Why CJ Spiller is the Solution

Welcome to the bandwagon! I have been wanting Spiller since the end of last season. He would add an explosive element to the offense that is sorely missing. He would give opposing D-Coordinators someone to game plan for. And he would open up the field for everyone else.

Well written. Rec’d.

hes the BPA
would LOVE to have him in a dolphins jersey

rec’d…

 but i cant agree with anything you have said well…. most of it.

how could you possibly believe that rb is more important than NT we have a stable of good / great in ronnie backs.

Spiller is a hyped up rookie that hasnt played 1 down in the NFL and your going to say get rid of ronnie for a NOBODY because thats what he is a NOBODY. maybe this time next year i could be wrong but until then he is unproven. Ronnie on the other hand is a pro bowler who shares carries his whole career.

bottom line spiller could be another bust like 80% of first day picks.
How many of you actually watched spiller play last year? are there that many syracuse fans on this site? sorry im not jumping on guys

oh yeah rec. good write up

I wanted the team to take a good running back in last year’s draft.
With each year, it becomes more imperative, as I see it.
Enjoyed reading it.

Well said and rec’d…

But unfortunately, there’s just too many other glaring holes we need to fill (NT, FS….). RB is definitely not seen as a hole at this point, and that’s how it is. Spiller will be a great NFL back imho, and it might hurt watching him tear it up with some other team, but it’s just not what the Fins need right now.

But i still can’t go against Brown i guess i need to let go of the old Dolphins. he did so well in 2008 and if he didn’t get hurt we might of made the playoffs. still want to sign JT back. You almost had me :) and i do like CJ.

but ive been flamed here & trolled for 3 years wanting to get rid of him, if we had in 07 we would have had more picks or a player in 08, in 08 same thing, in 09 same thing.. still on it for 2010. I think he is elite but the way he plays so hard he gets hurt & its not his fault but he is considered injury prone, & I dont think he is worth what he is going to want. I mean look at what we got Ricky for, look at his production, granted he is in no way as fast but he can still win & take over a game. 2 of the last 3 years RB has had season ending injuries. It felt good to win AFC East but in the long run I think it would had been better to aquire players, look at denvers old system, they took no bodies, turned them into 1000yrd backs & traded them for nice picks for years only to find out that it was their system & mainly their LINE, therefore most of the backs they dropped or traded where no good anywhere else

A very good point in your post but I think you are a bit off in your thinking for a couple reasons.

Ronnie Brown is getting older but I would put him in the same category as a Thomas Jones before a LT or Wesbrook because they both had injuries and shared carries through out there careers … Thomas Jones is still running at a good pace at 31 and I feel that RB will do the same aswell.
 

We are losing games because of our Defense NOT our Offense so addressing the RB position with Spiller will not change that one bit so … why make a change?

We are young on the offensive side of the ball but we are not on the defense other than at CB and DE. I feel this needs to be looked at in this draft more than the RB spot … I would like to see either Williams, Thomas or any of the OLB taken. This would give our Defense the youth it needs to compete at a level with the teams like the Colts and Saints.

Now with all that being said I def wouldn’t be upset if we took Spiller but IMO it maybe a mistake.

If I would have wrote that, I would be flamed out of here.. Thats why I NEVER do huge articles here.. You have to be part of the “friend” or “award” squad. No Offense Peezy, I like the article & rec’d it.. but the way this site works sometimes is magical, lol

We want Pierre Thomas, not Reggie Bush. We want Mike Bell, not Reggie Bush.

got me thinking, but i rly doubt that BP is gonna draft a RB, especially in the first round

We do not have an elite receiver and this league, like it or not is a passing league now. Running attacks just do not get it done without a top ranked passing attack. Im sorry.. but I feel ya use that #12 for Marshall and pick up a back to replace Brown in the draft next year.

It’s definitely the direction they’re headed in but I feel like it’s something that can be addressed later in the draft, generally in any draft. If they draft Spiller then I’ll assume he’s a very special talent but I get the feeling that they don’t grade running backs that high on their board. I’m no scout so I can’t say but that is the formula they followed in Dallas.

Maybe time for a new avatar Mr. Peezy? You should replicate it but replace Peezy with Dansby.

I love Spiller as a player. I think he’s going to be very good.

But is RB a need that has to be addressed this year? I’m not sure.

In a nut shell, if the Dolphins decide Spiller is their guy and they take him, I’ll be thrilled. But if they decide they have other more important needs and pass on Spiller, I’m not ready to jump off a bridge like some people around here seem to be.

the question is whether you would take Chris Johnson over, say, James Harrison, or Peezy in his prime, or—for the draft-a-safety-camp—Ed Reed in his prime. There are guys that compare favorably to current stars at every position of need, and you have to look at how a our team is currently built and ask yourself—would you take a Chris Johnson over Ed Reed?—On this team, with the needs we have right now, I would not.

