According to Armando and Adam Schefter, Maxwell released! UPDATED: Looks Like QB David Fales will be signed to take his roster spot
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At least they got Kiko out of the deal :confused1:
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Wow. Did not expect that but, he's been hurt and when he was on the field he was not playing well anyway.
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Tankersley has been serviceable. Had no Safety help for that one TD he gave up Sunday.
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The money was already guaranteed for this year (still owe him 5 mill). Zero impact cap wise next year with dead money as I understand it.
From PFT:
The fact that the move came a week before the trade deadline means he’ll instantly become a free agent. And the termination pay provision of the labor deal means he’ll be able to collect the balance of his $8.5 million base salary as termination pay, and then to sign with another team and keep whatever he makes there.
Maxwell initially signed a six-year, $63 million deal with the Eagles in free agency two years ago. After one year in Philly, the Eagles traded Maxwell to the Dolphins.
Maxwell has played in only two games this year, missing each of the last four. He was benched not only for playing poorly but also for not executing the assignments given to him. -
It was inevitable. We have no dime package. Tank beat him out sooner than later. Lippett might have done it in the preseason. Verner is out to prove something,I think he's catching on.
Also keep in mind we get our starting safety TJ McDonald back week 10Last edited: Oct 24, 2017Dolphin North likes this. -
Not a fan of this move. We need depth in the secondary and he was already paid for. He had the potential to come on the field fresh in the 2nd half of the season and give us some solid play.
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I saw this as the obvious move based on the our inactive list. The question I had was whether or not we could afford it salary cap wise. I believe it hurts our cap for next season.
But as a player, it was a no-brainer. He's a bad fit for our scheme. He was bad for most of last season until they tweaked things to account for his limitations. He then had a four game stretch where he played well before getting hurt again. He's currently hurt and has an injury history. They're always minor but always seem to linger. He wasn't in our future plans and I expect that even if healthy that we would have activated McTyre (sp?) ahead of him. We do lose a veteran presence (he was good at knocking out the ball when he came in late), but is a liability in coverage.hitman8 likes this. -
Looks like no dead money hit next year and a cap savings of $10,000,000 according to this site:
https://overthecap.com/player/byron-maxwell/1535/ripper1961 and rafael like this. -
He was horrible. No cap ramifications. Easy cut!
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I don't think they should have given up on him so easily especially if he is already paid for this year and we have nobody better to backup the starters. -
I am fine with him being cut. He wasn't doing his job and has been a healthy scratch. I do not know if he is the third best outside corner on this team right now. If he isn't going to play the coverage, what is the point of having him? -
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Fact is we now have zero depth at cb with this move. -
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This move to me looks like something personal. The coaches put max in the doghouse and didn't like how he reacted so they release him. It does not make football sense. It is a waste of money and talent that we needed as insurance at cb for this year.
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I think this is a major overreaction on the coaches part.
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Good riddance! He wasn't buying into the system let him freelance somewhere else!
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Whats done is done good riddance to Gumby. On the bright side.. I hope this lights a fire with the rest of the DBs and they start playing like the O-line did last year after they released Thomas and that other dumbass.
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Wasn't DRC just released by the Giants? Maybe bring him in for a look to replace?
Would have been interesting to do a malcontent trade to maybe get something out of Maxwell, but oh well. If the reports of him freelancing and refusing to follow the playcall and scheme were true, you can't play that out on the field. -
While Maxwell has the talent to turn things around, I believe this is another message to the players, that your salary/reputation doesn’t guarantee you a roster spot. It’s about getting the other players to level up their games. Basically with Howard, Tankersly and Lippett showing signs of being a group of good young corners Maxwell made himself expendable by freelancing, rather than being the savvy veteran mentor.
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My way or the highway. Good move for Gase to cut a guy who went rogue.