Emerica Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Well, the time has come. Early playoff exit once more. Lots of big decisions looming for Chris Grier Free Agents to be Player Pos. 2023 Team 2024 Team Type Snaps Age Current APY Connor Williams C Dolphins UFA 45.3% 27 $7,017,500 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR Dolphins Void 49.6% 29 $5,000,000 Christian Wilkins IDL Dolphins UFA 80.9% 29 $3,859,774 Braxton Berrios WR Dolphins UFA 41.5% 29 $3,500,000 Andrew Van Ginkel EDGE Dolphins UFA 65.7% 29 $2,650,000 Isaiah Wynn RT Dolphins UFA 35.7% 29 $2,300,000 Robert Hunt RG Dolphins UFA 49.8% 28 $2,016,436 Nik Needham CB Dolphins UFA 6.4% 28 $1,825,000 DeShon Elliott S Dolphins UFA 84.0% 27 $1,770,000 Chase Claypool WR Dolphins UFA 17.3% 26 $1,654,159 Eli Apple CB Dolphins UFA 49.9% 29 $1,600,000 Salvon Ahmed RB Dolphins UFA 12.3% 26 $1,450,000 Raekwon Davis IDL Dolphins UFA 45.1% 27 $1,413,878 Kendall Lamm RT Dolphins UFA 55.8% 32 $1,317,500 Tyler Kroft TE Dolphins UFA 3.9% 32 $1,265,000 Justin Bethel CB Dolphins UFA 11.2% 34 $1,242,500 Jake Bailey P Dolphins UFA 32.9% 27 $1,232,500 Brandon Jones S Dolphins UFA 41.9% 26 $1,218,276 Bruce Irvin EDGE Dolphins UFA 3.8% 37 $1,165,000 Justin Houston EDGE Dolphins UFA 15.9% 35 $1,165,000 Melvin Ingram EDGE Dolphins UFA 8.6% 35 $1,165,000 Robbie Chosen WR Dolphins UFA 12.3% 31 $1,165,000 Jonotthan Harrison C Dolphins UFA 0.8% 33 $1,165,000 River Cracraft WR Dolphins UFA 16.8% 30 $1,080,000 Da'Shawn Hand EDGE Dolphins UFA 17.9% 29 $1,080,000 Calvin Munson LB Dolphins UFA 2.1% 30 $1,010,000 Elijah Campbell CB Dolphins RFA 11.0% 29 $1,010,000 Robert Jones RG Dolphins RFA 38.1% 25 $818,333 Alexander Johnson LB Dolphins SFA 0.0% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Christian Wilkins, Robert Hunt, and Connor Williams are the priority resignings I think. I'd like to retain Van Ginkel but I don't think we'd be able to afford what he'd be looking for (although maybe his injury changes things). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampbilly Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 minute ago, TheKillerNacho said: Christian Wilkins, Robert Hunt, and Connor Williams are the priority resignings I think. I'd like to retain Van Ginkel but I don't think we'd be able to afford what he'd be looking for (although maybe his injury changes things). I think Wilkins is a goner. Last thing I read was he is still expecting to set the DT market and as much as I like him, he just hasn't ever been worth the top player or even top 5 players at his position IMO. Additionally, and I said this about when we paid Suh too, DT is NOT one of the 5 critical positions and therefore should NEVER be one of the top 5 highest positional salary caps on the team. Due to positional value Van Ginkel resigning would probably be a much better value depending on injury status and market......Van Ginkel is just way more likely to have high production than Wilkins. Additionally, Van Ginkel played well as an ILB backing up Baker and is useful in nickel and dimes due to his high grade coverage and pass rush performances. Between Hunt and Williams, I prefer to resign Williams, but Hunt would probably be much cheaper. Depending on the likely restructures of Chubb and T. Hill we hopefully can bring back both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 45 minutes ago, Swampbilly said: I think Wilkins is a goner. Last thing I read was he is still expecting to set the DT market and as much as I like him, he just hasn't ever been worth the top player or even top 5 players at his position IMO. Additionally, and I said this about when we paid Suh too, DT is NOT one of the 5 critical positions and therefore should NEVER be one of the top 5 highest positional salary caps on the team. Due to positional value Van Ginkel resigning would probably be a much better value depending on injury status and market......Van Ginkel is just way more likely to have high production than Wilkins. Additionally, Van Ginkel played well as an ILB backing up Baker and is useful in nickel and dimes due to his high grade coverage and pass rush performances. Between Hunt and Williams, I prefer to resign Williams, but Hunt would probably be much cheaper. Depending on the likely restructures of Chubb and T. Hill we hopefully can bring back both. Yeah we talked about Wilkins vs Van Ginkel before, and I respect your opinion. Still think letting Wilkins walk would be a big mistake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampbilly Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) 16 minutes ago, TheKillerNacho said: Yeah we talked about Wilkins vs Van Ginkel before, and I respect your opinion. Still think letting Wilkins walk would be a big mistake. I think chances are most likely neither player returns to Miami. I think Wilkins will be a very good player wherever he goes, but he's not going to be a double digit sack guy and he does have a nasty habit of personal fouls on QBs, which is a huge red flag IMO. I can't stand it when incomplete passes on third down turn into plus 15 yard gains and first downs, it's a defense killer. Wilkins has elite awareness, motor, and pocket push ability. I see him as a $14-$18 mil a year guy, but he wants and will probably get $20 mil plus a year. Overall, my stance will always be players worth $20 mil a year and up play only 5 positions: QB, WR, OT, CB, and Edge Rusher.... the exception is the perennial All Pro player that isn't of the 5 critical positions. Edit; I respect your opinion too, I don't think you are wrong by any means and if we do manage to bring back Wilkins, I would be happy about it. Edited January 15 by Swampbilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerica Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 