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It’s way too early to know if Parker becomes a star but it seems inevitable that he becomes quarterback Ryan Tannehill’s go-to red zone threat.

If Parker makes a big leap in his second season — the first under new coach Adam Gase — the Dolphins offense would become a lot more dangerous.
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Stills had 27 receptions for 440 yards and three touchdowns.

Expect him to start outside again opposite Parker, and Gase will have to find a way to better utilize Stills.

Matthews seems like a goner. He showed this season that he should be starting in the NFL, racking up 43 receptions for 662 yards and four touchdowns before injuring his rib.

But he’s a free agent and the Dolphins have a lot of needs and not enough cash. Stills has one year left on his cheap rookie deal.

Overthecap.com projects Matthews getting a four year deal worth around $18 million, which might be just financially feasible enough for the Dolphins to pull it off.

But even if Miami tries to bring him back — and there’s no guarantee they will — would Matthews want to stay in Miami knowing Parker and Landry are starters and there’s not even a guarantee he’d start ahead of Stills?

For years, Matthews advocated for more snaps. He finally got them and he’ll want more in 2016 and beyond.

Greg Jennings had just 19 receptions for 208 yards and a touchdown in 2015. He’s owed $4 million in 2016 but it’s not guaranteed. It would be a surprise if he’s back.

Matt Hazel, who saw action late in the season, is a promising young player who should be elevated to fourth or fifth receiver depending on what happens in free agency in the draft.

The Dolphins might look to sign an affordable veteran free agent and also take a receiver in a mid or late round of the draft.

At tight end, Jordan Cameron was supposed to give Tannehill a major weapon in the red zone.

It didn’t happen.

Cameron was one of the team’s biggest disappointments in 2015.

The one-time Pro Bowler was coming off a couple of concussion-riddled seasons. The belief was that if he could stay healthy, he’d excel and make the Dolphins forget about Charles Clay, who left for Buffalo.

Cameron stayed healthy but wasn’t a difference maker. He had 35 catches for 386 yards and three touchdowns — and that was playing a majority of the season under Campbell, the team’s former tight ends coach.

The Dolphins best bet is still for Cameron to give it one more season — preferably at a reduced rate.

Dion Sims, the No. 2 tight end, is best suited for the backup role.

Cameron has ability but is owed a non-guaranteed base salary of $7.5 million next season — he’s a $9.5 million cap hit.

If the Dolphins can get Cameron down in to the $5 million range, he’s probably worth at least on more year in Miami.
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3 years 12 million is what we should offer. as for cameron it will be hard to get that contract in that range just because of the way that contract was structured.
i guess you could convert 6 million to bonus but that still only brings his hit down to 6.5 million and creates 3 million dead cap hit in 2017 if cut.
getting it down to 5 million would be more difficult unless you extend his contract by more than a year and im not sure he would do that at reduced salaries uncertain of production.
Jordans contract was not a good one unless he truly produces and he didnt. This idea that he would give one more season at a reduced rate wont happen without an extension and that just once again raises his dead cap hit.
Another example of our contracts not being as genius as some want to believe.
 
I swear it seems like most of the journalists just come on to this forum for their material. We discuss this stuff in way more detail for free, smh.

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For Cameron, we either cut him flat out, or take the hit and see how it goes for the year, we can't restructure everyone.
 
Matthews can leave rather get someone late in the draft or sign someone on a prove it 1 year deal.

Cameron and Tannehill had no connection at all I don't care for him either. Should have kept Clay, Sims also had brick hands for some reason last year.
 
If we cut Cameron, I really wouldn't mind Dion Sims starting, he blocks very well and he can catch the ball. Getting a second tight end like Dwayne Allen, or Tony Moeaki, or a draft pick, really wouldn't hurt us at all and could free up some money if we're going to offer a lineman a good sized contract.
 
Tiko377 said:
Matthews can leave rather get someone late in the draft or sign someone on a prove it 1 year deal.
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I wouldn't mind bringing Brandon Gibson back on a 1 yr prove it deal at all. But if we are looking for a 5th-6th WR, special teams play comes into consideration, and in FA I would try to sign Ricardo Lockette as he is a proven special teams player and has great speed/size to maybe use as a decoy on offense. But my first choice would be to resign Matthews because he's proven, but someone mentioned in another thread that he has no intention to sign with us regardless so if that's true I guess we have to move on.
 
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Doubt Matthews sticks around as been said for a while. Not really gonna break my heart if Cameron goes but will be interesting to see how they address the position with his negotiations and the draft.
 
We will be looking for a WR after next season anyway. Stills will be playing his last year of his rookie deal so if we let Matthews walk we might lose Stills after next season. Then we have to hope Hazel steps up ... which he will then be entering his final year of his rookie deal also ... or draft a WR. My point is we need stability opposite Parker. Miami will have to decide if they want to find that stability in one of three choices 1) Matthews 2) Stills 3) draft. Matthews is a proven commodity. If we can sign Matthews for 3 years that contract will expire at the same time when we hope we will need to sign Parker to a big deal because he has become the stud we all hope he will. This decision about the WR group isn't an easy one as it impacts not only the now but the future.
 
The whole Cameron situation is puzzling. He was so good in Cleveland and when he got to Miami ... nothing. I blame most of it on coaching and underutilization. Hopefully we resign him to a good deal and Gase restores Cameron's play making ability. Having a playmaker at TE would boost the offense significantly.
 
Matthews output was 50 % higher than Stills last season. With Parker now healthy, who's to say Stills will be #3 and Matthews #4? Stills may have more pace, but Matthews is a better outlet for Tannehill. I'm not convinced we'll keep Rishard at all, but if we did I'm not sure it's to be the No.4 guy on the outside looking in. Actually, if we let Cameron go it might be a good ideal to have a guy like Matthews on board who we know can handle the physicality of making catches and breaking tackles up the middle/seams.
 
I'd be willing to give Cameron a shot this year. The sh*t coaching staff last year screwed up the evaluation of a lot of 1st year Dolphins players.
 
Would be a mistake losing Matthews.

He is worth more to this team than any other. If this year is about 17, then you keep Rishard. He wont break the bank.
 
4 and 18 seems low to me but might be some work ethic concerns driving it
 
if Mathews does come back give him the starting job in 12 personnel over Jarvis landry who frankly should grab some bench in 12 when both wrs are lined up on the boundaries...no point in bringing rishard back as the 4th wr...that gig should go to stills if Mathews was kept

whatever you do don't give these guys a reason/option to block devantae parker
 
hooshoops said:
if Mathews does come back give him the starting job in 12 personnel over Jarvis landry who frankly should grab some bench in 12 when both wrs are lined up on the boundaries...no point in bringing rishard back as the 4th wr...that gig should go to stills if Mathews was kept

whatever you do don't give these guys a reason/option to block devantae parker
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The theory would IMO be, Parker as your Alpha and Matthews as your #2. Jarvis Landry as essentially your move around everywhere guy but primarily in the slot and Stills as your #4/stretch the field guy. Throw in Cameron and Sims, Jay Train as your battle ax in the backfield and get a legit FA guard . . Just no excuses, this offense should be a high scoring one.
 
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