Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Dolphins Improve Offensive Line

The Miami Dolphins didn't wait long for Danny Watkins to be on the market signing him today to join their team for the start of the regular season. It will be a one year deal for the former Eagles first round pick.

Watkins, 28, struggled last season and this preseason and the Eagles decided to cut ties. Miami with questions at its guard position looked to add depth and strength. Eagles will no longer have Watkins dead money on their cap since he signed elsewhere.

AFC East Predictions

1. New England Patriots 11-5
2. Miami Dolphins 8-8
3. Buffalo Bills 5-11
4. New York Jets 1-15

New England will be king of the East again. After looking through each of there schedules and seeing the the Jets brass has decided to with Geno Smith at quarterback I see them finishing in the basement competing for the #1 pick in the 2014 NFL draft.


Raiders Pick QB

Sources say according to NFL.com that Terrelle Pryor has earned the chance to be the Raiders starting QB for week 1. This is the 2nd time in two years that Matt Flynn has lost his job to a younger QB during a preseason battle.

Terrelle Pryor a product of Ohio St. was selected during the supplemental draft in 2011. He was rated as the #1 high school recruit in the country in 2008 and after a stellar 3 seasons at Ohion St ended with NCAA violations, he left for the NFL. The NFL game him a five game suspension to start his NFL career due to his actions in the NCAA.

After the preseason Pryor looks like the better fit for an Oakland Raiders team that looks to be in the early stages of a rebuilding mode. Pryor, 24 years old, is more mobile and with a shaky offensive line (according to Pro Football Focus the Raiders allowed pressure on 48% of preseason dropbacks) will need him to use that mobility to create and extend plays.