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5 worst moves of NFL Free Agency so far

By Rucker Haringey

NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 15: DeAndre Hopkins #10 of the Houston Texans runs the ball after catching a pass during a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Texans defeated the Titans 24-21. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 15: DeAndre Hopkins #10 of the Houston Texans runs the ball after catching a pass during a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Texans defeated the Titans 24-21. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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ORCHARD PARK, NY – NOVEMBER 03: Ereck Flowers #77 of the Washington Redskins looks to make a block during a game against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field on November 3, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. Buffalo beats Washington 24 to 9. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NY – NOVEMBER 03: Ereck Flowers #77 of the Washington Redskins looks to make a block during a game against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field on November 3, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. Buffalo beats Washington 24 to 9. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) /

3. Dolphins overpay Ereck Flowers

Flowers deserves a ton of credit for resurrecting his career with the Redskins. The 25-year-old guard was dangerously close to playing himself out of the NFL after his disastrous stint with the Giants.

That doesn’t mean he played well enough to command a reported three-year, $30 million deal from the Dolphins. There aren’t many quality guards available via free agency at the moment, but there’s no reason for Miami to pay Flowers like a borderline Pro Bowler.

Even if the Dolphins get that level of production from Flowers it’s not as if he’s going to be the player who pushes them into the playoffs. He’s the wrong player to overpay for a team that’s still struggling to climb their way into the playoff race.

The only saving grace is that the Dolphins still have plenty of money to spend in free agency. They simply should have overpaid someone with more upside than Flowers. He’s still a young player, but he’s played enough NFL snaps to be near the top of his professional learning curve.

The Dolphins should have done better with this amount of money.

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