Here’s the deal Dolphins fans. The NFL Free Agency period begins in FIVE DAYS, Wednesday March 13th. I have no inside information on what our front office is doing, planning, hoping to accomplish, but I will tell you this. For those of you who want to see Tua get a $50M per year extension, if that contract is not signed and completed before March 13, the start of NFL Free Agency, then just scrap it, and let the kid play on his 5th year contract. I’m going to be as transparent as I can. If we don’t have the cap savings and money available to try and sign free agents, most notably, our own players who most absolutely deserve to be re-signed, then there’s no good, intelligent, logical reason to give him a contract at all. We need that money in hand, before teams with tons of cap space swoop in and sign our players, and other equivalent players like them are all gone. Here’s the simple logic, we couldn’t get past good teams with a talented roster, we’re not going to get past good teams with a severely diminished roster.
We signed journeyman TE Jonnu Smith and the Dolphins fans rejoice. Like they say in the south, where Jonnu most recently played in Atlanta, “Bless Your Heart”. If Jonnu was just an add after we signed DT Christian Wilkins (or a player of his caliber) and likewise for OG Robert Hunt, fine. We need every dollar and while it’s not that Jonnu Smith can’t help us, it’s just odd to be spending money we don’t have. It’s actually shocking to me that we had ZERO touchdowns from our TE’s in 2023. Durham Smythe is basically a #2 TE, and Julian Hill is a project that I believe might be overrated. Tanner Conner is probably a never will be, but somehow he’ll shuttle back and forth between the practice squad and the 53 man roster. Truth is, none of this matters until we have a solid O-line, and right now, we are so far away from that being that case. Our starting LT is still on the fence between retiring and coming back. We have no LG, Liam Eichenberg is our OC as it stands today, we have no RG, and we have RT Austin Jackson. So many excuses were rifled at Tua detractors due to the perceived inefficiencies of the offensive line, and we have some big holes to fill just to claw back to where we were last season.
Despite what some of our fans think here, Christian Wilkins is probably going to go Day 1 of Free Agency. It will happen even faster if the first domino falls, DT Chris Jones re-signs with the Chiefs. Some team is going to throw a boatload of cash at Christian Wilkins, and unless it’s us, he’s gone. That would be a damn shame folks. Some potentially good news is that FA OG Robert Hunt posted a picture of Hard Rock Stadium from the Dolphins practice facility which could be taken as a positive sign that he intends to come back to Miami. “Dark Mike” thinks he could be taking one last look. One thing that could work in our favor from what I’ve heard is OC Connor Williams who is rehabbing from a torn ACL is prepared to be patient in Free Agency and not take a lower contract because of the potential of him not being available early in the season.
Back to Tua, and I can hear the groans already, but it needs to be said. There are QB’s out there in the NFL that can take over a game and practically will their team to victory. Patrick Mahomes has done it so many times, we expect it. Josh Allen, who is not nearly as accurate as our QB Tua Tagovailoa is another QB capable of doing what it takes to win. SFO QB Brock Purdy, at a young age has shown that ability, in big games to do what needs to be done. If we’re going to put a lesser product on the field this season, and signs are pointing in that direction right now, it’s probably the most foolish thing we can do to throw a contract somewhere in the realm of $50M per season to Tua Tagovailoa. He’s simply not one of those QB’s stated above. If one player was OUT that was the reason why we lost. If any of you expect him to play better with less, and he would have to because even if Christian Wilkins was not a FA, we have huge question marks as to when both of our pass rushing OLB’s, Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips will be available to play, and play well. We bid good-bye to long tenured CB Xavien Howard, and while we have DB Jalen Ramsey on one side, we have no bonafide player to pencil in opposite Ramsey. We have 1 Safety on the roster, (Jevon Holland), and I might add he’s been grumbling about getting paid. He’s set to make about $4.3M this season and will be a FA in 2025. At inside LB we have David Long, backup Duke Riley, and backup to the backup Channing Tindall.
The 2024 NFL Draft is April 25th. In a year where we have no cap money, we also have no draft picks. Well, that’s an exaggeration, but with so many holes to fill, the Dolphins go to Detroit armed with picks #21 (RD 1), #55 (RD 2), and then hang around until RD 5 as so many good players will be off the board, but we pick again at #157 (RD 5), #186 (RD 6), #200 (RD 6), and finally #236 (RD 7). Offensive line seems to be the favorite choice for pick #21, and it seems like OC Jackson Powers-Johnson from Oregon or Duke OC Graham Barton have been the favorites. Both are considered plug and play guys who will start immediately. If we’re unsuccessful re-signing DT Christian Wilkins, I’d expect DT would be our next priority, you have to win in the trenches. T’Vondre Sweat is a possibility, but he’d be more of a replacement for NT Raekwon Davis , not DT Christian Wilkins. DT Braden Fiske from Florida State would be more of a Christian Wilkins type player, and Kris Jenkins’ son, Kris Jenkins also fits that bill, but both of these defensive tackles are not the pedigree of Christian Wilkins.
