Anthony Fasano goes for the $$$ http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sport...sweblog+(Miami+Dolphins+|+Sun-Sentinel+Blogs)
anyone remember wondering who ronnie brown was talking about when he said they are worried about getting paid?? hmmm
BYE SALLY BOY......dude this just in, you have to you know make some catches to get paid.....just in case you didnt know
And not be used as a turnstyle by the Steeler's LBs. If he's gonna try to use his blocking as a crutch to get paid, then he failed miserably in the final game of the season
I have never wanted a player on my team less. Ok, I have never wanted someone not named Ray Lucas on my team any less than Anthony Fasano. Talk about being all for the money. This has to be who Ronnie and Ricky were talking about. What FA TE's are out there this year?
If this were January 8th 2009, I'd be a bit torn, and wish we weren't losing a great Tight End. BUT! It's January 8th 2010. Fasano who?
This really doesn't bother me, of course he wants to get paid... Who doesn't want to get paid. For the love of the game, blah blah... You may love your job, but that doesn't mean you won't want to get the most you can salary-wise. I'd like to see him back next year because I don't like Haynos that much and Sperry is rather unknown. Of course, I'd love to see us upgrade the position with Gresham in the draft or Owen Daniels via free agency if possible... but it might not work like that.
Well, I can see both sides of it in this case. If his heart isn;t here, then everyone is probably better off if he plays elsewhere. That said, it sounds like this isn't him just being greedy, but a large part of it is also his feeling of being used in ways that fryustrated him and, perhaps, under-appreciated and under-acknowledged for his contributions by the regime there. He wants to feel wanted. Not unusual. These guys do have a right to manage their career. During the season he is a team player. He sacrficied all his personal stats and didn;t complain about it, or his role, or the coaching. Now that the season is over and he is going to be a Free Agent, it is his opportunity to put his needs first for once. This is fair because the system is set up to work this way. Rookies don;t get a choice when they enter the league. And once players sign contracts they hav no choice or power until their contract ends. Only the two times, maybe three times when you have a contract end do you have any choice at all over your own playing career. We forget to cut players slack for that because we have the luxury of quitting our jobs for a better offer by a better company at any time. GIK, my worry about losing Fasano is, like you said, we then have to target a FA or draft a TE. Wealready have a long list of needs and I'd rather not need a TE as well. By the way, I don;t think Daniels blocks well enough for this regime's liking, though he is an amazing receiving TE.
I despise Fasano but what's wrong with wanting get get paid the most $$$ he can? No one finds it odd that when Brady called out some teammates(but no one in particular), people on this board were calling him a poor leader for doing that but it was truth was it not? Yet when Ronnie Brown calls out people on this team for being money hungry, its all good.
Thank you! He didn't say anything bad at all. I don't understand why you guys are bashing him so much over it. He said exactly what any other athlete in his position would say. You all need to calm down a little bit. Disappointing season for Fasano, yes. However, I think he can rebound and have a pretty nice season next year. I'd like to resign him if the price is right. He's not great but we could do a lot worse.
To me, that's more on the coaching staff to ask your TE to take on some of the NFL's best pass rushing linebackers one-on-one. If you ask Fasano to take on James Harrison, 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, I'm fairly certain Harrison wins the lion's share of the time.
Nothing that was traumatic, and I don't think anyone hates Fasano by any means. But if he thinks he deserves a pay upgrade after how he played this season he's sorely mistaken. If he finds it elsewhere, and there's no CBA, great, I'll be happy for him and the obligatory draft picks we get If he sticks around with the Dolphins it better not be for a pay upgrade (or at least not one past inflation), because he has proven nothing to me as a fan other than being wildly inconsistent from year to year.
Sheesh. People have their panties in a bunch it seems. He wants to get payed, and he's going to. He was one of the best blocking TE's in the NFL this year. You can guarantee someone will find a use for that. Not to mention since he's a dolphin, he'll probably put up even better numbers than he did last year receiving wise, former dolphins always do.
Hey, For the first time since.....forever, me and Mat agree. I didn't mean to be derogatory with my comment. I have warm good feelings for Faisano, and if he can land a big contract somewhere, all the power to him. If he is willing to come back and NOT demand a rediculous salary, just as good. If he IS demanding a rediculous salary, well then go back and read my first post. - As a #1 TE he is middle of the pack. If we could aquire a nice pass cstching TE, and keep him, that would also be very nice
Pro Football Focus ranks him as the 5th best TE in the league for 2009. Most because of his run blocking, where he was graded 2nd behind Jason Witten. Parcells wants his TEs be able to block. I think we better hope we resign him.
