Harrington gone from Miami? (1 Viewer)

[jeter23]

Joey Harrington is scheduled to make $1.75 million next season in base salary, $750,000 of which is guaranteed, but he is also due a $1 million bonus in the spring. So the Dolphins might decide they don't want to pay that bonus and part ways with Harrington, a move that could save $2 million of salary-cap space, the difference between $3.483 million to keep him and $1.483 million to cut him. The possibility Harrington will be cut is real given his play the past three weeks. ''I don't worry about it,'' Harrington said. ``Whether it's one more game or 10 more years, I'm still going to give the same kind of effort.''

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/16331912.htm

With the salary cap implications and Joey getting benched to end the season, this does not surprise me. I expect CPepp to be the starter, Lemon the backup and they will draft a QB in the 3rd/4th. Maybe Kolb?

 

[msommer]

What a waste of picks this guy is

 

[Sweet Love]

Is $3.4 million a lot to spend for a decent backup??? Would Lemon have done as well as Joey this year? I am a Jets fan (so I could care less what the Phins do), but the smart thing to do would be to keep Harrington.

 

[Warpig]

Is $3.4 million a lot to spend for a decent backup??? Would Lemon have done as well as Joey this year? I am a Jets fan (so I could care less what the Phins do), but the smart thing to do would be to keep Harrington.

That's what I was thinking. In comparison, I think the Chiefs were paying Todd Collins over a million a couple years ago when he was still here...and the guy NEVER touched the field! Atleast Harrington plays.Would you rather have Collins at 1.5 million or would you rather have Joey at 1.75 million?But I guess if this Lemon guy is comparable to Harrington for a much cheaper price, you send Harrington packing.I've heard Harrington, if released, will be a hot FA. Even rumblings here in KC that they may consider persuing him.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

Lemon is an RFA too. There would be no reason to keep both unless they had some serious misgivings about Culpepper.

 

[Colin Dowling]

I think Lemon is playing for the '07 #2 job this week.

 

[fatness]

PFT mentioned yesterday that by pulling Harrington the Dolphins may be avoiding paying him incentives he would have reached based on # of snaps played.

 

[Bull Dozier]

Lemon is an RFA too. There would be no reason to keep both unless they had some serious misgivings about Culpepper.

Unless Culpepper's knee is 100% by the time Harrington is due his bonus, how could they risk it? If they have any hope of going to the post season, they better have a backup to Culpepper that can get them there.

 

[MarshallRob]

I don't see why Miami would bring Harrington back. I watched a lot of Dolphin games this year and the guy was terrible. He's not accurate, he can't get the ball downfield, and he can't run. He brings nothing to the table and he's last in the league in passer rating. He got benched during each of his last two games for poor play. There are no positives in bringing him back.

 

[Gatorman]

I think that the dolphins are setting themselves up to reassess culpepper in the offseason, keep Lemon if he looks okay vs. Indy, and then go after a QB in the draft (2-3 round type guy). If culpepper is still screwed, then they could get rid of joey and daunte (5.5 mil cap number for c-pep) and get a FA QB and draft one (starting the Post marino cycle all over again)

Joey didn't get it done, and lemon has been able to find the players downfiled that joey couldn't.

 

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

Harrington isn't a playoff QB, but he is a functional backup who did win some games for the team. I don't think he's the waste others believe him to be.

Plus, he's still very young. Someone who can actually mold QBs might be able to turn him into something.

 

[jeter23]

PFT mentioned yesterday that by pulling Harrington the Dolphins may be avoiding paying him incentives he would have reached based on # of snaps played.

I read somewhere that the bonus had already kicked in since he has started 11 games. I will try to find it.

 

[Lorax]

PFT mentioned yesterday that by pulling Harrington the Dolphins may be avoiding paying him incentives he would have reached based on # of snaps played.

He made those and the Lions pick got upgraded to 5th rounder due to the games/snaps played. Way too late for that stuff.....

 

[fatness]

Thanks.