This was originally a response to the front page post of his signing with the NYJ, but considering the down time here I thought I would make a post out of it to try and elicit some discussion, I hope it does.

I don't think people realize how much this is going to hurt the early development of our secondary, and defense in general.

Yeremiah Bell was not only the leader of the secondary, he was the leader of the defense, his inability to cover is WAY overrated, he was ALWAYS having to help and look out for the FS, because we had very inconsistent play there, he was ALWAYS having to help and look out for our LBs inability to cover TEs, he is one of the better coverage SSs in the league, he is never out of position, and on many occasions he saved the afore mentioned cheese, and he did all this while leading the team in tackles AGAIN, getting more tackles than our 10 million a year ILB…. AGAIN.

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If that's true then why would anyone advocate drafting Tannehill at 8? He can in no way be considered a college superstar, he posted OK numbers and didn't win, on that subject, Sherman couldn't win with him in college so what makes anyone think he can win with him in the NFL?

Not only was he not a superstar in college, but he has very little experience, yes he has a strong arm, yes he is mobile, but he didn't win and threw a lot of INTs, sounds like a 3rd round pick to me. Sanchez at least was a winner with his small experience, and he was a QB his entire time in college.

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Finally the stupidness is over, teams can sign their own FA's TODAY!! Other FA's tommorrow, THE LOCKOUT IS OVER THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER! THE LOCKOUT IS OVER!

YEAH!!!

It has been a few years since we have seen a blowout in the SB, that has been good for the SB, closer means better, even if the play isn't great if the game is close it's more exciting, but I think we are going to see one of those blowouts we used to see so often in the SB, that was when the NFC was dominant.

It's funny to think back but you used to expect a blowout, and during the NFC dominance they usually didn't disappoint, everyone kicking the Bills around, and the Broncos, awful performances by the Pats and Chargers sprinkled in, the AFC was getting embarrassed in most SB's back then, well after not having one in a while I'm expecting an old fashioned blowout this year, 20+ points.

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I was, and still am a bit perplexed by all the general negativity after the game, so much misinterpreted focus on a bad luck call, whatever your opinion on it is, remember these two things;

1. recovering that ball was by no means certain victory = with 3 time outs and the 2 minute warning, Pittsburgh had more than enough time.

2. we got the ball back with two and a half minutes left = we had a chance to go win the game, 4 and out

There are missed/blown calls every game, it is part of the game, as long as humans are doing it, there will be errors, in a way, it isn't a lot different than Hartline tossing the ball(;^J)to a Steeler, human error that happens in games that sometimes looks a lot worse than it was,.......right?... right.

The thing that got me was, I felt better about our team after this game than anytime this year, or even the year before, wins and losses aren't everything, how your team is playing is more important, and our team played very well, easily our best team performance since last year sometime, and could be a turning point for this team.

I thought we were going to be exposed a little by the Steelers, I didn't think we were capable of that type of performance at this point, I was wrong and I was impressed and I feel like we can make a playoff run now, before the game I didn't, but I do now, I also think we maul Cincy.

Looking at the game again we we're outplayed by the Steelers, but not by a lot, I think we could have beat any other team in the league that day, and I'm not talking if this if that, I'm talking straight up, just be better than, if you know what I mean.

On that note, there is one other thing I'd like to say, I'd like to see us play more, "here it is, try and stop it" on offense, Marshall and Bess, Ricky and Ronnie, we have the horses, too much "we're going to do what your not expecting" playcalling going on, I would have been happier with 6 passes into the endzone on our first 2 possessions, we were playing with house money, just sayin.

   We cut Dotson and Baker in favor of Grant and Douglas, and Grant and Douglas made the 53 man cutdown, but then Grant and Douglas were cut in favor of Geathers and Rose, a questionable couple moves by any standards, and now the previously cut Dotson and Baker are replacing Geathers and Rose????????????????

If they liked Dotson and Baker, why in the wide world of sports didn't they just keep them, these moves are perplexing, it's like they don't know who they like, I mean that is 6 roster moves that were completely unnecessary.

What the hell is going on???

                 Tuna has always played some of his starters longer than most in the preseason, and that trend hasn't changed down here in Miami. This year he may set new standards, ;^J, but I can certainly see quite a few of our projected defensive starters playing most of this and the rest of our preseason games.

