List of Miami's Free Agents

Most of them are gone. Except one of the RBs (sheets or Hilliard) and maybe Garner.nice job by Ireland. Where is Soliai? I thought he was RFA?

 

I thought we franchised him and resigned him?

edit: we franchised him, and will hopefully resign him to long term. he will make 12+ million this season with the tag.

 

I think Haynos was cut, after coming off IR. Soliai signed the franchise tag.

 

If a player is waived/injured as Haynos was, and no other team puts in a waiver claim, which didn't happen in the case of Haynos, he automatically goes on to the IR list of the team from which he was waived/injured. In this case, the Dolphins.

Haynos has been on the roster at miamidolphins.com the entire off season. This roster has been updated during that time, such as adding in the drafted players. So, it isn't like whomever manages the official team site just neglects the roster because it is off season and there is a lockout.

 

http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sport...os-set-to-become-unrestricted-free-agent.html

I think this is the article which caused some confusion. If he was not tendered, then he would be unrestricted but, I can't say for a fact what we did.

 

This article has been referred to a few times with Haynos. There has not been a followup article ever linked here that I've seen to say what we actually did. So, I guess either way it is speculation.

 

Yeah, I remember and I should have left it alone. His current status is meaningless. We either sign him or don't. I do like him better than what we had. Then again that would go for most guys playing the position.

 

We had several Haynos discussions here the past few months, which if nothing else is an indication of how mundane things had become with the lockout.
FWIW, in 2009, he graded out something like 15th TE overall as a run blocker, according to PFF. IIRC. With Fasano as an annual top 5 run blocker, he gave us a good pair in that regard.

 

The only notable losses there are Ronnie and Ricky, I think we are deep enough at DE to live without Mcdaniels.

 

I could see Pat McQuistan being the only UFA they ask back, especially if they sign Tim Barnes at OC.

 

I could see Rocky Dennis errrrr Pat McQustian returning as well.

 

The only absolute must-sign on that list is Tony McDaniel.

It'd be nice to have Garner and Sheets back.

 

McDaniel wants starter money and the chance to start. That's probably not happening with the Dolphins; I think he's as good as gone.

 

Yeah, the Defensive Line is this unit's strength. McDaniel is a pretty good rotational players.

 

I agree that's probably what will happen, but injuries in the trenches are all-too common, and capable backups are invaluable.

McDaniel is more than capable, he could start on most teams—which is why I wouldn't mind over-investing on the unit by re-signing him.

A team that spent a #1 on a D-Lineman to an area of strength, on a team with multiple Offensive needs, would seem to be a team which wouldn't let a good (potentially great) DL get away for nothing; but nothing this administration does surprises anymore.

 

I think you're looking at a tough sell with McDaniel. Even if you're prepared to cough up the money that a team with less DL depth is likely to throw at him, he's far from guaranteed to start. There's quite a few teams in the league that are bound to match whatever Miami would be offering money-wise and put a virtual starting guarantee on top.

 

I think too many people overvalue Tony McDaniel. Yeah, he had a few good sacks, but he's not as good as Kendall Langford was last year, or as good as Randy Starks was in 2009. Too many people also seem to forget Jared Odrick beat him out for a starting job last year, and that when Odrick went down, they didn't promote McDaniel to the starting spot, they moved Starks back and moved Soliai into the NT job. I think they've over-invested in the D-line to a degree, and they've got Odrick coming back, Merling coming off injury, Ryan Baker's played in spot duty, and with what they've been able to squeeze out of a guy like Baker and Lionel Dotson in stretches, I wouldn't blame them trying to get something out of Robert Rose. I just think McDaniel is a bit of overkill and that the money it'd take to re-sign him would be better used getting a QB, RB, LG, or OLB than re-signing our 3rd or 4th DE.

 

Yeah, outside of the depth issues at QB and RB, I don't see too many "must haves" on that list. I imagine one of the running backs will be asked back (Hilliard, Sheets, Cobbs, before Ronnie/Ricky) and I assume we will sign a veteran QB and a developmental type for the third string, but it appears tha tIreland has done a good job with this team to not have too many huge holes to fill in an offseason that will be shortened and frenzied.

Ahmad Bradshaw/DeAngelo Williams and possibly Reggie Bush and you have your offensie skill players down. Haynos probably goes away with the drafting of Clay and McDaniels is replaceable if he demands too much. Lot of continuity among the units going into this seaosn. That has got to help considering the new offense, shortened timeframe of everything else to consider.

 

Man, I'd love to see Ronnie at fullback and I'd like to keep Quentin Moses as well.

 

I don't see McDaniels as likely too return even if we offered him starter money. There should be just as much money and better opportunities available elsewhere.

 

What new rule is that? You are saying no more kickoffs? Just always start at the 20? I'd not heard of that before. I just thought the kickoffs were being moved 5 yds closer to the kicking team's own 35.

 

I think they will increase a lot, early in the year. The ball carries better in dry warmer conditions anyway. When it gets cooler and more precipitation the number should be less, but still more than if the kicks had to go 5 yds farther. It just seems reasonable to me. The one other change that may effect returns, is the coverage men can now only get a 5 yd running start prior to the kick. Before they could start back where the kicker did. At least a ten yd running start. This should somewhat slow them down as for how fast they can get down to cover a kick when they are returnable.