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The Key to Signing Free Agents.

GRT8 said:
Keith....just wondering...do you buy that stuff about the Dolphins liking the O-line players?


good question but i bet hudson H wants to see how he does with the existing talent before he goes after a major draft or FA...maybe next year?
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I wonder? Weak link is LT...and Barnes has the right stuff. If they trade out of the 2nd....thats my guess so far. I like Merriman...but he'll be gone very early...no more than the 10th pick. Well..thats why we have so much fun..this time of year.
 
Bopkin02 said:
I agree with you in spirit. Terrell Owens and Javon Kearse sure helped Philly, though.
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You are missing the point. Philly already had a very good team that despite being very talented was well under the cap. That is what happens when players aren't underpaid. Another thing I've noticed is that they tend to extend their less-known players before they hit the market, so that the hardworking core of the team remains the same. When you follow the rules of the draft, you are able to add a few dominant players that get you over the hump.
 
KB21 said:
IMO, the free agent Miami could get who will come relatively cheap and be a bargain signing is Keydrick Vincent from Pittsburgh.
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Vincent would be a nice pickup....he'd be a talented young vet to plug in at RG. Like to see Houck work his magic with this guy, could really be something.

I like the approach Saban is taking to FA...dont break the bank for big-name guys, just take your time and pick up value guys who can contribute to this team. The one bigger-name guy I really think we need is Kevin Carter, that would be huge IMO...He fits the mold of a Saban DE perfectly (he is one of the NFL guys I'd compare Spears to...same mold) and helps with both the DE and DT spots at once.
 
I can see Saban finding a lot of guys with raw talent that haven't really put it all together in the pros. The kind of players he can mold and put to use in his system.

Tillman, from what I head, has the necessary physical attributes, but not exactly the best game sense.
 
i would love to pick up Idreese bashir or dwight smith. tillmanmust of been signed as a back up right? I just dont rate this guy at all
 
Nice post KB, but i would say, you could use Free agency to switch from a 4-3 to a 3-4. which is happenin in all liklihood.
 
Phinz4Life said:
I can see Saban finding a lot of guys with raw talent that haven't really put it all together in the pros. The kind of players he can mold and put to use in his system.

Tillman, from what I head, has the necessary physical attributes, but not exactly the best game sense.
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Isnt that what belechick did? Harrison is comparable to Kennedy as far as being an intimidating hitter.
 
Good post KB. You can say the say thing about the draft in slightly different terms that the key is often finding players in later rounds that are unknowns that make the roster, just like signing up and comers like B Walker to be come starters s/b your goal in FA.

If are like Jaxs and have lots of cap space, then you s/not worry about spending it, but your pt is highly relevant to the 2005 phins
 
KB21 said:
Many of you seem upset that Miami hasn't jumped into the bidding wars for some of the top free agents on the market. The reason they haven't is that Nick Saban knows that free agency isn't the way to build a team.

The key to finding free agent talent is getting guys who aren't the big name guys. Guys who may be on the verge of breaking out. Typically, the unknown players that sign free agent contracts tend to be the best free agent signings. These are guys who are signed cheap and break out to become above average players.

From 1995 till this point, the best free agent signing the Miami Dolphins had isn't a big name player. It isn't Brock Marion. It isn't Kevin Donnalley. They were good free agent signings, but the best, IMO, was Brian Walker. Brian was a street free agent when Miami first got him in 1998. He became a ballhawking safety in the Dolphins system. He went on to sign a big contract with the Seahawks, got cut, came back to Miami, and lead the Dolphins in interceptions. Plus, he was a force in the run. He fit the Dolphins scheme very well, and he has been a non-descript player for other teams. Amazing how that happens, but it does.

Some of you may snub your nose at the Travares Tillman type of signings, but you just never know. Jamie Nails was a street free agent that played at a near pro bowl level until he injured his knee.

You can't go on big spending sprees in free agency. Miami tried that in 1995, and it didn't work. Washington has done that religously over the past few years, and it hasn't worked.

Teams are built through the draft, and they are augmented through free agency. New England won their first Superbowl by being frugal in free agency with the signings of unknown players like David Patten, Mike Compton, Joe Andruzzi, and Larry Izzo and veteran players like Roman Phifer and Ted Washington.
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yes but the # of times it DOES work outweighs the number of times it doesn't.

its hard to get excited about your o-line when you go into the next season with 2004's squad. we had without a doubt the WORST o-line in the league... only team to not have any one rush for 100 yards in a game.

and we are KEEPING all the same guys??????? not getting any new ones????

are you KIDDING? we could have used wahle or rivera. we need some veteran quality leadership on that line... someone who can play. if you get two or three good guys on your o-line, the other guys will fall into place and pick up the skills.

but going into next year with the same squad makes me want to vomit. how can you be excited about that?
 
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