DOLPHINS: Skolnick on the genius of the success this season

[bill coddington]

What is the status of guys like Davone Bess that were signed for one year contracts?  Do they have the right to hit the open market or are they more like restricted free agents that we have 1st opportunity to sign?  Same goes for Lousaka Polite?  I would not want to lose either guy.  Anybody know the rule??
 
BC
 

From: dolfandave at att.netTo: dolphins-disc at phins.comDate: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:54:55 +0000Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: Skolnick on the genius of the success this season

Technically EVERY free agent is overpaid due to the fact that each team must contend w/ all other teams interested in their guys, the beauty of free agency for nfl players, I have done the same thing in the job market:). We will have to overpay to keep our guys and that is where we should start, esp Carey and Goodman, the two toughest position to fill amongst our guys.
 
ddave
 
 
-------------- Original message from Gmail <ldouglas at gmail.com>: -------------- > awesome retrospective > > Dolphins' long-term plan still on track -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-skolb0104,0,1934216 > .column > > Now back to your previously scheduled rebuilding program, already in progress. > > If you enjoyed this season - and how could you not? - this should make > you smile today: > > The Dolphins gave you this gift without compromising their long-term plan. > > They gave it to you without trading a single first-day draft pick, or > even a single pick for their starting quarterback. (Rather, they > acquired a 2009 second-round choice for Jason Taylor, a pick higher in > that round than their own.) They gave it to you while breaking in a > long-term left tackle and two rookie defensive linemen. They gave it > to you while developing a quarterback prospect (Chad Henne), if not by > playing than by learning from a true pro. > > But they weren't going to give you a champion this season, or in 2009. > This was a three-year plan, and it remains so, and you have to hope > (and believe) that this regime recognizes the folly in rushing the > process with rash offseason moves, especially after a season that > included fluky breaks aplenty. > > The Dolphins need a big-play receiver, so the holdovers can take > complementary roles. They need another pass-rusher. They need to > re-sign some free agents, starting with Yeremiah Bell and André > Goodman, without overpaying for any. And they need to entertain offers > for veterans, even quality ones, following the same principle they > took into this season: that this franchise should be capable of > contending year-after-year for a championship, starting in 2010. > > _______________________________________________ > Dolphins-disc mailing list > Dolphins-disc at phins.com > https://www.phins.com/mailman/listinfo/dolphins-disc 
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