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Ridley will be either Jet or Dolphin

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by PhinFan1968, Apr 4, 2015.

  1. PhinFan1968

    PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member

    http://www.csnne.com/new-england-pa...york-jets-or-miami-dolphins-for-stevan-ridley

     
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  2. Georgia Fin

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    I would rather have Moreno back than Ridley.
     
  3. PhinFan1968

    PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member

    Agreed.
     
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  4. Pandarilla

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  5. 77FinFan

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    And to this I agree.
     
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  6. MikeHoncho

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    This.

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  7. ExplosionsInDaSky

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    It doesn't make any sense to me at all why we would cut Moreno and then go after Stevan Ridley. So i'm with all of you on this as well.
     
  8. 77FinFan

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    We don't have to cut Moreno. He was a one year contract. We would have to sign him. Not sure what kind of free agent he is now?
     
  9. pdaj

    pdaj Well-Known Member

    Moreno's dealt with a long list of injury issues the last couple his years, making his durability a serious question. As some of you may recall, Miami was the lone team interested in signing Knowshon for the '14 season, and prior to camp, Jason Cole reported that Moreno had a potentially degenerate knee condition. Since then, he's had arthroscopic knee surgery, a dislocated elbow, and a torn ACL. In his 6 NFL seasons, Moreno's only played in all 16 games on two occasions - his rookie year and '13. He played in 7 in 2011, 8 in 2012, and 3 last year.

    So, yeah, I get why Miami's front office would be more interested in the younger, more durable player, especially considering his success running the ball in New England. I'd absolutely love this signing; he'd be a great compliment to Miller. I just fear that with New York's RB situation being more dire, Ridley may be enticed by the idea of grabbing the starting role from Ivory/Powell.
     
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  10. jdang307

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    Ridley has one major injury in his career. Moreno has had several. Two just this past year. Coming off a great season without an injury and we get him on a one year minimal deal. I'd rather we sign Ridley to be honest.
     
  11. Vertical Limit

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    I hope he signs with the Jets.. this guy is useless... just draft a running back...
     
  12. Kud_II

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    i dont want him. Draft a RB in the 3rd or 4th to groom.
     
  13. Georgia Fin

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    I get that Moreno had his share of injury concerns but I also saw the energy that man brought to the offense and it was contagious. We were flat once he got hurt. I can't say the same for Ridley. JMO
     
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  14. Clark Kent

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    Go Jets?





    ewwww /shudder
     
  15. Pennington's Limp Arm

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    Rumor is the Dolphins handed him a pen to sign the contract and he fumbled the pen... Hickey had second thoughts as Ridley tried to pick up the pen, but his agent recovered it first.
     
  16. ckparrothead

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    I have to watch his 2014 tape to see why people are so negative about him. I'm not saying y'all are wrong. It could be similar to Michael Crabtree that way.

    But my recollection of Ridley from 2011 to 2013 doesn't match the opinions I see here on him.
     
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  17. ckparrothead

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    Incidentally with respect to the fumbles, fumbling the football once every 83 or so touches doesn't qualify as a fumbler.

    I think people are confusing this issue because Bill Belichick has a particularly LOW appetite for fumbling to where he's perfectly willing to sacrifice talent for ball security in his runners (see: BenJarvus Green-Ellis), which probably has a LOT more to do with the Patriots six sigma fumble results over the years than the idea that they may have been constantly deflating footballs.
     
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  18. CaribPhin

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    He routinely destroyed us. He played a lot of minutes down the stretch of games just gaining first down after first down to keep us out of it. I saw a guy who was really good at inside running and shedding off initial contact to gain more yards. As for fumbling, the Patriots are really anal about fumbles so he would probably get more opportunities on other teams, just that it was so massively overblown in NE that people are hanging onto it. I see him at 0 fumbles in 94 attempts last season, 1.69% rumble rate in 2015 which was about middle of the road for RB's. In 2012 he was at 1.38%, better than guys like Starks, Tate, Charles, and Bush. At 1.15% in 2011 he was again about middle of the road. Over that time period, excluding 2014, he averaged 4.46 YPC, 15.33 games played, and 6.67 TD's. Those are solid numbers for a backup, especially a guy who you mostly want for tough inside running.

    Ridley's worst season was 2014 where he started 6 games then got injured. People forget that NE wasn't playing that well to start the season and people thought SB MVP Tom Brady was done. He could have bounced back like the rest of the team. Sure, he may not be as good as Blount, but that's the nature of labor. Outside of certain jobs, there's a hierarchy. That doesn't mean he sucks, just that he's not as good as the other guy.
     
  19. jdang307

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    If you go back through the deflate gate threads that's exactly what I argued. Who else benches a 1,200 yard rusher in the first game for fumbling? His fumble rate isn't even that bad I think some numbers were posted in the club.

    Ridley is average in fumble rate. On Bills team that gets you benched. On the Dolphins that gets you Daniel thomas and 3.5 ypc.
     
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  20. jw3102

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    I don't want Ridley or Moreno. They both have their best years behind them. Moreno is injury prone and Ridley had one good season and hasn't been productive since that seaso n.

    If the Dolphins want to sign a RB coming off a leg injury and who may be a very productive player for several seasons once he is fully recovered. All they need to do is draft Gurley and their RB problems will be resolved, once Gurley is paired with Miller.
     
  21. ckparrothead

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    Hah i wish Daniel Thomas had an average fumble rate. I dont have the numbers in front of me, does he? I genuinely thought it was poor.
     
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  23. jdang307

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    I did a real quick check and they were just about the same. I could be off but went on carries during the regular season and fumbles.

    We kept trotting Thomas out so if that's the case, might as well go for the better runner :up:
     
  24. Ronnie Bass

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    Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 1h1 hour ago
    Free-agent RB Stevan Ridley is visiting Redskins today, per @MikeReiss. Previously visited Miami Dolphins and New York Jets.
     
  25. SICK

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    Go wash yourself off.


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  26. Finatik

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    It may not be the amount of fumbles but when he fumbles.
     
  27. Fin D

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    Its easy enough to fix. Just deflate the ball a little under what's allowed.
     
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  28. 77FinFan

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    Schefter says visiting the Skins.
     
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