Long's road with Miami Dolphins just beginning
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/story/1076835.html
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1. Good to get confirmation that Long is not resting on his laurels.
2. I admit that I took Richmond Webb for granted. I will not make that mistake again with Jake Long.
3. The AFC is LOADED with stud LT's. Jake Long, Joe Thomas, Michael Roos and Ryan Clady are all very young, very elite players at the position. Plus, newly-drafted guys like Andre Smith (Bengals), Eugene Monroe (Jags), and Michael Oher (Ravens) could become special. It will be interesting to see who makes the Pro Bowl next year!unluckyluciano, The Aqua Crush, padre31 and 1 other person like this. -
However, the salary cap in the NFL is real. I would swap him for Otah, cause Otah arguably had a better rookie season than Jake and his contract is tiny compared to Long. Long could get better and Otah could regress, but hard numbers don't lie:
Long:
2009 - $6.5 M
2010 - $9M
2011 - $10M
2012 - $10M
2013 - $10.75M
Otah
2009: $1.825 million
2010: $1.59 million
2011: $1.855 million
2012: $2.12 million
2013: Free Agent
You could argue that Long is better than Otah, but it would be hard to argue that he is considerably better than Otah. -
The thing is, we had to give somebody first pick money last year. I'm glad we spent it on a quality guy who Godwilling will be a franchise LT.
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I do not remember reading too much into the strength of Otah's run blocking.
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Denver had the #2 overall offense in the NFL last year (Miami #12).
Denver had the #12 overall rushing offense in the NFL last year (Miami #11).
Is Long a better run-blocker? Probably. But I doubt by much. They're both great players, but only one of them is getting paid like it.
Of course, this could all become moot if and when Otah holds out of camp in 2010 in order to get a new contract. -
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I am stupid.
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Okay, I meant Clady. Clady was voted All-Pro as a rookie and his contract is CHEAP.
2009: $2,141,250,
2010: $2,569,500,
2011: $2,997,750,
2012: $1.994 million (Voidable Year),
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It scary to think how dominant he will be when he bulks up and becomes a man. What a solid, solid draft choice he was. Ireland and Parcells hit the bullzeye with that pick
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To put it simply, Long is a 10 out of 10 in run-blocking. Clady is a 10 out of 10 in pass-protection. The questions are:
1. Is Long a better pass blocker than Clady is a run blocker?
2. Will Long improve as a pass blocker more than Clady will improve as a run-blocker?
3. Is the difference in salary enough to say you'd trade Long for Clady straight-up?
I dunno, cause I haven't examined Clady in run-blocking. But the run stats for the Broncos are the same as the run stats for Miami. -
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everything rides on Long & the offensive line
we've made big investments & have to reap a return on all these guys
2009 will be the definitive year for the Orca-5 -
OK, now if I could just get y'all to join me in the survivor game to save Mr. Long from elimination?
I mean, we're all in agreement...right? The guy is beast. Period. End of story. And, arguably the most important player on the team. So, we gotta save him from elimination. Right??? So, join the Big Jake Brigade, and vote, vote, vote my good people. Vote!
http://forums.thephins.com/showthread.php?t=31511&page=140
Thank you, and good night... -
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