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Mitchell is a done deal

I loved this guy in the weeks leading up to FA.
 
This is confusing, cause the title of the article makes it sound done, then it goes on to say we are set to reach a deal...
 
Still not official. Hope Hickey gets it done tonight. I like the player and the money, rare combo around these parts.
 
some updates

Update 20: The Dolphins offered a contract to former Broncos guard Zane Beadles but Jacksonville offered more and Miami lost out. The Dolphins are still looking at guards as well as defensive tackles.

Update 19: Jets guard Austin Howard will not be making an early FA visit to Miami. He is headed to Oakland. There were early rumors that the Dolphins would take a long hard look at Howard. They still may call but his first visit won’t be with Miami. Way too early to get concerned but Miami still has gaping holes at LG where Sam Brenner spent time last year as the starter, RG where John Jerry is out of a job, and RT where Jonathan Martin is still “technically” on the roster. Tyson Clabo last years starter is now a free agent.

Update 18: Safety Jarius Byrd is heading to New Orleans for a visit. Miami had lukewarm interest. He will likely command 10+ million yearly.

Update 17: Free agency is not even two hours old and it’s been more frantic than any year I can remember. The Dolphins so far have signed Branden Albert and Earl Mitchell while also adding Louis Delmas yesterday and Brent Grimes on a re-sign a week ago. They still have needs at DT, CB, both guard positions, RB, TE, and RT. Doubt they do much more today but we will see.
 
phinzfan21 said:
This is confusing, cause the title of the article makes it sound done, then it goes on to say we are set to reach a deal...
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This is true. SI says it's done but who knows ? I'll try to find another conformation.
 
http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2014/...ing-younger-with-signing-of-dt-earl-mitchell/

The Miami Dolphins have signed defensive tackle Earl Mitchell to be one part of the puzzle to replace Randy Starks and Paul Soliai. Mitchell, 26, comes from the Houston Texans where he was responsible for eating double teams to allow J.J. Watt to roam free and wreak havoc on the opposing offense. ESPN reports that the deal will be for four years and worth $16 million with $9 million guaranteed. Other terms of the contract are not yet available.
According to Pro Football Focus, Mitchell had an overall grade of -1.9 in 553 snaps. He had a run defense grade of -4.6 and a pass rush grade of 1.6. He had four QB sacks, three QB hits and nine QB hurries. In 296 run snaps, he had 25 tackles, 11 assists, two missed tackles and 21 stops. His stop percentage was 7.1 percent, which was 11th best in the league for all defensive tackles who participated in 75 percent or more snaps.
To put that into perspective, let’s take a look at Starks and Soliai. Starks had an overall grade of 28.8 in 742 snaps. He had a run defense grade of 15.3 and a pass rush grade of 13.0. He had four QB sacks, six QB hits and 30 QB hurries. In 304 run snaps, he had 36 tackles, eight assists, four missed tackles and 31 stops. His stop percentage was 10.2 percent, the second best int he league.
However, many people believe that Mitchell was playing in the wrong scheme in Houston. In fact, this was shared by teams as well as he was a coveted name over the weekend.

Sounds like he was playing out of position at NT like when we put Starks there. He may thrive in a 4/3
 
Its done. Its agreed to. He is in town or on his way. His numbers were put out in public so...wouldnt be good for his market after that.

I can see Patterson coming back for half price with incentives.

Donald Penn could end up here. Davin Joseph and him would be interesting.

Want Strief over everyone for RT. He is prob waiting for NO to deal Sproles in order to get signed. NO would be broke again.
 
Shame to lose Soliai and Starks, but we came up with a very interesting solution. We have an extremely young and talented DLine. Despite the FA losses this is still one of the strengths of our team and may even have more potential than it's had.
 
I really like this signing a lot. The fourth best signing today after TJ Ward, Jared Veldheer, and Eugene Monroe. I think once you look at age, and the value of his contract this will end up as a better deal for the Dolphins than bringing back Starks or Soliai would have been. Also Bill Polian and Mark Dominic were really high on Mitchell. Yes they are both two fired GM's.. but they were one of 32 general managers in the NFL at one point.
 
From what i've read Mitchell is basically a younger version of Starks. Strong and a good pass rusher inside. Playing NT at 300 lbs but probably more suited for DT in 4/3.
Good get but we still need another big boy inside.
 
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