Now that A-aron is coming to the Jets, there’s no reason to pick up players that won’t make an immediate impact for this team. We have a window to win, and we need to make sure whatever players we add in this draft can help our team right now. This could be a TE, and you all know which TE I want, but in case you don’t, it’s Georgia TE Darnell Washington. I think this kid is ready to play right now, he can block, and he’s an underrated receiver. A RB like Jahmyr Gibbs from Alabama could be an electric player who could see some immediate playing time and spark this offense. We could also look to solidify the O-line, because each and every one of us know that we need a healthy Tua to win. We can’t have a leaky O-line, and there are a couple of question marks on our line at the moment. To be fair, most NFL teams have the same situation, but we have one excellent LT with a a very real injury history, Terron Armstead. Armstead somehow played 13 games last season, but he was questionable every single week with injuries. Our LG might have the confidence of the FO and the coaches, but Liam Eichenberg does not have the full confidence of the Dolphins fanbase. The same goes for RT Austin Jackson, 2020 1st RD pick, who will be protecting Tua’s blind side.There’s a couple of OT’s that may be around our first pick, North Dakota State’s Cody Mauch and Ohio State’s Dawand Jones. If we’re looking to upgrade the interior line, there’s Minnesota’s John Michael Schmidt and TCU’s Steve Avila.
It seems obvious to me that we are playing within a 2 year window. Our QB is relatively inexpensive this year and next, our most dynamic player, WR Tyreek Hill has declared he will stop playing in 2025, and our roster is as set as it’s going to be, many players on short deals. Our time is now, and with Aaron Rodgers playing QB for the NY Jets, most likely for 2 years, their window matches our window. I think our defensive roster at the moment is the best, most talented defensive roster we’ve had in decades. Our defense is ready. Add in the fact that we have DC Vic Fangio calling the shots for our defense now, I feel like we could be special. We brought back the entire RB room from last year, not because they were great, they were effective, but not great. It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if we looked to a young RB to spark this group. We know who we have at TE, and Tim can continue to stroke Durham Smythe, Eric Saubert and Tanner Conner, but realistically, this is a weak TE group. Smythe is a decent blocker, meh as a receiver. Saubert seems like he’s a blocking TE who is a blocking TE. Who knows what Conner can be, we haven’t taken off the wrapping paper yet. We may have to move up to get the RB, TE, or OL we want, but that shouldn’t stop us. Just get better, our roster is set as it’s going to be, whomever we add needs to be worthy!
Next year we can add some more depth players, but with limited picks in this draft, we need quality, not quantity. Our time is NOW! What I’m saying is I don’t want to see us trading back and picking up 2 more picks so we can draft guys who will struggle to make the roster, let alone see the field. That’s not where we’re at. I’m sure Chris Grier is well aware of this, so I wouldn’t bet on that happening. Usually I’m pumped up about the draft, but this one is not the same, armed with only a 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th RD picks. We’ve been trading away picks to get the players we wanted, so now we have to use the picks to do the same. I know we all have different ideas of what the right picks should be, Hulk may get angry if our first pick is a RB and not an OL. He may be right, but it sure does seem as if the coaching staff feels that Eich and Jackson are the guys going forward. We’ll see in a couple of days. Doubt we’ll be picking in RD 1, Stephen Ross made sure of that. I wouldn’t mind if we picked early in RD 2, earlier than #51, our current first pick.
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Lions get great value with Branch!!
What’s going to be wild is Washington is there and we don’t take him. LOL
That seems to have been the trend the last few years for sure!!
Haha! No shit!
Yes, that could easily happen too
Fuck the Patriots
Oh, nice player. The Lions need to stop Justin Jefferson in MN. They’ve built up their defensive backfield.
Looking good through pick 47!!!
The Lions got better this weekend for sure.
I am a big Dan Campbell fan. But F those Lions. They better not take Moody
He doesn’t look happy. WTF?
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smart, take the pass rusher to go after Tua and Rogers
Keion White doesn’t look happy. 😬
FUCK!!! 😡
It’s alright, we’re going to get a stud, regardless.
Tim,
I bet he’s not happy about not being picked last night.
Well suck it up it didn’t happen. 2nd round isn’t an insult.
Dont take him Bucs
Please don’t do it
A bit of a CB run going on. Happens every year in the 2nd round.
Bucs should draft Hooker
What are they doing? It’s too early for a commercial.
He gonna get him some new teef
Cody Mauch to Bucs
Benton, Washington, Torrence … one will be available, and DT, TE, OL all good
We’re on the clock!!!
I don’t want to say the name of the T something…..
LOL @ Rock, don’t worry, they’ll go to another commercial when we pick
Shit
Well we now find out the “GM-Fan” draft GAP lol
Holding breath
Quick
Come on Joes!
or Schmitz
Jones
A COUPLE of nights ago I said the Boston Bruins made a big mistake. –They let the Panthers believe they could win this playoff series. Well, so far, so good tonight! Panthers have out-hit, out-shot and out scored the mighty Bruins. They lead 2-1 in front of a packed house in Sunrise after one period!