I had seen rumors early on and before the Chiefs tagged CB L’Jarius Sneed that the Dolphins were interested in him. Now that they’ve tagged him, it seems less likely, but for some reason the rumor mill loves to throw WR Jaylen Waddle’s name into the mix. I can’t see that, that just opens up another hole and takes away a huge part of our offense to shore up the defense. It’s like putting your fingers in a place that’s leaking in 11 places, when you only have 10 fingers. Oh, we’ve signed two DT’s, Isaiah Mack from the Baltimore Ravens, a part time player, and i stress part time, only 22% of the defensive snaps over his 4 year career. We also signed DT Daviyon Nixon from the Carolina Panthers, another part time player (18%) of the snaps on defense. We have such an uphill climb just to get back to the roster that couldn’t win big games, it’s so darn hard to expect anything good in this upcoming season. Honestly, if Chris Grier came out and said “I swung for the fences last year, and we didn’t make it, so from here on in, I’m going to be more fiscally responsible, we’re going to take a step back this season and be ready to compete in ’25”. I think I could handle it. That would obviously include Tua playing on his 5th year contract and showing whether he’s capable of taking the next step, although with a weakened roster, not sure if it would necessarily fair. I don’t know if Grier has some magic tricks he’s going to spring on us and somehow save the season, but it’s looking bleak mates. Sorry, it just is.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
I thought he already signed with the Hawks yesterday. I must have read that wrong or got some goof twitter acct.
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Don’t think this is the case, but on most of these FA aren’t FA yet. These are just agreements until players actually sign after 4pm tomorrow. They can back out and still sign with anyone. I remember it happening before. Not very often though.
Oh yeah, good point. Could have been something like that.
We’re going to struggle this season, but at least we won’t have high expectations
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Post of the month!
He’s probably going to bounce around the rest of his career. Just too limited.
Type of offense wise, this may be the best fit for Gesicki and he may do well.
Agreed. Gesicki should flourish in that Cincy Offense.
I figure he’ll be one and done in Cincy, like he was in NE, once they realize he can’t block and runs like a newborn baby giraffe.
Although, I like the guy and wouldn’t mind seeing him do well.
Notice Jerome Baker above. He used to SUCK in coverage, but he really turned it around last year. I’d love to have him back if the price is right… and I’d LOVE to see him play on the EDGE at times.
Is Jordyn Brooks better than Jerome Baker??
Brooks (4 years/63 games) – 309 solo tackles, 6.5 sacks, 2 FF, 1 INT, 16 PD’s
Baker (6 years/94 games) – 382 solo tackles, 22.5 sacks, 6 FF, 5 INT’s, 21 PD’s
Translated to 94 games played for Brooks…
Brooks: 461 solo tackles, 10 sacks, 3 FF, 2 INT, 24 PDs
Personally, I think Brooks and Baker would complement each other very well as ILBs.
It’s the tackles for me. Most of Baker’s sacks came when playing under Flores.
I think it is close in that Brooks may be a better ILB but Baker is better at OLB anyway. As M stated above, I would like to see Baker back at OLB with his coverage ability.
Yessir! And we know that David Long is solid at ILB as well.
I missed that Brandon Jones signed with the Broncos. Sorry to see him go. Good player.
Yeah, man. And Son isn’t going to be happy either.
I’m calling it right now… I want Baker BACK (OLB). Hopefully he lasts in FA until we can find more $$$ to cough up.
He’s most obviously going to have to bring his asking price down… he wasn’t worth nearly as much as we were previously paying him.
And just think… if Brooks or Long go down, Baker could step right in for either of them at ILB.
Positional versatility is so very important.
I think Long and Brooks will be a solid ILB duo. That said, it will all be for nothing.
I looked at our depth chart. Our starting DL is LDE Zach Seiler, NT Brandon Pili and RDE Isaiah Mack who has 17 TOTAL tackles in 5 years with 2.5 sacks and didn’t make any teams 53 last year.
Long and Brooks both will be #1 and #2 in tackles in the NFL next year.
It suddenly looks as though DT could be our pick @ R1P21, or even after a short tradedown to the bottom of the 1st.
I’m still not going to rule out OL at #21.
Me neither… it is that important.
OL depth chart right now is LT Armstead, LG Cotton, C Brewer, RG Jones, RT Jackson. C/OG Eichenberg and C Chasen Hines are the only backups on the interior. Kion Smith and Ryan Hayes are the only backups at OT.
Being that Anthony Weaver is a natty D-Line coach — and if he has any say regarding the Draft — I think the focus could shift from an O-Lineman in round 1 to a D-Lineman in round 1.
