Dolphins re-sign Channing Crowder to 3-year deal
by Matty I on Feb 25, 2009 6:57 PM EST
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In a move that comes as sort of a surprise, the Dolphins and LB Channing Crowder have come to terms on a 3 year contract that will keep Crowder in Miami and off of the open market. It comes as a surprise because it was thought for the longest time that Crowder was looking for a big pay day and that the Dolphins weren't likely going to be the team who gave it to him.
But things changed over the past week or so, according to various reports. That's when Crowder reportedly decided he wanted to remain in Miami. The Miami Herald reports that Crowder spoke with "former Dolphins players that he respects" and they encouraged him to remain in Miami. One of those players was Zach Thomas. Thomas, who knows what it's like to leave your one and only NFL team for another team, really got his point across to Crowder. Channing says of his lunch with Zach:
''We talked about what it was like to go to another team. That's when I started to realize, if you're happy where you're at, then stay.''
Crowder then added:
''I love Miami. So I basically told [agent] Joel [Segal] that if we could get to some numbers where everybody is happy, let's pull the trigger.''
''As good as we did last year, I've had three head coaches in four years. But now, I know the system. I know the defensive scheme. I know who my linebacker coach and my defensive coordinator will be. Now, I can just build on that."
"Now, I can maximize my talent. It's time for me to become a Pro Bowler.''
When you read more and more about this deal, it becomes apparent that it was actually Crowder's agent, Joel Segal, who may have had the dollar signs in his eyes - not Channing himself. Segal told Armando Salguero, "In talking to Channing, he made it very clear he was not interested in leaving the Dolphins. So now he is going to get his wish and stay with the team he wanted to be with.''
Crowder also told the Sun-Sentinel, "My agent wanted to hit free agency but I love Miami and the people here."
So maybe it wasn't Crowder who was itching for the big pay day, after all. Perhaps he was being influenced by a greedy agent.
As for the deal itself, it'll be interesting to see how the finances are put together. But here's what I do love about the deal. It's only for 3 years. And this is great for both sides. For the Dolphins, they get to keep a solid linebacker for 3 more years - one who knows the system. And he does have an injury history - so keeping this deal on the shorter side provides the Dolphins with some long-term insurance incase his knee begins to act up again. It also means they won't have to spend a high draft pick on an inside linebacker in the upcoming draft. Basically, it prevents the Dolphins from having to fill another hole.
For Crowder, it means he'll be a free agent at the age of 28. If he plays as well as he thinks he will, he'll be in line for a very big pay day right in the prime of his career. In the meantime, this deal will keep him very motivated - financially speaking.
A very solid move by both parties. And the best part of it all is that Crowder wants to be here. You have to love it when one of your players chooses your team for reasons other than money.
Welcome back, Mr. Crowder! Now go become that Pro Bowler you think you can be!
And next up for the Dolphins, re-signing Yeremiah Bell. The Palm Beach Post is reporting that "talks with Bell have reportedly progressed and a deal seems likely."
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Hey that was my line
LOL took the words right from my mouth will this change who we take at 25
Ahhhh Ta Ta Ta Ta Bye Bye Foy518
by Foy on Feb 25, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly
There is still a definate hole at MLB. Now the phins have one of the LB’s filled they still need another. But it is now not the most pressing need. I wonder if Parcells is not liking the LB’s in the draft that will fall to 25? Would that have made him make this move?
by ct1361 on Feb 25, 2009 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing that Crowder came down on his demands and signed the deal that was on the table.
I don’t think Parcells folded and increased his offer. I agree that we still have a hole next to Crowder, and I agree that isn’t the top need, but it still may be the best value at 25 depending on how everything shakes out.
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't think he caved, but ...
I have been thinking all along that LB was going to be Parcells focus in the draft. I just wonder if the plans for the draft changed based on the combine that led him to find some middle ground with Crowder? One hole at MLB is a lot easier to fill than two and for the most part I like the signing.
by ct1361 on Feb 25, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think the combine has that big of an effect one way or another
there’s 2-3 years of film on these guys, so one workout won’t change anything that drastically.
