Earthlings have a petty low opinion of me. And why Shouldn’t they – I travel the galaxy and eliminate lifeforms. But I’m not that bad. In fact, I love being generous. I love to give back to the Universe!
I love the little tadpoles, the baby slimes and tiniest lifeforms. I’m talking about alien children of course! The smiles on their faces when you give them a gift. It’s heart warming! Nothing like it! Here you go little guy (Wedge hands a baby slime a gift) It’s a jack in the box! Wind it up for a surprise…
Doesn’t that just get you! There is nothing like it….well maybe something…I think its a lot like watching some of the electric runs in the SEC this year. I already talked about Nick Chubb with you but what about his teammate – Sony Michel.
The Positives: Georgia’s other running back might just be the second overall running back selected in the 2018 draft after Barkley. He’s not as big as Chubb – but he’s explosive. At 5’11, 212 pounds the South Florida product ran for 3,613 career rushing yards for the Bulldogs.
Michel’s resume at Georgia was filled with plenty of big runs. He is a former track star and expected to run somewhere around the 4.45 range when he runs at the combine. We will see how he does – but you can see his blazing runs on tape. But more than anything he is quick – really quick! He can stop on a dime, accelerate and change direction faster than he defender causing a lot of defenders to look silly!
Michel also contributed to the passing game at Georgia. He had 64 career catches for 621 yards. So he is a versatile back that will fit really well in Adam Gase’s offense.
The Negatives: Frankly, I don’t see a lot of negatives. The guy can run. He has had a history of injuries from High School to College including a torn ACL, a broken left forearm, and a left knee injury which took him out of the 2017 SEC Championship game. But if you watched the NCAA championship game you saw him at full speed, so it’s nothing to worry about.
He’s also not stellar in pass protection – but honestly you kind of expect some of these elite college rushers to need to work on that in the pros. In College and High School, coaches tend to want the ball in their hands when they are on the field.
If the Dolphins are looking for a power runner to pair with Drake – he is not the guy. But I suspect the Dolphins value versatility more than anything else.
The Alien Dust: I really love this running back. In fact, I pretty much love all the SEC running backs coming out.
A player like Michel, who split carries with Chubb has a lot left to contribute to the NFL. The power tandems in the SEC really should be an asset in the NFL. These guys don’t have a lot of wear and tear on their body.
It also should not go unnoticed that Michel is from Plantation and went to American Heritage High School, which is jus around the corner from Davie.
I wonder if Michel is already a Dolphin fan.
Michel is like an exploding gift box that some stupid baby slime thinks is a jack in the box….He will destroy the entire planet before you blink!
Oh….you didn’t think I was serious about that generous stuff did you?
You can watch his highlights here!
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I was impressed with Michel in what I saw of him. Much more impressed with him than Chubb who looked like a plodder to me. Ron Dayne 2.0.
Depends on how high of a draft pick you gotta use to get him.
He’s no later than mid 2nd round
He might even be a 1st rounder
He’s probably top a 3 RB
Just reading the last blog posts. It seems that for a RB to be good he needs to have a bid ass. I think we can call ORob Sir Mix a Lot.
I think Michel is very similar to Drake so I would be a little surprised if we pursue him
I think he is basically Drake 2
But I think it’s okay to have similar backs
You don’t have to go with thunder and lightning
Michel is a pretty well rounded back and I think that versatility appeals to to the Dolphins
What we need at the RB position is a pile-mover… a chain-mover… a command ‘8 in-the-box’ threat. If Kenyan Drake is lightning (and he is), we need thunder.
I don’t think Adam Gase likes 1-trick ponies. Rather, he likes swiss army knives. So ideally, this RB would be 220+ pounds, speed in the 4.5 range or faster, able to force missed tackles, and able to be a receiving threat.
The biggest question is, how early/late are we willing to address the RB position? If we adequately address the O-Line and it’s FINALLY fixed, a RB can wait.
I agree with this, except a guy like you describe, that big AND that fast is rare. And you want him to catch too?
OK so who is that guy cough Penny cough?
A Penny for my thoughts? 😀
But beside Penny, that guy is also Royce Freeman.
Bo Scarborough, 6-2 235, great blocker, decent receiver, 4.5 40. Damn near a perfect fit, and exactly what i think we need, same as you. The thing is this is a big back year, there are a few to choose from
Scarbrough is a limited rb. He’s a north/south guy. You get him going sideways and he’s dead in the water and he’s got NO power for his size. Besides, just say no to Alabama rb’s.
You can find a good RB in the 2nd or rd rounds
maybe later
I would not want to use a 1st on one
So you can go OL in the 1st and RB in the 2nd
I don’t know that Gase requires a RB to be 220+
I think he wants a versatile RB more than anything else
Elephant in the room…What if a run on QBs drops Saquon to us?
