re: So how do we feel about Ellerbe?

I was calling for him here when he was a free agent. Mostly from him flashing in coverage when in Baltimore. He's a player I now wonder how much the quality of the rest of that defense made him look better.

And what a full hard on from Ireland. He must have pounded the table. Just read these rotoworld blurbs on Ellerbe...

The Miami Herald confirms Dannell Ellerbe will be the Dolphins' starting middle linebacker, replacing Karlos Dansby.
Thu, Mar 14, 2013 11:58:00 PM

The Dolphins are using Dannell Ellerbe at outside linebacker during OTAs.
Ellerbe and Philip Wheeler are on the outside, with Koa Misi at Mike. In nickel packages, Wheeler and Misi stay on the field while Ellerbe departs. The Fins are essentially admitting ex-GM Jeff Ireland's $34.75 million mistake on Ellerbe, changing his position and demoting him out of sub-packages. Unfortunately, they can't save salary cap room by cutting Ellerbe until next offseason.
Source: Miami Herald Wed, May 28, 2014 08:58:00 PM

Dolphins placed SLB Dannell Ellerbe on injured reserve with a hip injury, ending his season.
Coming off a dismal 2013, the injury figures to end Ellerbe's time with the Dolphins. Handed a five-year, $34.75 million deal in March 2013, Ellerbe was among the worst inside linebackers in the league last season, and demoted out of sub packages this spring.
Ellerbe is already done for the season. He says the hip was "messed up pretty good" in Week 1, but he hopes to be ready for OTAs, though Ellerbe won't rush it. A big free-agent bust by ex-GM Jeff Ireland, Ellerbe is a prime candidate to be released in the spring
Mon, Nov 17, 2014 06:21:00 PM