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Bill Polian Talks Dolphins - Vikings Draft Day Swap

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  1. Onehondo

    Onehondo Senior Member Club Member

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    Bill Polian Talks Dolphins - Vikings Draft Day Swap: By Marc Sessler NFL.com

    Unless the Miami Dolphins are satisfied with Matt Moore at quarterback, they're running out of options to upgrade at the position.
    Peyton Manning is happily tucked away in Denver, and Matt Flynn is in Seattle, but with the draft just weeks away, the Dolphins still have a chance to grab their man in Texas A&M's Ryan Tannehill, who's widely considered the third-best quarterback in this year's class.
    Former Indianapolis Colts general manager Bill Polian believes the Dolphins risk losing out on Tannehill unless they make a bold move to acquire the Minnesota Vikings' No. 3 pick.

    Read the full article here:

    http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000...ings-draftday-swap?module=HP11_headline_stack

    Here is another article on Miami's first round intentions;

    Projecting Round 1 of the NFL Draft: Don't expect Miami Dolphins to take Ryan Tannehill - Ben Volin Palm Beach Post

    And with the eighth pick of the 2012 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins select ...
    Not Ryan Tannehill.
    Yes, it's clear that Dolphins fans are desperate for a franchise quarterback. It has been almost three decades since Miami chose a passer in the first round (Dan Marino, 1983), and none of the current quarterbacks (Matt Moore, David Garrard and Pat Devlin) has captured the fans' imagination.

    But The Palm Beach Post predicts that the Dolphins will extend their streak to 29 years.

    Full article here:

    http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/dolphins/projecting-round-1-of-the-nfl-draft-dont-2297638.html
     
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  2. gamblerx

    gamblerx New Member

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    Do not want. Trade that is.
     
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  3. emocomputerjock

    emocomputerjock Senior Member

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    I agree with the PBP more than I agree with Polian. Oline and Brock Osweiler here we come. We might get lucky and trade down and still get a QB, but I'm not optimistic.
     
  4. MikeHoncho

    MikeHoncho -=| Censored |=-

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    Cocaine is a helluva drug.
     
  5. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    I'm fine not getting Tannenhill. I'm more comfortable with Weeden if we are to select a QB and after watching him a bit I'm kind of starting to like Osweiler.
     
  6. xphinfanx

    xphinfanx Stay strong my friends.

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    Is there a QB really worth trading up from #8? The top two QBs are going to be long gone by 8.
    Maybe if the third QB taken in the draft was a guarantee to be franchise material it would be worth trading up and losing out on other picks. Why bother bleeding the bank just take what is there at 8 or trade back.
     
  7. slickj101

    slickj101 Is Water

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    Polian is garbage.

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  8. Killer Bees

    Killer Bees Bringin' the Ruckus

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    Man would I be excited if we take Coples with our first pick, then grab Weeden in the 2nd if we get Lucky and he falls.
     
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  9. BuckeyeKing

    BuckeyeKing Wolves DYNASTY!!!!

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    Maybe they really want Michael Floyd.
     
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  10. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    For us to jump from 8 to 3 would probably cost as much as it cost the Skins to jump from 6 to 2. No thanks.
     
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  11. Killer Bees

    Killer Bees Bringin' the Ruckus

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    Yeah jumping up that far to reach on a QB could really set us back if it doesn't pan out.
     
  12. SICK

    SICK Lounge Moderator

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    I'd be estatic with that turn of events.
     
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  13. Bofin

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    yeah, i'd love that too, i think weeden is gonna be good. course nobody knows tannehill better n sherman and if he's sold on him then i will be on board,,, but it'd be easier to get on board if we don't trade up for him ya know
     
  14. firedan

    firedan Well-Known Member

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    If they end up with any QB I hope they don't trade up to aquire them.
     
  15. dsteve

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    i think i want weeden but i wouldnt be upset with tanny. i think weeden will cost less, maybe a trade into the second rd in front of clev
     
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  16. Frumundah Finnatic

    Frumundah Finnatic U Mad Miami?

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    Does anyone get the feeling the media simply does not want to see us get a QB?
     
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  17. Fin-Omenal

    Fin-Omenal Initiated

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    Thee...Ohio State University
    Matt Barkley...

    Fk those guys.
     
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  18. Ronnie Bass

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    I think we will have to move up into the late 1st round to grab Weeden.
     
