Dolphins trade Mare to Saints - New England Patriots Forums

***pats1*** · 04-03-2007, 02:53 PM

http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

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POSTED 3:50 p.m. EDT, April 3, 2007

OLINDO TO NEW ORLEANS

A league source tells us that the Dolphins have traded kicker Olindo Mare to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick.

Per the source, Mare's contract will be transferred to the Saints as-is, with no reduction in the $1.5 million base salaries that he is due to earn in each of the next three seasons.

Mare's exit from Miami became a certainty when the Dolphins signed Jay Feely last month. Mare reportedly had been pressing the team to either trade him or release him.

The latest move is a bad sign for incumbent Saints kicker John Carney. The veteran is signed through 2007, and a salary of $820,000. Carney came to the NFL in 1988, and has played for the Bucs, Chargers, and Saints. He has kicked for the Saints since 2001.

Fixit · 04-03-2007, 02:54 PM

Well, there goes the offense.

TomBradyWoot · 04-03-2007, 03:26 PM

Miami fans all over now claim the Lombardi trophy due to adding another draft pick.

EDIT: http://www.finheaven.com/boardvb2/sh...d.php?t=190183 I called it!

***Aqua4Ever04*** · 04-03-2007, 03:34 PM

Getting a 6th round pick for a backup kicker is pretty awesome IMO. We can now use that pick to get Trent Green.

unoriginal · 04-03-2007, 03:43 PM

How exactly is Mare worth a sixth round pick? Good trade for the Phins, god damn them.

Here's hoping they don't draft another Yerehmiah Bell.

zippo59 · 04-03-2007, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by unoriginal

How exactly is Mare worth a sixth round pick? Good trade for the Phins, god damn them.

Here's hoping they don't draft another Yerehmiah Bell.

Mare still has one of the strongest legs in the NFL. Kicking in a dome will help his numbers, as will playing for a coach who probably won't have him attempt as many 50+ yarders.

***Aqua4Ever04*** · 04-03-2007, 04:13 PM

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Mare still has one of the strongest legs in the NFL. Kicking in a dome will help his numbers, as will playing for a coach who probably won't have him attempt as many 50+ yarders.

Mare saw a great decline in his accuracy over the past 2 years. I can live with the misses from over 50, but he missed 3 field goals last year over under 40 yards. When your offense is that bad, you can ill-afford that kind of kicking. Mare wore out his welcome with the Fins and was not worth a 6th rounder. This is the 2nd trade Miami has gotten great value for this off-season.

unoriginal · 04-03-2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by zippo59

Mare still has one of the strongest legs in the NFL. Kicking in a dome will help his numbers, as will playing for a coach who probably won't have him attempt as many 50+ yarders.

Maybe they'll figure out a way to graft John Carney's head onto Olindo Mare's body.

jimmyjames · 04-03-2007, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Aqua4Ever04

Mare saw a great decline in his accuracy over the past 2 years. I can live with the misses from over 50, but he missed 3 field goals last year over under 40 yards. When your offense is that bad, you can ill-afford that kind of kicking. Mare wore out his welcome with the Fins and was not worth a 6th rounder. This is the 2nd trade Miami has gotten great value for this off-season.

Accuracy shoudl go up now that he doesn't have to kick off the basepaths when Joe Robbie is still set up for baseball.

dhamz · 04-03-2007, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Aqua4Ever04

Getting a 6th round pick for a backup kicker is pretty awesome IMO. We can now use that pick to get Trent Green.

Maybe they should stop trading draft picks for QBs who are either a has been (Green, Culpepper) or a never was (Feeley, Harrington).