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Terry Glenn a Dolphin?

By Edgar Thompson | Friday, July 25, 2008, 07:32 PM

“She” could be coming to South Florida.

Terry Glenn, the player Bill Parcells once called “she” because he was injured, could be reunited with his former boss.

Parcells later said he regretted those comments. Glenn caught 90 passes for 1,132 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie under Parcells in New England, helping the Patriots to the Super Bowl.

The Cowboys waived Glenn, 34, before the first day of training camp. The Dolphins, who don’t have a WR on their roster with a 1,000-yard season, could pick up a player who had two 1,000-yard seasons Parcells for in Dallas, including 1,136 in 2005.

But Glenn has been plagued by injuries lately. He had two knee surgeries last year that limited him to one game and four plays.

Scheduled to earn a base salary of $1.74 million, Glenn balked when Cowboys owner Jerry Jones asked him to sign a $500,000 injury waiver in case he reinjured the knee.

Parcells, who has a history of bringing in his former players, likely will be intrigued by Glenn’s availability.

Gleen revitalized his career in Dallas, posting two 1,000-yard seasons when he rejoined Parcells in 2003. In addition to posting career-best 18.3 yards per catch in 2005, Glenn had a career-high seven touchdowns.

Terry Glenn had some great season's in the NFL, he might be worth the risk if he is healthy to come into training camp. However he is injury prone, but the thought of him in aqua and orange sounds awesome, considering how bad our receiving core is.
Just having him on the field will make the rest of our receivers better, giving more one on one coverage.

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Sparano: “He looked like the Terry Glenn that I knew"

By Ben Volin | Saturday, July 26, 2008, 01:17 PM

Tony Sparano tried to dodge a couple of questions about free agent receiver Terry Glenn in his post-practice press conference Saturday morning, but ended up heaping praise on his former player.

Glenn, the seventh overall pick in 1996, missed 15 games last year after undergoing two separate surgeries on his right knee. He came back for Week 17 and then Dallas’ playoff loss to the Giants, catching two passes for 30 yards in that game.

The Cowboys wanted Glenn to restructure his contract for this season, but Glenn balked. Friday, Dallas cut him, making him a free agent.

“When Terry came back at the end of the year and I watched him, in the Giant week he was with us, and he looked like the Terry Glenn that I knew,” Sparano said.

Can Terry Glenn still be a dangerous receiver?

“That’s the way he looked at that time,” Sparano said.

Receiver is certainly position where the Dolphins can make an upgrade.

Ernest Wilford, currently the Dolphins’ No. 1 receiver, had 518 receiving yards last year for Jacksonville. Shockingly, that would have led the Dolphins last year. Ted Ginn had the second-most yards last year among current Dolphins receivers, with 420.

Glenn, a 12-year veteran, has a lengthy history with Sparano, Bill Parcells and the Dolphins’ management. Parcells drafted Glenn with the Patriots, and brought him to Dallas in 2003. Glenn played for Sparano for four years.

Glenn, the player Parcells famously called “she” in New England, combined for 2,200 receiving yards in 2005 and 2006. Though he is 34, Glenn would significantly upgrade the Dolphins’ young receiving corps, assuming he can pass a team physical.

What do you think — is Glenn a good fit for the Dolphins? Do you want a 34-year-old receiver coming off a knee surgery? Would he be a good mentor to the receivers? Or would he just occupy a roster spot that should go to a young, developing player instead?

I am surprised that more people haven't respond to this, it appears the fans here are neither for or against Terry Glenn joining the dolphins.

There are a lot of mid-level players being cut these days, as well as some top quality available for trade. The big push will come when teams have to pare down their rosters from 80 to 53. That's 27 players from EVERY SINGLE team. Most will be cut because they're just not good enough for the NFL, but there are bound to be some project players (who just need a bit more time to mature) and players with injury risks that outweigh their current contracts (like Glenn).

There's no reason to panic and sign the first thing that comes along... not saying we shouldn't take a hard look at Glenn... I think we need to take a hard look at EVERYONE, because that's simply the only way we'll get the best possible roster.

No real interest in old injury-prone WRs...sorry Terry!

Same goes for me.  We're rebuilding and need to get younger.

True.  We need to stay away from the old guys and develop young players.  That is the only way we are going to improve. (here I go with the "we" stuff again  :P)

I think I predicted months ago that Terry Glenn would be a Fin. I'm not for the move, but not against it either.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/dolphins/content/sports/epaper/2008/07/26/a9b_fins_notebook_0727.html

Dolphins Notebook: Terry Glenn could be natural fit

By EDGAR THOMPSON and BEN VOLIN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writers

Saturday, July 26, 2008

DAVIE — When he heard Dallas had released wide receiver Terry Glenn, Dolphins nose guard Jason Ferguson thought the same thing many NFL people did.

