Figured we could post stuff that’s going on during the slow time as we see it come out and approach camp, we have some mandatory OTA’s thats coming up as well. Malik with an easy catch
EDIT: The extension has allegedly been agreed upon; not signed. The second domino of new deals has fallen (Jackson being the first):
The Dolphins and receiver Jaylen Waddle have reached agreement on a three-year extension that puts him in the top-five among all receivers. It technically puts him, when trimming the fat from receiver contracts, in the top two. We’ll explain later. For now, the details on the Waddle deal. Per a source with knowledge of the terms: 1. Signing bonus: $18.873 million. 2. 2024 base salary: $1.055 million, fully guaranteed. 3. 2025 base salary: $16.050 million, fully guaranteed. 4. 2025 workout bonus: $100,000. 5. 2026 base salary: $16.631 million, guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed in March 2025. 6. 2026 workout bonus: $100,000. 7. 2026 per-game roster bonus: $510,000 total. 8. 2027 base salary: $23.39 million, guaranteed for injury at signing. Of that amount, $15.2 million becomes fully guaranteed in March 2026. The remainder becomes fully guaranteed in March 2027. 9. 2027 workout bonus: $100,000. 10. 2027 per-game roster bonus: $510,000 total. 11. 2028 offseason roster bonus: $1 million. 12. 2028 base salary: $25.764 million. 13. 2028 workout bonus: $100,000. 14. 2028 per-game roster bonus: $510,000 total. With Waddle due to make $19.94 million over the two remaining years of his deal, the total package is five years, with a total value from signing of $20.9 million. The new-money average is $28.25 million. Technically, the $28.25 million in new-money average puts him behind A.J. Brown ($32 million), Amon-Ra St. Brown ($30.0025 million), and Tyreek Hill ($30 million). Removing the flnal-year fluff from St. Brown and Hill, Waddle comes in second — since St. Brown’s deal is worth $28 million and Hill’s is worth $25 million. It won’t last long, not with Justin Jefferson likely getting a new deal before training camp (if not sooner), with Ja’Marr Chase up after that, and with Tyreek Hill likely to get an adjustment of his own.
Finatik can you merge this thread with the camp missalaneous thread ? No biggie if you don’t want to just though the off-season thread would keep things tight and engage on different topics
I don’t think Hill is being a pric about wanting a adjustment but he does deserve that adjustment to his contract
Does this deal for waddle come out to be around 21 mill a year when all the numbers have been crunched ?
It's not that back loaded. It actually isn't that bad considering where the cap will be in 3 years (if they add an 18th game).
Dolphins RB Raheem Mostert: Struggles in Round 1 will be 'harped on this year' Published: May 28, 2024 at 03:37 PM Nick Shook Around The NFL Writer As the elder statesman of Miami's running backs room, Raheem Mostert knows the importance of the upcoming season. He's also heard the criticisms. The Dolphins are an explosive team, but they can't get it done in the postseason. To Mostert, 2024 is all about changing that narrative. "We're an outstanding team, and it has to just click at the end of the year," Mostert told NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero during an upcoming Tuesday appearance on The Insiders, which airs on NFL Network and streams NFL+ at 7 p.m. ET. "I was telling the reporters, man, I'd take an 0-8 start to make it deep into the playoffs, right, and trying to get to that championship round. One of our biggest Kryptonites has always been that first round. That's gonna be harped on this year. People are gonna say all these different types of things, but we can't make excuses. "We've got to go out here and finish the season and finish strong, the same way we started, and just go out here and handle business. Everybody has to be on the same page. We have to be as one, right? That's all it takes. Nothing bigger, nothing smaller. Just go out there and stay healthy and finish." https://www.nfl.com/news/dolphins-rb-raheem-mostert-struggles-in-round-1-will-be-harped-on-this-year
I submit that McDaniel will be on the hot seat without a playoff win. Not that I think he should worry about losing his job before 2025, but he'll be coaching for his job next season.
I agree, but don’t agree with the sentiment. It’s a complete ignorance of context if he’s fired if he makes, but doesn’t win a playoff game this season. His first year he was without his starting QB and in his second year he was fielding a team full of players one week removed from the couch not to mention he lost against the SB champs in -20 degree weather in their stadium. If Tua plays in Buffalo I think they win. And I don’t think any teams win in KC last year.
