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This is a moderated phorum for the CIVILIZED discussion of the Miami Dolphins. In this phorum, there are rules and moderators to make sure you abide by the rules. The moderators for this phorum are JC and Colonel.
They might not have but I once seen Rich Eisen's account hacked and that's what I thought you were implying. Anyways we'll probably all find out tomorrow what the trade was for.
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> Due to age and injuries, Burress' game has been
> declining. Let's hope that trend continues.
Isn't that pretty much the M.O. of the entire Pat's defense? Burress fits right in.
Burgess is a highly overrated player who can never seem to get on the field.
He has flashed at times but is very inconsistent. He has missed something like 27 games in 7 years and often doesn't even start due to whatever...He has steadily diminished over 4 years in Oakland with 16 sacks followed by 11, 8, and 3.5.
He had 3.5 sacks last year. That's 1.5 less than Matt Roth and about as many as a NT or DT usually gets.
You know the Pats were drooling over the idea of JT coming to town but they do not have good luck with DE acquisitions.
Look at Adalius Thomas. Everyone talked like they landed the FA pickup of the year and he was going to blow up in NE under BB. He has had 11.5 sacks in two years. He only had two above average years in Baltimore with 9 and 11 sack seasons and they signed him to a 35 mil dollar contract. They paid him 22 mil over the last two years for 11.5 sacks....hahahahha!
DB is 31 years old and will be pancaked by Carey and Long. I can't believe they gave up draft picks for him. He was a disgruntled holdout in Oakland.
Not to mention he has to transition from DE to OLB in a 3-4. He has never played in a 3-4.
Thank you eesti. The most important part there is the transition from DE to OLD in a 3-4. It angers me how some people say " (insert team here) are gonna trade for (insert DE here) and play in OLB".
It's not the same position. Those who succeed at it player there their whole lives. Burgess is 30 years old and changing positions halfway through your career is certainly not advised. Can he cover? Can he stop the run? That remains to be seen but DEs aren't OLB in a 3 - 4.