Once again I stress . . . Quality over quantity. We had plenty of draft capital last year and will continue to have added capital next season and beyond. The important thing, most paramount, is to find players that help this team NOW. I’d rather have 3 or 4 great players in this draft rather than acquiring more picks and lesser talent. We’re close Dolphins fans, I know some of you don’t feel that way but I believe we’re close to being legitimate contenders. Rumors are hot that we may trade up from #18 and I’m fine with that. I’m not worried about who is available at #6, there will be a player there who will help our team, whether it’s Chase, Pitts, Sewell or even Smith.
To me, our greatest needs are WR, pass rusher, RB and center. Those are my 4 top positions. You may feel differently, but that’s how I see it. If we do trade up from #18 I think the chance of drafting Najee Harris goes away, but getting Jovonte Williams later on sure would be a nice consolation. It also may hurt the chances of us getting one of the top centers in the draft, like Creed Humphrey, Landon Dickerson, Josh Myers or Quinn Meinerz. I think we can get one no matter what, we may just lose our choice of which one. I know we have Michael Deiter, but if we had any intentions of having him play C, we don’t pick up Matt Skura. I do think C is a priority.
I think on defense, adding Benardrick McKinney added another rangy tackler. #55 is all over the field making tackles, now he’ll have help with McKinney. AVG grew quite a bit last season, he was very productive, but will additional snaps add to his production or wear him down? Can Vince Biegel become what AVG was last season? I think we will be looking for help early in this draft, as early #18 or even earlier if we trade up.
We’re going to do another FMU Consensus Mock Draft, stay tuned for when it will occur, I would like to have maximum participation. Last year, the crew here was pretty darn accurate, it was pretty impressive! We went 10 for 10 on the first 10 picks, the Jets of course ruined our accuracy. Even if you don’t post often or have never posted here, please join us and watch for the Mock Draft date coming very soon!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
The guy In the top right corner should be the pick
First and oinks!
I completely agree on our top 4 needs Mike
But when I say WR I include Pitts as a WR
I also think we need two edge type
If we have 5 picks in the first 3 rounds, I usually am spending those picks on those 4 positions and another edge type is the 5th pick
It wouldn’t surprise me of we went one of these orders orders
WR, RB, ED, ED, OC
WR, ED, RB, OC, ED
If we took OL I’m the first 3 picks it would surprise me a little
There’s also that possibility of a trade up from 18 that I really think is a serious possibility
Or maybe a trade down from 18, and using the extra ammo to trade up a little later (possible from 3rd round to 2md round)
Te 6 pick seems destined to be Chase or Pitts
But the 18 pick is more of a wildcard IMO
What I really wonder is if they feel the need to draft a RB early like we do. I have a feeling they might not, but I can still hope
Two reasons i think it’s such a possibility we draft Najee Harris at 18
1. The chances to miss out on Williams and Harris who might be gone by 36
2. The edge players at 18 all have warts – we might be able to do as well at 36 at that position
I k ow it’s just mock drafts
But Every time I do a mock
If we sit at 18
And some one like a parsons doesn’t fall to 18
When I play the board to see who might be available later , it seems like a smart move to take a RB at 18, even though I prefer waiting to the 2nd round for a RB
heres the new blog, ye haaa, almost draft time, lol
You guys have any idea how hard it is to find pics of these guys that are of the backs of their jerseys? Crazy!
lol it reminds me of one day, in the interest of science, i was searching for an image of J los world famous derriere, and the first 100 images that popped up were frontal images, lol
i was like , what the F,
Mike , i also agree with You the draft needs to be quality for sure, but over quantity?
the trading down from 3 and back to 6 , shows this team expects BOTH< lol
hopefully it all works out
I present to you my “I can’t even keep all these rookies…What was I thinking, wow, Dallas does it again” mock draft.
Team Picks
6: R1 P6 TE Kyle Pitts – Florida
36: R2 P4 EDGE Joseph Ossai – Texas
44: R2 P12 OT Teven Jenkins – Oklahoma State
50: R2 P18 DL Daviyon Nixon – Iowa
75: R3 P11 RB Javonte Williams – North Carolina
81: R3 P17 C Josh Myers – Ohio State
99: R3 P35 WR Tutu Atwell – Louisville
115: R4 P10 S Talanoa Hufanga – USC
138: R4 P33 S Tariq Thompson – San Diego State
156: R5 P12 G Sadarius Hutcherson – South Carolina
179: R5 P35 FB Ben Mason – Michigan
231: R7 P3 P Pressley Harvin III – Georgia Tech
258: R7 P30 K Alex Kessman – Pitt
Trades
Trade Partner: Dallas Cowboys
Sent:
Round 1 Pick 18
Received:
Round 2 Pick 12
Round 3 Pick 11
Round 3 Pick 35
Round 4 Pick 10
Round 4 Pick 33
Round 5 Pick 35
LOL
LOL, Should have traded down from #6 also and drafted a whole new team. lol
You can see at the 2;30 mark some throws that were a little behind him and he still has the body control to make the catch and keep his balance and get YAC
It’s that body control that really separates Chase
he has a boatload of talent, it sure would be interesting to see such a dynamic playmaker on the offense
Panthers are the beavis and buttheads of the NFL, the darnold screwup/ saga keeps getting funnier! they wont commit to pay the darnold failure an unearned 18 million for the upcoming season, until after the draft
if a top QB falls to the panthers, lol yea
panthers should have traded for the Dolphins pick, and selected a QB
if You look at Darnolds stats last year, its even funnier than a rerun of gilligans island
lol darnold sucks
we remember darnold,
Dolphins feasted on his pathetic abilities twice last year, picking him off and sacking him like crazy
i wont post darnolds stats here, there may be women or children around
6.
