The Dolphins first pick was made and it was a good one. I was definitely hoping we would choose an edge rusher. O-line should definitely be the next priority, but I felt EDGE was our top need. To be honest, it wasn’t Robinson that was my first choice. He wasn’t my second choice either. I was hoping Laiatu Latu fell, or Jared Verse, but as it happens, neither of them made it to our pick, but the need was still addressed. So for that I’m pleased. Brian in NY and M both both watch Penn State religiously, and Brian vouches for Chop, so I’m cool with that. What worries me is his lack of sacks at the college level, but he has what you can’t teach, maybe the most impressive burst in this draft class, and tremendous closing speed. Hopefully, the rest is coachable, and that results in a lot more production at the pro level. He’ll be ready to go right out of the chute, and they will use him in favorable situations.
We’ve discussed it here so many times, but the truth is we have no idea what the timetable is for our 2 OLB’s, Bradley Chubb (ACL surgery) and Jaelan Phillips (Achilles surgery), so therefore I felt, and the Dolphins brass also felt that OLB was as much as a priority as the O-line. In addition, the depth quality at EDGE is nowhere as deep as the O-line is, so I think we can still land a quality OL at #55. Players like, Zach Frazier OG Cooper Beebe, Christian Hayes, and Zak Zinter could help us now and down the line. One thing though about our first pick Chop Robinson though is that he will probably be a rotational player and used at multiple positions to maximize his skills. While that’s good, it’s also going to put a lot on his plate, so hopefully he’s up for that challenge. The comparison for Chop is Micah Parsons, but as one NFC scout said :
“I get the comparison to Micah Parsons, but I think Parsons was a little more polished as a football player when he came out. Chop is still a little green.” – NFC national scout
Another thing to consider is how much longer is Bradley Chubb with the team? This is his 2nd ACL surgery, and not that ends any NFL player’s career these days, I mean Frank Gore had 2 ACL surgeries before he got to the NFL, and he played 16 seasons and rushed for 16,000 yards. Chubb’s dead cap hit will be high in ’25 and in ’26, but it’s still possible he’s gone after this season or next, and of course Jaelan Phillips had his 5th year option picked up, but we saw Christian Wilkins walk, if Phillips has a great season this season and we haven’t already given him an extension, that could go poorly for us like it did with Wilkins.
As I’ve previously mentioned, the flux on the O-line is real, there are a lot of players that are here on one year contracts, so we need to find some players that will be here for a while, so I very strongly feel our next pick will be for the O-line. Sure, we could use a Safety, we could use another WR, a RB who runs with a nasty demeanor and has a little power to push the pile on short yardage plays and more. With the addition of TE Jonnu Smith, I put the priority low for TE. If Weaver follows suit from Ravens DC Mike McDonald, the safety position is important as he likes Swiss Army knife guys that play in multiple positions, so at some point in the draft I’d expect a safety to be chosen by us. Oregon State’s Kitan Oladapo who is a big Safety 6’2 216, more like a SS, but could due to his size play a little LB and excel in pass coverage against a TE. Utah’s Cole Bishop is another longer player who can also potentially cover a TE. Everyone’s favorite here thoough is Iowa’s Cooper DeJean, who is listed as a CB, but has Safety potential in the NFL. Don’t be surprised if Grier trades back either, considering once again, the huge gap between our picks from RD2 – RD5, over a 100!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
There goes our guy Kiran, Pigster.
too bad. I wanted a really smart OT….lol
Right? A smart new Tackle getting some GRAND advice from a smart old Tackle like T-Stead!
Sucks that we couldn’t land Kiran, man.
that’s a good pick (Jonah Ellis)
son
this answers your question
Hope Barry and Smith can keep his hands from reaching
Thank you
also encouraging
Looks as though it was Christian Haynes who wore the bong-mask this year. Even so, I can’t BELIEVE he’s still on the board!
Go and get him, Phins!
Either Haynes or Kam Kinchens!
TE Sanders must be shocked to still be undrafted.
yep. There’s a few good prospects left. It’s value time. Some teams are going to get good player
Brother, he SUCKS. Led all of NCAA TEs in sacks yielded last season. He can only be used in the slot or out wide… and he’s not nearly as good as Mike Gesicki had been in that role.
