Looming Player decisions

Jimmy Bourbon

12 years ago

Before I get into the meat of what I would like to talk about, which is the Miami Dolphins looming free agents, I would like to add another player to the grocery list that Ireland picked, who turned out to be spoiled milk; Jabar Gaffney. In truth, I actually wanted the Phins to sign him during mini-camp and was wondering why it took so long for them to sign him in the first place. Then when he was signed it was strange that a 10-year veteran took over 3 weeks to understand the offense and get the chance to play.

In his limited amount of action, he was nothing special, so I have no qualms about his release, and in this case, I can’t get mad at Ireland for this one because he took a shot on a veteran guy who on paper looked like a player that could help the team.

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Now in regards to our 5 biggest free agents that will come on the market after this season, the Phins have some very big decisions to make. The five players I m speaking of are Sean Smith, Reggie Bush, Jake Long, Brian Hartline, and Randy Starks.

Jake Long – It is tough to find a franchise Left Tackle, and if they want to keep him it will be very costly. This is going to probably be the toughest decision of the bunch because his level of play has regressed over the years. Personally I would love to see us try to trade him, and at least get something for him, because at the moment I think he is too much of a potential liability down the road to garner such a huge contract. His past is checkered with injuries, so this has to also be weighed into the decision.

Reggie Bush – If you would have asked me during the first few games, what I would do with Bush, I would have said with a resounding yes that he needs to be a Phin next year. But ever since his knee injury, he has clearly not been the same. I know the coaching staff has not used him as much, and even appears to be confused on how to use him, but we can’t give big money to a running back that is only going to rush for 40 yards a game. Running backs are a dime a dozen and right now if Bush continues like this I would not resign him.

Brian Hartline – He is clearly having a break out year, and has developed good chemistry with Ryan Tannehill. The wide receiver position is already a weak spot for us, so I see no reason why we should let one of our most productive WR’s leave when this would just create an even bigger hole in the offense.

Randy Starks – He is having one of his better seasons and has consistently been one of our top D-linemen, and I hope that we can retain him as well.

Sean Smith – This is a tough one. Our group of cornerbacks is clearly not very good, and Smith is very inconsistent, but sadly he is the best of a bad bunch. Again even though Smith has head-scratching moments, he is still our best CB and it would be a huge hole to fill considering we should be looking for a CB even if we decide to keep him. Most football betting software fans would say you would have to resign him

What does the rest of Phins news fans think we should do with our pending free agents?

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