On Wilkins extension, i keep going back and forth. Yesterday i told myself i wouldn’t want to pay a DT top of the market money, especially given we have Sieler that is very productive signed for $10M a year (admittedly an incredibly team friendly deal if he keeps up that production) But now i’ve flipped back and don’t think we can afford to lose him. His impact on games and the team is undeniable and if we cut Howard post June 1, the cap savings will almost cover Wilkins new cap hit. I think finding a #2 CB is easier than replacing Wilkins. I just don’t see a world in which we would have an improved defense if we let Wilkins walk. A rookie DL, although much cheaper, is not going to come in and have the same impact. I can see the argument for either side really 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampbilly Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 17 hours ago, Emerica said: On Wilkins extension, i keep going back and forth. Yesterday i told myself i wouldn’t want to pay a DT top of the market money, especially given we have Sieler that is very productive signed for $10M a year (admittedly an incredibly team friendly deal if he keeps up that production) But now i’ve flipped back and don’t think we can afford to lose him. His impact on games and the team is undeniable and if we cut Howard post June 1, the cap savings will almost cover Wilkins new cap hit. I think finding a #2 CB is easier than replacing Wilkins. I just don’t see a world in which we would have an improved defense if we let Wilkins walk. A rookie DL, although much cheaper, is not going to come in and have the same impact. I can see the argument for either side really Finding a solution to the Howard problem would be a big boon IMO. I don't have an answer, but his play fell off last season and he was awful this season. I'm guessing it's his knees more so than change of scheme. Incredibly, Eli Apple graded out higher than Howard this season and that is something I didn't think would ever be said LOL. Hopefully the solution is already in house in the form of Cam Smith but considering he only had 18 snaps on Defense this season it seems like it's going to be an uphill battle for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Finding a way to move on from Howard would be ideal, indeed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 With two other top Centers retiring, I think locking up Connor Williams is now slightly more urgent. There's really a void of good players at that position, it'll be hard to find a replacement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerica Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 (edited) Vic Fangio gone, seems like a lot of players are happy about it. Might very well have been a mutual thing and not just Fangio wanting to go to Philly Edited January 24 by Emerica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 17 hours ago, Emerica said: Vic Fangio gone, seems like a lot of players are happy about it. Might very well have been a mutual thing and not just Fangio wanting to go to Philly A little of column A, a little of column B. I think both parties had to agree to terminate the contract without penalty to either side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampbilly Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Really seems to be a case of Fangio wanting to leave to be closer to family and the Dolphins being sympathetic to that as long as it didn't cost us. Basically, Fangio wanted to leave but we had to permit him to leave to take another NFL job since he was still under contract. My take is this isn't the Dolphins wanting Fangio to leave but permitting him to leave because that is what he wants to do. I'm initially very uninterested in Brandon Staley as DC and rumors are he is being considered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 57 minutes ago, Swampbilly said: Really seems to be a case of Fangio wanting to leave to be closer to family and the Dolphins being sympathetic to that as long as it didn't cost us. Basically, Fangio wanted to leave but we had to permit him to leave to take another NFL job since he was still under contract. My take is this isn't the Dolphins wanting Fangio to leave but permitting him to leave because that is what he wants to do. I'm initially very uninterested in Brandon Staley as DC and rumors are he is being considered. I'm not high on Staley but I'm not really high on the other common rumor of promoting Campanile, either. Nothing about our defense last season really has my yearning for more of the same, least of all our ILB play.... if anything, I'd rather promote Renaldo Hill, who is a more impressive positional coach to me and already has DC experience at the NFL level (although I'd still probably prefer another outside hire). Hope another, more desirable, option emerges... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampbilly Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 9 minutes ago, TheKillerNacho said: I'm not high on Staley but I'm not really high on the other common rumor of promoting Campanile, either. Nothing about our defense last season really has my yearning for more of the same, least of all our ILB play.... if anything, I'd rather promote Renaldo Hill, who is a more impressive positional coach to me and already has DC experience at the NFL level (although I'd still probably prefer another outside hire). Hope another, more desirable, option emerges... I completely agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Perhaps Evero will be available after he failed to land the Carolina HC job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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