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Sign a C in FA and draft Tom on Day 3
Sign a C in FA and draft Tom on Day 3
Dear Hillbilly, may I ax you a question?Same for Bam Olaseni and his 88 3/8” wingspan - who I thought was the best OT at the Shrine Game.
Somebody is going to steal a few of these offensive lineman in the draft.
Dear Hillbilly, may I ax you a question?
And you nose how much I respect your take and KFC as well!
In your opinion, how definitive are physical measurables in terms of projecting a prospect from college to pro?
It just seems to me there is a tremendous "bias" at all levels in football for binary thought such as:
bigger is better
faster is better
etc.
Just seems to me a lot of kids who could be really good ball players are just excluded.
Or is it as simple as just having bottom line thresholds on 40s - verticals - wing span whatever
and any kid who doesn't meet spec is just out?
Interesting. Yeah I tend to agree -- you have to make decisions that are based on potential home runs and play the game aggressively to WIN as opposed to playing to win by not losing. Key point is -- positive + proactive, not reactive.I believe the teams that view the draft as a tool to acquire superstars are more successful in terms of winning championships. Even if you miss more - when you hit, it matters more - and for a longer duration.
You’re not really going to sign many superstars in free agency unless they’re older prior superstars past their prime. Prime superstars are simply not available in free agency. That’s not what it’s purpose is.
Free agency is for filling glaring holes with mediocre or average players. The only way you’re going to acquire superstars in their prime is via trade and coming off some capital.
Shrewd teams like the Rams get it. They knew they were a Super Bowl team and trade Goff for Stafford. Why? Measurables.
Then they trade for Von Miller during the season with the intent of letting him go after they win it.
But you have to be smart enough and honest enough to know where you are as an organization.
The dolphins are a 6-9 win organization that make 6-9 win moves. It’s just what they are as an organization. Doesn’t matter who the coach is. McDaniel, Flores, Gase, Philbin, Sparano, Cameron, Saban….
Whoever the coach is has to overcome the organization first before he’s ever going to win anything. There are no coaches that are going to come in and reinvent football to overcome a poor organization.
There are non-negotiables you must have in order to be one of the top 4 or 5 teams in the league with a legitimate shot to win the Super Bowl. Superstar quarterback, superstar receiver that scores double-digit touchdowns, superstar head coach, superstar ownership.
They are non-negotiable. If you don’t have at least 3, you ain’t one of the top 4 or 5 teams. So you might as well be bargain shopping in free agency.
What's your thoughts on Chris Owens? Do you see him as alegit prospect and do you project him at cener or another position. Seems like he played everywhere at Alabama.Hard for me to understand why Centers like James Empey and Doug Kramer weren’t invited to the combine.
What's your thoughts on Chris Owens? Do you see him as alegit prospect and do you project him at cener or another position. Seems like he played everywhere at Alabama.
And everyone in the main forum is screaming for them to overpay Terron Armstead who will promptly miss 6 of the 17 games next year.Mayor Grier is certainly no winning architect. He’s an albatross. But I believe Miami has been spot on in free agency this go round.
There’s nobody in free agency that Miami could sign that was going to take them from a 6-9 win organization to a super bowl contender.
Tua and Jaylen Waddle have to be superstars in order for that to happen - and your offensive line cannot be an embarrassment.
What you’ve seen is all they could really do with the players available in free agency.