but when you put in perspective how much worse our negatives could be, that list aint to shabby.

but I hope JT has a limited role on passing situations only allowing the team to further evaluate the LBing long term situation prior to next yrs draft and having JT playing all downs would hinder this process

I couldn’t disagree more about Green. I don’t know much about him but yes I do have to trust the fact that the front office did their homework on the guy and they must like some things about him. When I saw that he was #1 on the depth chart that tells me all I need to know. It lets me know that they have some respect for his game and with the contract that he did receive, he’s not going anywhere anytime soon. And the guy is looking to make a name for himself so I can’t wait to see how it turns out. I like the move because we’re not really locked in to one player and with the rookies, the future looks pretty bright.

I also slightly disagree that it was a good idea to name Pennington the starter. I know what they were trying to do in lessening any controversy but I believe that it will be a competition and Henne may beat him out. Why not leave it open just like any other position?

Either way, its pretty hard not to like anything that they did this offseason. Its been great.

The 3 moves you question, are my top 3, now without Satele, we have to hope JD Quinn is a diamond in the “rude”, or that Murphy, Berger or Ndukwe can step it up.

I like the additions to the secondary, just hoping Green can be a good stop gap while the newbies come up to speed. As for CP10, i would take the chance and resign the guy, Class act and plays pretty decently. Need a QB that doesnt make the mental errors to take you to the big dance, and CP10 is that guy(minus B’more game). Make Henne/White earn the chance to start.

How can you not have Pennington Start? Just think about it, would any other team bench their QB after an NFL MVP runner-up season to go with a 2nd year guy? I don’t think so, unless there is an injury.

Let Pennington start, and get us in a good flow. Then if Henne definitely is better, let him come in and take some snaps in the game. I think Henne will be good, but no sense tossing him out to be destroyed by some of the toughest defenses in the league.

i love the fact that i agree with you more often than not…….makes your an my life a lot easier lol.

I agree on Green….McFadden is a very nice player. He isnt a star…but he is a much better player than Green IMO….and he didnt get THAT much more money.

NT…i guess i do kinda disagree here…i believe phase 3 of building through the draft will include the top NT we can get next yr. We are ok this yr…and who knows what pops up. Maybe there is a free agent avail. next offseason? i dunno who is gonna be in the draft…but im sure they will be on our radar.

I dunno why we would rely on a late rd pick that has 1 quarter of NFL experiance under his belt….i agree that was a bad idea. i do think we have plenty of guys that can step up though

CP10 is the starter……get a grip people. If things so south…..Henne and White will play i guarantee…is there a young QB who has EVER BEEN ruined because he sat and learned TOO LONG? i cant think of one…..he should be here 10 years if he is as good as we think…so chillax.

great idea…great article…

SHOOOOOOOOW ME REC’D!!!!

but there is still some time to correct the negatives…so we shall see

Other than the CP thing, i am on board with everything else. I’m luke warm about CP being declared the starter – in itself, that has pros and cons.

But as for the “3 down” – these have been my concerns as well. I was really hoping we would get lucky and Brace would fall to us in the draft. I was ranking NT only a notch below our secondary needs, and certainly above WR.

While I am slightly less concerned about the o-line, partly because our main need is guard and that is the easiest position to plug someone in to, you are right – if Grove goes down, we’re screwed. One good thing to note: When we had Berger before, Houck thought he had a lot of potential, and we tried to sneak him onto our practice squad (IIRC), so he might actually be a pretty good pickup. And if Smiley and Thomas make it back 100%, we will have decent depth at ever position but center.

Green – ugh! I hope he develops, but I was muttering the same blasphemes against the Triad when they didn’t grab Bodden or McFadden. Either one would have been a clear upgrade over Green. While McFadden was a little pricey, Bodden was just over 2M for the year. While I don’t implicitly “trust” all of the Triad’s moves (pronounced Wil-Ford), I do give them the benefit of the doubt until we can see how everything shapes up int TC.

I agree with the post, both positive and negative, but I add my HOPE for the one position… that of Nose Tackle.

     Paul Soliai, at 6’4 and 355 pounds, has the bulk/mass to be an effective nose tackle, and he really did look like he was coming on strong late in the season – providing a surprising push up the middle. He made a big play in the Ravens playoff game… forced a fumble which Joey Porter recovered.

It’ll be interesting to see Soliai during training camp. He has the potential to be every bit as good a nose tackle as Jason Ferguson. But he has to mature and gain consistency. His base salary is meager, especially when compared to others on the defensive line, so he’s going to get every chance possible to prove himself.

     Louis Ellis is a physically talented lineman who was an outstanding small school player. His weight listings go from 293lbs to 325lbs, so I’m not sure what he weights, though I heard the team has asked him to shed a few pounds. From what I’ve read, he’s quick, powerful, and able to push defenders. He’s consistently doubled by opponents, and has a nice first step.

His big knock is he doesn’t consistently play with a sense of urgency.

No doubt he has the talent and skills. If he gets some maturity and does what is necessary to become a better football player, he could be a major contributor to the Dolphins. So I’m HOPEFUL these two will provide not only the relief Jason needs during games, but will become longer term.

The dolphins basically leased Jason Taylor to the Redskins for a year and got Pat White as compensation. That is the best move of the whole offseason.

Parcell’s played Dan Snyder for the fool he is!

Grove blah blah blah

I can’t wait for the season to start so we can stop hearing about this crap.