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6'3 240...former 2nd round pick sounds like Torbor may be history. KB looks like a ST's guy and 3rd down LB who could push Ayodele but be cheaper than Torbor.
eesti Wrote:
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> 6'3 240...former 2nd round pick sounds like Torbor
> may be history. KB looks like a ST's guy and 3rd
> down LB who could push Ayodele but be cheaper than
> Torbor.
I've read that his listed weight of 240 is more than he really weighs. He also hasn't been able to stay healthy. And he's a former 2nd rd pick who has not become a starter during a 4 year NFL career. He had some success blitzing as an OLB last year. He could figure as competition for Roth and Wake outside, but doesn't sound like an ILB at all.
dolfanmark Wrote:
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> eesti Wrote:
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> > 6'3 240...former 2nd round pick sounds like
> Torbor
> > may be history. KB looks like a ST's guy and
> 3rd
> > down LB who could push Ayodele but be cheaper
> than
> > Torbor.
>
>
> I've read that his listed weight of 240 is more
> than he really weighs. He also hasn't been able to
> stay healthy. And he's a former 2nd rd pick who
> has not become a starter during a 4 year NFL
> career. He had some success blitzing as an OLB
> last year. He could figure as competition for Roth
> and Wake outside, but doesn't sound like an ILB at
> all.
I think Torbor's days are numbered anyway. He's a waste of money.
eesti Wrote:
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> I've read that his listed weight of 240 is more
> than he really weighs. He also hasn't been able to
> stay healthy. And he's a former 2nd rd pick who
> has not become a starter during a 4 year NFL
> career. He had some success blitzing as an OLB
> last year. He could figure as competition for Roth
> and Wake outside, but doesn't sound like an ILB at
> all.
>
> He backed up Zach Thomas last year and came in at
> ILB in the nickle. If he was blitzing, he was
> probably doing it up the middle. They don't
> really call it blitzing if your on the outside and
> your supposed to rush the passer.
When anybody who isn't on the D-Line rushes, it's a blitz.
It is interesting that the Dolphins have been in the back of all the attention this free agent period but I think we made the biggest splash so far. Not with a ridiculous contract signings like Haynesworth but for preparing for the 2009 season.
So far we have signed...
1. one of the top two tackles on the market.
2,3. TWO of the top three safeties.
4. one of the top 5 LB'ers.
5. a back up lineman.
One move I wish we would have made is signing Lito Sheppard for 3 million a year like the Jets did. He gets a one year tryout with the Jets for bottom dollar.
I realize that but I never said he was a free agent. A 27 year old, two time Pro Bowl, starting CB from U of Florida for a late second day pick plus conditional...not a bad deal.