Kyle Pitts
TE Florida
18.
Najee Harris
RB Alabama
36.
Jaelan Phillips
EDGE Miami (FL)
50.
Jayson Oweh
EDGE Penn State
98.
Tylan Wallace
WR Oklahoma State
trade icon
105.
Drake Jackson
OC Kentucky
trade icon
156.
Divine Deablo
S Virginia Tech
231.
Tedarrell Slaton
DT Florida
I traded down in the 3rd round
Ok, I put my “Trady Pants” on.
Traded #6 down got #11, #42, #76, #116 and 2022 2nd from Giants
(Giants drafted Pitts at #6)
Traded #18 down got #27 and #31 from Ravens
(Ravens drafted Phillips at #18)
11 Micah Parsons LB • Penn State
27 Najee Harris HB • Alabama
31 Teven Jenkins T • Oklahoma State
36 Elijah Moore WR • Mississippi
42 Joe Tryon ED • Washington
50 Landon Dickerson C • Alabama
76 Eric Stokes CB • Georgia
81 Jamin Davis LB • Kentucky
116 Milton Williams DI • Louisiana Tech
156 James Wiggins S • Cincinnati
231 Sam Ehlinger QB • Texas
258 Tarron Jackson ED • Coastal Carolina
Overall Miami Dolphins A
I know we don’t really need another corner but Stokes at 6’1 190 with 4.25 speed, I just couldn’t pass him up. It’s not just a pro day time. He has world class speed and consistently posts sub 4.3 times. He is still a little raw but have time to work with him behind X, Jones and Iggy. He will be a immediate contributor on ST as a blazing fast gunner.
James Wiggins is a very instinctive FS but missed 2019 with an ACL. He can play either safety position at 5’11 210 to play in the box but also 4.41 speed to play center field.
I drafted Ehlinger to be our Taysom Hill.
What do you guys think of Talanoa Hufanga as a late RD pick at S?
Like him a lot! Heavy hitter. There are quite a few I like in the later rounds
Talanoa Hufanga
Caden Sterns
James Wiggins
Richard LeCounte(sp?)
Tariq Thompson
Derrick Forrest
and a few others
He’s got average speed with really good instincts who has been learning a lot from Troy Polamalu. He can play in the box but was also good in coverage, always around the football, he’s a playmaker. Also has experience coming up and rushing the passer
You can see the Palamalu in his game for sure.
no more players who’s name starts with a T & ends with an A, an you cant pronounce it!!
Talanoa Hufanga is a GREAT football name! Hoo-FAHN-ga
Unless someone like Parsons or Owusu are there at 18 I’m trading back a little and getting extra pick(s)
Pitt, Jetsx2, Atl and Jax are all needy RB teams that could knock us out of the top 3, but they also have a lot of other needs, that should be more important.
It’s usually a mistake for bad teams to draft skill positions early on in the rebuild, when Pitt drafted Bell, they waited until the 2nd rd. 2008 was their last 1st rd rb Mendenhall.
In 1990 the jets last took an rb in the first, Blair Thomas.
Atl 2002 last 1st rd rb.
Jags Fournette 2107, MJD in 2006.
Don’t reach for a rd 1 RB, Williams will be there at 36
we could’ve take helaire last year instead of iggy
rb’s will slide
The talk about us trading up to 9 from 18 is a rumor brought about by the Denver GM saying he talked to Grier about 9.
It’s not going to happen as a trade up.
It’s pretty expensive to have 2 top 10 picks, about another 4m net for pick 9
Yes, but it’s also a 5 YR contract potentially with the 5th year option which is cheaper than signing a good player after 4 years.
Have I said “Fuck Mike Florio” yet today? If not, FUCK MIKE FLORIO, shit weasel!
Can everyone please respond as to what night they prefer to do the Mock Draft. Whatever is the majority will be that night. Just so you know, Piggy is unavailable Monday and I’m unavailable Tuesday
Not like I’m much help……. but probably not Tues for me (getting 2nd shot).
I’m good for whichever day, so long as it’s in the evening.
I should clear up
I’m not more unavailable Monday than Tuesday
What I meant was, next week is a mess for me everyday
I’m just trying to get some stuff done before Thursday so I can watch the draft
So as far as I’m concerned the only day unavailable is Tuesday
I may not be able to make it at all whether it’s Monday, Tuesday or Wens
Whatever, I’ll be on
Mike E — good and energetic write, but I’m one of those guys who is not damn the torpedoes full speed ahead. Don’t think the post-draft team will be a SB contender, even if yeah playoffs real possible.
