I’ve made some statements indicating I’d be in favor of the Dolphins trading future picks and/or players to move up into RD 1 tonight, in which currently we don’t own any picks. Actually, we have quite a wait, as we all sit and watch players come off the board to other teams, sometimes division rivals. We’ve made our moves in free agency and trades, especially the big trade acquiring WR Tyreek Hill from the Chiefs for multiple draft picks, our 1st, 2nd and 4th RD picks this year, along with 4th and 6th in 2023. That leaves us with a late 3rd RD pick (#102), a 4th RD pick (#120), and two 7th RD picks (#224 and #247). Oddly enough, this will be the first time I won’t be watching Day 1 of the NFL Draft because Opening Day in my softball league for my team begins tonight at 8PM. Our game was rained out last Tuesday. I’m taking this as a sign from the universe that there’s no need to watch tonight, the Dolphins will be idle.
Well, it sure would be fun to make a move to get back into RD1 though, wouldn’t it? Say, somewhere around pick 20-25, or maybe a bit later if a certain OC slipped a bit further than expected, and the Dolphins pounced and scooped up Tyler Linderbaum. Sure, they LOOOOOOVE Michael Deiter and all 31 other teams have been harassing the Dolphins to acquire his services. Yeah, uh-huh. Just because I don’t believe that, that doesn’t mean Michael Deiter won’t be our C this season. Why should I believe they love him so much? I don’t recall him being dominant, ever, and even when he had the starting job this past season, he only made it through 8 games. We don’t know how Linderbaum would fare as a pro, but he’s exactly what the Dolphins are looking for, a powerful, nimble, quick footed move center who could probably start day one. Hey, maybe if Deiter is so wanted, we could package him to move up to take our center for the next decade.
Let’s face it Dolphins fans, most drafts we grit our teeth in anger when they don’t take the guys we like, but for the first 2 rounds, we KNOW they won’t be taking guys we like because we have no picks. Will that make it easier? Probably not, we’ll be angry watching our favorite prospects go elsewhere as per usghe, but at least for rounds 1 and 2 it should be easier. Is it possible that we move up in this draft? Of course it is, I can’t make it any clearer that our window in which we will be competitive in has been accelerated. We can be competitive NOW. I see no reason not to move future assets to acquire help for this season and beyond. Picks are assets, but players that help you win NOW are better than future assets. I know so many of you want those multiple picks for the “JUST IN CASE TUA SUCKS” scenario. Tua doesn’t suck. I’m not worried about that in the least. To me, the question is, is there a player that we can acquire in RD 1 that makes us better immediately and the next 5 years? If Tyler Linderbaum fits those parameters, then go ahead, make the trade and get him. I should be home by 10:30PM, just make sure you don’t do it until then.
Finsmob Unleashed 
ATTENTION “TWICE THE THE;” WE just received a shipment from our internet company which includes a new modem, some connecting lines, plus another piece of equipment that I have no idea what it is or what it does.
WE’LL HAVE TO HIRE A GUY to install and instruct us as to how we use it fairly soon. I’ll try to let the “POWERS THAT BE” here when the change is made.
AND NO, KEN, the return address is NOT Steve Ross’s office at the Football Stadium!!
I agree with OD. We are short 2 more starting OL. We need a RT and OC. Jackson, Dieter and Eichenberg are not starting material
Tindall is a project with nice potential, but who isn’t anymore in the draft? As usual, the physical stuff is mostly there, but he’s got a lot of work to do. He’s almost like a big box safety. I am kind of excited about how they could use him against a guy like Josh Allen. Mobile QBs have killed us for years. This kid could be a counter to that, and even if he’s not ready right away to start you might still be able to use him in packages and situations. Not just spying a QB but putting pressure on them in the pocket from the inside.
yep
I can’t wait to see him lay the wood to that wild QB near the lake border with Canada.
He’s fast and big, but Tindall is just as fast and hits hard.
Tindall’s raw,
but he’s been making good grades in the classroom since high school, so I think he’ll learn fast what to do.
Yeah, can’t wait to see him hit Watson in the mouth
Pretty much said the same thing OD, and he needs to get acclimated to NFL
OD?
jeez man what’s wrong with Hunt?
I think he’s good to go at RG.
