our approach at RB which wasn’t that surprising. Rumor has it we were interested in Dalvin Cook but the price both in compensation and salary was likely too high.
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-indeed-running-it-back-at-running-back
I forgot Ahmed was originally a UDFA in SF in 2020 when McDude (lol) was running game coordinator. He now has 3 backs he had in SF.
Mostert was with us in TC back in 2015. He’s had quite the journeyman career.
So after two days of FA (rather, the so-called ‘tampering period’), we found ourselves a backup QB in Mike White, re-signed our RB stable, and found ourselves an ILB/MLB in David Long (who may or may not be a starter).
Biggest holes IMO are at TE (would love to add Hayden Hurst) and RT.
Still wouldn’t mind another Safety (Jordan Poyer) or ILB/MLB (Bobby Wagner), IF we have enough money to do so.
Gotta find depth at the OLB positions and re-sign Punter Thomas Morstead.
And Ramsey
Ramsey was a trade, not a FA signing… that’s the only reason I omitted him, Bro.
Don’t get me wrong, Ramsey is now a HUGE factor for us! I just wonder what else we might do in FA, that’s all.
Well, we traded for him during the legal tampering period, so he should count. 😛
I hear ya, man! Cheers!
LB David Long will play a lot of snaps for us. We targeted him as a read and react off-ball tackler who is a high energy guy. He thrives as a run defender and timely blitzer, but can also makes plays in pass defense. To me he’s a cog player that is part of the entire defense. We also re-signed Duke Riley who is a quality nickel LB. Along with Baker and Tindall we see where we’re going.
Bridgewater wore 5
New QB White 5
Ramsey wears 5
Should White get it because a QB previously had it?
Doubt it – Ramsey takes what he wants
Ramsey wins. LOL
Watched the Irving video. There is nothing crazy, seems like a harmless interaction, but if I had to read her body language, I’d say she was reserved, hands behind her back, takes a half step back when he touches her elbow. She never leans in towards him. But that is a guess. She also shakes his hand towards the end, was the one that approached him in the first place, and didn’t really seem to try and disengage at any time. She’s also an employee, and if she’s customer service, maybe she felt stuck.
Without knowing what was said, there really isn’t enough context, but you can see there was no inappropriate sexual contact. Maybe unwanted elbow touch, and if he said something along with it, it might be worse than it looks from a bird’s eye camera.
His lawyers were making a big deal about the two employees who came in at the end. I’m not sure if they are implying one might be her manager and he was angry with her for talking to him, or what. He’s got witnesses that were in the bar, I assume the two hotel employees are witnesses for Marriott. Not sure how this gets past he said/ she said.
When FA is official at 4PM- EST tomorrow do we start to see more movement?
Byron Jones will officially become an ex-Dolphin
All that official stuff kicks in. When all those guys hit the market there could be some moves. For instance Matt Ryan will be released (and the only stiff left to go to the stej after Rodgers burns them)
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-true-all-in-approach-would-entail-adding-big-time-running-back
According to Omar, we’re not really all-in unless we trade for a bell cow RB, lol.
Yes nothing else would point to all in except for RB. Maybe he’s talking about sneakers. I don’t know. LOL
The last line of the article (about trading for Cook or Henry):
“Without that caliber of move, this is just business as usual for the desperate Dolphins.”
Omar hasn’t lost step, still got it…🤣
If we win the SB these assholes are going to bitch about how we won it
LOL, yep. This is the most exciting offseason in recent memory, can’t wait for the upcoming season. We have clearly already upgraded the roster over last year with more to come, and it isn’t good enough because we didn’t trade for either Cook or Henry.
I predict Carson Wentz will be the jets starting QB in 23
I think OL and TE is still on the table in FA. What say you?
Nothing would surprise me at this point.
Spotrac has us currently at $18,393,084. Is this without the Byron Jones money?
