Cornerback Byron Maxwell had a big rebound in 2016 after arriving in Miami via a trade with the Eagles and he thinks 2016 was just the the first step in the creation of a top-flight secondary for the Dolphins. The unit was banged up in 2016 with Maxwell missed the final games of the year with an ankle injury, corner Xavien Howard battling knee problems and safeties Reshad Jones and Isa Abdul-Quddus ending the year on injured reserve. All are expected to be healthy for offseason work this year along with cornerbacks Tony Lippett and Bobby McCain. Maxwell believes the group can develop into something similar to the Legion of Boom he was part of with the Seahawks, although they’d need a moniker of their own. “We can be talked about how they talked about us in Seattle,” Maxwell said, via the Palm Beach Post. “We’ve just got to find a nickname. We’ve got to run with it. But we’ve got to put it on the field first. We definitely have the making of something — we can be something great.” The Dolphins will be working with a new coordinator on defense this season with Vance Joseph moving to Denver as the new Broncos head coach. Whether or not they reach the heights of Maxwell’s former team, having everyone healthy in the back end would make life easier for Matt Burke in his new role
I think they've got quite a ways to go on the back end before talking like that. Missing Reshad and IAQ hurt, no doubt, but they're still a long ways from being as strong as the LOB was.
I think they're a shut-down corner away from LOB territory. Granted, shut-down corners are extremely difficult to find, but I'm betting that we already have one in the building in Xavien Howard. If I'm right, Byron Maxwell would return to the No. 2 CB role - similar to what he did during his time in Seattle - while Howard would take over Richard Sherman-esque duties. And we already know what Reshad Jones and IAQ can do. Fix up the linebacking corps and watch this defense soar.
Byron Maxwell is pretty much the Ringo Starr of the Seahawks defensive backfield. You could plug a lot of things in his place and not really miss a beat, including a guy who can't play worth a **** like Brandon Browner. I'm not sure why he's talking like he is.
100% agree they just got their asses handed to them on a plate in an Embarrassing defensive performance. Shut up about being the greatest. Offseason has arrived and everyone can claim to be good I guess.
I don't really like to question the masculinity of professional football players, but Byron Maxwell is soft to the point where self-aggrandizement is a bit jarring.
We hear this every offseason lol. I used to get amped up about it, but now I see that it is just talk and nothing more. Glad he's got confidence, and I like that he believes in his teamates, but he is also wanting to keep a job in the NFL. Selling yourself through talking is a somewhat effective marketing tool....Somewhat.
