The Dolphins had pick #48, which was sixteen picks into the 2nd RD. After 4 selections were made, Grier lost his mind and traded up to get his guy, OT/OG Jonah Savaiinaeah from Arizona. Once again, Grier showed no patience, no discipline. The Miami Dolphins roster is so far from being one player away. As it turned out, no 1 offensive lineman of any kind was taken between pick #37, the spot that Grier traded up to and our original spot of #48. He’s done this many times before as well. In last year’s draft, he used this year’s 3rd RD pick to get into the 4th RD last year to draft RB Jaylen Wright. Did we actually use Jaylen Wright last season? 68 rushing attempts and 3 receptions. Jaylen Wright has a 4 year contract, and we basically redshirted him for his rookie season. That’s just awful management.
Here’s some perspective. The Baltimore Ravens, always considered a solid organization, owned the 29th pick in RD1. They stayed put there, and took the best safety on the board, Malaki Starks, the player they wanted. In RD 2, the Ravens stayed put at their pick (#59) and took an EDGE pass rusher that was supposed to have been drafted in RD1, but their patience was rewarded having a highly rated prospect fall into their laps in Marshall DE/OLB Mike Green. Even the Eagles, who just won the Superbowl, moved up just one spot in RD 1 to take the LB they wanted, Jihaad Campbell. In RD 2, they stayed put at Pick #64 and took the safety that so many love here, S Andrew Mukuba from Texas. Restraint, discipline, patience. Grier has none of these, and I also honestly wonder if he actually has a plan.
So now, our next pick is #116. We don’t have a starting CB, we have 2 safeties that have been backups but could be serviceable as starters. That’s part of the problem, once again. We’re trying to go on a playoff run and we basically made trades, we traded all our cap space and lots of picks to replace DT Christian Wilkins with DT Kenneth Grant, and replaced OG Robert Hunt with OG Jonah Savaiinaeah. WE gave Tua the huge contract, traded for Jalen Ramsey, gave him a contract extension just a few months ago and then a week before the draft, genius GM Chris Grier tells the whole world the Dolphins and Ramsey have mutually agreed to part ways. Why????? Plan much? What was your plan when you told the world that? Maybe shop him draft day and see what you get. Now you’re desperate and you may end up cutting him and getting zero compensation. This, among many other reasons already outlined is why Grier to be sent packing. We need to find someone better at this job than him, and I don’t think it will be as hard as people think.
So now we go into day 3 armed with 6 picks, one in RD 4 (#116), three in RD 5 (#143,#150,#155) and two in RD 7 (#224,#253). Can we find our starting CB in any of those picks? Who knows? Maybe, but the chances went down considerably just by trading up and trading away your 3rd and 4th RD picks to get there. I’ll remind you that Chris Grier also traded up for OL Liam Eichenberg in the 2021 NFL Draft to select him at #42 RD 2. Once again, no patience, no discipline, and no plan. Let the board come to you, and find good players, don’t be set at any position or player, be flexible, be smart. Grier hasn’t done those things. Even when he hit on a couple of picks like DT Christian Wilkins and OG Robert Hunt, he failed to keep them going into their second contracts. Bad management, simple as that. This should be his last year, but Stephen Ross for some reason loves him. Maybe Stephen Ross is a masochist and just loves losing too.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
LMFAO @ Count Chocula arguing with everybody on set! He’s being a real DICKHEAD on live TV!!! 😆
Marshall isn’t bad but think that was a little early. He dropped off a little last year but was good in 2022 and 2023
Draft simulators are rotting your brains. 🤣
As is Count Chocula!
No! That everyone thinks they know these prospects better than teams that have scouting departments who have been scouting these guys for years. I find it humorous.
I picked Philips in almost every mock I did!
Mel Kiper looks like an idiot today. Even more than usual.
SO RIGHT!!! LMAO!!!
Jaylen Reed next?
NO! Let’s go MBOW!
Paraphrasing… LOL!
Count Chocula: I know better than the four of you combined! You don’t know me! I’m the BESTEST EVER!
😆
SVUCKS! There goes Mbow to the G-Men.
WE’RE UP AGAIN!!!
mbow right before we picked
boooooooo
Fucking giants
I said the other day of proof life isn’t fair in the Mel Kiper has made a ton of money over the last 4 decades for mostly being wrong. Lol
Yet he does sell a delicious breakfast cereal! LOL
Kinda like all meteorologists 😎.
