We’ve talked about it for a long time, in fact, some of us started talking about it before we drafted last year, in the 2015 NFL draft. It never stops. The NFL Draft, the place where dreams are either realized, or crushed. There is always hope, always, because where else can you bring in new, young talent, and the potential to bring in 8 or more new faces to your team in one weekend. This only happens with the NFL, and then after the draft, even more excitement is generated by the signing of players who went undrafted. Sometimes, a player who was expected to be a mid round pick falls completely off the draft board, or in last year’s case, a possible top 10 pick, like La’el Collins, who due to bizarre circumstances with a murder case he had no part in yet was being questioned by police, had all 32 teams wipe him right off their draft boards.
Tomorrow will begin the madness that is the 2016 NFL Draft. The Miami Dolphins currently hold 8 picks, starting from the #13 pick, #42, #73, #107, #147, #186, #227, and finally #231. There is no guarantee that the Dolphins will use all those picks to get 8 players, they may trade up early in the 1st RD and use 2 or 3 picks to accomplish that. They may trade back later in the into the 1st RD, and gain a couple of picks. There are so many angles from which to look at either strategy, and a case can be made for both, without either of them being necessarily wrong or right. For instance, supposedly, this draft plateaus from approximately pick #15 to pick #50, meaning the talent at #50 is nearly equal to the talent at #15. We pick at #13, right around that imaginary line, so would trading back to pick up a couple of extra players in that range be smart? Sure. If all the supposed blue chippers are in the top 10, does it not make sense to trade up and get a superior talent and a player with a greater chance of making a big impact on our team right now? Sure.
Whatever we do tomorrow, partly because of past failures, such as the Dion Jordan trade up to #3 in 2013, or just because of personal preferences, some of us will be angry at some of the selections we make, and yet others will be ecstatic. That’s how it is. I have to give all you guys/girls lots of credit for your dedication to the sport, and especially the entire draft process. I know many of you tirelessly watch college football to find potential for the Miami Dolphins, and others, like myself, who don’t watch college ball, scour as many scouting reports, watch highlight reels, record and watch the entire week of Senior Bowl practices and the game itself, the same with the NFL combine. The funny thing is, even the best of the best here, who really put in max effort, most likely don’t put in a fraction of the time our scouting staff put in, and our coaches and our GM put in. Granted, that’s their job, we do it for (fun?). Still, we should all probably just chill out with the negative feelings (I know I will have them), because these guys really did put in the effort to make the team better, and hopefully, it actually works.
I’m going to give you my picks for each round, without trade ups or trade downs, because those are just too hard to predict, it requires a lot of cooperation and desire from another team or two, and therefore, I’ll just do it straight up. This draft is not who I want for our team, it’s how I expect it to happen.
RD 1 – Pick #13 RB Ohio State – Ezekiel Elliott
First of all, let’s put that myth that if he’s elite, he’ll be gone by pick #10 nonsense, and if he’s not, he’ll be there. Great NFL players are chosen all over the place, and these selections are made by a few parameters, GRADE, NEED (at a certain position) and VALUE. Every team will have different metrics on those, and many teams obviously have different needs for both position, and the type of players they want to fill those positions. For example, while Vernon Hargreaves may be rated very high on most boards, a team that prefers bigger CB’s may not have him on their board early at all. So back to Elliott. He would most definitely be our best RB if he were to join our team.
Much has been made of Adam Gase’s use of a “running back by committee”. I think it’s only fair to look at each situation, and why that may have been. In Denver 2013, first off, Gase had Peyton Manning., who threw the ball 659 times for nearly 5500 yards. The Broncos drafted Montee Ball, and added him to a stable with Knowshown Moreno, Ronnie Hillman, and and CJ Anderson. Moreno carried the ball 241 times, more than double the carries Montee Ball got at 120 carries. Is that really a RB by committee? In 2014, again, Manning put up astronomical numbers, 597 pass attempts, over 4700 yards. With Knowshown Moreno out of the picture, and Montee ball fat and out of shape, and fumbling often, Gase had little choice to try and find the hot hand. CJ Anderson rushed 179 times, for 849 yards, and Ronnie Hillman 106 times, for 434. Keep in mind, Ronnie Hillman was the better 3rd down back, and most of his action was on 3rd down, but again, the RB by committee aspect doesn’t necessarily show up, because the talent just simply wasn’t there to earn the bulk of the carries.
In Chicago, 2015, Adam Gase had 30 YO Matt Forte, rookie Jeremy Langford, and 2nd YR RB Ka’Deem Carey. Just for some background, Forte has never really been a bellcow RB, the most carries he had in his career was his rookie season when had a high of 316 carries. He never broke 300 again, and has been slowly diminishing in carries the last few years, from 289 in ’13, to 266 in ’14, and last year 218. Langford carried 148 times, and Carey 43. Clearly, Forte was his best guy, but at 30 YO, he didn’t overwork him, and for the most part, Chicago’s offense was a disappointment, despite Jay Cutler playing at his most efficient, with 21 TD’s and only 11 INT’s. They sorely missed Brandon Marshall last season, and when Alshon Jeffery got hurt, that was it for this offense.