I’d take him without a doubt.
Best player in the draft IMO. You don’t pass on him
The really big guys at RB are Royce Freeman and Kamryn Pettway, plus LaVon Coleman out of Washington. Bo is not even that big, but he’s next along with my SLEEPER, Kalen Ballage and the guy from Notre Dame. All of these guys would be thunder.
If Drake is as good as folks think, why would we draft a RB anywhere near the top of the draft? Especially if the guy will be a complimentary back.
ABSOLUTELY agreed, man. No earlier than the 4th round for me.
Kam Pettway?
You need two high quality RBs. Look at Arizona after their guy went down.
along with some high quality H20.
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Giants officially announced Pat Shurmur as their new HC.
and Todd haley goes to Cleveland as OC.
To continue from your post earlier on the last blog, it’s out there the Jags are looking to go after another qb during the offseason before trying to re-sign Bortles and if they can’t get who they want then they will re-sign him.
mf13ss says:
January 22, 2018 at 5:29 pm
A Penny for my thoughts? 😀
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In the words of Vance Joseph, “penny, penny, penny. I swallowed a penny. Oh why a penny why a penny”
I’m not a big fan of Josh Adams. He runs too upright like DT3 did and that could be a huge issue at the next level.
professorloumiamidolphinsblog says:
January 22, 2018 at 5:59 pm
Kam Pettway?
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4.67 speed, 6 career receptions. I don’t think he’d be a bad option as a bulldozer, but he doesn’t seem to be a Gase-type of RB.
of course not. what was I thinking? lol
LOL
Pettway isn’t a complete RB, he is a decent blocker, but isnt a very good receiver, he is a good straight dive back, but i dont think there is dynamic ability there. Kerryon Johnson is a much better RB, and can power run as well. He definitely has good one cut potential, he’s a good receiver and a good blocker, so he would be a better clone to Drake, and probably someone that Gase would rather have, unless he is in the same boat as us and wanting a downhill guy to complement Drake.
Kyle Shurmur named HC of the Giants.
I love blue collar wr’s:
Most of Southern’s WR’s are like this. He would be a decent later round guy.
Scarborough is not a limited back lol, he is a downhill runner true, but his power is undeniable, and he has break away speed to get to the outside. He has 4.5 speed, which is better than average for RB’s. You haven’t watched much tape on him apparently. .
yeah, I have and he doesn’t impress.
I actually like his skills a lot
but I do have him below guys like Freeman
Lol. Todd Haley as the OC in Cleveland so he can stick it to PIT twice a year.
I don’t know what there 40 times are but as far as bigger backs there are plenty: Penny, Scarborough, Freeman, Chubb, Pettway, Balledge & Adams
actually Michel is listed at over 220 on CBS
Barkley is also there but he will be off the board
I honestly think some of the lighter guys: Guice and Kerryonn Johnson both at 212 are serious options
I would not right off Gaskin or Wadley even though they are under 200 pounds
The only guy I think is kind of a speed threat and may be off our radar is Ronald Jones II – and now that I say that we will probably draft him….lol
naples,
I don’t think you NEED 2 high quality backs to be an efficient offense. It’s nice…and it all depends on the type of offense you want to run…but plenty teams don’t have 2 high quality backs. I just don’t see the need to spend a high draft pick on one if you truly believe Drake can be your lead back. I get your reasoning, but this team has a lot of needs. I’d just go a different way in the top few rounds.
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I think the idea – IMO is to become a heavy run team
if we go OL early, I can see a RB before the 4th round is through
we have 5 picks in the first rounds and I can see 4 of them being (OL, RB, QB & TE)
then the 5th can be more OL, LB or secondary
I’m not particular of where we take a RB – but I just think it fits the big picture of being run heavy if that is what the team does.
Doesn’t mean we won’t go 1 -2 OL
but it really depends on the talent on the board
and this draft is deeper in terms of RBs and TEs than most – so the 2nd, 3rd and 4th round will have some talent on the board that would go earlier in years past
FYI Pettway is next week’s scouting report and I already wrote it
6 receptions is probably the big negative
but he’s huge and runs like it
I will tell you what position we don’t need to worry about
Wide receiver
unless we lose Landry
Then its one more need
wr is a tough call in this draft. not a lot of impressive looking guys out there.
Honestly, it sucks for WR
I think RB, TE and QB are the deepest positions
I’m not impressed with the draft defensively or at WR
think the talent at OT is slim
but interior OL is decent but not great
Senorise Perry was getting carries at the end of ;ast season.
You guys comfortable with Perry and Williams behind Drake
I’m not
Cant even count on Williams, as a FA he has to sign with us, which means we have to out bid other teams. Id guess that the Pats throw him an offer, and with the chance to get a ring, he might sign that. I definitely think we have a need at RB, but i do think how early we go, depends a lot on what happens in FA, so for now im kinda with Lou, i dont think we need to or will draft a guy early, but i reserve the right to change that after FA.