Glenn could soon be heading to South Florida to reunite with Bill Parcells.

Ferguson knows Parcells, the Dolphins' head of football operations, likes to bring in players he knows.

After all, Ferguson, who was drafted by Parcells in 1997 when he coached the Jets, is one of them. Glenn, who played for Parcells in New England and Dallas, would be another.

The Cowboys and Glenn were at odds over the receiver signing a $500,000 injury settlement in the event his right knee kept him from playing this season. Glenn reportedly eventually agreed to sign the waiver, but the Cowboys cut him and said they wanted more time to evaluate their younger receivers.

"I don't know what's going to happen and what's happening behind closed doors, but of course I'm like anybody else," said Ferguson, Glenn's teammate the past three seasons in Dallas, including two (2005-06) under Parcells.

"Bill handles up there what he's going to handle. I have high interest in it like you."

Ferguson said he likes Glenn as a person and knows what he can do as a player.

When they were teammates in 2005, Glenn finished with 1,136 yards, averaged18.3 yards a catch and scored a career-high seven touchdowns.

But Glenn, 34, also missed 15 games last year after undergoing two separate surgeries on his right knee.

"I think he's got a lot in his tank," Ferguson said. "He's healthy now."

Glenn did come back for Week 17 and then Dallas' playoff loss to the Giants, catching two passes for 30 yards in that game.

Speaking at the Dolphins' first day of training camp, coach Tony Sparano, an ex-Cowboys assistant, said he remembers Glenn that week.

"When Terry came back at the end of the year I watched him in the Giant week he was with us, and he looked like the Terry Glenn that I knew," Sparano said.

The Dolphins receiving corps could use a player with four 1,000-yard NFL seasons.

The highest single-season total by a current Miami receiver is 681 by first-year Dolphin Ernest Wilford in 2005 for Jacksonville.

News and notes

Porter out: Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter didn't practice Saturday and has been placed on the non-football injury list with a left ankle injury suffered last week.

Running wind sprints off to the side, while his teammates scrimmaged, Porter, a 31-year-old former Pro Bowler, didn't look like the menacing pass rusher the Dolphins hope he'll be this season. He looked more like the same player who missed most of training camp last summer.

A season ago, Porter had minor knee surgery Aug. 7 and got off to the slowest start of his career. He failed to make a sack for the first six games and finished with 51/2. Porter isn't concerned about the setback.

"It's nothing to really worry about," Porter said. "Why practice and take a chance of going out and getting it dinged again? It's only day one."

Holliday not in rebuilding mode: Vonnie Holliday had heard rumors Jason Taylor might play elsewhere, but still was surprised to hear he'd been traded to the Redskins a week ago.

"At first I really had to take a step back. What are we doing?" Holliday, 32, said Saturday, the Dolphins' first practice without Taylor since 1997. "Coming into training camp, that's not really where you want to start."

Offensive tackle Vernon Carey, a fifth-year pro, called the move "part of the game."

"We were teammates, but that's a lot of guys," Carey said. "It's a business."

Saturday was a busy day for the Dolphins, with the team announcing seven roster moves.

The team announced four signings (quarterback Chad Henne, defensive end Phillip Merling, guard Rueben Riley and receiver Anthony Armstrong) and three cuts (receiver Justin Wynn and offensive linemen Dan Gore and Julius Wilson).

Since last season, the Dolphins have added 46 new players to the 80-man roster.

"You just got to believe in those guys upstairs," Holliday, an 11th-year pro, said. "Parcells has done it before, so I have to believe he knows what he's doing."

BUMP

http://www.star-telegram.com/332/story/793508.html

Terry Glenn likely headed to Miami

By MAC ENGEL
tengel@star-telegram.com

OXNARD, Calif. -- Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terry Glenn is expected to sign with the Miami Dolphins in the next few days, according to two sources.

Glenn was waived by the Cowboys on Friday.

In Miami, the veteran receiver will be reunited with Bill Parcells and several other former Dallas coaches and players. Parcells, the Dolphins executive vice president for football operations, coached Glenn in New England and in Dallas.

Before being released by Dallas, Glenn had not practiced in the off-season because he refused to sign an injury waiver for his surgically repaired right knee. The two sides never came to terms and the Cowboys decided to go in another direction. Owner Jerry Jones hinted last week that he might bring Glenn back, but that appears unlikely now.