Happy to hear surgery was so good to you 👍👍
Damn one pick ahead of us
Dante Trader!!!
Who ??
ball hawk
BALL HAWK!!!
Darth Trader, meet Darth Kader!!!
I took trader in a lot of my mocks
watching Rivers and Mbow go right before we picked kind of made my pork belly turn
Marshall ran a 4.4x 40
I don’t get that pick. A small and slow safety
I absolutely agree, man.
Though I never looked into Trader
I have. He’s an underwhelming pick, IMO. We had no business drafting him.
I only looked him him over the last few weeks
he really is a playmaker type
I didn’t see the Marshall pick and I so t know anything about him
anyone know anything about him?
As your resident DB enthusiast, he was off my radar. Underwhelming.
I never heard a thing about him
the rest of the guys we drafted I like a lot
I have on one else on my list of wants at this point. LOL except maybe Ben Sauls
We could go anywhere at 179 now
oooff smells like turned pork belly in here….
About to smell like farts if Grier trades away another pick
Monday describes him as a sure tackler
Or Lindy
I’m very surprised Dorian Strong is still out there. I assume he had really bad interviews.
Me too
Zy Alexander too
Yes, Zy Alexander probably had really bad interviews, too.
At least they are addressing the obvious needs. I think Marshall has good upside. Trader, I have no clue.
Okay so on to Acorns at OL for tomorrow
many of us said, nothing but OL, DL and DBs
so Greir is doing that
but I guess it’s easy to identify where you such
maybe not so much how you deal with it
And I REALLY like Mello Dotson’s game. He’s a BALL HAWK. Kind of surprised he’s still out there.
Looks like they are picking acorns a little early
Trader is a hitter. Maybe we won’t miss so many tackles as we did last year. He’s a little slow.
Yeah, I don’t get the Trader selection. Too slow (speed) is correct.
if these guys were perfect, they wouldn’t have fallen to the 5th. These are good players with a flaw.
I’m of the opinion that we are looking REALLY SOLID up front on the Defensive side of the ball, and that includes our ILB/MLBs.
As such — and with the potential/likely departure of Jalen Ramsey — I’d be targeting rangy, quicker DBs… not slower, hard-hitters at the Safety position such as Dante Trader.
I do NOT like that blueprint, but that’s just my opinion.
I think the HC and GM heard the “soft” comments and are trying to fix that. Sometimes those small fast guys play finesse and that can be interpreted as soft.
Now
Let’s get that bruiserback from Clemson. He’ll flat run people over at RB.
Reminds of the DB we drafted a while ago, Bobby McCain I think. He was slow but had good instincts and play speed. Hopefully Trader is that.
Damn there goes Mitchell Evans
Remember at this time Weaver runs a lot more zone than man. We need guys who can tackle and that’s what we did at ILB. Attack the LOS and clean up.
Exactly!
I just wish we had more to work with in the Secondary.
We currently have 16 DBs.
And there goes Oronde Gadsden to the Charge.
Naples, I agree on the RB. He’s not just a bruiser and has some wiggle to his game
One of the guys on NFLN likes the Trader pick
I am giving Weaver the benefit of the doubt on these DB’s. I trust him much more than the other two. Lol
I THINK both the CB and S generate turnovers which were short on last year.
Dante Trader has 5 career INTs in 47 games… and he’s sluggish. That’s not going to cut the mustard at the next level as a positive turnover machine.
15 PDs in 47 games. That’s really, really bad.
0 sacks and only 3 TFL in those 47 games. BAD PICK.
Tim Knight
says:
April 26, 2025 at 3:22 pm
We currently have 16 DBs.
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QUALITY, not quantity. Most of those 16 DBs are nothing more than camp fodder.
Right there is no reason these guys are on the team. We’re currently at the point in the draft where camp fodder are selected and you’re freaking out when another team drafts your man crush. 🤪
Ahh, c’mon, Bro! I haven’t “freaked out”! It’s all good.
But yeah, I’ll be a little agitated when the ENEMY takes a man-crush! That’s just part of the game, ya know! 😉
Phillips is 6’2 312 and did 29 reps on the bench. Not a fat guy.
I think Ross said to Grier
“I’m working on replacing you. You are not to trade away any future picks, in fact, I want that fucking 3rd RD pick that you wasted last year trading up for our 2025 3rd RD pick, so replace it by acquiring a 2026 3rd RD. Get some meat and potatoes and finish out this season the best you can. Good luck!”