Yes Perry’s 8 rushes and 1 catch has him very tired and I’m not sure what to think anymore. LOL
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January 22, 2018 at 6:55 pm
I think the idea – IMO is to become a heavy run team…
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Oh, I disagree with ya there, Pig.
I think Gase wants to be pass-heavy, but he also wants the ability to run the ball at will. I can see him wanting to be 50-50, but he’s certainly not the type to be run-heavy or run first.
Gase is a ‘leader of the new school’ in this pass-happy league… and that is to our advantage. JMO, buddy.
Well…I would feel more comfortable if we went run heavy
Yeah, I don’t think we’re going to be looking at any of the rb’s in the earlier rds. I don’t see Gase placing as much emphasis on the running game either although he will use it some to keep Tannehill’s reps down unless he goes with a quick, ball-control type passing offense. Then we may see Tannehill’s attempts back up again.
You know the thing I hate most in a football game? When a defensive lineman trailing the play hits the player with the ball from behind and pushes him forward to get the first down. Can’t stand it.
Kiko does that a lot
From Walter Football.
“One of those general managers whose team is in the market for a franchise quarterback said that the Cleveland Browns could have a trade market for quarterback DeShone Kizer. The new Browns’ front office, led by general manager John Dorsey, vice president of player personnel Alonzo Highsmith, and assistant general manager Eliot Wolf, are expected to take a quarterback in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. A general manager told me that he would give up a fourth-round pick for Kizer and thinks he has plenty of untapped potential to develop.”
One thought here could be we trade our second 4th to them to take Kizer, who was a potential first round talent guy last year and as they said, untap his potential. I personally would like a guy like Luke Faulk, but feel we likely have to gie up a 2nd or 3rd for him, so do you think Kizer for a 4th would be better than taking a chance on a guy we could draft in the 4th? I have never beena fan of Kizer so i dont really think id do it, but its food for thought.
Also from Walter football(since this one stays on this thread’s topic):
“Georgia running back Sony Michel was one of the prospects who really helped himself late in the 2017 season. Michel showed his big-play ability with speed to break off some long runs that led to some huge performances to help the Bulldogs make it to the National Championship. In speaking to a general manager who needs a new starting running back, he felt that Michel wouldn’t make it to their second-round pick. He felt that Michel could go late in the first round after his tremendous finish to the season. If he does slip to the second round, they thought that Michel wouldn’t make it to their pick although he is hoping he does because he would be a great fit in their offense. Michel has a lot of positive momentum, and he probably will hear his name called in the top 45 picks of the draft.”
Kizer blows
its would not be crazy to give up a 4th rounder for Kizer
The Flying Pig says:
January 22, 2018 at 6:59 pm
Senorise Perry was getting carries at the end of ;ast season.
You guys comfortable with Perry and Williams behind Drake
I’m not
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I’m looking at it like I keep saying. 1. We’re not going anywhere this year and we need to face the facts. 2. We’re not going to solve all the issues with this team in one free agency and one draft so solve what we can and worry about the rest later.
you look at what we had last year in FA in Bushrod, Hayes, Timmons, Thomas and all those guys are probably gone. so, what did we actually accomplish with those signings? Nothing.
they tried to solve too much and had a win-now attitude about it and it doesn’t do a thing for the long-term competitiveness of the team. So, if we’re stuck with what we’ve got at rb for the year because we don’t have a shot at someone who can really help us at rb in the draft that’s okay because why waste a pick on a guy who won’t have any impact? why sign a guy for one year only to let him go next season? all you’re doing is continually creating holes.
The guy I like is Jaylen Samuels from NC State. He can play multiple positions and can be a match up nightmare. …Good size for a RB (5-11 223), and quick enough to play WR. Since he can play both positions as a #2 RB and #3/4 WR, he would allow us to dress another player at another position. Oh, he plays ST too.
INDEED! Tim is the one who turned me onto Jaylen Samuels. That guy is a STUD.
Yes, Tim posted his video a couple weeks ago.
I noticed him early in the season when I was watching the NC St/ND game. I was watching for Chubb, McGlinchey, and Nelson, but definitely liked what I saw from Samuels.
If I were to make a quick Draft prediction for the Patsies*, it would be as follows…
R1: QB Mason Rudolph
R2: RB Jaylen Samuels
do they have a 2nd
I honestly have no idea, but that’s what they would do if they could.
oh, that’s right. they got one for the Jimmy G trade.
actually, they have two; their own and the one from SF
Personally, I could see them going with Lamar Jackson
The Vikings took a big hit losing Shurmur to the Giants. They may not be the same team next season.
Didn’t Shurmur rescue them after Norv Turner quit?