I don’t want him. We don’t need him. Jonnu is better. I just think he’s cocky and probably over-rated himself.
son,
Well, I’ve never been described as creepy before but anything is possible. Good to know.
no I don’t think creepy at all
I was just starting some bullshit with you
kam kitchens still there too
IOL, safety, TE and LB are not necessarily high value positions
so it makes sense for good one to still be on the board
and forget about RB – I think we’ve only seen 1 RB take in the draft
FUCK! There goes Christian Haynes to the Seahags*. 😡
Did I ever tell anyone here that I’m still bloody PISSED that Steve Ross cost us a 1st rounder last year, and a 3rd rounder this year?
yeah this sucks
It definitely hurt Grier’s ability to get players, hence all the one year FA guys …
all the OGs are gone now
Time to get a Safety now, IMO.
Kam Kinchens is the guy I’d trade up for, IF we choose to trade up.
I am still shocked at the separation of Tony Pollard from Dallas.
Nick Saban likes every player selected.
they all do
Buffalo having a yawny draft. Makes me very happy.
Regarding Patrick Paul (PP)…
He’s logged 2,643 snaps since 2021, ALL from the LT position
5 sacks yielded, 7 hits yielded, and 33 hurries yielded. EXCELLENT!
He was also the #50 ranked run-blocking Tackle in the ’23 college season, via PFF.
Again: HE’S ONLY EVER PLAYED THE LT POSITION, and he’s got a monsterous reach with his arms as a Tackle should have.
And there goes my guy Kam Kinchens to the Rams. *sigh*
The Rams are KILLING the Draft this year!
Have a great night, Mobsters!
Tomorrow at noon o’clock!
At work now and caught up on the blog. Patrick Paul, huh.
Wow, can’t believe TE Tip Reiman went at #82.
I never hated Saban for saying he was staying then leaving. What can you do in that situation? With 2 months left in the season, say “yeah, I’m out of here.”. He should have been a little more tactful instead of bald face lying, but I can forgive a guy for that. That is just poor PR skills. Players and coachjes do that shit all the time, they are usually just better going about it.
For me, it was the two big stories that came out after he left: him having a rule about not looking him in the eyes when passing, and the bigger one of him basically ignoring the player having a seizure to ‘maintain leadership and poise’ or whatever the f^ck it was, and just going to his office, those were the things that really put me off him.
The story about walking over th eplayer having the seizure was never disputed and seemed to have beenm corroborated, so yeah, that is some pretty fukced up shyte rigth there.
Many of us here wanted to be sure whomever we drafted should be day 1 starters. Our picks are not that.
it’s possible Robinson could start due to the injuries but that sorta doesn’t count. We didn’t draft 2 guys who are better than the depth chart number 1 at their position which is what we all hoped for.
However the 2 new players are both certainly not at their ceiling according to the experts, so we could enjoy watching them grow into stars or at least quality starters.
Still, our draft is a little disappointing insofar as seeing immediate improvement of our team on the field.
I actually did not want guys to be drafted who were expected to start right away
Latu was one of my favorites for a few months and chop fits the identical role. So I really can’t say anything negative about that
As far as OL goes, I always thought we would draft one or 2 guys who would play at OG and then move to their real position. I’m not sure why so many people are writing off Paul’s ability to play OG but even if he can’t, we may need him at OT this year
but more importantly I don’t really think OL is plug and play like it was 10 years ago. We’ve seen it first hand here – Austin Jackson took years to come around. I think Eichenberg is on the verge
Great athletes are coming out of college. Enormous guys that can move . So I think young OL are taking a little longer bc they are so dependent on technique and have to face those great atheletes. Even though they are incredibly athletic too – I think the increase of athleticism favors defensive players early and it’s a bug disadvantage to Rookie OL
No one knows right now if these will start or how much they will play. It’s just pundits talking and they have no clue what it was we saw in these players and how we intend to use them
thank you flying pig and Hulk
I definitely see huge upside for both picks and am not sad we picked them.
both have uncoachable gifts and only need some polishing.
and both love to play and want to learn. You can see it in their interviews.
They are exactly the kind of guys we want on our team.
if we keep finding and acquiring this type,
we’ll build longterm success.
In general I really liked our picks. They addressed needs but also they are very athletic and likely represent BPA at the same time
naples,
I can see why folks would suggest Paul can’t play guard, but that doesn’t mean he can’t. That’s what practice is for. He’ll get a chance to show the coaches whether or not he can. Sometimes you move a kid like this inside to guard to toughen him up a bit. It’s a much more physical job inside. It can show you what a kid’s made of too. That said, I don’t think they drafted this kid worrying about whether or not he can play guard. He’s a tackle.