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SURE HOPE Miam’i first pick is the best O-Lineman available!
What in the actual FUCK?
HUH ok
WTF
I called it earlier
And a DB?????????????????????
Can Smith
LMMFAO. months of mental-masturbation for nothing.
Sand paper
Nooooo we don’t need a frickin corner.
OK back to the Stro’s
Yikes
Everyone had Cam Smith😡
Not surprised it was a corner. 😉
I’m sorry, I know nothing about the draft, just what I see here….. but who is this? 😂
Back to the Islanders game!
LMAO
I’m truly disappointed. This is why I’m opposed to strict BPA.
They took the WRONG South Carolina DB! 😡
The board 🤯
And Zach Charbonnet goes next.
Damn damn damn
To be fair, we all lost our shit when we took Holland at 36. It was “who, what, ahhh” on this blog. Fingers crossed the FO just jedi’d us with this pick too.
I don’t know maybe they’re gonna trade X for Dalvin.
Not really surprised. Fangio loves his DBs like Bellicheat. Back to drinking and waiting for the Wild game…..
I dint care how good he is…he’s not gonna give us meaningful minutes this year.
Cam Smith has zone instincts. We also have 3 DBs coming off of season ending surgery. Look at the QBs in the AFC.
I’m not surprised we took a CB @ 51, but not fucking Darius Rush??? Nah, instead it was his teammate???
So are you gonna take that up with say… a guy like Fangio? LOL
I would certainly LIKE to!!! LOL
I’m just glad we didn’t give up any more future picks. This shit has sucked.
Tucan Smith WTF
Our draft room looked like it was a tiny closet and had like 3 people in it, lol.
It happens every year. Fans get a group of prospects in their head and if we take anyone but them it sucks. LOL
Both CBS and Drafttek have that CB as the 5th best CB in the draft.
I’ll remind you of that the day Tua takes a big hit and goes on the DL AGAIN!!
Drafttek had him at #29 overall.
TO THOSE OF YOU EXPRESSING FRUSTRATION, I SAY “Welcome to the club!”
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU “STEVE ROSS IS CLUELESS when it comes to NFL football!”
TOO BAD THE ‘FINS can’t draft a new owner. THAT IS THEIR BIGGEST NEED!
So this was a Stephen Ross pick? LOL
Steve Ross doesn’t select our picks.
#41 ranking
CB Cam Smith, South Carolina
Smith gets his hand on passes more frequently than any other cornerback in this class. Of his 70 targets over the past two seasons, Smith broke up 15 of them and picked off four others. He’s an instinctive and versatile player.
Like we said- great pick!
That guy announcing thE pick looked like what I imagine a werewolf looks like on a Caribbean cruise
Hahahahaha!😂
When they change their name to the Chicago Bear
Just one bear?
Cam Smith is a quality zone CB prospect with some man skills.
beer
Rhino says:
April 28, 2023 at 8:36 pm
To be fair, we all lost our shit when we took Holland at 36. It was “who, what, ahhh” on this blog. Fingers crossed the FO just jedi’d us with this pick too.
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Wish I could feel the same way… but then ya have Noah Iggy taken in the 1st round by Grier (Grief).
I get it. I really wanted Washington at 51. Gotta find a way to sleep tonight. lol
I was standing up when he said “stand up NY”
Cam Smith ran a 4.3 40.
Cam Smith
Strengths
Plays with anticipation from off coverage.
Rock solid on-ball production during his career.
Reads QB and WR concurrently to jump the throw.
Springing plant-and-trigger steps from his pedal.
Maintains feel for route direction when in phase.
Uses length and timing to alter catch success from trail position.
Attacks ball, not man, with downhill angles on the throw.
Excellent job of limiting YAC for WR Jalin Hyatt in win over Tennessee.
I love highlights- they make me like every player we pick.
The downside to that is every pick our rivals select look like the guy that’ll put them over, lol.
Haha! Yep
Schoonmaker before Washington
I guess people were wrong about Washington
Overview
Long outside cornerback with instinctive eyes and the ball skills to consistently close on throws when in position.
He’s gonna get a chance to learn behind Howard and Ramsey
… “he’s highly anticipatory with the vision and route recognition to shine from coverages allowing him to play with his eyes and feet forward.”
I hate that so called music. Obnoxious.
“Smith appears to be better suited for zone coverages and off-man but if he can trust his technique, he might become more scheme-diverse and develop into a CB2.”
I don’t care how good he is, he’s not going to play much this year.
So I’m pissed.
Maybe Fangio saw something he could use in that new zone he says he just designed.
Not just the new coverages but his basic coverages he likes to utilize. Some guys are not instinctive in zone and some guys are. Cam Smith is.
That sounded exactly how a Buffalo smells
I don’t see this draft going as many projected. Lots of surprises.
There go both Strange and Scruggs.
Maybe we can get TE Kraft.
Last thing thought we would take is a CB, well other than a CB who was not a slot corner. 🙂 Iggy 2.0?
Why compare him to Iggy? Totally different players.
