Phins sign two veteran Centers

Jonotthan Harrison was signed to the active roster, and Matt Skura (former Dolphin training camper) signed to practice squad.

Harrison was a center for the Colts and Jets and has 43 career starts.  He hasn't appeared in a game since 2019 and has bounced around practice squads since then.  He did have an Achilles injury a couple of years ago.  6'4", 300 pounds.

Skura is 6'3", 305 and has played mostly center (and some guard) for the Ravens, Giants and Rams.  I think he was injured with the Rams and missed half of 2022.  He has 73 career starts.

Considering what's out there, I think adding two experienced veteran centers is a great move by Grier.

Umix10 wrote:

JMP wrote:Jonotthan Harrison was signed to the active roster, and Matt Skura (former Dolphin training camper) signed to practice squad.

Harrison was a center for the Colts and Jets and has 43 career starts.  He hasn't appeared in a game and has bounced around practice squads since then.  He did have an Achilles injury a couple of years ago.  6'4", 300 pounds.

Skura is 6'3", 305 and has played mostly center (and some guard) for the Ravens, Giants and Rams.  I think he was injured with the Rams and missed half of 2022.  He has 73 career starts.

Considering what's out there, I think adding two experienced veteran centers is a great move by Grier.

I agree to disagree.  I think that these two will not have jobs at the end of the season.  I would give Uluave a decent amount of snaps behind Eich and see what he's got in the end, Uluave has a way better chance of sticking then they do.

What happens with these guys after the season doesn't matter. They're only hear to help get us through this season. Neither guy is great by any stretch, but both have tons of NFL experience. The fact is, there are no All Pro centers sitting by the phone waiting for a call. Players like Harrison and Skura are the best we could hope for this late in the season.

The coaches see Uluave every day, and they have determined that he's not ready to play. As much as I'd love to see him get snaps and reveal himself to be the center of the future, I'm not willing to sacrifice games on it. The last thing we need right now is to field a young player that isn't ready. We're in a playoff race, and it's not the time for player development. It's all about putting the best players on the field to WIN. Adding players that have started many, many games at the NFL level is a great thing - even if they aren't top players, they have been there, done that and know what to expect. Especially Skura, who was a multi-year starter on some damn good Ravens teams.

It sounds like Cotton will start at center against the Jets if Eich can't go. So who are our guards? Jones and...???? Maybe Chasen Hines, off the practice squad?

So we're going against one of the best defenses in the NFL with a center that's never played center, a backup guard that played like absolute crap last week, and, possibly, a guard that's never taken an NFL snap??? If McD can fight his way to victory with this line, he deserves to win Coach of the Year on the spot! Ugly, ugly, ugly.

Article about the new centers:

https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-add-two-centers-for-stretch-run

HalCHorn wrote:Curious to me as to why they'd put Harrison on the active roster over Skura, seems like Skura is the better player and he's also started more recently (last year, in fact).  Conditioning issue with Skura?  

I was wondering the same thing. I think Harrison was on the Falcons' PS, which means that he had to be signed to the active roster in order to add him, and also means that he has at least been practicing - as opposed to Skura, who wasn't with a team.

Uluave was just cut from the practice squad, so I guess any slim hope of him being the center of the future is gone.  Taking a center in the second round is now very much on the table.

So I was wrong...Harrison actually wasn't on a practice squad this season - but he still might start on Sunday!

https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-might-be-forced-to-start-jonotthan-harrison

If Eichenberg can't play, the Dolphins might be forced to start one of the two newly signed centers.

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Harrison, who last played in an NFL game in 2019, was preparing for his post-football life training offensive and defensive linemen when he got a call from the Dolphins. He's a sculpted athlete, carrying a fit 6-foot-4, 308 pound frame.

"I enjoy training and staying in shape. So I've been doing that, regardless," Harrison said. " It's kind of ingrained in me. Always be ready."

Well, I like the attitude...but can he play??? I guess we might find out soon!