Roster Moves - Releases and Free Agent Signings

"texanphinatic wrote:

Sieler, Ramsey and Holland, with Chubb and Phillips when they return. Let's see who they bring in during free agency and the draft as well.

How will we compete? The same way every team in the league competes. Let's not pretend this is a roster with no talent anywhere incapable of doing anything. The offseason literally JUST started and people want to make grandiose statements of doom.

It usually takes a year to comeback 100 percent from ACL and he got hurt in late December
And Pbillips is coming off Achillies and u never know with that injury.
Gink should have been resigned that should have been a no-brainer.As for Ramsey and Holland they are studs but when you have no pass rush u can't cover for ever.
This will be a bottom feeder defence and if I'm wrong quote me in December.
Grier needs to go.All those draft picks he had amounted to nothing.The Texans are farther along than we are at this point and that is pathetic.

"danmarino wrote:

That’s part of the problem. Most here don’t understand how the cap, FA, trades, the draft, or anything else that happens in the offseason works.
(That’s not a shot at you pump)

They will sit here and cry and complain about things they just don’t understand. It’s a lack of foresight, critical and abstract thinking. They are “$50m over the cap” and don’t have the ability to understand how that will be rectified.

Another problem is some of these people are just trolling. They’ll whine about the team and then cry when the team is changed.

We don’t know what Weaver wants at edge or D-line. We don’t know what other players the Dolphins are in talks with. Some of us realize that paying BOTH Wilkins and Hunt over $50m AAV combined is just not smart. I, like most fans of the Dolphins, live Wilkins, but there is just no way that he’s been such a game changing DT to command nearly $30m a year.

We understand we don't have blind loyalty to a guy who has led us to zero playoff wins.
Next!!

"texanphinatic wrote:

I'm going to have to significantly disagree with you Holland and Sieler. I do think you are underplaying the talent the roster has, but that's my opinion. I don't think on paper they will be much improved, but I also think the idea that we are going to be much worse is overplayed at the moment, especially since, again, it's literally day 1 of the offseason.

You lost the highest rated player from PFF on defense in AVG in a position of MASSIVE need. You lost the core and the leader on defense in Wilkins. You need 2 starting DTs, starting corner, starting safety, two starting guards, starting inside LB, starting center and 2 starting edge players, and a few WRs.

Much worse isn't overplayed. It's the reality with the cap and what you have in picks, and what you need.

"StaleTacos wrote:

You lost the highest rated player from PFF on defense in AVG in a position of MASSIVE need. You lost the core and the leader on defense in Wilkins. You need 2 starting DTs, starting corner, starting safety, two starting guards, starting inside LB, starting center and 2 starting edge players, and a few WRs.

Much worse isn't overplayed. It's the reality with the cap and what you have in picks, and what you need.

What are u complaining about?
We signed Eliah Cambell and HOF tight end.
Superbowl here we come.

"pumpdogs wrote:

It usually takes a year to comeback 100 percent from ACL and he got hurt in late December
And Pbillips is coming off Achillies and u never know with that injury.
Gink should have been resigned that should have been a no-brainer.As for Ramsey and Holland they are studs but when you have no pass rush u can't cover for ever.
This will be a bottom feeder defence and if I'm wrong quote me in December.
Grier needs to go.All those draft picks he had amounted to nothing.The Texans are farther along than we are at this point and that is pathetic.

Gink was also coming off a big injury, don't forget. That may have played a role, especially with the status of the others. We will bring in at least one, maybe more edge guys. Weaver is a rotation heavy guy for the line, I'd expect 3-4 guys at both edge and tackle. We will bring in bodies. Let's see who it all is before we make sweeping judgement, yeah?

And the last part ... we see the complaint that Grier is a terrible drafter from the same folks who are angry we are losing ... guys that Grier drafted. He isn't getting fired this season. As for the Texans, good for them, they had a great year. Let's see if that's actually a sustainable thing they have going or if they come back to earth a bit.

"texanphinatic wrote:

I'm going to have to significantly disagree with you Holland and Sieler. I do think you are underplaying the talent the roster has, but that's my opinion. I don't think on paper they will be much improved, but I also think the idea that we are going to be much worse is overplayed at the moment, especially since, again, it's literally day 1 of the offseason.

Holland is a dog and Sieler had more sacks than Wilkins. They each had 23 QB hits and were nearly identical in tackles. Yet Sieler isn’t a core player and Wilkins decides whether the Dolphins win or lose.