My point is, I don’t believe that Gase has a strategy to use his running backs nearly equally. I think he had to in Denver, out of necessity, and in Chicago, he didn’t want to burn out his 30 year old star in Matt Forte. Gase did say he wants a stable of RB’s, and I think that’s the responsible thing to do, considering what can happen if there’s a severe drop off in talent from your starter to your reserves. make no mistake, if we draft Ezekiel Elliott, he will clearly be our best RB, and we will use him as such. He will make a huge impact in our offense.
RD 2 – Pick #42 CB Houston – William Jackson III
We have a definite need at CB, no question about it, and we get the best we can in the 2nd RD. Jackson gives another 6 foot CB who can play both press and zone coverage. A good fit for what we’re looking for, Jackson will certainly be given every opportunity to start opposite Byron Maxwell.
RD 3 – Pick #73 OG Stanford – Joshua Garnett
As much as we need a CB, we need to shore up the interior OL. We get the powerful OG Garnett from Stanford. Garnett also will be given every opportunity to start somewhere on the OL, most likely LG, to compete with vet Jermon Bushrod. That will leave a battle royale at RG, with Billy Turner, Jamil Douglas, and Kraig Urbik .
RD 4 – Pick #107 OLB Akron – Jatavis Brown
Excellent athletic player, with wheels (4.47 40). Driven, team oriented player, lunch pail type of guy. A little undersized at 5’11” 227, but a great guy to bring into the mix at OLB.
RD 5 – Pick #147 S Miami – Deon Bush
Bush is a physical player who likes to hit, and when he does, forces fumbles. Bush forced 5 fumbles in 2014. He can also go up and get the ball with his 39 1/2″vertical. Bush has only 4 INT’s in 4 years, along with 13 passes defensed. Could be a good player down the line.
RD 6 – Pick #186 CB Virginia – Maurice Canady
Canady brings another CB with size to the team. Not a physical player, but a player with talent that perhaps VJ can bring out.
RD 7 – Pick #227 DE Baylor – Shawn Oakman
Oakman is probably worth a flier in the 7th RD. he could easily end up off the team before the season, but maybe, the light goes on, and he becomes a player. I’d take tht chance this late in the game.
RD 7 – Pick #231 WR Illinois – Geronimo Allison
OK, so I really just want to scream Genonimo!!!!!! Do I take a chance and try to sign him after the draft? No way!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Brian
Tell your wife that this is a clip of the fantasmic show
so overrated!
There’s a crotch rub in there. LOL
in that case
worth the price of admission
michael Jackson in his last days?
Dont see how this is shocking…. the guy was and has been dominant. Guess people just finally coming around to it.
Rotoworld Football @Rotoworld_FB 7m7 minutes ago
Georgia LB Floyd ‘rising’, likely top-10 pick http://tinyurl.com/hxwcxn9
There is nobody saying the Bears love Elliot. Elliot is the only person who said the Bears showed the most interest in him. Other than that, there’s nothing. The ONE player in the 1st the Bears have been connected with for weeks now is Lawson and Floyd was the 2nd possibility. But, it may be that they’re thinking Jack could be available then.
However, if the Phins jump to #8 and take Lawson I would expect Wake to be dealt; possibly to the Eagles for Matthews and a pick.
No telling where the report originated but i did see some team rumor sites saying Bears really like him. Talking about stuff like that is a big no no, so i dont know if Elliott is just using it to push his draft grade, get a person to trade up to take him or what.
I have heard that the Cowboys like Ramsey but would take Elliott if he is gone by 4. I have heard that the Browns might have interests in him. Also Bears some interest from the Ravens, but i think they go OT.
Lou trying his hardest to trade for Matthews. Maybe we can trade Tannehill straight up for him
26 hours and 38 mins until blast off
Trump only needs 46% of the remaining delegates to hit 1237, so Cruz is starting to sweat.
Cruz will never beat Hillary but Trump could because he can win states she should win. Cruz is too conservative for the more liberal states but Trump also gets conservative support. It’s gonna be wild. LOL
Cruz is toast. “Grampa” should just hang ’em up!
LOL
That’s awesome Mike, you win BPOD.
Brian in NY says:
April 27, 2016 at 3:30 pm
Exactly. Especially with the first 2 picks going with the QB position. That pushes everyone else down for at least the first 10 picks. They aren’t the best two players in the draft so it should benefit us, even at 13.
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Before the trades those 2 QBs were projected to go 2 and 7 or 8 to Philly, if either Clev or SF didn’t take one, so either way both were going before our pick. So the trades make no difference to us.
Brian,
I was just there last month and had a blast. Probably going back next March or sooner if we can swing it.
My #1 draft pick
The draft is not here. Still a whole day away.
😭
Who do you want in the 1st & say 2nd rounds? (besides Marshall players) 🙂
New Dolphins coach Adam Gase is getting his first up-close work with quarterback Ryan Tannehill.
So far he’s impressed.
“I didn’t realize how live his arm was,” Gase said. “The more I watch him throw, I mean, it’s effortless and that ball travels down the field pretty good. He’s hit some big plays and just underneath having some touch.”
