DOLPHINS: Dolphins release Joey Porter

[David Daugherty]

I bet the Jills pick him up <evilGrin>

On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Michael Fischer <thebigfish at smunet.net>wrote:

> Another Dolphin LB who overstayed his time in Miami. The guy couldn't cover
> people in pass routes, either. Reminded me of Zach (who I loved) .... need a
> first down? No problem, get the LB in coverage who can't cover.
>
> Joey's got his head up his A$$, and he's going to find out NO ONE will be
> interested in him playing F/T at the position.
>
> Enjoy your retirement  Joey. It's coming very soon. You  just don't know
> it, yet.
>
> Michael
>
> On Feb 12, 2010, at 5:06 PM, Greg Foster wrote:
>
>  I can't say I'll miss him - his skills were in obvious decline (or obvious
>> lack of financial impetus) but it does underscore how far the Fins have to
>> go to make the elite ranks.
>> I saw some stats on Porter suggesting he was inadequate dealing with plays
>> that were run straight at him - a dreadful outcome for a player at his
>> position.
>> There's a need for someone BETTER than Porter.
>> But this is also true for the aging Taylor.
>> AND a more long term solution at nose tackle.
>> Then there's the oft-mentioned lack of game-changing receivers,
>> Ricky about done and Brown coming off  ANOTHER major knee injury.
>> Yeah, there's SUCH a long way still to go -
>> and that's assuming the promise we've seen on the corners and at QB
>> continue improvement (I'm SO thankful for that O line!).
>> In the greater scheme of things, it's hard to see Porter's departure as
>> anything but one of the lesser challenges.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curt Fennell" <curt at phins.com>
>> To: "Miami Dolphins Discussion" <dolphins-disc at phins.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 8:22 AM
>> Subject: DOLPHINS: Dolphins release Joey Porter
>>
>>
>>  The team announced this afternoon that they have release Joey Porter:
>>> http://www.phins.com/phins-news.php.
>>>
>>> Curt
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