Funny in the Club thread where Ronnie said some guys are more interested in getting paid I said Fasano and Porter. Definitely seems like Fasano is in fact one of those guys more interested in the money.
I have no problem with him wanting to get paid - but when earlier in the week Ricky and Ronnie say that guys lacked passion and were just looking to get paid I have to think this is what they meant. I have no problem with guys wanting to get paid - but if it is negatively impacting the team I have a huge problem with it. On a personal level I see no issue - but as a fan of the team of course I do.
There's a big difference between "wanting to get paid" and "just showing up to get paid". There's nothing wrong with wanting to get paid as long as they deserve it but if they are just showing up to get paid then they need to pack thier bags and hit the road.
I bet you were cheering your *** off though when he made the game winning catch in both of our final 2 games to win the division last year. He's definitely not terrible in the passing game by any means. Yes, he had an off year in that category but for some reason people think he sucks. He's a great blocker and average receiver, and if he doesn't demand a lot of money I can see him being here next season, and I'm perfectly fine with that.
Fasano came in like a lion last season and played like a lamb this season im not into paying this guy really if he wants to dictate his value in big dollars let him test it and move on if he gets no suitors and puts his tail between his legs id take him back in the event the cba doesnt get done and he is is restricted dont expect big offers for Anthony to come rolling in
Expendable. He might want to familiarize himself with that term before he starts asking for a ton of cash.
Yeah, he was just the #2 run blocking TE in the league each of the past two seasons. TEs who can run block don't really help a team to run the ball better and anyone we pick up could run block as well as he can. The amount of nonsense posted in this thread about Fasano is puzzling to me.
the guy is avg TE but he is the best TE we have. We are going to have to replace him if we let him walk.
Fasano's struggles this year bring me back to our coaching. Ginn, Bess and Fasano all struggled with drops this year. Turner isn't even make it on the field. I realize this was an average (at best) set of skill players but it seemed all of our pass catchers regressed.
he's not worth a raise but is a keeper @ his price we literally have nothing better to replace him with @ this point in time I think he's had one decent season & one poor one (coming off of injury) this doesn't constitute in my book: making your bones Why pay top money for the RealDeal when there isn't any? GoFish! & I mean that in every possible way
you only get so many chances to get paid in your career in the NFL ... so i hold nothing against him for wanting to cash in ..... i certainly don't think we will help him in that desire - and not sure Sperry or Nalbone won't be able to bring the same equity come next year. Fasano is merely average - so replacing him shouldn't be that difficult. of course, we don't want the same level of production, we want improved production - and not sure Fasano can do that anyway.
Fasano may be an average receiving TE, but he is an elite run blocking TE. Doesn't that mean anything to you anti Fasano posters?
I really think his blocking is extremely overrated on here. David Martin out blocked him last year, he has been dominated at times and it rarely gets mentioned. I think he is a above average run blocker and a below average pass blocker.
no cause that means he lacks in 1/2 of being a good TE (receiving) if we want another blocker.....lets just put an extra lineman there.... ill take witten (pass catching te) over fasano ("elite" run blocking TE) every single day of the week edit- not hating on fasano.....i just think we can and hopefully WILL upgrade significantly this Offseason
Yes it does but it also means he doesn't deserve the kind of money elite all around TEs or elite game changing pass catching get, if he's asking for that kind of cash he needs to leave. To me he's a great TE to keep around if we can't upgrade but if wants a big payday he's replacable and we should move on. A young Qb really needs a nice big target with good hands that a good TE provides, I'd like to see us get a TE that can get open downfield and change the way teams have to defend us.
Sure we would all like an Antonio Gates or Dallas Clark, but we have much bigger priorities on which to spend free agent money, than at TE. We need ILBs, two of them if at all possible. We need a true free safety. We need a true go-to #1 WR. We could use some infusion of talented youth at OLB. I don't expect Fasano will attract top money in free agency. IMO the coaches want him back, and he will probably sign a reasonable deal on the eve of free agency, like some of ours did last year. IMO, our coaches place a lot more store in his run blocking than most fans, who want a flashy receiving TE, whom they don't care whether or not can block his way out of a wet paper bag. Jason Witten btw is one of the very few TEs who is elite as for blocking as well as pass catching. Witten's unfortunately don't grow on trees.
There is definitely a lot of value in a run-blocking TE - and we saw it work last year when he was paired with David Martin who could get open and use a little more speed. But everything about Fasano's comments makes it sound like he wants a big contract. Run blocking-TE's, while useful, don't have a big enough impact to warrant a large contract.