                 Coach was just saying not to long ago that 4 preseason games isn't enough to evaluate all his players, (this is what I was saying in my argument against the 18 game schedule, with only 2 preseason games we would not probably have made all this change, just sayin) so it stands to reason that a lot of these guy will play most of the game.

                 Much has been made about the O line gelling, getting set on who is playing and let them play together, I agree, but what about the D as a whole, there are many new players, and new starters, The O line after all may only have one new starter, and not to mention, we've got the cornerstones.

                 Our D will have to gel as well, they are going to have to get used to each others tendencies and so forth, the only way to do that is playing together, also we have rookies who are learning new positions, and learning that they aint in Kansas anymore, ;^J

                 So much to the fans Dee-Lite, I think we will see quite a bit of Misi, Odrick, Clemons, Wake, and even more of Starks than you would think. Our young corners might get a bit of time too, but Carroll will see a lot of time, Spitler and McCoy will also see a lot of time, in other words there will be a lot of reasons to pay attention to this game right to the last whistle.

                 PS, I am interested to see if Hartline can make some noise, he will have to get open and make plays if he wants to start across from  The Beast.       

                  Last year we had some very good offensive outings, we showed an ability to run and pass effectively, but we allowed the opponents to lean on our run game, why, because we couldn't force them not to, it really is that simple. We could dink and dunk for some yards with the best of them, but that isn't always enough in the NFL, you need some more (here it comes, wait for it) chunk yardage, that's what "loosens" a defense.

                 Loosening the defense, it's what it's all about, no matter how you accomplish it, accomplish it, we couldn't many times last year, we had a great run game, especially when Ronnie was still playing, and we had a great underneath passing game, below avg mid range passing game, poor deep threat. We were clearly most dangerous nearer to the line of scrimmage, and teams played us accordingly.

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                              The definition;

"Elephant in the room" (also "elephant in the sitting room", "elephant in the living room", "elephant in the parlor", "elephant in the corner", "elephant on the dinner table", "elephant in the kitchen", "elephant in the champagne room", and "elephant on the coffee table") is an Englishidiom for an obvious truth that is being ignored or goes unaddressed. The idiomatic expression also applies to an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss.[1]

It is based on the idea that an elephant in a room would be impossible to overlook; thus, people in the room who pretend the elephant is not there have made a choice. They are choosing to concern themselves with tangential or small and irrelevant issues rather than deal with the looming big one.

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       Six new starters on defense, that is over half the starting unit for those of you who did not have math as a major ;^J, that is not something to just shrug off, even if they were all proven starters, which they are not, sometimes that many new players need time to jell, and many of our new starters will have new back ups, there has been quite an upheaval on the defensive side of the ball, one that is reminiscent of a new regime, not the final tweaking of a three year rebuilding process, and no one is talking about it.

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                              I love listening to Coach Sparano speak, he has his own way of speaking, his accent is comfortable for me because he is from the same corner of the country as I am, he is not the most articulate guy, he isn't forthcoming, (to say the least) but I do feel like you get some info if you listen enough, and try to hear the message inbetween the message.

I listen to every press conference he has, I am trying to get to know his "tells", everybody has them, or as Vincent Coccotti calls them, the pantomime,

"there are 17 different things a guy can do when he lies, to give himself away, guys got 17 "pantomimes", womens got 20, guys got 17, but if you know them, like you do your own face, they beat lie detectors all to hell"

Vincenzo Coccotti,  True Romance

now I may not be Sicilian but I feel like I pick up some info from Coach, his body language when he talks about a player, when he's talking about a position, does he mention a player, and in what context, he has been the hardest coach for me to read since I have been doing this.

I hope everyone had a good 4th, the last pleasant distraction before the start of training camp, which is just under a month away, but is it just me, or does it just seem like TC has been about a month away.....for about a month already, lol, but there are no Sparano pressers to keep me occupied, because not only do I try to garner information from Coach, but I actually enjoy listening to him speak about football, he loves this sport, and he can't hide that.

I miss all the "well this deal here is", and the " it seems to be slowing down for him" stuff, his very colloquial way of communicating, you know, Sparano Speak, but now I won't hear him speak til TC most likely, so where that will seem like a long time, I will be very excited the next time I hear Sparano Speak.

                             Middle Tennessee State, lol, what's that a community college, no, it's a university that has produced 14 NFL players that you never heard of, except maybe Marty Carter, who was a starting SS in the league for about 11 years, 4 years Tampa, 4 years Chicago, 2 years + in Atlanta and a partial year in Detroit in 2001, his final season, his career was ended by injury and age, but he started 151 of 161 NFL games.