Also, RBs tend to take the least amount of time to develop, and can often contribute significantly their rookie year—so you can wait until the one you have is basically done before getting a new one—no need to plan ahead more than a year or so, and Ronnie’s probably got a good three years left.

i completely disagree.

rec’d

but he is far from the prototypical build for an NFL starting RB. Most guys his size enjoy whatever success they have as a change of pace back.

Johnson is an exception, and he is still a bit heavier than Spiller. Spiller would have to build some muscle to be able to take an NFL full season pounding, and i don’t know if he will ever be a between the tackles kind of back. I don’t see him playing more than 15 snaps or so during a game.

He is definitely a bigger risk that you bandwagoneers are taking into account. And for someone like ct, always baggin on a NT not being a full time position, it is funny to see him pushing so hard for a part time RB.

Just a few thoughts…. I agree Ronnie and Ricky are reaching the end… Ronnie gets hurt a lot and Ricky is reaching retirement, but we have glaring needs on our defensive side. I’m not so sure, the Trifecta will go for a RB in the 12 spot. I completely agree with looking toward the future, but how is next years class looking in the RB spot. I know it’s far fetched, but I sure would like to see Mark Ingram Jr. in a Dolphins Jersey……

spectacular post peezy lol

and I fully agree. Spiller is one of the few players in this draft that has the potential to be a gamebreaker. Guys like Suh, Berry, maybe Earl Thomas, maybe Pierre-Paul, have that potential. Spiller is right there. I also really don’t see a way Spiller completely busts, because even if he never becomes a good RB, he is extremely talented catching the ball out of the backfield, and he’s the most dangerous return man coming out this year. So he will give us production and explosiveness no matter where we put him or how we use him.

I also feel like he can be a 15-carry 25-touch guy. Get him a few screens, let him return some punts, run a little wildcat with him (Spiller on a Jet Sweep.. NASTY), and watch the fireworks go off and the crowd go wild. He’s tough enough to be an inside runner, because last season at Clemson, after his big bruiser partner James Davis was gone to the draft, Spiller took on the full load of the running game and thrived. He didn’t get beat up, he didn’t get hurt, his production didn’t drop, and he still broke off numerous long runs and big plays. His ceiling is Barry Sanders. His projection (IMO) is Chris Johnson. His worst-case scenario is Reggie Bush.

I agree with most of what you’re saying with one major exception—being I’m a ronnie/ricky fan too. It’s not fair to compare numbers 1 on 1 with chris johnson against any running back that shares time the way ours do.
Our duo has been extremely productive as a duo.
It’s probably a safe assumption that Ricky’s productive career has lasted into his 30’s due to the fact that he does not have the wear and tear of a guy that carries the ball 25-30 times a week year in and year out.
I agree with you about the age issue and we’ll need a guy in 2-3 years for sure. but the point doesn’t need support by saying that we have guys that barely eclipse the 1000 yds mark in their best years. Ronnie and Ricky deserve a bit more credit than that since they easily go way over 1000 as a pair

peezy said it right i believe. WE get a top notch RB, a receiver threat and a kickoff/punt returner in ONE player. His comparison is very similar to Chris Johnson and he offers that BIG play ability that our team has lacked forever (unless Ginn breaks one).

I mean as much as I am anti-gator, I would take Percy Harvin in a second on my team and that is exactly what Spiller can bring us, and I believe he’s even better.

Look Ronnie is the face of our franchise, he is by far my favorite player… and who’s to say that we would immediately part ways with him if we draft spiller. But we got our stud in Dansby for Defense and as much as I think we should, we won’t go after BMarsh, or take our chances with a receiver like Dez. I say we instantly upgrade our offense and go spiller at 12…. otherwise trade down.. there are alot of solid guys in rounds 3-4 this year.

so I agree to disagree boohaa!
it will be them exclusively that we go to see
watch these players & grow up with in sum cases!

Let Spiller play behind the R&R Express to watch and learn. And vuala, you have a premier RB at the same time Thigpen or Henne is coming into his prime. Lol had to throw that Thigpen stab in there it’s been awhile because I was in Colombia. Glad to be back and to have you on the bandwagon Prez.

Oh and Rec’d!!!

he will be a situational player like reggie bush. and ill turn the question around and say would draft reggie bush with the 12th pick this year? i wouldnt. i guarantee we wont draft spiller. we have too many needs to draft this kid because he is the best running back in the draft. i think there are a few running backs that will have better careers than spiller in this draft. matthews for one. but we should go receiver (dez bryant) or safety (earl thomas) or even OLB (sean witherspoon). some say he is a reach at 12 but i personally dont think so. i hope we go receiver though.
1) Dez Bryant
2) Rashad Jones
3) Best OLB
4) Best NT.
i think thats what we need to do. even though i really would like to see jimmy graham drafted by us, but i just dont think its in the cards this year.

Ronnie has split carries from college through the NFL. He has plenty left in the tank. He gets injured but so does Spiller. You are comparing him to LT and Westbrook who were FEATURED BACKS. This is basic stuff here.

There is no way the Dolphins will draft a RB with the talent they already have. It would be a wasted draft pick.

Spiller isn’t that great of a running back anyway.