I dont know where the notion that any young receiver can develop to be that great no.1 receiver came from...? It does happen dont get me wrong, but lets be realistic here... Who are those young star potential players you speak of? Wallace, Pruitt, Cunny and matthews are all low round picks or undrafted FAs... To expect even one of them to become above average is kind of a reach, while Hartline as at the very least proved he could play in this league...I don't know why Hartline's spot is so secure. Philbin did not draft him, and he has done nothing on the practice field up to this point. I think that they should have taken Braylon Edwards when they had the chance. Did you see the catch he made last night? I would unload Hartline and keep another one of the youngsters to develop.
Hartline CANT be put on the PUP...Depending on whether Hartline gets put on the PUP list, will probably decide the final WR spots on the roster. If Hartline goes on the PUP list; I'll go with 1) Bess 2) Nanee 3) Wallace 4) Pruitt and 5) Matthews ... P/S WR 1) Hogan 2) Cunningham ... Pruitt is already on the starting Return unit in camp for special team play to me that is an indication he's made the team. Matthews is built like a tank and is elusive enough in the open field to have some kind of impact on the return teams. He's also shown he can handle both KR and PR making him valuable. You need to take chances sometimes. I may be wrong here but this WR situation is where I think Philbin will take chances. Look at GB; every year they seem to take a WR to groom. If Hartline make it back and shows he's healthy, the WR position just get added by 1 IMHO.
Hartline CANT be put on the PUP...
Honestly, this is how I felt even before the Dolphins signed Chad Johnson. Again, maybe none of the young guys turn out to be stars, but maybe one of them can emerge as a solid NFL receiver. I agree we will be looking to draft a wr or bring in a quality free agent next year. Most likely the draft as I think our MO has changed under Philibin to bring in depth guys in free agency and not the high priced guys.keeping CJ is a terrible example...1 year fix? I´d rather see if theese younglings have something in them, we´re probably drafting a couple next year anyway...Long story short, I´d rather have Hogan, than 85 on the team, for multiple reasons...discipline being the first
I didn't realize that. Why wouldn't he be eligible? maybe the Non Football injury list?
Hartline
Bess
Nanee
Wallace
Mathews(mainly because he is a good returner)
Cunningham