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This article- even though it is 'Mando the idiot
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolphins_in_depth/2009/02/crowders-deal-shows-both-sides-moved.html
suggests both sides shifted a little bit. The Phins probably had to increase their $ per year, and Crowder probably had to agree to fewer years – if I had to guess.
"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
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by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 10:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that's true
but it’s also all guesswork. I wouldn’t have a problem with $4mil a year though.
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I cant stand Mando
Ahhhh Ta Ta Ta Ta Bye Bye Foy518
by Foy on Feb 25, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder
If English will be there at 25 great olb right there that would be sick Wake,English,Crowder,Porter Roth who cares,or are we looking at someone like Mack
Ahhhh Ta Ta Ta Ta Bye Bye Foy518
by Foy on Feb 25, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thats my bandwagon boy.....
I’m speakin’ English with our first pick…..
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw this coming.
And I told you guys to relax on all the bashing on the guy. I figuered that he would not want to leave Miami and go start over in some odd-ball city. Channing is a good young playmaker who had over 100 tackles. As the defense around him improves, he will make more and more big plays. I’m pumped up about this one.
BTW, expect Bell to agree to terms shortly as well. Go Fins!!!
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by AussieKen on Feb 25, 2009 11:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you did.......
I really thought he’d be gone. After reading some things he’s been quoted on, I can see that maybe the best is yet to come from him.
I’ll verify for you Aussie! : )
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 26, 2009 12:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you, Sir!
Its not about me though, this staff just really knows what they’re doing. That’s what some of our other regimes would have done; let a solid young player go only to sign some other guy for a cheaper deal and he goes “bust”.
However, I just know that this team must build up in a strong way because next year bring a rough schedule.
BTW, I’m also waiting to hear from Matty about Matt Roth. I told him that he would have a good year and he did. ;-)
"If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you."
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by AussieKen on Feb 26, 2009 1:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Roth had a better year than I thought...
…but I wouldn’t call it a good year. But it usually takes 2 years to make that transition from DE to 3-4 OLB, so I’ll wait on my judgment until after this year.
by Matty I on Feb 26, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Roth had a damn good year!
I’m not saying that he’s LT or anything but you wrote him off as a guy that was going to get cut and I told you that he would do well this past season, and he did.
That’s ok Matty, as long as you’re cheering Roth, and Crowder this year, along with our rebuilt secondary, its all good with me. ;-)
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by AussieKen on Feb 26, 2009 3:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Shocking
i thought he was gone for sure
"eh, your a cool dude regardless of who you love" -cbdolphin talking about Little Nicky 21
-No excuses, No explanations
by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Feb 25, 2009 7:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm floored
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
completely speechless
He was the one guy I DIDN’T think we’d have back.. WOW.
First reaction is I’m glad we’re keeping him.. but what the hell was the contract?
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I bet it was 2-3 years at about 3 mil a year.
by joel311 on Feb 25, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That would be great
Wasn’t he initially looking for something in the $6-7mil a year range??
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am not sure,
but I know it was up there.
by joel311 on Feb 25, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not leaving this thread until the contract terms are updated lol
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL I'm with ya,
I’m still at work and I’ll stay here all night if I have to.
by joel311 on Feb 25, 2009 7:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
best bet-
keep refreshing PFT- Florio loves contracts
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Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.
by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 7:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
good call
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sweeeeet!
Go Gators!
"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.
by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 7:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
kinda funny
how signing crowder may further increase the chances another gator joins the fins. now that ILB isnt a need we can use our pick on percy.
btw i am joining your percy bandwagon.
by fishstick on Feb 25, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice-
welcome aboard.
"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.
by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
uh oh
looks like u gotta change lonely leader to member of the lonely duo of the percy harvin bandwagon lol
Laces out!
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by BSerious72 on Feb 25, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Shocked
but I think this is good. The way I see it, if we can get – at the very least – Bell resigned, that significantly reduces those “need” players and we can focus on some depth in the draft.
I have to think that Crowder came down a bit on the asking price so he could remain with Miami.
"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"
by mikem1224 on Feb 25, 2009 7:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well,
this also gives Yeremiah and Andre something to think about when they give their final offer.
by joel311 on Feb 25, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lets hope they take the hint
"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"
by mikem1224 on Feb 25, 2009 7:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously,
my respect for Crowder just increased.
by joel311 on Feb 25, 2009 7:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ditto
you know he had to seriously reduce his demands, because we all know Parcells wasn’t going up..
