New Years Miami Dolphins Offensive Additions 2016

One week into the New Years Free Agency period and the Miami Dolphins have acquired four defensive players (with 3 of them for sure being day one starters). Our favorite team came about these players via trade and/or as free agents that we spoke of at the previous piece titled Miami Dolphins 2016 New Year Defensive Additions. Those players include potential starter at safety Isa Abdul-Quddus, as well as definitive starters at Cornerback with Byron Maxwell, Middle Linebacker Kiko Alonso, and perennial star Defensive End Mario Williams.

Now comes the Offensive Additions of which.
Even the media, (haters of most every Miami addition) over the last however many years suggest that the lesser of the two offensive lineman that the Dolphins have signed in this New Year is a vast improvement over what existed at said positions in 2015.

2016's offensive landings thus-far include.

Swing Tackle Sam Young at 6 - 8, 320 pounds as a 6 year veteran Tackle was the Dolphins first offensive acquisition in Free Agency. He ( seen here detouring OV/others ) was acquired as a backup Tackle to fill the role of (Adam Gase' first day cut) of backup Jason Fox who struggled mightily while starting 11 games at one or the other tackle positions in 2015.

Young has been in the league since 2010's two games played with the Cowboys. In 2011 he wound up in Buffalo where he played in four games while in o12 he played in twelve Bills games and started four. He played for both the Bills (4 games) and Jaguars (11 games) in 2013. For Jacksonville in 2014 he started 6 of 9 games played, and in o15 he started 3 of all 16 games played.

Excluding the 2013 season when he played for two different teams, he has started more than a third of the games he played in while at Buffalo and Jacksonville (13 games started of 37 games played). With Miami as a swing tackle (meaning he can play either tackle position), Sam Young can (for the most part) focus on the right tackle backup position.


As The Dolphins second offensive addition in the 2016 Free Agency period was.


Left Tackle Jermon Bushrod who has started at that particular position in 96 of the 108 games he's played in over his 9 year career. He played in just 3 games of his first two years in New Orleans while his 96 starts have come over the last seven seasons with the (o9 - o12 Saints, and o13 - o15 Bears). Dolphin head coach Adam Gase was the Bears o15 Offensive Coordinator.

Miami hasn't had the commodity of a true Left Tackle on their bench for many a year, let alone a player with any starting experience whatsoever at the Left Tackle position. Whenever starting LT Brandon Albert has been out of the lineup for a breather or his annual injury the Dolphins have been filling the void with wanna-be right tackles (Jason Fox etc) and/or guards (Dallas Thomas etc) which suggest that those positions themselves have also been forced into fielding the lesser talents of the offensive line. Let-alone at the quarterbacks blindside protector position of LT.

With a pure Left Tackle behind Brandon Albert now on the roster the Dolphins offensive line has immediately become more stable as the true guards and right tackles can stay focused on the position at which they belong and not become a big fat Bull-Eye when playing out of position. Maybe those guards can even excel when surrounded by a pure right tackle Ju'Waun James/Sam Young, Center Mike Pouncey, and Left Tackle Brandon Albert (and/or Jermon Bushrod) should the occasion arise.

Meanwhile, both Young & (Bushrod who knows the LT position inside-out with his eye's closed) are willing to play the guard position, so that (if need be) they can get on the field before being needed at tackle in place of Ju'Waun James and/or Brandon Albert.

Jermon Bushrod is 6 - 5, 320 pounds as a nine year veteran Left Tackle with (again) 96 NFL starts, Two Pro-Bowl selections (2011/12), and a Super Bowl ring from his tenure with the Saints!


Folks suggest that Miami has done nothing to help the offensive line, and it's the only offensive position that the Dolphins have actually addressed. Well besides the re-signing of backup quarterback Matt Moore. Meanwhile player rates drop with each passing day, free agencies second wave has yet to crest and fresh sets continue rollin-in throughout the season, and the draft is still six weeks away.

Thank You for an open minded read,
and as always, we look forward to your angle of view : )) !!

GOFINS!!!


The Defensive Roundup can be re-viewed here ;
http://www.dolphinshout.com/2016/03/2016-miami-dolphins-new-year-defensive.html

Van the Man

Vance Joseph is the 13th defensive coordinator in the history of the Miami Dolphins. Anybody that knows anything about the Dolphins remembers the most famous # 13, Dolphins legend Dan Marino.

Joseph, then a quarterback, was on a team that won the state championship in 1987 and was runner-up in 1988. At the University of Colorado, Joseph played quarterback and running back.

Drafted by the Jets as a defensive back, Joseph also played same for the Colts in his two year NFL career.

More importantly, Vance Joseph coached defensive backs in college until 2004 and then into the pros with the 49ers until the Bengals hired him in 2014 as defensive backs coach.

Working on a clean slate with the Dolphins, expect Joseph to shore up the secondary behind an aggressive defense led by Suh, Wake, Williams, Jordan and company

2016 Miami Dolphins New Year Defensive Additions

The 2016 league New Year officially began at 4pm est on Wednesday March 9th when contracted till that moment NFL players hit the open market free for all. The Miami Dolphins in order to avoid the frenzy arrived to the feeding grounds a day early, encircled their prey and fed to their delight with three starting main courses prior to the opening of free agencies front doors.

They did so by bottle-nosing the under belly of the Buffalo Bills recently cut Super-Mario Williams which made him the ultimate big fish for the early eaters. His only visit was with the Dolphin pod, they corralled him within the swarm and shortly thereafter he was swimming along as part of the family.

As a true 4 - 3 Defensive End Williams no longer fit Buffalo's 2015 3 - 4 defense instituted via new head coach ReXXX Ryan, as well, he was scheduled to count as a 19.9 cap hit against the cash strapped Bills. Miami landed Mario Williams the AFC sack leader since 2006 for 8.5 million dollars times two years.

Miami beat the 4pm dinner rush a day early for the second time with a trade of one Dolphin draft pick for a draft pick and two established starters at positions of need from the Eagles.

OFFICIALLY; The trade equates to Philadelphia's 25 year old starting Middle Linebacker Kiko Alonso (at under 1 million) for 2016 in the final year of his rookie contract. Starting Corner-back Byron Maxwell (28), and a 2016 draft pick #13 for Miami's pick at #8. Basically two proven starters with what should be a third starter for Miami at pick 13 to slide down five spots in the drafts first round.

Kiko Alonso 2013 Rookie Of The Year


Byron Maxwell Didn't notice anyone around him having anything to do with the play's he made here.
WELCOME TO MIAMI !!


Dolphins signed Safety Isa Abdul-Quddus (26) to 3 years for 12.75 million as the only post 4pm free agent defensive acquisition.



Dolphins ink Defensive End Super-Mario Williams at 8.5 million per for two years with the potential of an additional 3 million worth of incentives should he want to be extra productive!!



TWO DAYS IN, many more to come !!!


GOFINS!!!


Stay Tuned For Further Updates..

Offensive Updates ;

UPDATE 3/9 ;
Dolphins sign six year veteran Swing Tackle/Guard Sam Young (13 starts) to one year at 910,000..


UPDATE 3/10 ;
CJ Anderson (25) RFA-RB agrees to four year 18 million deal with Miami..
Denver has five days to match offer that includes 6 million salary for o16..


UPDATE 3/11 ;
Dolphins have signed 8 year veteran Left Tackle Offensive Lineman Jermon Bushrod who has 93 starts, 2011/12 ProBowl selections, and wears a SuperBowl ring from his New Orleans Saints tenure..