There was also DB/S James Griffin, backup most of his 7 year career, but the 2 years he was a starter he acquitted himself well, 

                                                                         year age team pos #   G   S  sac int yds TD

Interesting fact about James here, he scored a TD on his first 2 ints, 1 int in each of his first 2 years, 83 and 84, and he took both to the house, in his career he had 19 ints and 3 TDs.

Then of course there's Kelly Holcomb, a QB with some promise who's 7 year career apparently ended in 06.

And what about WR Kendall Newson, who's entire NFL career consists of 2 catches for 55 yards, which he did in 2003 for YOUR Miami Dolphins.

There's also Ray Oldham who stuck around the NFl for about 10 years starting about half of the games he appeared in in the 70s and 80s

I don't want to leave out Kenny Tippens who stuck around the NFL for 7 years in the early 90s.

OK, so maybe you have heard of some of these guys, lol, but this is one of those small schools that isn't really on the NFL radar, exactly the type of school that you can get one of those steals, because nobody trusts this school to deliver.

Now lets talk Chris McCoy, he did what you like from a small school, dominate, he was a force that had to be dealt with, when you watch his highlights you see a very athletic, and instinctive player, who is too much physically for most of his opponents, and has that non stop motor that the FO loves, oh and get this, he wants to be a coach when he's done playing.

He played basketball and ran track in high school, asked his measurables he responded "6'4'' 250, and a 4.61 40 yard dash", he also says that he excels at passrushing, runstopping and dropping into coverage, and that the Dolphins can expect a dominant player, thats what he'll bring, lol, I like this guy, have some fun watching this 7th round pick play football.

He is usually lined up at RE but they do move him over to the other side sometimes, again enjoy!

BTW, watch him knife into the backfield on this first play and drop top ten draft pick CJ Spiller for a loss.

                                      They did address team needs, we all got caught up in positions but what were the team needs coming off last season, better pass coverage on D, A WR that commands double teams, a better pass rush, interior O and D line, and all of this was addressed this off season.

Keep in mind you can't always get everything you want, especially when there were many areas of need, a quick synopsis on the draft picks, trade and a look at our free agent situation after the jump.

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                              Now first off I would like to say that he is not a new type of player, he is not an experiment, there is no cryptic uses for him, he is a proto-type, he is a safe bet, he is the best 3-4 DE prospect in the draft.

I had convinced myself that we HAD to pick a player at a NEED position, WRONG!!, lol, sometimes we fans get ourselves all screwed up about our own ideas we cook up in our head, and forget the big picture.

Odrick does not fit the NT position, not in body or in play style, he does fit the DE and DT on pasing downs mold, ala Starks and McDaniel.

The FO simply had Odrick rated a lot higher than any NEED player available, remember Nicky's NFL Draft Strategies: Part 1, he was just too good to pass up, a very safe pick with a high upside.

In a 3-4 D beefing up your Dline is always a good thing.

Impact 3-4 DEs are hard to find, imagine if we had 2 Starks.....???

Because of this pick I would not however be surprised at a McDaniel trade, for a later pick, Odrick will in my opinion will be better than McDaniel by the end of preseason, not a knock on McDaniel, but it does make him expendable, a rotation of Langford, Starks, Merling and Odrick will be sick, no rest for the weary.

Merling at OLB is a pipe dream, he is a 300 lb man now, I don't care what he was drafted at, right now he's as big as the rest of our DEs, also he is a very good rotational NFL 3-4 DE, still with a lot of upside, asking him to lose 40 lbs is asking a lot, he would have to lose muscle mass, so you could forget about him being any kind of impact this year at OLB, if ever.

No, this comes back to common sense, not taking your eye's off the prize, we are trying to fit a square peg in a round hole to apease our own feelings about what we thought we were going to do, they never forgot what the deal is, do what you think is the best move for the team.

What they did was draft the best player at that position, they drafted the best 3-4 DE prospect in the draft, not the best 3-4 DE available, the best 3-4 DE in the entire draft, and they did it with the 28th pick.

Needs or no needs, that makes sense, we just got better.

              I have serious doubts that D Morgan even drops to us, but you never know so I have went ahead and made him my first Draft Focus, he is the SOLB we need and in my opinion is head and shoulders above all others in this years draft at that position.

