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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-flspdolphins16sbaug16,0,1780206.story
Ernest Wilford towers over every cornerback who lines up across from him, yet the Dolphins' 6-foot-4 receiver has been lost in the shadows during training camp.

Wilford is the most experienced of the wideouts, but he has been invisible in an offense desperate for playmakers.

His minimal agility, limited quickness and recent habit of dropping passes during practices have caused the Dolphins' quarterback to shy away from throwing his way, and now he's lost his starting spot to Derek Hagan.
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Later on in the week Sparano singled out Wilford as one of the receivers he's noticed making more plays since Chad Pennington's arrival.

"Ernest has caught the ball the last couple of days and you start to feel him a little bit more," Sparano said on Wednesday.
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My hope is that Ginn, Hagan and Bess actually prove they can beat out Wilford when he ISN'T dropping the ball. I assume Wilford will be brought in for redzone plays, but if the younger guys can't all cut it and he does maintain his improved catching, we won't waste his contract money by keeping him out.

Thoughts?
 
Marino613 said:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-flspdolphins16sbaug16,0,1780206.story
My hope is that Ginn, Hagan and Bess actually prove they can beat out Wilford when he ISN'T dropping the ball. I assume Wilford will be brought in for redzone plays, but if the younger guys can't all cut it and he does maintain his improved catching, we won't waste his contract money by keeping him out.

Thoughts?
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he shouldnt have been signed in the first place....

Joey Porter one...now Ernest Wilford...and will someone please tell me why David Martin is stil lon the team...he started last year and Justin Peele out played him....dude could catch a wide open touchdown pass if he was in the redzone WITH THE FOOTBALL!!!!
 
He'll come around, having a starting QB will help too. He'll be catching TDs come september. Saying he shouldnt have been signed is very puzzling to me... Am i to assume if reports from camp were that he was lighting it up, it would be a great signing instead ? How on earth are we better off without him ? I still think he has a good shot at leading the team in receptions. Im all for Ginn or Hagan stepping up tho.
 
MiamiDolfan85 said:
he shouldnt have been signed in the first place....

Joey Porter one...now Ernest Wilford...and will someone please tell me why David Martin is stil lon the team...he started last year and Justin Peele out played him....dude could catch a wide open touchdown pass if he was in the redzone WITH THE FOOTBALL!!!!
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Am I the only one who did like the Porter signing? I mean imagine how bad off we'd be without him. He was our best defensive player the second half of last season and should be even better this year. If an unproven player like Calvin Pace can get that kind of money, why do so many people have a problem paying it to a proven veteran leader?
As for Wilford, the jury is still out on him. I doubt he gets cut so they will probably take the wait and cross your fingers approach with him.
I could'nt agree more with you about MArtin.
 
Wilford's 'improvements' coinciding with Pennington's arrival is a perfect example of how poor QB play ruins good WR talent. Of course all positions feed off of each other but especially in the QB-WR relationship.

Wilford was a good addition and the rest of our receivers will benefit tremendously because of Pennington.
 
Smoke said:
Am I the only one who did like the Porter signing? I mean imagine how bad off we'd be without him. He was our best defensive player the second half of last season and should be even better this year. If an unproven player like Calvin Pace can get that kind of money, why do so many people have a problem paying it to a proven veteran leader?
As for Wilford, the jury is still out on him. I doubt he gets cut so they will probably take the wait and cross your fingers approach with him.
I could'nt agree more with you about MArtin.
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I liked the Joey Porter signing also. I don't think he deserved $30 million in guaranteed money, but that is the price you have to pay sometimes because of how the market works now. He started off slow because of the knee surgery he had, but I though he came on pretty good the second half of the season. I am excited and glad we have Joey Porter on the team.

I like Wilford, was glad we signed him, but I am very disappointed with how his camp has been going. He is a big receiver, so naturally you assume he is going to help out when you have the smaller speedster in Ginn on the other side. Wilford isn't going anywhere, and likely will be at least the #3 WR entering the season.

I think the good news that is coming out of this is that Hagan has improved enough to warrant consideration as a starter alongside Ted Ginn. I am excited about that, and maybe just maybe he will finally justify being a 3rd round pick.
 
penny had a good chemistry with coles in new york who ginn might be a lot similar to. lets hope he can bring out the best in all our recievers
 
I think Wilford will benefit the most from a quarterback like Pennington.

He has been a disappointment, but I expect a solid season from him.
 
The Wilford demotion could very well be a motivating tool by the coaching staff. I think he is going to be our 3wr.
 
I want to see Wilford be our redzone threat, if he only gets 3 catches a game but they're all in the redzone and ones a TD's I'll be happy.
 
CedarPhin said:
I don't think they signed him to be a #1 threat.

He'll be fine as a 3rd down/red zone receiver.
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I disagree,

I think Wilford was signed to be at least the number two but probably the number 1.

Instead he's being outplayed by Hagan AND Bess.

He might be fine as a 3rd down receiver but i don't think thats what the organization or Wilford himself expected to be.
 
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