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
really surprised....thought we'd hear about Bell
before we heard about Crowder. I really thought he was gone. Kick some ass Crowder, the team wants you!
Miami Dolphins 2008 AFC East Divison Champions
by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 7:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
lol I'm seriously surprised by this
They were so far apart regarding the money… now randomly he’s signed lol
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
makes you wonder.....
I do like how he told his agent to get it done with the Dolphins.
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 7:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah..
I want to know the terms!! lol I’m sure he came down on his demands, I want to know how far
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah- its nice to see some loyalty
I am a sap for in state players too- even Criminoles and thUgs ;)
"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.
by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 7:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah,
it means he stopped letting his agent try and inflate his ego in order to earn more $$ for the agent.
by joel311 on Feb 25, 2009 7:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that sounds pretty likely lol
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"eh, your a cool dude regardless of who you love" -cbdolphin talking about Little Nicky 21
-No excuses, No explanations
by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Feb 25, 2009 7:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm ecstatic
I first saw this news posting and thought, what the hell? There’s no way that just happened. I was looking for Bell’s name after seeing Carey re-signed. But if he took a pay cut..then I’m all for it. Kick some ass. We get a play-maker in the middle, and we’re all set.
by Dave.Phuller on Feb 25, 2009 7:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh, Husker, thanks for stealing my comment haha ;)
by Dave.Phuller on Feb 25, 2009 7:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
lol......sorry man......
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 7:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Haha don't worry, it's all good
Especially if Crowder did give a nice hometown discount. So anxious to see the terms.
by Dave.Phuller on Feb 25, 2009 7:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wait, this one is better
99 and 54 are in it
"eh, your a cool dude regardless of who you love" -cbdolphin talking about Little Nicky 21
-No excuses, No explanations
by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Feb 25, 2009 7:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
is that Donnie Spragan and Jeff Zgonina too?
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yes sir
"eh, your a cool dude regardless of who you love" -cbdolphin talking about Little Nicky 21
-No excuses, No explanations
by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Feb 25, 2009 7:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
very interested to see the amount of the contract on this one!
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by ATS16 on Feb 25, 2009 7:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
just checked the Herald.......no info on contract.......but a kick ass picture
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 7:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
LOL
I remember that day- what a little sissy pulling somebody’s hair.
"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.
by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hey now..
Matt Light’s fighting skills landed him a deal to ballet dance in a sobe life water commercial lol
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
kinda takes a ILB off the board for a first pick now doesn't it?
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe
I think we can still upgrade Ayodele. And adding a playmaker next to Crowder would be ideal.
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
true
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah- but I would say it moves down on the list of needs.
If an ILB is the best player available, we still take him- but obviously now we don’t even have to think about reaching with it.
"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.
by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
right
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This could be the death knell for the
Maualuga bandwagon as we’d have to trade up for him. Maybe James “Jimmy the Greek” Laurinaitis too.
"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.
by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 7:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hell
by Saturday, most of the bandwagon’s could be dead lol
Mau’s and my Alex Mack Bandwagon is running on all flats right now thanks to the Jason Brown speculation lol
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
my bandwagon is looking goooooooood.....
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 7:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
haha so is mine
mine will never fail lmao
"eh, your a cool dude regardless of who you love" -cbdolphin talking about Little Nicky 21
-No excuses, No explanations
by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Feb 25, 2009 7:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
maybe my Harvin rocketwagon as well if we get Coles too. D’oh!
"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.
by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 7:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
no Coles please lol
or Harvin. Can we get somebody over 6’2?
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
they are named London and Wilford ;)
"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.
by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Little Nicky 21
I’m with you on the Mau bandwagon I would definitely prefer him with our pick even though I dont think he’ll be there…but now that we dont really need an ILB what about putting the focus back on WR???
by Miamiboi84 on Feb 25, 2009 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think WR is high enough on the priority list to take one at 25
Say we sign Jason Brown. I think at 25, we could take Louis Delmas or Rashad Johnson to fill the FS spot… We could take the top CB available, possibly Sean Smith.. or we could go ahead and secure Ron Brace to fill the need at NT. Or we could take another LB, inside or outside, and fortify that spot completely.