Tannehill knows it will take time to learn a new offense, his third in five seasons. But he expects to be on the same page as Gase by the time the season arrives.
“It’s new, it’s tough,” Tannehill said. “There’s a learning curve. It’s a real thing to have a learning curve.
“That’s what we’re here for right now. We want to speed that thing up and get it going so when we get around to camp we can progress quickly through camp and be ready to go Week 1. It doesn’t matter whether you’re in your 10th year of the offense or first year, you have to be able to go out and perform Week 1.”
Tannehill said he and his teammates appreciate Gase’s mindset and his approach to the offense.
“The way he wants to attack the field, the multitude of things that we can do whether it’s on the ball, in the huddle, moving guys around creating matchups — he focuses a lot on that and that’s what this game is. It’s a game of matchups,” Tannehill said. “I’m excited for that to be able to get on the ball, work with him, get us in a good play and create those matchups where we can have an advantage.”
Gase’s hands-on approach is also winning points with Miami’s offensive players.
“You see him when I’m throwing, he’s rushing me in and making me move around in the pocket, just creating those havocs,” Tannehill said. “He’s giving receivers leverages. He’s hands on. He wants to have a hand in the offense and that’s important because when the guys see the head guy out there running around, breaking a sweat doing things to make us better, it creates even more of a level of respect.”
What do you expect him to say, he sucks I don’t want to coach the Fins?
Guess you missed the nuances of the quotes. Carry on.
I didn’t miss anything, it’s all BS this time of yr. Go to any other teams board and they’re saying the same thing.
They’re making a big deal about Suh not being at OTAs. Sure we’d like him to be there, but it isn’t going to change anything come the regular season, he’s still going to do what he do.
And he hasn’t been going to OTAs for years, but still ends up showing up in shape.
Like Tim said above it’s the media age making a big deal of everything.
Every yr in camp they say the OL is getting killed by the front 7. Wouldn’t you think, if that happens this yr someone will have the brains to say this OL will suck again, let’s bring someone in?
Every year the OL is getting killed by other teams front 7 also. lol
The point was, if it happens again this yr in camp don’t wait for it to happen in the regular season, make a friggin move already.
I agree with that. Can’t let that happen again
GDP
I have to agree with Steve that you can’t put much stock into anything that’s said. In fact, I’d go as far as to say nothing that happens until the games are actually played really matters, we’ve all heard the good and bad before, and until the action starts for real, it’s all not very important. It all serves to give us hope, or in the South Florida sports media’s case, give us agita.
OMG, then let’s close the blog down and meet back here the week before week 1 then. Why waste your time posting anything. It’s all BS right?…LOL smh
I thought some of the ways Gase interacts with the players was cool. That he’s rushing Tannehill himself, jamming the receivers, getting his hands on the players, working up a sweat. Being excited about his new oppty & liking what he see with Tanny’s arm, and Tanny liking the new coach, which is a relief, cause we all found out how the relationship wasn’t there with Philbin. Seemingly the connection is better here at least to start with.
We’re just talking about what Gase said, don’t go from one extreme to the other. You’re reading way too much into it. I love what he said, and what’s he’s doing, but we can’t go from RT sucks to he’s going to be All Pro after one OTA.
I know what coach speak is. You’re the one reading too much into it with BS comments.
I never said anything but simply posted the article. Now all of a sudden you say you like what Gase said, but now it’s somehow about RT going from sucks to all pro.
Talk about reading too much into things…get a grip. WOW!
You say the media has an agenda? Wow! I’m shocked :O
What’s happenin’ Markey?
so the islanders gets by the panthers with some very very questionable officiating. and now open with some more very very officiating against tampa and two very quick penalties on tampa. ok nhl if you want them in the cup just put them there dont waste the florida fans time.
LOL, you sound like Ranger fans.
What if I said we could get a QB to play for us that is guaranteed to break some of Marino’s records?
Wouldn’t you say “Kewl!!! Get that guy!”
Oh wait. Tannehill has done that.
Stop with the BS. Come back when the season starts and you have something worthwhile to say….lol
Settle down peeps, we’re all fans here. LOL
says the guy with a little head.
Little Head McShay. LOL
Tim Knight says:
April 27, 2016 at 7:46 pm
LOL, you sound like Ranger fans.
just like you. i am talking nhl and you have to bring baseball into it. what did texas ever do to you tim to rip their fans like that.
getterdone says:
April 27, 2016 at 7:46 pm
Stop with the BS. Come back when the season starts and you have something worthwhile to say….lol
what the hell is wrong with you. the fins are only good in the offseason. why come back when they suck.
As long as we beat offseason champ Rex, were good right?
This draft is so loaded that I would be happy with about 15-20 different guys for our 1st round pick. I have been a fan for decades and I can never remember a draft like this. Roughly in this order, I think any honest evaluator of football talent would be happy with a first round draft choice of
Elliott
Mack
Ramsey
Hargreaves
Nkemdiche
Tunsil
Stanley
Buckner
Floyd
Dodd
Lawson
Jackson 3
Ragland
Apple (meh-ish)
Conklin
Alexander
A’Shawn Robinson
Bosa (ugh)
Rankins
Chris Jones
Reed
And that is not even including Lee, Spence, or Bullard who are all 1st rounders in my book.
