Philbin wants Leach deal done by week's end

I'm more of an Ireland supporter/defender than most, but the day you rationalize every FO move is the day you've guzzled the aqua kool-aid. The FO passed on a vastly superior FB for short money, and then claimed the alternative weeks later, following a preseason in which the short yardage running game suffered considerably. The decision warrants questioning/discussion.

 

Not when you're paying ~$6M every season just so the games can be televised locally. Or paying $20M/yr. on interest alone for renovations made 20 years ago.

The fact that Miami is $22M under the salary cap should tell everyone that the team isn't willing to spend simply because they have the money. The team's financial condition is ****.

 

Well they are required to spend to a certain degree. But I think for the time being, the team is going to be prudent once they've met the salary floor. Spending the extra money on a guy like Leach would be nice, but its apparent there are higher priorities for the organization than a move like that.

If Ryan Tannehill turns out to be a franchise-caliber QB, then I can see the team spending up to the cap max, but right now just doesn't seem like it would be adding much value to the organization to spend money on a guy like Leach.

 

Its always going to be both, IMO. You can't separate the two.

 

Penny-wise,dollar-foolish

 

my point is I don't remember reading one report that said we made him an offer.

 

http://www.kffl.com/gnews.php?id=857263-dolphins-make-offer-to-vonta-leach

yes, an offer was made. He wanted to go back to Baltimore...sometimes it just doesn't work out, even if you try...

 

Guess I missed this story...though that was early June, there were reports after that refuted this, Armando, the Ravens beat writer Aaron Wilson, both reported in July that there was never an offer made, that money wasn't even discussed, and that Miami would stand pat going into training camp.

 

Might be having second thoughts about that after last night.