I just think that, unless we still have a hole on the OL, it’ll be defense in the first round.
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 9:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not a bad idea
Especially since “defense wins championships” as they say I wouldnt mind a secondary upgrade either as I dont think Hill will return to us so finding a ball hawk to compliment Bell’s hard-hitting wouldnt be a bad idea at all or even a shutdown CB
by Miamiboi84 on Feb 25, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And if we sign Brown over the weekend
DB, NT, WR, and possibly a LG are the other needs.
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I might leave OLB too-
Parcells loves him some outside linebackers and the Wake deal wasn’t exactly huge enough to kill the idea of it totally.
"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.
by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 7:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
true
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
is that Ferguson doin' the "eye gouge"? lol
“I got your back bro……….RUNNNNNN!!!”
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I would say it moves it down a notch at least.
"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.
by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
UPDATE
PFT says the deal is reportedly a 3 year deal
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
it way too early
"eh, your a cool dude regardless of who you love" -cbdolphin talking about Little Nicky 21
-No excuses, No explanations
by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Feb 25, 2009 7:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fine, great....
BUT WHAT ABOUT BELL AND GOODY?
And we still need an upgrade at the position.
-LCFF
by LeftCoastFinFan on Feb 25, 2009 7:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
off rotoworld
Crowder figures to get about $30 million over five years, but with not much guaranteed. He’s an injury risk and not an impact player on third down.
by fishstick on Feb 25, 2009 7:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
thats kinda wierd........Herald is saying 3
and Crowder says it wasn’t as long as he would have liked, but he’s glad to be here regardless.
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 7:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think the $30mil over 5 years
was what he would’ve been looking for on the open market. I doubt he got $6mil a year from us.
A commentor on PFT pointed out that Crowder’s agent seems bitter about the deal, like it came in at less than what he (the agent) wanted, and maybe he (the agent) is a bit disappointed that Crowder made him get a deal done with Miami…
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Glad to hear it
Crowder coming back keeps us from having a hole to fill. Plus, he’ll give us a nice consistency in the middle of what is becoming a very good D.
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by Mosul_DolFan on Feb 25, 2009 7:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well, there good news is that it gives him another couple of years to prove his value.
if he really CAN BE the impact player he thinks he is, I’d like to see him prove it.
BTW, don’t bash me as a hater… i like crowder. I just wanted to see the spot upgraded.
-LCFF
by LeftCoastFinFan on Feb 25, 2009 7:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
he's in his prime
I hope we didn’t overpay but I’m happy with the signing
by kazam92 on Feb 25, 2009 7:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It sounds like
he signed the contract that was on the table. Smart man not to get in FA and have the FO sign someone and then not find a team to pay him more money. I was kinda looking forward to a possible upgrade but he played well enough his first yr in the 3-4, hopefully he will continue to get better.
by jvw on Feb 25, 2009 7:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he realized he was asking too much.
Or maybe Miami just has an awesome selection of poon
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When it's me I can't forgive?"
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by Patssuck456 on Feb 25, 2009 8:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
MAYBE?
Have you ever actually been here?!
"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
Lonely Leader of the Percy Harvin Bandwagon.
by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 8:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I've seen the Will Smith video!
And that’s all I need.
by joel311 on Feb 25, 2009 8:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, I live here
"How can I blame you
When it's me I can't forgive?"
-From the Unforgiven III off of Death Magnetic
by Patssuck456 on Feb 25, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I want Bell re-signed too, then I'll be happy
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by Rytackle on Feb 25, 2009 8:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice
As long as we didn’t overpay, I am glad to have him back.
by henryp on Feb 25, 2009 8:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
WOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!
