SOURCES: Dolphins reach contract agreement with Jake Long

sandtrapjack · 04-22-2008, 02:12 PM

The Miami Dolphins have reached a contract agreement with Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long and will select him with the No. 1 overall pick in Saturday's draft, sources told ESPN's Chris Mortensen.
The announcement will come at a 1:45 p.m. ET news conference.

Despite speculation that Dolphins vice president of football operations Bill Parcells really had planned to select Ohio State defensive end Vernon Gholston or Virginia defensive end Chris Long, sources told ESPN's Michael Smith that since the Dolphins opened negotiations with Jake Long they were talking to him exclusively.
Long, a 6-foot-7, 313-pound senior who moved to left tackle in 2006 and started his final 26 games, was an All-America selection and Big Ten lineman of the year in each of his last two seasons.
Offensive line is considered the biggest need for the Dolphins, who went 1-15 last year.

Dirtbag59 · 04-22-2008, 02:15 PM

Man, this is turning out to be an exciting week.

MTK · 04-22-2008, 02:41 PM

I think he's a smart pick for them.

prinzeofmoval · 04-22-2008, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I think he's a smart pick for them.

no doubt about it..i do agree long is the better pick..But my question is when picks are made 4 days before the draft does that take the fun and excitement out of it?

jsarno · 04-22-2008, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I think he's a smart pick for them.

They really couldn't go wrong with either Long, but it's still a great move for them. You're only as good as your front line, this is a move that will help them for years to come.

12thMan · 04-22-2008, 02:44 PM

I betcha a shiny nickel Parcells has that team turned around in no time.

MTK · 04-22-2008, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 12thMan

I betcha a shiny nickel Parcells has that team turned around in no time.

alot depends on their QB situation, right now it looks very shaky

12thMan · 04-22-2008, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

alot depends on their QB situation, right now it looks very shaky

Yeah, who is the QB down there? Makes you feel good we got Campbell!

Watch for a trade though.

ArtMonkDrillz · 04-22-2008, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 12thMan

Yeah, who is the QB down there? Makes you feel good we got Campbell!

Watch for a trade though.

Isn't it going to be Beck, the 34 year old second year player out of The U (BYU).

dmek25 · 04-22-2008, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 12thMan

Yeah, who is the QB down there? Makes you feel good we got Campbell!

Watch for a trade though.

12th, do you have anyone in mind? not a whole lot out there. but i do agree that the dolphins will not enter the 2008 season with Cleo Lemon as the starter. does it say something about the league, if his name is even thought of as a starter?

12thMan · 04-22-2008, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by dmek25

12th, do you have anyone in mind? not a whole lot out there. but i do agree that the dolphins will not enter the 2008 season with Cleo Lemon as the starter. does it say something about the league, if his name is even thought of as a starter?

Not many good QBs out there right now. Not even all those bums on the Buccaneers roster are worth a dime.

I would say Trent Edwards (Bills) or yes, Brady Quinn, would have to be on the table for the Browns.

GTripp0012 · 04-22-2008, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

alot depends on their QB situation, right now it looks very shaky

John Beck is going to be a 27 year old Sophomore, but he has a nice college projection, and the Dolphins aren't going to hurt themselves by giving him a full season.

If he's awful, they can always sign a vet next year to take over while the team improves, and spend their '09 pick on a QB.

It's sort of like what we did with Campbell and Brunell. In this case, Beck plays the Ramsey role, but again, he's got a pretty good chance to be successful, based on what he did in college.

KLHJ2 · 04-22-2008, 02:59 PM

http://http://fftoday.com/nfl/agent/agent.html

http://http://www.nfl.com/teams/rost...d&d-447263-n=1

They are high on John Beck and have McCown. There are also some decent FA QB's that still don't have jobs. Oh, and they can always add another one later in the draft.

MTK · 04-22-2008, 03:02 PM

They should have drafted Quinn last year.

EARTHQUAKE2689 · 04-22-2008, 03:04 PM

Great pick for them, If they had drafted Quinn last year they would have had a QB and a LT for 10 years but they are high on Beck, but I couls see them trying to pickup Henne or Flacco.

04-22-2008, 02:12 PM	#1
sandtrapjack The Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,994	SOURCES: Dolphins reach contract agreement with Jake Long The Miami Dolphins have reached a contract agreement with Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long and will select him with the No. 1 overall pick in Saturday's draft, sources told ESPN's Chris Mortensen. The announcement will come at a 1:45 p.m. ET news conference. Despite speculation that Dolphins vice president of football operations Bill Parcells really had planned to select Ohio State defensive end Vernon Gholston or Virginia defensive end Chris Long, sources told ESPN's Michael Smith that since the Dolphins opened negotiations with Jake Long they were talking to him exclusively. Long, a 6-foot-7, 313-pound senior who moved to left tackle in 2006 and started his final 26 games, was an All-America selection and Big Ten lineman of the year in each of his last two seasons. Offensive line is considered the biggest need for the Dolphins, who went 1-15 last year.

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12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: SOURCES: Dolphins reach contract agreement with Jake Long I betcha a shiny nickel Parcells has that team turned around in no time.

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KLHJ2 Inactive Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: DC Metro Area Age: 46 Posts: 5,829	Re: SOURCES: Dolphins reach contract agreement with Jake Long http://http://fftoday.com/nfl/agent/agent.html http://http://www.nfl.com/teams/rost...d&d-447263-n=1 They are high on John Beck and have McCown. There are also some decent FA QB's that still don't have jobs. Oh, and they can always add another one later in the draft.

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