Here are the Miami Dolphins news stories from around the web you may have missed over the last 24 hours:
Messam signs with NFL’s Dolphins
Jerome Messam is taking his talents to South Beach. A breakthrough season with the Canadian Football Edmonton Eskimos has led to the talented running back signing a deal with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.
It was a strange week for fans of the Dolphins - Greg Cote - MiamiHerald.com
Operating under an umbrella called Bizarre, the two names most on the lips of Dolphins fans this week were two players not on the team, one who used to be and who might yet be.
Miami Dolphins: Peyton Manning: Truth or fiction? - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Peyton Manning can't throw a football well or strong or seemingly to his left at all, the NFL Network's Michael Lombardi reported this week in similar manner to other reports the previous week.
Chad Pennington: Dolphins ‘extremely close’ to joining AFC elite teams | The Daily Dolphin
We spoke to Chad Pennington a couple of days ago at the TEST Football Academy workouts with draft-eligible players at FAU and wrote about how he's very close to a decision on retirement and feels the Dolphins’ quarterback situation is headed in the right direction as long as Matt Moore remains in the picture.
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Jerome huh... another running back?
Competition or learning for DT, I guess.
Alpha6 - February 12, 2012
Roster filler...
…for the camps and practices. He won’t be competition for Thomas.
Ranadicus - February 12, 2012
Maybe
He averaged 5.4 yards a carry last year. Ricky Williams averages 4.8 yards in Canada. I’m not sure if that says anything with the different variables. But we shall see. He will most likely be our “3rd down back” if he makes the team. He will turn 27 by the start of this season though.
54 - February 12, 2012
It's worth giving him a shot
Although RB is the least important position on a team
PhinPhan910 - February 12, 2012
could give us an option at FB that moves Clay to TE on a permanent basis, alleviating a need in the draft?
dolphinfan4lyfe - February 12, 2012 via mobile
Either way you look at it though, it is a good pick up.
Especially if it also allows us to mix things up and move Bush all around the field. Sometimes it isnt what the guy you pick up can do, but what he allows you to do with other players whats important.
dolphinfan4lyfe - February 12, 2012 via mobile
i think the guy can compete to be our big RB/FB. He is a big kid that can move decently well. I never really liked Brandon Jacobs but I do see value in a guy like him on your team. This Messam kid can add another dimension which is a key in this league. I don’t see him having much special teams value a la lex hilliard but I certainly could be wrong as I have only seen a few clips of him.
The Scarecrow - February 12, 2012
And there is no guaranteed money in this deal so for him that blows but for the team its a good thing.
The Scarecrow - February 12, 2012
So we signed the CFL's best running back...
Is that like signing the best running back from the LFL minus the hottness?
jk, all jokes aside, this could possible be a really good pickup. He really did have a breakout year last year and I think I read he was voted the number one offensive player in the league last year. He could prove beastly. If he pans out we could have a sick complement to one of the best RB’s in the league in Reggie Bush. Worst case scenario, he doesn’t pan out and he provides competition for Thomas hopefully pushing him to play as good as he did in a few of his games last year.
SergeHimself - February 12, 2012
Signed the CFL's best defensive player a couple of years ago...that worked out OK
PhrozenPhish - February 12, 2012
I thought that at first too..
But when we signed Wake I went and watched a couple game recaps of his, and on every play he looked unstoppable and completely dominant. It was very obvious that in the CFL Wake was a Man among Boys.
This guy though…. I don’t know. Watching the film I’d honestly rather get who #31 is off of Edmonton then this guy. He’s huge for a HB (6’3" 245 lbs) and has decent speed for his size, and can even put some moves on and show some power as well. Nothing that spectacular or dominant though.
My problem with him, though, is he looks like he is a very selfish and/or lazy player.
Watch this video starting at 0:30 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_xzXsP2vSY
Here are two plays where you can see what I’m talking about. On the first play, he is “helping” to block the RE trying to run around the corner, but the effort is lackluster at best. He seems more interested in being a spectator then finishing the block. On the next play of the highlight, they fake the run to him on a play action, and as soon as he hits the line of scrimmage he stops, stands up, and watches the QB before the QB has even released the ball.
I mean….. really? Really?
Next I wanted to see what he was like when they were losing, so I pulled up this game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l97SbR4-eYI&feature=related
Now fast forward to about 4:53 … Here we are down by 11 in the 4th quarter, and he is called on to pass block. Lackadaisical. The following play he at least slows the guy down, but if the ref was watching him he should have been called for holding the whole time. And the play following that, watch his effort (or the lack thereof) on the interception return.
Looks like camp fodder to me. Just sayin’.
ratenxs - February 12, 2012
You might well be right
When Wake was here all you heard about him as how driven he was and what a great guy he was…that and how could the Giants release him.
At the very least it’s a gamble on a $400,000 insurance policy…we won’t make that in Canada so maybe he’s be properly motivated
PhrozenPhish - February 13, 2012
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