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Thanks for getting back to me.

If Jay keeps his Job Than does Rick get egg on his face for giving up a 2nd for a backup?

Sounds like there is a storm on the horizon if you ask me. & you didn't!

Rick has supposedly come out and said that Feeley will eventually start. If not this season, then next.

Already covering his butt for when Wanny keeps Jay as a starter. I heard Jay has perfect attendace at Wanny's backyard barbecues.

Brett Tessler said:

Trent will continue rehabbing throughout this season and most likely come back in 2005.

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That is good news that Trent may be able to come back next year. Will he probably give Miami the first chance to sign him if so?
Are you at liberty to say the nature of his injury as it seems to be an unusually long rehab process? I don't recall what was said last year when he was released.
Last summer as I recall, he and Scott were competing for one roster spot and both are IMO equally good special teamers, whereas Trent also has some experience and skills in man coverage being a former college corner. Scott was always a pure safety, I believe, even all through college. I wonder if that was part of the deciding factor of keeping Trent at the time over Scott?
Scott had the best year of his career in Tennessee last year and got to play more defense than he did in Miami, or so it seemed. Do you think he fit in better in Tennessee's scheme?

Danny1339 said:

Thanks for getting back to me.

If Jay keeps his Job then does Rick get egg on his face for giving up a 2nd for a backup?

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Rick's only trying to do what he thinks is best for the team. Obviously the Feeley trade is beginning to look like a mistake, but no G.M. is perfect (except for Scott Pioli in New England).

Brett Tessler said:

For instance, after screwing up my last relationship I tried telling my ex-girlfriend that she "completed me"... she told me to get lost.

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Bwahahahahaaaaa! :roflmao: :roflmao:

Thanks for the response Brett.... take care.

Brett Tessler said:

Thanks for the compliments brother. The movie Jerry Maguire definitely helped glamourize the agent business. Now when girls ask me what I do it's much easier to explain. Some parts of the movie are realistic and some parts aren't. For instance, after screwing up my last relationship I tried telling my ex-girlfriend that she "completed me"... she told me to get lost.

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:rofl: Maybe you should have tried "you make me want to be a better man". She might not have seen that one.

IIRC, weren't you Kevin Donnalley's agent??

What exactly happened after the 2000 season?? Were the Dolphins trying to get two years younger?? Or was it the lure of Todd Perry being from Chicago?? Perry's durability?? Why did the Dolphins seemingly try to lowball or get rid of Donnalley after he'd played so well??

MrClean said:

That is good news that Trent may be able to come back next year. Will he probably give Miami the first chance to sign him if so?
Are you at liberty to say the nature of his injury as it seems to be an unusually long rehab process? I don't recall what was said last year when he was released.
Last summer as I recall, he and Scott were competing for one roster spot and both are IMO equally good special teamers, whereas Trent also has some experience and skills in man coverage being a former college corner. Scott was always a pure safety, I believe, even all through college. I wonder if that was part of the deciding factor of keeping Trent at the time over Scott?
Scott had the best year of his career in Tennessee last year and got to play more defense than he did in Miami, or so it seemed. Do you think he fit in better in Tennessee's scheme?

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I shared this post with Trent and he was impressed by your knowledge. I'm not sure where we'll wind up next year, but returning to Miami could be a possibilty. His injury occured late last season and the Dolphins didn't think he'd be ready for the start of this season. He's coming along very well and should be 100% by the start of 2005. As you mentioned, things worked out great for Scott in Tennessee. In fact, the Dolphins inquired about signing him back this offseason. I even discussed it with Coach Wannstedt at the Nasdaq-100 tennis tournament a few months ago. Despite offers from several other teams, we felt it was best for Scotty to return to the Titans.

Today in the Sun Sent, Harvey Fialkov wrote,

"However, the Dolphins didn't give up a second-round pick and dole out a $3 million signing bonus to Feeley just to have him carry a clipboard."

wast that prorated over a few seasons?

I think that if these two are close than the job goes to Feeley as a "step in a new direction" approach.