I think he was drafted to be the heir apparent to Armstead
looking ahead to pick 158 …
Oladapo or Vaki or Hampton at safety
or
Guerendo at RB
or
CB Stiggers at CB
or
Cornelius Johnson or JhaQuan Jackson at WR
I don’t think Paul can play NFL RG.
He has enough trouble with high pad level at LT,
and his worst skill is road grading,
so for that I’d rather play Rob Jones.
Realistically we will probably need him to play LT at some point this season anyway
Realistically we have Lamm for that. Don’t play the rookie until he beats out a better or more experienced player.
Naples, your first post this morning sums up how I feel. You nailed it!
Picking at 21 and 55, I was excited to see us draft some immediate impact players. Instead, we got 2 talented developmental boom or bust prospects.
I like the potential of Robinson much more than Paul. Talking heir to Armstead but I think it will take Paul a couple seasons like it did with Jackson to develop. I hope I am wrong.
Sad trombone
happy xylophone!
in Grier’s defense #21 is a non sweet spot to pick. All the guaranteed can’t miss guys are gone. So at that point the next tier all have that one thing that kept them out of the Top Twenty.
Some are a step slow or have too short arms or stiff hips… not enough to ruin them … but still a flaw that’ll keep them from being all pro.
or they lack experience or polish. I’d much prefer the flaw of a guy at 21 to be that to a physical or personality flaw.
We were hoping all those QBs going might’ve pushed down a potential star to us who is actually a better player than say Nix or Penix in this year’s class.
and maybe it did. I’d certainly rather have Chop than Bo.
But the key word is potential. I respect Grier for picking a guy whose flaw is he hasn’t yet played up to his physical gifts.
That way maybe we can coach him up and have something special since his size speed flexibility and even IQ and motor are not going to hold him back from continuing to improve.
He’s even one of the youngest in the draft class, so as he finishes becoming a grown man, he could be a really nice pick.
I think you could say that in some drafts, but 6 QB’s went in this one before we picked, which left 15 position players up for grabs
Also, as per usghe, Grier may feel more comfortable with our roster pre draft than we do, which allowed him to swing for the fences a little more, rather than taking mid floor, mid ceiling players. He took two potentially high ceiling players.
To add, as per usghe, that doesn’t mean he’s right either. lol
typically in day 3 you can find good IOL, Safeties, tight ends and Linebackers
these are good rounds to pick up players at the positions that are not the premium positions in the nfl
so I’m hoping we are looking in that direction
The trend in the NFL now is to draft physical talent instead of focusing on experience or technical ability. Phillips was the same as Chop. Limited production. High physical ceiling. Get them in. Coach them up. Use them for a few years and move on.
I hated the Pmix pick
but the falcons got both Ruke Ohrororo and Brandon Dorlus on thr DL
MR. SPIKES; I, TOO, am still pissed that our owner cost us TWO high picks!! Ross’s arrogance regarding NFL regulations has cost us more than we’ll ever know. And his arrogance has certainly caused some free agents from wanting to join our organization.
FOR MANY YEARS I have ripped the CHEATRIOTs’ organization for bending and BREAKING NFL policies and regulations. But, to tell the truth, the Dolphins’ organization has also been guilty of several transgressions, some of which we know about and some of which have yet to come out of the closet.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The Dolphins WILL NEVER GET TO, MUCH LESS WIN, ANOTHER SUPER BOWL as long as Steve Ross is calling the shots.
I think them saying they just took the BPA on their board on both picks is a little BS. I think they took BPA for a specific position. I believe they came in to the draft knowing they need to replace Chubb, Armstead and Tyreek to keep the train going.
I think they wanted an Edge so they can move on from Chubb and his 30mil per year contract after this season. We only have 8.8 mil in cap space next year and we have to extend Tua and Holland (the 5th year options on Waddle and Phillips are already reflected in the cap for 2025). We will also have to replace all these players here on 1 year contracts.
The top 3 Edge were gone. They turned down 5-6 trade offers, one of them had to be a decent offer. There was a run on edge after the top 12 picks and they were afraid on missing out on Robinson as there is a drop off in edge after him. They probably had a higher grade on Robinson than they did on OT Morgan, OT Guyton and WR Worthy.
I also think those three I just mentioned were the reason they tried to trade back up into the 1st.
They couldn’t get back there and missed out on all 3. Their replacement for Tyreek was gone and no other WR’s of that caliber are left in the draft. What was the next area of need OT. Armstead and Lamm have both verbally said this is their last season. We needed a LT. There was no sense in trading back up anymore as Paul was ranked as a late 2nd to early 3rd round pick but the was best LT left in the draft.
