Agent David Canter suggesting Soliai won't be here next year

Canter hates Ireland and thinks Ross is a moron, this has been known for years.

 

Football players should be trying to get the most money that they possibly can, not only is this game the most violent but unlike other sports the contracts are not guaranteed, Soliai did us a favor by taking a discount last offseason, he's continued to play at a high level so now it's time for him to get paid, he knows that and his agent definitely knows that....and we certainly have the cap space to get it done. Instead of foolishly giving over 4 mil a year to a 2 down LB who isn't even that good we could've let him walk and given some of that to Soliai.

 

usually only a small percentage of the contract is guaranteed. and the Misi signing might not affect our cap much but it will probably have an effect on our offer to Soliai, and Starks and Grimes etc...I don't like that we're paying all this money to linebackers who aren't true pass rushers. You can find a Misi anywhere, but Soliai's don't grow on trees.

 

I disagree with this, and I think this idea seems to be the popular opinion on Misi.

 

For some reason, some people seem to think the Dolphins have so much depth at defensive line that they don't need to sign Starks or Soliai after this season. I just don't get it. The reason the Dolphins are so difficult to run against is because of the play of these two defensive tackles in the middle. Perhaps the Dolphins could afford to lose one of these players in free agency and still remain a solid run defense. I just don't see them being able to lose both these players and remaining a dominant defense.

Soliai and Starks are two of the top DT's in the NFL and you just don't lose players like this and expect to continue to be as solid up the middle of the defense. I would love to see the Dolphins keep both of these players for at least another 3-4 years, but at worst at least one of these two DT's needs to be signed to a long term contract.

 

it's all about allocation. that's a lot of money tied up to the LB position. Misi is easily replaceable. you don't reward JAGs you replace them with draft picks.

 

Yeah, I just see this as Canter attempting to do his job...his job is to get the Fins to give Soliai a boatload of cash. So he's using social media to try to put pressure on the organization...I personally, would love to see Soliai return here. I think he's better than some fans give him credit for, but for now, we just have to wait and see. Not really a story here, just some guys going about doing their jobs...

 

There's a reason Ireland has had difficulties retaining many of his own free agents. Players don't like him and neither do their agents. Fans can keep pretending like it's not a problem. Instead we just throw our hands up in the air and say, "Gee, I don't know why Jake Long didn't want to be here. He must just be a giant *******."

 

I think I know why Jake left but cant really back it up with anything more then conjecture. Why do you think it was about his relationship with Ireland? My impression is it was more about his relationship with Philbin.

 

In theory, but the problem is we've got a lot of guys with expiring or one-year contracts. TE may certainly have to be addressed with a prime pick, as might a number of spots on the offensive line and perhaps even the secondary. Optimally, you replace guys with players you've drafted and developed for a few years, but I don't know if we're in that position yet, hence Ireland's reliance on free agents. And truthfully, while he's not a superstar I think Misi has developed past being a JAG.

 

Other than the signing bonus, very few are guaranteed.

 

Paul Soliai also resigned one contract.

 

In that situation, Elway/Demoff were right and the agent did a great job. They -- primarily Jack Elway -- didn't trust ownership. A year later, the Colts fled Baltimore in the middle of the night and Ernie Accorsi quit over the way ownership handled the Elway situation.

Nothing wrong with working to make money. Some guys are nefarious. But a lot of agents are fair and genuinely serve a purpose. Some teams absolutely will absolutely take advantage of a player if they can get away with it. We see it all the time.


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I don't have the confidence in AS that you do. I've seen enough off the mark quotes from a "source" through him to take his tweets with a grain of salt.