Comments on: Jake Long mum on chances of staying in Miami http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Tue, 21 May 2013 22:21:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: randomguy9999 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2348714 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:53:39 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2348714 Jake made some pro bowls, but reality is, he slowed down a lot the last 3 years and his unit was bottom of the barrel overall with protection and run blocking….

Pro bowl didn’t translate to freeing up the offense with good protection and he was a revolving door this year….

when you can cut the guy and get 3 new guys… why not?

]]> By: larryboodry http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2345335 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:37:37 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2345335 I’d like to see the Bears sign Jake Long and Andy Levitre in FA, and draft Kyle Long in Round 2.

]]> By: cantonbound13 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2345062 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:07:20 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2345062 Why didn’t They try to trade him before last year for a pick? It’s not like they were going to be a playoff team.

]]> By: chi01town http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344816 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:42:51 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344816 Long would be a giant step up in Chicago BUT NOT at that price. I dont think there is a team in the game that will pay him that much right now.

]]> By: lbmclean http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344751 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:11:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344751 supply and demand(and Jakes performance) makes this easy:

1) offer Jake a decent deal

2) let him go to FA and beat that deal

]]> By: eventhorizon04 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344722 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:57:42 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344722 What’s with all the Detroit Lions fans here?

Their team at the moment doesn’t have enough cap room to sign their 2013 draft picks, yet they want to talk about signing a $10+ million per year left tackle?

]]> By: lionsninersfan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344684 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:43:06 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344684 Haha Chris Long is the son of hall of famer Howie Long, not Jake Longs brother. They could be cousins, but probably not lol

]]> By: ajb3313 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344681 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:42:35 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344681 freepretzels says:
Feb 19, 2013 1:04 PM
Do the Dolphins have a replacement that can step in?

Getting rid of Long is well and good, but if you got no one else, then you haven’t gotten anywhere.

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Jonathan Martin, the team’s second round pick from a year ago. He was drafted as a right tackle but moved over to the left side in Long’s absence due to injury and played just as well there, if not better.

So, yeah, they have a replacement for Long on the left, they just may not have a replacement for Martin on the right if he were to move over.

]]> By: jordan468 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344631 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:26:17 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344631 Wish the Lions would make a run at him and keep the fith pick for a defensive player. $10 million is too much but I don’t think anyone will pay him that.

Long is still young and only a few years removed from being one of the best LT’s in the game. He’d be a nice replacement for Backus and would allow Reif to play RT.

]]> By: destructicus http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344628 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:24:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344628 Jake Long made the ProBowl 4/5 years… he was a great pick. The only way he isn’t considered a great pick is if Matt Ryan wins a Superbowl (or maybe multiple playoff games in one season).

I have his jersey in my collection. I have man-love for Jake, but I love the Dolphins more.

Jake, with all due respect, says every offseason that he feels the best he’s felt in years. It could be his catch phrase.

Jonathan Martin filled in nicely for Jake.

I’d like to see them use the tag on him. Sean Smith isn’t worth the tag… he’s gone. Who else would merit it?

Tag him, see if he plays a healthy season, re-evaluate next offseason. Maybe he has an Adrian Peterson-esque recovery (wishful thinking) in which case you haven’t let walk a guy who has played at the highest level for a LT.

]]> By: staff2cj http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344590 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:05:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344590 welcome to your home state of michigan and the dettroit lions

]]> By: illiniftw http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344578 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:58:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344578 “To paraphrase the late Sir Winston Churchill ” Never has a player been paid so much and accomplish so little””

Jamarcus Russell might have something to say about that

]]> By: shmendal http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344563 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:50:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344563 This is why you DONT take an offensive lineman at #1 overall…

]]> By: cantonbound13 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344562 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:50:17 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344562 It’s amazing that none of Jeff Ireland’s picks are worth being resigned. What does that tell you Mr. Ross?

]]> By: borrellie http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344546 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:43:25 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344546 iced 107… Chris Long and Jake Long are not brothers. Get your facts straight before commenting.

]]> By: finfanuk http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344524 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:37:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344524 I wish he’d lower his pay expectations and stay in Miami. Somehow with the way he’s talking, i don’t think that’s gonna happen. He’s out for a decent second contract and i don’t think the Dolphins will pay him his high demand. Personally tho, i hope he stays. Nice guy.

]]> By: chrismgillis http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344508 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:31:05 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344508 come back home to Michigan. The Lions NEED a tackle. I say keep Jake at LT, and have Riley at RT.

]]> By: butthatmakestoomuchsense http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344484 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:24:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344484 Like it or not, in the real world Jake Long will be getting a contract that pays him over $10 M a season.

]]> By: jblandbeardown http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344481 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:23:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344481 I wouldn’t mind Bears taking a shot for @8mil a year mark. He is still young. From Michigan. You never know. Someone is gonna overpay though

]]> By: jblandbeardown http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344472 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:20:40 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344472 Are you referring to Chris Long? Maybe I am mistaken, but they’re not brothers. Chris Long has a brother prepping for draft I think. Not 100% sure

]]> By: themagicman1223 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344456 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:12:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344456 Chris Long isn’t his brother…

]]> By: joemontanawasthegreatest http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344455 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:11:53 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344455 He’s lost a bit of quickness and really has problems against fast guys coming off the edge. I would move him to RT, he is more of a Jon Runyan earth mover…struggles in space.

]]> By: phinfan84 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344450 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:09:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344450 He said the exact same thing in training camp last year… Gee, wonder if he’s trying to get more guaranteed money and excuse his mediocre play the past two years by saying he’s feeling the best he has in years.

]]> By: thelastpieceofcheese http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344446 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:07:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344446 To paraphrase the late Sir Winston Churchill ” Never has a player been paid so much and accomplish so little”

]]> By: 8drinkminimum http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344437 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:05:26 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344437 You cashed in to the tune of $55 mil guaranteed when the system paid based on draft status and not performance.

It’s up to your team to figure out what you’ll take from Miami going forward. If the number is north of $9 mil (more than your performance warrants) then good luck in Chicago or wherever.

]]> By: freepretzels http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344433 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:04:10 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344433 Do the Dolphins have a replacement that can step in?

Getting rid of Long is well and good, but if you got no one else, then you haven’t gotten anywhere.

]]> By: tdubdizzle http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344429 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:03:04 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344429 Welcome to Oakland Jake! For the vet minimum lol

]]> By: jaewest304 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344423 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:00:32 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344423 Jake and Chris are NOT brothers. Chris has a brother Kyle that is an O-lineman entering the draft this year

]]> By: fuglyflorio http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344406 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:47:40 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344406 The bottom line is he’s not worth the money he’s asking. That’s always going to be a problem with him. Teams would be wise to look elsewhere.

]]> By: iced107 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/jake-long-mum-on-chances-of-staying-in-miami/#comment-2344401 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:45:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1744176#comment-2344401 Wish he’d take a pay cut and join his brother in St.Louis

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