And I’m not giving up on Austin Jackson just yet at RT. He WANTS to be good.
He’s a first rounder, from a major uni, and has really quick feet, plus he’s huge.
Maybe with some coaching he’ll emerge.
(He’ll be on his 3rd position and 3rd OL coach and 4th OC and 2nd HC … sheesh … if I had to learn that many bosses and systems that quickly, I’d be a bit shaky on knowing what they want me to do myself!)
I think Eich can be our 6th OL guy in case (GOD FORBID) Armstead goes down. He was just a rookie at LT last year and got better as the year went on.
still hoping for Zamir White here in the 4th
If that’s the pick, who else do we have to play C?
White or Spiller?
The Dolphins worked out Spiller at TAMU
I tend to think they are zeroing in on him
Humorous and appropriate!
Well, in the highlights they just showed for the jets pick, the guy was getting pushed around and run over as they raved about him
my faves that are left are
RB
Zamir White
Jerome Ford
Tyler Allgeier
Ty Chandler
CB
Tariq Woolen
Coby Bryant
Zyon McCallum
WR
Kahlil Shakir
EDGE
Enagbare
Michael Clemons
DE
Henningsen
Otomewo
van Valkenburg
C
Zach Tom
Lindstrom
Copy Bryant is gone 109 Seattle
Or Coby
Dieter has disappointed me mostly, but he played sorta okay last year. He still gets beat too often for my taste, but I do think he can be a low to mid grade starter. The new scheme may benefit him too. He’s had to shift positions and deal with injuries, so he may still have some room to improve. On a really good OL, I think he’d be a swing C/G.
Zero desire to draft a RB. Target a couple in UDFA if you want. Isn’t our RB room already pretty full?
Agree, but Naples makes a good point, we don’t have a power back
Who knows 49ers seemed to have 1 flavor of RB too
dang there go 2 more of my guys.
Oh well, if they weren’t wanted by others, I’d think I was wrong to like them, so …
Spiller is ok with me if McDaniel likes him, but there is something stiff about him to me.
Mostert and Chase Edmonds are so small they have been hurt a lot.
If they go down early, we are right back where we started with Gaskin and Ahmed,
with no Duke Johnson to rescue us this time.
So we’d have to go back and shop the sofa guys.
Zach Tom still on the board. I think he is our pick.
I think it’s him, Lindstrom, or Henningsen
^ or Ridgeway
My pick, I am calling Zach Tom.
CBS gave the Brandon Smith pick a C.
Naples – with ya on White. We need some thunder in the backfield
There goes White to Raiders
I love the person Zach Tom, but he’s a little soft-looking to me and a bit mild-mannered to be in the trenches. He is one of the smartest people in the draft however.
His father’s PhD major area of research was the analysis of nonlinear partial differential equations of mathematical physics.
His mother is an IT professional, also at LSU.
Maybe the RB they draft is a FB!
Where do you guys like Tyler Allgeier will go?
Dolphins
I meant where do you think he will go round wise?
Just finished some yard work, came in and we’re two picks away. Perfect!
On a side note, I’m hiring a damned landscaper, yard work isn’t nearly as fun as you start to age…
Wow, shocker!
Yeah, weird pick IMO
Funny because I was wondering if they’d draft Bo Melton from Rutgers, but I didn’t really think they’d draft a WR.
Welker was a Texas Tech receiver too
Parker who?
dammit White and Spiller lost back to back
Interesting?
I picked him a lot before the Hill trade!
we spent the majority of our draft picks this draft on 2 wide recievers.
did NOT expect that.
FFS it should be a meme at this point.
Dolphins pick is in, let’s talk about the last pick and go to commercial.
Has that punter been drafted yet?
6’2 220
He is like a Parker replacement in size and speed (maybe a bit slower) but with YAC ability.
Saw that he has trouble dropping passes too.
Sources Tell Us
“He was a little beat up at the end of the season and he lost his starting quarterback so that helps explain how he dropped off.” — Scout for NFC team
WAY TO ADDRESS THE OFFENSIVE LINE!!
Strengths
Big target and team captain.
Led his team in receiving in all three seasons.
Ability to widen release to avoid press punch.
Foot quickness to snap off slants and hitches.
