New Look?

by Carl Johnson a.k.a CJ on Jan 22, 2012 7:34 PM EST

The Dolphins have finally filled the head coaching position, and there is speculation that Flynn may make his way to Miami via Free agency. During his press conference our new head coach said he would take us back our winning tradition, but he also said he would not take The Packers playbook put it on the table and say "this is what were going to run", I've read articles that Phillbin may want to install the west coast offense in Miami. This year with DaBoll as our offensive coordinator our offense seemed to be a bit explosive with lots of 20+ yard plays which was quite impressive.

I know many of you guys would like DaBoll to stay including me, with two offensive masterminds and a stud Quarterback we would rise to new levels. A west coast spread offense hybrid would be a great way to bring Miami back to the forefront of the days of Marino, but this time it would be backed up by top 10 defensive unit, which lacks in the turnover department. IMO we shouldn't draft a right tackle, I know there will be many to disagree but what I'm going to post I hope we can come to terms on some sort of agreement.

John Jerry at his few starts at right tackle has show a bit of promise anchoring that side. But the truth behind it is he was a right tackle in college and got moved to guard coming into the league, and most of us believe he was not the answer at right guard as he was terrible pulling. There is another x-factor that could play into the answer at right tackle, Lyndon Murtha looked decent at the left tackle position, but looked to be more suited on the other side. With that being said we should have competition between Jerry and Murtha and go from there as one of the two could very well be the answer.

Jeff Ireland said he would" acquire the pieces to help", say if Justin Blackmon were to fall down to our 8th overall pick. The question here is " Do we take him?". The answer is yes because we could use a player of his caliber in a west coast offense a receiver that can take it the distant that is very talented, and quarterback friendly. Put him opposite of Marshall with Bess in the slot would make one of our receivers expendable.Another thing we need is a big addition to our Tight-end's, as Fasano disappeared throughout the first half of the season only to turn it on towards the end. There's been speculation that the Packers are not willing to franchise Jermichael Finely who could be a huge addition to our team, 4yr 28mill 12guaranteed could be in the price range of Finley. Imagine the defense having to scheme for Marshall, Blackmon, Finley, and Bess. This would open lots of running room for Reggie Bush to capitalize on.

Many are gonna say I'm giving up on Charles Clay but the reality is I'm not there are gonna be tons of opportunities for him to carry the ball and catch it out of the backfield not mention split out wide along with being the 3rd tight-end on our depth chart. The rest of our picks could be used fill positions of need such as a pass rushing linebacker. Three guys that could be on our radar with our 2nd round pick.

Nick Perry

Vinny Curry

Bruce Irvin

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Why does Clay have to be our #3 TE?

He is a mismatch. He may technically be a TE, but you can call him the pass catching TE and if we ran a 2 TE like the Patriots do from time to time, that could be a pretty good combo, especially with BM in there also(talk about beating other teams into submission. You could run that set with either Bess, or Hartline still, because you could put Clay in the backfield as a FB or split him out wide. There are not a lot of LBs that can cover him, and there are not a lot of CBs that can handle him when he does get the ball.

John Jerry didn’t play RT this year, he played LT, which is actually harder than RT. He did play RT in college and we moved him to RG after we drafted him. He is a more natural T though and if we move him to RT, and trade Columbo for a $50 gift card, we will be much improved on the offensive line. Keep in mind that we finished the season 6-3 even with Columbo at RT for most of that stretch.

I would love to see Philbin come in and simplify Daboll’s schemes. I really really like Daboll, but I think there are times when he tries to get too cute. I like the idea of Philbin helping the scout team give the right looks and helping them be more game ready. I see good things.

We had [Brady] down… but we didn’t kick him. We helped him up and gave him a PowerPuff Girls band-aid for his knee. What exactly did you expect would happen when we did that?

by Jason Scott_90 on Jan 22, 2012 10:03 PM EST reply actions

You're asking a LOT...

For columbo. Someone MAY offer a twenty five percent off coupon to the sizzler if you spend 35 bucks or more, but, 50 dollar gift certificate? Come on man, get real. Lol.

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by Sharkz_N_Phinz on Jan 23, 2012 1:37 AM EST via Android app up reply actions

John Jerry....

I think Philbin will definately have competition at RT. No need to draft a RT as with Murtha and Jerry we have one. Some of these positions could be addressed in free agency too. I expect Miami to franchise Soliai so maybe Miami can get 2 second round picks for him. If Blackmon is available Miami should draft him! Otherwise I would hope Miami would draft an OLB. Courtenay Upshaw or Zach Brown. Miami also needs a FS and a CB. Though if a corner is drafted Sean Smith might be moved to FS.

by tpl on Jan 23, 2012 5:08 AM EST reply actions

^^^^^^^^^^^ The last sentence

I dont think we should draft a corner but pick one up in Free Agency. Moving Sean Smith to FS gives us a great secondary with the chance to turn Smith into a ball hawk. He has struggled when he has to turn his hips and head and see the ball. At the FS position he will be able to back pedal and break on the ball as opposed to running and turning. Excellent point.

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by maverickcyc on Jan 23, 2012 8:55 AM EST up reply actions

CB

Miami should definately sign a CB if a good one is available. Any and all positions that can be addressed via free agency should be done so. If nothing else it gives more competition to the rookies who are drafted.

by tpl on Jan 23, 2012 9:38 AM EST up reply actions

Aren't free safeties expected to tackle?

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by rintintinsoldier on Jan 23, 2012 12:13 PM EST up reply actions

... about 40 percent less than a Strong Safety.

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by Alpha6 on Jan 24, 2012 11:21 AM EST up reply actions

But still, Sean Smith at safety? The guy is almost as allergic

to contact as Ted Ginn.

