Anyone know who that guy is? I mean "might be going to the AFC East"? MiB might be real and Mathis might be an alien, tin foil hats on! I'll not hold my breath just yet.
The jets do have a roster spot to fill since the got rid of the guy that broke geno's jaw and the bills picked him up. But I hope Evan will be a Dolphin, if he is a jet I will throw up
I'm assuming late in his career Mathis wants to win and he has to know he has a better chance of that here. That being said, I'm not sure how much that sways the money meter.
It wouldn't surprise me if he went to the Jets over us. Be a smart move by the Jets to perhaps pay what he wants, to keep our oline as a problem. A solid oline makes our offense so dangerous...but if they are as bad as they were last year, it would be good for the Jets.
I think he's going to end up in Miami. I'd previously not thought it would happen because I didn't see Miami coming off their hard line position budget stance, but I think Steve Ross is changing the math.
I think the fact he was cut by the Eagles because he wanted more money implies that he is most likely to sign with the team which offers him the most money. At his age, he doesn't have many years left to earn millions of dollars a year in the NFL. While I hope he signs with the Dolphins, it won't surprise me in the least if he signs with the Jets or any other team willing to meet his contract demands. I am sure he would love to be on a championship caliber team, but right now, I think for Mathis it is more about the money.
What is this I heard regarding your thoughts about trading for a Guard on the Browns or something? Someone made a brief reference to it but I cant find your discussion on it when scrolling through anywhere? Could you repost/elaborate?
Quit playing games with my heart, my heart lol. I am still recovering from all the talk about us signing collins and then him ending up in dallas.
It doesn't matter. It had very little chance of happening. I was just throwing a John Greco trade out there as an option that actually makes a lot of sense. But it's entirely possible that the Browns just say no right at the outset of that conversation.
That wasn't for lack of desire. That was just a lack of execution. I suppose the same could happen here. Besides, I think Evan Mathis will play WAAAAAY better than La'el Collins this year.
They drafted Cameron Erving at 19th overall and since they still have Joe Thomas at left tackle and Alex Mack at center, not to mention Joel Bitonio at left guard, it's been determined that Cam Erving will battle on even footing with John Greco for the start at right guard. And there's more pressure on them to get the 19th overall pick on the field right away than not.
so.....was the first team or second team OL bad enough to go get Mathis today? Games 2 and 3 in the preseason get the most snaps for these units.
While I think signing Mathis is a good idea, I didn't think the 1st team OL looked bad enough to be desperate. Hawkins should be cut though. Today. Right now. Before they left the flight.
The offensive line on a whole was much better than last season's first preseason game. I remember Matt Moore barely even having a chance to throw or scramble last season. However saying that, they still don't look good after the 2nd unit. The 2nd unit wasn't strong, they just weren't god awful. The third unit more awful. The thing that showed me that none of them look salvageable at this moment is the fact that the third unit of the defensive line didn't look anything but adequate. The first and 2nd units looked fine though.
Really hard to say. The first unit wasn't bad and the second unit didn't seem to be, but Chicago is transitioning to a 34 and they don't really have the personnel to run it. Is Carolina's D line good? Might be a better test. Further, I'd be real interested to see if the Pats get more interested in Mathis after last night.
Carolina's D as a whole is a better test, imo. These scrims/ practices should be a better indicator for the Coaches.
You don't need to look for a source on that.. check out the "YOU REAL DOLPHINS FANS GOT TROLLED" written in light blue beneath the picture.