'Fins sign Justin Smiley

[BILLSROCK1212]

POSTED 12:49 a.m. EST, February 29, 2008

SMILEY SIGNS WITH FINS

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a signing.

In roughly a half hour of negotiations that started from scratch (eye roll), the Dolphins have signed 49ers guard Justin Smiley to a five-year, $25 million contract with a $9 million signing bonus.

The story announcing the move was posted 27 minutes into free agency by Matt Maiocco of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat. And given that the article has three paragraphs of quotes from Smiley, and assuming that the conversation between Maiocco and Smiley lasted at least five minutes, there's no way in hell that the Dolphins first initiated contact with Smiley at 12:01 a.m. EST.

Then again, anyone who thinks that Fins V.P. of football operations Bill Parcells gives a crap about any of that would be sorely mistaken.

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

[patmoran2006]

That's a real big move for them.

[Ebenezer]

That's a real big move for them.

yeah...now that might just push them to 2-14.

[LtFinFan66]

yeah...now that might just push them to 2-14.

*GROAN*

[feldspar]

yeah...now that might just push them to 2-14.

You mean Smiley is going to make them twice as good?

I am afraid of Smiley...just doesn't sound right. I'm also terrified of Sweetypants.

[DraftBoy]

Great signing for them, hate it, but great signing

[BleedinGreenNC]

Very good signing for them!

[YardRat]

You mean Smiley is going to make them twice as good?

I am afraid of Smiley...just doesn't sound right. I'm also terrified of Sweetypants.

Isn't that what Zach Thomas used to call Jason Taylor?

[Mike13]