Burst to pass and stack the cornerback downfield.
Squares to throw and shifts body to protect the catch.
High points catch with full extension and strong hands.
Bodies up defenders during contested catches.
Quick to grab it and go underneath.
Deebo role?
Strengths
Big target and team captain.
Led his team in receiving in all three seasons.
Ability to widen release to avoid press punch.
Foot quickness to snap off slants and hitches.
Burst to pass and stack the cornerback downfield.
Squares to throw and shifts body to protect the catch.
High points catch with full extension and strong hands.
Bodies up defenders during contested catches.
Quick to grab it and go underneath.
Weaknesses
Routes lack expected polish of a three-year starter.
Needs to sell the drive phase of his route.
Too upright into intermediate break points.
Needs to play with better speed variance.
Inconsistent route adjustments to traffic.
Can be top-heavy rolling and drifting through route turns.
Easy catches can turn into focus drops.
sorry Rock … what beer do you like?
Any beer that someone else buys my friend. LOL
Alright, I’m out. Have fun waiting til the end.
NICE!
YAC guy.
Are they really going to draft 6 4th rounders?
They pick the 2nd best punter!
Don’t see where this pick helps us in that we have depth at WR already.
Are we waiting on signing Tretter? We have the money.
The run on punters has started lol
that Ezukanma kid ran a lot of jet sweeps.
Alec Linstrom will probably still be there when we pick next.
Funny the Punt God is still on the board.
Placement issues. He will get drafted though.
Zach Tom is gone
This ezz zoo comma guy ran the ball 2021 10 times for a 13.8 yd average and 2 TDs.
And he’s big and sturdy.
I wonder if anybody is thinking of using him in the deebo role in Miami?
Eazy-E®
@erikezukanma
I control the effort I will put in every day to make myself better and make my team better.
Ravens like their TE’s
Really surprised QB Sam Howell is still on the board going into round 5
Man ezukanma breaks tackles, runs angry like a Jarvis Landry.
Congrats to Dawn Aponte looks good and speaks clearly and efficiently she’s had quite a career for herself. Impressive individual.
Erik Ezukanma? Yes, he’s another solid pick, but I’d have selected BBMike’s guy Zach Tom. I’m beginning to think a JC Tretter signing is imminent for us.
Love Ezukanma’s YAC, fight for the ball ability, and high-point catching… he’ll be solid. Now no more WRs, please!
^
I’m really hoping Tyler Allgeier lasts to the 7th round.
That would be nice. Wear them down with the speed then punish them with the power.
Piggy got his conch blower samurai
Zuuuuuuuuuuu
Or Ezuuuuu
Preston is more like Parker with limited Yac, Ezucanma can be a YAC machine
He may never draw the focus Waddle and Hill will, or have the ProBowl kind of season they’ve had, but around the goal line he’s a different kind of receiver we lacked
Should be a good possession type of receiver too
Was he our BPA and reason why he was selected or was he someone they targeted?
And there goes Tyler Allgeier, SMH.
We had too many of the same type of skill players, top 3 wrs and rbs seem to be from the same fast mold, needed a change of pace, large catch radius, break a tackle player
Sure we have Gesicki and Preston, but neither may be here in 2023
and neither break many tackles.
M13, a player to watch this college season for next draft only because his last name is Ojulari. Not Aziz but his brother who is a 6’3 244 DE/Edge for LSU, BJ Ojulari. For now, he has a mid 1st round projection in the 2023 draft. I remember you were fond of Aziz.
Thanks for the heads up, man! Yes, I really wanted us to draft Aziz.
There goes Woolen who the team had interest in
Even before this pick I think Gesicki was on notice, he doesn’t really fit the system, he needs to create his niche in it
Now after it, think it screams Gesicki insurance
We can now put the Deebo to Miami rumors to rest
Another skill player hanging by a thread is Ahmed, hard to see how he makes the roster
Is OC Cam Jurgens still on the board? Can’t remember
He went to the Eagles in Round 2.
Probably?
He’s not one of my favorites
Thanks M13
DaRon Bland was another CB on our visit list.
I’m a bit surprised that Dohnovan West is still on the board.
Yeah, I thought him and Lindstrom would be gone my the end of the 5th.
Damone Clark to the Cowboys.