I want a team that competes year after year rather than one that has a few years of window and then has to start all over again. And part of doing that is thinking towards the future at times. So I’d be cool with trade downs, including ones that get us future picks.
You know what comes after this season? ……The next one.
Yes, but we already have multiple picks next year and then 2023 as well. There comes a point when you get your roster straightened out as best you can and go through a season as strong as possible. We already have additional draft capital next season and beyond. Nothing wrong with adding more unless you’re sacrificing players you wanted. That’s what I don’t want to happen here.
We have an extra 3rd and 7th next year. Call me greedy but would like more than that.
Example — if Chase and Pitts are gone would have no problem trading down a bit and picking up a 2022 first. We’d still be picking in the top 10 or just outside of it.
I agree Stanger, but only under conditions like that, where picking 6th or 9th doesn’t make much difference.
What you aren’t accounting for is a QB under a rookie contract.
Our best chance to win the SB will be the next 3 years, better to start a push sooner, than later
“only under conditions like that” is mainly what I am talking about. How at some point could a trade for future picks not make sense? You say no way from the start and you might be shooting yourself in the foot at some point.
Get the contract point, but the bigger one to me is don’t know yet whether Tua will ever be more than an average starting QB. Building the team is insurance against that.
<——- Najee Harris
Sure, if he’s there at 36
I honestly don’t think he will be. I HOPE he is, if we don’t take him @ 18, but I think we’ll lose him.
Caitlin Jenner running as a republican for CA governor.
This could be the unity we’ve been looking for.
Fiscally conservative and socially liberal, that should appeal to the majority
We have had enough of reality TV stars as politicians
Haven’t read this anywhere, but have a feeling a reality TV show will be involved.
Wasn’t that Schwartzsnnegger’s model?
We who?
The cancel culture crew?
The country
Stanger – Did the Patriots win all those years because they had early first round picks and multiple picks every round? Steelers? Ravens? Nope, they had the right coach, and they knew when to let players walk and get compensated for it. In the Patriots and Steelers case, and to a point the Ravens too, they also had QB’s. I think we have the coach, If we get Tua some help this season, we’ll know if we have the QB too
No doubt having “the” QB makes a huge difference. And you are talking the teams was thinking about . Seems if Tua is that kinda guy he will let us know though. Whatever happens in this draft he’s gonna have a lot more support.
Not sure about the other teams, but what the Pats did do was trade for future picks a lot. Might have been their way of making up for not drafting high each year.
They let players walk or traded them away and either received a bunch of early (3rd RD) compensatory picks or 1st or 2nd RD picks in a trade. Steelers and Ravens were always good about knowing when to let players walk.
They did that as well…. my guess is part of how the dealt with such a packed roster. Cut 5th rounders all the time and sometimes 4ths and 3rds.
Dammit, I want to draft Azeez Ojulari badly, but I think R1P18 is too early (I’m taking Najee there)… and Azeez is all but guaranteed to be taken by the Ravens @ either R1P27 or R1P31. I could also see the Ravens taking Zaven, but he’ll likely be gone by R2P4 by another team, too.
If this year’s EDGE guys weren’t so weak compared to past years, it would be easy to hone in on one guy and smash the button @ R1P18. Thus, I keep coming back to doing it big with Micah Parsons… just not @ R1P6, and he’ll be gone by R1P18.
In my C3P0 voice: “Oh my! This is madness!”
#6 is too early for Parsons and #18 is too late.
#18 is too early for Harris and Ojulari and #36 too late.
Ain’t being a GM a biotch? 🙂
YES! LOL… even with our bevy of picks it’s mind-racking!
I’m promise you, the more you look at 18 and all the prospects that are expected to be there, the more you find yourself with the same issue
18 is probably too early for Ojulari and most of the edge guys
If there’s one that the FO likes head and shoulders above the rest, this isn’t a problem
But I see almost every edge player as good as some one I might get at 36
I hear ya, and I’m thinking Jamin Davis may be the answer @ 36… if he’s still there.
And like you, I really like Joseph Ossai… but I’m sure he’ll fit into what we want to do… which I believe, is to add a pass-rushing, pure LB. Ossai is a tad heavy, IMO, for what I believe we want to do.
* not sure
Stanger – Are you saying trade back no matter what? I’m not saying don’t trade back but my philosophy going into this draft is not the same as it was last year. We need to stop pushing picks farther down the road in exchange for giving up players now. I wouldn’t say we can’t contend for a SB this season until all is said and done. It’s now a 17 game season, even more of a game of attrition. We need players now, not next year or in 2023. If we have 8 picks next season, that’s enough. If we have 8 in 2023 that’s enough. What we did last season and this season for the draft is most unusual. It’s great that we did it, now is the time to capitalize on what we’ve done, and stop parlaying it for the future.
Certainly not saying trade back no matter what. Wouldn’t be taking any players then except for maybe 50 7th rounders. 🙂
Pretty clear I am more interested in doing so for future picks than you though. And that’s OK, just a different strategy. Guessing if we do a trade you would prefer say a 2nd this year to a first in the next….and me other way around. Just a different take on it , which think is mainly cause you think the team can do better next year than I do.
