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Dolphins sign Dwayne Allen.


https://www.google.com/amp/www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26210114/te-allen-signs-dolphins-pats-release%3fplatform=amp (https://www.google.com/amp/www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26210114/te-allen-signs-dolphins-pats-release%3fplatform=amp)

I liked Dwayne Allen coming out of college, he's been solid.

Is there some award I'm unaware of for teams that have the most Tight Ends on the roster or the Fins just so bad that they figure if they create a team made entirely of Patriots castoffs, they will still be better than they were before?

They all got hurt last year ... except for  Mike Gesicki who didn't play a lot.

I'm not sure what you mean, Dwayne Allen is taking MarQueis Gray's spot.  He's a solid veteran TE who can do everything.  That leaves us with Allen, Gesicki, Smythe and Nick O'Leary.  

And yes, I will take all the Patriot castoffs we can get.  They have a culture there that they all bought into.  We need that in Miami.  Even if those guys are just depth, they are here and influencing younger players on how to be a pro.

More on reasons for Allen:


https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/dave-hyde-blog/fl-sp-hyde5-tannehill-taylor-dolphins-20190311-story.html (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/dave-hyde-blog/fl-sp-hyde5-tannehill-taylor-dolphins-20190311-story.html)

I may be biased but I am a huge fan of multiple TE sets.  You can create all kinds of mismatches with 2 or 3 TE in formation. 

Yeah, I guess you guys are right.  If nothing else, I suppose he will be a good mentor for Gesicki and Smythe.  And I get it about bringing in guys who can instill a culture of winning from their previous team.  But you have to be careful about other teams' castoffs and the whole "great guy in the locker room" thing is fine, but we have seen a couple times in the past where the Fins made a commitment to "great guys in the locker room" who unfortunately weren't particularly good football players.  Don't get me wrong, I don't want a team full of guys who are getting suspended every year, but by the same token, I'd rather have trips the playoffs than a dozen finalists for the Walter Payton Man Of The Year Award. 

I agree, but Miami has not had a clue how to do this in the past decade.  Of course their whole play calling schemes on offense seemed out of touch the last two head coaches.

Dolphins to sign ex Pat's CB Eric Rowe.

https://www.profootballrumors.com/2019/03/dolphins-to-sign-cb-eric-rowe (https://www.profootballrumors.com/2019/03/dolphins-to-sign-cb-eric-rowe)

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/03/13/dolphins-add-clive-walford/

Another TE

Miami Dolphins signing G/C Chris Reed.  Guard depth.

https://twitter.com/schadjoe/status/1107746313117028363?s=19 (https://twitter.com/schadjoe/status/1107746313117028363?s=19)

"Clive Walford’s deal with Dolphins is one-year, $720K with no guarantees. He’ll have to compete for roster spot."

https://twitter.com/cameronwolfe/status/1108007286440632320?s=21 (https://twitter.com/cameronwolfe/status/1108007286440632320?s=21)

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1108020589644709888 (https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1108020589644709888)

Quinn meeting with the Cowboys, Dolphins are trying to swing a trade with them.

Excellent, Cowboys only have $18 Million in usable cap space right now. Let's buy ourselves some better draft picks in this trade like we just did with the Titans.

^^^

Saints now interested in Quinn.  Bidding war!

https://twitter.com/ArmandoSalguero/status/1108023315455713281 (https://twitter.com/ArmandoSalguero/status/1108023315455713281)

The Saints have even less cap space than the Cowboys and they are totally in it for 2019. I don't think their future is bright after this season with cap space and draft picks and all that.

We can pay a huge chunk of Quinn's salary for a better draft pick. Hell, announce to the league we will eat 75% of it and maybe we can get multiple picks.

I'm loving how Grier is doing things so far...this all makes sense.

A lot of the cap space and shell games with money goes over my head but I tend to agree with you.

Some potential bargain free agents with upside. 

https://www.thephinsider.com/2019/3/19/18272089/bargain-hunting-free-agents-fits-for-the-miami-dolphins-cassius-marsh-malik-mcdowell (https://www.thephinsider.com/2019/3/19/18272089/bargain-hunting-free-agents-fits-for-the-miami-dolphins-cassius-marsh-malik-mcdowell)

"A 2020 4th is the current asking price for #Dolphins DE Robert Quinn, per source."

https://twitter.com/finszone/status/1108434648873361408?s=21 (https://twitter.com/finszone/status/1108434648873361408?s=21)

Stock up those draft picks.

I'm greedy and want a 3rd rounder for him, but I don't know what we are willing to eat for the 4th and who is involved. At the end of the day, if we get a 4th rounder for a guy we were going to cut, then good for us. We need bodies everywhere and can use these picks as capital to move up.

Side Note - When talking about what round pick you will receive it's important to look at what team is giving the pick.  For instance if a 4th round pick is coming from Arizona, then it's almost like a late 3rd round pick; but if it's coming from N.E., then it's almost like getting a 5th round pick.  And more confusing is if you're trading to an upper middle team and that team is on the verge of greatly improving from a middle round pick.  Oakland made big trades to Chicago and Dallas for picks last year, then both teams greatly improved partially because of those trades, so their value went down by the end of the season.

That is easier to know for the 2019 draft than the 2020.  This time last year I expected the 49rs would be picking in the 20s. 

We just signed this DT from Brazil.  He's a big boy and a bit of an athletic freak.

https://www.reddit.com/r/miamidolphins/comments/bavhhg/dolphins_sign_dt_durval_queiroz_neto_from_brazil/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share (https://www.reddit.com/r/miamidolphins/comments/bavhhg/dolphins_sign_dt_durval_queiroz_neto_from_brazil/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)

6'4" 325 lbs
5.00 40yrd dash
7.09 3 cone drill, best since 1995 Fletcher Cox

Got that from the comments in the link so take it for what it's worth

If he can't play, he can cook up a mean cut of steak

Dolphins sign 7 players from the AAF, notably the AAF sack leader Jayrone Elliott.  Between him or Neto, we might have our next Cam Wake (unknown player turning into a star). /s  :P

https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/dolphins-add-seven-players-to-roster (https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/dolphins-add-seven-players-to-roster)

We have so many open spots, half our team will be AAF players and undrafted signings. Totally fine with that, some of these guys are bound to be diamonds in the rough and we can get them for cheap and they can contribute in 2020 when we give a shit.

I'm probably overly excited about Neto.  If there is a position that correlates almost exclusively with physical ability, it's defensive tackle.  He's too big, strong and agile not to be a contributor, plus he seems to have a high motor.