Defensive Line Off Season Got Much More Clearer After Today

Unfortunately, I don't think that stops anyone. It's a shame. What you should be able to do is activate an ignore function that prevents the other person from seeing your posts, like blocking someone on Twitter.

 

If you bring substance you'll receive it in kind.

Problem is, you have a habit of making things up as facts and then overreacting based on those made up facts. Most of your posts belong in the rants forum because of that.

But fine, ignore me, its probably better for the board.

 

Which I already do, consistently. But I would like to see the board add that functionality.

 

Especially since DT/NT types rarely play great as rookies.

It took Soliai three or four years to develop.

 

With how hard it has been to find a decent RG I just can't agree as all that a good LG will be 'easily replaceable'.

 

Yeah I worry about that as well. Those leverage-based guys can take a little bit to develop.

 

It'll be grossly inefficient in terms of cost and cap ramifications. Don't re-sign your own guy if it doesn't make sense for you to do it. Paul Soliai is in the top 10 of highest cap hits for DTs this year, and I believe he was there last year as well. His camp regarded that as taking a hometown discount, and are unlikely to continue to do so. Soliai ain't a top 10 DT, and he'd be on the outskirts asking for a top 10 1-technique or run defender too.

If you invest significant resources you can get a dominant player. You can go in a different direction and style of defense that might suit your overall style better. There are a lot of justifications.

 

I think it's very much different depending on the style and play type. A 0-technique, 2-gap guy has a huge learning curve.

We don't have that position in our defense, and I think the position in this defense is very much something a quality rookie can play well.

 

Funny how so many people are jumping on the Soliai bandwagon now. I can remember there were many fans on here over the last year that wanted the Dolphins to trade Soliai for a draft pick.

Hopefully now that they have seen how inept the middle of the defense is without Soliai, these fans as well as the front office of the Dolphins, will realize how important he is to the defensive unit. He will not be easily replaced if the Dolphins don't resign him. As far as Starks is concerned, I think his play has suffered because of his salary dispute with the Dolphins and he just doesn't seem to be playing with the intensity he did in recent years.

I still think Starks could be a valuable player for the Dolphins over the next few years at the right price. Yet, if it comes down to just being able to sign one or the other. I'll take signing Soliai over Starks in a New York minute. Soliai is a MUST signing for the Dolphins if they expect to remain a quality defense over the next several years.

 

He's so important that they won the game, while holding the Falcons below their averages?

The reality is that there are far greater issues that warrant investment than a two-down 1-technique. Certainly you can bring Soliai back at the right price, but if he wants top-10 money, no thanks. Let teams average 4.5 YPC, and invest the money elsewhere.

 

Though you have to set the participation bar pretty low in order for him to qualify because he only had 41 pass rush snaps, Pro Football Focus has Dion Jordan as the 5th-most efficient pass rusher among all 4-3 defensive ends in the NFL.

The measure is their Pass Rush Productivity stat, which is a weighted function that sums sacks, hits and hurries and divides by total pass rush reps.

If you set the qualification at the "25% Participation" level, Jordan is #2 in the NFL.

Cameron Wake is #5 out of 51 on the same basis.

Derrick Shelby is #18 out of 51 on that basis.

Olivier Vernon is #35 out of 51 on that basis.

 

Hah. Well if you limit it down to the full time defensive ends (50% participation), Vernon is like #23 out of 34.