HUGE shoes to fill with Wilkins leaving town.
As BB Mike just stated above, that does not mean we should rule out an O-Lineman in the 1st round.
Other than the OL most of the offense is in tact. We need to figure out a couple of starters on the interior and need depth at tackle. Ezukanma needs to be the guy we’re hoping he can be and I think Smith gives us a weapon at TE.
On defense we’re definitely retooling and we have a new DC in Weaver so that’s going to be interesting to watch. Weaver likes a physical bully mentality. When he was DC one year in Houston he ran a lot of single high safety aggressive attack style defense. From what he said in his press conference he wants to carry over the Ravens philosophy of physical and aggressive. He likes to show blitz but not throw the kitchen sink too often. You never know who’s coming or dropping. More man coverage than what Fangio ran.
*M13 SCREAMS BALL HAWK!!!*
Kam Kinchens would fit nicely in a Weaver (Baltimore) Defense!
I DO think it’s looking like an O-Lineman and a D-Lineman (no particular order) with our first (and currently only) two selections through day 2… it’s just a matter of preference.
Or perhaps better stated, which player from either position is graded higher on our Draft board.
Yeah that’s what jumps out at me too. BPA at either and good thing it’s supposedly deep at those positions.
Brandon Jones is the one who took Baker out last season, and now they’re both gone
Yup… this is true. Nearly forgot about that play.
Yeah that was such a freaky play.
Good luck with his health, Eaglets*! LOL
But seriously, I wish DeVante the best of luck now that he’s no longer a Patsie*.
I wonder if we bring back Elliot?
Official…
That’s a good signing right there. He’s not Hunt, but not bad either
He’s showed promise but he always gets banged up. I guess that’s no different than any other OL. How many different guys started for us last year, 9-10?
46
Mike E, 46 is totally WRONG! C’mon, man! It was 97.
😂
Wamp wah!!!!
MM most definitely gets too cute or flashy. We talk about it here all the time while we’re watching games. I’m fine with coming up with innovative plays, but you don’t have to go to some damn play that has multiple motion and takes forever to get called and run to pick up 3 F’ing yards every damn time! How often do we watch this offense getting to the LOS with 4 seconds left and rushing to get off this intricate, complicated play and fail?! All these complicated plays take precision. You can’t be rushed or likely one of the 11 guys on the field is gonna screw up,
He needs to go back to the basics sometimes because he does not have the QB to make special plays. Stop trying to outsmart everybody with your fancy plays and win the down.
Two guys I want back… one for Offense, one for Defense
Offense: Isaiah Wynn, LG
Defense: Jerome Baker, OLB
I’ll buy that for a dollar! 🙂
Mike E.
says:
March 12, 2024 at 2:44 pm
if you told me that getting Tyreek Hill meant that we would be in the cap situation we’re in now, I’d have said Fuck Off! Talk about ridiculous salaries, we’re paying a WR $35M
I DID TELL YOU!!!!! AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LISTEN!! All I got was “aren’t you a fan?” “Don’t you want good players on your team?”
Since we traded for Tyreek Hill we’ve made the playoffs two years in a row. The last time we made the playoffs was 2016.
right on cue
That’s the reality. By the way I’ve been on the blog discussing stuff for a few hours, not just to reply to you which you seemed to imply. Relax, Rock. Not everyone is devastated. 😉
31M, 35M & 56M the next three years…
Sure was nice getting bounced out of the wild card two years in a row. It was WELL WORTH the cap hell and roster purge. NOT
Bet you $1000 we don’t see the playoffs again for at least 3-4 years
Sure hope you REALLY enjoyed those playoff losses.
Oh yeah…
PLEASE RE-SIGN RIVER (RAID) CRACRAFT!!!
FIX THE DL AND OL MOCK DRAFT
I traded down to #24 then to #27. Also, from #56 to #58.
Clogged the middle with the 6’4 366 NT Sweat and added Fiske to the other side opposite Seiler.
Yeah, we just signed a center but not very confident in his pass pro. Besides, Frazier can also play OG.
PICK: 27 RND: 1 T’Vondre SWEAT DT Texas
PICK: 55 RND: 2 Braden FISKE DT Florida State
PICK: 58 RND: 2 Zach FRAZIER C West Virginia
PICK: 66 RND: 3 Cooper BEEBE OG Kansas State
PICK: 126 RND: 4 Javon FOSTER LT Missouri
PICK: 158 RND: 5 Malik MUSTAPHA S Wake Forest
PICK: 184 RND: 6 Kamal HADDEN CB Tennessee
PICK: 186 RND: 6 Curtis JACOBS LB Penn State
PICK: 198 RND: 6 Luke MCCAFFREY WR Rice
PICK: 219 RND: 6 Rasheen ALI RB Marshall
PICK: 241 RND: 7 Tyler OWENS S Texas Tech
DUDE… NICE!!!