Yep, just different strategies.
I’ve not read/heard this anywhere before, and I want your opinions. WOULD YOU contemplate moving down to R1P14 (Vikings)? Here’s the deal: we trade R1P6 to Vikings in exchange for R1P14, their first rounder next year, and the disgruntled Danielle Hunter (also coming off an injury)?
The pros: we get the incredible pass-rusher in Danielle Hunter (checks a need), still have 2 picks in the first round this year (14 and 18), ADD another 1st rounder for next year, and don’t lose a pick this year.
The cons: $$$ (which is why Danielle wants out of Minny) and our salary cap, and Danielle might not be the same after his neck injury of next year.
Whadayasay?
I love Danielle Hunter. Have the Vikes been reportedly looking to trade him? They traded for Yannick Ngakoue only to trade him back way a few games later. I can’t believe they’d be willing to part with Hunter, coming off an injury or not.
I don’t know that the Vikes want to trade him, but Hunter clearly wants out. He may force his way out, maybe not.
Hunter has requested a trade, to be certain.
I’d be thrilled getting Hunter, so yeah, I would do that. We might still be able to get Waddle at #14. Getting Hunter makes our defense so much better though that I believe it would be worth it.
Or DeVonta Smith. Imagine getting one of those guys and netting Hunter? That would be a wow move!
It’s entirely possible, Mike E!
I get the idea of reading down from 18
Actually think it’s preferable
18 feels too early for a RB or any of the edge players
But there’s a risk of being too cute to if you trade down
There’s a sweet spot somewhere to end oil with Harris/Williams and an good edge player
But where is it?
EXACTLY, Pig! Where is that sweet spot? It’s best not to risk letting a player get away from ya in the HOPE he’ll still be there next time you’re on the clock: RISKY BIZ, indeed, when trying to find the sweet spot.
It kind of comfirms what most of us are thinking
But it doesn’t say they have a preference
Mike E,
The only things regarding my proposed Danielle Hunter trade:
1) Will he return to form?
2) I don’t know how to shoehorn his $$$ under our current cap
We’d likely have to make some surprise cuts, which could be done. One such cut would probably include Bobby McCain… better have a draft strategy to fill that hole. Fortunately, I already have it covered, bud! 😉
Richie Grant, S, UCF
Good call on injured and disgruntled Danielle Hunter being possibly traded. But how the heck do you go to Bobby McCain gets cut if the trade goes down? It’s the NFL…. a couple of re-dos and they have room. Even if McCain or a bunch of other players might get cut anyhow…… will have nothing to do with Hunter.
Merely speculation, nothing more, Stanger. I continue to hear many folks say that McCain could be a cut candidate in order to create more cap space. Now whether it’s true is anybody’s guess.
Personally, I really do like McCain… but I’d prefer him in the nickle role.
So I read a couple of things about Hunter’s injury. I figured he had a knee injury, didn’t realize it was a cervical spine injury. I would have to get a shitload of info on his prognosis before even considering trading for him.
If it ever came to it am sure there would be some kind of “pass the physical” clause included. But we’re just in a “what if” scenario here.
Trading picks with him involved is kinda hard to undo if he fails it thougj
They do contingent trades all the time. What pick a team gets depends on what the player does on the field. Would be talking future picks in this case though.
At 18 , treat it as the BONUS pick it is ..BPA at a position of need, regardless of whether a reach or not , still have seconds and futures to use to move up down if wanted … GET PLAYMAKERS
As for FMU mock , I’ll make an effort to be there whenever … do it now 😊
Hunter’s injury is seriously concerning from what I hear out of the local guys. Great young talent, but will he even be healthy enough to play out his next contract, and he wants a huge one, so they say up here.
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I’d pass.
My local radio guys were discussing whether or not teams even draft BPA available anymore due to the pressure to win immediately. They suggested that coaches and GMs don’t think 3 or 4 years down the road anymore because they may not be around that long, so they pick for immediate help. Interesting thought process….not sure if it’s true in all cases.
Far as can tell neither Flores or Grier has one bit of concern about their job security. If a team is ready to go BPA it is the Phins. And the off season was dedicated to making that so.
Toba – Exactly. How do you get draft picks back if he fails the physical? You’d have to do this all before Thursday, which seems unlikely
It may have been done already and kept out of the media for obvious reasons. Not saying that it did happen, but it’s not something that would have been reported.
To be clear, if this trade were to happen, it would be a Draft Day trade… and if our target(s) are already off the board @ R1P6.
Maybe as Stanger said , contingent on passing physical , if he fails we get their 2nd next year … but I’ll take a pass
I can’t see making the trade if our guys don’t give Danielle a physical, first. Don’t know the league/union rules on this, but if it’s a ‘buyer beware’ deal, I’m out of the deal.
Go back to your Denver trade down , and substitute Vin Miller for Jeudy, and I’m all in if Miller’s legal issues were looked after 🤡👍
Von
Physicals on trades tend to happen after they are done. So if you want Hunter gotta be a trade just for him before the draft. Or after. Won’t be part of a draft deal.
