OFFICIAL 2015 M!AM! DOLPH!NS SEASON THREAD (6-10) / NEXT:

[COLOR=#red]Cam and Sims... :smokin

With Clay officially off the books, Dolphins are around what... $27 million under the cap?

WR (Crabtree for cheap), Safety, OG/OT (Dan Connolly) in free agency... [/COLOR]
 
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We're closer to 17 mil in cap, 20 when we get to June. Those other numbers people were tweeting earlier were off.

Still, enough money to fill a couple needs before the Draft.
 
[COLOR=#red]gotcha...

either way $20 mill goes a long way in this stage of Free Agency.[/COLOR]
 
Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet
The #Dolphins are signing OL JD Walton. Veteran guard recently from the #Giants

OL depth
 
Investment in Tannehill probably won't include spending on a guard
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The Miami Dolphins eventually are going to make quarterback Ryan Tannehill a very, very, very, very rich guy.

"I think you forgot one 'very,'" Miami Dolphins executive vice president of football operations Mike Tannenbaum said to me at the NFL owners' meetings

Nothing on a new deal is imminent. The Dolphins have told Tannehill what they can do on a longterm deal so, yes, offers have been exchanged.

"He knows what we can do," Tannenbaum said.

But as nothing is imminent today the option of placing a one-year option on Tannehill for 2016 remains viable. The Dolphins have no current plans to let Tannehill walk after his deal ends after the 2015 season. They plan to make a big investment on their quarterback.

But an investment on protecting their quarterback might be another story.

Speaking with Tannenbaum, it is clear the Dolphins are satisfied with their two tackles -- Branden Albert and Ja'Wuan James. The team believes center Mike Pouncey is also a fine player who will remain an anchor on the line.

But the guard spots are a question mark.

And the team's answer to the questions may not necessarily include adding quality free agent help or drafting a guard in the first or second round.

The answer the team proposes is addressing the issue from within ... with players already on the roster.

Billy Turner and Dallas Thomas.

Now, Turner I can abide. He was a third-round pick last May and was hurt much of the season so he was basically redshirted as a rookie. He gets the opportunity to make a jump to starter in 2015.

But Thomas?

Really?

"To me one of the best parts about our sport is the untold player development," Tannenbaum said. "So maybe we're sitting here in a year or two and you're saying, 'How can you not have Dallas Thomas or Billy Turner?' They could be the next Mike Iupati in free agency.

"They are two young guys that have great potential. How do we know they won't be the two young guys you have to keep. Maybe they're not household names today but we have two great tackles we feel good about, we have a great center and we have questions about the guard play. You have to develop from within."

The Dolphins are obviously the experts on this. The coaches and personnel people are paid to know who can step in or step up and perform.

But, to me, suggesting Dallas Thomas is an answer as a starting guard is simply repeating the mistake of last season. Last season, you may recall, Thomas was given a chance to win a starting guard spot in training camp. He failed to do so. Then when Branden Albert was injured, James moved from right to left tackle and Thomas became the starting right tackle starting in November.

And he failed miserably.

Week after week after week after week. (At least he was consistent).

And while inexpert folks such as the media repeatedly asked why not move Jason Fox to the starting spot ahead of Thomas, the coaching staff stuck with Thomas, saying things like, "He may have given up two sacks but there are a lot of pictures of him doing good things on other plays."

Yes. But those two sacks!

Eventually, Thomas got hurt and Fox was forced into the lineup the final two games. And Fox played better than Thomas.

The stubborn approach to playing Dallas Thomas was a curiosity. And that stubborn approach is seemingly about to repeat.

The Dolphins are obviously planning to give Thomas the opportunity to win one guard spot while Turner gets the nod at the other.

The book is still open on Turner. We haven't seen what he can do. But the book on Thomas has multiple chapters already written. He's not shown himself able to win the spot in training camp. He's not shown himself proficient in games. He's struggled physically and "from the neck up," as one source told me.

He's not been good enough.

But at this moment that is exactly the direction the Dolphins are headed.
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Dallas Thomas has got to have photos of Philbin doing really dirty things. :smh:
 
And we resigned Philbin thru 2016, he must have some photos of someone too
 
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And we resigned Philbin thru 2016, he must have some photos of someone too
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Naw, the Philbin extension is paperwork.

You don't let a coach coach with only one year on his deal, players can EASILY tune him out, thinkin he won't be back the next year. Giving the extra year makes it look like he's still in charge, and if we go 6-10 or whatever, you clip that extra year like it's nothing.

As an example, my Lakers had Mike D'Antoni, he had one year left, wanted them to just pick up his option for the 2nd year, and he'd be back no problem. They didn't want to pick up the extra year, so he walked. Coaching on a 1 year deal is a death sentence. See, Ryan, Rex. :lol:
 
"@OmarKelly: Joe Philbin said the plan right now is to continue to develop Dion Jordan as a pass rusher. Not moving him to linebacker."

I fully expect the Dolphins to draft a linebacker now.

CB, LG, WR, RB, CB in the draft. We'll see.
 
Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet 12m12 minutes ago
Interested to learn the #Dolphins finished 2nd to the #Seahawks in the Jimmy Graham trade. MIA was aggressive in trying to upgrade at TE.
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im that one said:
"@OmarKelly: Joe Philbin said the plan right now is to continue to develop Dion Jordan as a pass rusher. Not moving him to linebacker."

I fully expect the Dolphins to draft a linebacker now.

CB, LG, WR, RB, CB in the draft. We'll see.
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I was hoping that they would make him a linebacker being that he has the size and athleticism to cover receivers. He did a good job on Megatron and Gronk last year.
 
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Jimmy is my fav TE in the league but it would've took Pouncey and our 1st rd pick

I'd rather have Pouncey, 1st rd pick and Jordan Cameron over Jimmy ANY DAY
 
h3at23 said:
Jimmy is my fav TE in the league but it would've took Pouncey and our 1st rd pick

I'd rather have Pouncey, 1st rd pick and Jordan Cameron over Jimmy ANY DAY
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Is this Pouncey's last contract year?

Would've been nice to have a top 5 offensive player AND defensive player.

Cameron needs to watch tape of Marvin Harrison to avoid concussions or something

Before we grabbed Suh, I would've loved if we went back to the 3-4 and had Dion at OLB. Screw Coyle, and screw Philbin.
 
We wouldn't have HAD to give up Pouncey and our #1. That's just what Seattle gave up. Maybe they would have asked for Dion Jordan, and 14. Or Jordan and 47, etc.

Seattle offered their #1 and their starting Center, so New Orleans agreed.
 
CP1708 said:
We wouldn't have HAD to give up Pouncey and our #1. That's just what Seattle gave up. Maybe they would have asked for Dion Jordan, and 14. Or Jordan and 47, etc.

Seattle offered their #1 and their starting Center, so New Orleans agreed.
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I believe I read somewhere (but might be wrong) that it would've took Pouncey and the 1st. Dolphins would be all over Dion and the 14th for Jimmy imo
 
No trading up. We only have 6 picks as it is, no way we need to give up more picks, just for another WR.
 
What're the chances that Cooper, Parker, and White are all taken by the time we pick?
 
Depends. Clev added Hartline & Bowe, do they then use a top 12 pick on another WR?

Minny got Wallace, do they use their top 12 pick to get another???

I think one should drop to us, not sure if we take him tho. We'll see.
 
The chances of us staying @ 14 are slim. We're going to either trade up or most likely (perferably) down . Book it
 
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