We have many needs in this years draft and OLB is one of the biggest priorities, even if JT comes back his replacement is needed, I think Wake is locked down to the WOLB, I know he played a lot on the strong side last year but I still think he is being groomed for the weak side, what's more I think he will be VERY effective, he may need to grow in some areas but he will scare teams on that edge.

To play the SOLB in the 3-4 your always going to transition a DE from college, this is true of all our SOLBs under the Tuna regime, this is also true of the Steelers, actually they draft DEs to play both OLBs, so the argument that he hasn't played a lot standing-up doesn't really matter, most 3-4 SOLB prospects coming out of college haven't, because you basically need an athletic DE to play the spot, not a LB.

My player comparison for D Morgan is LaMarr Woodley, the stud SOLB of the Steelers. Their is a similarity in some ways, both players weighed in at the combine at 266, avg 40 times but good 10 yard splits especially Morgan 1.60, that is a quick ten yards for a 266lb man, both players had their critics as it pertains to OLB, both high motor hard working guys, and D Morgan just looks like him when he's playing.

Here we have the highlights/lowlights, this is a good look at Morgan, it's long, over 8 mins but you get to see all the stuff, you will see him wrecking double teams at times, pushing lineman into the backfield, and blowing past them, there's that very good 10 yard split showing itself, burst fast, strong, and great body control.

There is one play in particular that I would like  you to watch, at 3:20 a play starts where Morgan has to read and react on an option toss and mirrors a small shifty RB to the side lines for a 1 yard gain, this play best illustrates his athleticism for the SOLB position, notice how in control his body is as he stops and starts with the RB, and closes the gap, this is perfect read and react pursue technics.

Spiller fans please don't watch the first play :>}

Derrick Morgan isn't the only SOLB prospect in the draft but in my opinion he is the best, I think we would be fortunate indeed if the triumvirate was able to get Derrick Morgan, but this area needs to be addressed no matter what, there are certainly other good SOLB prospects in this draft so even if we bring back JT, we need our next SOLB.

                     A rumor is being reported on 790 The Ticket that the Dallas Cowboys are trying to make a deal with our Miami Dolphins, wait for it,..........

Our 1st and 3rd to Dallas for Miles Austin,.............and their 1st and 3rd,..................

I know, wha wha wha wha what!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not saying it's true just what I heard, that would drop us 15 spots in the 1st, is their someone they covet up that high? I guess it's possible they could like someone that much they would be willing to do that, I'm not holding my breath however.

This would really narrow down our needs while NOT losing a draft pick, sure we would drop in the 1st and 3rd but we would still get picks, and no need to draft a WR.

Because Austin has only one year of success I would not give up a 1st rounder for him, let alone a 1st and a 3rd which is his tender, but I would do this deal so fast your head would spin, lol.

What a great compliment he would be to our Bess WR, lol, get it.

                                For many the answer is obvious, and it is really, Davone Bess was our best WR last year and its not even close, he had 26 more catches then the next guy, Camarillo, who was our second best WR, then Hartline and bringing up the rear is Ginn, a poor group for a team but underrated still, one key WR away from being a top WR corps, sounds contradictory but it's an interesting situation.

Leftcoastfinfan started this, lol, this is in many ways an answer to a comment he posted in another thread, so just bear with me if you will, thank you in advance.

Lets look at the some stats right off the bat, these are from PFF sans rankings, lol.

Right off the bat Hartline is in a huge, somewhat insurmountable hole, 76 to 31, that is a huge difference, his status as a rookie is not applicable here, we're talking best, not good for a rookie, which he was, I'm not arguing that, who's best is the question.

I didn't particularly like Hartline coming out of camp, he just seemed less than ready, and he was, but he came around during the year and I started to like his grit, but still don't think he brings anything we don't already have and I'm still in a wait and see mode with Hartline, I'm not convinced yet.

Why am I in a wait and see mode with Brian Hartline, well it's easy, he was very fortunate last year, I can pick 5 of his big plays that were more luck and pluck than great WR play, and these 5 plays are 2 of his TDs(Pats and Bills), the long play against the Saints, the long play vs Car and the long play vs Tenn, those are his three longest plays of the year.

The two TDs and the Car play were all defensive mistakes, they stopped covering him, maybe it was because of a lack of respect, IDK, but in each one of those plays the D just lets him go and he is wide open and uncovered, IOW anyone could have made those plays, it wasn't his great play that made it happen, it was their mental errors.