Achane has such dynamic ability but he’s got to be more durable. We know he’s not a big guy and not a 20 touch per game guy but he doesn’t have to be. I expect him to be used more as a receiver though because he’s very good at it. In open space he’s scary. Who do you cover him with?
Tyreek was a RB and made the conversion.
I don’t mean a total conversion. More like 10-12 rush/4-5 rec. Just get the ball in his hands.
Xavien Howard is still a free agent
no one picked him up yet
maybe his days at Tootsies Miami are no over
not getting it Rock
how is losing in the postseason worse than not making it all
are we going to wake up one season and be a Super Bowl champion
you have to start somewhere
making the playoffs two years in a row is a huge step in the right direction
by now every one of us should know how easy it is to step in the wrong direction
Rock likes lots of cap space, draft picks and missing the playoffs because losing in the playoffs bothers him more. 😂
It is not “worse than not making it at all” It is”worthless”. They sold out and fucked the team up to go for it last year and failed. for what ever your excuse is. They failed. Now they are building a team in pre-march / post June free agents because the made stupid decisions. YES IMO making Tyreek hill the highest paid WR in history (at the time) was a stupid mistake. but, but we made the playoffs SO DID HALF THE REST OF THE FUCKING LEAGUE. It was a huge mistake and mismanagement to the level of malpractice
2022 1st, 2nd & 4th 2023 1st, 3rd 4th & 6th 2024 4th
8 picks 285 million for the use of Hill, Ramsey and Chubb for two – thee years. THAT is sound GMing.
Some of you guys think it is a good idea to push cap two and three years PAST THE CONTRACT. I think that if fucking stupid. Not just stupid. FUCKING STUPID.
Cooper Beebe, OG, Kansas State, has quickly become a favorite of mine. I’d love to land him in the Draft.
Methinks he goes in the 2nd round, and he’s a MAULER… just like Robert Hunt.
it would be nice to get a guy who can play OT and OG – maybe with a vision of him playing OT down the line and starting at OG
can he do that?
Honestly, I’m not sure, Pigster. I think Bebee projects strictly as an IOL, but who knows?
Graham Barton is who you seek, Pigster. He can play every position on the O-Line, and he’s NASTY!
My ‘Man-Crush’ list to date…
— Jackson Powers-Johnson, IOL, Oregon
— Graham Barton, IOL/OT, Duke
— Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma
— Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami
— Cooper Bebee, IOL, Kansas State
— Joe Milton, QB, Tennessee
Piggy – I think Rock wants to build the team as a perennial winner, not go ALL IN, fail at doing that, and then take 3 steps backwards, and then try to claw your way back. I feel the same way.
you said it in a much nicer and less offensive way than I did and then deleted and then did again still offensively up the page. Don’t care if it was offensive either, it was meant to be.
Film Breakdown: Why Jordyn Brooks is a STEAL for the Miami Dolphins (youtube.com)
Our first two picks need to be starters or significant role players. The rest of the draft if it stays the way it is has to be competition where we need it. We’re still rolling with a core of players to win now. Hill, Chubb and Ramsey isn’t to start over.
I’m beginning to see a path forward, unlike yesterday. However, we MUST hit on our draft picks this year and next.
And not to beat a dead horse, but do ya REALIZE how badly Steve Ross fucked us by losing a 1st round pick last year and a 3rd round pick this year?
No I’m not aware, when did that happen? 🤪
BUILD through the Draft, augment via FA. He cost us dearly.
LOL @ Tim! 😀
Does anyone know if the players we are making deals with are potential FA as of 4pm tomorrow? Or have they all already been released by their team?
I believe everything looks to be on the up-and-up.
So none of these guys will affect our comp picks next year.
@TomPelissero
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recently approached #Jets QB Aaron Rodgers and Jesse “The Body” Ventura about serving as his running mate on an independent presidential ticket, and both have welcomed the overtures, per the @nytimes.
🤣
Your avi reminds me of our political situation also. lol
😂
Damn, he was one I was hoping would be there post 2 May.
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@RapSheet
Source: The #49ers are adding a defensive tackle, agreeing to terms with #Browns DT Jordan Elliott on a 2-year, $10M deal done by agent.
@AlbertBreer
With free agency rolling, there wasn’t a single GM at Oregon QB Bo Nix’s Pro Day, and just one head coach—Bears coach Matt Eberflus, who led a sizable Chicago contingent.
Don’t know why Breer had to put it that way. There were quite a few good players at the Oregon Pro Day including Jackson Powers-Johnson, Brandon Dorlus, Khyree Jackson and Troy Franklin. All with 2nd round grades or better.
Raekwon Davis to the Colts.