Again, they didn’t trade down for fear of missing out on the next best LT. I do think it was a smart move in that after we took Patrick Paul, EIGHT more OT’s came off the board by the end of the 3rd round.
I do 100% think they were trying to draft BPA in 3 specific areas of need.
I don’t see why Paul can’t play OG, he seems more suited to play in a phone booth at this stage, and he’s a mauler in tight quarters, so I agree with Pig
not too many 6’8 guards
good thing Paul is only 6’7.5😆
BBM,
This was a very top heavy draft, to me. After the first 20 or so, it was a pick ‘em. Lots of 3-5th round guys in the position groups I looked at.
Looking at MMs record he’s much better the first half of the season, these 2 rookies need to develop in season to be ready for the stretch run
Sure Chop will likely start the season if both Phillips and Chubbs are out, but he doesn’t have to be great day 1
Trade up , on the clock
we traded up everyone
used a 3rd next year to get a 4th
so that’s standard value
And commercial
lol
Qb ?? 😎
To me, this is Grier’s MO. He has made many draft or FA choices where he took a guy who was underdeveloped but had a higher ceiling, theoretically. Is it just me, or does he tend not pick the typical 4 year starter, team captain, big production sort of guys. I’m not saying he doesn’t do both, but his tendency seems to be the former. I can’t say I pay attention to Grier much but that’s my sense.
seems like he is always willing to gamble on projects
I guess that’s our obligatory speed guy
Sounds like
Jaylen Wright RB.
we can’t get enough Jalens on this team
or running backs
he ran a 4.38 40
he’s 21 years old
can probably make an immediate impact
Looks a lot like Mostert to me
Wright – Achane – Mostert
slowest time is 4.38
I love this pick. Basically cost us nothing to improve the average speed at RB. Those get nicked a lot. Very young guy. Fresh legs. Can score from 99 yards on in.
Mostert’s eventual replacement just like Paul is Terron’s.
MANITOBA; I WANT TO see your Jets advance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Best of luck to your home team.
Not looking great at the moment , tomorrow is very important, but thank ya
GRIER’S SELECTION of Wright seems like a reasonable risk. But Grier failed to address other needs on the defense and the offensive line. And THAT might prove to be a BIGGER RISK.
SO I’M NOT CONVINCED that Wright was the right selection. And I’m not convinced that ignoring those other pressing needs is best for the team.
we still have picks left – you got to play the board and take the value where it’s at
since we took wright there’s been more than 20 picks and only 2 have been OL. We pick agains in 17 picks – so odds are we are picking the same caliber of Ol in the later rounds then we would have been with that 4th
but we don’t have a shot at wright any later – bc that speed is coveted
if a guy on d just leans wrong,
our top 3 RBs will blow by and take it to the house.
plus he’s way bigger than Achane.
one of the best players left on the board is Leonard Taylor from UM
he’s kind of plagued by inconsistency at Miami – but he flashes from time to t,e and might be very good as part of a rotation
also safety Kitan Oladipo is still there – and I know some people here like him
not sure we take OL in the 5th either
4 RBs went after we picked Wright
so there was a little mini run we got ahead of which is great
what does that mean?
I don’t know!
did he post this when he was passed over earlier?
could try to get that 6’3 WR Cornelius Johnson … not sure how good he is
or whatever they can find on a blocking / possession receiver
Jeremiah Trotter is still on the board
if we take a trotter and a pork chop in the same draft, I’m gonna lose it….
Jaylen Wright, I see. Hmmm… likely the eventual replacement for Mostert. Not a great pick, but nice.
Got Speed?
Miami does!
he runs like Mostert
Indeed!
Ian Eichenberg little brother just got drafted
Our pick should be Kitan Oladipo, being we’re so very, very thin at Safety.
yep
I see Kamara is still available, too.
If ya can’t have enough pass-rushers, Kamara is a good one.
The Jaylen Wright pick is really strange, he doesn’t show is speed on the field much, at 5’10.5″ and 210 he doesn’t run with power
I don’t get it
I think he’s right
and it’s sort of what I said earlier
you have to develop OL in this day and age
there are very few plug and play prospects
I’ve read that Wright is very good in pass protection
so we may see him a lot on 3rd downs
Thanks, was wondering, if he had that trait
Nice another fast young back. Just keep hitting the opponent with speed. He’s got more size than Achane so we don’t have to wear anyone down.
OD, we drafted Edge and OL with our first two picks. How did Grier not address that?