IMO, Mason Rudolph is going to be the ‘Dan Marino’ of this QB class. I make no promises and no guarantees about this, but it’s just how I’m seeing it at the moment. And I’m NOT saying that Rudolph is going to be DAN MARINO… I’m saying people are sleeping on him as people slept on Marino in the ’83 Draft (6th QB taken).
You’ve got the consensus top-3: Mayfield, Rosen, and Darnold. You’ve got the outlier: Allen. You’ve got the underdog: Jackson. Then you’ve got Rudolph… seemingly leading the charge from the “Island of Misfit Toys”, if ya will.
hmmmm … lots of shall we say diverging opinions on here these days.
That’s to be expected i suppose, given the strange year we had that seemed to not really give us a good feel for where we are with so many oddities and injuries and assorted shit.
And that’s GRAND! The more diverging opinions, the better!
CBS has Rudolph as the first QB off the board and i have found them very trustworthy.
Then Rosen then Darnold.
I think;that is what I think too.
those rankings will change a hundred times before the draft. they don’t even have a full list of prospects yet. they’re only at about 200 or so thus far. when all is said and done, Rosen will be at the top.
I want YOU to trust YOUR eyes… not to rely on a ‘CBS’. THAT’S why we’re here.
not me. I see things.
Dead things…
I trust CBS more than anyone else
They are usually very spot inn iMO
I like to use it as a source for the prospects but don’t put much emphasis on where they place guys. they are more accurate than most on the first and 2nd rd as far as the round a prospect may go in. I’ll give them that.
wow. a Boston television station does a story on NE winning the AFC championship with a picture of Hernandez diving for the ball.
They have Mayfield taken at 38 and then a big gap before Josh Allen at 125 and Logan Woodside at 132.
Did you know that, but for the 2 sacks, my boy Dawuane Smooth put up almost the exact same numbers as Charles Harris while only playing 252 snaps to Harris’ 497
For you ‘CBS lovers’ out there (and with no disrespect), Rob Rang and my man Dane Brugler are no longer working for them.
Jeremiah is absolutely the worst. I don’t know how that guy was ever an NFL scout.
I don’t care for their personalized Mock Drafts.
But I do like their player profiles and where they slot guys is fairly accurate.
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If the #Jaguars release Blake Bortles prior to March 14th they’ll incur $0 in dead cap, clearing his entire $19.053M salary, & potentially paving the way for Kirk Cousins, Alex Smith, or Eli Manning.
I also like Draftek. I look at Walter, but find them the least reliable of my Big 4.
As near as I can tell NFL.com has not put up its individual player blurbs or even a partial listing yet.
I like to read their thumbnails on strengths and weaknesses.
As I said above, Kalen Ballage is my new fave (after Saquon, Derrius, and Sony LOL).
He reminds me of Eric Dickerson, one of my all-time favorite taller backs.
I think Drake runs the ball a lot like OJ Simpson.
That is a very interesting comparison. Are you serious?
yeah, if you go back and look at OJ at USC and you compare the two running styles they are very similar
I first took notice on his kr for the touchdown last yr.
he has a “classic” running back run style. a throwback, if you will
PS:
CBS has him going at #91. We could hope he slides to our 107 pick.
CBS has Penny at 118, with which I concur. He’ll be a steal there. We could jump that number and take him with our 107 pick.
They have Bo dropping all the way to 190 where we could get him early with our 169 pick. Another steal. But we don’t need both of course.
Piggy,
I hope the idea is to become a proficient offense that can run AND pass when we want. I think that starts with an improved OL. We cannot keep losing the battle for the LOS.
btw Piggy; it’s cosmic. CBS has Derrius Guice as the #11 overall pick, which would be great for us if it happens.
Then in the second we could get Billy Price or Will Hernandez to play guard. or even Braden Smith.
Follow that up in the 3rd with Gesicki or one of the other three TEs.
In the 4th double up on Edge Rushers and take both Josh Sweat and Dorance Armstrong.
In the 6th take Riley Ferguson or QB Chase Litton.or my late round favorite, Duke’s Daniel Jones. (Did i hear that he is returning to achool?)
Lou “classic” is a perfect way to describe both OJ and Kenyon. They never seem to be struggling and just run right past people. I hate OJ so much that I would never think of comparing anyone to him, but i think you are right about the smoothness and flawless stride. Tacklers just seem to wave at them half the time, like it’s flag football.
sheesh … I broke the blog.
YOUR TEAM
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YOUR PICKS
1: R1P11 LB ROQUAN SMITH GEORGIA
2: R2P10 G BILLY PRICE OHIO STATE
3: R3P9 TE DALLAS GOEDERT S DAKOTA ST
4: R4P11 RB RASHAAD PENNY SDSU
5: R4P30 WR TRE’QUAN SMITH UCF
6: R6P9 S VAN SMITH CLEMSON
7: R7P5 CB SIRAN NEAL JACKSONVILLE ST
8: R7P11 DL DREW BAILEY LOUISVILLE
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I’d be happy with that draft. Although I don’t know Siran Neal at all.
