Fins: Smiley's addition

[DolFan619]

http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_seasonticket/2008/08/fins-smileys-ad.html

Fins: Smiley's addition

Planning a Justin Smiley column for later in the week.

Interesting character. 

He got a $9 million signing bonus, which made him the highest-paid veteran addition.

That's more than the Dolphins have ever spent on a free agent guard, far as my research has found.

Do you think it will be money well-spent?

Before you answer, here's a chart....

From 2002 through 2007, 14 different players started at one of the two guard spots for the Dolphins:


Jeno James, 39

Rex Hadnot, 36

Jamie Nails, 15

Todd Perry, 15

Chris Liwienski, 14

L.J. Shelton, 11

Taylor Whitley, 11

Kendyl Jacox, 8

Alonzo Ephraim, 3

Damion McIntosh, 2

Bennie Anderson, 2

Cory Lekkerkerker, 2

Seth McKinney, 1

Greg Jerman, 1

> Posted by Ethan J. Skolnick at 5:20:24 PM

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Looks like the guard spots are as much as a revolving door as the starting QB spot.

[Sunstroke]

I think Smiley will be a mainstay on this line for a long time...never a question in my mind whether it was a good signing.

[Tenshot13]

I agree

[fyo]

If it helps stabilize the line, then it's definitely a good signing. Lines tend to do better when they've played together a bit.

[DolFan619]

  I was reading some of the comments that were left on Ethan's blog, and I actually agree with the one poster that said Smiley is the kind of a guy you want between a rookie LT and a 2nd year C, but I can also see Shawn Murphy taking over the LG spot down the road.