He’s talking about other needs, that are more glaring, than taking an RB
We still need safety, IDL, and IOL
Do we?
There goes Trotter to the Eaglets*.
We’re in the hole!
too bad 🙁
no pork chops and trotters for me in one draft
maybe there’s a guy named bacon or something left
Steve
The pass pro thing is according to PFF
pass blocking RB with speed and skills is something we were lacking
We’re on deck!
We’re in the batter’s box!
LET’S GO!!!
Mohamed Kamara DE Colorado State
Hope not
thought you were predicting
well I’m going to, he’s not making the 53
on the clock
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
I guess we really want those pass rushers
Need
I nailed Kamara on my bingo card!!!
I thought for sure we’d take Christian Mohaghany
hope I’m wrong, just don’t see him being more than a JAG, Longshot to make team
Last month I read an article about the guys we picked up off of the street to passrush for our playoff game, then wrote here we’d be picking up 2 or 3 more legit ones before camp
good call Bri and MF … that gives us 2 young backup pass rushers to develop. Kamara ALSO has that low slashing rip to the QB like Wake. This is a great pick for us and fills a need with another ascending player who also loves the game and is coachable
and FAST
23 more picks to go
Everyone seems to think Kamara in the 5th round is really good value. We also need the depth.
hey
if you are going to beat Josh Allen – you need to get to Josh Allen
Dammit, Bills took my guy Edefuan Ulofoshio. He’s a solid cover LB, which is why I wanted him.
PIGGY; Wright’s speed will do us NO GOOD when NFL D-Linemen burst through our mediocre O-Line and flatten Wright or, worse yet, crush TUA!!!
PS: Drafting ONE offensive lineman is NOT ENOUGH to plug THREE gaping holes in our O-Line.
We have other OL on the roster. We rushed for over 2,000 yards last for the first since 2009. Tua also threw for over 4,600 yards and was sacked only 29 times which was less than 2 per game.
INSTEAD of selecting Patrick Paul (and this is now only in hindsight), I would’ve traded down from R2P55 and selected Kiran Amegadjie at T and then Christian Haynes at G with the recouped 3rd rounder via the trade down.
But they chose Paul rather quickly. There was still over 2 minutes on the clock when the selection was in.
AVG with a higher ceiling.
Jaylen Wright didn’t get a lot of touches with Milton on the run all the time … but he did have some “home run” big runs against good SEC teams.
He’s fast, but he is developmental for sure. It’s not just Mostert and Achane, but Brooks as well, that Wright will sit behind (Wilson is different kind of back, but Brooks when healthy showed he deserves touches.
Tim Knight
says:
April 27, 2024 at 3:36 pm
But they chose Paul rather quickly. There was still over 2 minutes on the clock when the selection was in.
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This is true. Let’s hope we don’t live to regret the decision. Too early for me to call it and Paul will be given the chance to prove his worth. However, I don’t see Paul being a day 1 starter… we could have just as easily selected Christian Haynes instead and had a day 1 starter at RG.
YES, I believe Christian Haynes would destroy Robert Jones as our day 1 starter.
You never want to regret a pick.
^
I agree with most here who see Paul as developmental replacement for Armstead. (Austin Jackson looked like a bust … until he WASN’T …)
Anybody else see Chop as a possible replacement for Chubb … Armstead $$ woud be gone, if a replacement is ready behind Chubb, finding a way to move on from his contract would clear a lot of payroll they’ll need if they give Tua his bag.
I think we’ve got the $$$ right now to give Tua his new contract.
FUCK! There goes my guy Oladapo off the board!
We are paper-thin at Safety.
How is Holland and Poyer paper thin?
I’m talking about DEPTH, my man. Last I checked, we only have 3 Safeties on our current roster!
That’s not what you call paper thin though. 😉
If we want an atheletic FREAK at Safety, look no further than Tyler Owens. He needs work, but he’s got incredible potential. I’d take him this late.
If we want a decent prospect who will need some work at DT, Leonard Taylor is who I’d take.
late round safeties tend to be ST contributors early, as well.
Yup!
Also, Beaux Limmer and Dylan McMahon are still available as Centers. Both fit our scheme.
Our 6th round pick will be any guy with a variation of the name Jaylen, Jaylon, etc.
Saw some guy earlier who went by Ja’Lynn. Crazy!
LOL
OH! There goes Qwan’tez Stiggers to the stej!
I predict he never clicks.
3 more picks away…
There goes Kimani Vidal to the Charge.
One of the best blocking RBs out there.