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Looking at the defense

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by jinx, Jan 19, 2016.

  1. jinx

    jinx Well-Known Member

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    Grier said our defense could be fixed in one offseason. Looking at the 2 deep depth:

    LDE: Cam Wake - coming off major injury, possible contract restructure. How much can we depend on Wake?
    RDE: Oliver Vernon - UFA. Could get big money on the open market. Improved edge rusher but bad vs the run.
    LDT: Suh - not going anywhere.
    RDT: Mitchell - reasonable salary but PFF graded him the worst run defender in the league among all qualifying DTs.

    DE3: Derrick Shelby - UFA. Very good backup. Could get starter money elsewhere in a weak DE FA market.
    DE4: Dion Jordan - Shrug.
    DE5: Quinton Coples - could be back at a reduced salary. Worth a shot given our depth here.

    DT3: Jordan Phillips - Barry Jackson says former coaching staff wasn't happy with his progress. Needs to get in better shape.
    DT4: DeAndre Coleman - got some work at the end of the season. Not sure what we have here.

    SLB: Koa Misi - wouldn't be a surprise if Miami moved on. $4.9M cap hit in 2016.
    MLB: Kelvin Sheppard. UFA. Shouldn't be back.
    WLB: Jelani Jenkins

    OLB3: Neville Hewitt - Special teamer.
    OLB4: Spencer Paysinger - UFA. Special teamer.

    LCB: Brent Grimes - $9M cap hit in 2016. Can't really afford to cut him given the state of the position.
    FS: Michael Thomas - RFA. Need an upgrade here.
    SS: Reshad Jones
    RCB: Brice McCain - should be playing the slot full time.

    CB3: Jamar Taylor - Still stinks to high heaven. Time is probably up for this Jeff Ireland bust.
    CB4: Bobby McCain - like Brice better suited to play slot. Was really exposed on the outside.
    CB5: Tony Lippett - solid developmental player. Hopefully Vance Joseph and the new staff can develop this guy.

    S3: Walt Aikens - good special teamer. Not a starting caliber safety.
    S4: Louis Delmas - UFA. Good bye.
     
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  2. gunn34

    gunn34 I miss Don & Dan

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    What is the point to this thread? Where is the one year fix? What do the bold names mean?
     
  3. Not So Fast

    Not So Fast Well-Known Member

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    Definitely can't fix that in one off season.
     

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