From ESPN.com

 

The Miami Dolphins appear to have ended their summer-long search for a replacement for Ricky Williams. They are close to reaching a trade agreement with the St. Louis Rams to acquire halfback Lamar Gordon.

 

The Rams didn't want to trade Gordon, so the cost is likely going to be high. To get Gordon, the Dolphins may have to give up as much as a third-round draft pick, but they have the luxury of having acquired an extra third-round choice from the Bears in the Marty Booker-Adewale Ogunleye trade.

 

 

But the price of a third-round pick could be cheap in comparison if Gordon can take over the starting halfback job. Gordon is a 6-1, 228-pound back who runs quick to the line of scrimmage and is tough to tackle.

 

 

He had nine starts in two years filling in for Marshall Faulk. During those games, he's rushed for 526 yards and had a career 3.9 yard rushing average. A former third-round choice out of North Dakota State, Gordon has shown the durability to handle more than 20 carries in a game.

 

 

With Faulk and Stephen Jackson ahead of him in St. Louis, Gordon wasn't going to be too active in the Rams' running game this year. The Dolphins had targeted Gordon and Anthony Thomas of the Chicago Bears, and were willing to give up a third-round choice for Thomas.

 

 

In Gordon, the Dolphins believe they get a back with more explosion than Thomas. The potential trade comes after coach Dave Wannstedt named Travis Minor as the starting halfback but also said that Sammy Morris would get some action.

 

 

For the past few days, the Rams were slow in returning calls to the Dolphins because they wanted to keep Gordon as an insurance policy for the future. The Rams told the Dolphins it would be pricey to acquire him. Unfortunately for the Dolphins, the Rams wouldn't give the Dolphins a price.

 

 

On Tuesday night, negotiations heated up to the point where the Dolphins were confident a deal could be completed by Wednesday morning. Gordon first would have to meet with coach Mike Martz and the final details of the trade had to be work out.

 

 

Gordon had ankle surgery early in training camp, but came back in three weeks and had 22 carries for 77 yards against the Raiders in the final preseason game.

 

 

Once the trade is completed, the Dolphins will feel as though they acquired two offensive starters -- Booker and Smith -- for Ogunleye.

Nothing spectacular, but a decent trade. Gordon has good size and speed and is young, at only 24yrs old. Should be a solid starter, but don't expect great things from this pathetic offensive line.

I doubt it will make much of a difference.

Well, he's better than Minor.

Done Deal.

Gordon and Booker are two players we would have laughed if they were rumored a year ago.

 

Replacing Williams with Ogunleye with Gordon and Booker is a horrible deal for us you know.

It might not be the coaches fault but some heads need to roll and take responsibility. t :thumbdown his is obviously not a organization these good players do not want to play for :thumbdown :thumbdown :thumbdown

Gordon and Booker are two players we would have laughed if they were rumored a year ago.

 

Replacing Williams with Ogunleye with Gordon and Booker is a horrible deal for us you know.

It might not be the coaches fault but some heads need to roll and take responsibility. t :thumbdown his is obviously not a organization these good players do not want to play for :thumbdown :thumbdown :thumbdown

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I actually think that Booker and Gordon for O-gun is a good deal. People underestimate just how good Booker is, and Gordon is certainly better than any back we had on our roster. Getting 2 starters for a player that wasn't going to sign is a good move in my opinion.

Ogunleye is an above average pass rusher, don't let him leading the league in sacks fools you. If you're talented, it shouldn't be too difficult to rack up double digit sacks when Jason Taylor is always getting double-teamed.

 

Now I'm not saying that Gordon will be the next Ricky Williams or that Marty Booker is the final piece to a championship puzzle. What I'm saying is that our offense was terrible and needed to be upgraded, while our defense is stacked so we could afford to lose Ogunleye.

Good trade, Gordon is a solid player and tenfold upgrade over Travis freakin' Minor.

 

I like the move.

I like this deal a lot.

 

Gives us a young back with a ton of potential who can break tackles.

 

Plus hes an upgrade over anything we have right now.

If healthy, Gordon will run for over 1,000 yards this year.

 

Quote me, book it, whatever.....

 

You watch....

i agree..

 

though this isnt totally a bad trade for the rams either. They had no use for him with Steven Jackson and Marshall Faulk

i agree..

 

though this isnt totally a bad trade for the rams either. They had no use for him with Steven Jackson and Marshall Faulk

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Exactly, this is the rare good trade for both teams.

Better than Minor so I see nothing wrong with the trade

I wonder if Rick Speilman will still pursue Edge in the off-season? He basically said he wanted to play in Miami.

this wont help much now with this o line

 

still like the trade though. give up a draft pick weve held for only a few weeks for a quality rb, good trade

Dolphins waived Leonard Henry to make room for Lamar.