Latest news on the Dolphins, as Free Agency begins (sort of)

Mar. 09 News and Notes 7 comments ---Bill

The Miami Dolphins have been saving their pennies for this offseason and the time for talk is over.  At midnight last night, the 3 day window that allows the Dolphins and other NFL teams to speak with players’ representatives, finally got under way.  The Dolphins can speak only with the players’ representatives and not the players themselves.  The NFL issued a memo yesterday, explaining the rules of this window that ends on Tuesday at 4pm.  Teams can speak with players’ agents about the framework of a deal, but no deal can be committed to, otherwise, it is considered tampering.

Photo Courtesy of Dolphins.com

Photo Courtesy of Dolphins.com

Try to understand the logic in that.  An agent can speak with multiple teams, create a bidding war that essentially goes on until Tuesday (at least).  AND, if an agent gets the deal he/she wants for their player, they are not allowed to agree to it with the team.  RIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!  This is the reason we won’t hear much about who the Dolphins are talking to.  Everything is being kept as quiet as possible for fear of tampering.  The NFL may keep trying to limit tampering, but everyone knows that tampering takes place quite a bit at the NFL Combine.

There’s no way for them to stop it or control it.  Why?  Well, let’s say the Dolphins are speaking with Jake Long’s agent about him resigning.  That agent also represents a number of other NFL players.  Well, he may see that negotiations with the Dolphins aren’t going so well and it doesn’t look like he’ll return.  Don’t you think that the next time he’s talking to another team, about another one of his client’s, that he may mention Jake’s name?  Maybe???  (cont’d on page 2, click here)

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  • FinZFaN16

    Nice article…however, we still need to draft or sign a DE to help with getting more pressure on the opp QB. I noticed that you both were targeting 3 WR’s in both of your mocks…why do you think we need to go after that many WR’s??

    • Miami Jules

      I can only speak for myself so this was my logic. Not every draftee translates from college and the stats into the pros. People who looked real good have ended up being cut after just 2 years, and there’s always the “fit” . Our needs for the speedy WR who can run routes, develope chemestry w/the QB and most importantly, one who can catch is pretty obvious. We already have at least 3 WR’s but no real deep threat (Clay keeps showing potential but no cigar just yet). I’m thinking, let’sget one from F/A and 2 from the draft or vice versa, preferable the former. That wontt even guarantee we found our man, but we’re that close. I personally placed as much emphasis on WR’s as I did CB’s because our need tin the secondary is DIRE. Next year, we got to go LB’s G’s and maybe even OT’s… we’re close, we’re very close.

  • Shawn

    Hey Jules what’s up Bro? What about a TE option on your list?

    • Miami Jules

      Hey Shawn… Nice to hear from you buddy. I have Jared Cook as my F/A, and no TE’s from the draft. My real finds though are WR Donny Avery in F/A and Ryan Swope from the draft. I read your post about Goldson and you got me on board the Goldson wagon too.

      • Shawn

        Thanks Jules it is good to hear from you Bro.

    • Miami Jules

      PS My Twittrer account is Miami Jules. I’m being pretty obcessive-compulsive about this upcoming draft and free agency, I know you’re a student of the game too, so it’d be nice.

  • phinfan4life

    Isn’t Delaney Walker a free agent as well? Now he is a do it. ( ll TE! He’s what we expected out of Charles Clay. But I think we should continue to develop Olivier Vernon, he can be a beast if brought along properly.

    In the 1st round of the draft we can focus on a DB (Banks or Rhodes) or safety if we lock in wallace/jennings and push for Winston to play RT and move Martin to his true LT. A receiver in the 2nd and 3rd (Austin/Swope)rounds wouldn’t hurt. 4th-6th BPA.