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Miami looking at Trent Taylor, Jakeem Grant getting cut ?

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Also whats the deal with all these 3-4 DE/DT ? Things to come ?
 
I'm not knocking the OP but how many interviewed players does this front office actually draft from year to year?

I would guess only a couple interviewees get drafted out of the 6-10 picks. I know that's much more insight than we currently have, pre-draft, but I believe it tells us more about the type of player we want, rather than the ones we actually talk to, most times.


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If anyone else has data from this regime or even other NFL teams, I'd be very interested in it

Edit: so as it turns out the team does typically draft those we interview. Good to know. I'll be keeping a closer eye on these players to glean so insight into our front office's logic come draft day

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I want to know what Jakeem has been up to this offseason before we cut him. Not just anyone can score TDs on PRs and KRs. The fumbling is a killer though. Wonder if he was able to bulk up a bit without losing a step.
 
MP-Omnis said:
I want to know what Jakeem has been up to this offseason before we cut him. Not just anyone can score TDs on PRs and KRs. The fumbling is a killer though. Wonder if he was able to bulk up a bit without losing a step.
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Why would he need to bulk up? Most of his issues have been with fielding the punts not fumbling during the return due to contact. I'm not sure bulking up changes that. In fact I can only recall 2 or 3 plays where he got wacked and I felt 5 or 10 extra pounds might make a difference. I would like to see Grant used some at receiver, seeing that he's a better slot receiver weapon than punt returner, before I make my ruling on releasing him or keeping him around. I'm not big on forcing a player to be what you want him to be without at least looking at what he does best. If he's a below average returner and he can't be a weapon on offense by all means let him go. Not all receivers are good at fielding punts.
 
InterestING to see they're looking at Wormley. I think he's very underappreciated.
 
Just 1 linebacker?

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I wouldn't read too much into this list.
 
1 dol fan said:
I'm not knocking the OP but how many interviewed players does this front office actually draft from year to year?

I would guess only a couple interviewees get drafted out of the 6-10 picks. I know that's much more insight than we currently have, pre-draft, but I believe it tells us more about the type of player we want, rather than the ones we actually talk to, most times.


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If anyone else has data from this regime or even other NFL teams, I'd be very interested in it


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Our past drafts have correlated highly with interviews. ...I believe Dion Jordan was an exception.
 
grant is very very very very very very very very bad at catching the ball, he has as much chance of making the roster next year as I do. Well unless by some miracle he grows 2 new hands
 
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Were his hands this bad in college? I don't remember hearing anything about a ton of fumbles at TT. Seems to me it's a head game w/ him now more so than just bad hands.
 
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Were his hands this bad in college? I don't remember hearing anything about a ton of fumbles at TT. Seems to me it's a head game w/ him now more so than just bad hands.
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He didn't drop every ball in college (unlike last year) but he did have issues with drops.
 
Personally, I wouldn't give up on Grant just yet. I would give him another year and use our late round picks on someone else besides another very undersized receiver.
 
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Why would he need to bulk up? Most of his issues have been with fielding the punts not fumbling during the return due to contact. I'm not sure bulking up changes that. In fact I can only recall 2 or 3 plays where he got wacked and I felt 5 or 10 extra pounds might make a difference. I would like to see Grant used some at receiver, seeing that he's a better slot receiver weapon than punt returner, before I make my ruling on releasing him or keeping him around. I'm not big on forcing a player to be what you want him to be without at least looking at what he does best. If he's a below average returner and he can't be a weapon on offense by all means let him go. Not all receivers are good at fielding punts.
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Maybe I missed it. But it was shocking to me how little he seemed to be used as a receiver. I mean stuff where they try to isolate him. Allowing him to use his tremendous talents.



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Switzer is a slot receiver and kick returner as well. Interesting the only 2 receivers Miami is interviewing are in that mold.
 
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