"danmarino wrote:

Holland is a dog and Sieler had more sacks than Wilkins. They each had 23 QB hits and were nearly identical in tackles. Yet Sieler isn’t a core player and Wilkins decides whether the Dolphins win or lose.

So what about Jordyn brooks?
Any good.Dont watch the seahawks

Jordyn Brooks is a thumper and a tackling machine. Pretty clear the direction Weaver wants to go on defense. Great signing to replace Baker.

Owenu going back to New England on a 3 year 57 million deal.

This guard market is nuts. At this point I'm in favor of just pencilling in either Fuatanu or JPJ in the draft and just being done with it lol.

"TheHighExhaulted wrote:

Jordyn Brooks is a thumper and a tackling machine. Pretty clear the direction Weaver wants to go on defense. Great signing to replace Baker.

He’s big and fast enough to play DE/edge also.

"pumpdogs wrote:

So what about Jordyn brooks?
Any good.Dont watch the seahawks

He’s better and cheaper than Baker.

"danmarino wrote:

He’s better and cheaper than Baker.

Good!!Finally something postive

New center. Can't say I know anything about him.

• Brewer was an undrafted free agent who, as a rookie, secured a spot on the Titans roster in 2020. He provided depth at guard and center, appearing in 41 games and making 23 starts at left guard, right guard, and center throughout his first three NFL seasons.

• In 2022, Brewer started all 17 games for the first time in his career, with 15 starts at left guard and two starts at center.

• Last season, Brewer became the Titans' starting center.

• He gave up a lot of sack and pressures up the middle.

Brewer has started every game at center the last two seasons. A great run blocker, everyone seems to say he's a liability in the pass game. Should be a good fit in McDaniel's zone running scheme.

Hopefully they can get Williams on a cheap one year deal to play guard and backup Brewer just in case.

He's probably starting C unless we make a June push to readd Williams. But it lessens the urgency, and also gives us flexibility. Same with the draft - we can still go for a JPJ and let him and Brewer compete for C with the "loser" moving to G.

A good move, pretty solid OL replacement. Plus he's been durable.

Can't say enough about the Jordyn Brooks signing. Definite upgrade over Baker. Brooks did some good things in Seattle! We got a tackling machine and a hard hitter here. Hell...yes.

Anthony Walker is going to be signed.

"TheHighExhaulted wrote:

Brewer has started every game at center the last two seasons. A great run blocker, everyone seems to say he's a liability in the pass game. Should be a good fit in McDaniel's zone running scheme.

I am gonna give Mikey the benefit of the doubt on o-line. They really improved a lot of the guys on the line last year, and if we can make positive improvements on Brewer's pass blocking, this could be a pretty solid deal.

"texanphinatic wrote:

He's probably starting C unless we make a June push to readd Williams. But it lessens the urgency, and also gives us flexibility. Same with the draft - we can still go for a JPJ and let him and Brewer compete for C with the "loser" moving to G.

A good move, pretty solid OL replacement. Plus he's been durable.

U guys are sugar coating this signing.This guy was second worst center in pass protection and sign him on a passing team.
Stupid signing which makes no sense.

"pumpdogs wrote:

U guys are sugar coating this signing.This guy was second worst center in pass protection and sign him on a passing team.
Stupid signing which makes no sense.

How can he be a bad pass blocker and a great run blocker? Someone here told me it's the same exact skill.

Anyway, nobody is saying this is a home run. It just seems like he fits the zone running, quick passing offense due to his ability to get to the second level. He is very athletic.

"Finatik wrote:

• Brewer was an undrafted free agent who, as a rookie, secured a spot on the Titans roster in 2020. He provided depth at guard and center, appearing in 41 games and making 23 starts at left guard, right guard, and center throughout his first three NFL seasons.

• In 2022, Brewer started all 17 games for the first time in his career, with 15 starts at left guard and two starts at center.

• Last season, Brewer became the Titans' starting center.

• He gave up a lot of sack and pressures up the middle.

All I can say about this signing is I guess the Dolphins agree with me that pass blocking with Tua is rather irrelevant.

"pumpdogs wrote:

U guys are sugar coating this signing.This guy was second worst center in pass protection and sign him on a passing team.
Stupid signing which makes no sense.

And then the same folks will use it as an excuse when Tua is ineffective or gets injured.