Data Geek

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@CamJordan4Fins @CoachJimFuller Lol, my bad; I definitely misread it. I read it as you thought they should've taken the $68m this year and that would've been worth not having Willis.

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@CamJordan4Fins @CoachJimFuller But now you're conflating two diff numbers. $68m was what his cap hit wouldve been if they didnt restructure his bonus. It still wouldve been 68 this year, 31 next year AND, like you said, they wouldve been at 0 cap this yr. Either way, that wouldnt be the whole $99 this yr.

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@CamJordan4Fins @CoachJimFuller And my $37m number was taken from another commenter. It was actually another $43m they would've needed to find space for. It wasn't possible.

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@CamJordan4Fins @CoachJimFuller Malik Willis 2026 cap number isn't $37m though. Not even close. There was no feasible way to do what you're suggesting. I, too, wanted them to try to figure out a way to eat the whole thing this season but it was not possible.

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@Cam3ronSparks I'm 42 and live in New England. I've never lived anywhere else. I became a Dolphins fan in the early 90's watching Marino. All New Englanders were Cowboys, Giants, Raiders, and 49ers fans back then. I was 17 when Brady arrived. I am still a Dolphins fan today.

What an idiot.

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@AdamWatkinsJD @JCTretter This can't be referencing Eric Wilson during the Dolphins game today... can it? No way.

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@FejSkaz_ @lieb_liebman @Jared_Carrabis This is murder.

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@moviehub222 Is this an actual movie with some kind of AI slop filter over it? We've reached peak society when we're making real things appear to be AI-made.

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@dttania1ojx 04

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@jukepicksbets @MLFootball I'm not sure the data is going to agree with this take 😂😂. This generation actually isn't getting married very much at all and my grandparents were married at 17 and 16 years old 💀💀💀.

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@tymboyszn 1041?

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@miladreaamy 27

2+2=4. 2*4=8.
5+5=10. 5*10=50.

3+3=9. 3*9=27.

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@lunadreaamy 162

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@Mimiiben1 Is it not 63?

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@MLPitchpiner @jimsoxfan Because Rutschman was injured and Narvaez was part of the trade. Without the Rogers throw-in, the Sox would only have one healthy catcher rostered.

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Once the previous regime decided to not trade him at the deadline, it almost didn't make sense. They would've been lucky to get a 2028 2nd for him. He was only under control one more year and the new team needed to extend him immediately.

At the deadline last year, he would've/should've been a 1st+ to a team competing and lacking speed/receiving at RB. But, the previous regime would've needed to admit they were resetting and then would have a worse product on the field to boost their win total down the stretch while playing for their jobs. Ross made the whole thing a mess, really.

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Jeff Hafley probably in the easiest spot in sports this season. Absolutely zero expectations. X's and O's can be conceptual while they look to decide and determine their strengths. The focus right now needs to be the culture, evaluating/developing talent, and determining if any of these castaways are worth anything.

Even next year, as long as there's some glimmer of something to build on, another easy spot. Focus on executing the rebuild.

Year 3 it gets real real warm for him and the GM. Time to start pulling it all together at that point. They don't need a Superbowl in year 3, but they can't still be looking for pieces; they need to have a base, a culture, and just start to optimize, fill gaps, and increase depth.

Let's see. Go Fins.

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I think we're looking at two sides of the same coin, really, but I tend to get stuck on phrasing (my neurodivergent brain lol)... you say "Hell of a gamble", and I think I see it the opposite. Yes, in order to truly be successful and competitive in the next couple of years they need to get lucky on a couple of these flyers... I think the argument/debate around that is, what other approach could they have taken that would've given them a chance to be successful sooner or more competitive? I think the only point I've seen (which I actually very much agree with) is that they should've traded Achane; my only disagreement is about when... they needed to trade him at the deadline last year because his offseason value was much much lower due to him needing an extension. But, that would've been the previous regime making that decision while simultaneously trying to perform better for their jobs. Directly contradictory outlooks and points of view. They didn't have other true trade chips, their cap situation was a disaster, and they didn't have a base of talent to build on even if they could restructure some contracts.

I believe the Dolphins are being snubbed from some of these "Who had the best offseason in the NFL" lists. Not because they're going to be good, but because I cannot think of a more bold/significant reset of a franchise ever.

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The suicide was intentional, though it was entirely bad luck that obtaining a 2027 pick was nearly impossible.

They cleared their books. They signed a ton of high upside guys to one year contracts with option clauses. They nabbed an inexpensive, high upside QB to essentially a two year trial. Grabbed a bunch of upside offensive lineman, drafted a cornerstone lineman, nabbed and drafted upside skill position players. All a great approach.

Now, they just need to hit on a couple of these flyers, hit most of their 2026 and 2027 picks, and get aggressive in free agency. They could actually be a competitive team next season (certainly the following season).

What approach did you want them to take after Grier burned all of their money and missed on so much talent?

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This is not a good take. Every move he's made this season has paid off; the only real argument to make is for the move he didn't make (not trading Duran after/during the WBC). Contreras and Durbin at the corners are a wash vs Bregman/Alonso/Eugenio+, so I'm not really sure what fireable offense there would be at this point. The players he knew could play are finally playing and his #1 position player and #1 starter are out long-term. This is an excellently constructed team and only an incremental add is preferred but not necessary. Firing him would make zero sense.