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Originally Posted by JeffW
Archie Manning in round 7? That's fuckin nuts.
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Only because of the name. By the scouting, a 7th round selection is perfectly acceptable in my opinion, as 15 current is pretty darn low. The bigger problem I have is with those two RBs being URFAs.
All my draft picks except the top two sign at the start of late free agency.
SE Dwight Harrison and
WLB Brett Barlow want the shorter deal of course.
John Moore transitions to LT quite smoothly, something I'm more than thankful for.
Late Free Agency Week 1 Offers
QB Karl Sweetan
FB Tom Woodeschick
TE Kris Brady
TE Courtney Norris
TE Juan Rodier
FL Ben Hawkins
SE Lance Oskenberg
C Curtis Knight
RDE Carl Eller
RDE Aaron Brown
RDE Gerry Philbin
LDT Walter Johnson
NT Jim Hunt
RDT Fred Miller
WLB Larry Grantham
WLB Bob Bruggers
Week 1 Signings
QB Karl Sweetan: 2 years, $140k (STL)
RDT Fred Miller: 3 years, $300k (IND*)
Sweetan is a sweet, sweet holder and will hold down the backup job until Manning matures. Miller has a realistic shot at starting as he did for the Colts.
Week 1 Competition:
NT Jim Hunt - IND, MIA, PHI, SF, STL
RDE Carl Eller - MIA, NYK
I'll wait and see if Hunt defects anywhere, but he's not really worth jacking money up for. Eller, on the other hand, is, so I throw in some more dough to try and entice him to Miami.
Week 2 Signings
TE Courtney Norris: 1 year, $30k (UDRFA)
FL Ben Hawkins: 1 year, $70k (SFA)
SE Lance Oskenberg: 1 year, $30k (UDRFA)
A bunch of filler at receiving spots, a veteran and two undrafted rookie free agents.
Week 2 Losses:
RDE Carl Eller - 2 years, $180k to CIN (MIN*)
The Bengals repay me stealing a couple of their players by convincing Eller they can win. Ugh.
Week 2 Competition
NT Jim Hunt - CIN, DEN, IND, MIA, PHI, SFO, STL, TBY
Competition's heating up, but the bastard will probably hie it for the Bengals.
Week 3 Signings:
FB Tom Woodeshick: 3 years, $290k (PHI)
TE Kris Brady: 1 year, $30k (UDRFA)
RDE Aaron Brown: 3 years, $360k (KC)
LDT Walter Johnson: 2 years, $140k (CLE*)
WLB Larry Grantham: 2 years, $200k (NYG)
WLB Bob Bruggers: 2 years, $140k (SD*)
Some superb pickups for the D here. Woodeschick might also start at FB.
Week 3 Losses:
NT Jim Hunt - 3 years, $300k (DEN) (NE*)
Oh well.
Week 4 Signings:
TE Juan Rodier: 1 year, $40k (SFA)
A body street guy at TE.
Week 6 Signings:
C Curt Knight: 1 year, $50k (WAS)
RDE Gerry Philbin: 1 year, $70k (SFO)
Decent depth guys and that ends my free agency signings for now.
SE Dwight Harrison and
WLB Brett Barlow sign before training camp, giving us 47 players going into the preseason.
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1971 Miami Dolphins Rookies Post Training Camp
1(4) SE Dwight Harrison 30/64 (+2/-2)
2(1) WLB Brett Barlow 24/62 (+3/-6)
3(1) FL Kendall Joyner 23/53 (+2/+1)
4(1) RB Leo Hayden 55/72 (+1/-3)
5(1) RDE Josh Williamson 14/33 (+2/-2)
6(1) LT John Moore 11/26 (+1/+4)
7(1) QB Archie Manning 18/52 (+3/+1)
Barlow's looking like a small bust, but Joyner, Moore, and Manning I'm all cautiously optimistic about. Moore in particular seems to have taken splendidly to his new position and I look forward to seeing how he progresses. He'll start at LT, if only because he's the only one we have there and I don't feel like digging through free agency to find someone else.
Unless it's a mentor. That's an option.