Thanks, Stanger… you are right.
Manitoba, Von Miller would be nice(!!!), but that ain’t happenin’, and we know it! 😀
🤷♂️🤡
All,
I no longer have a PFF subscription… is it TRUE what I’m hearing… that Austin Jackson gave up 10 sacks and 57 pressures last year… in a mere 12 games? YIKES!!!
I realize he’s young and all, but that’s dreadful!
Penei Sewell goes right back to an option @ R1P6… and yes, he has played RT before, and he can be Tua’s blindside protector for the next 10 years.
Let me walk that back… I can’t replace LT Austin Jackson with generational talent Penei Sewell at RT for Tua. We can only hope Austin Jackson gets better at LT.
M13 — your mind goes to Jeudy and Hunter and how we can get them. And makes for some great convos, but just gotta ask. If it was 2015 would you be figuring out how we could get Earl Thomas? 🙂
He still is 😊
😆
Who says I didn’t?!! LOL
Byron Jones will be announcing the Dolphins Day 2 picks.
Ever seen him interviewed? Dude is pretty smooth.
Watch his face when he announces his replacement 🤡
When they select you to announce picks, the one thing you know for sure is you ain’t gonna get traded. Probably goes for Howard too cause wouldn’t want Jones to face the media after.
Ah, man, Byron Jones is a very cool, smooth dude. No doubt about it!
Byron Jones has a future after football, see Nate Burleson.
Four days to the draft, and everything under the sun is on the table. Loving it!
They’ve set us up for whatever….. which is awesome. Includes one of my favorites….. 8 picks in the 2nd round. Imagine how deep this team would be.
OK, so let’s pick a day for the FMU Mock Draft.
My vote is Wednesday. Please let me know if Wednesday is good or if a different day is better
This is LIVE… and my oh my, do I love Colleen Wolf!
*Colleen Wolfe
Wednesday is fine I believe.. leaves less time for us Old Fucks to forget who we picked come Thursday 😊
Anyone here see the nasty leg injury Chris Weidman suffered in his MMA bout? It’s one of the worst injuries of that kind I’ve ever seen. He threw a low kick at his opponents leg, and his shin literally broke in two. He stepped back and his leg literally folded underneath him at the break in the shin. Horrific to watch.
Ewwww, didn’t see it, but now feel compelled to even though it will make my skin crawl.
Oh lord, I feel sick . . . That was awful
I debated putting the video up and decided against it (not judging if someone else does). I figured better to let people search it out. It’s gnarly.
Really? DAYUM… not cool. But like Mike E just stated above, I’m now compelled to watch it.
Have a link to it?
Google chris weidman injury. It’ll be in the 1st few results.
That step backwards after his leg was in two different directions and kind of dangling made me want to hurl
Anyone see the commercial “Travel has changed . . . Forever”. They show people renting kayaks and then kayaking wearing masks, people rappelling down a cliff wearing masks, and wait for it, a couple renting snorkeling equipment wearing masks. Save the fish? Drown a human?
Dumbasses. Sheep.
I’m cool with all of it…. big mask fan.
CavalierKong says:
April 25, 2021 at 5:33 pm
Google chris weidman injury. It’ll be in the 1st few results.
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WOW. When it happened (the striking point), I expected it to be a lot worse. But HOLY CRAP… the aftermath was nauseating.
M13 – Jackson gave up 4 sacks last year, not 10. In 13 games. 40 pressures.
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article248543585.html
You are quickly becoming one of my faves again, Phelon! Thank you for that!
Phelon,
Regarding Jerry Jeudy… 47% catch-rate at Denver, vs 67% catch-rate at Alabama with Tua. That (20%) is a VERY significant difference.
Lol
I’m not watching that video, don’t like seeing stuff like that. Ugh!
The sheep video? It’s hilarious
No the MMA fighter breaking his leg.
I’ve seen like 4 or 5 edge rushers projected to us at #18. Makes you wonder whether #18 is the right spot to get one.
M13, I watched that draft video you put up just to see who they picked for us.
Notice at both pick #6 and pick #18 that damn video went into commercial right before both our picks like what happens at the real draft. I was like, WTF, are they practicing for that also? lol
You and me both, Brother! EXACTLY!!!
LOL
I think my pick at #231 if he is there is QB Sam Ehlinger. TBH, I think he goes a round or two earlier to one of the Texas teams.
He would be our Taysom Hill. Dude is tough as nails. Not afraid to throw into coverage. In fact, some of the coverage I have seen him throw into, I was like was that Fitz. lol
I think he could be developed into solid backup.
👍
India reported 349,691 new COVID-19 cases in one day. That could not be worse. We’re lucky that vaccinations are hitting speed.
Last Tuesday I made an appointment for the 22nd, lots of open spots. When I went in there was 1 person in front of me and 1 behind, seems anyone could get vaccinated that wanted to.
My brother is getting his first shot on Tuesday.
People don’t seem to want to get vaccinated
Over half the country has gotten at least one shot. Hopefully that plus the ones to come will be enough when you add in the ones with anti-bodies already.
