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Miami has made big improvements this off season and hope it will continue next year. Here is a closer look on what is coming.

Salary cap- No good news. Sportrac has us $24M over the cap. We can maneuver that but it will not be like recent years. We have limits.

FA- Miami does not have much to worry about. Gesicki is worth around $14M long term and cheap next year or can be tagged again for $12M IF he works out.
AVG is the other one who stands out and a deal for Wilkins would be good. Add in a back up QB and that's about it

Draft- Everything revolves around Tua's play and no reason to beat the dead horse until he plays.

Needs- QB???, feature RB, CB, OL

That's all I got for now. Thoughts?
 
As always... I am going to mention the pass rush, which is a work in progress, and it's why we were forced to sign Ingram to a one year rental contract.
Ogbah is on a contract that is essentially a two year deal with club options for two more years, and he's merely a good, not great player.
We really don't know if Phillips will remain concussion free and after that... there ain't much.
If there is a pass rusher available when we make one of our 1st round picks... that's where I'm going to go.
 
Miami has made big improvements this off season and hope it will continue next year. Here is a closer look on what is coming.

Salary cap- No good news. Sportrac has us $24M over the cap. We can maneuver that but it will not be like recent years. We have limits.

FA- Miami does not have much to worry about. Gesicki is worth around $14M long term and cheap next year or can be tagged again for $12M IF he works out.
AVG is the other one who stands out and a deal for Wilkins would be good. Add in a back up QB and that's about it

Draft- Everything revolves around Tua's play and no reason to beat the dead horse until he plays.

Needs- QB???, feature RB, CB, OL

That's all I got for now. Thoughts?
The cap situation is a bit concerning but I don't see it as insurmountable. We are 24m over based on this year's cap number, but that number will almost certainly rise, and probably by a substantial amount.

As you alluded, there are decisions and choices that will have to be made, some of which will not be popular among fans. Who am I kidding, no matter the decisions they will not be popular with some segment of the fan base.

While I like AVG, I don't see him as irreplaceable. He would have to either have a monster campaign, or be willing to sign a team friendly contract.

Wilkins is an interesting question. We already picked up his option year so they obviously value him as a player, and losing him would create a pretty big void in the middle.

Many are of the opinion that it's make or break this year for Tua, myself included. It isn't that I necessarily think if he doesn't have a great year he should be cut or anything, but business is business and if you don't have a top QB in this league you have to move on at some point. Obviously, the best scenario is for Tua to show he can be "the man" and we can continue to build around him with our multiple early picks through next year's draft.

Not sure about the "feature back" line of thought. RBBC seems to be the direction most teams are going, and if a day two pick ends up being that kind of back so be it. Don't get me wrong, that type of player can do wonders for an offense, but it's such a "crap shoot" situation that I'm not generally in favor of spending top 15 draft capital on the risk.
 
As always... I am going to mention the pass rush, which is a work in progress, and it's why we were forced to sign Ingram to a one year rental contract.
Ogbah is on a contract that is essentially a two year deal with club options for two more years, and he's merely a good, not great player.
We really don't know if Phillips will remain concussion free and after that... there ain't much.
If there is a pass rusher available when we make one of our 1st round picks... that's where I'm going to go.
Off topic, but since you are one who I consider a "guru" on contract matters, can you shed some light on what the deal is with the Tagged players deadline to sign an extension? Does that mean no extension can be worked out during the season? or does it just mean this season he plays on the tag, but can be extended beyond this year at any time?
 
Off topic, but since you are one who I consider a "guru" on contract matters, can you shed some light on what the deal is with the Tagged players deadline to sign an extension? Does that mean no extension can be worked out during the season? or does it just mean this season he plays on the tag, but can be extended beyond this year at any time?
This year, I believe it is July 15th, but I'll be honest, I'm a little fuzzy on this particular topic.

...and I'm almost positive that after that, the player plays on that tag, but can be resigned to an extension. I think it is set up this way to prevent salary cap manipulation mid-season.

However... if July 15th passes, then the player holds the advantage and will generally not sign as he can then take himself to the open market and REALLY cash in.
 
July 15th is always the deadline to sign an extension as a franchised player. It’s the leagues way of trying to force you to sign a deal. It’s been a major negative since it’s been instituted.

I’m hoping the next CBA comes with some kind of insurance benefit with the den hose tag that the tagging team pays that would guarantee a player an additional years worth of franchise tag money should they get hurt.
 
Resigning the interior DLine is going to cost a fair amount and several of the recent contracts step up next season. All the better that we carry over as much as possible and also consider moving on from a few noncore players, possibly garnering compensatory picks in the process.
 
The cap situation is a bit concerning but I don't see it as insurmountable. We are 24m over based on this year's cap number, but that number will almost certainly rise, and probably by a substantial amount.year will be

As you alluded, there are decisions and choices that will have to be made, some of which will not be popular among fans. Who am I kidding, no matter the decisions they will not be popular with some segment of the fan base.

While I like AVG, I don't see him as irreplaceable. He would have to either have a monster campaign, or be willing to sign a team friendly contract.

Wilkins is an interesting question. We already picked up his option year so they obviously value him as a player, and losing him would create a pretty big void in the middle.

Many are of the opinion that it's make or break this year for Tua, myself included. It isn't that I necessarily think if he doesn't have a great year he should be cut or anything, but business is business and if you don't have a top QB in this league you have to move on at some point. Obviously, the best scenario is for Tua to show he can be "the man" and we can continue to build around him with our multiple early picks through next year's draft.

Not sure about the "feature back" line of thought. RBBC seems to be the direction most teams are going, and if a day two pick ends up being that kind of back so be it. Don't get me wrong, that type of player can do wonders for an offense, but it's such a "crap shoot" situation that I'm not generally in favor of spending top 15 draft capital on the risk.
Good post. The cap is on next year and IF we do not spend any more, this year's space will be deducted.

We will see on Gesicki and AVG but neither are integral parts moving on.

I believe Wilkins is. It is not only his VG play but leadership, etc. Being in Miami I get to see video on practice, etc.
Wilkins is the star in leadership and keeping all loose. Guys love him.

IMO, Tua is make or break and recycling this dead horse is boring. Be a #1 QB or BYE.

McD and SF have favored a feature back like Mitchell last year and they want one who can break any play while pounding the rock
 
As always... I am going to mention the pass rush, which is a work in progress, and it's why we were forced to sign Ingram to a one year rental contract.
Ogbah is on a contract that is essentially a two year deal with club options for two more years, and he's merely a good, not great player.
We really don't know if Phillips will remain concussion free and after that... there ain't much.
If there is a pass rusher available when we make one of our 1st round picks... that's where I'm going to go.
I believe Phillips will break out this year and I am not alone. Ingram is cheap insurance. An edge will not be on the table next year.
 
Tua's success is so pivotal beyond just the obvious need for our franchise QB.

Going into the off-season with Tua firmly established as our QB could catapult our franchise for years: Draft options include (in no particular order): CB, MLB, DE, C and RT. We could double down on all these positions with our draft arsenal.
 
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