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Eric Steinbach signs one year deal with fins

ckparrothead said:
Don't know if this has been mentioned already but the thing to pay attention to on this is the TIMING. The players checked in this morning for weigh-ins and Eric Steinbach was signed by the afternoon.

It's all guesswork of course, but I think someone blew their weigh-in, and my money would be on John Jerry. I'm guessing the last time they had him in they asked him to lose a significant amount of weight, and they checked him in this morning and he didn't.
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They had 90 before the Steinbach signing and no announcement yet on who's been released. Don't think Jerry would get cut this soon without trying to facilitate a conditional trade or something to try and recoup some of that investment. I would tend to think they would cut Ray Feinga first but I guess we'll find out soon enough.
 
ckparrothead said:
Don't know if this has been mentioned already but the thing to pay attention to on this is the TIMING. The players checked in this morning for weigh-ins and Eric Steinbach was signed by the afternoon.

It's all guesswork of course, but I think someone blew their weigh-in, and my money would be on John Jerry. I'm guessing the last time they had him in they asked him to lose a significant amount of weight, and they checked him in this morning and he didn't.
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I said it earlier in the year, John Jerry is going to eat himself out of the league.
 
This sucks they cut , Dennis ! Was looking forward to seeing him compete.
 
If healthy this is a good signing, but thats a big "if". Not many linemen come back after major back surgery in their 30's and perform well but I hope he can stay healthy.
 
Zounds said:
If healthy this is a good signing, but thats a big "if". Not many linemen come back after major back surgery in their 30's and perform well but I hope he can stay healthy.
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I am with you. I hope he can return to his previous form. If so, we got a good player.
 
Nublar7 said:
I think this just continues to show that John Jerry has been a major disappointment so far in the eyes of the new coaching staff. The Dolphins did their conditioning drills today so I wouldn't even be shocked to find out that Jerry failed the test. Steinbach missed last season with a back injury, but even though he is 32 years old he could be a nice addition. If he can prove he is healthy he will start at RG in my opinion.

I assume the coaching staff has finally given up on Jerry and were not thrilled with the idea of having Hicks as the 16 game starter at RG. Though I still wouldn't write Murtha or Garner off when it comes to that starting spot.
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I completely agree with your assessment of Jerry. He hasn't done anything at all since he's been here. If Stienbach is healthy he's our starter no question.
 
dFinsRule said:
This sucks they cut , Dennis ! Was looking forward to seeing him compete.
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Derrick Dennis was not my favorite UDFA signing. He was a guy most of the pundits isolated along with Jeff Fuller as an impact UDFA but I didn't see it. He doesn't fit what they like. He's big, strong, dumpy and slow. Watch tape of that offense and tell me his fellow UDFA teammate Wayne Tribue isn't a better fit at Guard for this staff. I don't know why they went after Dennis instead of Tribue but I'm glad they got Josh Samuda who I think actually could make this team.

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nerfball said:
Ben Volin ‏@BenVolinPBP
Gotta feel for Derek Dennis, who prepped all spring/summer for his first NFL training camp, only to get cut the day before it starts
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I wouldn't feel too bad for Dennis. He likely got himself cut by failing his conditioning test or coming in over weight.
 
not a bad pick up i guess. Seems like a low risk high reward signing by the fins. Hope he could compete and start for us, if hes healthy i have a feeling he will start. Scott must be more injured then i thought or is pricing himself out of a job.
 
I'm sure he's coming in much cheaper than Scott would. I think this is strictly a depth signing, and it'll be Hicks/Martin on the right side this year.
 
The agent for Eric Steinbach, Jack Bechta, said that Steinbach's back surgery was successful and that doctors expect a full recovery. "The operation went really well,'' Bechta said in an email. "There was a loose, unattached bone fragment wedge on the spinal cord nerves. It was removed and the nerves laid back down in their track and Eric is 100 percent pain-free. There was no other structural damage to the nerves nor did they have to touch any of the disk.''
 
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