Peyton Manning called the Dolphins sometime last night and told them he would not be playing for them next season.
Shocker..
Enough of that, thank goodness. The reality is the Dolphins were not in it from the get-go. Heck, they had to ask Dan Marino to call Manning just so they could get a visit! Manning will either go to Denver, Tennessee, Arizona, or the 49ers, who have emerged as a "sleeper" team within the last hour.
The bad news there? The Dolphins play all those teams next season with the exception of Denver.
Yikes.
Now on to a QB who actually wants to be in Miami- Matt Flynn. The "consolation prize," as many view him, will be in Seattle today and will spend tomorrow in Miami visiting with former coach Joe Philbin. Reports came out today indicating that the Dolphins may try and get some sort of a discount on Flynn's asking price because of his familiarity with Philbin.
This is concerning.
Why haven't the Dolphins gone after Flynn as hard as many people expected? Does Philbin know something we don't? Is Flynn not the franchise QB many believe him to be? The fact that Miami, and many other teams, went after Manning first has dropped Flynn's value considerably, and could save the Dolphins a bundle of money, but still, the question has to be raised as to why Miami isn't as high on Flynn as many thought they would be.
The Dolphins did sign veteran offensive lineman Artis Hicks yesterday, and do look to be going into the 2012 season with a top 10 offensive line.
But will Flynn be the one taking snaps behind it?
We could very well know after tomorrow.
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