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Wow. What an offseason. Whether we're contenders on the field remains to be seen, but Grier decided he wasn't going out without a fight.
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Really like the signing. Hopefully, he can serve as a mentor/example to Phillips for how a tenured professional edge rusher takes care of his body and his business.
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This is a good signing! Added depth to a position of strength. He'll be good to rotate in. Getting after the QB is one of the better things that our defense does. Ingram gives us another menace. I do think Phillips is going to Beast this year, AVG is a playmaker, and Ogbah is like an underrated, reliable Chevy.
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Veteran depth at edge is never a bad thing. Probably not a starter and that's perfectly fine. We're gearing up for a run and this is a very smart move by Miami.
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He's just a rotational piece. As such his passrush ability is a welcomed addition.
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Looking at some people's thoughts it seems that his position as the player's representative makes teams a bit nervous about hiring him, but to the point where teams are going to let a top player in his position just not be picked up? Seems unlikely.
Others point to his injury history and the fact that he didn't practice last season. Whilst managing to make the field 16 times last season, he barely practiced during the week and so could that make teams wary of signing him? Sure. It still feels like somebody would still be willing to take the risk though.
Which leads me to another thought; what does he want? He's played in the NFL since 2013 and would've made good money in that time. Does he want another season stuck in the treatment room doing whatever's necessary to get him on the field for game time? How much would it take for him to through another year of that? At this point in his career he also probably understands that he's in a fairly unusual position in that he's a top player in his position that is available on the open market. If he was 100% then he could almost dictate his landing spot at any team in the league. Despite not being 100% he knows that there are a lot of good teams that could improve on the O-Line. So he probably gets to make the decision on does he want to make more money or more likely end up at a serious contender? Let's say $10,000,000 is the yearly want? A reasonable amount considering his talent, but how many teams are willing to pay that for a guy who probably will never see a practice field for them? I know that we can say they won't care if he plays every week, but if his body is already restricted enough that he can't practice, how long does it become until his body degrades further or that it starts impacting his on field play?
I think overall this becomes one of those areas where there will be a disconnect between what a fanbase wants and what a team wants, largely because it's not our money as a fanbase. Can the Dolphins afford to go and sign the man? The figures would suggest yes. Do the team want to pay serious money to a player that they have no allegiance to and has constant knee and ankle injuries to the point that the last team that had him, decided that he wasn't worth keeping? Possibly but it would be understandable if they didn't. Finally, does Tretter want to come here? Who knows? But the talk from sort of our fanbase that it's as simple as offer him a contract and he's ours seems a little short-sighted.Irishman likes this. -
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That defensive front line is shaping up to be a big strength and veeeerrrrryyy deep.
Edge ; Ogbah, Phillips, Van Ginkel, Ingram
Inside; Wilkins, Sieler, Raekwon Davis and Adam Butler.Phil Hutchings, Dol-Fan Dupree and KeyFin like this. -
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My only concern with this signing is what happened with him in Pittsburgh last year.
He said he wasn’t playing a big enough role and wanted to play somewhere he would be used more.
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I can state, with only a few exceptions, most posts are driven by emotion, not thinking.
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