Small school baller. Tre’Quan is a local boy.
Really? This might be the gheyist draft of all time. LOL
huh, besides being ghey what specifically do you object to?
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I see the Florida Media is a ray of sunshine today?
Fuck Armando! (for being right)
Yeah such a joyful article. LOL
Rock, I rocked you for no reason. LOL
Everyone is pissed off and looking for scapegoats etc. 6-10 sucks and we looked bad too often. Yeah could we have been 9-7 with this and that? Yes!! Then what? 😉
New OL coach….New DL coach. This team lost in both these areas last year. At least problem is trying to be fixed…..
Gase needed help and he went and got it. Whatever your opinion of the new OC, Gase likes him. He should take over some burden while Gase can focus on other areas and hopefully get that stuff fixed, like discipline. Reports that Gase is still working til 2am everyday is a good sign that at least the work is getting put in to figure it out
Things are changing…..you don’t have to blow everything up to change things. Now the FO needs to get some players in here.
There’s a saying in the business world that if you have to work longer hours you probably aren’t capable of getting the job done. Not saying that’s the case here but longer hours don’t necessarily translate into results.
For all we know he and Clyde could be playing Pinochle.
I’m sorry but a running back in the first round would be one of the worst directions we could go in. There will be so many other player available at #11 to start building our team with and rb isn’t the way to go there.
I would rather see the team go Edmunds in rd 1 and come back in rd 2 and go after Lorenzo Carter if he makes it there. Hard to say at this point if he will but it would be as good a 1-2 as anything else we could do and it’s building a team.
I don’t look at team building as we must take a player at each position in the draft in order to build a team. That’s not team building. That’s filling holes. Team building means you go into the free agency and the draft with a plan as to how you want to go ahead and build your team based on what’s available and where you can make an impact.
There’s not necessarily going to be guys available at every position where you need to fill a hole in FA and the draft so you get who you can and move on until the next opportunity arises. That would probably be cut down day. If there’s someone there you like you could go after him. Otherwise, you don’t go out and start spending valuable cap just to bring in someone’s retreads.
For instance, if we were to draft a linebacker we could be better off just sitting pat on the remainder of what we’ve got rather than going out and signing another Timmons for the year or offer a two year contract when we know we’re going to be letting that player go at the end of the first year anyway. So, you have a drafted player, McMillan, Anthony, Kiko, Hewitt, Hull and Allen and that’s it and maybe some other guys you pick up as udfa’s and you move on. Can’t get it all solved and you don’t want to if the talent isn’t there. Make an impact in another area where you can because the talent is available.
And I don’t really care how they go about it but I want to see that’s the thought process here. I don’t care if they go out and sign an offensive lineman to a four yr deal and then go out and draft one in the first or second rd. As long as they show they want to start building a team for sustainability that’s all that matters.
I think guys get nervous because they think there’s a small window of opportunity, especially with free agency, for them to try and make something happen but there’s a lot of teams that retain core and key players from year to year. It’s inevitable you’re going to lose someone here or there but that’s why you keep working at it so you’ve always go talent in the pipeline.
If you build a team and someone leaves you’ll always have the next guy who can come in and fill that vacated spot. The last thing you want to have to do is go out and sign a retread to fill in the spot because you weren’t paying attention.
“but it’s got electrolytes”. the Dolphins equivalent of “trust the process”.
Lol nice Idiocracy quote.
Trust the process. What if the process is wrong or flawed?
Who plays pinochle anymore? Gase is teaching him Xbox…..
I agree that RB in 1st rd would be horrible. Not too worried tho……Gase doesn’t value that position all that much. Lol
No more old guys period in FA
M – Hypothetical question
If the Eagles said we could have Jay Ajayi back for our 4th RD pick during the draft, and we’re in the 4th RD, and Rashaad Penny is there. Who would you prefer?
If anyone else wants to jump in on this, feel free . . .
Oh you have done it now Mikey…..
That’s what we need
A great orator!
“Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen, whom Mel Kiper has going first in his latest mock draft, will meet with Dolphins brass here Tuesday, when Senior Bowl week truly gets into gear.”
Just a meeting, but still interesting.
Very interesting to me. I have no problem at all if we take a QB. We better also get a TE and a starting OG.
Bet it is interesting to Tanny as well…..but could be a move to create leverage with to take a redo for less.
Everyone wants to know how tall you are Baker!!!!!!!!
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January 23, 2018 at 10:12 am
“Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen, whom Mel Kiper has going first in his latest mock draft, will meet with Dolphins brass here Tuesday, when Senior Bowl week truly gets into gear.”