Glenn missed 15 games last season after two surgeries on his right knee. He saw his first regular-season action against Washington in the final game, but did not have a catch while playing in a limited role.

In the Cowboys’ divisional playoff loss to the New York Giants, Glenn caught two passes for 30 yards.

Glenn played five seasons in Dallas, including back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2005 and 2006.

You need young, yes, but Terry would be a great mentor to the younger guys. You need someone there to take the lead.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-glenn9729,0,7640464.story

Dolphins considering adding WR Terry Glenn

By Harvey Fialkov
Sun-Sentinel.com

10:09 PM EDT, July 29, 2008

The Dolphins are discussing adding veteran receiver Terry Glenn to help bolster an inexperienced receiving corps, according to a source.

Glenn, who was drafted by Dolphins vice president of football operations Bill Parcells in 1996 when both were with the Patriots, also played for Parcells and Dolphins coach Tony Sparano while both were with the Cowboys. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is citing two sources that say Glenn is expected to sign with the Dolphins in the next few days.

The Dolphins worked out a player at the team facility today but General Manager Jeff Ireland confirmed that it wasn't Glenn through a team spokesman. He wouldn't comment on the Star-Telegram report.

Glenn has 44 career touchdowns and four 1,000 yard-seasons, including 2006 when he was coached by Parcells, who used to tease Glenn by calling him, 'she,' early in his career. Glenn, who turned 34 last week, played just one game last season before undergoing two surgeries on his right knee. He refused to sign an injury waiver and was released last week.

Of the five Dolphins veterans, including Ernest Wilford, Derek Hagan, Ted Ginn Jr., David Kircus and Greg Camarillo, only Wilford has more than three years of NFL experience. There are five rookies battling for roster spots, including Davone Bess, Anthony Armstrong, Selwyn Lymon, John Dunlap and Jayson Foster.

Glenn returned for the final game last season and Sparano thought he looked pretty good.

"When Terry came back at the end of the year and I watched him, [preparing for the Giants playoff game when] he was with us, and he looked like the Terry Glenn that I knew," Sparano said over the weekend.

Glenn would have to pass a physical before any deal was finalized. If he was signed, a player would have to be cut to make room on the allotted 80-man roster.

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/miami-dolphins/story/622729.html

Report: Terry Glenn to Dolphins

BY JEFF DARLINGTON
Miami Herald

The Dolphins' interest in former Cowboys wide receiver Terry Glenn might have taken a more serious step.  The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Tuesday night that the big-name pass-catcher would sign with Miami.

The report, which cited two anonymous sources, did not provide anyother details, aside from noting that Glenn was expected to sign inthe next few days. However, the eventual evaluation of Glenn's knee, which underwent two surgeries last season, likely will play a major role in whether the team actually signs him.

Miami's interest in Glenn, 34, has been widely speculated since he was waived by the Cowboys last week because of concerns about his surgically repaired knee. Glenn, though, previously played for Bill Parcells in both New England and Dallas.

His presence in Miami would bolster a weak corps of receivers. In 2006, during his last healthy season, Glenn caught 70 passes for 1,047 yards. During Tuesday's practice, the Dolphins' receivers combined for four badly dropped passes in two hours.

A Miami spokesperson said the team had no comment on the report.

With 5-6 receivers being the norm on a 53-man roster, that pretty much leaves Jayson Foster out in the cold.

Ginn, Hagan and Wilford are pretty much guaranteed to make the roster. Add Glenn and there's only one sure spot left at wide receiver. Even if Parcell's et. al. opt for keeping 6, I don't see Foster making it in competition with Camarillo and Bess (plus the others). Hopefully, he'll get a chance on the practice squad...

I think Bess will be the one to make this team, with Camarillo or Foster a possibility if they keep six.  It all depends on how they perform on special teams. 

Glenn would make a good mentor to the younger receivers. 

Yes, we need our young players to properly learn how to be whiny injury-prone mediocre players like Terry.

::)

how many more cowboys are we going to sign?  I hear Drew Bledsoe might be available ::)

I'm holding out for Too Tall Jones...

whoever becomes the qb, is going to need all the help he can get. the running game and ol can become pretty damn good this season if they have at least some receivers to open up the offense a little. glenn, if he's healthy, would be a great addition for this team.

http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_seasonticket/2008/07/fins-glenns-arr.html

Fins: Glenn's arrival

If he passes a physical -- and that's no given -- it appears that Terry Glenn will join the receiving unit.

Derek Hagan is off to a good start in training camp, but Ted Ginn Jr. hasn't distinguished himself. Ernest Wilford is a big target who will be useful in the red zone, but he hasn't shown that he can be an explosive starter.

