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Replacement WR tryouts

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Jagfish, Oct 29, 2013.

  1. Jagfish

    Jagfish Season Ticket Holder

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    Matt Willis, Mohamed Massaquoi and Mike Thomas are among the free agents at Dolphins camp for a Tuesday tryout, according to a league source.

    Massaquoi is probably the most familiar name of the group. The former second-round pick started 43 games in the last four years, averaging 14.8 yards per catch.

    Willis, 29, has 30 career catches in five NFL seasons, most recently with the Broncos.

    Thomas, however, might be the best slot receiver available. The 5-8 former Jaguar averaged 53 catches his first three seasons in football.

    Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/10/...ns-trying-out-replacements.html#storylink=cpy


    Underwhelming.......




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  2. PhinGeneral

    PhinGeneral PC Texas A&M, Bro Club Member

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    Oh where have you gone, Juan Huron?
     
  3. Jagfish

    Jagfish Season Ticket Holder

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    Can Massaquoi play in the slot? I'd figure they'd look at somebody like Julius Pruitt again, he's good on ST and knows the system.
     
  4. finyank13

    finyank13 Reality Check

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    Kenny Britt can be had for a 7th.....
     
  5. phintasmic

    phintasmic Banned

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    Man, if we could Kenny Britt for anything less than a 5th we need to pounce, like a tiger on a gazelle!
     
  6. RoninFin4

    RoninFin4 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Give Rishard Matthews a shot!
     
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  7. jim1

    jim1 New Member

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    All the WRs we could have had in this draft and instead we took Thomas and Jenkins, now we're sifting through this crap.
     
  8. Jagfish

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    I am pretty sure they intend to. They do need somebody to back him up and if active play ST though, that can play the slot as well is prolly a huge plus.
     
  9. jim1

    jim1 New Member

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    I still say sign Devon Wylie off of the Steeler's PS.
     
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  10. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

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    What's the story on Massaquoi? He started 43 games for Cleveland, catching 118 passes for 1,745 yards and seven touchdowns.

    Goes to the Jags and what happened?
     
  11. ckparrothead

    ckparrothead Draft Forum Moderator Luxury Box

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    The story on Massaquoi is he's not very good. He's soft.
     
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  12. Jagfish

    Jagfish Season Ticket Holder

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    Kinda sucks that we lose Tyms and Mcnutt off the PS. and then our thin WR corps takes a major ding.
     
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  13. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

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    He is on his 3rd team now and still not on a roster. Chiefs, Cards, Steelers. Don't see it happening.
     
  14. DePhinistr8

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    Wasn't he nearly decapitated by James Harrison? I think I'd probably start hearing footsteps, too. Or was he soft before that as well?
     
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  15. cuchulainn

    cuchulainn Táin Bó Cúailnge Club Member

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    Too much of a head case and has a long history of off field issues.
     
  16. CrunchTime

    CrunchTime Administrator Retired Administrator

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    IMO whomever they eventually sign should be a backup to Mathews who deserves and needs more touches IMO.I think he has the talent to take over the slot position permanently.
     
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  17. jim1

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    Given our needs in the slot and the crap we're sifting through? Maybe no if we drafted a Marquise Goodwin or any other of the good available WRs in the 2013 draft, but we didn't. Regardless, I think that Wylie can play, I'm surprised that the Patriots didn't already pick him up.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zzW6dt40mo
     
  18. Claymore95

    Claymore95 Working on it... Club Member

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    It was always a risk going with only 4 WR's on the full roster. I know it's hindsight, but Tyms or McNutt on the roster when it was cut to 53 instead of an 11th DB would look a lot better right now...

    I'd rather take a chance on another team's practice squad WR instead of one of those retreads trying out.
     
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  19. RoninFin4

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    There's already two receivers on the practice squad in Ryan Spadola and Nathan Palmer.
     
  20. Lee2000

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    Watched him a lot as a Georgia alum. His hands are not the most consistent. Route running not a strong suit either. Do you have a list of practice squad kids you would put in an order to look at?
     
  21. jim1

    jim1 New Member

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    Maybe Ricardo Lockette or Joe Adams.
     
  22. finyank13

    finyank13 Reality Check

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  23. ckparrothead

    ckparrothead Draft Forum Moderator Luxury Box

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    Not exactly a maintained list, no.

    However, some guys I would take a look at include Devon Wylie and Chad Bumphis.
     
  24. KB21

    KB21 Almost Never Wrong Club Member

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    Yep. I was about to say Chad Bumphis can be signed off the Broncos PS, and he was our best receiver in training camp.
     
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  25. jim1

    jim1 New Member

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    I like Bumphis and he is quick, but he certainly didn't look fast to me. Same problem as Bess- quicks yes, speed no. Wylie is freaking fast- Welker sized, that's not ideal, but we could put him and Matthews in the slot- 2 outside (Wallace/Hartline), 2 inside (Matthews/Wylie) and NMatthews can play some out wide, too. What if there's another injury? Wylie would bring in speed, and i like that- plus he can return kicks.
     
  26. Dol-Fan Dupree

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    Has Wylie proven to be able to run routes?

    Bumphis was able to run routes and find areas in the zone. I am still surprised he is not on an active roster.
     
  27. jim1

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    From what I've seen he ran routes fine, not buying into the route tree argument. Bumphis and Wylie were both waived, but nothing indicates to me that Wylie can't run proper routes.
     
  28. Dol-Fan Dupree

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    It is more than route tree, which is important. Probably the second most important part of being in the NFL, the other is finding open spaces in the zone and making the right reads based on the coverage.
     
  29. cuchulainn

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    Agreed. Route running seems to be an issue with Wallace. Bumphis ran good routes, plays faster than he appears, and makes plays. Would welcome him greatly.
     

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