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Junior Seau, goodbye “Buddy”
Today the world found out the tragic news that the beloved and respected man known as Junior Seau was found dead at the age of 43.
Uncharacteristic for a linebacker in the NFL, it seems like everyone enjoyed Seau and the way he played. Not only his teammates and opponents, but the fans also seemed to migrate towards him. Teammates in Miami, New England, and San Diego all remember him as a great player, leader, and friend.
Most importantly, he was a ground breaker for young men of Polynesian decent. He came from a home where he and his siblings literally slept on the floor of a one car garage, to becoming one of the most talented athletes to ever come out of the San Diego area. Seau’s accomplishments at Oceanside High School, California, in football, basketball, and track earned him a scholarship to play football for the prestigious University of Southern California. After a rough start to his career at USC due to academic inadequacies, he went on to don the number 55 jersey for the Trojans (a jersey that is worn by a player considered to be a future NFL star) and become a first round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers in 1990. Since his time at USC, there have been many great players of Polynesian descent to leave their mark at the university in the wake of Seau’s greatness. Names like Troy Polamalu, Rey Maualuga, and Lofa Tatupu to name a few have all gone on to vault the program to greatness en route to promising NFL careers.
2012 NFL Draft: Evaluation of the first round
The 2012 draft started out with no surprises to anyone with the first two picks going to the Indianapolis Colts and the Washington Redskins picking Andrew Luck from Stanford number one overall and Robert Griffin III from Baylor. These two quarterbacks are the biggest names in the draft. They will always be compared to each other. Only time in the league will tell who has the better career.
Andrew Luck is called the NFL prototype QB with his size at 6ft. 4in. tall and weighing in at 234lbs. He is a good decision maker. He does not have the strongest arm, but he is very accurate. He is being compared to Peyton Manning, and those are very big shoes to fill. Luck has a lot of work ahead of him if the Colts are to be successful considering all the departures of key players.
Miami Dolphins select Ryan Tannehill, the punter
Everyone knew it was coming as the Miami Dolphins selected Ryan Tennehill with the eighth overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft. The next question becomes now what because Tannehill isn’t ready to start in the NFL.
Maybe while Tannehill sits behind current starter Matt Moore he can handling the punting duties since he has done that before.
In fact, Tannehill was a punter, wide receiver and also a quarterback. Just the type of guy you want to make your franchise player.
Was it worth it for the Dolphins to reach this far when Matt Moore will still be the starter in Week 1?
2012 NFL Draft: Why Miami should build around Matt Moore
When Matt Moore took over the Miami Dolphins last season, nobody expected him to play well but he played well enough to take the Dolphins to a 6-10 record and the eighth overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Many draft experts expect to see Ryan Tannehill hold up the Dolphins jersey on Thursday night as the newest member of the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins have been looking for a Franchise quarterback for quite sometime and many believe Tannehill could solve the quarterback issue. The draft isn’t an exact science so while you may find the right formula that works, in other cases it may blow up in your face if he turns into a bust. Tannehill may turn into the next Dan Marino or Tom Brady, nobody knows anything but this, there is a ton of risk in drafting a quarterback in the first round.
2012 NFL Draft: 5 teams who should trade with Vikings
The 2012 NFL Draft is just 16 days away and as we know the top two picks, what we don’t know is how the rest of the draft will shakeout. Right now it seems most around the NFL have a set order in how the draft is going to play out within the first several picks, but the Minnesota Vikings may look to throw a wrench into things as they are shopping the third overall pick.
Breaking: Sanchez wants out, Vikings interested?
The Jets continue to be the center of pre draft talk. They have already traded for Tim Tebow, and it was just a matter of time before Mark Sanchez requested a trade.
NFL rewind: Leon Lett did it again
It was already an odd day as the Dallas Cowboys were treated to a Thanksgiving snow that blanketed Cowboys Stadium. In fact this memorable game was one of the only snow games the Cowboys have ever played in at home. The Miami Dolphins were in town and while everyone was preparing the turkey for dinner there was a bigger turkey on the T.V. screen, Leon Lett.
