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How & When can Miami assess Wilson, Hurns?

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If those 2 guys can report to work as the same players they were in late-December 2019 it would be a Huge problem solved for the Dolphins.
Wilson was 100% back from that injury and had the quicks and runaway speed and Hurns was also very effective and could backup both boundary and slot, though Bowden might have earned a solid shot to make the team there, too.

We wouldn't need any FA WRs and we could draft a project WR with elite measurables.

But, if the layoff caused them to lose a step or downgrade in ability then we have to cut bait.
 
juniorseau55 said:
When training camp starts we will know. If they can play then they will. We need a consistent threat at slot. Whether is through the draft or not.
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Training camp is too late, isnt it? We need the info to be able to make decisions the day FA starts. What I suggest is prolly unrealistic.
Also, both are not in game shape so probably impossible to know their full capabilities, or lack thereof until theyre actually competing in practice.

Are we having minicamps? Can the team make an implied threat that if they dont come and ball in minicamp than theyre as good as cut?
 
DuderinoN703 said:
I wouldn’t count on them at all. A project WR? Miami has the chance to draft the best WR in the draft if they want to.
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Or trade down, get Waddle or Pitts and still get a great slot guy later if Pitts is our guy, but the extra second rounder, I think, gets us up to get Williams, at least, who really compliments what we already have.
 
I actually have a good feeling about Wilson's return and would be thrilled to see him back.
I'm sure the coaches are feeling into him now to see where his mind's at. If he's focused and ready to come in in hot, then that would certainly deter me from signing anyone else and hopefully making Grant expendable. Grant seems like a great guy but as a player I'm over him. Ready to move on from that project.
More than anything, I'm wishing that Chase is our guy! Man him and Bowden would bring much needed physicality to the group and I see them feeding off one another, possibly much synergy there. Ahhh I see them bullying defenders, which has been missed since Landry left! So yeah assuming Wilson is ready, add Chase and a mid to late rounder and I'm satisfied. 🙏😁
 
I think we will 2 or 3 players cut from the WR corps, but the timing will be dependent upon FA and the draft.

If players are cut relatively soon, I think that is a good sign for the Fins. Probably means they’ve received positive feedback from their WR targets in FA.

I think all three (Wilson, Grant and Hurns) are cut for both cap reasons and a need for roster spots.
 
ChitownPhins28 said:
If those 2 guys can report to work as the same players they were in late-December 2019 it would be a Huge problem solved for the Dolphins.
Wilson was 100% back from that injury and had the quicks and runaway speed and Hurns was also very effective and could backup both boundary and slot, though Bowden might have earned a solid shot to make the team there, too.

We wouldn't need any FA WRs and we could draft a project WR with elite measurables.

But, if the layoff caused them to lose a step or downgrade in ability then we have to cut bait.
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To state the obvious, Miami isn't the only team to have players pt out and I'm sure there is already a method to monitor the opt-outs just as they monitor the 'non-opts.' It's a lot easier to knock of rust than recover from injury. I'm confident they already know most of what they want.
 
I will assess them for you. They were a no show for 2020 season, much like Jamarr Chase and Sewell. Conclusion: do not draft Chase and Sewell. And get rid of the no shows!
 
There's not way Wilson and hurns would make any difference on what the team should do. You need to stop counting on players that you can't count on.
 
ChitownPhins28 said:
Or trade down, get Waddle or Pitts and still get a great slot guy later if Pitts is our guy, but the extra second rounder, I think, gets us up to get Williams, at least, who really compliments what we already have.
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I certainly want to trade back and get a 2021 2 and a 2022 1.
 
Wilson yes, Hurns not so much. The problem Miami has is that they could have cut them both this year and been OK but since everything was opted out there really isn't a savings at all here. So both might end up on this roster unless they pull off a trade.
 
For a team that lacked playmakers and just dependable options at receiver . . . I highly doubt anything gets done anytime soon with these 2 guys. No guarantees kicking in and not much saved with a release. Think we'll see both guys in July if they opt back in.
 
I'll take them, make them 4 and 6 on the depth chart with Williams in between and Bowden as the KR/PR/WCQB/RB/WR gadget guy. Parker would be two. All we need is to dump Grant and draft 1 and 3.

Given our numerous needs and the fact we moved Van Noy already before Grant, there might be a chance we keep him (ugh) and just get a #1 and go, Draft pick, Parker, Bowden, Hurns, Williams, Wilson and Grant.

If we dump one of the opt-outs that'll also likely mean we keep Grant. I don't think we get any more than two new WRs. I would rather carry either or both of the opt-outs if 100% than Grant. I'm done w him.
 
I remember how great Wilson was in 2018 before the hip injury. People on here were actually happy with the switch to wilson from landry. Then hip injury changed everything. He was hurt most of 2019 most likely because of lingering effects of hip. Last 5 games I thought he got some explosion back in his legs and hips. I was excited to see him in 2020. Now after a whole year to rest and get stronger I expect him to be ready to go and hopefully be the player he was in 2018 pre injury. Question is will he get the chance to show the dolphins what he can do?
 
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