No offense to Raekwon, but he’s one guy I think might do better elsewhere.
Why?
I don’t really think he’s a 3-4 NT. He might do better as a 4-3 DT
Gotcha!
bailbondmike
says:
March 12, 2024 at 6:00 pm
Don’t know why Breer had to put it that way…
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Because Albert Breer is a fucking dickhead, that’s why. How big of a dickhead is he? I have him BLOCKED on Twitter/X. He’s a scumbag and POS.
He’d rather ‘virtue signal’ and disrespect our USA, rather than report sports news… which is his job. I can’t tolerate that… which is why I also blocked little peter queen (Peter King).
Everyone should notice how I haven’t posted about politics here in a very long time… unless somebody brings it up.
Jordan Poyer incoming!
https://x.com/adamschefter/status/1767680531938881650?s=46
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
About 5 years too late, but he’ll be fine for a season
quit kicking rocks
big addition
Ramsey, Holland and Poyer
Howard is still unsigned at the moment
and maybe Cam Smith can contribute
HAM LOL The bartender at the Mexican restaurant I go to every week for lunch is a huge Bills fan and she was complaining to me about the Bills letting Poyer walk. I can’t wait until next Tuesday
Wow! I guess not Elliot. A savvy veteran in Poyer. There was some interest last year too. The LB and secondary positions are looking solid. Still need some DL interior and edge additions. FA and/or draft.
It’s not that dire, folks. 🙂
Pigster,
When you’re posting something from Twitter/X, coupled with WordPress doing what it’s been doing, copy the actual web address in order to get the whole thing posted.
I hope that helps ya and others!
I’ll try….if I can figure that out….lol
Humans
The fat lady is not singing yet
she drinks your sourpuss milkshake!
Couple of good signings today.
For those who don’t recall, Jordan Poyer was on my ‘Man-Crush’ list back in 2013. He was drafted by the Eagles in the 7th round, then disappeared. I had asked Adam Caplan what happened, and he told me to not look deeper… private matter.
He had an alcohol problem and CONQUERED it over time! BRAVO to Jordan Poyer, and WELCOME to our PHINS!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!
he’s a good player and it takes away the sting of losing 29 ❤️
YESSIR!
Davis to Indy
Poyer signed a new two-year deal in 2023, but his performance slipped in his 11th NFL season. His opponent passer rating when targeted, per Pro Football Reference, went from 42.2 and 60.1 in 2021 and 2022 to 101.5 last season and The Athletic reporter Tim Graham wrote for the site: “Poyer clearly had lost a step by last season.”
Now lets get Isaiah Wynn and Jerome Baker back…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UqMyldS7Q
Sonny – don’t go soft on me pal! This sucks!
I think we’re going to be fine once the dust settles.
Sorry bright eyes, we’re buried under tons of dust. This season is going to be a tough one for us
Any more players coming to ride into retirement?
For the team that players supposedly love the most in surveys, we sure can’t bring anyone in without paying them a fortune. We are getting the old and the washed up. Our trenches are bare and current wisdom says that’s where games are won. If we use the 1st pick on DT, then we just replaced a top 5 DT with an unknown draft rook. Sounds like Grier needs fired if that’s the case. I am interested in our new DC though. If he can build us into a version of the Ravens D, then I’m damn excited and Tua has even less excuse by contract time.
lol
this is like Pessimist Park or something in here.
Jordyn brooks first round pick.
why couldn’t Seahawks keep their young high drafts?
Seahawks are in complete rebuild mode after losing Pete. Is that where we are at?
A subject M13 likes to bring up is the lost 1st round pick last year and a 3rd this year due to Stephen Ross being a doofus. Did that impact Grier’s plan at all?
Since 2019 Grier acquired 9 1st round picks using 6 of them, trading two and losing one because of doofus. Do you really know what you’re talking about when it comes to tradey pants?
Not sure who you’re replying to, but he’s had 11 picks since 2017 and only 4 are with the team now. The 4 that have to be. The only 2 picks who were pro bowl players did it with other teams after he traded them. I’d say Wilkins will get a shot this year. If that’s success….
He wasn’t the main man until 2019. Tannenbaum was.
It’s funny pay good players who were never all pro or even pro bowl elite money then. Not sure what you guys are talking about.
It’s pretty simple really and I’m surprised you haven’t caught on. Why did Grier wait to negotiate with Wilkins until the 2023 offseason when he could have done it earlier, saved money, and kept the player? He knew Wilkins was a keeper. Wilkins was solid from day one and kept getting better. Why did he wait?
Wilkins Extension a No-Brainer; Arguably Chris Grier’s Best Move as Dolphins GM Continues to Pay Off | Yardbarker
Hopefully this doesn’t send Mike E over the edge:
Ari Meirov
@MySportsUpdate
Source: The #Dolphins are re-signing RB Salvon Ahmed to a 1-year deal, bringing him back for a fifth season in Miami
I’m surprised, thought we were moving on from him. MM does seem to like him.