Just a meeting, but still interesting.
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Ive seen a few mocksters start having him as our target with our first round selection. So this going along with that seems to make me think there is at least some significant interest there.
Also i think Tanny wont have to sweat him taking over this year unless he gets injured again or performs really poorly. I would bet if we did take Allen, we would develop him under Tanny for at least a year, but i wouldn’t doubt we might see him more than a typical backup/rookie, like any game that was out of hand, he would likely get reps.
It definitely will play in the getting Tanny to restructure leverage, which i think was going to happen anyways, but a restructure could give Tanny more guarantees which a move like this might put him in jeopardy of losing out on, so it might be also be a ploy.
Tanny would still be wondering about his future if we took a QB in the first though, Allen or not. Think he wants to be the future here….and can’t blame him for that.
There are no positions where i feel a first round selection would be a bad idea, except maybe TE and thats just because none of them are really worthy of a first, or maybe WR if we re-sign Landry, but again, that’s an IF, so its possible even WR wouldnt be a bad idea if we dont retain Landry. RB, if we had a shot at a guy like Barkley, i just dont know how ya pass on that. Also if we trade back in the first, a guy like Guice might also make sense, i just dont think 11 makes sense for him, and thats the judgment on the player’s value not whether or not a RB in the first is a bad selection. Any player that can improve our team should be in play, we are not so talent laden that we have very specific positions that need top talent and no others that do, so we need to just keep working towards adding talent, no matter who that is.
We need to get better at QB whether it’s Tanny or someone else, so if we draft a QB, that’s good for the team.
I think Gase is set at QB with Tanny and Fales as his back up, Gase may be in a little of a quandary with an eye on winning now to preserve his job as with the rest of the front office, with Tannehill in the fold and Fales serviceable I cant see how drafting a QB with the first pick gives this front office a chance to win now.
too many holes to fill to have your number one draft pick sit for years to come.
I suspect taking the ND tackle may be the call.
That’s somewhat true, it may not necessarily help us win now, but if Tanny has a medical setback, I’d rather have Josh Allen to compete with Fales then just go with Fales for the season.
My draft strategy would be pretty close to BPA, at least at this stage of our team. I would probably have some sort of weighting based upon the areas of our team i felt were the weakest and needed the most injection of talent. I still would draft based upon the idea that getting the best player, no matter the position is a win as far as strengthening the team, and if there was a significant different in talent, im taking that guy over a lesser rated guy in a higher position of need. If we were at a better place and had a lot of positions with good next man up scnaros, im probably closer to a need based draft strategy and also a lot more likely to trade up to get the highest values player at that position, where as my current strategy would be openly searching to trade back if i didn’t have players available i felt matched up with the value of the pick. At this point we need to maximize the value of every pick so we need to be either staying put and taking the selection that meets the value of the pick or trading back to get more picks and get players when they are at or exceeding thier value.
Almost exactly the same size as Carson Wentz
Ken says:
January 22, 2018 at 4:47 pm
Just reading the last blog posts. It seems that for a RB to be good he needs to have a bid ass. I think we can call ORob Sir Mix a Lot.
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LOL, yes Ken it stands to reason that sending pee wee herman up the middle against 300lbs DTs won’t work.
a true HULK would know this!
I’ll take him!! at 200lbs he was a great inside runner due to his mobility and excellent athleticism, @ 200lbs his short stature at 5’8″ made him a load , I think JJ tried to land him from the Lions
It wouldn’t surprise me if Denver picked Barkely at #5 and we made another run at CJ Anderson
Mike E. says:
January 23, 2018 at 8:12 am
M – Hypothetical question
If the Eagles said we could have Jay Ajayi back for our 4th RD pick during the draft, and we’re in the 4th RD, and Rashaad Penny is there. Who would you prefer?
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Hypothetically… I think you’d have to go with the known quantity (Ajayi) over a 4th rounder.
Potentially… I think Penny could have more upside than Ajayi, so I’d go with Penny.
You pose a very good hypothetical question… I’m stumped as to what I’d do.
It was intended to give you a very difficult choice. 🙂
Also remember, Ajayi may not be long for the NFL with his knee
They did a redraft for the year Ajayi was drafted and had him going in the 1st round
208 rushes for 871 yards and 1 TD = 1st RD??? Saquon Barkley will double that!
I know, I know, it’s the threat of him running that makes him a 1st RD pick! 🙂
looking back at the 89 draft Barry Sanders went 3rd and Dion Sanders went 5th, knowing what we do now which Sanders do you take at 3?
