DIRTYCASHHOLDIN
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This is a player that the DOlphins were once interesteted in before...but that was when the Eagles had STALEY, WESTBROOK, and BUCKHALTER...and this is just about the time when the DOlphins acquired WILLIAMS from the SAINTS...if someone else out there can also remember this. It just came to my mind...because I just got some E-mails from some DOlphin fans from Philadelphia...who noted that the Eagles would listen for offers for BUCKHALTER...but that he would not come cheaply. You can conclude that RICK SPIELMAN is pretty high on CORREL...and that he just may explore it. Plus....there is the AJ FEELY connection...as AJ may have already given an endorsement to Wann-Spiel. There is no question that Speilman took calls from out of work Running backs around the globe today...there agents of course.....but the most likely scenario right now is for the DOlphins to start bringing in some of these guys....I know they talked seriously the most of 2 guys today....they were Trung Candidate, and Stacey Mack. Like Drew said today on tv...they want to maybe go to a Thunder and lightning type of scenario. Candidates speed and Macks power makes sense there. But knowing this coaching staff....they will do everything they can to bring some of these guys in...but in reality...they will want to hand the ball off to TRAVIS MINOR to at least start the game...and then go to this obvious running back by comittee situation. They know that MINOR cant handle a full load...everyone in the stands knows it too. But he will be the #1 for now...and somebody needs to unseat him...not the other way around. The staff will be very loyal to Minor...is they should. Whoever they bring in now off the street is not going to be that much of an improvement over Minor...that is for sure. But what has to happen now...is you have just got to bring in as many decent backs in as you can...just for depths sake..and just let everyone battle it out...and we will see just who emerges. That is the only thing we can do right now. If the DOlphins make a trade down the line fine.. but for now...lets bring in MACK and CANDIDATE...there is nothing to lose. There is nobody...that is going to take the place of Ricky WIlliams...lets get that through our heads. He was 80 percent of this offense. We are almost hoping as fans...like the Laker fans who saw Shaq leave town...albeit the right way...and then the lakers plug in a servicable VLADE DIVAC at center. Now....we need to find a servicable running back...but the bottom line is this: When you lose a Shaqulle Oneill or a Ricky Williams....its devastating. Both for the Lakers and the Dolphins...this is not going to be the same teams that the fans saw last season. Rick Spielman now has more pressure...and so does Dave...Ricky Williams has now put them in a strait-jacket. They have a pop-gun offfense at hand now...and they need some real ammuntion...and fast. How in the world with 5 days left until training camp...do you replace 80 percent of your offense? You can call the Eagles...you can call the Vikings...but no matter who you get...its a running back by committee for this season. People will be brought in...but expect Travis Minor to be the opening day starter. What we need right now....is for someone to bang in there with some power...between the tackles. We are trying to make Thunder and Lightning...somehow gell into a Running back that will be equal or greater to the sum of 80 percent of the offense.....thats all.