Jeff Wilson is also still in the fold.
Mostert, Achane, Wilson, Brooks and Ahmed is interesting.
I’ve always liked Ahmed
OL is probably who I’d draft and he looks pretty good.
Steelers pick right before us
Deal with Ahmed is getting done, as expected, though nothing is signed. Miami is working on trying to keep a few other of its incumbent free agents, including Braxton Berrios. – Barry Jackson
I expected a lot more out of Berrios. I was hoping we’d move on from him.
With Hill and Waddle (and RB screens), Berrios didn’t get a lot of looks, BUT I do remember him being clutch as hell on 3rd down “gotta haves”.
if you havent seen Jordan Poyer’s wife yet, her name is Rachel Bush ….google her….
Not bad for a model today! Here’s the best pic I could find.
OIF.wcLl3ZY3Vhl2wHaY1YNQlQ (474×266) (bing.com)
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New Age, Ross gave Grier full authority in 2019 when he hired Flores. That’s where it starts.
Grier drafted Wilkins with his 1st pick in 2019. What are you all talking about with resigning him?
Wilkins’ camp turned down the offer in 2022. Your history is off folks.
I like the offseason, it’s like reading old blogs.
For the record predictions are useless. Nobody really knows what our team will look like in May. The first real look at the roster. Then it will get revised in June heading into training camp. Just like every other fucking year. 🤣
I won’t predict records, but I’d bet anyone here we take a step back or two or three from last year
I will. Right now, I see this team as a 7-10 team. That will change as the roster changes.
That could change
Tim – The Dolphins made Wilkins an offer, say $19M per season. Both sides mutually agreed to wait until after the ’23 season. So who won that negotiation? The Dolphins were worried about all the other contracts they had to pay, and I think they made a mistake not upping the offer. None of that matters now, but there’s no question who was right in this situation, Wilkins got paid heavily.
WTF?
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/free-agency-2024-miami-dolphins-defense-playmakers/
Didn’t work first time. The WTF is not about the article.
Actually, a little WTF with the article. The author says to watch for DE/DT Arik Armstead to be released today and the Dolphins should get him. He would be a good 1 year aging vet stop gap BUT I don’t see any reason why SF would release him now. If they were going to release him, it would have been a post 6/1 designation a while ago. Maybe they still will. Can’t see them releasing him now and taking a 26 mil dead cap hit.
Another reason I think Armstead goes no where is the 49er’s already released DT Javon Kinlaw.
@AdamSchefter
Former Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker is scheduled to visit the Titans on Thursday. Baker had 78 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions and three passes defended in 13 games last season.
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@AaronWilson_NFL
#Dolphins Salvon Ahmed one year deal: $1.252M, $9,853 per game active roster bonus, $1.125M salary
This may have been to much for Davis, but I don’t know. He did alright.
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@AdamSchefter
Former Dolphins DT Raekwon Davis is signing a 2-year $14 million base value deal with the Colts, per agent Trevon Smith of Athletes First.
Actually, I think that is too much for Davis as DT Javon Kinlaw only got 7.25 mil, including 6.91 guaranteed from the Jets on a 1 year deal.
Tried posting a pick but didn’t work, but doesn’t Baker Mayfield with his current mustach and beard look like Vladamir Zelenski?? LOL
@NFL_DovKleiman
𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: #Raiders will release WR Hunter Renfrow later today, per
@RapSheet
Texans sign DE Danille Hunter. They are going to be tough!
We will be in the same cap hell next year. With what they did with Ramsey, his cap hit is now 26.2 mil in 2025 with 25 mil of it guaranteed.
Not according to what I have read. We are supposed to be in real good shape next year
Can kicking and opening of the retirement home. Recipe for success!
Jonnu leads the league in TE YAC in the last 3 years. Was 3rd behind Kittle and Njoku last year at 7.1 YAC. More than Waddle and Hill.
plus he can run the whole Deebo playbook as proved by NFL performance.
new DC getting Poyer as another hard hitter to run Bully Ball defense like Ravens. Notice both LBs are known for jarring hits.
we needed an enforcer to stop RBs in the IOL holes and bang up WRs on shallow crossing routes.
I still can love Wilkins and Hunt and also know that they are not worth what they got paid so I’m glad we didn’t get stuck with those contracts.
Let’s draft a hot young DT & OG that perfectly fit our schemes.
PS Aaron Donald has 111 sacks in 10 years.
Wilkins has 20.5 in 5.
so there’s no comparison in production.
Donald has 500 tackles in 10 years. (154 games)
Wilkins … 305 in 5. (81 games) so … About even.