Yes. That money will be for Wilkins
I see that happening. Like a 3 year extension on top of the 5th year option. The organization loves him.
It looks like that doesn’t include the Long Jr and Wilson money either. So that’s another 8 mil or so, right? So we’re probably closer to 10 mil. I think Steve mentioned that number earlier.
This is this blog in a nutshell. LOL
LOL, I don’t remember that storyline.
Well there is this
That’s one of the reasons I moved back to FL from VA. What I saved in state taxes paid for my house in the Keys
Thy Knight (@ThyKnight3) says:
March 14, 2023 at 9:06 pm
LOL
We still have some young talent like that and we will have a 1st and 2nd next year.
Last year at this time you were saying, and we have 2 1sts in 2023, how’d that age?
Ross said let me the best doofus I can be and then we turned one of them into Chubb. LOL
I like this F/A period
I didn’t think we would have near this much money to spend!
And am really pleased with the 2 new additions!
Oh and Welcome to the board
FA begins today 😉
Damn Wyo, do you sleep? Posting at 1130 PM followed by posting before 6 AM.
Welcome to the jungle, Dean. We definitely have fun and games.
Welcome Dean! As a well seasoned Mets fan, I recognized that name immediately. Not sure if that’s your handle or your name. If it’s the former, you’re a Mets fan and Dolphins fan like a few of us here. Again, welcome to the blog!
Sorry guys should have said more. I had to change for name from uwantwat because the site wouldn’t let me in. I’ve finally feeling a lot better. It only took 3and 1/2 months and the result is I’m a chemical baby but the pills are working and keeping me normal. It’s good to be back with you all.
Mike you made me laugh, I got the name Dean Chance from a book I read years ago.
The Fins are really doing a terrific job at the moment. Made some really good moves. The David Long Jr. signing was a steal of a deal IMO. Ramsey trade WOW. A Bargain and as a bonus Hunter Long is finally gone.
Phelon thanks for welcome and I still haven’t got around to writing anymore of the book I was working on.
Hey Dean! Welcome back. I am glad I saw the post where you explain that you were uwantwat or I would be thinking “who is this new guy? How did he find this blog”
How did you? originally I mean? (find this blog)
and most important, are you going to use the kitten avi again? LOL
Why did I read that ‘use Kitten Natividad again’?
Bachelor days blast from the past?
I used to read it when it was Walkers but I didn’t like the way it going. I read this for years but never posted. I do prefer all of you here. Its a civilized blog to be part of. As for the kitten I’ll try and find it.
Well I didn’t find it but I check mu usb sticks I may have it on one of those. When you’re asleep I probably go looking then.
It doesn’t look like the jests and Rogers are even close other than the fact they both like each other
Jets to Aaron Rogers
Lol, jets have reduced themselves to a Jr high school girl
Shifty you’re a schmuck, it’s already been reported GB and jets have a comp deal in place, and it’s not for a bunch of 1sts IMO
Sure jets have to clear cap and rework his contract, but what team in their right mind hasn’t already put a plan in place. It is the jets but…come on man
If Rodgers says yes, the trade will be done quickly
Here’s an article trying to explain what we’re doing with the cap, it’s pretty accurate IMO, and even though it talks about the cap going up in general, it doesn’t account for the new TV deal, which is going to continue to increase the cap significantly
Keys to being able to pull this off are reworking deals for players, that continue to play at a high level (no Stinky Sanchezes) and Ross continuing to dole out cash
He believes we can keep doing this without getting to cap hell, I’m on fence about it
https://www.local10.com/sports/2023/03/14/miami-dolphins-sacrificing-the-future-not-so-fast/
Steve that stuff has been going on league wise for years. Managing the cap has turned into an art form.
Yes, but there’s more to it, than they lead on, a couple of things can really kill that approach, so buyer beware
Biggest downfall would be a situation like jets may be in next year, if Rodgers only plays 1 year in NY, their dead money would be massive
Damn thought we had a new guy. It’s just Uwant 😉
That was almost cordial😁
Does Rodgers give the Jest a rose today? lol
Welcome back Uwant.