Like the first 4 a lot. Don’t know much about the others.
Thank you, man! Check out the others!
I project Alim McNeill to become the next Dontari Poe: imagine him lined-up with Raekwon Davis in the 4-3. And Chauncey Golston is a highly productive version for those who like Kwity Paye… non-stop motor and very destructive for our Defense.
Nice! I think we’ll draft a few guys not many are talking about.
No doubt, Tim! Always happens… and we KNOW THIS! 😀
I’m watching the nfl love mock draft and they moved us to take Zaven Collins at 18
Not sure how I feel bout that
Just say no!
Like Collins a lot, he can play all the LB positions and can play edge.
https://twitter.com/theflyingpig44/status/1386498024432709632?s=21
I did the first 4 the other night. I’d be happy with this.
You convinced me about Collins….lol
WTF guys and gals, are we good for Wednesday for the Mock Draft?
Sure what time?
Really good football player who has prototype Edge size and good speed. Perfect fit in our defense. You see him playing spy as well. He has experience playing multiple.
Say 8 or 8:30, so the left coast can make it
Looks like Justin Fields will be there at 4
Is Trey Lance this drafts Josh Allen?
Josh Rosen
When you hear them (any GM) talk about “not only a great player but also a good fit to our team” that’s why we should take Harris at 18.
I’m in Mike
Yep!
is anyone aware of the elephant in the room?
we should pick a qb at 6
BRR – Broken Record Rob
https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-mind-trick-iam-broken-record-gif-15930510
This is just opinion but fits in with the way I’m thinking . . .
And we keep the 50
But for what player do we need to move in first for?
Most of the players I like at edge and RB are expected to go in this area but we can move down or take the first at 18
I’m thinking maybe to get Najee Harris. Take the receiver at #6, either Pitts or Chase and then the edge guy and then trade back into the first to get Harris
I’ve heard both the bills and Steelers discussed as a threat to get Harris, so it may be necessary
Just saw Najee Harris interview on NFL Network GMF. There is no facade about him. He talked like he was hanging out with longtime friends. He seems like the kind of guy who would a beast on the field and great in the locker room. Give Tua his best friend and watch the energy on the offense light up.
Absolutely no way does Najee make it to the 2nd round. Pittsburgh and Buffalo both would jump on him. Hell, maybe even the Ravens who moved up are looking for some dynamic play in back field besides Lamar Jackson.
Williams and Etienne are great RBs (I actually like Williams better), but in Harris you get the plays AND have possibly an emotional boost. 6′ 3″, 230 lbs. … great feet, great hands …
RB in first round is not the real problem in the NFL, its the overpays for their 2nd contracts. Take a first round RB if you know he transforms your offense for the next five years.
Is Harris really the best RB available? I have seen several “big boards” that have him listed at the second highest rated RB after Etienne and I have seen at least one that has Javonte Williams listed higher too.
I hate Alabama so I automatically down grade players from there
Right there with you about Alabama players. As a Notre Dame die-hard, I might feel that way out of jealousy more than anything else. Bama gets so many 5 star recruits who carry that eval through college and into the NFL.
Now our QB is from Bama and I have found my disdain has been muted… cuz I love the Fins more than I hate Bama. lol
That’s ‘cause no one wants to play in the frozen Tundra. Let’s see…Floribama beaches or the shores of some frozen ass Great Lake…..hmmmm….
Harris in 2020 season: 4,6234yards from scrimmage! 57 TDs! on a team with Smith enroute to Heisman.
Maybe I’m getting high on Draft Fumes, cuz the excitement has me looking for “candy” (as ORob says). LOL Then Grier/Flores will go “meat and potatoes” leaving me full but jealous of the teams that ate dessert first. 🙂
Damn! Didn’t know Najee was such a beast, think you meant career stats
BBM and other proponents of Ehlinger in late rounds,
My wife and most of her family went to UT so I have seen every UT game (and ND games).
Ehlinger is a gamer! He had several games where he got UT into a hole, then in the last 5 minutes or so of the game he turns into a giant-like super hero and takes the entire game on his shoulders … his desire to WIN pours through our tv screen. The dude could be coached up to be starter caliber within a couple years. I could easily see him being taken in 3rd round by someone for that very reason. He’d certainly be an inexpensive backup beyond Brissett’s one year contract.
ok, gotta get some work done… so one more comment as the week of NFL xmas has arrived:
I hope Mac Jones goes to SF at #3 cuz that makes Atl #4 and Miami #6 more valuable with Jackson and Lance still on the board.
A trade back that gets us another high 2nd rd pick THIS year (at least… like Denver) is perfect. Top 50 of this draft is loaded with talent … at #9 we still get a pass catcher or Parsons. Then if we feel one of those RBs is a must at #18 we’d still have 3 more picks between 33 and 50 (like Denver’s 39) to get LB, Edge, and Center.
I’d take Lamar Jackson at 6😉
I really do not like our positioning at #6 and #18. My targets are too often gone when I go to make my selections. God Damn Las Vegas! They take Parsons at 17 every mock and Pitts and Chase are gone at 6 more often than not!
