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Anyone notice MIA didn't cut Ernest Wilford yesterday? Hmm?

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Something to think about. THe majority of the forum have written him off because he wasn't given a chance. Maybe the FO realizes that it would cost us more to let him go and replace him with a rookie instead of just keeping him and actually giving him a chance at being that veteran big redzone target, that he showed in JAC he is able to be...:hump:
 
man i really had high hopes for him, i hope he can come through soon man he will be a great WR option in the redzone.
 
Maybe Sparano and co. are worried about pissing off all of the fans by cut a supreme talent like Wilford. He is the heart and soul of this team! Miami would not have been in the playoffs last year without him.


J/K...I bet he will be gone by the end of the week.
 
Good lord, Ed. This is nonsense, just because Wilford didn't get cut yesterday doesn't mean he's not going to get cut in the near future. Geez, you take everything so literally.
 
If they're going to lose salary cap space by cutting him, it makes sense to delay and not do anything until you have your hands on everything you're going to do this off season from a free agent and draft standpoint.
 
MrEd said:
Something to think about. THe majority of the forum have written him off because he wasn't given a chance. Maybe the FO realizes that it would cost us more to let him go and replace him with a rookie instead of just keeping him and actually giving him a chance at being that veteran big redzone target, that he showed in JAC he is able to be...:hump:
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Your posts never cease to amaze me.

Guess you missed this post in this thread:
Well, believe it or not, it would cost the Dolphins more money to cut Wilford in 2009 than to keep him on the roster. Here's how it works:

Wilford signed a four-year, $13 million contract last February that included $6 million in guaranteed signing bonus. Wilford, who caught only three passes all season, is due $1.5 million in 2009 base salary. Add the $1.5 million he costs the team in prorated bonus -- $6 million divided by 4 years = $1.5 million per year -- and his 2009 salary cap number if he stays with the team is $3 million.

But because the new rules would force the Dolphins to absorb the entire proration for all three remaining years of Wilford's contract if he is cut, he would cost the team $4.5 million against the cap were the team to simply get rid of him. That figure is the yearly $1.5 million prorated portion of his bonus multiplied by the deal's three remaining years.

Is that crazy? The Dolphins would actually cost themselves $1.5 million in cap space by cutting Wilford versus keeping him, an empty space costing more than one occupied by Wilford. http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolp...he-dolphins-might-not-cut-ernest-wilford.html
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http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f2/reasons-dolphins-might-not-cut-ernest-wilford-242351.html
 
Skree said:
Your posts never cease to amaze me.
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Maybe its because you're not thinking outside the box. Last season, many here were throwing Martin under the bus irrationally. Then, I kept on being tortured for sticking up for him. Then, come 2008 season and all those guys have eatin crow...

Now I just feel that people are making unjustified accusations of Wilford as well.

The fact is that Wilford was not only not given a chance, but he put up the same exact numbers that London put up, yet everyone wants to crown him the next coming of Brandon Marshall.

The truth is, based on watching Wilford during his time at JAC, he has just as much talent to make people eat crow in the same way that they did with Martin.

He has the talent and ability to become a redzone target receiver that puts up 50-60 receptions and 8 tds.

Point is, he wasn't given a chance by Sparano. That's just a fact.

If they feel he can't get 'as much' separation as they would like, and want to upgrade...then I'm all for it. But to make stuff up about him sucking and being some bad guy is just crazy.

If they bring him back. I'm all for it too. I mean, it makes no sense in dumping him and causing a bigger cap hit by it to replace him with a similiar player, as some are calling for drafting Ramses Barden. He's the same player with the same limitations as Wilford.

Just trying to keep things into perspective. The same with the Crowder haters and a growing Pennington hater group too.
 
MrEd said:
Maybe its because you're not thinking outside the box. Last season, many here were throwing Martin under the bus irrationally. Then, I kept on being tortured for sticking up for him. Then, come 2008 season and all those guys have eatin crow...

Now I just feel that people are making unjustified accusations of Wilford as well.

The fact is that Wilford was not only not given a chance, but he put up the same exact numbers that London put up, yet everyone wants to crown him the next coming of Brandon Marshall.

The truth is, based on watching Wilford during his time at JAC, he has just as much talent to make people eat crow in the same way that they did with Martin.

He has the talent and ability to become a redzone target receiver that puts up 50-60 receptions and 8 tds.

Point is, he wasn't given a chance by Sparano. That's just a fact.

If they feel he can't get 'as much' separation as they would like, and want to upgrade...then I'm all for it. But to make stuff up about him sucking and being some bad guy is just crazy.

If they bring him back. I'm all for it too. I mean, it makes no sense in dumping him and causing a bigger cap hit by it to replace him with a similiar player, as some are calling for drafting Ramses Barden. He's the same player with the same limitations as Wilford.

Just trying to keep things into perspective. The same with the Crowder haters and a growing Pennington hater group too.
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He never put up good #'s, Jax included. Never.

We got him to be the big red zone threat...he failed miserably. If he had the talent to be that...he would have been that last year.

You keep bringing up Langford in Wilford conversations....why? Langford is a project we are hopeful for. Wilford came in to challenge the #1 spot and be a solid vet. again, failed miserably. Stop comparing the 2, it makes no sense.

He sucks, and not for his contract....he would be gone. He still most likely will be gone, but bc he isnt gone the first minute of the first day drops start...you feel some big win for your wilford lovefest. Sad....
 
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He never put up good #'s, Jax included. Never.

We got him to be the big red zone threat...he failed miserably. If he had the talent to be that...he would have been that last year.

You keep bringing up Langford in Wilford conversations....why? Langford is a project we are hopeful for. Wilford came in to challenge the #1 spot and be a solid vet. again, failed miserably. Stop comparing the 2, it makes no sense.

He sucks, and not for his contract....he would be gone. He still most likely will be gone, but bc he isnt gone the first minute of the first day drops start...you feel some big win for your wilford lovefest. Sad....
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You need to go check out his numbers in JAC. He did put good numbers up with them. That's just why Parcells got him.

then, how can someone fail, if they never get by like 5 passes thrown his way and he catches 3 for 30 yards and two of those catches were for 1st downs? then, he was inactive in all but like 3 games?

C'mon, bro. Make some sense before you post...:foundout:

If he failed...then London failed "miserably". He had the same numbers that Wilford had in 10 times more games and 10 times more opportunities.
 
MrEd said:
You need to go check out his numbers in JAC. He did put good numbers up with them. That's just why Parcells got him.

then, how can someone fail, if they never get by like 5 passes thrown his way and he catches 3 for 30 yards and two of those catches were for 1st downs? then, he was inactive in all but like 3 games?

C'mon, bro. Make some sense before you post...:foundout:

If he failed...then London failed "miserably". He had the same numbers that Wilford had in 10 times more games and 10 times more opportunities.
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London was active more than Wilford and contributed far more to the team. Wilford isn't even valuable enough to put in the game. We had three WRs active for the Ravens game.....Wilford was not among them. Wilford is a failure in every sense of the word. I'm glad you haven't brought up again how he "toarched" Miami, again, which is why we wanted him.

The only reason he's not cut is becauase it costs more to cut him than keep him. The only person's posts that dont' make any sense are yours.
 
He'll get snapped up on the basis of his size and decent past performance. Teams will think that this last year was an anomaly whether or not that's true. My guess is that the FO has given up on him but since perception is reality, they're looking to directly trade him or include him in a package to either move up or amass more draft picks rather than throw a freebie up for grabs.
 
Wilford and Beck to Dallas for Miles Austin and Bobby Carpenter...lol
 
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