Derek Cox is a really solid corner. I have had my eyes on him for a while. Later in the week I'll put up a list of all Free Agents I think will be a good fit on the 2013 Dolphins.
Playing 12/16 games at one of the NFL's most demanding positions is not bad...The Dolphins need a stockpile of CB's actually, not just 1 or 2. Guys playing corner are probably the highest risk of being injured out of all positions when you think about it.
Free agent corners are expensive. Even guys coming off solid years (like Marshall and Patterson last offseason) get $5M per season.
Marshall and Patterson are both under contract, although Patterson can be cut with no cap hit, from what I have seen reported. It wouldn't surprise me to see them go with those two and draft a corner in the first two rounds. It's a lot cheaper.
I think there's also a chance they move Marshall to FS, where he was pretty good in AZ. Then, maybe go after a free agent corner.
I can't help but feel that Smith and his agent will think his market value is much higher than Miami thinks it is. We'll see. It's been 4 years, and its hard to imagine Smith becoming a ballhawk all of a sudden.
Seeing how Champ Bailey whiffed on that last scoring play yesterday, I'm more apt to say draft a CB...don't sign a FA. That's reversed when it comes to WR.
dolphin Wrote:
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> sounds like he is getting more healthy, not less
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> Patterson is signed, didnt the Dolphins pick up
> his contract.
DarthHoodie Wrote:
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> > The position that has the highest risk of
> injury
> > is the RB position.
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> This is true, but on the defensive side of the
> ball it is the cornerback.
That may be true of the defensive side but if I were asked overall, I would still say running back.
ChyrenB Wrote:
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> > samsam3738 Wrote:
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> > > The position that has the highest risk of
> > injury
> > > is the RB position.
> >
> >
> > This is true, but on the defensive side of the
> > ball it is the cornerback.
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> That may be true of the defensive side but if I
> were asked overall, I would still say running
> back.
Unless you talking about a wrecking ball like Eddie Lacy....
ChyrenB Wrote:
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> DarthHoodie Wrote:
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> > > The position that has the highest risk of
> > injury
> > > is the RB position.
> >
> >
> > This is true, but on the defensive side of the
> > ball it is the cornerback.
>
>
> That may be true of the defensive side but if I
> were asked overall, I would still say running
> back.
According to Pro Football Focus, Sean Smith allowed 40 first down conversions and 6 TDs this season. The combined total of 46 was the most allowed by any corner in the league.
JC Wrote:
> If those
> comments are from guys who faced Smith while he
> was a rookie, that info would have less weight,
> assuming Smith's play has improved since then.
I would say he has regressed since 2010. After he was benched for Jason Allen, he rallied back and played really well, although he dropped a boatload of INTs. The same can't be said for the last two years, when he has been below average most games.