That’s cause we have so many needs…lol
But I agree, lots of talent it seems. I like many of those names you listed.
I listed a lot of DTs and DEs which are not positions of need for us this year, although it might be next year.
Even though we don’t need DT like we do RB, I would not be unhappy at all to add Nkemdiche. And of course Dodd and Lawson are two of my home boys from Clemson, so I would love to have them on my Dolphins team and Mackenzie Alexander is not only from Clemson but was also born and raised just a couple miles down the road from my house. (As was Sammy Watson) (and Edgerrin James and Deion Sanders as if it matters now.) But I think Alexander is not a good fit for our D.
Well that’s how guys are ranked but fans will you tell you half of those guys aren’t all that. LOL
I think this draft is loaded with solid prospects at a lot of positions and some are likely to become very good NFL players, but this isn’t an elite draft.
naplesfan2010 says:
April 27, 2016 at 7:44 pm
What if I said we could get a QB to play for us that is guaranteed to break some of Marino’s records?
i will be happy if just the fins team he is on wins more SB’s then marino won.
I actually think that is doable. We just need three more pieces … a shut-down #1 corner, an All Pro MLB, and a world class RB.
I hope you’re right….that doesn’t seem too far off when ya look at it like that.
BTW, what’s in your kool aid tonite, moonshine? 🙂
Yeah, that’s the elusive hardware that 31 teams miss out on annually. I wonder if the Phins will even win another in my lifetime.
GDP
Of course I’m not saying you can’t enjoy what the coaches are saying, please do. What I’m saying is me personally, will take all the positive speak and file it under the “I’ve heard all this before, or at least heard something like it before”, and wait to see them actually make a difference in meaningful game. Call me a jaded SOB, but that’s how I feel. How many times in the last decade have we gone through OC and DC and Head Coaching changes? It’s crazy! We hear all these positive things, but unfortunately, the one constant is a less than .500 football team.
I’m about the same way. i simply posted an article with some cool quotes. I didn’t even comment on it at the time.
BTW, it does have to beat listening to Philbin coach speak or Sparano coach mumble…lol
LOL! True that!
hey guys……mike is a jaded SOB
Deion Sanders went to North Fort Myers High and Sammy went to Fort Myers High. Both Mackenzie and Edgerrin went to Immokalee High which is in a tiny rural migrant farm village down the highway from Naples.
Mike E and all you other jaded SOBs:
I never thought Philbin was the hottest young head coach in the NFL. I (and a lot of others) think Adam Gase is the hottest young head coach in the NFL.
Now he still has to prove it, but there is an undeniable difference between the almost unknown career position coach (Philbin) and the “rising star” type career of Gase.
by the way Mackenzie Alexander has a twin brother Mackenroe.
Here’s how I look at the draft, whoever we draft I hope they’re the bee’s knees. LOL
Tim I disagree completely. I think this is an elite draft except for QB, and I think that is why it gives off the hu-hum vibe. If there is no Luck/Griffin or Winston/Mariotta talent at the top, people tend to devalue the draft. But 90% of the men I mentioned above will be excellent pro players with the exception of the occasional inevitable injury plagued career. Except for Nkemdiche, Apple, and possibly Alexander, nearly every one of those guys above is a “can’t miss” prospect.
I don’t see many dominant prospects the way they’re graded. It’s more of a deep draft of good talent than a lot of special. Again at this time. Maybe after 3 years this draft will have proven to be very good. No elite QBs, no big time edge rusher or DT, one LT in Tunsil and I’m leery about him because the last few years all the top LTs struggled early on. The elite LB prospects both have knee issues. Not a top class of WR or TE, RB is deep with some top talent lead by Elliot. There are some nice corners but there are a lot of differing opinions on who’s the best. Not a lot of clear cut blue chip prospects at any position.
I think Ramsey will probably be the most sure thing whether at CB or S. I’d be shocked if he’s not as good as projected. He’s shown special skills like Sean Taylor did back in the day and maybe not as good as Sean.
Bosa was the #1 pick a few months ago and now some feel he could go anywhere in the top 10. That shows me a clutter of prospects teams could go with. Obviously this is just my view.
All I’m hoping for is we hit on half of our picks that make a difference on our team in a good way. 🙂
And I agree with getter … Listening to Sparano dented my football IQ double digits every presser.
And I wanted to get out the paddles and crank Philbin the fuck up every time I tried to stay awake through one of his note card sunday school lessons.
Naples
I’m cautiously liking Gase too. Very cautiously. I most definitely was never smitten with Philbin.
Oh and Tim also missing in this draft is the electrifying WR class like we have been accustomed to in the last few years. Amari Cooper or Sammy Watson and a couple three hot QBs make every fan get all juiced up way more than a bunch of solid grinders at DT and OT, but you need those guys just as much.
