"Injured Money"

[FinsGonnaRock06]

Word I heard on the Big O show was that he will not play unless he feels he can be at 100%.

He knows that he is gone, and he is up there in age, so his next contract will be his last, so he wants to play like a star, so he can command premium money.

Supposedly he is ready to come back, and would help Miami in a huge way if he did (100% or not), but does not want to hurt his chances to get a big contract.

If this is true, other teams are seeing this, are very aware how selfish to hus teammates who are playing with all sorts of injuries, giving plenty of blood and sweat to help their team win a championship, and Jones is sitting out able while to contribute.

Omg if true, him and the horse he rode in on

 

[The Ghost]

I thought this was going to be about Von Miller and his salary cap crushing ACL tear.

Buffalo, you have a problem. $46,000,000 in guaranteed money that still needs to “hit” Buffalo’s cap.

I said when they signed him that if he tears an ACL they are going to have cap problems.

They are currently about $10M over next years cap, right after us at just over $8M over. The difference being we don’t have any FAs to worry about losing where as they are all but assured of losing Tremaine Edmonds. Jordan Poyer is also a free agent.

They can start restructuring Allen’s deal now if they want but his 2023 cap hit is his smallest one moving forward. If their plan is to tack more money on to 2024-2026, by all means go for it.

Also, they HAVE to give Gabe Davis an extension. Dude is making 1$M a year. ZERO chance he suits up for Buffalo in 2023 sans a new contract so his number will have to increase Buffalos cap. He literally has a cap hit of 1.18M for 2023, there’s no way he shows up to TC without a new deal and Diggs making $26M.

Nyhiem Hines is the only contract I’m seeing they can release without a dead cap hit issue. I’m struggling to find other players they can release to alleviate their problems. DT Tim Settle’s release would save them about half of his $5M cap hit.

 

[Dolphins81]

God, Byron Jones being out is really freaking old by now. What is exactly wrong with this guy?

I heard his diagnosis is lazy a$$

 

[EPBro]

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That Ogbah cap number is very hard to stomach.

 

[EPBro]

Not certain if the cumulative $ is high/low compared to others Teams. There is an Fox NFL ranking called “Banged Up Score” (BUS) that attempts index current team injuries and has the Dolphins as one of the more healthy teams. Not sure what criterion is used.

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I'm assuming low is worst considering the LAC and LAR are dead last haha.

 

[NY8123]

I don't see many names on that list that will return next season.

 

[StevieY1]

Worry

 

[royalshank]

Cethan Carter still out with a concussion from week 1 ? I had forgotten Shaheen. He’s still on the team?

 

[The Ghost]

Dolphins have been very healthy this season outside of Tua’s concussion and Armstead missing the Jets and Niners games.

We’ve been very fortunate.

I’m not very high on Ogbah or Byron Jones, the only real loss has been Brandon Jones.

Aside from Brandon Jones, Trill Williams is the only other player I really wish was playing.

Eichenberg shouldn’t even be on the roster next year. Hopefully he doesn’t turn into a Jesse Davis and we have a segment of fans “Finsplaining” that his versatility at multiple positions is somehow worth keeping. Or that his experience is valuable. Yaaaaa but he sucks soooo?

 

[kangphin]

Jones probably knew he had a safe pass on the team through next year. Why play when you don't need to.

 

['Deep]

Sure as **** looks like it, probably meeting daily with construction crew building his 5 million dollar home

I bet he's not building it in Miami.

 

[TheRevoltingBlob]

They are currently about $10M over next years cap, right after us at just over $8M over. The difference being we don’t have any FAs to worry about losing where as they are all but assured of losing Tremaine Edmonds. Jordan Poyer is also a free agent.

Wilkins is a FA

 

[fin007]

Bahama. Thanks for digging up that info. Very interesting.

 

[The Ghost]

Wilkins is a FA

Do you really think I am wrong? I did all that research on Buffalo and I am not familiar with Miami's free agents?

I'll let you look it up and figure it out on your own.

 

[AMakados10]

I can’t blame Byron. Don’t come back unless the Achilles is 100% healthy, or he may pop it completely and end his career.

NFL is a business and Grier is a cutthroat. Make no mistake that Dolphins will do everything they can to get out from paying Byron if he’s not completely healthy.