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Ireland said Wednesday he expects the team to sign third-round pick Kendall Langford any day now.
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Speaking on his weekly radio show on WQAM, Ireland said one thing holding up negotiations is that money is running out in the Dolphins’ rookie salary pool.

Ireland said Merling, the No. 32 pick, and Henne (No. 57) will receive the percentage increase from players drafted in similar slots last year. The Dolphins are expected to offer 5-percent raises, which will include signing, roster and workout bonuses.

But with nine draft picks to sign, including No. 1 pick Jake Long, the Dolphins’ $6,538,400 in rookie salary pool money only will go so far. Long’s five-year, $57.75 million deal carried a $3 million cap number, leaving $3,538,400 for the other eight picks, including two seconds and a third.

“You certainly (have incentive) to be a draft pick that signs early because you’re going to get the best percentage,” Ireland said. “You’re going to get the percentage increase, but sometimes the cash up front, the first-year cash, is not the same.

“So, you’re limited how you allocate the money, how it can be distributed. It certainly benefits the players who sign early.”

With players set to report in 15 days for training camp, Ireland will try to iron out deals with the agents for Merling and Henne. The rookie GM doesn’t expect it to be easy, especially for the Dolphins’ final unsigned draft pick.

“If you’re the last one in, the agent and the player have to understand the rookie pool and they have to abide by the rules we have to abide by within the CBA,” Ireland said. “Sometimes their ideas and our ideas don’t match.

“It can be very frustrating.”
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Out of the three remaining unsigned players, I am glad that we will get Langford in the quickest. Coming from a small school, he needs every repetition in practice.
 
We need Merling and Langford signed asap. I knew our #32 was going to be a tough sign because they probably want a 5% increase from #32 last year, and we want a 5% increase from last years first pick out of the 2nd round
 
Crazy685 said:
We need Merling and Langford signed asap. I knew our #32 was going to be a tough sign because they probably want a 5% increase from #32 last year, and we want a 5% increase from last years first pick out of the 2nd round
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one of the problems is that or 32 thinks he shouldve been a 12 and wants to be paid accordingly and henne is feeling the same way. we got very good value in our 2 2nd rndrs and they know that..they want alot more then the 5% from last yrs 32.
 
m i n o said:
one of the problems is that or 32 thinks he shouldve been a 12 and wants to be paid accordingly and henne is feeling the same way. we got very good value in our 2 2nd rndrs and they know that..they want alot more then the 5% from last yrs 32.
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they can "feel" however they want to "feel" but the long and short of it is that they got picked where they got picked and they rate the money for the slot they got picked at.
 
We can give Henne an incentive contract than, just like Brady Quinn got.

Merling needs to suck it up and realize he was lucky to get drafted by us when he did, or else he would have free fallen to bottom of the 2nd for the Jags
 
Crazy685 said:
We can give Henne an incentive contract than, just like Brady Quinn got.

Merling needs to suck it up and realize he was lucky to get drafted by us when he did, or else he would have free fallen to bottom of the 2nd for the Jags
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I very much doubt that. He would have been taken either next or very soon thereafter.
 
All I can say is, Jake Long had better look great this year because he's making more then any other o-lineman in the entire league!!!
 
I agree, but unfortunatly I don't see him playing like the highest paid or the best offensive lineman in the league this year.
 
Crazy685 said:
We can give Henne an incentive contract than, just like Brady Quinn got.

Merling needs to suck it up and realize he was lucky to get drafted by us when he did, or else he would have free fallen to bottom of the 2nd for the Jags
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Merling would have not lasted very much longer after #32. In fact, it was widely predicted before the draft that he would have been taken around 17-20 in the first round. Him falling to the second round was very unexpected.
 
Henne can ill afford to hold out if he expects to challenge for a starting job sometime in 2008. He needs all the reps he can get and that means being in camp from Day 1!!
 
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