EXACTLY!
Ross needs to be able to entice the next GM and or HC to come here. Can’t do that with a depleted Draft cupboard in ’26. In fact, we gained a 3rd in ’26 for this very reason, IMO.
Jordan Phillips highlights are quite underwhelming
25 in 60 and 5 picks and people were touting him as a future HoFer.
Jevon Holland
Tim – No offense, but these guys deserve to go whether they actually do or not. There’s no other logical choice, especially if this team flounders again, and we will. We will have a tough time staying ahead of the Jets who BTW outdrafted the fuck out of us so far, and had more talent anyway to start.
I don’t feel the way you do. The Mets were dead at one point last year and they were two wins away from the World Series. We’re just fans.
Oh man, that comparison absolutely blows. It was clear the Mets were heading in the right direction with Steve Cohen and David Stearns. It’s not the same thing at all. Grier has been here 20 years, and he totally fucked this roster. He’s slowly clawing back to before he fucked it, but he’s not there yet. You know that’s true. What happens with Tyreek hill? Jalen Ramsey? It’s a mess.
Agree to disagree. I’m no longer that emotional about sports. I just want to enjoy the game.
I hate the Bills
Jackson Hawes to the Bills
MikeE, I think Pats have done even better especially if you add what they did in FA.
Yes, but the Pats were already way ahead of us IMO. The jets were the team we would be battling for last place with.
In some ways I kinda wish we did draft Shedeur Sanders. I would hope it would piss Tua off, and that, in and of itself would make me happy.
Duuuuude… don’t fall THAT far to the Dark Side!
I’m sitting at the bottom of the well. Whatcha talkin’ about?
I turned it back to ESPN to see if the picks get better. Lol
Damien Martinez is still out there
Mike E.
says:
April 26, 2025 at 3:42 pm
I’m sitting at the bottom of the well. Whatcha talkin’ about?
———-
Willis: It could poison the well for a long time had we drafted Shedeur!
Yoda: To Willis, you should listen!
Ahhh, most of the guys we took in the 5th RD won’t be around if they even make the roster. As we both know, even if they make the roster, they probably won’t play
Dorian Strong to the Bills!
Hey, there’s always another Minnesota Wild game to watch in a few minutes. Going up 3-1 in the series would be so nice! 🙂
I hate that the bills took Hawes and Strong
Same!
WE’RE ON THE CLOCK AGAIN!!!
Damn I hate the Bills
I hate Grier more than I hate the Bills because he put us in this situation
Damn! We drafted top many players, how will we ever afford them🤪
Kone was another decent DB to the Ravens
Ollie Gordon!!!
Because we really needed another RB!!! LOL
oh shit Ollie Gordon is really excit8ng
I didn’t expect that
Boo
Lol
And to rub in the salt….some of you guys like Pegues, and he went next.
Ollie Gordon will have more snaps than Jaylen Wright had last season.
Let’s set the money line for that bet . . .
Poor man’s DT3
why boo? We need a big back
Raiders took JJ Pegues
No clue who he is, but I like his name and am all in! Go Ollie!
Steve, I agree we need a big back but Gordon doesn’t run like a big RB
how should a big man run? Slowly
I mocked Ollie to us several times! Nice pick.
OK, so while you guys are all trying your best to keep your chins up and be optimistic, what do you think of
“Malodorous for Manning in ’25”
Masochists for Manning
Morons for Manning
Rocks is hard to top
Mike for Manning
Mike, I agree. Ollie will have more picks this season than Write had last season. I will go so far as to bet he will have more this season than Write has THIS season straight up. JW3
Hmmm, you might be wright? lol
Will Howard to Steelers
I wonder who we could have drafted with the two third round picks and the fourth round pick Grier threw away this year (including the write pick last season)
I’m hoping for Jalin Conyers, Mello Dotson, or Jay Higgins at this point in the 7th round.
Logan Brown still on the board. Most likely because he is type 1 diabetic
man! Ollie Gordon! I LOVE this pick.
He won Best RB of the Year in college in 2023 then his line graduated , and he had no holes. He’s 223 lbs!
more toughness. More anti-smurfness.
Insurance for Mattison?
I will have to check him out more
Rockphin,
There goes a Kicker: Tyler Loop to the Ravens!
Oh no Rock, kickers coming off the board now
The kickers are starting to go!
