http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/s...ns-in-talks-with-free-agent-offensive-/nfCdz/
If we lock down Shelley and Strief life is good.
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finfansince72 Season Ticket Holder Club Member
We might have to go after a couple of corners early in the draft....signing Finnegan would seem to be a desperation move if we do it. I'm kind of surprised we haven't really even been mentioned to be looking at any Rbs, maybe we are waiting to see who is available cheap later.
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Grimes
Taylor
Davis
Wilson
Add a vet and draft a guy but these 2nd years men need to step up. I'm an idealbworld grimes man's his spotbwith jamar at #2 and moving inside when Davis comes in on nickel. We will see -
Yeah the are waiting for the right RB. As in Chris Johnson!
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that would give us 3-4 good linemen. definitely good enough to dramatically improve protection for Tannehill.
I'm not a fan either of signing Finnegan, but I see him as insurance only. I bet we draft another DB and hopefully our 2nd year guys step it up and Finnegan gets cut in training camp.Ozzy and Fin-Omenal like this. -
Hickey, recently, has a strong track record of evaluating and getting value at RB (Blount UDFA, Martin, James 6th round, Rainey waivers). It's a strength of his, and I think he realizes it. No urgency.
Very down with Shelley Smith. Big Rams fan friend of mine, who I trust, says he's a very solid player, certainly worth the attention he's getting from a few teams. -
I'd be happy landing just one. Both? Euphoric.
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Finnegan is still getting paid on his old contract. He was injured over the last two years. His price is not going to be much. He is likely to sign a prove it contract and if it doesn't work out there will likely be little cap impact if any. And I would doubt it would mean the Dolphins are finished at the position. I am sure he is a smart guy and knows his situation. If not, I would hope Miami moves on. But I wouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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Da 'Fins Season Ticket Holder Staff Member Club Member
We have Taylor and Davis. Finnegan will likely be a nickel CB and if we signed him it would be a 1 year deal.
Honestly, I also like Michael Thomas as a prospect. But, we need depth at CB and Finnegan is not bad for that. Obviously would be nice to have a bonafide starter there but I don't see it coming in the draft. There may be other cuts also. Or we may look at other FAs out there after their price comes down.77FinFan likes this. -
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Really feel like we need to sign Shelley Smith. Good sign that he has visited two teams and not been signed - he likely overestimated his value and may be coming down to earth a bit. if we show some love and a bit more than he was offered elsewhere - we might land him. Would be a bonafide starter and upgrade over Jerry for sure. Not huge on Strief and think he may cost too much. But, heck, if we got he and Smith that would be huge. Even if we just got Smith that would be 3 starters and perhaps we can land one starter in one of the first two rounds of the draft.
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I'd be thrilled with Smith and Streif manning the right side of our line. It would also open up more possibilities for us at #19. Drafting an OG/OT wouldn't be a must there.
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Would love to get Smith and streif. Would be great for us.
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Larryfinfan 17-0...Priceless Club Member
Being Mr. Negative here, it appears as tho Zach Streif has another/other destinations in mind. We've apparently reached out for him twice now ?? And he still hasn't come down here ?? Hmmmm....
The indications are that Smith is more sure than Streif, but he's still not here yet ??
I guess I'm getting a bit antsy about the OL....I keep seeing the OL being treated like TE 3 yrs ago, WR 2 yrs ago and LT last year by the FO.... -
We are actually targeting that unit right now. We got one of the top players at the most important position on that unit and we're in talks with a top guard and reaching out to the best RT on the market. In the past that much was not done for any of those units.Fin-Omenal likes this. -
According to the PBP, Shelley Smith arrived in Miami last night. I would guess he's still there this morning. Whereas the three players mentioned above are more pass protecting types, Smith is an elite run blocker. If the Dolphins can sign him and find another mauler somewhere (on team/FA/draft), we have the makings of a pretty decent line, and much better than last year's version... one that, it can truly be said, kept us out of the playoffs. -
There's not a lot of options at Right Tackle this off-season, unfortunately. Not like at Left Tackle. Strief performed at a high level last year, but after that it's guys who are OK or outright bad.
You've got the Titans cutting David Stewart, whom has been good but has health issues. Then you've got a bunch of guys who are a combination of old and questionable performers, like Tony Pashos, Tyson Clabo, Jeremy Trueblood, Eric Winston, Ryan Harris, etc.
If you can't sell Strief, I'm not sure you don't call up Winston Justice or even get Tyson Clabo back. He played well late in the year. -
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Da 'Fins Season Ticket Holder Staff Member Club Member
As noted, Smith is mulling offers, but I think we need to keep this guy from leaving town. If he leaves town, I don't think we land Smith.
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Da 'Fins Season Ticket Holder Staff Member Club Member
Whether we land Smith or not, I think we need to get Strief in town in the next day or so. If we don't land Smith, we may need to pay an extra premium on Strief.
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We should give Ryan Harris a look. Not a great run blocker but he's really solid in pass protection and in the screen game.
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I think OL; Offensive Skill positions (RB/TE/WR); and LB are going to be higher priorities than CB or safety.
Obviously, if you are looking at BPA and feel a guy is a stud - go for it. But, that is more likely in round 1. Less and less likely in 2-3-4 ... -
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Let's get mckinne back as a insurance starter and draft Hurst or mewhort in the 3rd round to compete for starting right tackle. Sign a couple more low price guards like wade smith and davin Joseph to compete for starting guard and depth. Then we can let the draft fall to us. MLB is the one major hole I see we need to fill early. Mobley in the first or Borland in the second. As for the other spot I would like to shore is RB. Sign MJD to a prove it deal and let Hickey work his late round magic Hill from LSU or Storm johnson from UCF are my sleeper picks.
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Which player would you guys prefer to play RT. Strief not coming got my doubt's Zach Martin will be there at 19
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