Very good points. But stop with the BS already will ya….lol 😉
Naples, yes this draft seems a little deeper on the DL side of things. No, we really don’t need a DT, we spent a 2nd on Phillips last year, & Suh is here for awhile still. We made a solid depth add with Chris Jones.
But I do think we might want to make a DE pick fairly early, even in the 1st if Lawson, Dodd, or someone is highly regarded, maybe it will come in the 2nd like with Phillips last year.
Mario is over 30 & coming off a less than stellar year regardless of the reasons.
Wake is a ? branch? Dion a big ??? The rest of the DE’s are ?
So I wouldn’t be afraid of taking a DE early if you feel he can get some starts or play significant snaps in rotation grooming him as the heir apparent now rather than have a DE really green to start 2017….IMO.
As for your other thoughts, I agree with those too.
We need a stud CB now.
As for MLB, we may have that guy in a young Alonso, but I say draft some depth to groom there or to compete @ OLB in meantime as well.
RB, is a bit of a mystery. Ajayi could become that world class guy you spoke of. His production @ Boise St. was off the charts, maybe better than Zeke. So that I’ll leave up to the coaching staff & how they feel they want to approach the RB corp.
Either way I’m ok if they take Zeke, unless they give up too many picks to go get him….or I’m also ok with picking the ‘right’ complimentary RB a few rounds later after round 1.
Mackenroe. Is that really the way they spell it? lol
Mike E. says:
April 27, 2016 at 8:37 pm
Naples
I’m cautiously liking Gase too. Very cautiously. I most definitely was never smitten with Philbin.
jaded SOB jaded SOB jaded SOB jaded SOB jaded SOB jaded SOB
Mike E. says:
April 27, 2016 at 8:37 pm
Naples
I’m cautiously liking Gase too.
in all seriousness mike, i wish i could even be at that point. i cant find any happiness in the offseason with this team. i am so sick and tired of even having the littlest of hope just to watch them crush it. i am at the point i couldnt careless what they do in the offseason, i will wait till dec/jan to have any excitement about this team.
my sentiment exactly.
UCLA LB Myles Jack admitted he’s not sure if he’ll need microfracture surgery at some point.
Speaking about his degenerative knee condition, Jack said, “It’s nothing extreme. Down the line, possibly, I could have microfracture surgery — potentially. Who knows what will happen?” Jack added that “to play three years in this league would be above average.” That’s obviously not what NFL front offices want to hear. Teams don’t draft players in the top 10 hoping they’ll play three years. Jack may have more natural talent than any player in this draft, but his health remains a huge question mark.
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Whoa, this will make tmrw nite interesting, even if it’s a truth stretching story, the fact the quotes came from Jack. He’s either in bed with a certain team, or he’s blowing his chance at a top 10 by far.
Microfracture surgery is the same thing Clowney had. Major red flag.
Only took one coach a couple years to change Miami from a joke to a super power the first time. Only took Bellicheck one lucky draft pick to build a dynasty. Gase is just the kind of high -energy hungry work-freak that those other guys were.
Naples, CB this year is like WR last year and half of them didn’t produce with Parker flashing late in the season. He might end up being right there with Cooper when it’s said and done. Anyone heard from White, Perriman, Agholor and Dorsett? 😉
I was never impressed with Perriman or Agholor and Dorsett was over-drafted and put on a team already stacked with WRs. But Cooper, Parker, and Kev White are/will be awesome.
To be fair White, Perriman and Dorsett dealt with injuries, Parker too. But Parker flashed the best of all of them down the stretch. He averaged over 21 YPC and made impact plays. He’s a mix of Michael Irvin and A.J. Green.
I’d be really disappointed if Parker had a sub par year. To me he is the difference in this team taking the next step on offense. He’s that big receiver with YAC, perimeter and red zone ability. He’s a special talent. 6-3 210 sub 4.5 speed and elite ball skills. That’s what you’re looking for and we got him last year at 60%. He’s a 100% now. He’s a game changer.
Gase is drooling over Landry, Parker, Stills and Cameron. He should. Like in hockey, that should be a line that wins 2-1.
Get the running game going and even better. That could change the entire dynamic of the offense.
Mayock has Shaq to us in his mock
Good pick btw
I see other teams snagging him before us if we stay at #13. In fact the 3 teams ahead of us NYG, CHI and NO.
I generally like your list Naples
Lee would be on my
and a few of the names you mentioned would be off
But frankly, I’m not impressed with this drat as a whole
I don’t think one player shaped the draft
but losing Jaylon Smith was a big hit
and Kendell Beckwith staying in school did not help the LB class either
I think the last 2 years were much better classes
steveccnv says:
April 27, 2016 at 5:58 pm (Edit)
Every yr in camp they say the OL is getting killed by the front 7. Wouldn’t you think, if that happens this yr someone will have the brains to say this OL will suck again, let’s bring someone in?
*****
the big miss was not that the oL was getting dominated by the DL
it was the impression that the DL was dominating other teams
remember Carolina practice week
I thought the DL looked amazing int he Atlanta preseason game
wtf happene d
putrid coaching
Tim, yes on Clowney, and Ajayi may need the same at some point, but he was a value pick in the 5th rd.
