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Dolphins sign former UFL WR Patrick Carter to practice squad/ Cut JD Folsom

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The Dolphins have signed former Louisville WR Patrick Carter to the practice squad.

Linebacker JD Folsom has been cut from the Dolphins practice squad to make room for WR Patrick Carter.
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Well lookee here...

Carter (6 feet 3, 215) went undrafted out of Louisville in 2008 and has spent time on the practice squads of the Ravens, Bucs, Seahawks and Broncos. Mostly recently, he played in the UFL for the Hartford Colonials, for whom Tony Sparano Jr. was an assistant coach.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/sfl-dolphins-hartline-1208,0,3697965.story

I was thinking, "Wait...this guy wasn't a used up pile of crap from Dallas! Our team is useless at picking up anyone that the coaching staff hasn't already worked with! How did we get him?!" Of course it was a son-to-dad advice pickup. I'm more convinced than ever that the talent evaluators on this team need to go before this next draft.
 
GOD, this front office, again!

JD Folsom was a 7th round pick, what a bust. This front office just continues to bust on players. Had they been a REAL front office they would have traded all there draft picks for MATT RYAN. How can Ireland still have a job when he's costing us draft picks on players like Folsom.

Man, cant wait until i get out of this armchair and really show these fools what a draft is.
 
Spesh said:
GOD, this front office, again!

JD Folsom was a 7th round pick, what a bust. This front office just continues to bust on players. Had they been a REAL front office they would have traded all there draft picks for MATT RYAN. How can Ireland still have a job when he's costing us draft picks on players like Folsom.

Man, cant wait until i get out of this armchair and really show these fools what a draft is.
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It was a 7th round pick sheesh lol
 
DeathStar said:
a bum for a bum.

please don't hype up this bum WR please.
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Dude what are you talking about? I have been watching this kid bounce around practice squads since Louisville! I knew it was only a matter of time before he caught on somewhere! I mean the UFL is not exactly the CFL, but hey you have to admit the father to son connection means something!
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYzRlAUjpLE

this is Pat Carter running his 40yd dash at the pro day




Carter joined the Louisville program in 2005, having left Georgia Tech for an expanded opportunity to play. He was recruited by the Yellow Jackets as a quarterback, but saw most of his action on special teams during his eight-game career in Atlanta. He competed on the Cardinals' track team while sitting out the 2005 season at Louisville under NCAA transfer rules. He would go on to start eight of the 20 games in which he appeared at UL.

The brother of former New York Giants and Cleveland Browns wide receiver, Tim Carter, Patrick was rated the 12th-best dual-threat quarterback in the nation, according to Rivals and rated the 19th-best quarterback nationally by Tom Lemming at Lakewood High School. An All-Region selection by Prep Star, he was a member of the Florida Super 75 by the Florida Times-Union, which tabbed him the fifth-best quarterback in the state.

Carter was rated the 46th-best prospect in Florida by the Orlando Sentinel, receiving honorable mention All-State (Class 4-A) by the Florida Sportswriters Association. He also made the All-Conference Academic team. He threw for 2,304 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior, when he also rushed for 300 yards and four scores.
As a junior, Carter passed for 1,884 yards and 15 scores, along with 400 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. The three-year letterman and team captain, he also lettered in track. He anchored the 2003 state championship relay team in the 4x100 meters.

Carter redshirted as a freshman quarterback at Georgia Tech in 2003. He appeared in eight games for the Yellow Jackets in 2004, but saw most of his action as a punt returner. He gained 219 yards on 26 attempts (8.4-yard average). He also rushed twice for 22 yards and attempted one pass.

After sitting out the 2005 season at Louisville, Carter appeared in nine games in 2006, starting three contests as a slot receiver. A high ankle sprain sidelined him for the final four games of the regular season, as he finished with five catches for 68 yards (13.6-yard average). He averaged 5.9 yards on 18 punt returns and completed his only pass attempt for a 21-yard touchdown.
As a senior, Carter started five of 11 games, missing the Pittsburgh clash with an ankle sprain. He hauled in a career-high 26 passes for 396 yards (15.2-yard average) and five touchdowns. He also attempted a pass vs. Connecticut, but it was intercepted.
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Positives: Has a well-defined frame with proportioned muscle tone, long arms, good upper-body definition and muscular calves … Has valid timed speed, serving as a sprinter on the track team at UL … Still trying to learn route technique, but has the size to get to a pass at its highest point … Has good body control, showing sudden moves coming off the snap …
While he was just a marginal-to-adequate punt returner, his soft hands, size and power running with the ball could make him a capable kickoff return specialist at the next level … Can explode off the snap when he gets a clean release, but must be more aggressive using his hands to escape the jam … Builds his acceleration nicely in his route and has the second gear to escape after the catch (just lacks hip wiggle and has to rely on his one-cut ability to separate) … Showed marked improvement with his body control in and out of his breaks and would be even more effective if he would get his torso turned around more smoothly … Started to get a better feel for shooting his hands and using his punch to escape the jam late in the 2007 season, but is still a work in progress … Works the sideline well, keeping balance as he extends for the pass … Needs to sinks his hips better, but finds ways to separate quickly once he finds the seam … Known for his leaping ability and effectively combating for the ball … Still needs to develop better route awareness, but has the ability to make square cuts to gain leverage … Big target for the short area doing an adequate job when sitting and sliding, but needs to be more aggressive fighting for catches … Looks to be tentative to stretch his body out in traffic, but if he can gain courage, he has the athletic ability to combat defenders for the ball and the leaping skills to haul the pass in at its highest point … Has started to show better ability to take advantage of the defensive back giving him a cushion, settling in the short area to get to underneath passes or using his height and leaping ability to get to high throws as a target in the red zone … Has a strong arm to throw the option pass and could handle basic quarterback duties in an emergency.

Negatives: Has good timed speed, but needs to translate it to the field with consistency … Has soft hands, but will use his body as a crutch and trap the ball rather than extending … More of a one-cut runner who has stiff hips, and is not sudden in his breaks … Has a "track man's" mentality and shies away from the rigors of the training room, but needs to develop better overall strength … Despite his size, smaller defenders have decent success jamming him at the line of scrimmage due to his poor hand usage … Still learning how to run precise patterns and seems to lack awareness … Does not always locate the soft areas on the field or work back to the ball when the pocket is pressured … Has hip tightness trying to turn his body and look the ball in over his outside shoulder … Gets bumped and knocked around too much working underneath and needs to show better courage going for the ball in a crowd … Marginal stalk blocker who shies away from contact … Most of his routes come on run-offs … Looks a little stiff trying to stretch the defense, as he lacks the hip snap to suddenly turn out of his breaks … Despite his track speed, he lacks flexibility in his movements … Can get tangled up at times vs. the press and needs to develop better strength to power through rather than trying to elude.
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Campus: 4.38 in the 40-yard dash … 1.44 10-yard dash … 2.5 20-yard dash … 4.32 20-yard shuttle … 6.8 three-cone drill … 37-inch vertical jump … 10'1" broad jump … Bench pressed 225 pounds 15 times.
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http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/historical/1618657


this is the writeup on him coming out of college
 
His height/weight/speed is what we're looking for at WR but the way he's bounced all over the place makes you wonder if he'll ever amount to anything
 
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