Middle finger
I’d really like to see Rodgers F up the jets cap, by playing only 1 year, but this could be our big year, don’t want Rodgers messing that up
I’d like to see the Jest sign all his guys, then the Pack say “nah, we’re not trading him’. That would be a nice eff you to the Jest and Rodgers, lol.
Unfortunately, that probably has no chance of happening. The Pack would probably give up picks to get rid of him at this point.
Lazard is a tough receiver, no matter who is throwing to him
If the Jest don’t get Rodgers, I’m not worried about their receivers. They have Flacco and Wilson right now. Who’s left for them to sign if they don’t get Rodgers? Wentz?
Actually, they don’t even have Flacco. LOL, I knew they’d be left holding nothing if he jilts them, but wow, they would be screwed.
15.4m in cap space with David Long not showing up yet, but Hunter (eventually he’ll have just 486k for dead money) still listed
Hunter off adds almost 900k, David on reduces it (2yrs at 11m) maybe 3.5m, depending on his signing bonus
12.8m is my estimation of our current figure
If we needed to find more there’s plenty of ways to go about it. I just want to see us get value outta whoever we sign.
Cav I would laugh so hard if Rodgers jilts them. Make them trade up in the draft to pick 2 to draft a QB. Texans would love that.
Ken you will just have to put up with me now. Sad hey!
Yeah, gotta figure moving up and drafting a QB would be their plan B.
Good to see you back DC/UWW.
I’m also quietly optimistic on the upgrades and retains, but still not taking the cheese.
Only time will tell how all these pan out, but our biggest areas of need as a team for me are:
Improve tackling (some of the runs we gave up this year including from QBs was plain embarrassing – DL seems to have something of the ZT #54-lite in him when it comes to sniffing and snuffing out run plays from what I have seen and read)
Improve OL run and pass blocking (Need to keep Tua out of the protocol and run more consitently. I read we were top end of the league in 10+ yd runs and similar spot in runs that went absolutely nowhere. The latter needs to change and I am still wondering how that changes with the same personnel as of now? I hope McDude’s mindset changes in this respect too)
Get off the field sooner on 3rd down (under Fangio, with the D upgrades, we should be able to acheive this, but …….)
If I’m being really greedy, adding a multidimensional TE to further stress opponents Ds would be nice, but the brain-trust seems to be working through a plan so I’m not unduly worried about this.
TE has not been a priority thus far in Free Agency. There are only a small number of ‘dominant’ TEs in the NFL and I don’t think people want to spend their ‘early money’ on this year’s class of solid, but not dominant, TEs.
I find it hard to believe that any of them will get $10m+ regardless of what proposed market values are being reported.
Perhaps I am motivated by the hopes of getting TE and OL taken care of in FA so that in the draft we just go BPA.
I think we should be prioritizing a blocking old school TE rather than a receiving TE. It’s hard for me to believe they find an affordable TE in free agency right now. I don’t think it would be so bad to focus on TE in the draft
Jason Witten is the type of TE I’m looking for
Kyle Crabbs made a good suggestion. Sign Foster Moreau and draft Darnell Washington as your 2 top TEs. Thanks for your welcome UK. If DW has gone by pick 51 I would take an OT and draft Tucker Kraft at 84. If there’s a TE run in round 2 I guess I would would bite the bullet and take Kraft at 51. then sign a blocking TE as long as they’re better than Smythe.
#6. Austin Hooper
Age: 28
2022 stats (Titans): 41 catches, 444 yards, 2 TD
Hooper hasn’t been the same pass-catcher in Cleveland or Tennessee that he was with Atlanta, but he’s still a viable offensive option. The veteran’s blocking ability alone should be enough to earn him a consistent role next season.
#6.Irv Smith Jr., TE, Vikings. Age: 25.
