phinatic1399
Diehard Phinatic!
Most of you come to this space because I’m fair, objective, honest, and usually level headed. At least I try to be.
the NFL is a cold business.
I generally think things out, process it, rationalize it before telling you what it means for the Miami Dolphins, and their fans.
On Monday it was difficult to do those things because the Dolphins made a number of head scratching moves that NOBODY can explain.
I grew up in South Florida, and as long as I’ve known and covered the Dolphins this franchise has been a classy organization. They prided themselves in doing things first-class.
I warned you in January that Bell’s $6.2 million cap number put him in the danger zone. As productive as Bell is, he’s limited in coverage, and he’s 34.
You don’t pay a safety, whose coverage range was limited, $4.3 million unless he’s irreplaceable.
Well, the Dolphins publicly and privately told everyone Bell was irreplaceable, and that he’d be around in 2012. He was a team captain, and they needed him to remain the anchor of this young secondary.
Free agency began, safeties got signed, teams filled their needs….then the Dolphins cut Bell.
Nobody knows exactly why at this point. Nobody can confirm the Dolphins attempted to restructure his deal, and he said no.
It’s unclear at this point what the Dolphins needed the $4.3 million in cap space for. If Miami signs 49ers quarterback Alex Smith, or Patriots pass rusher Mark Anderson within the next 48 hours then it makes a little sense.
Bell can hit the open market and see what’s the best his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, can get him. Then Miami can make, or exceed that offer.
Or maybe they won’t.
Everyone on the team knows Reshad Jones would be a better strong safety than free safety, so letting Bell walk would be acceptable too. Plus, the draft is filled with solid strong safeties (not many free safeties).
Miami has some options there.
There’s nothing wrong with exercising those options. But is it wise to treat a team captain with such disrespect? Considering the amount of players who have privately expressed their disappointment, I am certain it is not.
It’s the manner in which the team conducted itself that’s the problem, and it certainly won’t help General Manager Jeff Ireland repair his nightmarish reputation.
That reputation is getting worse by the minute, and at this point its open season on the Dolphins. This franchise has a perception problem, and it won’t change until Ireland changes, or the GM gets changed.
Owner Steve Ross made a VERY bold move this offseason when he decided to stand by Ireland, retaining him instead of flushing all of the last regime, and starting over.
Firing Ireland would have been the easy thing to do because it would have appeased the fan base, which can’t get enough blood.
Considering the beating Ireland and the franchise has taken this offseason Ross has to be asking himself if he made a mistake
http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sport...mi-dolphins-where-is-the-classy-approach.html
the NFL is a cold business.
I generally think things out, process it, rationalize it before telling you what it means for the Miami Dolphins, and their fans.
On Monday it was difficult to do those things because the Dolphins made a number of head scratching moves that NOBODY can explain.
I grew up in South Florida, and as long as I’ve known and covered the Dolphins this franchise has been a classy organization. They prided themselves in doing things first-class.
I warned you in January that Bell’s $6.2 million cap number put him in the danger zone. As productive as Bell is, he’s limited in coverage, and he’s 34.
You don’t pay a safety, whose coverage range was limited, $4.3 million unless he’s irreplaceable.
Well, the Dolphins publicly and privately told everyone Bell was irreplaceable, and that he’d be around in 2012. He was a team captain, and they needed him to remain the anchor of this young secondary.
Free agency began, safeties got signed, teams filled their needs….then the Dolphins cut Bell.
Nobody knows exactly why at this point. Nobody can confirm the Dolphins attempted to restructure his deal, and he said no.
It’s unclear at this point what the Dolphins needed the $4.3 million in cap space for. If Miami signs 49ers quarterback Alex Smith, or Patriots pass rusher Mark Anderson within the next 48 hours then it makes a little sense.
Bell can hit the open market and see what’s the best his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, can get him. Then Miami can make, or exceed that offer.
Or maybe they won’t.
Everyone on the team knows Reshad Jones would be a better strong safety than free safety, so letting Bell walk would be acceptable too. Plus, the draft is filled with solid strong safeties (not many free safeties).
Miami has some options there.
There’s nothing wrong with exercising those options. But is it wise to treat a team captain with such disrespect? Considering the amount of players who have privately expressed their disappointment, I am certain it is not.
It’s the manner in which the team conducted itself that’s the problem, and it certainly won’t help General Manager Jeff Ireland repair his nightmarish reputation.
That reputation is getting worse by the minute, and at this point its open season on the Dolphins. This franchise has a perception problem, and it won’t change until Ireland changes, or the GM gets changed.
Owner Steve Ross made a VERY bold move this offseason when he decided to stand by Ireland, retaining him instead of flushing all of the last regime, and starting over.
Firing Ireland would have been the easy thing to do because it would have appeased the fan base, which can’t get enough blood.
Considering the beating Ireland and the franchise has taken this offseason Ross has to be asking himself if he made a mistake
http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sport...mi-dolphins-where-is-the-classy-approach.html
