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as of right now, I'm not scared of burress, he will be rusty, but I think as the season goes on he will continue to go back to his old ways

is charles clay lining up at TE or FB?

only 5 million? I thought we had much more than that

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by finzrule on Jul 31, 2011 12:07 PM EDT reply actions

I think he's been at FB, but I'm not exactly positive. Don't take my word for it.

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by Finhead83 on Jul 31, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions

I am personally hoping he can be a pass-catching TE for us

so we don’t have to go after zach miller/todd heap/any other TE out there

and we could potentially spend that money on orton

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by finzrule on Jul 31, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

heap to arizona, done deal

by tonyy on Jul 31, 2011 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions

he's moving around, but he's mostly at TE

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by AnishB15 on Jul 31, 2011 12:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

that's good to hear

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by finzrule on Jul 31, 2011 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

IF Miami wants to they can re-structure Soliai's contract to free up more cap space

Soliai is getting something like $11 million this year. If Miami inks him to a long-term deal he might take it at less money each year but for 3-4 years. IF Miami can free up another $1-2 million in cap space to add to our $5-6 millio left to spend, maybe we can add another weapon to our arsenal?

by bbickley on Jul 31, 2011 12:16 PM EDT reply actions

ill be happy if they sign Soliai to a long term deal....

If we just had a QB to throw the ball we would be a great team

by scbrandon on Jul 31, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

this^^^

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by finzrule on Jul 31, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

o get over it

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by bryankstro on Jul 31, 2011 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

the reason soliai is so expensive is because we put a franchise tag on him

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by finzrule on Jul 31, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

are you thinking Zach Miller?

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by AnishB15 on Jul 31, 2011 12:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

If they can get Soliai into a long term deal for about 7M a year

that would free up about 5M a year, meaning we could add another big time FA like Miller (if he’s not already signed)

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by The Earl on Jul 31, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions

as of right now, miller is still a FA

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by finzrule on Jul 31, 2011 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

They might be working on one

The Dolphins didn’t want to give a big contract in February because they wanted to see in what condition he’d report to training camp. They have their answer now and it is a positive one.

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by Finhead83 on Jul 31, 2011 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

that's true

I hope we are negotiating one

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by finzrule on Jul 31, 2011 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions

A few tweets from TC.

Henne making some curious throws in this 7-on-7 exercise.

Pat Devlin just roped a 25-plus sideline pass to Marlon Moore, who beat Nate Ness and trip toed it in. Decent arm. Had some zip on that one

UDFA RB Nic Grigsby playing with inspiration during team drills. Running like he wants it.

Paul Soliai is throwing the Dolphins centers around, looking like a real franchise player.

This rookie TE Brett Brackett, who played WR at Penn State, can move. Not sure he can play, but he sure can threaten the seam.

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by The Earl on Jul 31, 2011 12:26 PM EDT reply actions

Did the Henne one come from Omar?

He’s been playing smartass with Henne for a bit now.

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by Finhead83 on Jul 31, 2011 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah it did

but then he had up henne connected with fasano for 20 yards

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by bryankstro on Jul 31, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

omar did i mean

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by bryankstro on Jul 31, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

u mean kdog lol

by tonyy on Jul 31, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions

No the "curious throws" comment came from the other new sun sentinel writer

The Post W'Rec'ker

by Choose your screen name: on Jul 31, 2011 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Dolphins just signed NT Ronald Fields

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by The Earl on Jul 31, 2011 12:42 PM EDT reply actions

Hmmm....

I’m no longer going to rule out the possibility of Jared Odrick starting. I just saw him destroy Richie Incognito (who has lil help at LT)

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by The Earl on Jul 31, 2011 12:42 PM EDT reply actions

Aren't Defenses usually more up to speed

than offenses at this point?

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by Gamer2102 on Jul 31, 2011 12:46 PM EDT reply actions

Often

The Dolphins are installing a new offense as well. On the flip side, the offseason workouts consisted mostly of offensive players, so they’ve been practicing as a unit longer. Miami is missing a few OL on the line though, including Jake Long.

