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Arian Foster Signing with Miami

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Phins_Fan_87, Jul 18, 2016.

  1. Phins_Fan_87

    Phins_Fan_87 Phins and Heat fan Club Member

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    Per Rappaport. Hopefully he can stay healthy
     
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  2. Galant

    Galant Love - Unity - Sacrifice - Eternity

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  3. Destroyer

    Destroyer There for every play.

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    I guess it can't hurt? EHH?
     
  4. gunn34

    gunn34 I miss Don & Dan

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    The only good I see for this is Daniel Thomas will FINALLY be shown the door for good!
     
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  5. Galant

    Galant Love - Unity - Sacrifice - Eternity

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  6. tirty8

    tirty8 Well-Known Member

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    I feel like this could be the running back version of the Greg Jennings signing... At least he will have situational value. Probably better than Williams. I'm iffy about this, but his salary seems reasonable.
     
  7. Galant

    Galant Love - Unity - Sacrifice - Eternity

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  8. rdhstlr23

    rdhstlr23 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Good deal. Happy with the signing.
     
  9. Galant

    Galant Love - Unity - Sacrifice - Eternity

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  10. ckparrothead

    ckparrothead Draft Forum Moderator Luxury Box

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    1. Keep him on a pitch count in practice and in games, he'll be fine. Whenever he was healthy with the Texans, he was a bell cow (mega contract). He can't do that anymore.
    2. Miami thinks their sports science and health management system is bullet proof so this makes sense on that basis.
    3. They've got a three-man position now. That's not a bad thing.
    4. As I've been saying for a while, Foster is a well-defined player. Gase (or any coach) will know what he's good at and what plays to call while he's in the game. That's a good thing.
    5. His scheme specificity complements the specialties of Ajayi and Drake. Allows you options in game-planning, or in adjusting during game (ride the hot hand).
    6. He's always been and will always be as valid on 3rd down as 1st & 2nd. Gase doesn't want to sub RBs during a drive. It limits your pace options too much.
    7. Not a bad thing to have an Arian Foster showing the ropes to young guys who look up to him like Jay Ajayi and Kenyan Drake. There's too much ageism among fans. Vets have value.
     
  11. Fame

    Fame Well-Known Member

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    Let's be honest here, when he's healthy Arian Foster is one of the best RBs in the league. His legs are simply made of glass.

    Low risk. Extremely high upside.
     
  12. dirtylandry

    dirtylandry Well-Known Member

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    Could be a Chris Johnson type deal like last year


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  13. MikeHoncho

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    Who else could have made such an insightful observation?

    Also, not irony.
     
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  14. shamegame13

    shamegame13 Madison & Surtain

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    Good depth signing, I feel better about our RB group now
     
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  15. Clark Kent

    Clark Kent Fighter of the Nightman

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    But the ruptured Achilles... The physical tools that made Foster special may very well be gone or severely limited to the point of ineffectiveness. I don't really care for the signing. I'd still take him over Daniel Thomas given the choice, but the whole RB situation is glass half empty to me outside of Ajayi.
     
  16. dirtylandry

    dirtylandry Well-Known Member

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    They say takes 9 months to heal. We are in the 9th month, and I believe so is Cam. Are we better off at RB now than 24 hrs ago? I think so. If Foster wins the starting job I don't think anyone here would be upset. Because Ajayi will play a big role and to me, it is who finishes.


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  17. Da 'Fins

    Da 'Fins Season Ticket Holder Staff Member Club Member

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    They really didn't have a proven, every down back to supplement Ajayi. Foster is the only real choice at this point. It makes perfect sense.
    - Daniel Thomas is not an answer - he's a liability at best.
    - Williams is also not an every down back and has demonstrated very little thus far.
    - Drake is also unproven as a regular backup to Ajayi. Not just that he's a rookie; he is very thin hipped, not a power guy but more of a 3rd down back, KR until he proves otherwise.

    With Foster, you get a player who can run between the tackles as well as outside. You get a known quantity. You get a veteran who can lead the RB room, you get a player who can spell Ajayi regularly (as I noted in the other thread - he should be able to handle 8-12 touches a game) and you get a player who can actually start should injury take its toll - and not be overwhelmed by the game. This was a no-brainer for Miami. They do need to limit him early though.
     
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  18. SICK

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    "The only good" ?

    How is this bad? He's 29, its literally 400k contract with possibility of 1.1mm being off the books if we cut him before week 1. He's a veteran presence in a young RB room, excels in pass protection which helps Tannehill, excels at catching out of the backfield which helps Tannehill, and gives us a very much needed solid #2 behind Ajayi.

    He stays healthy, or even gives us 12 games, this is a great deal.
     
