Dave Hyde

8:39 a.m. EDT, March 13, 2013

1. So Steve Ross won’t spend to win? ...

2. Free agents don’t want to come to the Dolphins. How many times was this repeated by people who had nothing more insightful to say? ...

5. There are holes at tight end, cornerback and tackle to be addressed. I also expect the Dolphins to look at a pass-rushing specialist and John Abraham (10 sacks last year in Atlanta) fits the bill perfectly.

6. Mike Wallace isn’t the “one-trick” speed guy some are saying. ...

7. Ellerbe is being paid like a two-down linebacker. His $7 million signing bonus is roughly half what Wheeler ($13M) got. ...

10. Just to show that Jeff Ireland did have a line he wouldn't cross: Jared Cook's five-year, $35-million deal with St. Louis included a reported $19-million signing bonus. For a guy with eight career touchdowns. Sorry, that's a deal-breaker.

7. Ellerbe is being paid like a two-down linebacker. His $7 million signing bonus is roughly half what Wheeler ($13M) got. ...

Wheeler got the $7 million bonus. We don't have specifics on Ellerbe. Hyde got his wires crossed.

Per Rotoworld.

Philip Wheeler - 3/12/2013: Signed a five-year, $26 million contract. The deal contains $13 million guaranteed -- a $7 million signing bonus and each of Wheeler's first two base salaries. 2013: $1 million, 2014: $5 million, 2015: $2.9 million, 2016-2017: $4.9 million, 2018: Free Agent

Interesting that Wheeler's base salary actually drops in 2015. I'm liking his deal more and more.