Wilkins is trending up though. Like I’ve mentioned, those 305 are the most tackles in the history of the NFL, sacks aren’t everything, but Wilkins really improved in that area last season.
I love Wilkins as a LOS tackler, but sacks are way better than pressures.
We won’t have “nobody” standing there. We’ll either sign a good FA … better than Davis at NT … and or draft a cheap young stud at 3 tech.
Davis has been miscast at NT. We need someone who either eats up blockers or gets push up the middle. I feel like Raekwon didn’t consistently do either.
(19) Film Breakdown: Aaron Brewer is the PERFECT Fit for the Miami Dolphins Scheme – YouTube
Ravens ran a lot of “heavy nickel” with an extra safety instead of an extra CB.
brilliant way to defense speed finesse offenses.
new DC stocking up to run that.
hoping we resign Isaiah Wynn
Speaking of being stuck with a contract…..cough cough…..it’s coming. With all the perfectness needed to go around it, I am not looking forward to the outcome.
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Nice! Things have changed in physical therapy since I worked as a tech back in the 80’s. LOL
One thing the therapist I worked for liked to have us do exercises with patients that were not necessarily geared towards the injury (strengthening and mobility) but involved rehabbing the injury. They focus on the exercise (here boxing) not realizing how much they are using the injured part (pushing off throwing punches). The patient is rehabbing the tendon but the importance of this type exercise is gaining confidence and not even really thinking about “it” but just focused on the boxing. When they are done with the session, they are like “damn, that didn’t bother my injury at all”. Confidence!
Not sure if that is the reasoning behind this but it would have been for us back then. We did other stuff not boxing but that crossed my mind when I saw this video.
Ken
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March 13, 2024 at 12:32 pm
Not according to what I have read. We are supposed to be in real good shape next year
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Don’t know where that comes from. We only have 50.2 mil in cap space with just 30 players under contract for 2025. We will get another 7 mil with the post 6/1 release this year of X but have a 15+mil dead cap on him in 2025. So about 57 mil in cap for 2025. It does not reflect what was done with Armstead. Armstead currently has a 20.6 mil cap hit in 2025. We don’t know what is going to happen to that # yet. We will still have some dead money on him but might gain another 7 mil in cap space possibly putting us at around 64 mil in cap.
NOT being deducted from that 64 mil yet are the contracts on:
Tua Tagovailoa
Jordyn Brooks
Aaron Brewer
Or anyone else we sign for multiple years after today.
All of those will be having smaller hits in 2024 and pushing money to 2025 and 2026.
Then subtract the contracts our draft picks this year.
This is also not reflecting the adjustments made on Smythe and some others, though small, but reducing their hit in 2024 and pushing it to 2025. Ramsey’s adjustment is the only one showing right now.
So, when all said and done come the start of the season, we should be around ZERO for cap in 2025 with around 40 players under contract for 2025.
That is much better than the start this year. So, I guess, whoever you are reading is comparing 2025 to 2024. Yay, we have 40-50 mil more in cap than last year. But it will still be around 0 cap.
2026 we will be in good shape after we have to let Tyreek go. Also, no Armstead, no Ramsey. Unless we still have some dead money on Ramsey.
What I read is that we will have over 50 million in available cap space next season so similar info just different interpretations of it
hey, can you explain this to Grier?
… feeling like he kinda needs a refresher or
a new Dawn Aponte work-wife.
we will have no Ramsey (his contract is voided at that point) but we will still be carrying dead cap for him. A substantial amount, like 18M
So what you are saying Mike E is that we should have offered a massive contract last year to Wilkins when he was still under contract for another season but we should not do that for Tua this season?
$21M per is not massive. Wilkins plays every game, brings it every game. No matter how much you like Tua, you know he’s one big hit from potentially being concussed and out of football. Besides the injury risk, he doesn’t play well in big games. Wilkins should have been an easy decision. You saw what Madubuike and Jones got paid. This is what happens. We had a chance to get him cheaper, we didn’t use the opportunity.
Mike Tua is no more prone to concussions than ANY OTHER HUMAN BEING. so by your reckoning EVERY PLAYER is one hit away from retirement.
Wilkins wouldn’t have signed for 21 million last year
Mike E … you are correct on Raekwon Davis.
He’s 6’7, so he has trouble getting lower than the OGs.
Crossen replacement. meh
special teams player. 9 tackles all of 2023
DREGS
Ken, then they are correct. At this very moment, our cap for 2025 is 50 mil. Like I posted above, it will go up to 57 mil when the release of X is official . But then it also does not yet reflect contracts on Tua, Brooks, Brewer, draft picks and whoever else we sign to multiyear deals this year.
Probably don’t have to count whatever money we pushed forward on Smythe and a few others as that should be wiped out by Armstead being gone after this season.
