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Carne Asada

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We didn't sign Erik Ezukanma because we like PW/LBJr/Scherfield/Cracraft better?
 
Peston is super talented but oft injured. Lynn Bowden is versatile but not an elite athlete much more of a possession guy. Scherfield offers depth and special teams ace like Hollins and cracraft has been in the league for 4 years and only has 8 more catches than EE who has never played a game not to mention they are differ types. EE is an outside guy who can slide inside Cracraft is an inside guy.

The odds a 4th rounder on a cheap Rookie deal goes unsigned when he offers the only real size outside of a often injured Peston Williams is unlikely
 
Dolphinator530 said:
Peston is super talented but oft injured. Lynn Bowden is versatile but not an elite athlete much more of a possession guy. Scherfield offers depth and special teams ace like Hollins and cracraft has been in the league for 4 years and only has 8 more catches than EE who has never played a game not to mention they are differ types. EE is an outside guy who can slide inside Cracraft is an inside guy.

The odds a 4th rounder on a cheap Rookie deal goes unsigned when he offers the only real size outside of a often injured Peston Williams is unlikely
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I agree, it might happen though.
 
Carne Asada said:
We didn't sign Erik Ezukanma because we like PW/LBJr/Scherfield/Cracraft better?
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It’s not going to happen. Ezukanma will sign and will make the team. I already expect Sheffield to make the final 53. So I believe Williams, Bowden and the remaining WR’s to be fighting it out to be the 6th WR on the team.
 
Carne Asada said:
We didn't sign Erik Ezukanma because we like PW/LBJr/Scherfield/Cracraft better?
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Is there any indication whatsoever that will be the case? I mean is this something on the gossip line I missed, or is this just a random question?
 
Mach2 said:
Is there any indication whatsoever that will be the case? I mean is this something on the gossip line I missed, or is this just a random question?
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He's the only unsigned rookie left and we do have a log jam at WR. That's it, no rumors, just my conjectures.

Probably we're still making our mind up about who we are cutting to make room for Erik or maybe we are just waiting until Cracraft has rubbed enough positive vibes about McD and transmitted his knowledge of the playbook before making space for EE.
 
1972forever said:
It’s not going to happen. Ezukanma will sign and will make the team. I already expect Sheffield to make the final 53. So I believe Williams, Bowden and the remaining WR’s to be fighting it out to be the 6th WR on the team.
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I'm not sure Bowden adds enough. At least Williams can be really good on those 50/50 balls. If he's healthy, I think he's more valuable.

I do like that Bowden is versatile, but he's certainly not dynamic.
 
Carne Asada said:
He's the only unsigned rookie left and we do have a log jam at WR. That's it, no rumors, just my conjectures.

Probably we're still making our mind up about who we are cutting to make room for Erik or maybe we are just waiting until Cracraft has rubbed enough positive vibes about McD and transmitted his knowledge of the playbook before making space for EE.
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We had all of those receivers under contract before we drafted him, and went on to add more in UDFA.

I think his draft status and the likelihood of his skill set being handpicked by Coach McDaniel makes him safe. Sprinkle in the injury history of Preston and Bowden, and that helps his case even more regardless of how those guys perform in camp.
 
Carne Asada said:
He's the only unsigned rookie left and we do have a log jam at WR. That's it, no rumors, just my conjectures.

Probably we're still making our mind up about who we are cutting to make room for Erik or maybe we are just waiting until Cracraft has rubbed enough positive vibes about McD and transmitted his knowledge of the playbook before making space for EE.
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I have no idea why he hasn't signed yet. Probably his agent is trying to get all he can for guaranteed $.

I do know that it is not advantageous for either the player or the team for him to miss Rookie camp and OTAs. He really has no choice but to sign a contract at some point if he wants to play in the NFL this season and the longer he waits, the further behind he will get.

Maybe he has a good/better offer from a USFL team.
 
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Feverdream said:
There is a defined formula for how much a player makes that is set by draft position. He'll sign... and then be very low on the cap chart.
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That's the way it works. There can be specific contract issues negotiated, but the contract number is what it is.

I posted before, almost as an afterthought, that maybe the USFL is calling. The more I thought about it, I started to wonder if that might actually be an issue with low rd picks. It isn't like they are going to get big $ by NFL standards, so I could see the USFL being competitive in some cases.

In any case, the Dolphins would still hold the rights to him as far as the NFL goes.
 
We're not gonna draft a guy in round 4 and not sign him... round 7 maybe but 4. No way
 
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