It’s probably not going to be hard to move from 18 to say 15 or 16 and get ahead of Vegas
I can see them selecting parsons
If parsons get past 12, I think we should start making calls
I think 6 is a great spot. Having the 3 pick was driving me a little crazy
I hope the Jests screw the pooch at #2!!!! Who ever they pick I hope he is a train wreck for the team. LOL
That is almost guaranteed.
They also have the 23rd pick in the draft, a very early 2nd rounder and two third rounders
Word has it they intend to go heavy on OL after the QB pick, like we did in 2020
It’s almost more Important that they screw up the OL picks than the number 2 pick…lol
So we should be rooting for them to screw up those picks
Yesterday NFL live mocked them to take Landon Dickerson
With the 23rd pick….the center we have mentioned and mocked to the Dolphins in our own drafts in the 2nd and 3rd rounds….the guy everyone said has injury red flags
It wouldn’t be half bad if the Jests selected Dickerson 23rd
I don’t know much about Zack Wilson but honestly I don’t trust the anal school QBs this year that I’m hearing about like Wilson and Lance
It seems a little riskier than usual, after COVID shutdowns to take risks on small school guys. Like they might be elevated to higher draft status bc schools weren’t playing as many games. That’s just my hypothetical.
I don’t know if you seen my mocks lately but I have a lot of SEC and big conference school athletes
For anyone who needs to feel more significant. Here is a how to video.
RBs fall every year, not taking one in the 1st, especially after a trade up.
Williams should be there at 36.
Watched some game tape on Smith and Waddle was showing him up, must’ve been before the injury, before Smith really broke out.
Either will do, better at 9
Waddle @ R1P9 would be fantastic(!), but I’d seriously have to consider Micah Parsons there, too.
Thing with Parsons is he can set the edge better than the OLB/Edge guys, he would remove the need for replacing Lawson with DE/Edge.
Think we dumped Lawson, because he didn’t apply enough pressure, his replacement needs to be more quick twitch.
I’m fine with Waddle/Smith. I’m fine with Parsons. I’d be real happy with both. And we could do that at no net cost if we traded down.
I see a lot of Goff in Mac Jones, spoon feed them and they’re pretty good, confuse/pressure them and they can be pretty bad
Being reported that SF has narrowed it down to Jones and Lance.
Think Fields would be the best of the 3 the 1st 2 years, don’t give a shit after that😝
This just dropped about an hour ago. Najee Harris: Road to the Pros Episode 3
We’ve seen his career, We’ve heard him speak, there’s nothing else to gain from anything else they put out there, sans breaking news
Just making us all salivate about drafting him…lol
You think Doritos, Coke, or Bud Light stop running a commercial cause you’ve seen it before?
I’m posting these due to Rhino’s request to see more. He loved the first one that much, as did I.
I wish every player had features like these, in order to get to know them better. Obviously, that can’t happen… and I’m sure not too many players have fascinating stories like Najee’s.
From another coach might think this generic…. but think really what Flores wants. Q wasn’t “what team culture do you want”….. was who do you draft.
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“We’re looking for guys who are tough, who are smart, who are competitive, and who love to play, and are team-first. And that’s kind of the criteria we look for and as we look through those different avenues to acquire players, that’s really always at the forefront.”
— Brian Flores
Talkin’ about us Phins, here…
https://twitter.com/LanceZierlein/status/1386736952918089737?s=20
Trade with the #9 Bengals? He’s been on the board reading steve’s comments.
Broncos, not Bengals.
My bad……… got the #9 right though,
Yes, you did. I just wanted to clarify so that people weren’t thinking we may be trading UP to the Bengals. All good.
Sean Lee and Marcus Gilbert have announced their retirements today.
According to this report, lots of calls about #7 and #8, including by the Pats.
Interesting…
Including the talk about trading up for an OT. Pitts and Chase are gone and we could potentially put Sewell up for bid at #6. Not just about QBs.
Atl trade to 9 and we trade to 11 or 19/20 should take care of the QBs.
In the right system all 5 of these QBs can prosper. NE can be the right system for any of them
If Atlanta trades out of #4…. think is gonna have to be a heck of an offer to get us to move from #6. And very well might be one for that last QB. But same could be said about Cincy.
Don’t know if anyone is interested, but Ricky did an interview with Vlad TV. First episode dropped two weeks ago, the latest (part 17) dropped today. If ya want to start with part 1, here it is…
Always interested in Ricky
I just don’t have time to watch it at the moment
Trying to clear up some work before the draft
Aka trying to resolve work stress so I can enjoy my Miami Dolphins stress😩
It’s a great interview, from start to finish (part 17, maybe more coming). Ricky talks about his entire life, from start to present, including behind the scenes with our Dolphins.
Put it on your back burner to watch another time, when ya get the chance.
What we need on Offense…
1) a pass-catcher
2) a solid pass-blocker for Tua
3) a stud RB to take the pressure off the passing game
Know who checks all of these boxes?
Najee Harris
Take Najee at 6 and we’ll still be able to get one of the receivers. Either at 18 or with trade up.
Pull the old switcheroo on everyone and make them start taking runningbacks earlier than they wanted too.
