During the heart of free agency, we didn't know Mike Pouncey would need hip surgery.
That being said, I'm firmly in the "start Garner, Satele is for depth" camp.
Dolphins sign Samson Satele
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During the heart of free agency, we didn't know Mike Pouncey would need hip surgery.
That being said, I'm firmly in the "start Garner, Satele is for depth" camp.
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its not like he will be the future of the C ,its just for a few games until pouncey is back , IMO i would rather have a decent C than to go into week one with a C that cant even hike the ball , maybe there is something better when the cuts come , but as of right now he is the best we can sign right now . Maybe our new line Coach can help Satele pull better on the running game ....
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No we didn't but signing non starters like Shelly Smith and Jason Fox when there are starting level guys out there weakens the line.
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Satale wasn't signed for depth. There is a reason that Garner is not a starter in this league
Stele is a great signing be it starter gor 6 games or back up. We won't have poor snaps with him that's for sure
Bro when you going to be positive about this team for once?
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I feel a little better about our center situation now. Satele is no superstar and he struggled here in a man system, but he may fit better with the zone blocking system Lazor is apparently implementing. Satele is just okay but he started everywhere he went, so we could do worse. I did n;t really follow him though, so has he been healthy?
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To be fair, I don't believe satele was rated the worst center in the nfl last year. I think he was 31 out if 33 eligible centers rated. Lol
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this signing takes away another question mark fr us. although he is not all star he is a true center which before him we really didnt have. Garner was a Guard or tackle, Smith is a Guard, and Brenner really to me wasnt an option to begin with. That gives us now 4 or the 5 positions on the line looking to be set with Albert at LT, Colledge at LG, Satele at C, and James at RT.
That leaves us with RG and 3 solid option in an improved Dallas Thomas, a good looking rookie in Billy Turner, and good FA signing in Shelly smith. Not a star studded line but a serviceable line that will improve once Pouncey returns.
That leaves us with RG and 3 solid option in an improved Dallas Thomas, a good looking rookie in Billy Turner, and good FA signing in Shelly smith. Not a star studded line but a serviceable line that will improve once Pouncey returns.
I hope that's the route we end up going or depth player for depth player type trade at that point if the right player is out there on the bubble of another team.
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Wilfork must be laughing hysterically at the thought of tossing Satele around like a loaf of bread again
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It was so much fun watching Satele getting manhandled with his 12 inch alligator arms his first stint with the Dolphins why not bring him back so he can be a punching bag for opposing AFC East teams again.
There is no other way to think, so it tells nothing.
I'm sure others have said it but to me this is a signal of defeat. I like Benton but I would have preferred that more patience be extended to the Shelley Smith experiment. Botched snaps are easier to fix than what ails sub mediocrities like Nate Garner and Samson Satele.