I never expected this to happen. Now focus on Bell and break the bank For Jason Brown
by scbrandon on Feb 25, 2009 8:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
just say "no" to Saturday
-LCFF
by LeftCoastFinFan on Feb 25, 2009 9:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
definitely good news
i really didn’t see how to replace him …. so glad to hear he ‘wants to be in Miami’
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by Krab on Feb 25, 2009 8:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
my guess is 3 years 14 million
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by cbdolphin on Feb 25, 2009 9:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
10 guarenteed
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by cbdolphin on Feb 25, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Plus....
only once in a blue moon does a dominant center that can also play guard, hit the open market.. he’s also only 25 and has a good 9 or 10 years left in him
by scbrandon on Feb 25, 2009 9:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
wow
Did this just happen!?
IS THIS REAL LIFE!?
Laces out!
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Suck it Pats, Bills and most of all... the god damn jets.
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by BSerious72 on Feb 25, 2009 9:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
SB Ring
Maybe he’s thinking that this is his best chance to get to a SB in the next 2-3 years.
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by Phintastic on Feb 25, 2009 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I really like the quote that Matty added on to his post
with what Crowder said and some of his reasons. When he says it like that, it makes sense. Crowder is young yet, and if he bust ass with the Coaching staff and team, and gets to a couple Pro Bowls as well, he could have a good sized payday in 3 years. This is good for everyone it sounds like.
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah it seems like he's happy to be back,
and eager to get to work and reach a new level
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 10:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
any bets on if he has the same agent in 3 years?
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's gonna end up with Rosenhaus...
I know it.. dammit
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
a surprise....
I read in another site that Crowder wasn’t worth resgining. He might be better than we know him to be. We don’t know what he could do in the same system two years in a row. I am curious now what could happen with this now…
dolfan7171
by dolfan7171 on Feb 25, 2009 10:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
UPDATED THE POST
Added more quotes and some of my initial thoughts.
Now I finally have a chance to scroll through all of your comments. lol
Whenever I’m at the gym, big news breaks. It happened last year with the CP10 signing. It happened two years ago with the Trent Green signing. And now this year with Channing.
by Matty I on Feb 25, 2009 10:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Do us all a favor then
find a 24 hour gym, and be there at midnight tomorrow?
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 10:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol.....I was just going to say something like that.....
turn into Matty Hulk by being at the gym so much
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Phinsider is mobile
remember? :-)
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lol-
you need a Blackberry or an iphone- for the good of the team!
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by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
Matty spends all of draft day bench pressing.. and we end up with 6 first rounders lol
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
we both get “guns”……..
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll go ahead and say it
Crowder’s situation sounds like Manny Ramirez’s in Boston. Bill Simmons wrote a great piece on this not too long ago, and while he’s a Boston Homer, he knows his Red Sox, and he knows Manny. He talks about how Manny was talked into leaving by his agent, who wanted him to get a big payday in FA so he (the agent) could get paid. He fed Manny some negative info on how the team was handling his contract, and orchestrated the whole “Manny is lazy” stuff to get him outta town.
Looks like Crowder’s agent, like you said Matty, was just looking for the big payday, and I’m glad Crowder seeked some other advice and realized that he wants to be here. Sometimes it seems like agents aren’t looking for their clients best interest’s, but their own.
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 10:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
think he talked to Joey?
"Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
by Tunaflipper on Feb 25, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Says he talked to Zach
not sure about Porter.. but I’m sure they just call each other up and scream unintelligibly into the phone lol
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 10:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
chuckle!
your right,
gotta talk the talk
"Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
by Tunaflipper on Feb 25, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey guys whats up ????
I loved this move I am so excited
by MauMontaV5 on Feb 25, 2009 10:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Everyone's abuzz!
"Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
by Tunaflipper on Feb 25, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
still waiting on contract terms
I want to see how much we’re paying him.. and yes I’m happy he’s staying.
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 10:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't hold your breath
they were all sworn to secrecy! Lucky for us, the league I think has to review these contracts and I’m sure some secretary will leak it.
"Right now he’s got to be one of the best players in America. He’s got the best first step . . .What he did to prepare for that game is what legends are made of." Urban Meyer on Percy Harvin
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by GatorPhan on Feb 25, 2009 10:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think it'll be close to 5 million a year
i mean…..if Torbor, a backup is getting around 4…..you’d think a starter like Crowder would get more than that.
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
5 mill a year would actually be cheap as hell
i think its more on the grounds of 6
by MauMontaV5 on Feb 25, 2009 10:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
His original demands were in the 6-7 range
So I think it’s fairly lower. 4-5 sounds reasonable.
