Well, we are in the slow period of the year, the Big Name Fa's have all signed, leaving scratch and dent FA's and lower tiered FA's, here is my take on who is left feel free to add your own:

-Rashad Jeanty-SOLB-Bengals have him tendered at 1.176 million with no draft pick compensation, but the odd thing is:

They liked him heading into 09, but drafted Rey M.

Darren Sharper-Dolphins need a FS, Sharper is a Vet with a short learning curve:

A couple of other names:

Tye Hill, we need some veteran competition at the nickelback slot with the departure of Nate Jones to Denver

Mark Roman-ex Mike Nolan safety, he would be a last resort type of signing but would know the defense and not be overly pricey

Adewale Ogunleye-"if" we lose JT, he would be a nice fillin as a nickel DE and maybe part time stand up OLB.

Derrick Burgess-ditto for Burgess who is younger than Ogun

David Martin-DMart has not gotten much interest in the FA market, if healthy he is a seam busting Te that we need

Feel free to add your own, and do keep in mind, this is merely for fun as the Front Office has more than likely spent the money they intended to spend and additions now would have to come cheaply.

 

Well, with those two I'm think of "what if" Jason Taylor signs elsewhere?

Our 4 man nickel rush line was a success last yr because they couldn't double Cam Wake, if we lose JT and just put "some guy" over there like Phil Merling, who hasn't developed, there won't be much of a passrush on 2nd and 3rd and longs.

Those two are the best remaining passrushers who are pure UFA's.

 

Yes Hurd was tendered.

As for Adalious Thomas, he apparently has said he wants to play for the Jests.

I though about Lavernuos Coles, but he is more of a slot Wr and we have plenty of those.

Wonder a bit about Mo Stovall down in Tampa.

 

He had a knee problem that lingered and he wasn't ready for the start of the season and wound up being released.

 

More or less, but signing a player pre Draft opens up more possibilities in the draft.

The phins will need another passrusher to pair with Cam Wake, that is a fact, and Phil Merling has shown -0- signs of being "that guy".

 

Sure, it is not that I dislike Phil Merling it is if Wake is drawing a double team, Merling is not the guy to take advantage of the situation, he is not that sort of player.

OGun, however, is.

 

Maybe.

The Dolphins absolutely need "JT Insurance", if he signs elsewhere the nickel passrush would be crippled if we don't have a proven veteran to man the DE slot across from Cam Wake

Would you be happy if we headed into 2010 with Phil Merling left to defeat man on man blocking?

I wouldn't, imho that would be very foolish, Wake is good, a double teamed Wake with a schmoe at LDE would be consistently ineffective.

We could use a DT who can create pressure as well, right now our only proven g uys are Wake and Starks.

Dotson hasn't shown very much in two years, Baker is raw with a good motor and Ikeama Francis is anyone's guess, he has a world of athleticism though.

Ditto Bryan Johnston.

Such a motley crew is no substitute for JT or even Joey Porter..for real.

Say it outloud "Ryan Baker will have 10 sacks this year"

Would you go into 2010 thinking that?

 

He's shopping himself around, I'd bet our offer was right in the Eric Green territory last yr, maybe two years, 4 million, 1 million signing bonus.

I agree though, I'd love to have him in Miami, just to have a proven Veteran on the Lb corps.

 

Perfect fit now Killahp, we need a nickel De to pair with Wake for 2nd and 3rd and longs, a proven Vet, OGun, Burgess and maybe even Greg Ellis fit that bill.