Both CBs taken at their position high up in the draft when we didn’t expect a CB to be taken. You don’t see a similarity at all. Real difference seems to be there was Iggy would be a CB3 slot guy when heas drafted.
Iggy was a converted WR to CB with little experience at corner. Smith is a 4 year CB with better corner instincts. Not at all the same type of prospect. This was definitely a nod from Fangio.
I have no doubt in the world that Smith will be a better player. But how could he not be? Was talking why CB with the pick.
7 corners have gone in the 2nd round. 7 DT/Edge have gone in the 2nd round.
So does Frederick Scruggs identify as “juice”?
Why do some player’s nicknames get listed as their actual name? Do they get to declare as that name or something? Legit question.
It’s bc Roger Goodell squeezed Fredrick and got juice
Lol, I guess it’s a good thing he wasn’t called Semen Scruggs
So was this pick our FO saying they feel pretty good on offense, did they not like the TE prospects there, or was it a match of BPA with need? Or other?
I think they had their grades on what type of prospects they want to add. Cam Smith is a good zone corner and that’s what Fangio likes to run most of the time.
He just said
“They like their linemen especially Guards and Tackles to be big strong guys”
Fucking genius
LOL
Wild Guess: They want fast WRs, too.
Lol
Drew Sanders to the Broncos
well if you sit around drinkin’ mojitos till the frickin’
84 pick, you get whatever’s left.
A mojito sounds good
If Williams and NeedHAM or anyone else struggles getting back we’re thin at db, then X factor, plus Iggy sucks.
Detroit prostitute!
😆
Hendon Hooker to the Lions!
Detroit is really rockin’ this draft.
I think so, too. Coach Campbell is going to have a very good team to coach.
Good pick.
So whose roster spot is Smith gonna take?
cuz he has to make the team, and we have like 10 CBs already.
Does he play in front of Needham and Kohou?
I guess Iggy is done. That’s fine.
I have no idea, man.
Smith already wears 9
The writing is on the wall lol
wow that’s cosmic, man.
This is Iggy’s last stand in Miami.
He’s gonna be good
well he starred in the SEC, so that’s sayin’ somethin’.
Dolphins on the ticker
Dolphins hard on the ticker.
Fixed it.
HAA
Which punter do y’all think we pick at #84?
LOL, we signed a new punter.
We signed a HoF CB, too.
Guess having the room filled means nothing to these rubes.
De’Flowered Grease Hands
We are visible on the tucker
Or ticker
mf13ss says:
April 28, 2023 at 5:39 pm
Quite honestly, I believe Brenton Strange is going to go far earlier than most pundits have predicted. We’ve all seen him have a late rise in the scouting process, and there’s a reason why… he just may be the most complete all-around TE this Draft season.
He isn’t the fastest, he’s not the tallest, he doesn’t outjump everybody else… but he does EVERYTHING well. That, and he’s far more athletic than given credit for.
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I guess I wasn’t wrong. *mic drop*
I would have taken Brenton Strange ALL DAY over Cam Smith.
^^^ ditto
Thank you, Naples.
He has some pretty positive hype
And that RAS was pulled down by weighing only 180 at 6 ft tall.
Nope! He wasn’t on anyone’s radar here so no good. LOL
Stanger, CB was always on the table. Teams covet them. Remember how we all talked about how we’ll be in nickel and dime more than base? That’s why CB is a more premium position than off-ball LBs unless they’re exceptional. I never understood why so many wanted a LB in the 2nd round. We have a group of off-ball LBs.
I also didn’t think TE was a premium position in our offense. Let’s just watch how we’re building this team instead of us all being disappointed right away. LOL
Just want to see our 2nd round pick on the field, preferably as a starter. Don’t think that an unreasonable request.
Driscoll ranked Smith #25 player in the draft.
TO THOSE OF YOU up the page who claim I said “Steve Ross made the picks” I say LIAR,LIAR, Pants on Fire!” Steve Ross approves hires of the kind of “experts” who DO make these picks! I know some of you guys think Ross is a truly great owner. You are entitled to your opinion. HOWEVER, Miami’s W-L record under Ross’s ownership has not been good enough. And the big “O” beside the number of playoff wins speaks for itself.
TRUTH IS the facts prove that Ross is an unsuccessful owner. That’s NOT an opinion. But if you are pleased with failure, then keep backing “Little Stevie Blunder” and all the goofballs he’s decided to bring into the Dolphins front office. THESE are the guys who actually make the draft picks.
IF you believe Ross is totally blameless, or even mostly blameless for our failure to have playoff success, then go ahead and continue to support both him and the people he’s hired.
Together, they’ve done a marvelous job, haven’t they?
well I don’t like the Smith pick for its redundancy, but our team is a consensus top ten team this year.
OD, your dislike of Stephen Ross has leaked into every facet of the team and it’s very redundant and bizarre at times. Just saying.
It came up about the Dolphins taking a guy from Michigan. Seemed a logical thing to bring up, even if in jest.
Is it just me,
or does it seem to be taking a really long time between picks?
?
Holy Shit!