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Not going to pretend I understand cap space too much.. according to spotrac.com, Dolphins have about $9M to spend which I'd imagine would go to the upcoming rookie class.. Do we have any money to spend in FA? If so, can we be active? Or are we looking at bottom/mid tier guys? Any chance we can get a splash player?

Also, what the heck is up with the Saints?! They're $61M OVER the cap. How the heck do they fix that?!

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2025 NFL Team Salary Cap Tracker

A real-time look at the 2025 salary cap totals for each NFL team, including estimated cap space.
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What FA guys do you all *realistically* want?

My list (I realize we won't be able to sign all these guys) -
Dolphins FAs
Resign Tyrel Dodson - him and Brooks actually looked respectable
Resign Benito Jones - solid run defense. Dolphins are the nfl's longest active team to hold opposing rushers to under 100 yards going back to last year. Random but impressive
Resign Isaiah Wynn - best guard we had last 2 years when healthy. looks to be healthy now
Resign Elijah Campbell - Solid special teamer. Safety depth

I'd want Lamm and Campbell but Lamm is retiring and Campbell wants a ring

Trying to stay away from guys with injury histories

Sign Justin Fields (QB) - Snoop 2.0
Sign Camryn Bynum (S) - tackling machine/good cover skills
Sign Kevin Zeitler (G) - 1 year stopgap. add in 1 high draft for the other guard spot
Sign Josh Sweat (EDGE) - still young, consistent each year
Tyler Boyd (WR) - 6'2(!!). Nothing too exciting but we need bigger bodies at this position for goodness sakes. Long career. He's consistent, doesn't get hurt
 
I expect us to have at least $40M to spend by the time FA starts. Could be even more. Based on Grier’s interview earlier in the week I think we will look for at least 1 IOL starter. I would expect us to draft OL in either the 1st or 2nd as well.
I won’t get into names now because most of the younger players will be extended before March.

I will be honest; Fields is a hard pass for me. We will more than likely resign Huntley. No need to spend money on a 3rd QB. There are some day 3 QBs this year who make a lot more sense.
 
ThePeopleShow13 said:
I expect us to have at least $40M to spend by the time FA starts. Could be even more. Based on Grier’s interview earlier in the week I think we will look for at least 1 IOL starter. I would expect us to draft OL in either the 1st or 2nd as well.
I won’t get into names now because most of the younger players will be extended before March.

I will be honest; Fields is a hard pass for me. We will more than likely resign Huntley. No need to spend money on a 3rd QB. There are some day 3 QBs this year who make a lot more sense.
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You're okay with Snoop as our backup knowing whoever our backup is will likely play a few games?!
 
ThePeopleShow13 said:
I expect us to have at least $40M to spend by the time FA starts. Could be even more. Based on Grier’s interview earlier in the week I think we will look for at least 1 IOL starter. I would expect us to draft OL in either the 1st or 2nd as well.
I won’t get into names now because most of the younger players will be extended before March.

I will be honest; Fields is a hard pass for me. We will more than likely resign Huntley. No need to spend money on a 3rd QB. There are some day 3 QBs this year who make a lot more sense.
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Resign Huntley and Skylar ain't moving needle. If Tua get hurt. They both will be fired. Grier and McDaniel job gone. Fields would be interesting in miami.
 
mandal24 said:
You're okay with Snoop as our backup knowing whoever our backup is will likely play a few games?!
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39wildman said:
Resign Huntley and Skylar ain't moving needle. If Tua get hurt. They both will be fired. Grier and McDaniel job gone. Fields would be interesting in miami.
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At some point people have to accept Fields is not moving the needle anywhere. You can blame the Bears for being bad, but the Steelers are a wildcard team playing tonight after benching him week 7. He played 4 full games this season with under 155 passing yards. He just isn’t consistent enough as a passer to be a NFL QB.

Every playoff team has a boring, safe back up QB that knows their offense. We will probably bring Snoop back. There are day 3 rookies we can look at. We could go with someone like Wentz/Flacco/etc. This offense has made every QB that isn’t Tua look terrible. I do not believe Fields is a fit in any capacity unless you want a guy fast enough to run for his life (but still take a ton of sacks) behind a bad OL.
 
mandal24 said:
Not going to pretend I understand cap space too much.. according to spotrac.com, Dolphins have about $9M to spend which I'd imagine would go to the upcoming rookie class.. Do we have any money to spend in FA? If so, can we be active? Or are we looking at bottom/mid tier guys? Any chance we can get a splash player?

Also, what the heck is up with the Saints?! They're $61M OVER the cap. How the heck do they fix that?!

www.spotrac.com

2025 NFL Team Salary Cap Tracker

A real-time look at the 2025 salary cap totals for each NFL team, including estimated cap space.
www.spotrac.com www.spotrac.com

What FA guys do you all *realistically* want?

