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Mitchell is a done deal

JCfinfan said:
Did we lose him to Steelers? I do not see anything but my friend just sent me a text. Anyone else hear anything?
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He has signed or is doing so this morning.

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so this guys not a run stuffer...hard to see where his snaps are gonna come from and dion jordans in pass rush sets...odrick and vernon inside in those sets so i guess mitchell will have to do his pass rushing out of more run downs and distances...

ehhhh.....with starks if he comes back and odrick as the starters...sounds like a rotational dt only to me...and not a very good one vs the run to boot

i would have preferred a plugger but i guess with starks being in the air at the time they valued mitchells skill set more
 
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Earl Mitchell Dolphins deal: four years, $19 million, $8 million guaranteed, $2 million bonus, salaries $3 million, $4M, $2.975M, $3.975M
 
hooshoops said:
so this guys not a run stuffer...hard to see where his snaps are gonna come from and dion jordans in pass rush sets...odrick and vernon inside in those sets so i guess mitchell will have to do his pass rushing out of more run downs and distances...

ehhhh.....with starks if he comes back and odrick as the starters...sounds like a rotational dt only to me...and not a very good one vs the run to boot

i would have preferred a plugger but i guess with starks being in the air at the time they valued mitchells skill set more
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if we resigned Starks it seems pretty wasteful to sign him for 4 million
 
Pen to paper, now official.

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Polian raved about the work done in Miami. Caplan said many think that Mitchell could be the break out player in FA.
 
fishfanmiami said:
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
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I think this is more important than what PFF has him rated.
When he was on the field last season, the Texans’ run defense allowed just 3.1 yards per carry; when he wasn’t, that average ballooned to 4.2.
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http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/03/12/3987727/miami-dolphins-target-free-agent.html
 
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