Visanthe Shiancoe

[BigDaddyFin]

Just got cut...   

Worth Kicking the tires?  Yes? No? Maybe?  I know nothing of his contract size or how injury prone he is...

[Landshark]

Didn't catch a pass at all last year for the Pats.  Just got cut the Ravens.  I'd go for a Randy Mac or Kevin Boss before considering him

[MikeO]

Kevin Boss isn't cleared to play. Will be forced to retire.

Shiancoe got cut by a team with a worse TE situation than Miami's.

[Brian Fein]

The Patriots have the best TE duo in the league.  Shiancoe was a 3rd stringer.  Surprised he didn't play much?

[Landshark]

The Patriots have the best TE duo in the league.  Shiancoe was a 3rd stringer.  Surprised he didn't play much?

That doesn't speak as much volumes as being cut by a team whose tight end situation is worse than Miami's

[JVides]

Should I even throw out a name like Jeremy Shockey?  Did he retire?  If you want a guy to do some damage in the middle of the field, you could do far worse...

[BigDaddyFin]

Or are we comfortable going with the patchwork duo of Clay and Egnew... 

From what I've read Egnew can't block worth a shit and Clay while a decent blocker and a serviceable reciever isn't going to scare anybody running routes...

[Brian Fein]

I'm wondering if we want Ireland to try to put a trade package together for a guy like Gresham, who may be expendable now with Eifert there.  Personally, I don't think that its worth a trade, but it would be nice if we could accelerate the development of Dion Sims.

[Landshark]

I'm wondering if we want Ireland to try to put a trade package together for a guy like Gresham, who may be expendable now with Eifert there.  Personally, I don't think that its worth a trade, but it would be nice if we could accelerate the development of Dion Sims.

Derrick Shelby maybe?  This team has a logjam at defensive end.  I'd love to see a Jermaine Gresham or Brent Celek type trade.

[MikeO]

Should I even throw out a name like Jeremy Shockey?  Did he retire?  If you want a guy to do some damage in the middle of the field, you could do far worse...

Miami has gotten rid of every guy with "attitude issues" I don't see them making  a play for Shockey who has his issues.

I'm wondering if we want Ireland to try to put a trade package together for a guy like Gresham, who may be expendable now with Eifert there. 

The whole point of them drafting Eifert was so they had a 2 TE set like the Pats did with Gronk/Hernandez. Trading away Gresham makes the Eifert pick silly.

[MikeO]

A lot of TE's will be released later this week and Miami will fight it out with Baltimore over those guys.

Could Miami ship a 6th rounder to someone for a TE who is about to be cut....sure. But that makes Ireland look bad considering the last 2 drafts he used a 3rd rounder and a 4th rounder on TE's and neither can step up and contribute. We need to now send ANOTHER draft pick to get a guy to leap-frog those two who he hand-picked! Which is why I think a trade is unlikely, it puts egg on Ireland's face.

A trade could happen for a TE...I just wouldn't hold my breath for it to happen

[MikeO]

KC TE Tony Moeaki who was going to most likely be cut by KC and probably be one of the bigger name TE's on the open market fractured his shoulder this weekend , so that is one less option for Miami.

[Brian Fein]

Moeaki would have been outplayed by Fasano if he were to hit the market.  Is that what we want?

[MikeO]

Moeaki would have been outplayed by Fasano if he were to hit the market.  Is that what we want?

What do you expect to get in late August cuts? A future hall of fame TE? A superstar player? These guys all are getting cut for a reason, they aren't very good. It's about picking best of a bad bunch and maybe someone can fill a role and help a little. 

[Landshark]

Moeaki is like the Nate Garner of tight ends.  Talented with great upside but can't stay healthy long enough to do some serious damage to opposing defenses.