Brett Tessler said:

I shared this post with Trent and he was impressed by your knowledge. I'm not sure where we'll wind up next year, but returning to Miami could be a possibilty. His injury occured late last season and the Dolphins didn't think he'd be ready for the start of this season. He's coming along very well and should be 100% by the start of 2005. As you mentioned, things worked out great for Scott in Tennessee. In fact, the Dolphins inquired about signing him back this offseason. I even discussed it with Coach Wannstedt at the Nasdaq-100 tennis tournament a few months ago. Despite offers from several other teams, we felt it was best for Scotty to return to the Titans.

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Brett, I am very honored, that you felt my post worthy of sharing with Trent.
Let's hope his rehab continues well and he can play in 2005. Another thing I recall when the Dolphins first signed him as an undrafted rookie, besides that he could well have been drafted, so was a great value as a free agent, was that by drafting Ben Kelly and signing Trent, we got the two cornerbacks who showed the best strength at the combine. As I recall, the two of them finished 1st and 2nd for bench press reps @ 225 lbs among the CBs. That was one reason why even though he is a little smaller than the typical safety, I thought his strength would help him off set that a good deal if he was moved there like he was.

Also, can you explain how this works for when a player is waived/injured and how it benefits both parties. Such as with Kendall Newson and Alphonso Roundtree, both suffered season ending injuries, were waived/injured which I understand requires some agreed upon financial renumeration for the player. A team can't just waive an injured player the same as they would a healthy player. So in the case of these two, supposedly the team waived/injured both and plan to resign both and place on IR after/if they clear waivers.
How is this better than just placing them directly onto IR and not going through the waiver process first?

Danny1339 said:

Today in the Sun Sent, Harvey Fialkov wrote,

"However, the Dolphins didn't give up a second-round pick and dole out a $3 million signing bonus to Feeley just to have him carry a clipboard."

wast that prorated over a few seasons?

I think that if these two are close than the job goes to Feeley as a "step in a new direction" approach.

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Yes, every signing bonus is prorated over the life of it's contract. If the competition is close they will probably go with Feeley.

Brett Tessler said:

As you mentioned, things worked out great for Scott in Tennessee. In fact, the Dolphins inquired about signing him back this offseason. I even discussed it with Coach Wannstedt at the Nasdaq-100 tennis tournament a few months ago. Despite offers from several other teams, we felt it was best for Scotty to return to the Titans.

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Yup he did very good there. Scott was definately great on special teams but got lost in the numbers game. Even this year the phins just have a logjam at safety.

VanDolPhan said:

Yup he did very good there. Scott was definately great on special teams but got lost in the numbers game. Even this year the phins just have a logjam at safety.

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Not anymore they don't. After the injuries to Akins and Wooden I'm sure the Dolphins wish they had McGarrahan right now.

Brett,you had said before that you thought Miami was to the point that they should trade Ogun and fill some needs (paraphrasing your comments BTW) but it looks like nobody wants OGUN ! It seems everyone is trying to hijack us in a trade for him because they know the shape we are in and the needs we have, plus he continues to sit.MY QUESTION is, whats next ? I personally would let him sit because I think his demands are to high, as do other team, but he isnt doing any good sitting, I wouldnt over pay him, nor would I give him away and be hijacked, so what do the Dolphins do next ? Thanks as always Brett ! Dan

dolphindan1970 said:

Brett,you had said before that you thought Miami was to the point that they should trade Ogun and fill some needs (paraphrasing your comments BTW) but it looks like nobody wants OGUN ! It seems everyone is trying to hijack us in a trade for him because they know the shape we are in and the needs we have, plus he continues to sit.MY QUESTION is, whats next ? I personally would let him sit because I think his demands are to high, as do other team, but he isnt doing any good sitting, I wouldnt over pay him, nor would I give him away and be hijacked, so what do the Dolphins do next ? Thanks as always Brett ! Dan

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Remember, my opinion is based more on the state of the Dolphins and has little to do with Ogunleye. There's no question that if they trade him now it would be a buyer's market. All things considered, I'd say there's probably a better chance that he'll sign with the Dolphins right before the start of the regular season.