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HOUSTON -- Mike Tannenbaum made the rounds on radio row at the Super Bowl on Friday but before Mike got on the mike, he told the Miami Herald the Miami Dolphins don’t expect new contracts for looming free agents Kenny Stills, Andre Branch or Dion Sims anytime soon because deadlines often drive these talks and free agency’s March 9 start is still weeks away.

Tannenbaum, steering the Dolphins’ offseason efforts as the executive vice president of football operations, also said the idea of extending contracts for Reshad Jones and Jarvis Landry -- both of whom have contracts for 2017 -- will likely be handled in something of a chronological order with free agency being the first priority this offseason.

And Tannenbaum dismissed the idea quarterback Ryan Tannehill is more likely to be injured when the team gathers for offseason programs, camps, and then training camp and games because he eschewed surgery to repair the partially torn ACL he suffered last season.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...-salguero/article130530299.html#storylink=cpy
 
I guess they plan on letting the market set the price for those guys. I think the only one we may end up bringing back is Dion Sims.
 
datruth55 said:
I guess they plan on letting the market set the price for those guys. I think the only one we may end up bringing back is Dion Sims.
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Same here.. this translates to me - they don't necessarily deem any of them as "must signs". I think the approach will be a little different with Landry and at some point Jones though.
 
Sounds good to me. Let the off-season unfold a bit, the more you know, the better decisions one can make.
 
Albert Romano said:
Same here.. this translates to me - they don't necessarily deem any of them as "must signs". I think the approach will be a little different with Landry and at some point Jones though.
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Well it's hard to say what goes on in that huge forehead of Tannenbaum's. It feels like he thinks we can upgrade at those positions but he's doing it without having a replacement in hand which ends up creating holes on the team.

I can move on from Stills...I suppose having our first legit deep threat since Mark Duper isn't the worst thing. I can move on from Branch...he wasn't as good as his numbers say and we still have Terrence Fede and Dion Jordan on the roster to supplement Wake but not keeping Sims, even with a deep TE draft, could really hurt in the long run. I think Sims does an awful lot that doesn't show up in the stats.
 
datruth55 said:
Well it's hard to say what goes on in that huge forehead of Tannenbaum's. It feels like he thinks we can upgrade at those positions but he's doing it without having a replacement in hand which ends up creating holes on the team.

I can move on from Stills...I suppose having our first legit deep threat since Mark Duper isn't the worst thing. I can move on from Branch...he wasn't as good as his numbers say and we still have Terrence Fede and Dion Jordan on the roster to supplement Wake but not keeping Sims, even with a deep TE draft, could really hurt in the long run. I think Sims does an awful lot that doesn't show up in the stats.
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I agree on Sims, but of all of them, I think we might get away with him testing the market and still being able to re-sign him in the end. Of course once they actually hit the open market anything is possible.
 
absolutely what they should be doing regarding our free agents

although as the 11th hour approaches before free agency things can change...they will get a feel for the market at the nfl combine...plus it allows us to have funds for the bigger fish available if we go that route
 
Stills is never going to take a reasonable deal until he tests the market. Some of the numbers thrown out for him have been insane...no way his agent lets him do anything without seeing what he can get.
 
I like this approach and I still think Stills ends up back in Miami after exploring FA and not getting what he probably thinks he would.
 
We do this a lot. Very often our lack of urgency leads to is losing talented players.

If their agents simply are not going to sign early, then fine, no need to waste our time. But hopefully they have checked.

To me, it sounds like Tannenbaum is looking at bringing in new free agents and doesn't want to commit.

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datruth55 said:
I can move on from Stills...I suppose having our first legit deep threat since Mark Duper isn't the worst thing. I can move on from Branch...he wasn't as good as his numbers say and we still have Terrence Fede and Dion Jordan on the roster to supplement Wake but not keeping Sims, even with a deep TE draft, could really hurt in the long run. I think Sims does an awful lot that doesn't show up in the stats.
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I don't understand your first sentence. What did you mean by it? How can a player not be as good as his stats? Listing Dion Jordan as an option for anything doesn't make any sense either.
 
DuderinoN703 said:
I don't understand your first sentence. What did you mean by it? How can a player not be as good as his stats? Listing Dion Jordan as an option for anything doesn't make any sense either.
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It was sarcasm...but Branch wasn't as good as his stats suggest. He disappeared for long stretches of the game, was blown off the ball on running plays a number of times and failed to set the edge as well.
 
datruth55 said:
It was sarcasm...but Branch wasn't as good as his stats suggest. He disappeared for long stretches of the game, was blown off the ball on running plays a number of times and failed to set the edge as well.
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I'd view it as Branch was as good as his stats suggested but had aspects of his game that needed improvement. His numbers still count. I want him back personally.
 
their is no discount in nfl. when you are making penny change compare to other nfl player. a guy like thill17 may do that.. stills should get any where between 6 to 8 million yr. if we really want stills we will make it work.
 
branch is jag

there's some talk that his side is looking for $25 mil guaranteed on this new deal

NEXT!
 
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