Will be interesting to see how far Jack now slides, as well as Jaylon Smith. Tough injuries for those two.
At least Jack can probably play this season.
Clowney is one of the saddest stories out there. Jack and Jaylon are set up to be like Clowney and Lattimore, who both came out of USC.
It sucks.
The thing with Clowney too is many question his passion for football. He wanted a payday, he got it and he might be fine with that. That’s out there. He’s the anti-Wake.
‘I thought the DL looked amazing int he Atlanta preseason game
wtf happene d’
nothing did. it is the preseason. atl was playing in a preseason game and i am sure game planned and coached accordingly. why no matter what the preseason doesnt mean a damn thing.
Son
Casserly has Shaq as well. That’s rough, huh?
GDP
where did you read that?
2016 NFL Draft Rumors by Tony Pauline
Myles Jack, LB, UCLA
It seems the news on Myles Jack’s injured knee continues to get worse. Within the last few minutes, I’m told there are a few teams who are considering requiring Jack to agree to an injury waiver before they draft him.
Read more at http://walterfootball.com/tonypaulinerumors.php#EWXbjoobmYT6Yiqo.99
The key word is rumors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Players. Players. Players.
Mike , Casserly has been better lately but he sucks analyzing QB’s he embarrasses himself.
What’s tannenbaum funna Cook up?
son of a son of a shula says:
April 27, 2016 at 10:20 pm
Mike , Casserly has been better lately but he sucks analyzing QB’s he embarrasses himself.
come on son, who doesnt. wasnt luck suppose to set the world on fire. a sure thing. so far havent seen him do a thing. and i know a long time ago but how many teams passed on marino. wasnt brady a 5th round pick or something like that. if anyone ever found the solution to drafting a qb they would make a whole hell of a lot of money
I’ll never forgive the way he did Cam
And it’s not his picks but the stupid shit he blathers about them
http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2016/04/27/healthy-dolphins-tackles-branden-albert-jawuan-james-expect-a-much-improved-o-line/
Nice article about the offensive line. I hope it comes to fruition
now I will admit I have been sipping a little Kool-Aid this evening. But we have some Talent on this team if we can just stay healthy
We do and hopefully Gase is the guy to piece it all together – finally
OMG less than 24 hours till the draft. I will be going to Kim Bokamper’s down the street from my house to watch it with a bunch of Dolphins fans. Sure hope it’s all cheers and no boos.
son of a son of a shula says:
April 27, 2016 at 10:27 pm
I’ll never forgive the way he did Cam
who cares. last time i checked cam doesnt play for the fins. i dont care if cam chokes on a chicken bone tonight much less what some guru said about him.
A huge difference between Philbin and Gase is, gase was our 1st choice, while Philbin was our 7th.
Guaranteed Gase will NEVER do a soft shoe.
son of a son of a shula says:
April 27, 2016 at 10:28 pm
And it’s not his picks but the stupid shit he blathers about them
so i have this right. you are pissed some guy said stupid shit about a qb that plays on another team but it is perfectly fine for others to trash the players on the team you are supposedly a fan of.
I dunno I was just responding to Mike I don’t know
steveccnv says:
April 27, 2016 at 10:31 pm
A huge difference between Philbin and Gase is, gase was our 1st choice, while Philbin was our 7th.
yeah and i ended up divorced from my first choice so shows how much that means
i will wait till dec/jan to have any excitement about this team.
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BoulderPhinfan says:
April 27, 2016 at 9:07 pm
my sentiment exactly.
that is until they win three in a row in September and everybody is screaming. LOL
Season hasn’t started yet we are undefeated woohoo
son of a son of a shula says:
April 27, 2016 at 10:35 pm
I dunno I was just responding to Mike I don’t know
oh well damn that explains it. i never read anything mike post. sorry my bad. 🙂
You missed my hanging curve anyway
‘that is until they win three in a row in September and everybody is screaming. LOL’
cant speak for boulder but not here. they win 7 or 8 in a row 12 our of 14 and look dominate, yeah maybe i wont expect a collapse and out of the playoffs. 3 in a row in sept…..seen that. been there before….i will wait till dec/jan to get excited
son of a son of a shula says:
April 27, 2016 at 10:39 pm
You missed my hanging curve anyway
i dont swing that way, sorry. i pick my on choices of what to hit and when to hit it
.200 hitter ^
How about a scrappy little team that just finds a way to win? I don’t give a damn how they do it…just start winning. New coach. New players. New system. New front office. New owner. This team has tried it all over the past two decades. I think fans can be forgiven if they’re a bit skeptical at this point. Win…and fans will believe in you again.
Just WIN
Hell yeah
will the Phins take this guy in the 1st rd tomorrow?:
Imagine if the Giants took him and Eli was handing off to Zeke and its totally above the Mason Dixon line
son of a son of a shula says:
April 27, 2016 at 10:42 pm
.200 hitter ^
son, dude thanks so much. i mean i do appreciate that vote of confidence but i am more like a 0000017 hitter.
Anyone know if I will be able to watch the draft online tomorrow?
