Could the Dolphins part with Ronnie Brown?
Rotoworld.com (via Chris Mortensen on ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown) states that the Miami Dolphins could part ways with running back Ronnie Brown before the start of the regular season.
Huh? Mortensen is probably Bill Parcells’ mouthpiece here, and the Tuna may be trying to drum up interest. Brown has struggled in the preseason after ACL surgery, but is only 26. While Ricky Williams supplanting Brown as a starter is possible, we wouldn’t expect any trade. We would expect Brown’s precarious fantasy value to take a hit as his stock in the organization is dimming.
I would be shocked as well. It’s never an ideal situation when a running back has to bounce back from ACL surgery, but given Brown’s age and productivity before his injury, there’s no reason for the Dolphins to dump him now. It’s an interesting rumor though.
Update: Coach Sparano said there was no chance that the Dolphins would trade Ronnie Brown.
Parcells is ruthless. If they determine a player isn’t in their plans, that guy will be gone. it also sends a message to the rest of the team.
Wasn’t Brown the leading rusher in football last year before he got hurt? I have a hard time believing that the Fins would give up on Brown considering his talent and the fact that Ricky Williams is so unpredictable. If anything, I could see them using Ricky more this season while Brown continues to recover from his ACL surgery.
Then again, as Gerardo said, Parcells is ruthless, so I guess anything is possible.
Someone just nominated Ricky in my slow auction league. What the heck do I do with him?
Here’s the latest Rotoworld update:
Coach Tony Sparano said Tuesday there’s “no chance” the Dolphins will trade Ronnie Brown. “There was no discussion of that internally or externally,” said Sparano, who said the rumor wasn’t a tough one to dispel. “That is easy,” he said. “I wish they were all like that.”