I think the 2025 money owed Armstead was around 12 mill in dead cap which would clear about which would clear about 8 mil.
Who know though. They could have totally reworked everything. Will have to see when it hits.
Rocko – WTF man – Are you paying attention? Tua’s had 3 concussions already, and there’s a huge difference between him having another one and someone lese that hasn’t. I’m not saying he’s more prone to getting hit, especially if he plays like he did last season, throwing the ball away so not to get hit and never running in the open field. If, however, he goes back to playing like he did before last season, he could be done for with one more concussion. Got me?
Think of my favorite past Dolphins TE, and how I railed against us signing him, Jordan Cameron. Do you remember him? lol
I am paying attention. You have this FALSE FEELING that he is more concussion prone than the other 31 QB playing this season. He is a year plus separated from the last concussion. Let it go. He is not any more of a danger to be concussed than any other human. (he has not physiologically changed to be more susceptible because of the TWO previously diagnosed concussions.) GOT ME?
now you can talk about your FEELINGS that he can’t beat good teams, but that too, is only your feeling.
How he plays against winning teams has been documented. Opinion isn’t necessary, his stats speak for themselves.
I am starting to really like Jalen Phillips. The kid really looks like he is working his azz off to get back for next season
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/greg-cote/article286626490.html
Greg Cote get’s it.
Rock – If you’re paying attention, then you’re in denial. He is at more risk if he suffers a concussion than someone who has never had a concussion. It’s a cumulative effect, and I’m pretty sure you know that. He doesn’t have a clean slate or anything. If he does, and he played like a pussy like he did last year, then I definitely don’t want to pay him.
Siren Neal is a good signing for ST and it takes away again from Buff.
With the $100 mill in guaranteed money from Atlanta Cousins will go OVER $300 mill in guaranteed money. And has barely sniffed the playoffs for most of his career.
He’s in the NFL Business Hall of Fame. It’s unreal
Along with Sam Bradford.
Wasn’t Bradford in the last draft class that got those huge salaries? Before they had slotted amounts
Yes but he also signed with teams for 2 year deals for lots of money a few times even though he didn’t play particularly well. He really cashed in on a mediocre career.
we are signing Neville Gallimore from the cowboys
I think that’s your NT
he was a backup for the cowboys so it may just be depth
I’d say competition and depth.
Teams usually have a few players on the roster specifically for STs so core guys don’t have to play those snaps. Neal is supposedly very good on STs units.
Tim,
I never saw where Wilkins was offered a contract in 22. Can you show me a link to that because I’ve only seen offers in 23.
Ken,
3 other DTs were paid around 20-21 million yearly at the end of 22 season. I’m pretty sure that 22 would have been agreed to by Wilkins. The contracts go up every year. Waiting just costs more.
There were articles about it and Grier said it at his end of season interview that they’ll continue talks next season but he (Wilkins) wants to test FA. No numbers were public from what I read and heard.
That was in 2023
No end of the 22 season. The end of 23 he was a FA which is current. We tried to extend him in 22. His agent balked because he was betting on the cap going up this year and he was right.
Grier balked at what Wilkins’ camp wanted so he said he was going to test FA. It was around 21-22 mil is what Wilkins camp was asking for.
The reports about numbers was media speculation because neither party makes those negotiations public.
My speculation is we probably offered 17-18 range.
He ended up getting 27.5 so they weren’t on the same page.
Neville Galmore is 6′ 2″, 302 lbs. So, not a NT.
At least they finally sign a DT who was on a roster last year. I feel bad for Seiler right now.
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BBMike – that’s what I remember with Wilkins as well. $21-22M
Yep!
Yep, which was similar to what other guys, who had done less, were getting. This was in 2023 AFTER the 2022 season. Grier never offered before 2023, and we could have probably gotten Wilkins for $20 a year if he had worked on the contract during the 2022 season.
Whatever could have been even though I like Wilkins he’s not a $20M player in my eyes and neither is Hunt. But the market is so out of whack I do get it.
Remember when Olivier Vernon got an $85M contract with the Giants? He wasn’t that good of a player. He never lived up to it.
but he refused to sign that. Didn’t he do a “hold-in”?
He didn’t refuse to sign for 21-22 mil. That’s what they wanted not what they were offered. Grier balked at it.
BBMike, the DTs we’re signing aren’t necessarily replacements for Wilkins or Davis but we need players at those positions to compete and for depth. I definitely see us drafting a DT in the draft, maybe two.
It’s not that Tua is more prone to get concussed. It’s that he now has a history with the NFL, so if he does have another one, it will potentially be much more impactful on his status in the NFL. Also, concussions get progressively worse the more you have…or so the current studies indicate. So, a concussion situation…while not anymore likely for Tua….will be much different in its potential impact.
I’m more concerned about his legs. He should start using them. See if they work.