Steve – how does this WR put Gesicki on notice? I don’t get that take at all. I mean you can say by tagging him he’s on notice, but drafting a WR who can’t do what he does doesn’t give me the impression they just put Gesicki on notice
If he becomes a staple in our O, since he can mostly do everything Gesicki can do, it makes Gesicki expendable
Gesicki is already a 1 trick pony
Matt Araiza to the Bills… NOOOOOO!!!
That was a horrible pick by Bills, how often is he going to punt deep in his end?
I’d bet the large majority of them will be between the 40s, and he’s not good keeping them out of the EZ
They would’ve been better off with Haack
He’ll have some monster kicks from inside his 20 and Pete will rave about him, he’s the equivalent to Zeurlien
You’re likely correct, but ‘man-crushes’ are difficult to get over, LOL.
Darrian Beavers to the G-Men. They are having a very good draft.
Kevin Harris to the Patsies*… he was a RB I was hoping would last to us in the 7th round.
Dammit, there goes my guy Malcolm Rodriguez to the Lions.
Not fans of the Ezukanma pick — Preston Williams, Lynn Bowden and Trent Sherfield.
Our dynamic duo is already locked up for years, Wilson is on a 3 year contract. That’s a lot of competition for a #4 slot with only an injury chance of getting to #3.
Sherfield isn’t at risk, he was signed mostly for STs
Ezukanma has done special teams.
Bowden could also be at risk
Do we really need 4 WRs plus Gesicki in the slot.
“I’m a versatile guy. I feel like I can fit in right where Jaylen Waddle — the way he can take the ball out of the backfield as well as be a deep threat down the field, but also just a versatile guy with RAC ability and YAC ability — yards after contact and run after the catch. You can put me anywhere on the field and I feel like I can help the team in any situation.”
— Erik Ezukanma
Steve – Pretty sure Gesicki will be heavy into TE 101 this season. This boy is gonna learn how to block or it won’t take Erik Ezunkanma to hasten his exit
MM to the rookie class:
As you know our roster is loaded this year, playing time will be scarce
Best way to get on the field is STs, then learn as many packages/positions as you can
For O guys, everyone will be required to block, being good at it will get you on the field
Precisely!!
At this point in time, I’m looking at Isaih Pacheco, RB, Rutgers… Dohnovan West, C, Arizona State… and Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa, DE, Notre Dame… in no particular order.
With the Ezukanma pick, don’t think we take an RB, only so many spots, guess a 7th isn’t a sure thing anyways so PS is a possibility
Yeah man, 7th rounders are more or less experiments.
Naples- maybe Doaks will be the thunder in the backfield, or maybe we’ll just be all lightning. I guess we’ll see
Steve, check out Pacheco… size, speed, burst…
https://www.nfl.com/prospects/isiah-pacheco/32005041-4357-6791-9031-d5a8938af2e4
He also has good hands as a receiver.
Put him in our outside ZBS, and he could flourish.
He fits our scheme, has ideal size and speed, he’s worth a shot
Wouldn’t mind stashing him on the PS, then take over for Gaskin next year, but poachable
Dohnovan West must have pissed in somebody’s Cheerios. Probably either a bad interview or off-field concerns.
Almost on clock rd 7 is underway
On clock
We’re finally back on the clock!!!
interesting?
Cameron Goode, LB, California
Another LB, WFT
He’s guaranteed to be Goode
LOL
I’d rather have Pacheco or West
AH he’s an edge guy!
He had a lot of PD for an edge rusher too. Can’t get there? Knock it up for an Int.
6’4″ 240 4.58 and shows his speed on the field
Maybe Ogbah backup?
He plays LB — seems more likely a Phillips back-up.
Cameron Goode’s college stats
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cameron-goode-1.html
Saw 2 pick 6s in the highlights, moves faster than everyone around him
Alec Lindsrtom still undrafted.
Gitter done
Actually he’d be a prime candidate to sign as a UDFA
Pitt took my FB
He’s a goode quick twitch Edge
Not sure how he looks the rest of the games, but his highlights show promise
Another speed for position guy
Is Goode Anthony Michael Hall’s step brother?
Looks like another BPA
Take the BPA and we’ll find a place for him
Super young Iron Man there.
Up again soon