I like grant but damn we are going to need to get the guy the ball like 4x as much to justify that. 34 catches in 3 years...
Maybe, but he is also recovering from an Achilles injury... there is a decent chance he won't be the same. Hope not though because I do really enjoy watching him play. He has the talent just need to give him the opportunity so I hope we really do give him the ball more. I still think it's a lot to commit to a guy that likely will never be higher than a #4 WR, though he does add a lot in the return game
I would imagine they see him as starting slot caliber player. Word out of camp is he’s been fine coming back from injury and they’re using him a bunch of different ways, including lining up at QB in packages.
We probably did - just not regularly. WR-turned-QB was able to make a lot of athletic plays too. THAT play last night though wasn't just one random one though. That whole drive his pocket movements were great. A few plays later he scrambled on a 3rd and long for the first as well. The pressure was all still there but he somehow saw it all coming and avoided it consistently.
He made a ton of athletic plays, but most of them were by design. His pocket presence was the absolute worst. If the pocket was breaking down, Tanny was going down.
If Flores starts Fitz week one somebody is going to have to explain this one to me He has been outplayed by Rosen this preseason and that’s on top of us needing to see if Rosen is the future QB or not as reasoning to start him
I'm seeing a lot of bad tweets about how Rosen isn't the future because "he barely beat out Fitz or didn't beat him out" based in practice or whatever but holy hell the gulf between those two in game action is more than significant. Rosen is far and away obviously way better. And that's a good thing. I don't know what the ceiling for him is but the notion he may have barely been better than Fitzpatrick isn't true. He's miles better.
Start Fitz the first few games and let the momentum build for Rosen to come in and give him the best opportunity to succeed. Our first 4 games are Brutal (Ravens, Pats, Cowboys, Chargers). We will be 0-4 (hopefully) and most likely look bad no matter who is starting. After that the schedule eases up a bit with the Redskins and Bills start rosen week 1 and when we are 0-4 everyone will be clamoring how we never gave Fitz a shot, blah blah blah.....
She is hanging in there. Had a setback a week and a half ago trying to get up the stairs which was a hard day/night. But she is ok. Having our big welcome home party tomorrow with over 140 people who rsvp'd so its a lot to get ready for (didnt get to see any of dolphins last night because of it)
I didn't get to see the game last night, but it seems the defense looks pretty improved? They fucking sucked last year
I like our LB and Secondary for the most part, but the DL is scary and idk if more than 2 Defensive lineman on the entire roster could start on another team
not gonna lie, slightly worried watching Kyle Allen dominate last night while it seems like Christian Wilkins is barely noticeable.
had to of pissed off Flores or didn't want to work hard knowing the season we are about to have cause its not like we need to cut anyone for the cap space right now
Here’s the smart thing the Dolphins are doing, with Grant’s contract the latest example ▪ The Dolphins are carrying an absurd $41 million in dead money this season, and credit the front office for taking steps, over the past few months, to leave themselves at less financial risk moving forward. An examination of the dozen most significant deals signed by this regime since January show the Dolphins have taken very little risk beyond the Xavien Howard contract, and in Howard’s case, it was necessary and justified to allocate $27 million in guaranteed money to secure a longterm commitment from one of the game’s best young cornerbacks. The Jakeem Grant contract extension provides the latest example. According to a copy of the contract viewed by the Miami Herald, only $3.7 million of the four-year extension, through 2023, is fully guaranteed. Unless Grant sustains a serious injury next season, the Dolphins could - if they choose - walk away from his deal before the fifth day of the league year next March without paying him a penny more than the $3 million signing bonus he received when he signed the contract last week, plus his $720,000 salary this season. His $3.8 million base salary in 2020 is guaranteed only in the event of injury. And the 2020 dead money hit for releasing him before next season -which is unlikely - is $2.4 million. The four-year extension is worth just under $20 million, with another $4.3 million in incentives deemed as “not likely to be earned” - which relate to receptions, yards receiving, team performance and Pro Bowl appearances. If Grant is retained through the end of the deal in 2023, the cap hits are modest ($4.3 million to $5.1 million each season between 2020 and ‘23, slightly higher if those incentives are met). Now look at the other multiyear deals the Dolphins doled out this offseason. The Dolphins would have no 2020 dead money on DeVante Parker’s two-year contract if they decide to move on after this season and not pay him the $4.4 million (non-guaranteed) he’s due in 2020. Miami signed Dwayne Allen to a two-year deal, but there’s only $1.2 million in dead money if they cut him this week and no 2020 dead money if they cut him at any time. Chris Reed, Miami’s likely top backup interior lineman, got a two-year deal but there’s no 2020 dead money if Miami cuts him after this season. And Ryan Fitzpatrick, signed before Miami knew Josh Rosen would become available, was given a two-year deal, but only $1.5 million his $5.5 million base salary in 2020 is guaranteed. If Miami cuts him before 2020, there’s only $1.5 million in dead money for 2020, and the Dolphins might be able to trade him for a third-day pick if a contending team sustains an injury to a starting quarterback before October’s trade deadline. And that’s the extent of the Dolphins’ multiyear deals since January. Credit general manager Chris Grier and vice president/football administration Brandon Shore for protecting Miami with many of these contracts this year. Miami is on pace to have more than $95 million in cap space next offseason - including the ability to carry over most of $21 million in current space.