😀
kickers are starting to come😜
every team needs 4 RBs.
Now we have Thunder and Lightning squared.
LOL!
Ok. I was wwww ahem
I was wwwwwww
cough
ahem, I was wwwwwwwwwrrr
I may have over reacted about Jason Sanders year two slump and stubbornly been doubling down ever year since.
Maybe
Just as Stanger has a trademark on Punters, I think you now have a trademark on Kickers! 😉
This is the first I’d heard about the Tucker allegations. My wife says “yeah, I read about that last week” 😒
I am so not in tune with the NFL this offseason. The Dolphins have really crushed my spirit, lol.
Deshaun Watson II
Huh?
his allegations are from sexual misconduct at massage parlors
Oh, good to know I’m not the only one, lol.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44039933/ravens-justin-tucker-again-denies-allegations-apologizes
in years past there was game tape, you could see all the plays the draftee was on the field for a given game
I don’t see those videos this year
for you guys that evaluate players for draft, what are you basing your opinions on?
There goes Cabeldue
steveccnv
says:
April 26, 2025 at 4:31 pm
his allegations are from sexual misconduct at massage parlors
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Correct, and that news is like 4 months old. Justin Tucker, no? What does that have to do with our Phins? The way Cav Kong put it, I thought one of OUR guys screwed up!
Ravens selected a kicker
Because I’m watching the draft and the Ravens just selected a kicker and they talked about it.
Do we have a guy named Tucker on our team?
LOL, that’s what I thought! There’s no Tucker on our team, right?! You scared me, Bro!!! LOL
CHEERS!
And I was all excited thinking I wasn’t the only one who had no clue about this story, lol.
🍻
My knee jerk reaction to this draft is that they tried to fill needs following a value chart and did an ok job of it, other than throwing away two picks to move up for the guard that all evidence says would have still been there when we picked at out original slot
Maybe, but you like someone that much, just go get him
Like he liked Eichenburg?
Steve, I watch the video’s that show all their snaps vs a certain team but you are right that seemed very limited this year
did you see game tape on Ollie?
Don’t remember, I said I will have to check him out more
Rock yeah, they were hitting the early picks now they have gone meh
because only Joe Meh is left to pick from
Probably
Cav Kong,
You SERIOUSLY scared me about our Phins! I had to do a double-check to ensure we didn’t have a Sanders on our team! LMAO!
You’re good peeps, my man!
Ollie is a big downhill runner. Oh know we drafted a power back! Now that’s no good either 🤷🏻♂️
But we’ve got Mattison, who you and I BOTH like! What’s more, why did Grier ever allow Chris Brooks to leave?
Focus on the present. What if someone gets hurt? You guys are acting like a 6th round pick RB just replaced someone. Come on guys!
I’d rather Grief and the 🧁 were gone, but that didn’t happen, so here we are
since the Ramsey “Rock Bottom” news came out I like Tim can actually see a path where we can compete for a playoff spot
Our front 7 looks really good on paper, assuming injuries are healed Chubb/Phillips, secondary is still a work in progress with 2nd wave of FA, FAs already signed and guys stepping up and hoping the passrush helps them cover shorter periods of time
D is paper thin, so key injuries aside and Weaver effect we could be pretty good
On O hard to believe OL isn’t upgraded, RBs better, because of the power backs to help in short yardage and pass blocking
Hill and Smythe were awful last year, Brown is a much better blocker than either, hoping 2nd wave of FA brings a TE or maybe Rucci steps up
Better backup QB, hoping Tua stays healthy, high hopes for Ikhine in redzone and short yardage, Hill and Waddle should rebound with better line play
Again this isn’t a prediction on how we’ll play this year, it’s just a path of hope
Dont be an Eeyore🤪
I don’t like giving up picks. The whole lottery ticket idea. If I’m giving up picks, it better be for a guy who is worth it.
I like some of the picks, but I feel like there should’ve been more.
Tim, I was not against drafting a big back. I just said Gordon doesn’t run like one. Not a punisher.
I also said I could be wrong. May have him confused with someone else.
Guys are drafted for a reason, not just to annoy fans. 🤪
Quinn Ewers at 224???
Baltimore and Minnesota have 30 picks each, seems like either one is always in the queue, many times more than once
The trade for Jonah cost one pick. Three picks for two.
I was expecting a trade up from 98 so same end result I guess
I would much rather of gotten RB Damien Martinez who is still on the board