So it makes sense to take a shot on Glenn, who can add knowledge in two ways: he knows how to play the position, and how to handle Bill Parcells.

Do you like the move?

> Posted by Ethan J. Skolnick at 7:59:39 AM

I hate to say this, but I am pulling hard for Terry Glenn to fail his physical.

Not sure why some of you would want Glenn here, and I've tried going through the only two possible reasons I can come up with:

Reason 1) "We need more receivers "
Rebuttal: We need more "young" receivers...not an old dog who can't stay healthy long enough to get on the field.

Reason 2) "We need a veteran presence"
Rebuttal: No, we need our younger players to grow into veteran players, and they need to do that on the field. The only time you bring in a veteran for a squad like Miami's is if they are good character players who can provide leadership. Terry Glenn provides neither.

This signing, if it ends up happening, would make no sense at all to me...

it makes perfect sense to me.  the Dolphins have become Bill Parcells' personal friends' party.  Next thing you know he's going to change the logo to a Tuna jumping thru the sun and we'll have to become The Tunas Make Me Cry

Coaches always bring in players (and other coaches) they know. That's the nature of the beast.

And, frankly, when they're being brought in from a winning team to the 1-15 Dolphins... no, I don't have a problem with it at all.

So bringing in a guy who spends 50% of his time on the trainer's table and the other 50% complaining about his teammates/management/life in general is the best course of action for this stage of Miami's rebuilding plan?

To paraphrase the wisdom of Hans & Franz...you guys should hear me now and believe me later. Terry Glenn is the wrong answer for the Miami Dolphins.

 

i don't see this as developing the receiving core, more so i see it as investing in the development of whomever emerges as the qb (and also the ol). glenn, if healthy, gives some more options to the offense. i want to see the oline and the qb have a year that they can grow up together and become a good unit.

if the fins can put out some grouping of a receiving core that can be taken a little bit seriously, then you won't have 11 guys pinning their ears back, and bum rushing the qb. just rewind the tapes to last year to get a preview of what this will look like.

First off, this is hilarious!

I must admit, I cringe at the move to bring Glenn to Miami.  I am hoping for the best but I just don't see this doing the team much good.

Man, seriously.

Psshhh, what the hell ever BP, enough with the friends and family plan. A 34 yr. old limping WR...  ::) ::) ::) 

when are they signing him?  should be any day now...

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/dolphins/content/sports/epaper/2008/07/30/0730dolphins.html

Dolphin drops make Glenn an appealing option

By EDGAR THOMPSON
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

DAVIE — Veteran wide receiver Terry Glenn wouldn't seem to fit in with the Dolphins' ongoing youth movement under the Bill Parcells-led regime.

But Glenn, 34, might be a good match for a passing game that continues to struggle early in training camp.

If the team signed Glenn, he'd be the oldest player on the roster and one of only five position players older than 30.

But if he's healthy after undergoing two knee surgeries last season in Dallas, Glenn also could give the Dolphins' unproven wide receiving corps an established pass catcher and veteran presence in the locker room who's also familiar with the team's offensive system.

Glenn had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2005 and 2006 with the Dallas Cowboys under Parcells, who also coached Glenn in New England and has a history of bringing in former players when he's rebuilding teams.

"I'm sure it makes sense because we know the guy," said Sparano, a Cowboys'assistant during Glenn's five seasons (2003-07) "We've coached him. Bill's coached him for years. I've had him, so I know the guy.

"But I don't know about him right now. I left there in January. I don't know what went on one way or the other."

Sparano said he doesn't know what, if any, the Dolphins' plans are for Glenn, who the Cowboys released last Friday before the first day of training camp.

The Fort Worth Star Telegram, citing two unnamed sources, said Glenn could sign in the next few days.

"I have two people who do their due diligence on any player out there," Sparano said of Parcells and general manager Jeff Ireland, who also worked with the Cowboys during Glenn's five seasons in Dallas. "Terry Glenn or anybody else would be treated that way.

"They'll turn over every stone to try to make this football team better."

Based on five days of training camp, the Dolphins' passing game could use some help.

The team's quarterbacks and receivers have been inconsistent and out of sync, leading to a number of interceptions, batted-down passes and sacks.

There have been many dropped passes during the past couple of practices, including this morning's sessions at the team's training facility. The Dolphins, who will practice later today, had as many as 10 drops in the past two practices.

Glenn has 593 receptions in 12 NFL seasons.

Glenn also has four 1,000-yard receiving seasons - including three on Parcells-coached teams. Glenn caught 90 passes for 1,132 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie in 1996 under Parcells in New England, helping get the Patriots to the Super Bowl.

