411 on Travis Daniels

by KansasCityShuffle on Mar 9, 2009 3:55 PM EDT

Hello Dolphin fans,

It was reported last week that your former cornerback, Travis Daniels, was scheduled to visit Kansas City. Until the report I had never heard of the kid but upon researching him I was pleased to learn how young he was, how high he was drafted, and what system he came out of from college. My question to you guys is, why was he not re-signed? I understand you guys aren't neccessarily deep at cornerback and I respect Parcells as a good evaluator of talent, so for what reasons was he let go? I'm interested to hear your guys opinion(s) on Daniels and what you learned about him while he played in Miami

Thanks in advance for any replies

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He....well........he sucked

Saban refused to pick anyone he wasnt familar with in the SEC. The kid played for him at LSU….and he was desperate to get someone here that knew the in’s and out’s of his crappy system. He got beat all the time and we eventually traded him for the garage sale price of a 7th round pick.

If i were a team i would spend a 4th rd pick on a CB and get a guy twice as good as him..sorry to burst ur bubble…but he isnt that great.

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by Rzayo24 on Mar 9, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

He came out of LSU

I want to say he was drafted in the 4th round he has pretty good size 6"1 195 he played in 14 games his rookie season and played fairly well,but injuries and his lack of playmaking soon cost him

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by Foy on Mar 9, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

dont blow smoke up his ass

Daniels was a forgettable nonfactor…..and was traded for a 7th roiund pick

I’M SOOOOOOOO sick of people saying “this guy has great size!!”….i have great size in my pants…but i never get to use it cuz i have no game….similar to Daniels.THat was a joke….i have sick game…..ask ur sisters

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by Rzayo24 on Mar 9, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Im not blowing smoke up his ass he did play fairly well his rookie year thats all,if I was blowing smoke up his ass I would have said he is a good player period but I didnt, that has nothing to do with size,and he does have good size for a corner

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by Foy on Mar 9, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah, nothing Foy said was incorrect

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by cbdolphin on Mar 10, 2009 2:20 AM EDT up reply actions

Thank you

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by Foy on Mar 10, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Also...

Daniels was traded by Cam Cameron while he was cleaning house. I think it was a prior to us trading Chambers for a 2nd.

wow….2 replys and ive mentioned both of those assholes

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by Rzayo24 on Mar 9, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

He was traded by the trifecta around the last game or so of pre-season 08

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by Foy on Mar 9, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Say Cam Cameron 5 times real fast...

it can make the best of us sound-look like raving a-holes…..

sounds like those aliens from sesame street…

Just the name cam….irks me….

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by NJDolphan68 on Mar 9, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

He does suck ostrich nuts though

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by Foy on Mar 9, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions

The main problem I always saw from Daniels is that he's sloooooooow

He’s just under 6’1 and ran a 4.59 40 at the Combine….and he plays even slower than that.

Good tackler, from what I remember, though. But he’ll get beat a lot.

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by Matty I on Mar 9, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions

100% agreement

and his recovery speed was even worse!

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by uncle finster on Mar 9, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions

And he had clown feet...

Always on the ground.

Foy was right though, he did play well in his first season, after learning some of Satan’s magnum opus defense. What a schmuck that guy was.

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That’s for talking about my sister, whose name just happens to be Will Poole.

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by The Phinisher on Mar 10, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL

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by uncle finster on Mar 10, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

he could be a decent #3 or 4 in a zone with solid FS support.

as matty said, he’s a good player, but he’s slow.

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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2009 4:33 PM EDT reply actions

Why not sign him, you already tried Poole

Will Poole was also a corner drafted by the dolphins in the 4th round (2004 draft though) that left the Dolphins and was signed by Kansas City. I don’t think he even made it to the regular season with the chiefs though.

I would expect roughly the same results from Daniels, our 2005 4th round corner selection..

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by Patrick Bateman79 on Mar 9, 2009 5:47 PM EDT reply actions

Nice analogy

Yes, Poole didn’t even make it out of preseason. I believe he’s in the CFL now..

Out of any positions, I’d say CB is our greatest depth so he certainly wouldnt be a starter. I haven’t heard if he’s visited Denver yet so I’m wondering if he’s been signed

by KansasCityShuffle on Mar 9, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Volume in Denver

Denver is taking the volume approach to free agency and signing anyone they can get to come visit.
If he visits Denver, he’s leaving with a contract. And the Chiefs would be better off for it.

There was a time when i was optimistic about both Poole and Daniels after they each played pretty well very early in their respective careers. Both are now considered dead weight.

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by Patrick Bateman79 on Mar 9, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions

But they haven't at least been bad signings

They’ve been making moves in FA and some of the acquistions will be key pick ups, IMO

by KansasCityShuffle on Mar 9, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions

well there is a difference

poole looked REAL good – likely was going to be a steal and then he shredded the knee i think… missed the year and wasn’t ever the same… he clearly lost that IT….

where as Daniels played pretty well the rookie year in saban’s wacked out system to confuse his team for the first 8 games and the other team for the next 8 games…. but then like his career at LSU kind of went the other way….

it wouldn’t surprise me if he is out of the nfl next year nor would it surprise me if the guy ever puts it together and has a 10 year career.

by W NY Fins Fan on Mar 9, 2009 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions