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Eagles interested in Morris

Dol-Fan Dupree said:
Left off Clinton Portis who went for something higher than a 2nd round pick.
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Not sure if you are talking trade or when he was drafted, but if it was trade then Champ Bailey also went with that 2nd Rder.
 
Dphins4me said:
Disagree. Put Morris in Denver last year & he easily does as good or better than Droughns. Morris is worth a 5th at worst. Maybe even a conditional 5th.
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Maybe, but Morris aint in Denver, hes stuck behind a make-shift line in Miami, and hasnt proven to anyone that hes capable of running for 1000 yards. You can say "if he were in Denver" all you want, but the bottom line is that his trade value is next to nothing.
 
most 7th rounders dont even make NFL teams, morris provides us with a lot of flexibility with an extra roster spot, thats very valuable in a league where only a 53 man roster is allowed... not to meniton hes a capable runner, and a capable fullback, while also playing special teams... especially in our offense where a FB isn't really needed often, having to keep 2 on the roster would suck, but if we dont have morris who can play fullback we'd have to...
 
GreenMonster said:
I would be happy to go into this season with these backs

RB - Brown, Ricky, Gordon, Minor

FB - Evans, Martin
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LOL. Ok lets keep the lesser back in Gordan AND waste a roster spot on Martin who is stricky a LEAD BLOCKER, and a BACKUP lead blocker at that!
 
If we get rid of a back it should be Gordon...

Minor has looked good this year...wasnt bad last year after he came back from his injury either.
 
arsenal said:
most 7th rounders dont even make NFL teams, morris provides us with a lot of flexibility with an extra roster spot, thats very valuable in a league where only a 53 man roster is allowed... not to meniton hes a capable runner, and a capable fullback, while also playing special teams... especially in our offense where a FB isn't really needed often, having to keep 2 on the roster would suck, but if we dont have morris who can play fullback we'd have to...
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Excellent post. I wish they could comprehend that.
 
Mcduffie81 said:
Excellent post. I wish they could comprehend that.
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If you want to keep him to play FB fine, but he isn't even as good a RB as Minor.
 
Dphins4me said:
He is gone after this year. Why not get what you can get for him?

Do you think he will even see the ball this year with Brown & RW in front of him?

If you can get a 5th for him, then jump on it, because come draft day 2006 the pick might prove more valuable than Morris being on the team in 2005.
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Half our team is on a 1 year deal after this yrs free agency.
 
If they offered us a 6th rounder for Morris I'd take it. If someone else offered a 6th for Gordon I'd take it too. Last year Morris proved that he couldn't get the job done as a real genuine backup runningback. He has durability and speed issues, plus he's still very raw as a runningback. I would collect the picks for Gordon and Morris, and go to battle with Ronnie, Ricky, Travis Minor, and Kay-Jay Harris. Of course, in the immediate future getting rid of Morris AND Gordon would mean we may need to find one more RB off the waiver wire for the first four games of the season.

Dolphins are happy with Travis Minor as a runner and as a backup kick returner, and Kay-Jay makes plays on special teams and has the power to help out in the red zone. I would dish them both out.

The following is a list of guys who could have been had in the 6th round of the 2005 NFL Draft...

DT Antajj Hawthorne, DT Anthony Bryant, RB Cedric Houston, DE Bill Swancutt, OG Chris Kemoeatu, QB Derek Anderson, OT Rob Pettiti, DE Jovan Haye, and OG Wes Sims.

We got both Yeremiah Bell and Rex Hadnot in the sixth round and both are about to be starters (unless Schulters does some massive improving).
 
GreenMonster said:
If you want to keep him to play FB fine, but he isn't even as good a RB as Minor.
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Ok tell that to Saban who had Morris as our starter till Ricky got acclimated.
 
Mcduffie81 said:
Half our team is on a 1 year deal after this yrs free agency.
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I won't trade Morris for a 7th but a 5th is a different story. But I can't see any team offering a 5th for 1 year of Sammie freaking Morris. So most likely he stays with the Phins for this year which is fine with me.
 
ckparrothead said:
If they offered us a 6th rounder for Morris I'd take it. If someone else offered a 6th for Gordon I'd take it too. Last year Morris proved that he couldn't get the job done as a real genuine backup runningback. He has durability and speed issues, plus he's still very raw as a runningback. I would collect the picks for Gordon and Morris, and go to battle with Ronnie, Ricky, Travis Minor, and Kay-Jay Harris. Of course, in the immediate future getting rid of Morris AND Gordon would mean we may need to find one more RB off the waiver wire for the first four games of the season.

Dolphins are happy with Travis Minor as a runner and as a backup kick returner, and Kay-Jay makes plays on special teams and has the power to help out in the red zone. I would dish them both out.

The following is a list of guys who could have been had in the 6th round of the 2005 NFL Draft...

DT Antajj Hawthorne, DT Anthony Bryant, RB Cedric Houston, DE Bill Swancutt, OG Chris Kemoeatu, QB Derek Anderson, OT Rob Pettiti, DE Jovan Haye, and OG Wes Sims.

We got both Yeremiah Bell and Rex Hadnot in the sixth round and both are about to be starters (unless Schulters does some massive improving).
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Good post... People must think we need all this RB depth because of the big playoff push we will make this year.
 
GreenMonster said:
I won't trade Morris for a 7th but a 5th is a different story. But I can't see any team offering a 5th for 1 year of Sammie freaking Morris. So most likely he stays with the Phins for this year which is fine with me.
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It remains to be seen what we could get IF he is even on the trading block.
 
I think the big question is this....

Are we THAT desperate for a lousy 5-7th round pick???...

I don't think so. I think our running game is more important right now. If Brown bombs, and Ricky ends up being "Ricky light", who's going to run the ball???....

Minor is not going to cut it, and Gordon shouldn't even be on the starting roster IMO. Harris is a complete unknown. That leave Morris as our best back-up option in 2005 behind Brwon / Ricky IMO. You seriously want to trade him and risk having someone like Minor or Gordon starting if injuries occur????...

I sure as hell don't....

PHINZ RULE!!!
 
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