The highest single-season yardage total by a current Miami receiver is 681 by Wilford in 2005 for Jacksonville.

But Sparano isn't looking beyond the current group of Dolphins receivers.

"I like the way the group is working," Sparano said. "They're making plays and they're competing against a pretty good group on the other side of the ball."

how many times is fat tuna going to resurrect "his guys"? could Bledsoe be coming back too?
to be fair, glenn would be a good mentor, Id have no problem with him if hes not too expensive

I don't see WR as a position where a "mentor" makes a huge difference. If Glenn comes here, it'll be to keep opposing defenses honest... or at least a bit more honest... (except for the two time we play the Patsies, of course, can't make them honest in any way shape or form).

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-newglenn072908,0,964967.story

Dolphins coach on Terry Glenn: We're turning over every rock to improve roster

By Omar Kelly
Sun-Sentinel.com

3:13 PM EDT, July 30, 2008

DAVIE - With the passing game stagnant, the Dolphins acknowledged it makes sense to consider adding veteran receiver Terry Glenn to help bolster its inexperienced receiving corps.

Even though coach Tony Sparano categorized reports that the Dolphins are pursuing Glenn as "hypothetical," he admitted that the front office is turning over "every rock" to improve the roster.

"I'm sure it makes sense that you'd be interested. We know the guy. We know him. We've coached him," Sparano said of Glenn, who was drafted by Dolphins vice president of football operations Bill Parcells in 1996 while with New England. "God, Bill's coached him for years. I've had him for four or five years down [in Dallas]. So I know the guy."

However, Sparano quickly added he doesn't know much about Glenn "now,' referring to his health and how much the 34-year-old has left in his knees.

Glenn played just one game last season for the Cowboys before undergoing two surgeries on his right knee. He refused to sign an injury waiver and was released by Dallas last week.

If the Dolphins decide to add him to the training camp roster he must pass a physical, and that's not a given.

"The thing that I do know is I have two people upstairs that do their due diligence on any player out there. Any player," Sparano said. "I'm sure that Terry Glenn or anybody else would be treated the same that way."

Glenn has 44 career touchdowns and four 1,000 yard-seasons, including 2006 when he was coached by Parcells, who used to tease Glenn by calling him, 'she,' early in his career.

Sparano admitted Wednesday that he likes to have veteran players, which he referred to as "torch carriers," at each position to mentor the inexperienced ones.

The Dolphins most seasoned receiver is Ernest Wilford, who entering his fifth season has led the Jaguars in touchdowns once, and receptions once.

Following Wednesday's morning practice Sparano didn't seem too concerned about the Dolphins passing game. He pointed out that on every team he's ever been part of the defense has been ahead of the offense at this stage of training camp.

According to Sparano, he likes what he's been seeing from the passing game during 7-on-7 drills, when it's primarily receivers and tight ends running routes against their defenders one-on-one.

"In the 7-on-7 I see execution. I see good crispness out of our pass game. When we get to team sometimes maybe that isn't as crisp as it should be," Sparano said. "Sooner or later it'll start to slow down. Hopefully sooner than later."

DONALD THOMAS EXCELLING

Rookie offensive lineman Donald Thomas is going on his third day as the starting right guard, and he's beginning to excel in the role. Trey Darilek, the player Thomas replaced, is working as a tackle, which is one of the Dolphins' thinnest positions.

"He moved people and played physical," Sparano said of Thomas, a former walk-on at Connecticut who was selected in the sixth round. "There will be some other guys who get some turns in a few other spots."

INJURY REPORT

Tight ends Justin Peelle (knee) and Aaron Halterman (sore back) were limited during Wednesday morning's practice session….

Rookie offensive tackle Daren Heerspink injured his knee during Tuesday's practice and was held out of the morning session….

Cornerback Michael Lehan (ankle) continued to work on the side, but is doing more and more everyday….

Wednesday's afternoon practice has been moved inside the bubble because of thunderstorms, so it's closed to the public.

http://www.miamiherald.com/1190/story/623876.html

Dolphins signing Glenn would make no sense

BY ARMANDO SALGUERO
Miami Herald

Terry Glenn is not the answer unless, of course, the question is which wide receiver can the Dolphins add that might not survive training camp because his right knee probably requires microfracture surgery after it was surgically repaired twice last season, causing him to miss all but four regular-season snaps.

Glenn is not the answer unless the Dolphins are willing to admit they failed to properly address the receiver corps in the offseason and now are trying to stop the bleeding by reaching for a Band-Aid.

Glenn is not the answer unless the Dolphins have lost patience with their young receivers even before the first preseason game Aug. 9.

