Grier Goes On A Home Run Rampage

[DKphin]

After watching Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier swing and connect on several towering shots into the upper deck over the past few days, I’m left mesmerized and shell shocked at the amazing outburst of guts and genius put on display by the Dolphins front office executive. If Miami does, as so many of us are fervently hoping, eventually return to glory, this past weekend will almost certainly be one of the main reasons why.

First, Grier resisted the temptation of a number one pick, if he would also accept what would almost certainly have amounted to a one year rental of DE/OLB Jadeveon Clowney. He held out for a better offer, watched the Houston Texans ship Clowney off to Seattle, then parlayed two players and a fourth round pick into two number ones, a two players from Houston, one of which is an offensive tackle. The following day, Grier managed to pull off a trade with the New Orleans Saints, sending them a player who clearly wasn’t in the Dolphins’ plans, LB Kiko Alonso, for another linebacker, Vince Biegel. I know Biegel is still raw, and hasn’t yet started any games since being drafted in the fourth round by Green Bay a couple of years ago, but in the final preseason game against the Saints, he was all over the field, racking up tackles and assists for New Orleans.

Grier Goes On A Home Run Rampage

I’m still waiting for the ball to come down . . . After watching Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier swing and connect on several towering shots into the upper deck over the past few days,...

www.thephinsider.com

 

[BigNastyFish]

Fear the Grier!

 

[Fin Fan in Cali]

I think this is more than just Grier it’s the front office team under Grier.

 

[BigNastyFish]

BTW -- the dude forgot/omitted we got 2R1s and an R2!

Total dominance. Really.

 

[VBCheeseGrater]

I think this is more than just Grier it’s the front office team under Grier.

I'll take that - If he's got some good people under him and using them wisely, excellent. One thing that actually stuck with me with Grier (my memory stinks) is he came up as a scout, so he should intimately understand the value in those working for him.

 

[phintim]

Swinging for the fences increases the percentages of striking out just saying.

 

[circumstances]

#winning

 

[SCOTTY]

Swinging for the fences increases the percentages of striking out just saying.

If you never swing for the fence you'll never hit a homerun

 

[Gonzo]

Can't really call it a home run yet. If he doesn't hit with all of those picks...

 

[13marino13]

There's no doubt who's calling the shots this year. Makes you wonder how involved he really was when Tannenbaum and Gase were in the house. These are some very bold and tactful moves, certainly nothing like the past few years. Makes me wonder...

 

[ForksPhin]

You’d think this exciting “article” touting Grier could have at least gotten the details correct.

 

[FSU Truth]

It really does feel like Grier has went at this off-season like he was trying to win the Iron Throne...

 

[circumstances]

It really does feel like Grier has went at this off-season like he was trying to win the Iron Throne...

The dude is killing it.

 

[circumstances]

Can't really call it a home run yet. If he doesn't hit with all of those picks...

It depends on how you look at it.

Let's use my car analogy.

I have a $20,000 car I love, never thought of selling, don't want to sell.

Acquaintaince offers me $50,000.

I wash the car, hand him the keys and title, he hands me 50 large.

Right then, from a pure value standpoint, I have won.

Whatever I do with that money tomorrow might be beneficial or disastrous. Or somewhere in between. I can buy stock, get rich, or lose it all. I can play the lottery.

But today, right now, I have won.

 

[Dsteve]

I don't understand trading away our only decent linemen when we have no offensive line? Dumb.

If this is the strategy, why didn't we trade Howard for picks too?