Deion Sanders, easy!
have to consider who was picking and the Lions were a disaster on offense. In fact, even after Sanders, Sanders was pretty much all they had, so if they dont take Sanders, they wouldn’t have had an offense at all. Id probably still select Barry. Obviously both being HOF’ers its hard to argue who would have been BPA, so given they are very hard to judge against id have to weight it and say Barry.
https://twitter.com/PFF_College/status/955840307366686721
No way Derwin James is tops over Fitzpatrick. James is a very good safety, but Fitzpatrick IMO hands down the best.
James might be the better athlete, but Fitzpatrick is the better football player. …Give me the football player. If Fitzpatrick was to somehow fall to 11, I would take him in a heartbeat.
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DE Marcus Davenport: 6057, 259 (looked like a NFL DE should look)
TE Dallas Goedert: 6044, 260
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SOLID size for both.
Yea, I really like Goedert. Thanks for the video a while back.
Just collect talent and get the most of it. Teams make things a lot harder than they need to be.
This team isn’t going anywhere in the next 2-3 years, so why can’t we draft guys who may need to develop for a year? I’d have no problem picking a QB at #11 even if he may need a year to develop because this team has a long ways to go to be a serious playoff team. We have time to develop guys.
So much can change in an offseason or two so I don’t think you can go as far as saying 3 years. 🙂
Tannehill has already said he understands the team needing to address the QB position.
stangerx says:
January 23, 2018 at 11:24 am
Tanny would still be wondering about his future if we took a QB in the first though, Allen or not. Think he wants to be the future here….and can’t blame him for that.
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Their world thrives off competition, he shouldnt fear it, in fact he should relish the oppotunity to prove that he is the one. Brady has had the Pats take QB’s, a lot of them early selections, but he didnt freak out about having competition. Tanny is in a different position, i understand, but if he really thinks of himself as the starter, then thats the level of condifence he should have in himself and the overall outcome.
This was before the 2016 draft.
“No, I wouldn’t be offended at all,” Tannehill said, via the Miami Herald. “That’s the nature of the business. If you’re not doing the job good enough then they’re looking to replace you. And you want to have depth. I love the guys in the room … I’m excited about the room we have and if we add somebody else, I’ll be open arms and welcome him in. We’re just there to push each other. Push each to be better and enjoy the whole process.”
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000654400/article/tannehill-wouldnt-be-offended-if-dolphins-draft-a-qb
Interesting we are meeting with Josh Allen. It is hard to read too much into this stuff just yet. Allen definitely needs time but I think he has the most upside of any QB in this draft
Ken says:
January 23, 2018 at 1:17 pm
Interesting we are meeting with Josh Allen. It is hard to read too much into this stuff just yet. Allen definitely needs time but I think he has the most upside of any QB in this draft
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Allen definately has the highest ceiling among the QB’s in this class but there probably is more questions of what you are really getting with him. Those other guys have enough consistency and time at the position that its more WYSIWYG, Allen could be a great deal more, or it could wind up being a good deal less. He’d be worth our first IMO, but i in no way would want to plan on him starting right off, i think we could stomach through the season if thats what happened, but id much rather him sit behind Tanny next year.
rich0322 says:
January 23, 2018 at 12:33 pm
Yea, I really like Goedert. Thanks for the video a while back.
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My pleasure. Goedert is definitely a STUD.
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D says:
January 23, 2018 at 12:47 pm
No way Derwin James is tops over Fitzpatrick. James is a very good safety, but Fitzpatrick IMO hands down the best.
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James might be the better athlete, but Fitzpatrick is the better football player. …Give me the football player. If Fitzpatrick was to somehow fall to 11, I would take him in a heartbeat.
…Practice time at the Senior Bowl. 🙂
I’m recording all the practices, and the game itself, but the practices tell you more IMO
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Josh Allen feels good about comparisons to Ben Roethlisberger
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Of course he would, LOL. But that’s also an extremely lazy take.
He reminds me more of a young Elway. He is faster and more elusive than Big Ben ever was
Yes, I agree with faster and more elusive than Big Ben ever was. I was thinking more of a combo between Ryan Tannehill and Daunte Culpepper in terms of athleticism.
I think Josh Allen’s mechanics are all over the place. He throws off-balance often, his footwork is spotty, and his delivery is inconsistent… but I DON’T CARE. To me, that means he can only IMPROVE and he’s already damn good with his inconsistencies.
As a college passer, he reminds me more of a college Philip Rivers (unorthodox)… but he’s also very RAW compared to Rivers out of NC State. He’s going to need some time to develop in the NFL, IMO. Sit him for a year, and he could be REALLY good.
I think you’ve gotta have a 1st round grade on Allen, but I don’t believe you can unwrap him and play with him on day 1 in the NFL with great success. And I think that those who are projecting him as a top-5 pick/talent are REACHING, hard core: I’ve got him as my #4 ranked QB, but that’s just me.
I also happen to think that IF we decide to pull the trigger on a QB early, Allen fits the bill for us. I think Mason Rudolph is more pro-ready than Allen, but either one of Rudolph or Allen would be great early targets for us should we decide to go in that direction, to replace Matt Moore and secure our QB future.
