Rosenhaus owns Grier again. He is in full control of Dolphins payroll. There was absolutely no reason to cave here.
I think Sieler is the exception to the rule in this case, at least for me. He is the most deserving of anyone on this roster getting an extension.
It keeps the best player on D happy and playing for pay that is well under his market value. Home run by Grier, and he's killed it in the most import rounds for the the last two drafts. How he handled the Ramsey situation this off season was masterful too. Credit were credit is due. Ultimately, his job will be tied to Tua's health though. I understand the angst for past moves, but collectively, dolfans need to get out of their feelings. There is this idea that contract lengths matter in the NFL and it is false. Voidable years, fake guaranteed money (Wilkinson), and so forth. Players can and should with hold play if they feel under payed, teams can and do cut players if their play doesn't match their pay, all regardless of contract length. People want to act like the NFL isn't the most unique work situation in the world. No other sports leagues do it like they do. Contracts are just leverage.
I get being uncomfortable because they obviously shouldn't have given more money to people like Ramsey and Howard but Sieler is the exact player you should reward. Best defensive player on the team who is one of the more underrated and underpaid players in the league and who sets as good of an example for your players. He didn't even do anything to leverage a deal as he showed every day. And they are still paying him less than they would have been paying Wilkins.
As for Sieler, allow Clark to explain why he’s so proud of him: “When you get to coach a guy for going on six years, and you watch him go from where he started to where he’s at now, his work ethic, the type of leader he’s become from where he started is remarkable. “The way we want you to play within the scheme, how to carry yourself as a professional, be a good husband, father, like the guy is the total package. I’m so really fired up for Zach and [wife] Hannah and [son] Stetson. The guy earned it the hard way. “This isn’t a guy that the meeting starts at 8, he’s in the building at 7:58. Like, no, this guy’s getting there early, he already has his breakfast, he reviews on his own, the meeting starts, he’s asking questions, he’s attentive. “This guy is the same guy he was when I met him in 2020 living in an RV fighting to become the fifth guy on the roster. And it hasn’t changed and I’m telling you right now in full confidence it’ll never change. That’s who he is. I can’t say enough great things about him. And as a father now to a son, that’s the type of guy you want your son to grow up to be like because of how he works. “He’s the only guy with back-to-back 10 sack seasons. I don’t know how that happens. And I don’t think he’s destined for that. I think where he’s at in his career, his technique and fundamentals have come on in kind of the middle of his pro football career. There’s a lot of players with his length and size that play the game the right way and play for a long time, and I think this guy is gonna play for a long time.” Clark appreciates how Sieler will “chime in” with suggestions and thoughts during meetings. “At the end of the day,” Clark said, “the Zach Sieler story is: you work your tail off, you show up every day and you’ll get rewarded. And that to me is what it’s all about.”
