Merged:Dolphins signed CB Eric Green

Eric Green signed

according to miamidolphins.com

 

Wooo!!!!!

 

Is this guy any good?

 

I like Eric Green, but ill wait for the contract details before i get excited.

 

Hopefully Sparano and Co. get the most out of this guy as they did with Goodman.

 

Yeah! I am so pumped!

Who is this dude?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Green_(defensive_back)

Tackles 167
Interceptions 2
Pass deflections 30

He's alright yeah. It fills a need and I think we have more options with the first few picks we have now.

 

Average player.

 

How does he compare to Goodman.

 

Goodman =

Tackles 232
Sacks 0.0
INT 12

since 2002.
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Eric Green

Tackles 167
Interceptions 2
Pass deflections 30


since 2005.

 

Looks as if maybe we should have signed Goodman.

 

Goodman is also over 30 and had a decent sized contract IIRC, Green is younger and comes cheaper and has less than 100 tackles to catch up to Goodman with 3 years less playing time

 

about the same type of player but since hes young you never know.

 

Average guy at best. Yes, downgrade from Goody, imho, but younger - may develop.

 

Eh.

 

and 10 less INTs

 

my sentiments exactly.....

 

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Its a downgrade, but its a veteran prescense.

 

I won't speak down on this guy until we see what Bowles can get out of him.

 

I don't think Green affects the need to draft a CB in the draft at all.
This guy is filler and an avg. option better suited for situational rather than starting. I still strongly feel we'll go CB within the first 2 rounds.

 

we are still going to draft a CB early at the least 3rd round i am hoping we get Mike Mickens or Domonique Johnson CB jackson state

 

Well at least we now have depth

 

He is from Clewiston,FL, graduated with my sister. Maybe being closer to home he might affect him so, who knows. At least we'll have some veteran presence, and he is young so that is good as well.

 

Doesn't make CB a strong part of the personnel, though we're at least not desperate anymore.

I'd compare his arrival to Goodman's and Will Allen's. Guys that came in with the 'average' label, but were well coached and played solid.

He's young, so thats a plus. With the coaching staff we have in place now to develop him, I'd grade this sign as good and necessary. Now I hope we draft early another CB, so next year we're confortable at the CB position.

 

At this point im elated we atleast got someone with some experience. Jason Allen and Nate Jones being the veterans of the group (minus Will) scared me.

 

Seems a relatively slight downgrade, and on par with last years Goodman, who 12 months ago today, believed that winning the division, was about as unlikely as recieving a new 20 million dollar contract.

 

Guys this was exactly the type of signing that Goodman was in the first place. A marginal guy going into his prime.

But then why bother talking when all folks do is look at the stats and think that's the end all be all.

 

IMHO no this was a panic move.. Hes 27 and not much stats might have a few more years in him to get better but hes on par with what we have now... I would have liked to kept goodman and pay him for last year and he already knows the defense.

Too little to late and now the Fins have backend into getting him..

We will draft a corner watch and book it..

First real letdown for me from the F.O. Waiting for the bottom feeders when studs were available.

 

Guys, Eric Green is a good guy. His tackling skills are awesome, and his run defense is among the best in the league. His coverage skills on the other hand are downright BAD. He gets beat 99% of the time, I have even watched him fake an injury after being juked off of the line. He is a great person on and off the field, but his coverage skills, and skillet hands are what had him dropped to our number 5 Cb behind Ralph Brown...... seriously he is good enough to play in run formations, but he SUCKS in pass coverage.

 

I don't know. I have a different perspective on the Green signing. It fills the position of need and probably cap friendly and when we do draft that cornerback it won't be necessary to cast him to the wolves right away he can be eased into the position. We could get lucky in two ways, if Green turns out to be better than expected and, or if the rookie comes out of the gate playing better than expected. The guys on Serious NFL radio said that Green was a good cornerback. Not a great cornerback, but a good cornerback who might improve. I kind of think the trifecta see something about him that some of us don't.

 

Hopefully this Eric Green signing turns out better than the first one.

 

We'll see. Right now, our starters our Will Allen and Jason Allen. While I don't mind that starting combo, we sure do need depth.

 

Well, we needed some warm body back there. But yeah, this seems desperate. They should have ponied up the money for a good cover corner.

 

I didn't say we wouldn't draft a CB it just gives us more room as to where we will draft one. We'll pick one up but it doesn't have to be with the first pick like I was thinking before.

They could also know something about the guys we already have.

Just because we don't know them doesn't mean they are in the same position.

 

who?

 

finally a CB.
Doesnt appear to be the greatest of players, stats wise anyways. But im sure if were successful in finding pass rush this year, im sure he's going to look as good as goodman last year. I wish Green's INT numbers were alot higher though, I'd love to see our DB's come up with more picks this year. They did a good job last year, but i want more!

 

I wouldn't get too caught up in Green's history of having stone hands and not being able to pull in the INT.
First go read CK's latest blog.
http://universaldraft.com/3_12_2009_CK_s_Blog.php

Then think of Will Allen up until this past year under Bowles.
If anyone can teach Eric Green how to get those INTs it's Todd Bowles.

....."Is Bowles a miracle worker? Having coached Roy Williams into 10 interceptions in 3 seasons, some would insist yes. All kidding aside, he still couldn't get any interceptions out of Yeremiah Bell, so no he is not necessarily a miracle worker. But with Eric Green having issues spotting the football in the air, he will be coached by a secondary coach who has a reputation for helping his defensive backs do exactly that.".........

This is a great read for those who are (understandably) hesitant to embrace this signing as significant.