IMO, there’s no way that any of Mayfield, Rosen, or Darnold falls to us @ R1P11.
Yeah I noticed that too about Allen watching videos of him. He throws off his back foot a lot like Cutler relying on his strong arm. That’s fixable. You don’t want to make that a habit or you’ll throw picks at the next level.
Thanks, Bro. Glad I’m not the only one who’s noticed as much.
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Adam Gase, Chris Grier and Mike Tannenbaum are all in Mobile, taking in today’s South Team practice.
Mayock already saying with a big week at the Senior Bowl and combine, Davenport could be a top 10 pick.
It’s really crazy how 2 months can change EVERYTHING. Such is the nature of this scouting biz.
I mean, 2 months ago, Davenport was looked at as some small-school talent projected to go in the 4th-5th round… and here I thought I found a diamond in the rough. LOL @ myself.
Same thing regarding Rashaad Penny, but he was projected to be a 6th rounder at Thanksgiving.
Davenport’s biggest issue is going to be having to overcome all the negative off-field stuff that’s out there about him. He’s been compared to Aldon Smith in that respect
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New…The Miami Dolphins are looking to replace a quarterback. But it won’t be Ryan Tannehill
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/armando-salguero/article196186674.html
Yeah. I think everybody is ready for Moore to move on. Idk that they add a vet if they draft a QB. Fales did enough to hold down the back up spot.
to answer a question posed before about taking back Ajayi for a fourth if you’re in the fourth and Penny is sitting there, my answer is NO.
The reason isn’t because I no longer think Ajayi can get it done; it’s because they burned the bridge. If you take Ajayi back are you going to have a guy now who wants to be part of the team or did you just waste a 4th rd pick on a player who doesn’t want to be in Miami after slandering him in public like they did.
Totally agreed, but I think Mike E’s hypothetical wasn’t including these other matters… it was more about talent vs talent.
Yep – It was talent only, because obviously, that trade would never happen from either side
yeah, but the point is moot anyway because Penny isn’t making it to the 4th
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I’ve got him going to us in the 7th round
where do you have Daesean Hamilton getting drafted by us?
I really like Hamilton. Seems like a high character guy with big play ability.
Who is this Ajayiyiyi guy y’all keep discussing?
he’s my barber.
Lol about all the people making a big deal about the hit Tre Williams just put on Penny. He must have gotten lucky. Williams will be lucky to be drafted.
I was thinking the EXACT same thing.
professorloumiamidolphinsblog says:
January 23, 2018 at 3:59 pm
where do you have Daesean Hamilton getting drafted by us?
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Love that guy! But as for me, I don’t feel we need to draft a WR this year. So of course, we’ll end up drafting a WR early again this year… LOL.
wr, if one is there I like, would be part of my team build
Nothing wrong with that, especially if we part ways with Jarvis.
if I’m Grier/Tbaum I’m putting feelers out in Mobile for what we could get for Parker. Hamilton, IMO, would be more consistent. Parker may have the big play capability but it’s just not something that shows up often enough.
I just think of what we could be on offense with Hamilton, Stills and Lasley. That’s a good trio.
Lou – That’s not in stone. Lots of really good RB’s went in the 3rd and 4th RD, it happens every year. Penny has a good shot to be there in the 4th
Bro, if Penny is still there in the 4th round, I’m going to be the one on TV… RUNNING, SCREAMING, “BALL HAWKING!” to draft him!!! 🙂
LOL – It can happen – A lot of great RB’s have gone in the 33rd RD, and some in the 4th too
ah, the good old days of when the NFL draft went 33 rounds. I miss those days. I think we got Mark Clayton in the 33rd rd .
His value is beyond that of running back as he is a darn good kick returner as well. I don’t see him lasting any later than the 3rd rd.
LOL @ 33rd RD! 🙂
talk about nostalgia.
I wonder if they’re talking to Cleveland about 4…
welp. my turn to break the blog I guess.
This is the normal dead time, all the yeasty easties, also known as the moldy oldies, leave work so give it about 30 minutes.
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January 23, 2018 at 5:02 pm
Ken says:
January 23, 2018 at 1:17 pm
Interesting we are meeting with Josh Allen. It is hard to read too much into this stuff just yet. Allen definitely needs time but I think he has the most upside of any QB in this draft
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Allen definately has the highest ceiling among the QB’s in this class but there probably is more questions of what you are really getting with him. Those other guys have enough consistency and time at the position that its more WYSIWYG, Allen could be a great deal more, or it could wind up being a good deal less. He’d be worth our first IMO, but i in no way would want to plan on him starting right off, i think we could stomach through the season if thats what happened, but id much rather him sit behind Tanny next year.