Dolphins Love DT Jonathan Allen - Our Big FA Fish?

[Danny]

There are two down sides to signing Johnathan Allen.

1) He's already 30 yrs old.
2) His contract will be sizable. Perhaps pricing out Miami.

He's certainly talented and would add tremendous leadership in Miami. But with a draft loaded with talent at the DT position, it might be wiser to invest F/A dollars into other areas of need. I'd certainly be happy if Allen wants to play for the Dolphins, and if it becomes reality, I'd be a huge fan.

Totally agree. This is a very good DT draft class so why pay for an expensive one? Specially with all the other needs we have.

 

[The Ghost]

Gives me Suh vibes. We really gonna fall for this again?

The draft is loaded with cheap DTs. Allen is gonna want 20 million a year. I donno maybe I'm wrong but this feels vary "same old Dolphins" to me.

Remember that everyone in the league already passed on paying him $17M this year, so if someone is going to pay him more than that, they have some explaining to do.

He’s going to get closer to $10M than $20’M.

 

[The Ghost]

Totally agree. This is a very good DT draft class so why pay for an expensive one? Specially with all the other needs we have.

The simple answer is that we need a lot of other positions too and there aren’t better options at those positions in FA than Allen is at DT.

 

[Danny]

The simple answer is that we need a lot of other positions too and there aren’t better options at those positions in FA than Allen is at DT.

but you need to look at the draft and DT is a strong class

 

[The Ghost]

but you need to look at the draft and DT is a strong class

Ya but I’m not planning to take one at 13 or 48. We’ll grab one eventually but I still need a quality addition for right now.

 

[Danny]

Ya but I’m not planning to take one at 13 or 48. We’ll grab one eventually but I still need a quality addition for right now.

what r u taking at 13 and 48?

 

[PhinFan1968]

Is he the Lombardi piece? Nope. Unless he really wants to play in Miami for cheap (figure those odds).

Pass. Develop some younger guys, maybe snag somebody at a decent cost from another team's p-squad (like Seiler).

Too many glaring holes to go after big $$ dudes like that, IMO. The DL would have to get to the QB under 2 seconds to keep our Swiss-cheese secondary out of danger.

 

[miamiron]

Any idea on cost?

3 years $60 million with 45 guaranteed just
a guess

 

[The Ghost]

what r u taking at 13 and 48?

I’m open to a lot of positions at 13, 48 has to be a OG though.

I just don’t see DT being one of those two picks. In a deep class you use one of those deep picks, sign the vet, add the depth in the draft.

 

[Tuaffinity and Beyond]

Grier drafted Igbo and he was a massive failure so he tried to fix that mistake by drafting Cam Smith and that was a massive failure so it stands to reason to let Grier draft another cornerback with a high pick. Grier has the greatest job in the world. Screw things up and get paid to be the one to fix the things you screwed up.

Igbo was a massive failure for Miami. Pretty sure he turned out pretty good for Washington

 

[Goonies]

Allen is going to be looking for a big deal. No I would never sign him unless we were a Super Bowl contender which we are not. But signing him would be such a dolphins move which hasn’t worked in 25 yrs.

 

[E30M3]

Igbo was a massive failure for Miami. Pretty sure he turned out pretty good for Washington

For reference.

 

[Tuaffinity and Beyond]

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Lol I retract my statement. For some reason I thought he was better there.

 

[djphinfan]

Gives me Suh vibes. We really gonna fall for this again?

The draft is loaded with cheap DTs. Allen is gonna want 20 million a year. I donno maybe I'm wrong but this feels vary "same old Dolphins" to me.

Remember m, Grier is in charge :)

 

[Goonies]

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Should have never been a first round pick. This is an example why Miami have been one of the worst front offices in the past 25 yrs