NFL Free Agent Rumors: Dolphins Make Smart Decision by Low-Balling Matt Flynn

March 17, 2012   ·   Austin Green   ·   Jump to comments

At a time when teams are recklessly throwing money at players, the Miami Dolphins have maintained a level head. Well, at least when it comes to Matt Flynn.
According to Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports, the Dolphins are low-balling the free-agent quarterback, using current head coach and former Green Bay offensive coordinator Joe Philbin as leverage.
Matt Flynn still wants to sign with the Dolphins, but the team is low-balling the offer, thinking he'll take it just to play for Philbin.
— Jason Cole (@JasonColeYahoo) March 16, 2012 This is a smart move by the Dolphins, who have witnessed the devastating effects that can come with overpaying an unproven quarterback.
Just last year, the Cardinals dished out a six-year, $65 million contract to Kevin Kolb, who only had seven career starts under his belt. Not even a full year later, Arizona has already considered terminating his cap-crippling deal.
Flynn, despite generating some buzz at the end of last year, is eve...

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