Will the Dolphins settle for Alex Smith at quarterback?
It’s been an interesting week watching the Miami Dolphins quarterback situation deteriorate with each free agent QB signing. At one point the Dolphins were favored to sign Matt Flynn. Then with his release from the Indianapolis Colts, the Fins were thought to be on Peyton Manning’s shortlist of possible teams he would sign with. With the news that Manning is not interested in going to Miami and Matt Flynn’s signing with the Seattle Seahawks the Dolphins are now taking a look at Alex Smith.
Browns and Dolphins making offer for Matt Flynn
The Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins are negotiating with Packers backup Matt Flynn and are expected to exchange contract offers with his agent soon according to Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Brandon Marshall to Chicago: How this makes sense for Miami
As Brandon Marshall packs his bags to make a new home in Chicago it leaves many of us scratching our heads regarding the decision making of the Miami Dolphins.
Receiving two third round draft picks for a pro-bowl wide receiver doesn’t seem like it was worth it for Miami, but further investigation shows that it could be.
2012 NFL mock draft: First round
After teasing you with my divisional mock draft tour, I now present to you the full 32 team first round mock. This will be the first of about 3 or 4 mock drafts I will do leading up to Thursday Night April 26th when the 2012 NFL Draft gets under way.
2012 NFL draft: Possible selections for the Miami Dolphins
The 2011 Miami Dolphins started off losing their first seven games of the season, but showed promise winning six out of their last nine games.
Despite holding opponents to a AFC East low 330 points the Dolphins failed to improve on their record from 2010 which resulted in the dismissal of head coach Tony Sparano.
The 2012 NFL draft could be an interesting mark in time for the organization as the emergence of Matt Moore may have altered the original plan of looking for a quarterback.
The Dolphins new head coach is Joe Philbin who was previously the offensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers since 2007 and originally joined the team as the assistant offensive line coach in 2003.
Michael Brockers
This marks the 10th head coach in team history as Stephen Ross was searching for a “young Don Shula.”
More importantly the Dolphins owner is looking for stability and that could also mean at the quarterback position.
The Penalty Flag’s Mike Presley has the Dolphins selecting the following two players in the first rounds;
Round 1, Pick 9: Michael Brockers DT LSU: The Dolphins are surprisingly moving to a 4-3 defense and will need players to fit that scheme. Jared Odrick can play one of the Defensive Tackle positions but they need someone else to play the other. Brockers is climbing up draft boards and may be a top 15 pick come April, so reaching for a great player here at 9 won’t be much for the Dolphins.
- 2012 NFL draft: Michael Brockers DT LSU (college-sports-university.com)
Round 2, Pick 42: Zebrie Sanders OT FSU: Marc Colombo can and should be upgraded, whether in Free Agency or in the draft. You know how bad he is, he gave up three of the nine sacks that the Eagles had in their game last season. Sanders, or well anyone can be an upgrade over Colombo and they should be focused on protecting Matt Flynn or whoever the Quarterback will be.
- 2012 NFL draft: Zebrie Sanders OT Florida State(college-sports-university.com)
Zebrie Sanders
Mel Kiper of ESPN.com thinks the Dolphins will take Riley Reiff, OT Iowa State;
“The Dolphins made big improvements to the offensive line last year with their first-round pick, and Reiff would offer them an immediate starter and make the offensive line a big strength. Reiff’s tape was exceptional this past season, and he has a lot of experience and a proven ability against top competition. The Dolphins were very close to being a good team in 2011, and I do think they can target a player on offense, although help at outside linebacker also makes sense. The Dolphins could be another team looking for options at quarterback, but even if they go into the season with Matt Moore back as starter, Reiff adds further stability to an offense that could continue to improve.”
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