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Phins add OL Jason Fox, WR Kevin Cone UPDATE also sign WR Rios

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Vinny Fins, Apr 2, 2014.

  1. Vinny Fins

    Vinny Fins Feisty Brooklyn dolfan ️‍

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  2. CaribPhin

    CaribPhin Guest

    Special teams and line depth.

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  3. Dol-Fan Dupree

    Dol-Fan Dupree Tank? Who is Tank? I am Guy Incognito.

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    First thought, "Who in the hell is Kevin Cone?"

    quick internet search did not help much
     
  4. Not So Fast

    Not So Fast Well-Known Member

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    Training camp fodder
     
  5. smahtaz

    smahtaz Pimpin Ain't Easy

    The Dolphins will be adding a lot of guys. They only list 58 players on the roster right now.
     
  6. Lee2000

    Lee2000 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Actually, he is considered a very good flyer on special teams.
     
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  7. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    This, we need to add like thirty players.
     
  8. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    Fox may have a chance at starting RT.
     
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  9. slickj101

    slickj101 Is Water

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    Fox is a quality signing.
     
  10. Unlucky 13

    Unlucky 13 Team Raheem Club Member

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    I like adding Fox to the mix. I don't expect the team to rely on him to start at RT, but we definately need depth. Bringing in a guy who's been in the league for four years and has started a few games gives us insurance.
     
  11. 77FinFan

    77FinFan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Fox sounds like a good signing. Should be the starter and if so scratch another need off the list.
     
  12. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Talk to me slick?
     
  13. RalphX19X

    RalphX19X >:)

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    Fox has always been intriguing. But is way to injurias prone.
     
  14. finyank13

    finyank13 Reality Check

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    Depth? no.......

    Maybe they dont go Zack Martin 1st Round after all?? I saw a mock the other day that had Ebron at 20, if they did make it to 19......oh dee....
     
  15. phinswolverinesrockets

    phinswolverinesrockets If he dies, he dies

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    fox is definetly a depth signing. i just looked up some of his times...he is slow. we still need 2 starters on the offensive line. i still go zach martin in the 1st and another o-lineman in the 2nd or 3rd.
    as for cone, i'm not even going to waste my time.
     
  16. LBsFinest

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    Good signing but you definitely shouldn't pencil him in as a starter, there's a reason he's signing so late into free agency and for the minimum I might add, this shouldn't deter the team from taking the best OL available in the 1st IF that was the original plan.
     
  17. finyank13

    finyank13 Reality Check

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    What were the financials on his deal?
     
  18. gunn34

    gunn34 I miss Don & Dan

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    Signing him begs this question:
    What did the Fox say?
     
  19. slickj101

    slickj101 Is Water

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    He was good enough to win the starting spot last year in DET until he hurt his groin and lost it.

    He's had foot and knee injuries before but if the groin is good then he could be a quality starter for us and if nothing else a nice depth signing at a position where we def need it.
     
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  20. slickj101

    slickj101 Is Water

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    Anytime I hear that song I want to find and punch the person who played it.
     
  21. LBsFinest

    LBsFinest Banned

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  22. finyank13

    finyank13 Reality Check

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    **** yeah depth then....I thought they were giving him starter cash...
     
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  23. Ohiophinphan

    Ohiophinphan Chaplain Staff Member Luxury Box

    One year "prove it to me deal". Started 45 games at the U without an injury history. Has had injuries with the Lions but also started out behind Jeff Backus which would hold up a lot of Offensive linemen.
     
  24. LBsFinest

    LBsFinest Banned

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    Why would you think that? You can count the number of games this guy has started in his 4 year career on one hand
     
  25. Phins_Fan_87

    Phins_Fan_87 Phins and Heat fan Club Member

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  26. Ohiophinphan

    Ohiophinphan Chaplain Staff Member Luxury Box

    He did win the starting job last season before an injury derailment. He has the skills to be a starter. Its a question of staying healthy, hence the one year prove it deal.
     
  27. Da 'Fins

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    I think it is an important signing. He can compete for the starting RT spot. And, gives Miami some freedom in the draft though they may still go OL in round 1. But, given that the draft is so unpredictable, this is a valuable pick up.

    Not only the fact that he won the starting job last year but the fact that, in spite of several injuries that set him back, Detroit still hung onto him through 4 years, is a sign that they saw definite talent in the guy.

    If he stays healthy - who knows what he could do as a starting RT? Not a panacea but a good move by Hickey as a backstop.
     
  28. dolfan40

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    Lester Jean is Visiting could be our 5Th Wr big guy 6-3 220Lbs and is Faster than Brandon Marshall..was Houstons 4Th wr Last yearSorry have missed the Link.think.it was Omar Kelly..
     
  29. Ohiophinphan

    Ohiophinphan Chaplain Staff Member Luxury Box

    It will be curious to see whether the Kevin Cone signing was in place of signing Lester Jean or perhaps in addition to? Could be either way. Given the number of guys on the roster, we have room for both and both should be near minimum contracts and thus not be of cap consequence.
     
  30. gunn34

    gunn34 I miss Don & Dan

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    Sign them all and let them battle it out. Only the best will survive.
     
  31. The G Man

    The G Man Git 'r doooonnne!!!

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    That's what I'm talkin' 'bout! He's my pie in the sky dream this draft season. So, if he's there and they actually do draft him, well...that would be awesome!

    Regardless, I give Hickey credit for creating some positional flexibility for the draft.
     
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  32. Silverphin

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    As an FAU Fan, I'd be all for it.
     
  33. the 23rd

    the 23rd a.k.a. Rio

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    Fox, 25, is a 6'6" @ 314 lbs former Detroit Lions fourth-round draft pick from Miami. won the start last season. four years NFL experience. injury issues can be healed & prepped for before the regular season. I like it. now lets draft Martin & a Center/guard & we have the stuff to build with in 2014.
     
  34. CrunchTime

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  35. miamiron

    miamiron There's always next year

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  36. 77FinFan

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    Anybody know if Fox can play guard if needed?
     
  37. CaribPhin

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    He's a four year NFL veteran with ten games under his belt. No way he's here with the intention of him being the starter. He may have the ability but he's probably firmly entrenched as a backup tackle. If he is better than anyone we bring in, I think it would have to be a hell of a difference for him to start.

    He won the job after Jeff Backus retired. He didn't go out and unseat a vet or anything. And to be fair, it was the Lions.

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  38. jw3102

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    Right now there are only two quality OL starters on the roster, Albert and Pouncey. Every other offensive lineman on the roster at this time are huge question marks. I just don't see the Dolphins taking anything but an offensive lineman with their pick in round one.
     
  39. Triggercut

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    Martin is not a top 20 player.
     
  40. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    When someone says "training camp fodder", it is usually a euphemism for "I never heard of him and know nothing about him."
     
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