Miami Dolphins Cap Space and Moves

[Dolfanalyst]

JuJu Schuster signs with Kansas City for 1 year/$10.75 Million. Definitely would've taken him for that price, looks like we are relying on Parker again and some 3rd round WR.

In terms of efficiency, Wilson was far and away better than Smith-Schuster last year.  Like in a different galaxy better.

[EDGECRUSHER]

We are apparently ramping up our pursuit of Armstead and putting Collins on hold for now. Collins left Cincy without a deal, which means he probably wants a bidding war. This is why trading a 3rd or 4th for him was the way to go considering his below market contract.

As much as I don't want to commit $24 Million to an LT, we are so far behind the other AFC teams at this point that we need to do something drastic.

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We are apparently ramping up our pursuit of Armstead and putting Collins on hold for now. Collins left Cincy without a deal, which means he probably wants a bidding war. This is why trading a 3rd or 4th for him was the way to go considering his below market contract.

As much as I don't want to commit $24 Million to an LT, we are so far behind the other AFC teams at this point that we need to do something drastic.

Dallas wanted a 2nd or 3rd, initial reports of it being a mid to late pick were false.  Barry Jackson is also suggesting we may go after both Armstead and Collins.

[EDGECRUSHER]

Dallas wanted a 2nd or 3rd, initial reports of it being a mid to late pick were false.  Barry Jackson is also suggesting we may go after both Armstead and Collins.

Barry made it seem like Dallas wanted a 3rd and he knocked the front office a bit in the same tweet. For a 3rd rounder? No brainer, you make that trade. Are we going to draft a Top 5 RT with our 3rd rounder? Very unlikely. Plus, you save between $3-5 Million a year by doing so because now his free market deal will be worth much more than what he was signed for.

I will gladly take Armstead if he can stay on the field, but going all in for him and very likely calling it a day afterwards is probably not as good of an idea as Collins and Tretter and it's more than both of them combined.

[EDGECRUSHER]

The Bengals signed L'Ael Collins to a 3 year deal, no money disclosed yet.

Massive failure on the part of Chris Grier to try to protect Tua's blind side. As of this moment, the worst RT in the NFL is still Miami's starter. Absolutely unacceptable, no one on our roster can be coached to become a Top 5 RT and we certainly aren't drafting one either.

Worse yet, the Superbowl contender Bengals got him to improve their O-Line, which was their #1 offseason priority, just like it was supposed to be ours. Despite adding a good WR and LG, we are further away from the playoffs. Only a combo of Tretter and Armstead at this point can salvage this offseason.

[Tenshot13]

You keep on with your sky is falling nonsense because we didn't get the exact player you wanted, the same guy that has a serious injury history and has been rumored to be one infraction away from a year long suspension, and I'll wait and see how it all shakes out before I pass judgment.

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https://mobile.twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1505664606462787588?t=g4v3s8UaNEWoc0_80RpeXQ&s=19

Ian Rapoport
@RapSheet
#Saints free agent OT Terron Armstead is flying tonight to South Florida and is set to visit the #Dolphins tomorrow, per me and
@TomPelissero
. One of the top players available in free agency, Armstead would fill a huge need for Miami. ✈️
5:56 PM · Mar 20, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

Let's get him boys

[EDGECRUSHER]

You keep on with your sky is falling nonsense because we didn't get the exact player you wanted, the same guy that has a serious injury history and has been rumored to be one infraction away from a year long suspension, and I'll wait and see how it all shakes out before I pass judgment.

What has this team ever done that makes you give them the benefit of the doubt? Armstead has a worse injury history and is 31 and if we want him, we basically have to reset the market for Left Tackles. Why would that be Plan A? We have no Right Tackle unless we want to stick with the worst RT in the NFL. If we don't, then what? Move Eichenberg over to a position he doesn't play? Try Austin Jackson out at his 3rd position in 3 years and hope this one pans out?

The O-Line is a serious problem and if we don't get Armstead, we're in big trouble when we didn't need to be.

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Constantly crying about it doesn't help anything.  Like I said, wait for it all to shake out and see. 

[Downunder Dolphan]

We have no Right Tackle unless we want to stick with the worst RT in the NFL. If we don't, then what? Move Eichenberg over to a position he doesn't play? Try Austin Jackson out at his 3rd position in 3 years and hope this one pans out?

The O-Line is a serious problem and if we don't get Armstead, we're in big trouble when we didn't need to be.

We all agree the coaching staff of the offense was deplorable, and I think their replacements should be given a little time and leeway to work out what we have with all the draft capital we used, and what we really need to improve the line.

Already they got Williams and have him penciled in at guard (probably left). This could potentially free up Hunt to move back to RT where he did pretty well in his rookie season, and they can assess Eichenberg, Jackson and Kindley for the remaining guard and tackle positions (and hopefully cut that human turnstile Davis).

If we find an free agent upgrade at tackle that's all good, but I'd be cautious about breaking the bank to get Armstead - his age and injury history to me are red flags. IMO finding a quality center is just as if not more important - it's a position we have neglected since Pouncey left.

[EDGECRUSHER]

Constantly crying about it doesn't help anything.  Like I said, wait for it all to shake out and see. 

It's the offseason, there is nothing to talk about but free agency and after that, the draft. We "waited for it to shake out" with Collins and the worst case scenario happened, to no one's surprise. It's fine to be pessimistic when your GM is an egotistical idiot who doesn't want to admit failure with his draft picks so he sabotages free agency.

[EDGECRUSHER]

We all agree the coaching staff of the offense was deplorable, and I think their replacements should be given a little time and leeway to work out what we have with all the draft capital we used, and what we really need to improve the line.

Already they got Williams and have him penciled in at guard (probably left). This could potentially free up Hunt to move back to RT where he did pretty well in his rookie season, and they can assess Eichenberg, Jackson and Kindley for the remaining guard and tackle positions (and hopefully cut that human turnstile Davis).

If we find an free agent upgrade at tackle that's all good, but I'd be cautious about breaking the bank to get Armstead - his age and injury history to me are red flags. IMO finding a quality center is just as if not more important - it's a position we have neglected since Pouncey left.

I didn't want to break the bank with Armstead either, I wanted a Top 5 RT in Collins and a Top 5 Center in Tretter. That means every single O-Line position is great or good except for LT in Eichenberg, but the kid is talented and with new coaching, can be serviceable. Like I said, Deiter is a free agent after this season and is just serviceable. Why wouldn't we want to upgrade from that if possible? You don't often get a chance to upgrade the worst part of your team so thoroughly in free agency. We could've upgraded 3 spots in one free agency period and turned the worst unit into a Top 10 one. I just don't see why we didn't take that opportunity other than stubbornness.

[Dolfanalyst]

The top edge rushers are almost always coming off the left side of the line.  That's where you need your biggest OL talent.

[Downunder Dolphan]

The top edge rushers are almost always coming off the left side of the line.  That's where you need your biggest OL talent.

I don't agree with this. The very best pass rushers come from anywhere - they look for the weakest part of the line and attack from there.

This is nothing new - Ted Hendricks did it in the 60s and 70s and was generally considered the prototype of the roaming pass rusher. Lawrence Taylor took it to another level in the 80s - it's been widely copied since then, and still continues today with the very best players.

You can't move your OL line around before the snap to cover, but the least you can do is protect your QB's blind side. For us, that spot is primarily RT and not the left.

[masterfins]

If we find an free agent upgrade at tackle that's all good, but I'd be cautious about breaking the bank to get Armstead - his age and injury history to me are red flags. IMO finding a quality center is just as if not more important - it's a position we have neglected since Pouncey left.

YES! My opinion also; Miami needs a solid center to anchor the line and lead this unit.