Egnew had trouble remembering plays in Wk 17

BARRY JACKSON: But here’s one of the problems with Egnew: According to a teammate, he lined up on the wrong side during pregame work before the season-finale and had troubling remembering the plays.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/sports-b ... -ncaa.html

NBC SPORTS: Egnew had playbook memory problems in October, but to hear he was having the same troubles through the end of the season doesn't bode well for his future. GM Jeff Ireland continues to give the 2012 third-rounder votes of confidence. "That's a position that develops differently," said Ireland. "Other than quarterback, that position is the most mentally and physically demanding."
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/50900165/ ... ayer_news/

I wonder who is leaking this information out? What makes the Steelers such a great team is that they have kept their problems in-house.

I can't wait until he's cut. Honest to God, he's been here 9 months and hasn't even gotten on the field and I'm tired of him.

You would definitely expect a 3rd round pick to make some kind of impact. I would say that if he doesn't look any better for us in the first couple of preseason games that he should be given the boot. In the meantime, let's hope that the Dolphins don't let moss grow on the TE position and start to bring in some playmakers.

I know D. Bess was a diamond in the rough but who else can we say Ireland has found late in the draft? Cam Wake came from the CFL and he's a stud but name me another player on our team?

Thigpen is a UDFA, and # 6 in 2012 in return yards as a rookie... Special, special teams player who can also serve as a back up RB...

Jimmy Wilson is a 7th round pick.

So you add in the other names above, and we have a few late round & UDFA's that have had an impact.
Maybe not super stars, but solid players who contribute is acceptable for those later picks as far as I see it..


Still tho, I think something could be said about having the same guy co/running our scouting department for the last 10 years..

Can't win a championship plucking acorns here and there. The team needs legitimate playermakers to pan out who are drafted in the first 2-3 rounds.

And you can't do it buying groceries for the wrong recipe.
This organisation has had ZERO consistency. Decent players have been constantly let go because they don't fit with the new coaches ideal. Ireland hasn't had much time, cap space or picks to change things.

Yes, he clearly screwed up the Egnew pick. But let him prove himself and quit blaming him for everyone else's screwups.

Were Daniel Thomas and Clyde Gates "everyone else's screwups" when he was drafting for the prior regime?

So in your opinion a 4th round pick is supposed to be a sure thing? I'd be willing to bet I can come up with 20 different 3rd round picks, taken by 20 different GM's over the past 10 years that were worse.

Ah yes .... what they call "passing the buck".

Parcells went on record stating how he and Ireland previously alternated a few drafts while he was here. This isn't Ireland's first rodeo and he gets no sympathy. This draft is make or break for him. Find us impact players/playmakers or move on.

Ah, if only the fans ran the team. We'd be so much better off.
We'd probably be a lot like the Bucs of the 80's.

That response literally makes ZERO sense, not to mention one of those blatant forum conversation derailments.

You're a fan, you side with giving the man more time and the things he has done to this point. Does that invalidate your opinion? After all you're a fan too. I guess a fans perspective only counts when they blindly pledge allegiance.

Thanks for the empty 80's reference though Doug Williams.

What makes ZERO sense is your expectation that every 4th round pick should turn into a star, otherwise it is fodder to talk about how awful the GM is.

Reshad Jones is one of our best young players. Found in the 5th round of the 2010 draft. Brian Hartline was a 4th round pick. Not sure what your definition of late is, but once you go past round three you're typically looking at developmental players. Chris Clemons was also a 5th round pick.

So out of the 3 players you named maybe 1 of them is a baller...that would be Jones! Steelers found Wallace in the 3rd rd and now he commands a big payday, Packers got Jennings in the 2nd I think. Which one of "our" draft picks can u say in the last 5 years is going to hit FA that other teams want? My point is who do we draft that other teams covet or think is special?

Can't win a championship plucking acorns here and there. The team needs legitimate playermakers to pan out who are drafted in the first 2-3 rounds.

That response literally makes ZERO sense, not to mention one of those blatant forum conversation derailments.

You're a fan, you side with giving the man more time and the things he has done to this point. Does that invalidate your opinion? After all you're a fan too. I guess a fans perspective only counts when they blindly pledge allegiance.

Thanks for the empty 80's reference though Doug Williams.

I didn't say "star".

I said impact or playmaker.

Brian Hartline, Reshad Jones, Sean Smith, Vontae Davis, Mike Pouncey, Lamar Miller...its not like Miami has just drafted duds. All of those guys would be coveted and paid by another team if they hit FA.

HUGE difference there!!!!! I see how that changes the entire discussion

There hasn't been a single good report about this bum. This guy's stink in the locker room will not vanish until his butt is out bagging groceries at Publix. It may be a cruel way of thinking, but christ man this kid can't do crap right.

The 55 employees the team brought to Indy are really only 10 more than usual, a team source said, but there’s no question that Ireland can’t afford another Michael Egnew situation. (The team’s third-round tight end didn’t contribute at all as a rookie and might not make the team this year.)
“We have eyes on every single player at the Combine,” Ireland said.
• What was the problem with Egnew, who was drafted 78th overall — 14 spots ahead of star receiver T.Y. Hilton of FIU?
A team source said the Dolphins simply underestimated how long it would take him to get comfortable learning to play with his hand in the dirt. Egnew was mostly used as a slot receiver at Missouri, and was slow to learn the nuances of blocking and playing on the line.
But the team hasn’t given up on him and hopes to see big strides in his second year. (They know, for example, that Green Bay tight end Jermichael Finley had only six catches as a rookie before breaking out in his second season). Egnew, battling the perception that he is soft, is staying in shape with MMA training at American Top Team in Fort Lauderdale.

Brian Hartline, Reshad Jones, Sean Smith, Vontae Davis, Mike Pouncey, Lamar Miller...its not like Miami has just drafted duds. All of those guys would be coveted and paid by another team if they hit FA.

Parcells went on record stating how he and Ireland previously alternated a few drafts while he was here.

So out of the 3 players you named maybe 1 of them is a baller...that would be Jones! Steelers found Wallace in the 3rd rd and now he commands a big payday, Packers got Jennings in the 2nd I think. Which one of "our" draft picks can u say in the last 5 years is going to hit FA that other teams want? My point is who do we draft that other teams covet or think is special?

I just can't wait until everyone actually acknowledges that Egnew was picked to appease Philbin.

You said late round picks and are now mentioning 2nd and 3rd rounders.

Please be consistent.

Provide us with a link.

Besides, how does that make sense? Parcells was here for three drafts so how could they have alternated a "few" drafts while he was here?

Gonna take me a while. I have to sift thru the archives on here to find when I originally posted the info.

EDIT: It wasn't a link, it was on WQAM radio. I created a thread about it the day I was listening to it.
http://phinfever.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8169

Well when I started my comment it was late round picks then I included all of our picks to show how weak our drafts have been.