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I see a CB at 25!
Go Malcolm!
"Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
by Tunaflipper on Feb 25, 2009 10:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
finally you say something coherent !!!!!!!!! lol
by MauMontaV5 on Feb 25, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't have to work today!
"Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
by Tunaflipper on Feb 25, 2009 10:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Trifecta's got the mojo!
Numbers & agents -posh! There’s gonna be some big, sweet deals comin’.
I’m tellin’ ya, players want to be HERE!
"Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
by Tunaflipper on Feb 25, 2009 10:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I just want to add a Thank you to Zach
Good to see he’s still helping us from Dallas…
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by Mosul_DolFan on Feb 25, 2009 10:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
lol good call
First Ballot HOFer. Dolphins ROH. Statue??? lol
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by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 25, 2009 10:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I could care less about the dollars & cents of it all........
I’m just glad he’s a Fin !!!!!!
CROWDER = ONE BAD SON OF A BITCH……..
THE MEANER, THE BETTER !!!!!!!!!
What's next ??
by Ohiofinfan4life on Feb 25, 2009 10:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
lol
Well
Said!!!!
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by HuskerDolphin on Feb 25, 2009 11:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Orlando Sun Sentinel Article about Crowder Signing
Just in case you would like to read it.
"The dolphin is one of the fastest and smartest creatures of the sea. Dolphins can attack and kill a shark or whale. Sailors say bad luck will come to anyone who harms one of them." - Joe Robbie, Oct 8, 1965 upon announcing the name of the new AFL Miami football team.
****Keeper of the Phinsider Comment Goo-ing Plasma Cannon****
**CREATOR OF THE MAX UNGER R&R EXPRESS TRACK LAYER DRAFT CHOICE**
by Mosul_DolFan on Feb 25, 2009 11:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sorry...
South Florida Sun Sentinel…
Have Orlando on the brain for some reason…
"The dolphin is one of the fastest and smartest creatures of the sea. Dolphins can attack and kill a shark or whale. Sailors say bad luck will come to anyone who harms one of them." - Joe Robbie, Oct 8, 1965 upon announcing the name of the new AFL Miami football team.
****Keeper of the Phinsider Comment Goo-ing Plasma Cannon****
**CREATOR OF THE MAX UNGER R&R EXPRESS TRACK LAYER DRAFT CHOICE**
by Mosul_DolFan on Feb 25, 2009 11:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Mosul!
Gotta question for you (if I may?
Are you a tanker? A buddy of mime’s headed back to Iraq. He’s a gunner but instead, is doing convoy.
and btw, your tank is shooting a Phin!?
"Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
by Tunaflipper on Feb 25, 2009 11:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
artillery?
nuthin’ like kililn’ from afar…
"Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
by Tunaflipper on Feb 25, 2009 11:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
woman do love a man that has a big cannon that goes boom
aint that right mosul? ;)
by Ex Sniper on Feb 26, 2009 9:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well done Channing.
"I have nothing to declare except my genuis."
-Oscar Wilde
by Neo on Feb 25, 2009 11:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
agree neo
this was actually a pretty classy move by a guy i was starting to have maturity questions about. my respect for the boy has just increased a couple notches.
-LCFF
by LeftCoastFinFan on Feb 26, 2009 12:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Channing....
I knew you had it in you!!!!
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by Heater OsE on Feb 26, 2009 2:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yesssss.
Love this move and love Channing. Yeah, let’s upgrade the other LB spot, but letting a solid young player go over a 2-3 mil difference is crazy.
As for his comments, I’m one of Channing’s biggest backers and even I smell a bit of genius PR off this one. No one gives a fuck about an agent, so if a player realizes some of the fan base may be a little turned off him (and I think some fans weren’t sad to see him go), when he agrees to reduced terms (because he realizes he won’t get more) he uses his agent as an excuse, and says he loves the fans so decided to stay. This will make the fans love him. The agent doesn’t give a damn, so he plays along. Everyone (the fans, Crowder, the team) wins.
Football isn't a matter of life and death - it's far more important than that.
by Agumen on Feb 26, 2009 5:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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