Do people not understand that this team is rebuilding the right way.
At this point I would trade Dansby and Long.

 

Ahh, the infamous "source with knowledge of the situation". Whoever that guy is, he sure gets around....

Sounds like Omar to me....and he's probably talking out of his azz...

 

But, what's the context.

Is it the good sort of dismayed or the bad sort?

 

Maybe on Dansby. Not yet on Long. If Long misses a month (as I expect, as I hope he doesn;t return too early and seriously injure that knee) and Martin plays at least average at LT, then I'd consider trading Long.

 

Why would we trade one of the premier LTs in the league? We don't want to get rid of all out talent. That's not rebuilding.... thats digging your team into an even deeper hole.

 

long will be ready week 1, i have no doubts about it

 

Maybe these players should show their dismay on game days, then we wouldn't be in this spot.

 

Dolphins Players Dismayed.

Dolphins fans disappointed, distressed, agitated, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, in a funk, blue, bummed, chagrined, discouraged, disheartened, disillusioned, down-in-the-dumps, frightened, hassle, horrified, let-down, panicked, terrified, upset but ready to purchase season tickets.

 

Long will play. But not because the knee is 100%.

 

The only way Long gets traded is if the front office feels he is getting injury prone. A o line man with a knee issues is a big problem. If he sits out more than 3 games this year i could see him get traded

 

Long doesn't seem like the same player that the fans make him out to be.
He used to be better than he is now IMO.

 

Just curious, but does rebuilding the "right way" usually take 5 seasons and multiple tear downs and rebuilds?

 

Might as well merge this with that other thread.

 

Like I stated in another thread yesterday Long got beat by both Bierman and Abraham last Friday night.
Where he ranks is irrelevant if that sort of thing continues to happen.
He also used to be a bit of a mauler in the run game and that has tapered off.
With bad knees and a bad shoulder you may be better off to move him while there is value.
We waited a year too late on Joey Porter and look what happened.

 

I say we merge all the threads into one big *** master thread.

 

Boo ****ing hoo. If they don't like it they should retire.

 

This is the start. The fake injuries will come around week 7. Then a full mutiny on the way to 1-15.

 

Or you feel the LT position is no-where near as important as it used to be in the NFL.

 

I made this same suggestion on a thread yesterday. Long is no longer the same player he was before he started suffering injuries two year ago. Now he has another injury which will probably hamper him all season, even if he is able to return in a few weeks. They should try and trade him now and get what they can for him. Because I just don't see how they would want to spend all the money he will be asking in free agency, on a player who isn't the same player he was just a few years ago.

I have always felt Dansby is overpaid and I just don't see him as one of the best LB's in the NFL. He is average to slightly above average, at best. He is another player they should trade while they can still get at least a third or fourth round pick for him.

Since I believe the Dolphins are rebuilding, even though they won't admit it. I also think that they should see if any other team is willing to offer them a first round selection for Cameron Wake. While I admit that he is by far the best player on the Dolphins defense. The Dolphins are a minimum of three years from being a playoff contender. Wake will be 33 or 34 by the time this team is any type of legitimate contender. He will be well past his prime by that time. So trade him for a first round pick if you can and admit that it was done because you are rebuilding. Because the vast majority of us already are smart enough to see what is really happening and where this team is headed this season.

 

Remember what happened when the guy with the coffiure traded Herschel Walker for all those draft picks and players?

 

I said this in another thread but this is probably the most appropriate place for it:

I find it interesting and promising that despite the issues which have created an open season environment for dissent behind the veil of anonymity, the issue they continue to NOT gripe about is Ryan Tannehill winning the job. Mike Florio added that in. It didn't come from sources. The sources are griping. But they're not griping about Tannehill being a rookie starter. I think that's pretty interesting.

 

hell no would I trade Long...wtf

 

Shocking, Florio wrote something negative about the Fins, it must be Tuesday. Were none of the Colts players "dismayed" when they axed Peyton, Dallas Clark, Jeff Saturday and the head coach that all the players loved? I guess all those veteran players just agreed with the moves.

 

I don't see a reason for concern at all. We got rid of cancerous players and are building this from the ground up. Certain players will emerge in the midst of all this and fill gaps we thought we had. It's not as bad as it looks. Our team right now reminds me eerily of last seasons Cincinnati Bengals team.

 

is he really worth lets say 8 years 90 million for an extension though ? lots of teams in this league get around with an ok LT these days, last year when jake went down, was it really that visible ? i still don't know if it is a good idea to put that much money into one player who is never touching the ball

 

Why did we draft him number one overall if we weren't going to re sign him? In my opinion he's a franchise tackle.

 

The fans are pretty damned dismayed too.

 

Our team is eerily a lot closer to last year's Jacksonville Jaguars IMO.

 

Devils advocate:

What would it take for it to be worth it to part with Long?

2 1sts and 2 2nds maybe?

If the price was right I would get rid of Long.

 

no one will pay that, if we let him walk in FA, we probably could get a 3rd round compensatory selection, so we would save 90 million and get an additional 3rd rounder