Miami is the perfect place for Najee right now.
LOL….we should spend a 2022 first to trade up to #4 and seal the Najee pick down rock solid. 🙂
Everyone says it’s a passing league yet teams who play defense and can run the football win at the end. 😉
That stated… Penei @ R1P6 and Najee @ R1P18?
I mean, could that work for what we’d like to do on Offense… and take a WR later in this deep WR draft?
I’d be cool with that too.
Yes I’ve been saying there are plenty of WRs in this draft. I personally don’t think you build your team around WRs. If you want to be a strong rushing team, RB is not too early at #18 if he’s a 3 down back with impressive athleticism and is a great receiver.
Steve, I highly respect ya, Bro! But I’m sorry… we NEED to take Najee @ R1P18, IMO.
too early for a rb
I respectfully disagree with ya as it pertains to Najee, my dude.
Have you paid your dues….
can you moan the blues……
can you bend them guitar strings!
Yup!!
too much candy being tossed around here, you guys will rott your teeth on that shit.
Tim Knight says:
April 26, 2021 at 6:11 pm
Yes I’ve been saying there are plenty of WRs in this draft. I personally don’t think you build your team around WRs. If you want to be a strong rushing team, RB is not too early at #18 if he’s a 3 down back with impressive athleticism and is a great receiver.
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You didn’t mention Najee’s 3rd asset: one helluva blocking RB 😉
That’s a plus for sure as a 3 down back. But I’m not taking a RB in the 1st round just based on that. Malcolm Brown is also good in pass pro. Najee brings a different skill set than most RBs at his size.
Who wouldn’t want Najee? Like the thought of him in the passing game more than anything. But most of all hope we take him cause he is GM M13’s guy. Those edge rushers mean little to me and there will be another at #36.
The value with edge rushers and/or LBs is the 2nd round. I do think some will go 1st round because it’s a premium position but at #36 and #50 we can get one or two of them. There’s lots of ways we can go in this draft. But I think Najee is a 1st round back and #18 is a perfect spot to select him. He also make our RB position deeper with Gaskin, Brown and Ahmed.
Partial Census data came out today, which lets me share a factoid.
One out of 3 Americans lives in California, Texas, Florida or New York.
And probably 1 out of 3 Californians and New Yorkers live in Florida or Texas.
Or at least will be. You saw Virginia turn from red to blue.
I think Virginia is a slightly different situation, at least from Florida. Virginia politics go the way of Northern Virginia and NOVA is populated by government workers who are there because of there jobs, not because they have migrated. People leave New York and California because of taxes and cost of living (like you) and at least some of them learn their lessons. So while Cali and NY lose population and become bluer, Florida and Texas gain and stay mostly red. For Florida the bigger danger is all the Puerto Rican’s displaced by Irma.
Wasn’t saying exactly the same, but what happened in VA was that the Washington area grew and the other parts of the commonwealth did not. And the people moving to DC were mostly from other states.
And other parts too. Think read when in Richmond that 60% of the people there were not born there.
Guess we’ll see about FL. No doubt lots of people from Northern liberal states moving in, but you might be right that not ones who voted like their states did. We’ll see.
Phindog family moving from SoCal to AZ soon. Cali sucks balls !!
Good for you.
House officially on the market while bidding wars are crazy.
Awesome P-Dog.
We might have traded back up to #6 with the idea that some teams could be willing to trade up and we can gather even more picks this year and in the future. If not we take BPA and move on.
6 is in the sweet spot for the last of the QBs, so yeah I agree, gives us some control of the top 10 and top 5 QBs
Agreed with both Tim and Steve.
Exactly right. Lets say Denver wants to move up for a QB. Maybe we say okay we’ll take your 3rd #71 this year which is better than what our 4th that we swapped to the Eagles for their 5th was, and we want another 2022 pick whatever it is. We’d obviously be cool at #9 and add more draft capital this year and next.
Atlanta’s asking price is said to be high, they may price themselves out, giving us a trade partner
With that said, anyone still think we’d pay a high price and move up.
ATL is also rumored to be willing to trade Julio Jones and then draft Pitts at #4. They have major cap issues.
Some educated speculation from NFL people on what the Fins are planning. Miami Herald
That’s an oxymoron
Miami Dolphins
Trading up: There is some speculation that the Dolphins want to move up two spots to get Kyle Pitts. This has been trending up for a few days now but it is still in the “speculation” category. The Dolphins are also rumored to be interested in moving back as well as moving up from 18 and of course, moving back into round one for a third first-round pick.
Lol, Flores and Grier have everyone’s head spinning.
All the more reason the educated guess above is BS
YUP! It’s but mere speculation to generate hits.
Not buying a trade up at all. We felt that strong on Pitts never would have gone down to #6. With the other scenarios in there think whoever wrote is joking.
I think Pitts’ upside is skewing the draft. At the end of the day he’s a receiver whatever you want to call him. People act like he’ll never be covered and will catch 20 passes for 300 yards per game. He didn’t even do that in college.
too much speculation, we could do this, we could do that,
we can wait till thursday night and see what actually happens.