Saturday Survey: Which 30 year old is most valuable to Dolphins?

because he plays at a consistent level game in and game out. And we don’t have a starting caliber SS (or maybe even FS) behind him. He’s crucial

at peeps who voted for Pennington, a 3rd string QB over Ricky and Yeremiah. Homers.

…but Yeremiah is my fave Dolphin on the team.

I voted Chad P, because his mentoring of Henne could be invaluable. Ricky should have another very productive year on the field, and without useless Gibril in the secondary anymore, Yeremiah should have a solid year as well(another pro bowl, perhaps?)

Just 57 days until Opening Sunday against the Evil Bills!!!

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And I love RunRickyRun and CP10 also!

I can see the sentimental value in voting for Ricky but truth be told we have too many running backs and are really thin at safety.

I guess people who voted for Ricky just don’t need to explain themselves.

i say Pennington

He Influences Henne’s Growth. WR’s growth. O-Line’s growth. A better QB WR and Oline means better competition for the D. Which cause even more growth.

Nothing against the other guys in the poll, but Bell is the lone defensive leader left. CP and Ricky are both great players, but neither is a starter and both are past their prime even though they’re still solid contributors. What it boils down to is the fact that if Ricky or Chad get injured (God forbid). There are guys in front of and behind them that can do the job. If Grove gets injured, as we saw last year, we’re still in good shape. But if Bell or Denny gets injured, things can go south in hurry.

namely Ricky and Bell, more than the others.

Let’s face it, chances are Ronnie Brown will once again find himself on the sidelines. Ricky proved to be far more than a reliable backup and I’d argue he was the better running back outright last year and the season before actually….note I said running back, not WC trigger man.

Then of course, Bell had a solid (though not as good as some past seasons) year and behind him you have what….Rashead, maybe? Plus he’s a veteran and the leader of the secondary that’s otherwise going to be filled with young players.

CP10…quite frankly, he is at his best with a baseball hat, clipboard, and headset on. Hopefully he gets nowhere near the field and can contribute more on the sidelines. Still, he’s not the 3rd string QB for nothing and that lowers his value considerably in my eyes as I’d rather see Thigpen in there, before CP10.

Will Allen….before his injury and the emergence of our two young corners, he would have been in the discussion. Right now though, he has the look of being a nickel back in our D. Valuable, but not as much as Bell or Ricky.

Finally, Grove while solid last year had his usual (per his career history) injury bouts and that let Joe Berger get some starts. I don’t think Grove is as safe as some believe or at least, not quite for what he’s being paid. I think if Miami can get a younger, cheaper, and more importantly, less injury prone replacement, then they will.

The question did not specifically say ON THE FIELD. I never thought we’d keep CP10 another season, and when he decided to stay and help mentor Henne, I felt it was a gift.

No doubt, Bell and RW are extremely valuable….the R&R show will pile up more yards this year now that Marshall is in town stretching the defenses. Bell is the anchor of the secondary and I wear my Aqua #37 with pride.

You could even make cases for Denney, as long snappers are like pickpockets and umpires…you only really notice them when they mess up, and John is an excellent LS.

I was happy to get Grove but sad to see his injury history continued last year.

And the questions surrounding Allen’s return from injury diminish his possible on field value, but with Bell, he will lead and tutor our young DBs.

All in all, I don’t wanna lose any of these guys….push comes to shove, the one I think they could survive the easiest without (meaning without even being around) would be Grove, IMO due to our depth on the OL.

he’s a starter and the only experienced starter in the secondary.
without him our run defense suffers as well similar to what happened to the Colts a couple years ago when Bob Sanders went down.

he will be the MV30+ year old on the team. Don’t think Bell or CP will have that kind of production. As the great Jim Rome say the team that scores more points always wins. Points = Value = Wins = #34

if ricky and ronnie both stay healthy, fins could have 2 rbs with over a 1000 yds…ricky leads by example…always gives 110 %

I always favor linemen because I know they never get any love… But think about how solid we were along the offensive line last year after being ok the year before. What was it that we did from one year to the next? We brought in Grove and Berger. Grove is the starter though and we do suffer when he is not in there… You gotta protect your skill players and you have to win at the line of scrimmage….

Phins need Ricky to run that wildcat baby

is because they still can’t forgive him for his past. To that I say, c’mon people, Ricky is a Dolphin and will always be remembered as one. He f’ed up and he knows it. Lets move on and give a GREAT player his due. YB does not equal RW. Not even close.

He’s a great leader in the locker room and a big snapper….

That’s Nicky on the right.

i chose williams only because he had to carry the load after ronnie went down again, and i considered pennington because of the (coaching) he brings to henne.