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Dolphins in conversations w/ Boone and others

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Determined to upgrade at guard, the Dolphins are in conversations with a few veterans, including 49ers free agent Alex Boone.
Boone would be a significant upgrade over either Dallas Thomas or Billy Turner, based on career resume and 2015 performance.
Pro Football Focus rated him the 33rd among 81 guards last season. Turner was 69th and Thomas 81st.
The 6-8 Boone played for new Dolphins offensive line coach Chris Foerster in San Francisco last season, and they have a good relationship.
Boone has played all six years of his career with San Francisco, including the past four as a starter at guard. He started 13 games last season before missing the final three with a knee injury that wasn't considered major. He is a two-time Pro Bowl alternate.
He also can played tackle and shifted there in 2012 to become a starter at guard.
Boone has several suitors, with Arizona reportedly among others who have shown interest.
The Dolphins also have reached out to Seahawks veteran guard JR Sweezy and had a preliminary conversation expressing some interest in Geoff Schwartz. Other guard options include Jeff Allen, Ramon Foster, Brandon Brooks, Zane Beadles, Jahri Evans, Michael Harris and Chris Chester.
[h=3]### ESPN's Adam Schefter reported today that the Dolphins "continue to look like the team to beat for Mario Williams. They're talking.... to see if they can get a deal worked out."[/h]### Per Fox's Alex Marvez, Jordan Cameron's pay cut ended up being $1.5 million --- from $7.5 million to $6 million. The team wanted the additional cap space.
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Not a bad options as long as it isn't the only option....
 
nothings more mission critical for Miami this year than the oline...nothing
 
I really think we are signing only one frontline guard, and rolling with one of Douglas or Turner at the other guard spot. Both will only be seeing their second year of playing time. We might sign a second bargain basement player at OG, but we need a backup tackle worse than a second guard. How many of the guard names we keep hearing have played OT at all in the NFL?
 
Barry Jackson ‏@flasportsbuzz 28s29 seconds ago
Besides trying to strike deal today with DE Mario Williams, am told Dolphins also among suitors for Rams DE William Hayes, as expected.

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Wake and Vernon appear to be gone.
 
Boone would work.

Wake better be going nowhere.
 
Happy to read about the Jordan Cameron pay cut. The guy is talented, and just needs a coach who gameplans correctly to showcase that talent.

VERY curious to see what happens with our O-line and defensive end holes. The day we see Dallas Thomas is cut will be a celebration on this forum like no other.
 
Boone is the guy I've wanted for some time now. He will short up the LG spot and be a solid anchor for a rookie to learn behind, albeit he is only 29.

I hope Wake doesn't leave. Don't break my heart like they did with Zach.
 
Lots of exciting breaking news.

If we are able to get Mario Williams, Kiko Alonso, Byron Maxwell and a top flight guard this off season while ridding ourselves of Vernon and Grimes, I think that'd be an awesome FA period going into the draft.

I'd love to keep Miller for as much as 5.5 mil per year but if someone is dumb enough to give him 8 per then see ya later.
 
Kdawg954 said:
Love the guy, but 34 off a torn achilles injury . . . You don't even know if he comes back properly.
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The way this guy has put his heart and soul into his conditioning and work ethics, I definitely give him the benefit of the doubt.
 
Would love to bring in Boone. Moving on from Wake is moving on form a guy 1 year early vs 1 year too late (which is what we usually do).
 
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