Shallow free agent pool for Fins

[BAMAPHIN 22]

The Dolphins' major retooling starts Friday, when they enter free agency with the most salary-cap space in the NFL (more than $40 million), but faced with a market that is not deep in high-impact players. A quick preview (all free agents mentioned are unrestricted):

• Contact with opposing players' agents isn't permitted until Friday, but Dolphins management has told people it knows it needs a talent infusion at most positions (center and kicker among the few exceptions), with the offensive and defensive lines expected to get attention.

Miami will add a tackle to replace L.J. Shelton, and likely two guards (they have shown no interest in re-signing Rex Hadnot and Chris Liwienski).

There is speculation of Dolphins interest in Cowboys left tackle Flozell Adams, 32, who will have numerous suitors. But there is a huge drop-off at tackle after Adams, with the next tier including Jacksonville's Maurice Williams, the 49ers' Kwame Harris and Washington's Jason Fabini, 33 (who was drafted by Dolphins czar Bill Parcells with the Jets and was mostly a tackle before the Redskins used him at right guard last season).

• Pittsburgh's Alan Faneca has been linked to Miami -- and Parcells likes him -- but an associate expects big offers from teams in a win-now mode. Among other available guards who fit the Dolphins' size preference: the Saints' Jamar Nesbit, the 49ers' Justin Smiley, the Titans' Jacob Bell and the Seahawks' Floyd Womack.

• A defensive end on the Dolphins' radar is San Francisco's Marques Douglas, 30, who is excellent against the run and ideal for a 3-4 defense. Douglas and ends Antwan Odom (Tennessee) and Bobby McCray (Jacksonville) should draw league-wide interest. But the market is weak at defensive tackle and at inside linebacker, where the Dolphins need to add a starter.

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/434805.html

 

[Phineas64]

I hope they don't go nuts and sign some players off this list to multi-year deals for too much $$ just cause they can. Since we are in a good place cap wise, we can afford it this year, but I don't want to see future years messed up by bad long term deals today...

Since it's BP I'm guessing they won't, but the league is generally a win-now/what have you done for me lately place.

 

[Predaphin]

I would love to get Antwan Odom in here. He is a underrated pass rusher.

 

[GCD960]

I am leaning more towards Chris but if we sign Faneca and draftJake, we are set for quite some time. I understand that signing Faneca may take 6-8 mil a year but all we would need is a RG.

Then we would see what Beck is all about...

 

[like2god]

I don't expect any big names to be added. I have a feeling that the Phins will be looking at guys like this..

WR
Bryant Johnson

TE/HB
Kris Wilson

OL
Floyd Womack
George Foster
Maurice Williams

DL
Tommy Kelly
Ethan Kelley
Marques Douglas

LB
Calvin Pace (maybe, depending on what we do with JT)

CB/S
Jacques Reeves
Madieu Williams
Eugene Wilson
http://www.nfl.com/players/madieuwilliams/profile?id=WIL430429

 

[Smoke]

What do you guys think of the Jets safety Erik Coleman? He had an off year last season and I remember him getting a bad concussion. Still, he's only 25 and had 100+ tackles in each of his first 3 seasons. I not sure how well he can cover but he could be a force against the run. Could be a solid pick up at a reasonable price.

 

[BobDole]

I don't expect any big names to be added. I have a feeling that the Phins will be looking at guys like this..

WR
Bryant Johnson

TE/HB
Kris Wilson

OL
Floyd Womack
George Foster
Maurice Williams

DL
Tommy Kelly
Ethan Kelley
Marques Douglas

LB
Calvin Pace (maybe, depending on what we do with JT)

CB/S
Jacques Reeves
Madieu Williams
Eugene Wilson

totally agree. no big names - play it smart. i would add troupe to that list - not much money and lots of talent. i would also take all of the cb/s you have up there - instant upgrades. offensive line is the one i am really struggling with trying to figure out what we should or will do. i don't want the oldies like faneca or adams b/c will cost too much and are only temporary fixes - but we need peeps to protect beck in a big way - so o-line is a total crapshoot IMO. the guy bell wouldnt be awful and i think m williams is a damn good football player - so who knows.

 

[phinasota]

What do you guys think of the Jets safety Erik Coleman? He had an off year last season and I remember him getting a bad concussion. Still, he's only 25 and had 100+ tackles in each of his first 3 seasons. I not sure how well he can cover but he could be a force against the run. Could be a solid pick up at a reasonable price.

Could be but 2 many times we have gone for players with existing injuries and expected them 2 get better. 2 many times have every one of them been flops.

 

[phinasota]

What do you guys think of the Jets safety Erik Coleman? He had an off year last season and I remember him getting a bad concussion. Still, he's only 25 and had 100+ tackles in each of his first 3 seasons. I not sure how well he can cover but he could be a force against the run. Could be a solid pick up at a reasonable price.

could be but 2 many times we have gone for players with existing injuries, expected them 2 get better and turned out 2 be garbage. i would like 2 see a change from that.

 

[Dolfan_Noles]

I'm a huge Madieu Williams fan, so I really hope that you're right about him. Isn't Gibril Wilson a FA too?