The NFL network will have it on their system so yes
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/watch-draft?campaign=sp-nf-ww-ed-hp-3000325&module=HP11_more_now
Randy and Son, winning would be good. 🙂
I know this is a bore but I have watched the Mets turn it around in 1.5 years after 4-5 years of WTF?!!!!!! They’re not done. They can still get better. They added to the core, role players etc., you never know who will step up when you need it. New additions or young players in your system makes a difference.
On the eve of the drsft it’s worth checking out the guy that is rumored to be the guy the Dolphins covet
He really get strong as this game goes along
Even on the busted plays, he doesn’t look bad
He’s always moving forward
This guys has a ton of long runs in college
And he seems to get those runs effortlessly
I don’t think that is just good blocking
He decisive and has great vision
Anybody ever notice that Zeke doesn’t really make people miss? He runs through tackles, but he doesn’t make guys miss very often. He’s gonna take a lot of hits.
i like the Alabama kid better. He played in harder division and has the BIG numbers in HS and college. Defense in first then OG in second then trade up to get Alabama rb kid and call it a good draFT..
reports say Prince had prescription drugs on him. I wouldn’t be surprised that it wasn’t oxycodeine because he was using a walking cane the last few years because of his knee’s. After time one becomes tolerate to the dosages and one will up the dosage to have the same effect of relief. Doesn’t mean he was a drug addict.
This is a first for me, I give you my 7 round mock draft.
#13 Zeke Elliot RB- he drops to us we pounce.
#42 Noah Spence OLB- talent galore and he meets a need. Risk the off field stuff. He has had his major scare and wants it now.
#73 Roberto Aguayo PK- we will be set for years. No more Sturgis, Carpenter or Franks. “Shit, why couldn’t he make that”.
#107 Cyrus Jones CB – got our own cyrusthevirus now again meets a need,coupled with talent.
#147 Sebastion Tretola OG- Big mauler to compete with the other young OL.
#186 Rees Odhiambo OG/OT- More of the big bruisers I want this OL fixed once and for all.
#227 Elandon Roberts ILB- watch him bang heads.
#231 Moritz Boelringer WR- from Germany and is a mountain of a man for a WR. I’m sure his name means Bellringer. Thump those pissy little CBs like Grimes all over the place. Could always make him a TE.
To quote Richard Rawlins “Get a load of that”.
U want a KICKER in the 3rd??? Uwantwut!!?
IF HE IS THERE in third but I don’t think he will be available.I think he gets drafted by some team in second round.
DE, QB then kicker, who had THAT in their mock?
then I just can’t see going with a place kicker in the second or third round. I would just roll with Frank’s the footer
I see what you did there lol
Lee
I love ya man, but is it really important to be set for years at K? I don’t worry about the kicker in the least. Franks was serviceable last year, and he routinely puts the ball in the end zone on kickoffs. I’d rather be set at the 22 position players who are on the field the majority of the game than waste a very valuable 3rd RD pick on a K, even if he’s a great kicker.
A second rule change for 2016 might add even more value to kickers. The day the NFL voted to move touchbacks from the 20 to the 25-yard line, Aguayo was working out privately for the Raiders. Special teams coordinator Brad Seely promptly asked Aguayo to show him high hang-time kickoffs aimed within a yard or two of the goal line. Some teams may try to adopt a strategy of trying to pin a returner deep instead of going for the touchback, something that Aguayo says Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher asked him to do on about 70 percent of his kickoffs
That’s great, so now we can take him in the 6th RD. If he’s gone, by then, we’ll stay with Franks
he’s been told he can go in second round by NFL executives
Time to get live
Yes, I do want that PK, I did my research on him and he rated higher than SeaBass who went in the 1st in his draft. I’m just sick and tired of holding breath every time our K attempts anything. It’s harder with the longer extra points now. This bloke is very, very good. I hope he is still there in the 3rd. I don’t rate this draft all that high after pick 15. The rest of them are pretty even IMO. I’m sure there will be the usual ones who go on and have great careers but for the main they are average. I liken it to the draft where we took the RB @2 when we needed a QB or WR and passed on Rodgers and Braylon Edwards. That draft was a poor one.
I would be shocked, and angry if we went with a PK in the 3rd RD. We have so many more pressing needs. Lee, I think like I said, this draft plateaus after the top 15, but say 15-50 are all about the same talent, so that really makes #50 as valuable as #15. Can’t se throwing it away on a K, when in reality, that wasn’t even an issue for us last year.
Mike…I understand where you are coming from but this bloke is a special talent. Cast your mind back to how many SBs have been won and lost by a PK. Plenty! Frankly, Franks would scare the crap outta me. (puns are free of charge)
Franks followed the league wide trend. There were a lot of FGs and XPs missed last year
Lee, we need to get over .500 before we can be in the SB with a great kicker. I do respect both yours and jetssucks opinions, and you may well be right, that Aguayo is our pick. I just don’t think missed FG’s was our issue, it was not scoring TD’s, and allowing far too many TD’s.
didn’t minnesota lose in playoffs when the kicker missed a given FG. FSU NEVER missed anything within 40 yrds and kicks 70 yarder’s in warm ups.