  19. ToddsPhins

    ToddsPhins Banned

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    yeah. I wanted to stop reading Volin's "opinion" after he dropped this ******ed nugget:

    Uhh....Duh! That's the whole point! :smackhead:
     
  20. ToddsPhins

    ToddsPhins Banned

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    yeah really. First it's Luck..... then Barkley..... and after their Barkley mission fails in 2013 they'll be like, "Miami should now pass on every QB so they can go for that #1 spot in 2014". I wonder how many years we'd have to repeat this scenario before they finally shut up and stop thinking all our problems will be solved by landing that #1 draft spot. :dunno:
     
  21. Aquafin

    Aquafin New Member

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    the poor house

    THIS WAS WHAT I WANTEDTO TALK WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT . IT SEEMS LIKE THE MEDIA IS TRYING TO DICTATE WHO WE DRAFT .

    omar Kelly and the dumb asses need to stop with making the dolphins future look so dark.
     
  22. Aquafin

    Aquafin New Member

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    the poor house
    am I wrong to think that the safest way to do this is to trade down not up trade down to 20 to 25 and get some extra draft picks and get 2 WRS IN THE 2ND ROUNND TAKE Weeden then get a pass rusher in the 3rd rd.
     
  23. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    I thought that too :lol: you draft a QB because you believe he is the future of your franchise. You don't draft a QB at #8 with the idea that you want to upgrade over him!
     
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  24. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    Are you aware of the existence of commas and periods?
     
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  25. 2socks

    2socks Rebuilding Since 1973

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    Tannhill is not worth a #3
     
  26. ckparrothead

    ckparrothead Draft Forum Moderator Luxury Box

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    I thought Ben Volin had a good point in that it's not in Jeff Ireland's record to take a chance. Ryan Tannehill at #8 is a big chance, a big bet. I forget who it was that said it, I think Mayock, but if that bet fails, the whole regime gets canned. Now, the REALITY is they get canned if they DON'T make that kind of bet, too...but that's something that is a little harder to recognize.

    It's just harder sometimes for people to recognize that not having a quarterback period puts you on a timer, the same as taking one and him turning out to be a bust. If people knew the truth, they'd roll the dice on a QB whenever they get the chance, knowing that all you have to do is find one that pans out because if you're the guy that brings a franchise quarterback to a town, no matter what it cost you, you've now got an awful lot of leeway and job security. Takes a lot to squander it.
     
  27. slickj101

    slickj101 Is Water

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    Took a pretty big one on Marshall.
     
  28. MAFishFan

    MAFishFan Team Tannehill

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    If Tannehill is there at #8 I'm fine with that. I don't like the idea of trading down to #3. If that is the case, why didn't the offer the farm to get RG3? Seems like a similar move for a QB who's not as good as RG3. If Tannehill is gone by #8, then so be it. I'd work a trade down at the point and aim for a DE/WR or Weeden. IMO Miami NEEDS to come out of this draft with either Tannehill or Weeden. I'm not sold on any of the other QB's in the draft, especially Osweiler. And as much as I'd love to see Matt Barkley as a Dolphin, how is that really going to happen? Miami will not be bad enough to land in that top spot and we saw what they think of trading away the draft to get a top tier QB. Plus, I'm tired of watching medicore and sucky seasons. If this team isn't a playoff team, they're a 6 or 7 win team, which as usual, puts you somewhere in the Top 10. That means no Barkley. And honestly, I can't fathom looking forward to the 2013 draft now.
     
  29. Jcouch1021

    Jcouch1021 New Member

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    The only reason for me wanting Ryan on our team is so they can blow up his insane hot model fiancé on the tv 4-5 times a game
     
  30. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    She looks anorexic to me. I think Brandon Weeden's GF is much more attractive.
     
  31. Laces Out

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  32. ToddsPhins

    ToddsPhins Banned

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    I'm not certain about the first, but I'm pretty sure the second one exists solely to make life hell for men.
     
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  33. ToddsPhins

    ToddsPhins Banned

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    What are you, a terrorist?
    One time should probably do the trick by the way.
     
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  34. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    Wife not GF I guess.

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  35. gunn34

    gunn34 I miss Don & Dan

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    I wouldn't trade up. Trade down for more picks sure, but not trade up.
     
  36. Dorfdad

    Dorfdad Well-Known Member

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    Yes you are right, it would make a better story and give them more bashing material which sells papers and gets webhits...
     
  37. hammer

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    I tend to agree. It won't me bother if Tannehill is drafted at 8 but I won't be disappointed he if is not. My ideal situation would be for Cleveland to select Tannehill at 4 and for someone in the top 7 to fall in love with Fletcher Cox and/or Floyd. This would guarantee that one of the so called "elite" prospects would fall to Miami.
     
  38. emocomputerjock

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    IIRC, Marshalls contract had out clauses in it to protect the Dolphins. That's a lot different from the full on putting your balls on the table chance that taking Tannehill at 8 is.
     
  39. Fin-Omenal

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  40. HardKoreXXX

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    Volin also said yesterday he thinks Tannehill falls to #11. I like Ben, but he doesn't know ****.
     

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