The Vikings traded for T.J. Hockenson because Irv Smith Jr. couldn’t stay healthy. Smith is a physically gifted player who could eventually live up to his potential if he can remain healthy.
#7.Parker Hesse, TE, Falcons. Age: 28.
Parker Hesse doesn’t offer much as a receiver, but he’s an excellent blocker for this position.
These are out there in FA.
Are any of them better than a TE we could draft at Pick 51?
I’m assuming we’re not drafting an OT @ 51, but we might.
So are these guys better than a TE @ #84?
I think they’re probably better than a TE in the 6th or 7th.
Foster Moreau, TE, Raiders. Age: 26.
Donald Parham, TE, Chargers. Age: 26.
Austin Hooper, TE, Titans. Age: 28.
Robert Tonyan, TE, Packers. Age: 29.
Jordan Akins, TE, Texans. Age: 31.
It’s hard to get a solid OT in the 2nd round but it’s a little easier to get an OG
Maybe we don’t have the money for anybody else in FA
and just need a cheap rookie @ TE.
Ian Rapoport
@RapSheet
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2h
The #Panthers are expected to sign former #Bengals TE and first-round pick Hayden Hurst, source said. Another weapon for their new QB (whoever that is).
That’s a homecoming of sorts since he played at South Carolina, just a little way down the intersate from Charlotte.
btw Hurst ran a 4.68, so maybe that’s fast enough.
Tom Pelissero
@TomPelissero
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14h
The #Lions are signing former #Bears RB David Montgomery, per sources.
In the draft I really like the Georgia TE Darnell Washington,
but he ran a 4.64, which is not very fast these days for a TE.
He can block well though.
And Rob Gronkowski ran a 4.68, but that feels almost like a different era.
He’s my #1 target in the 2nd
He’s a good blocker and a big body
He’s not a refined route runner and not fast – so what, we have the fastest receiving core in the league
Naples…I think the draft TE class is better than the F/A class. Draft 1 and try and get a 2nd as a UDFA. Keep Smythe and Connor.
I’m fine with that,
but history shows a lot of busts after the 3rd round.
With FAs, you have NFL tape,
so you know if a guy can play in the league
and if he is a fit for your offense,
no matter what his draft status was.
Gesicki ran a 4.54 40
DW is my pick for us at 51.
Jets only have 12.8 in cap space right now. Don’t know how they plan to be able to sign Rodgers and the rest of his want list.
Being ‘stupid’ has never stopped the Jets before … that FO has no self-respect the way they are handling the Rodgers thing.
If OT/G Cody Mauch is there at #51, I would not pass him up for a TE. There are a couple good blocking TE’s with receiving abilities at the tail end of the draft.
He would be a good pick
We can Probabky get some one like tHe Michigan TE later
Based on above TE FA rankings could Likley get Russ Dwelley on the cheap .. look him up He is not just a bag of chips , and knows the system
Bill resigned Poyer
Kind of a blessing in disguise we were not chasing him
Let’s focus on upgrading the running game
We need an OT and TEs
I honestly didn’t see how he would fit in presuming Brandon Jones is healthy
Good move re Poyer by the FO.
Given our TE situation, I don’t think it’s too crazy to nab two TEs in the draft
There’s usually decent projects later on the draft
You can usually find TEs to be part of your big packages on day 3 of the draft
I would take Mauch over DW He’s the only OT around that mark I would consider.
Ezekiel Elliot is a free agent
Don’t think the Dolphins are interested
But think of the vet free agents that may be available: Elliot, Saquon, Cook and Henry
We can probably monitor the situation and add a vet RB in June
Zeke seems done, it looked like getting him the ball was forced and the results weren’t good, similar to Gesicki
Checking the stats will probably dispute that, but it’s what I saw
He got outplayed by a rookie last year
He’s a wasted pick for the cowboys
But that doesn’t mean he still can’t be a productive back
He’s not my favorite of the group
Matter of fact – I don’t really love the player but I’m talking about all options
876 yards at 3.8 ypc and 12 tds
We have 2 guys in the upper 4s, why pay for a descending RB
Which rookie are you referring to?
