TheKillerNacho Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-dolphins-release-byron-maxwell-sign-david-fales-102417-story.html In a word, woohoo! Maxwell has been atrocious for us for the most part. Meanwhile, his replacement after getting hurt this year has been rookie Cordea Tankersly who has been surprisingly adequete. Fales is being signed because the Dolphins needed a 2nd QB with Cutler being out Thursday night. He spent time with us during the offseason, so he is aware of the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malak1 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 10 minutes ago, TheKillerNacho said: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-dolphins-release-byron-maxwell-sign-david-fales-102417-story.html In a word, woohoo! Maxwell has been atrocious for us for the most part. Meanwhile, his replacement after getting hurt this year has been rookie Cordea Tankersly who has been surprisingly adequete. Fales is being signed because the Dolphins needed a 2nd QB with Cutler being out Thursday night. He spent time with us during the offseason, so he is aware of the system. He also spent time with Gase here in Chicago, iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Just now, malak1 said: He also spent time with Gase here in Chicago, iirc. Indeed, he was immediately the one I thought of who we would sign as a backup for this game. The big surprise here is Maxwell being the one cut to make room for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cddolphin Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Frees ups $5.5m in cap space for Miami, writing was on the wall after his benching and subsequent hamstring injury, which is supposedly minor. He's been inactive the past several games. Played too much soft zone for my liking and was *allegedly* doing some freelancing early in the season, i.e. playing off-man instead of press. He'll find a home soon. He can be an adequate starter if put in the right position. 2016 PFF grade: 84.7 (strong second half of season) 2017 PFF grade: 39.2 (107 total snaps) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matts4313 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 On Reddit they are saying Maxwell had a very good year last year, but had disputes with the DC this year. Is that right? We need some depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 3 minutes ago, Matts4313 said: On Reddit they are saying Maxwell had a very good year last year, but had disputes with the DC this year. Is that right? We need some depth. He was really bad starting out in the year, got benched, then regained the starting job and started playing a lot better and teetered off to mediocrity as the season reached the end. I wouldn't say he was "very good" at any point, though... "above average" during his hot streak is how I would put it. I do think he is capable of reaching a similar level with another, to answer your question.... it is true to say that he's not a fit for our current defensive system. I think the Broncos would make some sense as he liked working with Vance Joseph last season and they could also use some Cornerback depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cddolphin Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 42 minutes ago, Matts4313 said: On Reddit they are saying Maxwell had a very good year last year, but had disputes with the DC this year. Is that right? We need some depth. He was the 10th rated CB in 2016 per PFF, for what that's worth to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Was Fales on the practice squad before signing or was he a street free agent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cddolphin Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 10 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: Was Fales on the practice squad before signing or was he a street free agent? Free agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 19 minutes ago, cddolphin said: Free agent. Weird. You guys didn't have a PS guy available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cddolphin Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 21 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: Weird. You guys didn't have a PS guy available? Brandon Doughty, second-year QB. Fales is no longer PS eligible which is why he was on the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzane Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Irony: Nevada[edit] At the University of Nevada, Fales redshirted his freshman year in 2009, behind starter and future NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Fales later explained why he left Nevada: "I realized that what they wanted to do wasn't a good fit for me. They wanted me to be more of a runner."[1] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLick12 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Maxwell was a classic example of a FA that didn't deserve to get the money he did. Eagles were desperate for a CB and somehow he was deemed the best one on the market despite never having to cover a #1 while playing on an elite defense. I remember being pretty skeptical of the signing when we made it, but it was a case of there are no other options. Turns out that not only can he not really cover, but his effort on the Eagles at least, was absolutely pathetic. We literally couldn't have gotten rid of him fast enough. It's coincidental that our two biggest FA signings at corner have been absolute flops, but at least with Nmandi I never really questioned his effort, he just couldn't play anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetsujin Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 The trade was still worth it because we got Kiko, and still landed Tunsil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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