Dolphins still sign NT Ferguson
by Neo on Mar 9, 2010 6:54 PM EST
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Armando Salguero reports.
The Dolphins have re-signed veteran nose tackle Jason Ferguson to a new contract today, despite the fact he is suspended the first eight games of the 2010 season. Terms of the contract are not yet available
Ferguson's suspension will begin the first week of the season and carry for the eight games. It doesn't matter if he is healthy or not.
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PFT reporting as well.
I just noticed that "Foy" made a comment about this a bit ago, but I'm gonna leave this up because I think this is important enough to be a post. Interesting reading material. -)
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ferguson tends to be injury prone anyway
so instead of losing him midway through the season we will finish strong with him
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I actually agree with you on this one Deuce
Best to have a 36 yr old NT strong and mostly fresh at the end of the year especially if we are in the playoff hunt.
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by Neo on Mar 9, 2010 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
Wonder what that means...
could it be that we are comfortable with Soliai for 8 games? Does it mean Fergie’s suspension might not hold up? Does it mean we plan on drafting a later round guy, and are protecting ourselves if he just can’t get on the field at all?
Lots of different scenario’s here, but I think the number 1 thing is that we aren’t going to be DESPERATE for a NT, because we will at least have Ferguson for a playoff push provided none of our other options work out there.
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we aren’t going to be DESPERATE for a NT
Right. Not saying we aren’t, but now we don’t NEED to address this position early in the draft.
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by Neo on Mar 9, 2010 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
not at 12 though
2nd, 3rd round, sure
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
no, not at 12
you yourself said we were gonna trade up to get Suh.
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2010 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
oh yeah
I forgets sometimes..
Suh is like 800 lbs, he’s awesome
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
that is like getting three guys with one draft pick!
that’s a deal!
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2010 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
Cam Thomas is fine by me.
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by Dave.Phuller on Mar 10, 2010 1:22 AM EST up reply actions
Who invited you?
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by Neo on Mar 9, 2010 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
finsx paged him
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
geez
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by Neo on Mar 9, 2010 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
he paged me too hahaha
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
1-900-4-NICKY
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
something about that number seems familiar
have i called you before?
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
I dunno
I usually don’t ask for my clients names..
I’m gonna regret this one too lolol
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed, I don't think our mindset on NT has changed,
we just have insurance.
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by uncle finster on Mar 9, 2010 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
exactly
maybe we can take a chance on waiting till the 2nd and Cam Thomas, or the third and taking a guy like Linval Joseph or Torrell Troupe who might need some time to develop…
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
I think we might do something like that
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by Neo on Mar 9, 2010 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
We are slowly eliminating all options at 12 other than Spiller...
yay hahaha
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
cuz you LUUUV him
you want to MAAARRY him
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2010 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
If that's what it takes to get him on the Dolphins..
I’ll take one for the team…
I’m gonna regret this comment
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
ROFL!!!
i already regret it…..
;-)
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2010 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
lol
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
Wow man.
You really opened yourself up with that one.
LOL
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
This is Eric Green all over again.
This is Parcells hedging his bet. I bet he has a NT targeted in the draft. If that player isn’t there, he has a fallback NT in Fergie. If he does get his player and if he shows that he can play during camp, Fergie gets cut, just like Eric Green.
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I don't think they're completely comfortable with Soliai or any of the NT prospects in the draft.
I believe this is why they re-signed Ferg. This allows them to bring in a project NT through the draft or UDFA and not have to depend on him to contribute right away. Soliai is serviceable enough to get them through the first half of the season, and the addition of Dansby will help out tremendously.
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hahaha totally off-topic
but in the little box with links to other articles around SBN, they have a bunch from Phinsider (62 commments, 68 comments, 75 comments..) and GangGreen (2 comments, 5 comments, 3 comments..)
sorry.. just cracked me up lol
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true
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
i dont agree with this signing
coming off an injury, and is only gonna play half the games, at most
im not in favor of this one…
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wait till we see the money before deciding that
if he’s cheap, than it just means more depth at NT later in the year, when injuries start to take their toll
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
thats true....
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that's okay dude
i don’t think they are going to blame you if it goes sideways.
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2010 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
we certainly will though
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
oh yeah... us, sure...
but not them though
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
Matty could arrange it
call up his buddy Brandon London and pass it up through the grapevine somehow
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
LOL!!!!
yup! as long as he has time between photoshoots
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2010 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
hahahahaha
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
what is parcells thinking…why bring back a guy who will not be able to contribute until week 9….i really dont like this move
right
I think he had to be cheap, or his suspension has to be getting overturned for this signing to happen. I actually like it because late in the year is when injuries, especially in the trenches, start to take out key players, and it can’t hurt to then then bring in a guy who was your starter last year and is now fresh.. I feel like it’s a pretty good move
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
what i don't like is that it is really time for us to find a replacement for him
he has always been solid, but not awesome. It is time to get the guy that we want manning the position for the next 5-6 yrs. If we find that guy in the draft, are we really going to play him the first half of the year and then pull him out just to play Ferg?
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2010 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
no
I think if we draft a guy and he’s “the guy,” then Ferguson might just be cut before he’s activated.. or brought back into the fold as a backup. I think this signing is basically insurance if we don’t find a guy, or if there is an injury
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:40 PM EST up reply actions
i hear ya
but to me, the point is that not finding the guy is not an option. I am okay with using the first rounder if we need to; trading down if we can, but getting a solid NT.
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2010 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
I am okay with using the first rounder if we need to
I’m not
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by Neo on Mar 9, 2010 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
are you schizo boy?
you say one thing and then turn around and say the opposite! it’s dang disturbing, is what it is.
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2010 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
Is this part of your
intelligent comments you are known for?
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by Neo on Mar 9, 2010 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
gasp
what language?!?!
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by Neo on Mar 9, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
english putz
what? you no comprende?
;-)
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2010 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
but "not finding the guy"
could happen, even if we go a-lookin
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 9, 2010 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
very true...
NT’s are very hit or miss. Some of the better prospects at NT or DT even in recent years have yet to produce, like Dorsey. While other teams pluck guys late in the draft and have great success.
Dorsey was always projected as a 4-3 DT
Last year they converted him to DE in a 3-4. I don’t think he is a fair example.
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by LeftCoastFinFan on Mar 9, 2010 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
College Players normally play 10-13 games...
So if we are playing a rookie, he will just be hitting the rookie wall by then.
What better timing to start taking some of his snaps and giving them to Fergie (even if he turns out to be a stud, it would be nice to have a stud who is fresher in the games anyway)?
It is a long season folks and the NT takes a LOT of wear and tear.
Thinking positively, we get him back just in time for our stretch run into the playoffs!
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Aww damn I mean Neo
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I Love How This Happened
Jason Ferguson uses HGH or Vitamin S to help rehab and recover from his injury last season.
He knows he is on the bubble because of his age.
So he takes the stuff and becomes an instant insurance policy half-way through the season.
The Phins will proceed to look for another NT and Ferguson will have plenty of time to get in good shape.
It’s a win. Worse case scenario is Ferg’s replacement doesn’t play well and Ferg replaces him after he is reinstated.
Love it. Meanwhile Jason has used some “supplements” to recover.
He’s a Parcells guy alrigt.
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they still have to get somebody relatively early...
maybe not 1st round early, but at least round 2-3 early.
We already know what Soliai limitations are and I think they need more than him at the position, even if Ferg will be back for the 2nd half of the season.
I’m thinking rounds 1-3 for our draft play out with some combination of a: S, OLB, NT with WR a somewhat less likely possibility.
Granted that can all, and probably will, change in the leadup to the draft.
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