CAN'T CATCH ON

It is not breaking news that Miami's receivers have struggled the first week of this training camp.

In case you missed it, that is somebody named David Kircus wearing No. 85, not Mark Duper. That's Greg Camarillo sporting No. 83, not Mark Clayton.

But the Dolphins knew, or should have known, what they had at the receiver position before training camp opened rather than having it dawn on them as August looms.

The team went through six months of offseason workouts with this group and didn't make a move while such folks as Houston's André Davis and, yes, Randy Moss were unrestricted free agents looking for new contracts.

The Dolphins didn't move on those players in the offseason because Bill Parcells and Jeff Ireland had a certain amount confidence in the guys they picked.

So now, one week into training camp, that confidence is shattered?

For the record, the Dolphins are not admitting they have any legitimate interest in Glenn. Good thing, because it would be kind of embarrassing if they did.

But if this team eventually does sign the 34-year-old Dallas Cowboys discard, that move should send a chilling message to the current crop of receivers -- and to you, the fans.

The Dolphins would paint it as a move with no risk and plenty of potential reward.

After all, the team would argue, what if Glenn is a hit? What if he can regain the magic he had those four seasons, including 2006, when he gained more than 1,000 yards?

And what if we all win the lottery Saturday?

''The nature of his injury is one that it can go in the next step,'' Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said of Glenn this offseason. ``That's too big a risk for our team to take, and I don't think any team will take.''

If the Dolphins take the risk, they prove themselves truly desperate and shortsighted -- and, worst of all, double-minded.

Nat Moore, who knows something about being a good receiver, was at Dolphins camp Wednesday, and he didn't seem too concerned about Miami's current pass-catchers.

It has been his experience that defenders generally are ahead of receivers at this point in training camp, and eventually the scales balance. It also is Moore's experience that receivers take a while to become good players.

Moss, Glenn and other receivers who reached stardom their first seasons are rare. It takes a year or two and plenty of practice and experience to convert a young receiver into a difference-maker.

And although there is no guarantee Ted Ginn Jr. or any of Miami's young receivers will make the transition, they deserve the opportunity and the time to make the attempt.

LOOKING LONG-TERM

If Derek Hagan is to blossom this year, he needs repetitions in practice, snaps in games and experience. In that regard, Hagan is like almost all the other Miami receivers.

Adding Glenn now would only retard the growth of those receivers. Sure, Glenn might give the receivers an experienced mentor, someone to teach them the intricacies of the game.

But isn't that what an assistant coach is supposed to do?

This team set a precedent in the offseason. With the exception of Jason Ferguson, the Dolphins added players in their football prime. They added players who would be part of tomorrow.

Now they are thinking of adding a guy who mostly is about yesterday.

That is holding to one philosophy in the spring and changing to another in the fall.

Adding Glenn would make sense if the Dolphins were playoff contenders. It would make sense if the team already had game knowledge that the current receivers on the roster aren't NFL-caliber.

Neither is the case.

And so neither would the addition make sense.

1. Ginn.....2. Wilford.....3. Hagan....4. Bess.....5. Camerelio....6. Foster

probably forgetting someone but I digress....NO ROOM FOR YOU GLENN!!!

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-flspdolspec31sbjul31,0,6620670.story

Terry Glenn talk has Dolphins wideouts excited

By Harvey Fialkov
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

July 31, 2008

DAVIE - The Karate Kid had Mr. Miyagi. Dolphins third-year receiver Derek Hagan had Pro Bowl receivers Chris Chambers and Marty Booker. But who do Ted Ginn Jr. and the rest of the current Dolphins kiddie receiver corps have to learn the nuances of route running from, other than their position coach?

Terry Glenn, anyone? After all, Ginn and Glenn, the former Cowboys receiver, are cut from the same speedy cloth, both 5-foot-11 Ohio natives who starred at Ohio State — albeit a decade apart — both top-10 draft picks who have ties to Dolphins vice president of football operations Bill Parcells and coach Tony Sparano.

No wonder Sparano said Wednesday that it would "make sense" to consider signing Glenn, despite being 34 and coming off two surgeries on his right knee.

Parcells and Co. are firm believers in the mentor system. Glenn, a Pro Bowl selection in 1999, told the Dallas Morning News that the interest is mutual, but his agent is talking to several teams.

"You'd like to have a veteran player at every position, someone who may be a bit of a torch carrier, who the young guys can learn from," said Sparano, who mentioned Hagan and fourth-year receiver Ernest Wilford as potential mentors.

"I'm sure it makes sense because we know [Glenn]. Bill's coached him for years. I've had him, so I know the guy. But I don't know about him right now. I left there in January."