TD against Pats 

TD against Bills

36yd catch vs Carolina

The Saints play he does a nice job of creating a slim opening and making the catch, but then Sharper takes a bad angle and also gets in the CBs way slowing him down for a sec and he STILL catches Hartline from behind, Sharper should have had him, and if he didn't get in the CBs way he would have had him sooner, IOW hartline was fortunate that play went as far as it did, yet its also a reminder that he's not that fast, once the CB gets back into full stride he closes the gap quickly, you couldn't catch a fast WR in that situation.

67yd catch vs Saints

The Tenn play is luck and pluck, the ball is going to the DB and Hartline does not do a good job of getting in position to catch the ball but he does manage to bat the ball out of his hands and lucky bounce it into his hands.

57yd catch vs Tennessee

There's plenty of guys who have had a big avg year never to duplicate it, and it's a small sample(31 catches), you take away those three plays and his avg goes from about 16 to 12.

Reggie Willians avg 16 one year, Ben Watson avg over 15 one year even Ernest Wilford avg 16 one year, a few lucky catches can change your stats a lot when you only have 30 or so catches.

I've heard a lot about Hartline as a deep threat, well there it is, lol, those three plays are what that's based on, this is why they say stats lie, we need to see him do some more before we can say he's a deep threat.

Deep threats run by people, they're hard to keep up with, not guys who get caught from behind with a good head start, lol, can we lay off the deep threat thing until we see him catch ONE deep ball that didn't bounce out of the DBs hands, because that is the only deep pass he's caught.

On an afternoon the Dolphins turned quarterback Chad Henne loose, Bess caught 10 passes for 117 yards -- both personal bests -- and his first touchdown of the year. 

All the more impressive was the Patriots at times were double-covering Bess, a tactic Dolphins coach Tony Sparano noticed toward the end of their first game against the Patriots in Week 9. 

"I think that there was clear emphasis on the Patriots' part to try to take Davone away," Sparano said. 

That's right. Bess has gone from undrafted to a double-cover danger. 

Linkage to the full article, it's a good read.

DAVIE — CBS analyst Steve Tasker doesn't mince words when it comes to defining Davone Bess and his place among the Dolphin receivers.

"He's better than the rest of those guys, that's all there is to it," Tasker said. "Ted Ginn Jr. is a kick returner. (Brian) Hartline and (Greg) Camarillo are complementary guys. They don't have any quality receivers except Bess."

Linkage to the full article, also a good read.

I've heard the comparison of Bess to Camarillo, Hartline's more like Camarillo, Bess and Camarillo do share some characteristics but there's a difference, Bess has elite quicks, he can change direction so fast that DBs just cannot stick with him, even while being double covered, Camarillo has good qucks but he uses very polished route running to get open, it's likely thats why it took him a couple years to "get it", he's also a good blocker, he's got great body control.

Davone Bess was 2nd in the league in 1st downs on 3rd down, with 28, 1 behind the league leader S Smith Giants, he produced at a very high level in clutch situations, he kept drives alive, he gets open practically at will, he caught a pass every 8 snaps he saw, everyone else on our team was 13 or more.

Camarillo has been in the league since 06, and despite the fact that Bess came in in 08, he has more career catches, thats right, Bess is the Dolphins leading career WR after two years, Camarillo 4yrs, Ginn 3yrs, and Bess has more catches than either.

Hartline, like any 2nd year man has to prove he can do it again, and even get better, Bess proved that this year, he's shown he can be relied upon in crucial situations to get it done, he turned 28 third downs into first downs, he's proved it for two years, 130 catches in his first two years, not too shabby.

A couple Bess highlights:

Bess TD vs Steelers

Bess TD vs Pats

Bess big play in a playoff game;

And now for the perfunctory poll,..........

Combine stuff, WRs are looking like an interesting group, A Benn also put up sub 4.5 speed, and hes a big kid, 220lbs, anyone wants to chat, or whatever, this is a combine thread.

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Oh and by the way, Hey its the combine,and usa canada at 330

                                       It wasn't an easy scheduie, but it did not turn out to be nearly as tough as advertised, at least not according to the SoS, we played A LOT of teams that were about where we were, middle of the pack, think about these seven teams;

The Falcons, Bills, Pats, Bucs, Panthers, Titans and Steelers all had worse records than they did the year before, in fact, those teams lost 22 more games this year,...hahaha, I'm sorry, could you say that in my good ear, LOL, yes thats 75-37 in 08 and 53-59 in 09.

