Crypt Keeper said:
I think I remember reading somewhere about a month ago that Traylor was actually talking about putting retirement off and coming back. Not sure where I read that, but I do remember that.
Also, I think Vonnie will get a new contract from the Dolphins.
I've not heard that Traylor is putting off retirement from any credible source that was not purely speculating. We'll see what happens there. The Dolphins will give it a shot, trying to convince him to stay on one more year and try and win us a Super Bowl (he's helped like three teams win the big one).
And don't be so sure on Holliday. He was a highly touted first round pick, he played well in Green Bay in their 3-4 setups and opposite Reggie White...he was a premium player when he went to Kansas City and they mistakenly tried to make him a pass rushing 4-3 end, and now he's been revitalized in Miami as a 3-4 DE and 4-3 DT.
Some teams are going to look at his history and say he was simply miscast in KC...and there are plenty of teams out there that play similar enough DL techniques to warrant attention...from your 4-3 setups right on down to your Tampa Two types that stunt their DLs and play 3-technique a lot.
He could get a pretty decent contract offer.
Meanwhile we've been sitting Matt Roth behind Holliday and Carter, and Roth, not unlike someone like Yeremiah Bell, has been playing too well to keep ignoring. He's always played the run excellently but now he's making plays on the quarterback and in the passing game.
How long can you justify keeping your 2nd round playmaker on the bench behind Holliday, especially when retaining Holliday may require a good deal of money?
Best we can hope for, IMO, is to go ahead and retain David Bowens and Keith Traylor, if possible. I say we let Holliday go...hopefully he gets a BIG contract and that gives us some good compensatory consideration, depending on what we do in free agency w/ regards to someone like Adalius Thomas.