Sparano does know that of the 10 receivers in camp — including five undrafted rookies — only Wilford has played for more than three seasons, and he's the only one with more than three career touchdown catches (14).

That said, Wilford led the Jaguars in receptions in just one season and touchdowns in another, while Glenn has had 44 career touchdowns and four 1,000-yard seasons, including back to back in 2005 and '06 under Parcells.

"I come out every day, practice hard, finish every play. I'll continue to do that and if that rubs off on a young guy, I've accomplished my goal," Wilford said. "When I was at Jacksonville I had Jimmy Smith, a quiet leader who ran hard every play.

"Every time I watch [Glenn] on film, he's always open. He's a guy I could definitely learn from if he decides to come here."

And although Hagan has been the best receiver this summer, in the fall and winter he has a history of inconsistent hands. However, cornerback André Goodman has joined the Hagan fan club because his work ethic has gone up "10 notches," and Sparano said a rookie such as Davone Bess can't help but learn from watching Hagan "make his release."

Although Ginn steadily improved during his rookie season last year by making 26 of his 34 catches in the final seven games, he said he'd love to absorb Glenn's knowledge firsthand.

"It's nothing different than having a second coach," Ginn said. "I watched film when I was back in Ohio State, seeing the things he did when I was coming back to being a receiver. … A lot of people have compared me to him.

"I don't think it's a bad idea."

Although Sparano acknowledged that the defense is "always" ahead of the offense this early and that shuffling in three quarterbacks as well as juggling the offensive line hasn't helped the receivers appear sharp, he couldn't help but notice far too many dropped passes.

"Some days you go out there and this thing is like a rain barrel, catching a million [passes], and at the same time, some days it could be like the top of a needle, you won't catch many of them," Sparano said.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a sure-handed veteran receiver show his fledgling protégés the art of creating separation?

"T.G. is a true veteran. You want to groom the guys lower than you because you're on your way out," said nose tackle Jason Ferguson, 33, who played with Glenn at Dallas the last three seasons and would no longer be the Dolphins' oldest player.

"When guys see how hard he works, how he practices. … He's always going to be a leader. It's pretty easy for him because he's always open."

Case closed.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/dolphins/content/sports/epaper/2008/07/30/0730dolphins.html

Dolphins contemplate signing receiver Terry Glenn

By EDGAR THOMPSON
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

DAVIE — Veteran wide receiver Terry Glenn had just popped up on the radar of Dolphins safety Keith Davis.

So, Davis, who played with Glenn in Dallas under Bill Parcells, figured he'd let his former coach know - just in case.

"You know T.G. is on the market?" Davis told Parcells.

"I'm two steps ahead of you," Parcells, the Dolphins new head of football operations, shot back during a practice this week.

Following the team's Wednesday night session during two-a-days, linebacker Channing Crowder relayed the story told to him by Davis.

Glenn, after all, was a hot topic in Davie a day after a Texas newspaper report, citing two unnamed sources, said a deal between Glenn and the Dolphins would happen in the next few days.

But whether the next step taken by Parcells and the Dolphins lands Glenn in South Florida remains to be seen.

Glenn, 34, wouldn't seem to fit in with the Dolphins' youth movement under the Parcells-led regime.

But Glenn might be a good match for a team that lacks experience and production at wide receiver.

"C,'mon, c'mon, if he's coming," said nose guard Jason Ferguson, Glenn's teammate the past three seasons in Dallas. "I'm definitely anxiously waiting to see him. He isn't answering my texts. I guess that means, 'Right now, I'm taking care of business.''"

But some wonder whether Glenn can take care of business if he gets back on the field. He had two knee surgeries last year that limited him to one regular-season game and four plays.

Glenn, who caught two passes for 30 yards in the Cowboys' divisional playoff loss to the New York Giants, was scheduled to make a base salary of $1.74 million this season in Dallas. But the two sides went back and forth about the terms of Glenn's deal, and the Cowboys eventually decided to release him.

When healthy, Glenn has been an elite NFL receiver as recently as 2006, when he had his second straight 1,000-yard season for the Cowboys. In 2005, Glenn posted a career-highs in yards per catch (18.3) and touchdowns (seven).

An assistant coach on those Dallas teams, Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano said he's not surprised the team might be interested in Glenn. But that doesn't mean the addition of Glenn is a slam-dunk.

"I'm sure it makes sense because we know the guy," Sparano said. "Bill's coached him for years. I've had him, so I know the guy.

"But I don't know about him right now. I left there in January. I don't know what went on one way or the other."