My list (I realize we won't be able to sign all these guys) -
Dolphins FAs
Resign Tyrel Dodson - him and Brooks actually looked respectable
Resign Benito Jones - solid run defense. Dolphins are the nfl's longest active team to hold opposing rushers to under 100 yards going back to last year. Random but impressive
Resign Isaiah Wynn - best guard we had last 2 years when healthy. looks to be healthy now
Resign Elijah Campbell - Solid special teamer. Safety depth

I'd want Lamm and Campbell but Lamm is retiring and Campbell wants a ring

Trying to stay away from guys with injury histories

Sign Justin Fields (QB) - Snoop 2.0
Sign Camryn Bynum (S) - tackling machine/good cover skills
Sign Kevin Zeitler (G) - 1 year stopgap. add in 1 high draft for the other guard spot
Sign Josh Sweat (EDGE) - still young, consistent each year
Tyler Boyd (WR) - 6'2(!!). Nothing too exciting but we need bigger bodies at this position for goodness sakes. Long career. He's consistent, doesn't get hurt
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where did you see that we have 9mill to spend? Right now we're close to 12mill OVER the cap

Miami Dolphins Salary Cap | Over the Cap

Miami Dolphins salary cap, contracts, bonus money, dead money, and cap savings for every player
overthecap.com
 
ThePeopleShow13 said:
At some point people have to accept Fields is not moving the needle anywhere. You can blame the Bears for being bad, but the Steelers are a wildcard team playing tonight after benching him week 7. He played 4 full games this season with under 155 passing yards. He just isn’t consistent enough as a passer to be a NFL QB.

Every playoff team has a boring, safe back up QB that knows their offense. We will probably bring Snoop back. There are day 3 rookies we can look at. We co McDaniel uld go with someone like Wentz/Flacco/etc. This offense has made every QB that isn’t Tua look terrible. I do not believe Fields is a fit in any capacity unless you want a guy fast enough to run for his life (but still take a ton of sacks) behind a bad OL.
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This Grier and McDaniel last chance get this right. Field was 5-1 as starter. I don't think wilson is better than field. There record probably would still been about same. Bears had more talent on offense this yr and did worse. So it not qb it team.Field is better than snoop. I am just fans. It up to Grier pick the right qb. If or when Tua get hurt again.
 
39wildman said:
This Grier and McDaniel last chance get this right. Field was 5-1 as starter. I don't think wilson is better than field. There record probably would still been about same. Bears had more talent on offense this yr and did worse. So it not qb it team.Field is better than snoop. I am just fans. It up to Grier pick the right qb. If or when Tua get hurt again.
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4-2 as a starter and he threw for 155 yards or less in the 4 wins. He added nothing to the Steelers offense. Wilson is a shell of the QB he was a decade ago, but he is much better throwing down field. Tomlin has been around a long time; there is a reason he decided to bench Fields despite having a winning record.
 
mandal24 said:
You're okay with Snoop as our backup knowing whoever our backup is will likely play a few games?!
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I’ve seen nothing out of Snoop that makes me feel comfortable with him starting any games. The thing is that if you want an Andy Dalton type it’s going to cost around $10 million.
 
Is there any possibility of potentially having Armstead to restructure and keep him as a Swing Tackle? He can still coach up the young bookends and play in a pinch, plus give him the time to fully get healthy.
 
A question for you cap/rules experts. I heard that we are only allowed 2 post June cuts. Does that include post June trades? For example, could we trade Tyreek with the post June designation and release 2 guys, say Chubb and Armstead with the designation too?
 
I don't know that it's ultimately all that important to have an expensive veteran backup behind Tua.

#1
Tua didn't finish the '19 season in college due to the hip injury. In fact, he was banged up and immobile in '18 prior when he got pulled from the Georgia game unable to even walk off under his own power. He really didn't finish either season in college in anything like a healthy state if you're being honest about it.

As a pro, he obviously didn't finish the '22 season given the concussions and this year he didn't finish the season either when the Playoffs were literally on the line and we were facing beat-able opponents!

The likelihood that Tua gets hurt next year is high (as always) but he's really only finished a season heathy like...2-3x depending on what your definition of healthy is. So if Tua misses time next year, it's better to just abandon all hope rather than pray for some contingency.

I know it sucks but you basically just have to pray that Tua starts 15+ games or else you're just dead in the water.

#2
If Tua does get hurt again in '25 then he needs to be replaced pretty much immediately in which case I don't think we'll be coming off a big Playoff run or anything. If that's seriously the case that he misses time again in '25 then you really shouldn't be worried about backup QBs at that point because the room is going to get entirely turned over.

You can add a veteran backup QB but (a) it might be expensive, (b) it doesn't really guarantee wins and (c) it won't really matter when you have to replace the starter anyway.

#3
If your starting QB is out, winning is probably more a function of who your opponent is than who your backup QB is. Sure, some guys give you no chance whatsoever, but in Tua's absence over the last few years Miami has managed to beat the Patriots, Jets and Browns. Your best chance of winning is simply to face a bad opponent.

If you start a back-up QB against someone good like the Chiefs or BIlls, it's over before it gets started.
 
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