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  19. dirtylandry

    dirtylandry Well-Known Member

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    let's have some patience, camp starts in a week and a half. Miami made a move to add depth/a potential starter if he's healthy. We are better off at RB now, than 24 hrs ago. Nothing matters if the OL is atrocious or ravaged with injuries. If they are healthy, we all knew RB would be a position that would settle out after camp. Let that play out. There could be a camp star. Gase showcases the back, and maybe one of these young pups will seize it. OR, an established back like Foster has a Chris Johnson type season like last year
     
  20. VManis

    VManis Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    That should be a bumper sticker:pointlol:
     
  21. normaldude

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    It should also be noted that Arian Foster is now the best pass blocking RB on our roster.

    My guess is that Jay Ajayi will handle most of the 1st down carries, and Arian Foster will handle most of the 3rd down passing down duties.

    After all, Arian Foster just said: "Adam knows how to use a running back out of the backfield, which is my best quality, route-running, catching the ball out of the backfield"

    http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...-positions-some-perspective-and-thoughts.html

    Which implies that around the time of contract signing, Arian Foster & Adam Gase came to an understanding that given his age, his pass catching, and his pass blocking, it makes sense for him to handle much of the passing down duties.
     
  22. Finster

    Finster Finsterious Finologist

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    It's a zero risk signing, not sure why anyone wouldn't be OK with it, TC will determine if he can help, if he can great, if not, his pay will be a drop in the bucket, not even half a mil if he's cut.
     
  23. adamprez2003

    adamprez2003 Senior Member

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    Very good signing. Mitigates a rb catastrophe if ajayi gets hurt. Now we only need one more lb depth signing for a perfect offseason on paper.
     
  24. Tin Indian

    Tin Indian Rockin' The Bottom End Club Member

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    I agree with all of this.

    The only thing I would add is he is a very good pass blocker as well and that can only help Tannehill and the passing game.

    I think this was a great signing that makes alot of sense. And it is very inexpensive to boot. Sure with his recent injuries he is not an every down kind
    of guy anymore, at least not for an extended period of time, but if you needed him to be the guy for a game or two I'm sure he can get it done.
    This is a very good singing.
     
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  25. dolphin25

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    If Foster wins I think i would be upset, that would show we don't have much at the RB spot after all.
     
  26. dirtylandry

    dirtylandry Well-Known Member

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    Why would that be a surprise? Ajayi was a 5th round pick and we are relying on him to be the man? We knew going in RB was thin


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  27. Agua

    Agua Reality: Try It!

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    Gase wasn't willing to gamble the season on hoping Ajayi could cut it at pass blocking.
     
  28. dirtylandry

    dirtylandry Well-Known Member

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    Great point. He wants a complete back. It is a gamble but we need to start fast


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  29. LI phinfan

    LI phinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    If Foster wins, it means he is close to the player he recently was.. And having Ajayi as starter/back up is a win/win. Improved our depth tremendously


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  30. dolphin25

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    so you would rather have an old injury prone RB starting then 1 of the 2 young studs we have on the team? I would prefer the 2 young studs step us as Foster has ALWAYS been injury prone
     
  31. rdhstlr23

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    Well I mean by the definition of stud, they wouldn't be one if they're not winning the job over Arian Foster, who in his own right is a stud.

    If Arian Foster is taking snaps away from Ajayi, then I'm OK with it. At this point, I trust this staff explicitly to make the right decision, until they start a history of making the wrong one.
    If Arian Foster winds up being the guy most of the time this year and that means Ajayi is a question mark heading into next offseason, then we draft/sign/trade for someone. I'm not worried about that. That's next year's problem.

    Would I love Jay Ajayi to go off, show that he can be great and when he gets his carries, earns the majority? Like you, absolutely. If it doesn't happen, then I don't think it's bad or the end of the world. It may mean we thought more of him than he really was.
     
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  32. LI phinfan

    LI phinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    This was going to be my exact response to Dolphin 25. Let the best player play. Should anyone be upset if Doughty beats out Moore for #2?? It just means Doughty was better than Moore.. Same for Foster. Just means he is better than Ajayi at this point.. Not a knock on Moore or Ajayi if they are beaten out by a another team mate. Ajayi can be real good beaten out by a guy a little better. Win/win again for depth


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  33. dolphin25

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    I would rather the future be here now, then have to rely on an known injury bug player. If Foster comes in and is a stud I am cool with that, but I don't want to not have the answer for the next year. i would prefer there be one less hole to fill. However, if you are putting all your faith in a known injury then you going to get burnt. Kinda like them thinking the guards were going to be ok last year.
     
  34. MikeHoncho

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    We'll be lucky if he averages 30 yards a game. Waste of a roster spot, this guy.
     
  35. daphins

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    Really? Kind of shocked how down on Foster everyone is. Sure he's not a world beater anymore but he's a vet who should be stable. He's one season removed from 1200 yards, and last season with injury was the first time he's averaged under 4 ypc.

    Since we let Miller go in happy we got him. I'd take him over a lot of players in the league knowing he has maybe 2-3 decent years left.


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  36. Vinny Fins

    Vinny Fins Feisty Brooklyn dolfan ️‍

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    Let's let Arian shake the rust, huh?


    His first game action in nearly a full year.

    We have no RB depth.

    You really want DANIEL ****ING THOMAS on this roster over him?
     

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