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by rintintinsoldier on Jan 24, 2012 11:38 AM EST up reply actions

Let's say this about John Jerry...

He didn’t play at a Colombo-type terrible level and he didn’t do as bad as he first played, but he still didn’t play very well. He still gave up 2 sacks, 2 QB hits, and 11 QB pressures in 363 snaps. 8 of those QB pressures came during his 3 games at LT.

Jerry graded out positive as a Guard in 180 snaps with a sack allowed and 3 QB pressures. That’s a good sign if we want him to compete at RG. He even graded out positively at run blocking.

When he moved to LT, Jerry surrendered 1 sack, 2 QB hits, and 8 pressures in 183 snaps. That is not very good. He graded out poor in run blocking as well. Here is a sad comparison.

In 1083 snaps at OT, Colombo allowed 9 sacks, 9 QB Hits, and 35 QB pressures. If we rated Jerry’s stats over the course of a full year at OT, he would’ve surrendered 6 sacks, 12 QB Hits, and 45 QB pressures. That isn’t much better than Colombo. Granted, there are a lot of variables such as wondering if Jerry would play as bad if he got used to the position, but let’s not pretend like he played great football at LT and that he could be our answer. He just didn’t suck as bad as we expected at LT and he played better than expected at OG. We can’t go into 2012 hoping Jerry is our answer at RT or even RG. I am fine keeping him on the roster, but he needs solid competition.

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by Finhead83 on Jan 23, 2012 7:21 AM EST reply actions

I'm with you there. He needs competition in the draft.

No one available in free agency. Need a Mike Adams or Zebrie Sanders in the 2nd or a Mosley in the 3rd, or a Kennedy in the 4th.

by BahamaDolfan on Jan 23, 2012 1:23 PM EST up reply actions

It's unlikely that Miami can sign Finley and also keep Fasano.

Unless Fasano renegotiates his contract, he will be making $3.6 million in 2012.
That is not a reasonable amount of cap space for a back-up TE.

If Finley comes to town Fasano should start packing.

by Urthling on Jan 23, 2012 2:03 PM EST reply actions

Unfortunately, it's probably unlikely Finley hits the open market as well.

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by Finhead83 on Jan 23, 2012 2:09 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed.

I can’t see that happening either.

If Miami was to look for a TE in free agency, it would probably be someone like Visanthe Shiancoe. He has played in a West Coast offense and Minnesota just drafted young, stud TE Kyle Rudolph in 2011.

Not saying we should. He’s just a more reasonable target.

by Urthling on Jan 23, 2012 4:27 PM EST up reply actions

He is, but I hope we don't go there.

We’re fine with Fasano and Clay, but am not opposed to TEs in the draft like Allen or Fleener.

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by Finhead83 on Jan 23, 2012 4:43 PM EST up reply actions

I'm agreeing with you alot today.

Draft someone to develop behind Fasano. Don’t drop a ton of money on Finley.

We’re only $10 mil under the cap (from what I have read on The Phinsider) we have more pressing needs than TE.

by Urthling on Jan 23, 2012 6:18 PM EST up reply actions

We are about $10 mil under, but we can create much more room.

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by Finhead83 on Jan 23, 2012 7:07 PM EST up reply actions

By releasing or restructuring who?

by Alpha6 on Jan 24, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions

Haven't you been reading my comments??? lol

We can extend the contracts of Long and Starks and conceivably save about $5 million with those. Yeremiah Bell can be extended or released (only in favor of release w/ replacement) and even Tony McDaniel could be released. Releasing those two players would save the Dolphins about $6 million as well. Additionally, the Dolphins can use $1.5 million exceptions on up to 3 players, creating another savings of $4.5 million. For the first time, teams can also rollover unused cap space from 2011 to 2012, but Miami wasn’t far below the cap in 2011. Based on the exceptions and extensions, Miami could create close to $10 million extra in space. If they release Bell and McDaniel, they can create around $16 million in extra space, leaving them between $21-$26 million under the cap.

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by Finhead83 on Jan 24, 2012 12:50 PM EST up reply actions

What is the $1.5 million exception?

by Urthling on Jan 24, 2012 1:33 PM EST up reply actions

It was something the NFL and NFLPA agreed to with the last CBA

The NFLPA wanted it because it meant more money for the players and a few NFL teams wanted it because they were already well over the salary cap for 2011. It was a rule that allowed teams to use a $3 million exception last year and $1.5 million exceptions this year that basically wipes that amount of money off a player’s contract. The player still receives all the money, but the portion would be wiped off the salary cap. For an example, if Jake Long was to receive $10 million in 2012 and was to count for $10 million against the cap, Miami could use a $1.5 million exception on him that would have him only count $8.5 million against the cap. Of course, Long would still be paid $10 million for the year. It eased the burden of teams to get back under the cap and it helped the players because there was more money to be spent on them. The exceptions will no longer exist in 2013.

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by Finhead83 on Jan 24, 2012 1:41 PM EST up reply actions

Have to correct myself on this one

After reviewing NFL Communications, it is an exception for 3 players worth up to $1.5 million, not a $1.5 million exception for 3 players, providing a saving of $4.5 million. In the end, Miami can save $1.5 million using the exceptions, not $4.5 million.

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by Finhead83 on Jan 24, 2012 2:01 PM EST up reply actions

Whoops. forgot!

While i had to correct myself on the exceptions, I forgot to add that Miami can carry forward unused cap space from 2011 into 2012. I’m not sure the exact numbers, but I’d estimate that to be between $2.5-$4 million. As of mid-August 2011, the Dolphins were $4.9 million under and only a few moves would affect the cap for 2012. I’d have to take a look at contracts for like Benny Sapp that could have counted towards 2011.

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by Finhead83 on Jan 24, 2012 2:42 PM EST up reply actions