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                                  Yes, I'm sorry it's another draft post, still one week before the combine and we're already sick of draft posts, until after the combine anyway;^J, but this is a post of hope, not a mock draft, so please bear with me.

It is my personal opinion that there are at least 6 players in this draft better than last year's whole crop, pre draft status of course, but you could make a case for even 12 players, either way it's also a deep draft, so with the fact we draft high in the rounds, I am indeed exited about this draft.

Before that however there is the combine, yes next weeks combine is going to change what we think about some of these players, and then in the time before the draft more things will change, try to remember how you feel about the players now and ADD that to what we learn from the combine, don't let one or the other make your choice, right now is how you feel about them as players, and the combine will tell us if they have the measurables we thought, combine the things you learned,(see what I did there:>D) and extract your decision from that.

An interesting draft in that there is a lack on offense at the top, I mean there are no skill players with any proto-type size/speed, strength/size or any thing like that,  Spiller fast but small and Dez just has a decent size/strength/speed ratio, kind of a jack of all trades master at none physical specimen.

Of course it's not all about measurables, you don't always have to be proto-typical to be great, but it helps, look around the league, look at all the great players, most of them have some type of big time measurable, at least one, so it's always wise to keep half an eye out for these measurables, these NFL guys go through an awful lot to set these things up, I think it's important;^J

There are a ton of "nice" looking offensive guys in this draft, and some very nice prospects as well and I wouldn't be surprised to see some of them moving up as we get toward the draft, but there seems to be a lot to choose from in the mid rounds.

Well like I was saying, I think this is an exciting draft and that there are at least 6 players in this draft better than any from last years, there are 4 players in particular that I think are future NFL stars just waiting to happen, I don't care where they end up in 3 years I think they're all probowl caliber players.

Eric Berry; Height: 5-11   Weight: 203  40 Time: 4.40 projected

Playmaking ballhawk, proto-type FS with good cover skills and exceptional "center field" skills who also can lay the wood, and a real leader, is like custom built for this team but will be gone before we draft, I could see us moving up a couple spots if he fell, but too many factors to even guess.

Joe Haden; Height: 5-11   Weight: 190 40 Time: 4.42 projected

Premiere cover corner, a more polished Vontae, not quite as strong but more fluid, very similar style though, aggressive and in your face, not afraid to lower his head and runsupport, but is a ballhawking shutdown corner, and like Berry a natural leader, and also like Berry gone before he gets to us. Not a need pick but he's just so good it would be hard to pass up if he slipped.

Derrick Morgan; Height: 6-4   Weight: 272  40 Time: 4.72 projected

This guy reminds me of LaMarr Woodley, big and strong enough to set the edge and mobile enough to wreck havoc, this guy screams 3-4 SOLB stud to me, him and Wake would be scary, our own version of Harrison and Woodley, I hope we get this guy.

Mike Iupati; Height: 6-5   Weight: 330  40 Time: 5.20 projected Bench's 400lbs and squats 600lbs

The physical freak, the Samoan juggernaught, this dude is a man beast, over 800 snaps and no sacks given up, only allowed 5 pressures this year, a pancake factory, and a very mobile pulling guard with a knack for getting on smaller players, which is difficult for the big guys, he is strong AND agile, a little rough around the edges but great footwork and great body control, I picture him and Long playing next to each other, both the best at their position, lol, a dream that could become reality.

P.s. Iupati played every position but C at the senior bowl and was very good, our FO loves stuff like that.

I will do in depth posts about these guys at a later date.

Are you as excited as I am about this draft???

Do you see greatness???

Georgian luger

 Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21, died after a high-speed crash during the final training run for the men’s singles event in Whistler, British Columbia. He was thrown off his sled and collided with an unpadded metal support pole outside the track.

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I have seen the video, it is brutal, this poor guy hit an UNPADDED STEEL GIRDER, WTF!!!

I'm not putting the video up, you can find it easily enough, its disturbing, he was going 88 mph when he hit the girder, my problem is, and this really gets me, these girders could easily have been either padded or better yet plexyglassed off, so you cannot get to the girders.

THIS IS AN UNNECESSARY DEATH!! IT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED!!.

I hope that his friends and family can find peace soon, and my heart, and good will goes out to them.

R.I.P. Nodar, the world mourns for you.