Barkley was tagged by the Giants he is not going t
It’s the nonexclusive tag
Yes but he is not leaving
Tom Pelissero
@TomPelissero
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28m
The #Packers and #Jets continue to negotiate on an Aaron Rodgers trade but have not yet agreed to trade terms, per sources.
Green Bay isn’t looking for multiple first-round picks like other QBs (Russell Wilson, Matthew Stafford) have commanded in recent years. Talks ongoing.
It just seems like a very slow negotiation
I’m kind of skeptical
Mike White deal starting to look like a deal
He hasn’t played many games, so his lack of experience shows in his contract
The thing with LT Mauch is you can plug him in at LG and he can move right out to LT if/when Armstead gets dinged up.
I think they like the idea about versatility
This is clearing things up?
Saying nothing, as if it’s something, reminds me of another lier
I find Rogers really annoying
He is talking in circles here
All he had to say is that he plans to play for jests and packers and jets have to agree on the compensation
He’s trying not to say much
the EX president who’s name should not be spoken?
Is this serious?
Add this to the Mike White is a bargain signing discussion
Cameron Wolfe
@CameronWolfe
Seems like AFC East games are going to be a party this season
Bills — Josh Allen
Dolphins — Tua Tagovailoa
Jets — Aaron Rodgers
Patriots — Mac Jones
10:32 AM · Mar 15, 2023
Why are people twitting like the deal is done?
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ESPN
@espn
Breaking: Aaron Rodgers says he intends to play for the Jets next season, and that New York and Green Bay just need to work out trade compensation.
That’s pretty consistent with what Shefter is saying
But it seems like kinda a big deal to me
We have agreed to a trade – we just don’t know what we are trading?
The only thing decided is that Rogers wants to play for jests
Dave Schroeder
@SchroederWBAY
If I am Gutekunst, I am ok with this taking all the way until the draft to sort out. If I don’t get what I want in the trade, I’m not giving the Jets & Rodgers what they want either. Gutey holds more leverage than most people think. The Jets & Rodgers need this more than GB.
10:55 AM · Mar 15, 2023
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Sanjit T.
@Sanjit__T
The #Raiders reached out to the Packers about Trading for Aaron Rodgers. The Packers wanted 2 first round picks. LV moved on to Jimmy G. It’s probably also why the Jets/Packers trade hasnt gone through yet. GB better lower their expectations, or Rodgers will be cut for nothing.
11:08 AM · Mar 15, 2023
Make them give you 2 1sts GB
I don’t think the packers have to do anything
Yeah they will get stuck with the cap hit – but it might be worth it concerning a HOF QB
They can play hardball if they elect to take the cap hit – given the expectation of the fans, it’s harder for Jests to fold here
What happens to the jests of this falls through. They just let white go. They just missed out on the other RBs
It’s not a great position for the jests. I would stick with my demands if I were the packers. But that’s me, a pain in the ass…lol
Missed out on other QBs*
Stick it to ’em, Pack.
In a year where Miami is definitely “going for it” …. let all the media hype go to the Jets and how Rodgers’ ruined their chemistry. Meanwhile, Miami’s better TEAM can simply kick the Jets asses.
Jets will be paying and cheering for who he WAS, not who he is. Who he is, is a guy who can have a great game but cannot string them together like he used to.
If I remember correctly, Favre wanted to go to Minnesota but GB refused to trade him within the division … So Favre used the Jets for a year and then went on to Minnesota anyway. lol
But get ready for 6 months of: “just like Manning to Denver and Brady to TB, Rodgers’ to Jets blah, blah, blah.”
It’s going to be a competitive AFC East but the AFC is already very competitive. To win the big trophy you have to beat the top teams.