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by Finhead83 on Jul 31, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Remember the cap can be flexed by deferring money by about 3 mil and going over

by a mil. for up to 3 vets. That means if they structure everything correctly they could be at 11 mil under. Redo Soliai and they could be closer to 16-18 under depending on how his contract is structured.

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by texascowpunk on Jul 31, 2011 12:51 PM EDT reply actions

Of course

There is still a lot of flexibility. I am not sure they will resign Soliai though unless they need the money. I think they may let him play out this season to have him prove he really has improved for longer than just 3/4 of the season.

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by Finhead83 on Jul 31, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions

We shall see.

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by texascowpunk on Jul 31, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions

They better restruture his contact

If Soliai has a solid season we’ll have to pay him out the as to keep him. Or maybe we franchise him again for 15 million. The best option would be to restructure him now. IMO.

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by NawlinsPhinFan on Jul 31, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Soliai already wants top dollar

The FRO felt he was asking too much back in February.

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by Finhead83 on Jul 31, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions

I know

They could’ve signed him to a long term deal earlier last season. Maybe 4 to 6 million a year. As the season went on the price got higher. If we don’t give him a new contract we’ll have to franchise him or lose him. Next season the franchise will cost us 15 million. It will be higher in 2013 by 120%. The smartest thing to do would be to give him 8-9 a year for the next 4 or 5 years.

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by NawlinsPhinFan on Jul 31, 2011 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions

We don't have to franchise him next year

But they may not have a problem seeing more games from him, then giving him the top dollar Soliai wants.

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by Finhead83 on Jul 31, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Your right we don't have to

But if we don’t sign him long term and he hits the open market we will probably lose him or over pay him.

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by NawlinsPhinFan on Jul 31, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

We have a long time to resign him

We don’t need to rush it. Depending on what Miami plans to do for the remainder of free agency, the tag may not hinder us. If that is the case, Miami has a chance to evaluate how he performs in training camp and can resign him long term in the bye week. I’m not advocating Miami wait until next March, but I don’t necessarily think they need to rush the deal.

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by Finhead83 on Jul 31, 2011 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

A few more tweets:

Chad Henne just hit Brandon Marshall on a simple slant during 11-on-11. Fans clap, excited about a completed pass.

C Shaun O’Hara will visit the Dolphins >> Interesting.

Great catch by Marlon Moore on bullet from Pat Devlin, which Moore initially bobbled. Devlin’s arm is better than I initially thought.

Roberto Wallace is rocking a really dope mohawk. Got to find out who his barber is. Mohawks are hard to cut. My son loves them.

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by The Earl on Jul 31, 2011 1:00 PM EDT reply actions

bring in o'hara

thats good news cuz i really dont want to force pouncey against wilfork in week 1 on monday nite. and then the jets in week 6. like to bring in a veteran to help him progress. also like to bring in a stud LG. thats where the extra money needs to be spent on, beefing up the OL.

by warpigs on Jul 31, 2011 1:06 PM EDT reply actions

This might be a move due to the nature of this offseason

Today was Pouncey’s first practice and we only have a short time until the first preseason game. O’Hara’s not a long term option anyway, so we can play Pouncey at guard this season, and let him have the center position next year when he has more time to develop.

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by The Earl on Jul 31, 2011 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions

thanks for the updates duke

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by daytonadolfan on Jul 31, 2011 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions

That sound good to me.

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by NawlinsPhinFan on Jul 31, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions

i like that idea duke.

by warpigs on Jul 31, 2011 1:23 PM EDT reply actions

Jets get spurned again

As he was visiting with the Jets, former Ravens TE Todd Heap reached agreement with the Arizona Cardinals on a two-year deal.

LOL

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by The Earl on Jul 31, 2011 1:42 PM EDT reply actions

I heard rex picked him up at the airport

and probably the 1st thing rex said is " todd have you ever seen a grown mans naked feet slathered in oil". In turn heap called his agent and said " sign me to a team as far away from this freak as possible" hence arizona !

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Ill rec this just cause it provided me with a chuckle

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by Rytackle on Jul 31, 2011 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions

thanks, I try.

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by daytonadolfan on Jul 31, 2011 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL The feet jokes have grown old but that one made me laugh.

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by texascowpunk on Jul 31, 2011 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanx!

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