Didn’t SEA lose the Superbowl when the NE CB jumped the pass by Wilson and intercepted it?
yeah, but what does that have to do with kickers?
LOL – We need CB’s!!! That’s what. Last year we couldn’t protect Tannehill, so we need to draft an OG to compete and possibly win either the LG or RG position. Drafting a K doesn’t help us do that.
Unless we trade up, I should be home when we pick. I hope so. I don’t want to be driving when it happens. lol
don’t forget to take your prozac today.Seems like your kinda stressed out already and you can’t do anything about draft.LOL
Sometimes I think I could use one brother, but I’m on enough meds as it is since the stroke. I’m actually pretty calm, don’t let all those exclamation points fool you. 🙂
SB, you’re 11 1/2 hours early to get live. It starts at 8PM tonight. For us, it may not start until about 9:30-10PM
Pressing needs???? Really Mike? Lets look at them.
QB- check starter and BU in place, Tanny and Moore
RB- Starter and BU in place,Ajayi, Williams, DT3 and Pead
WR- Parker, Stills, Landry, Hazel and Whalen. Could use a late rounder adding one.
OL- Albert, Pouncey, James,Bushrod, Douglas, Turner, Thomas, Young plus a couple of youngsters.
You have a starting quality line already. Not a NEED.
TE- Cameron, Sims and Stoneburner Set there.
DT- Suh, Phillips, Mitchell, Leing plus a couple more ( can’t stuffed looking them up)
DE- Wake,Williams, Jordan, Fede, Moore plus more
LB- Alonso, Jenkins, Misi, C. McCain. Hewitt, Hull, Vigil plus a couple more.
S- Jones, IAQ, Aitkins,Thomas Plus some bodies
CB- Maxwell. Lippett. B. McCain Plus a host of them.
P- Darr
PK- Franks
LS- Denny
The whole point of me writing this out is show you we could field a whole team right now and win games.
Do we have NEEDS NO ! What we need to to have upgrades in some positions, which means we draft BPA at each pick.
That PK is one of those rare players who come along once in awhile and would add to the team.
Why do I feel like D and that bloke who wrote war and Peace?
JS gets it along with me. PKs are going be gold in the future.
What’s with this kicker business? No way!
Draft starts at 0930 here I have already set up to record it. Only downside is listening to that twat Kiper. Melon headed idiot of the highest order.
Tim… I’m willing to bet he goes before the start of the 4th round.
Okay I just hope it isn’t us.
As for PKs becoming gold in the future, not sure why? The NFL is headed towards eliminating kickoffs and I don’t see how FGs will become more prominent. Kickers will all get up to speed on the longer Xpts and it will become automatic once again.
Matt Miller just posted his 7 round mock:
@nfldraftscout: Here. We. Go.
7 Round mock draft is live!
https://t.co/CRetOg30EX via @bleacherreport
As usual, he leaves me underwhelmed with his drafts.
LOL@ the kicker debate lately
WTF is going on
my feeling about drafting a kicker is a high investment is the final piece to a team on the cusp
we really need those high picks for positional players
LMAO!!!!
“Can’t cook. Seriously. An NFL team is looking for players and one guy is worried Apple can’t properly prepare a pot roast.”
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/eli-apple-can-t-cook–dumb-quote-marks-apex-of-pre-draft-lunacy-205656171.html
My money is on the Saints and Jeff Ireland is the scout….
LOL
I mean Janikoswki has had a great career
but you guys realize he only made the pro bowl once in 2011
That means since he was drafted in 2000 that at least one other kicker who was either a free agent or late round pick was better than him for almost every year of a 15 year career
it just a waste of a draft pick in the first coupld of days int he draft
it doesn’t matter how good the kicker is at being a kicker
he’s still just a kicker
It’s all the way live now
Of course an Aussie wants a kicker. They watch Rugby all the time.
They love the foot.
Armando: “Miami Dolphins will have no chance in 2016 if they don’t draft a cornerback”
Well unless Lippett or Taylor turn out to be studs in VJ’s offense.
They key point he’s trying to make is, yeah, Miami needs a good starting CB opposite Maxwell, how ever they come about it…Duh!
DraftInsider’s Tony Pauline reports the Ravens will consider Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott at No. 6.
Baltimore hopes Ole Miss’ LT Laremy Tunsil falls into their lap, but Pauline reports Elliott would be an option if Tunsil is not available. While it is possible GM Ozzie Newsome would view Elliott as the best player on the board and too big a value to pass up, the Ravens have much more pressing needs at other positions. They could be trying to drum up trade interest.
So Eli Apple being our pick seems to be heating up. Everywhere I go I read this. Even when I was scaling a building earlier this morning I saw it on someone’s laptop through a window.
Not me you buncha ignorant peasants. I’m an Aussie Rules fanatic. Rugby sucks!
LOL, ok mate.
Lee
Do you get NFL Network? If you do, watch that, it’s better than Kiper and Little Head McShay
Starts @ 8pm EDT right?
Yessir!