Yeah I agree with that. If he wins the division or something and loses in a good game all good, gotta stay the course
That’s indeed possible but I would certainly hope that the coach’s performance is not viewed in the vacuum of a bubble. McDaniel year 1 makes the playoffs but is hindered by not having his starting quarterback…and still only lost by 3 points on the road. Pretty impressive! McDaniel year 2 makes the playoffs despite losing starter after starter to injury at the end of the regular season and had to play a playoff game in the 3rd (?) coldest game in NFL history…a game which, if the league does care about player safety, should have been postponed or relocated. Pretty impressive still. If McDaniel’s 3rd year results in a similar, if not better record than the 2023 season, I just can’t see how his job would be in jeopardy.
If the team is making regular playoff appearances, there's no reason at all why we would fire McDaniel.
I agree that he and staying healthy are the two biggest “make or break” things for our season. We’ve got the players and we’ve got the HC/OC. DC and health are what we need. Hopefully Weaver is that guy.
My worry is my belief that a playcaller is a different skillset than coach. like some like sean payton, Andy reid had both but others like parcells Shula did not. Weaver called plays for a shortened season in houston and it didnt go well, obviously they had deficient talent but i still worry until you see real game situations and diwn and distance strategy. You just dont know, he might be great head coaching material who has the talent to identify other peoples skillsets. Thats a skill too Seem like a leader, so i hope he does
Why Dolphins CB Cam Smith is ready to improve in Year 2 Dolphins CB Cam Smith (24) has added 15 pounds since this photo from July 2023. Lynne Sladky/Associated Press Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNMay 31, 2024, 06:00 AM ET MIAMI -- The Miami Dolphins first two draft picks in 2023 had wildly different rookie seasons. Third-round running back De'Von Achane established himself as one of the best playmakers in the NFL, compiling 518 total yards and seven touchdowns during an explosive three-game stretch from Week 3 to Week 5. A knee injury slowed him down, but he still finished with 897 total yards and 11 touchdowns in nine full games. But second-round pick Cam Smith played just 20 defensive snaps as a rookie, despite what seemed like a strong preseason and training camp, and was relegated primarily to special teams action. Smith struggled to break into a cornerback rotation that featured Jalen Ramsey, Xavien Howard, Kader Kohou and Eli Apple. Former defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was clear on what the rookie needed to do in the offseason. "Just improve in all areas," Fangio said last season. "Assignment, technique, execution, know-how -- just a little bit in all areas." With a new defensive coordinator in Anthony Weaver and a reinvigorated mindset, Smith said he's ready to make an impact in Year 2. "I didn't have the season I wanted. I didn't really get the opportunities that I wanted, but I mean that's that," Smith said. "In the end, ain't nothing given to you in this league. Stuff happens and I'm here so I feel like I'm free." Smith's opportunities were limited as a rookie, in part because of the players ahead of him but also because of the potential negative impact of playing him before he was ready. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said cornerback is a position where trial by fire isn't the best route for a player's development. "It's just the natural growth," McDaniel said. "There's many different journeys that players take and he's got a room of very capable players. I think you have to do right by the team and right by the player to make sure they're appropriately versed. ... You don't just have guys learn on the fly with a position like that in my opinion because it's like a quarterback where you don't want to hurt their progression by having them see the field too soon. There can be scar tissue with that." So Smith had to make the most of his time on the sideline. A three-year starter at South Carolina, he spent most of his time watching the Dolphins' defense during his rookie season. It was a change from what he'd grown accustomed to, but he sought to turn the experience into an educational one. He left college, but still considered himself a student. "[It wasn't] really that bad. I'm under two of the greats in the league, two of the best to ever do it, in X and Jalen," he said. "So it wasn't really a bad thing about it or anything like that. ... I literally learned so much from them just sitting in a room with them just picking their brain and stuff like that. Just seeing what they see when I'm on the field. So it was just kind of really a learning experience. I just went to school for a year." But even getting to that mentality required a learning curve. Smith said training camp was frustrating at times as he adjusted to the NFL, and he could feel it taking a toll on his outlook toward football. "Definitely, it was some frustration," he said. "It was during camp, so it was early, I wasn't really homing in on it during the season. I mean, of course you think about it at certain times during games, but I wasn't really focused on [the frustration] because when I was focused on it, I felt like I was losing my love for the game doing that. "So just kind of staying in and honing in on what I can do and what I could control was a big thing." Smith said daily conversations with his mother, Alicia, kept him focus on his future, rather than his frustrations at the time -- frustrations he no longer feels midway through his first full offseason as a professional. The 23-year-old said one of the first areas for improvement he identified was his body; he played last season at roughly 180 pounds but has put on 15 pounds since the end of the 2023 season. Smith injured his shoulder during Miami's first preseason game last offseason and said that played a role in his motivation to bulk up this offseason, consuming up to six Ensure drinks a day to help him achieve that goal. "Physically, I feel like I'm a much better player, just kind of gaining weight," he said, "and actually being able to stop receivers when I press and stuff like that, not absorbing contact. So just that part of it and then mentally, just having that season behind me that I can say, 'All right, I'm good. I got my feet wet, I did this and that.'" He will still have to earn whatever playing time he gets this season. The Dolphins released Howard but signed Kendall Fuller to a two-year deal, presumably to take over as the starter opposite of Ramsey. Kohou and Nik Needham remain on the roster and should be the first two options at the nickelback position -- although Needham has also cross-trained at safety. While their moves this offseason don't necessarily point to Smith starting, the Dolphins expect positive development from him in 2024. They're not worried about his rookie season, but all parties recognize a need for improvement. "I'm not necessarily worried about placing blame or why his timeline is as it is," McDaniel said. "Those timelines are unique to each individual. What I'm really pumped about is I know in Year 2, that the relationships that he's holding within his position and the coaches and the way he's attacking this offseason is that he's not satisfied with that by any stretch and nor is the organization. So I'm excited for the competition and the development, because that's really what I get into and what we're all in this for." https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40245655/dolphins-need-improved-cam-smith
My fear with Weaver is if the D performs well this season, he could be a HC candidate in the next coaching cycle, and then we’re back to square one.
That is possible but to go from a position coach, to coordinator to HC in 2 years doesn’t seem viable. Two to three years as a coordinator with sustained success? Yea, he’s definitely a HC candidate with a proven track record.
Heard a great interview with Jordyn Brooks. Said he feels he’s one of the fastest def players in the game..( the speed trend continues to the defensive side) Isn’t scared to race anyone on the team 100 yards. Said success and failure can be dictated by the scheme a player finds himself in. Said weavers scheme “ fits him like a glove” Proud of the fact that he tore his acl on New Year’s Day and didn’t miss a game that season. My favorite part.. was asked what his goal this season, said he has all the tools mental and physical but while he’s been in “good shape” since entering the year his goal is to be in “great shape, “the best shape of his life” this off-season before camp starts.”
I thought that it was interesting that PFF had both Ramsey and Fuller ranked among their top 10 cornerbacks (Ramsey #6 and Fuller #8). Does that give us a top 3 CB tandem? https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-pff-co...ign&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=june_3_2024
The Dolphins have finally gotten some of this year’s draft picks under contract. The team announced the signing of five picks on Tuesday. Two of their seven picks — first-round defensive end Chop Robinson and second-round tackle Patrick Paul — remain unsigned. Fourth-round running back Jaylen Warren was the highest pick to sign on Tuesday. He led FBS players with 7.4 yards per carry on his way to 1,013 yards and four touchdowns at Tennessee last season. The Dolphins also signed fifth-round linebacker Mohamed Kamara, sixth-round safety Patrick McMorris, sixth-round wide receiver Malik Washington, and seventh-round wide receiver Tahj Washington.
Waddle, 25, told reporters on Tuesday that he figured he’d sign a new deal with Miami this offseason, though he wasn’t sure of the timing. “You never know, man, it’s a business part on both sides, so you never know,” Waddle said, via Scott Solomon of SI.com. “But it made sense for both sides and we were able to get it done.” Now that Waddle’s locked up with a long-term contract, he said he’s grateful to stick with the club that drafted him. “It’s a blessing, always a blessing to get an extension from the organization that brought you into the league,” Waddle said. “It says that they are confident in me. Like I said, they brought me into this league taking a chance — I was 22 coming off a major injury. So it’s always been love since I got here, and we were just happy to get something done.” Waddle has eclipsed 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons. The No. 6 selection of the 2021 draft, Waddle caught 104 passes as a rookie for 1,015 yards with six touchdowns. He then led the league with 18.1 yards per reception in 2022, catching 75 passes for 1,356 yards with eight TDs. Last year, Waddle finished with 72 receptions for 1,014 yards with four touchdowns.
The Dolphins have held their final practice of the offseason. Head coach Mike McDaniel said before Wednesday’s workout that the team might alter their schedule based on how things went and the team announced later that the final practice of minicamp that was scheduled for Thursday has been canceled. The team will hold a walkthrough instead of a full session and they will then go on hiatus until training camp.