I never thought Rodgers was retiring the same year as Brady. No way, no how. But it was nice to think about the Jest being jilted, lol.
That will look pretty good? Sure, if you’re into the whole shit covered in vomit thing.
I understand in wanting to get a beast blocking TE in Darnell Washington but I think we need to get the best OL at #51. I can’t help not to get over his running ability. I think he is worse at running routes then Gesicki and fear he won’t be able to get separation well. If you want a good blocking TE there are a few on late day 3.
TBH, in round 6 or 7 may be Camren McDonald, 6’4 240 runs in the 4.6’s. Waiting for the FSU pro day on 31 March to see what his actual #’s are.
I think he could be one of the more underrated TE’s in the draft. He’s got great hands, good run after the catch ability and a good blocker. He lined up mostly inline or at H-back.
He looks like the type of TE I’m looking for, why is he a 6th?
Not really sure man. Not sure if he had character issues. He’s not had any injury issues. One site says he is undersized at 6’4 236. I get tired of hearing that undersized shit.
He’s a redshirt senior and 3 year starter. I like his game though.
I think he may climb to late 4th or 5th. If not, he could be a 6th round steal. IMO
Rodgers said other teams were interested, Raiders confirmed it, but balked at the asking price
The asking price is the asking price, if GB is willing to take less than 2 1sts other teams would be in the bidding war
It’s on jets to accept the 2 1sts price or get off the pot
TE Josh Whyle, 6’6.5 248, 4.69 40, Cincinnati, is another late round (6 or 7) prospect but lacks in blocking. He is somewhat of a redzone threat and overall good receiver. They say he lacks good lower body strength which affects his blocking ability.
Scratch him then, if he can’t block
He must be able to block, decent hands, and have some power running ability after the catch
This is the alleged deal Jackson turned down last year. It’s Schefter’s answer to Jackson’s ‘3 yrs-133 mil’.
“Here’s the deal. This is something that Chris Mortensen and I reported in September. Nothing new,” Schefter said. “We saw the contract back then and it was reviewed and the contract included $133 million guaranteed at signing. Fully guaranteed. Then, essentially, there were injury guarantees that brought it up to $175 million guaranteed for injury. That’s real. It was $168 million—there was another $7 million that is accounted for at a later date that makes it $175 million in guaranteed salary. Then, we mention this springing guarantee of basically $25 million. It would’ve raised it from $175 million to $200 million if he was on the roster on the fifth day of the 2026 league year. So, three years from now, if he’s on the roster, he gets another 25 [million dollars guaranteed].”
Essentially, for that $175 million not to kick in, Baltimore would’ve had to release him now and take a cap hit of $70 million. They’re not doing that.”
So Jackson STILL Isn’t signed. WTF was his 3year 133 tweet all about? I thought he was bragging that is what he got, but I just checked and he still hasn’t signed.
One of my favs in the late rounds is Baylor TE Ben Sims. I brought him up before. He is probably the biggest late round fit for our team. He’s 6’4 253 (from what I hear). This is some of what Kyle Crabbs had to say about him:
They list him at 6’5 258
Scheme tendencies: Zone rushing system
Pros: Ben Sims projects as a traditional Y-tight end at the NFL level. The Baylor system has called upon him to serve as a key piece in the blocking front for the team’s rushing offense, putting him on the frontside to seal the edge for outside runs and charging him with creating either horizontal or vertical push and softening edges. He has been fairly proficient in this regard, either against stacked defenders or wide-angled defensive ends. He has the density and functional strength needed to operate in this regard at the NFL level as well and I have little doubt that with some added refinement in his balance and posture in space, he can become a very sticky player.
Cons: While the receiving production does pop, I’ll say I’m not sure that Ben Sims is the type of athlete needed to run away from coverage players at the NFL level. Sims will provide more lopsided value as a blocker than as a receiver.