If the team signed Glenn, he'd be the oldest player on the roster and one of only five position players older than 30. He'd add veteran leadership to an unproven group of receivers that has been inconsistent during training camp. The Dolphins suffered as many as 10 drops during three practices on Tuesday and Wednesday.

"Any time you have a veteran everybody can learn from them," Dolphins first-year receiver Ernest Wilford said. "We're still young. We're early in the process. We're eager to learn and we're out here competing every play, every day."

Wilford, 29, is the oldest and most productive of the Dolphins receivers. But he's only played four NFL seasons, but his 141 catches for Jacksonville are more than any Miami wideout.

Wilford's 681 receiving yards in 2005 for the Jaguars also is highest single-season total by a current Dolphins' receiver. Glenn has 593 receptions and four 1,000-yard seasons.

"He's one of the best players I've seen play," Ferguson said. "Terry Glenn is guy who's going to come in here and make an instant impact."

I scanned through this thread, and came across this. I agree with this opinion whole heartedly. One year contract, and next year, we draft a stud receiver and/or pick up a younger free agent.

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/miami-dolphins/story/624022.html

Glenn's arrival hinges on knee

BY JEFF DARLINGTON
Miami Herald

His arrival is still possible. Maybe even probable.

But if former Cowboys wide receiver Terry Glenn is going to rejoin his old coaches in Miami sometime soon, he is going to first need to prove his surgically repaired knee has the power of old as opposed to being, well, just plain old.

''I've had him for four or five years down there in Dallas, so I know the guy,'' said Dolphins coach Tony Sparano, previously the assistant head coach for the Cowboys. ``But I don't know about him right now.''

What Sparano means, you see, is that Glenn has been forced to endure a considerably rigorous rehabilitation since those not-so-long-ago days when he starred in that same offensive system in Dallas. He once was a major threat. But is he now?

At this point, the Dolphins remain very interested in signing Glenn -- interested enough that they could sign him at any point this week or next. But there still is a strong concern within the organization about Glenn's knee.

There is a belief that Glenn might not be able to fully participate right away in training camp as a result of lingering effects from his rehabilitation, which could also hinder his ability to pass a mandatory physical.

FUTURE SURGERY?

Although Glenn, 34, was able to return for the final two games of last season, his long-term prognosis might not be as optimistic. Doctors reportedly told Glenn last season that he eventually would require microfracture surgery, but they also told him it would be strong enough to still play on.

Nonetheless, those obvious concerns weren't enough to sway the opinion of Dolphins nose guard Jason Ferguson, who watched Glenn's rehabilitation firsthand last year in Dallas when the two were teammates.

''Would I love it? Yeah!'' Ferguson said. ``Why wouldn't I say that? That's one of the best receivers we had in Dallas. He's one of the best receivers I've seen play. He's a guy that would make an instant impact.''

That potential impact, even with a questionable knee, might still be enough to cause the Dolphins to sign Glenn to an incentive-based deal if he is healthy enough to pass his physical. The team is in solid shape with the salary cap, and it could also use some veteran leadership within a wide receiver corps that is laden with youth.

Even Ted Ginn Jr., who would ultimately be giving up repetitions to the veteran, seemed completely on board with the idea of Glenn joining the group.

''It would be great,'' Ginn said. ``Terry Glenn can come in here and give us points about different things. He's been in this league for a very long time, so it would be great to have him come in here.''

With the support of everyone from the wide receivers to the quarterbacks to Glenn's former teammates, the receiver's potential arrival isn't likely to come with any distractions. Instead, those already in Miami seem more infatuated with the idea of adding a player that totaled 1,047 yards in 2006 during his last healthy season.

KNOW YOUR SUBJECT

But as Sparano noted Wednesday morning, those are decisions that must be made by general manager Jeff Ireland and executive vice president of football operations Bill Parcells.

''The thing that I do know, I have two people upstairs that do their due diligence on any player out there,'' Sparano said. ``So I'm sure that Terry Glenn, or anybody else, would be treated the same that way. Jeff and Bill will do their due diligence that way. They'll turn over every stone one way or the other to try to make this football team better.''

By all means, it doesn't seem as if Parcells or Ireland will need to look too deeply into Glenn's past given his relationship with Parcells, who played in New England and Dallas under him.

Instead, Parcells and Ireland need to decide whether his knee can handle the stress of another season. Such confidence would likely be enough to spark a deal that has seemed inevitable since Glenn's release from Dallas last week.

''I'm sure it makes sense that you'd be interested because we know the guy,'' Sparano said. ``I mean, we know him. We've coached him. God, Bill has coached him for years.''

And if his knee checks out, Glenn likely will be back again for another one.