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Stay, go or restructure- DE Quinton Coples

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Stay, go or restructure: DE Quinton Coples
Experience: Four seasons
2015 stats: eight tackles
2016 salary/cap charge: $7.751 cash, $7.751 cap
Analysis: The Dolphins are in an interesting spot with Coples. Vice president Mike Tannenbaum, who drafted Coples while general manager with the Jets, claimed Coples off waivers in Week 11 and believes in his talent. However, the Dolphins also inherited the final year of Coples’ rookie contract of nearly $8 million. The salary was guaranteed via injury and fortunately, for Miami’s cap, that didn’t happen last season. Now, the team is in position to cut Coples or restructure his high projected salary for 2016. Defensive end is a tough spot for Miami this offseason. Starters Cameron Wake is coming off an Achilles injury and Olivier Vernon will be an unrestricted free agent looking for a big payday in March. One or both may not return.

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Don't know enough about him to have an opinion. I have to think that Tannenbaum picked him up with the intent to restructure and keep him. I guess the other DE decisions will dictate for depth or a potential starter this year or next.
 
1 yr rental on a guy with a high price tag and high level of talent as well. Keep him, if the draft shakes out and brings in 2-3 high quality DE then cut him.
 
Hayden Fox said:
Cut and try to re-sign
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Why on Earth would you have claimed him in the first place if this was your plan?

Makes little sense. I'm sure it was done as insurance for two reasons 1) Wake has a huge cap hit and is coming off an injury on the wrong side of 30 and 2) Vernon is going to want to get paid, he himself said "you only usually get one shot at free agency so make it count".

Couples needs a contract restructure.
 
The phins have all the leverage IMO. I'm not sure what to think of the guy. He was highly regarded when drafted, but has had a mediocre career thus far. Is it because he played out of position or in the wrong system? Maybe
Regardless, he and his agent have very little leverage. If he's cut, its doubtful any team will give him a big contract. It would be a low cap hit, incentive laden deal.
His situation is the complete opposite of OV in that OV is considered a young player on the ascent who has already achieved some success. Coples is considered a young player who hasn't lived up to his draft status.
Phins should try to restructure him. Now if his agent tries to play hardball, then cut him. He's not worth the aggravation or cap hit at this point.
 
keep on a much much lower contract
 
The guy shouldn't even be here. The fact we signed him for such a large contract is ridiculous. He never produced in NY, and he won't produce here. The guy has 16.5 sacks in 4 years. Does some idiot want to come and tell me now how great he is according to PFF?
 
Dr. Phin said:
The guy shouldn't even be here. The fact we signed him for such a large contract is ridiculous. He never produced in NY, and he won't produce here. The guy has 16.5 sacks in 4 years. Does some idiot want to come and tell me now how great he is according to PFF?
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We didn't sign him, we claimed him off waivers from the Jets.

In terms of what I'd do, he's a definite cut with his salary. You can try to bring him back on a lower deal, but he's nowhere near a $7m/year player, especially when we already have backups in Shelby, Fede and Damontre Moore that outperform him on a regular basis.
 
If he wants to stay here and COMPETE for like 1.5 million, fine. But at that price? That's an insta-cut
 
1.5 wouldn't be terrible, he seems like he would be an insurance piece if we decide to let Shelby walk.
 
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