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Persecution complex much? He ripped on the Pats for taking Garoppolo and gave the phins decent grades for Landry and Turner
Multiple Teams: Dolphins Made a "Mega Reach" with JaWuan James
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Persecution complex much? He ripped on the Pats for taking Garoppolo and gave the phins decent grades for Landry and Turner
Let's not forget the overall grade Seattle received after their '12 draft. It was littered with D's and F's according to the analysts. Gotta love the clear vision of hindsight.
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where are the articles about the Cards pick then? At least Miami invested in an expensive position. the cards spent a first rounder on a massive reach at a non premium position.
the cards got a worse grade than the fins did and yet where are the stories of teams being quoted as them making a "mega-reach"
eagles and pats also reached but yet they dont get nearly enough criticism as miami.
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These draft bloggers still call RTs and guards a reach in the first round. Anyone we drafted at guard or tackle in the first round would be called a reach by these guys.
NFL has changed, those positions aren't considered reaches anymore.
As far as right tackles go, James was clearly one of the best in the draft. These teams have more of a problem w the position than the player.
NFL has changed, those positions aren't considered reaches anymore.
As far as right tackles go, James was clearly one of the best in the draft. These teams have more of a problem w the position than the player.
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Third round? lol
Get some rest, sleepy head.
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Basically. If you're confused.
That article is saying that our first round pick would have been available in the 2nd round...easily.
#ReachCity
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But they were wrong, bigs on both sides of the ball flew off the board I'm the 2nd rnd.
Would you rather trust a RT who is protecting you qb, with a guy you really liked and wanted, or with a guy you were just stuck with?
We tried that game, it didn't work out well. Now we got the guy we actually wanted. Wasn't a pretty move, but was more this. Necissisary.
BringBackDan13
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People need to remember that the 'experts' chastised the Cowboys last year for taking Fredricks in the 1st. Look how that turned out. They got a solid player that played very well and filled a need. I have no issue with the pick whatsoever.
Wishfishin
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Anyone paying attention last night heard Larry Little was an undrafted Free Agent.
Some of the so-called anonymous experts appear to have written Ja'Wuan off as being inferior. Dennis Hickey and the Dolphin evaluators must clearly see something they really like. We need to make our decisions based on what we see. Hickey has been evaluating football talent for a very long time and so have our scouts. We move forward based on the decision made and should not be afraid if we gave James a higher grade than others. It may be the right answer for the Dolphins.
In the words of the great American poet, Robert Frost - "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference".
What I'm saying is that we should not be afraid to have a different grade on the player. Ja'Wuan is the guy we wanted in a position of need. Full marks to Hickey for making a tough call. The easy answer would have been to draft a WR or DB with a high grade and hope for the best, re James being available in a later round. It might have worked but we will never know. Let's be open enough to give the player a go.
In the words of the great American poet, Robert Frost - "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference".
What I'm saying is that we should not be afraid to have a different grade on the player. Ja'Wuan is the guy we wanted in a position of need. Full marks to Hickey for making a tough call. The easy answer would have been to draft a WR or DB with a high grade and hope for the best, re James being available in a later round. It might have worked but we will never know. Let's be open enough to give the player a go.
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Im worried that we liked James so much. not worth the 19th pick in any draft. He may turn out ok but we should have traded down. I think Moses is a better prospect and we could have waited because James was not going off board anytime soon.
funny how people want to now act like its a great pick when basically everybody on board was calling it a reach a few days ago. I like The landry pick not a fan of either lineman although Turner may be a solid guard. He would be lost at tackle in pros
We'll never know . . . and maybe the pick was a bit of a panic pick, but with the situation this oline was in last year and all the chaos . . . you really can't blame Hickey for panicking on the pick a little. Fact is, I'm sure Miami knew the possibilities were strong that Zack Martin would be off the board and they more than likely felt comfortable taking James at the spot before the draft even began.
The only thing that matters is "where" Miami had this guy, how he compares to other guys in "their eyes" and the impact of potentially not getting this pick on your team. If he's the guy you wanted and you have any type of feeling that you may not get him if you trade down . . . take him and add to your offensive line. The oline was so bad last year that if he comes in and makes an impact to start the season, the pick would of been more than justified.
We'll never know where we could of gotten James had we not selected him at 20 . . . but there were also murmurs that Zona wanted him one pick later. It's done, we have a RT . . . and we should all be thankful for that.
The only thing that matters is "where" Miami had this guy, how he compares to other guys in "their eyes" and the impact of potentially not getting this pick on your team. If he's the guy you wanted and you have any type of feeling that you may not get him if you trade down . . . take him and add to your offensive line. The oline was so bad last year that if he comes in and makes an impact to start the season, the pick would of been more than justified.
We'll never know where we could of gotten James had we not selected him at 20 . . . but there were also murmurs that Zona wanted him one pick later. It's done, we have a RT . . . and we should all be thankful for that.
Um, why not mention the teams instead of using the despised word "sources"
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How about Belicheat taking injury prone and a QB in the 2nd. I am ok with the pick. I am not ok that we didn't trade down 3-4 spots but then you risk of them losing him. He was the best true RT and definitely would of not made it past early 2nd round. Good pick up.
Did you see where Moses was drafted? He slipped all the way to the late 3rd round. Do you want to know the reason for that? It is because he was not as good as as the media hype would lead you to believe, while in the eye of the real football scouts he wasn't thought of as highly. They asked Bill Polian what he thought of Moses after he was drafted last night and he said that he was concerned about him as a prospect because he was a waist bender and played straight legged. I am so glad Miami didn't draft Moses I can't even begin to tell you. Just about everyone's negative reaction to where the Dolphins drafted James is based on where the so called draft experts projected him to go before the draft and not on the actual player. The same goes for Moses in the opposite way. That is why many people are criticizing Miami for "reaching" for James and praising the Redskins for getting a "steal" with Moses. It has nothing to do with how good each player really is.