A terrible mistake has been made by the Miami Dolphins. Probably that's too dull, however it is true; they have brought in Mike Wallace for an amazing five-year, $60 million deal that's $27 million assured. Worse yet, the numbers for the deal are incredibly front-loaded with a $1 million cap hit this year, but a million fully guaranteed hit next year and a million fully guaranteed hit in 2014. That $3 million turns into $9.85 million if he remains on the roster past the sixth day of the 2013 league yeara'not 2014, 2013. From Palm Beach Post's Dan Volin: The language that Wallaceas 2015 base pay becomes guaranteed in full if heas on the team on the sixth day of the LAST year is interesting. If Wallace is a complete disaster this coming year, the Dolphins can get out from the agreement after 12 months. But that scenario is highly unlikely, since Wallaceas 2014 salary of $15 million is fully guaranteed. It'd be considered a one-year, $27 million contract for Wallace, if he is cut by them after one year. That ainat happening. That's maybe not No. 1 receiver money, that's Calvin Johnson money. In the event you are thinking, Mike Wallace isn't Calvin Johnson. Just in case you are also wondering, Bus Cook is one heck of a realtor. This isn't the Dolphins spending top house irresponsibly; this is Jeff Ireland using another general manager's money for just one last opportunity at warmth; this is Stephen Ross spending ridiculous amounts of money to help grease the wheels of a brand new stadium deal. OKAY, serious breaths everyone. Here are the records concerning the package. Wallace is just a true No. 1 receiver. His presence changes Brian Hartline down to No. 2, which really is a definitely better fit for him. That leaves Davone Bess as a slot receiver, which is really a perfect match for him. Together with that, the Dolphins remain in play for a number of small ends and might be in line for more offensive help in the draft as well. Brilliant for Ryan Tannehill, some better weapons are deserved by who, but it does not be meant by that is somehow better to overpay for a borderline No. 1 by giving him ludicrous amounts of guaranteed in full money. This issue is comparable to each time a first-round pick at phone can become a No. 2 or perhaps a No. 1 who needs a lot of support around him (see: Darrius Heyward-Bey, Michael Crabtree, Jonathan Baldwin, and so on). On top, the signing can provide Dolphins supporters hope that their receiving corps can look much like the Green Bay Packers receiving corps that Joe Philbin had in his past end, but ESPN's Andy Benoit quashes that thought pretty quickly: The magic of the Packers' moving gamea'besides it being orchestrated byAAaron Rodgersa'is the flexibility of its wideouts.AJordy Nelson,AGreg Jennings,AJames JonesAandADonald DriverA( nowARandall Cobb) can all fall into line inside or outside; they can all work good patterns out of a trips lot or out of solitude on the weak side; and they can all find passes without breaking stride. Wallace has placed amazing yards-after-catch numbers before, but most of them originated from him sitting down in a region before turning upfield and creating an improvised play. As the latter involves timing and detail, that is different from catching on the move by style. For Wallace specifically, it becomes a larger problem as he was for a lot of his Steelers job if he will truly be as successful. Watching tape of Wallace both during the year and since this transfer was made, I have noticed that a lot of Wallace's best plays were "schoolyard" plays with Ben Roethlisberger like the two of them had pulled it up in the soil. Will he have exactly the same chemistry with Tannehill? That is a huge risk with a lot of money available. The general belief around any free agent is that there surely is some reasona'however small or unimportant it could bea'that the ball player hit the open market. The Steelers chose to bet on Antonio Brown long-term and let Wallace walk even though it might have short-term implications due to their receiver range. Now, what did Jeff Ireland see in Wallace that Kevin Colbert didn't? That which was worth therefore much money? If it was a particular scheme match or even a value judgement, that is great, and time will tell which man was correct. The Dolphins don't have an opportunity, when it was these big numbers that were caused by desperation. MichaelASchotteyAis the NFL national lead writer for Bleacher Report and aAmember of the Pro Football Writers of America. Find more of his stuff atAThe Go Route.
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