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Dolphins News: Dolphins Front Runner in McGlockton Chase
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*** DOLPHINS NEWS ***
Apr 16, 1998: -- Dolphins Front Runner in McGlockton Chase --

ESPN is reporting this afternoon that the Dolphins are the front runners in the Chester McGlockton sweepstakes, which will end tonight at midnight.

The Dolphins are reportedly close to signing McGlockton to an offer sheet in the range of $5 million dollars per year. It they do sign McGlockton to the offer sheet today, Oakland will have 24 hours in which to match the offer. If Oakland doesn't match the offer, McGlockton will be a Dolphin by the time the draft starts on Saturday.

If McGlockton signs with the Dolphins before midnight tonight, the Raiders will get the Dolphins' second round pick in the draft and a compensatory first round pick from the NFL. This extra pick with be the 31st pick in the draft.

The deadline of midnight tonight is important because if McGlockton signs the offer sheet after midnight, the Raiders will get a first and a third round pick from the team that signs McGlockton, but those picks will be in the next year's draft.

My Comments:

Has anyone else noticed that things seem to move a lot faster since JJ took over the Dolphins? I don't think it has anything to do with that, really, but the fact that JJ makes up his mind in a hurry and the fact that free agency has really opened up the market for players in the NFL makes everything seem to happen much faster.

If McGlockton does sign with the Dolphins today, that will change the whole draft picture. The Dolphins will still have their #19 pick in the first round, but given that the defensive line has now been improved, taking a defensive lineman early in the draft won't be as important.

When I first heard the news yesterday that the Dolphins were going to bid on McGlockton, I didn't get too excited about it because deals this year have had a way of vanishing. However, it now appears that this deal may get done after all.

And it makes sense. The Dolphins want McGlockton and McGlockton wants out of Oakland. Also, McGlockton's agent is Marvin Demoff, who is also Dan Marino's agent. He already has a strong working relationship with the Dolphins' front office and he will know how to work with Bob Ackles and Eddie Jones to get the deal done.

Of course, adding McGlockton does add a fine defensive tackle to the team, but what does it do for Tim Bowens? Does he stay and pair with McGlockton? Do they move Darryl Gardener to end or does he stay at tackle? In his rookie year, Gardener was tried at defensive end but didn't last long.

It doesn't seem likely to me that the Dolphins will just add McGlockton to the defensive tackle rotation and that will be the end of that. They could, of course, but there are other areas of need on the team that could be addressed with a trade for someone like Bowens.

According to the Sun-Sentinel this morning, JJ has assured Tim Bowens' agent that the Dolphins want Bowens back with the team, regardless of what happens with McGlockton. How much that actually means is unclear, though.

After all, it will be harder to trade him if he's unsigned...

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