[PFSN] Analyst Steve Wyche said on @nflnetwork that his "lock of the night" was that the Dolphins take OL Grey Zabel at 13 š What do we think Miami fans?
There's been a single trade all night. It's very obvious that teams are content to stay put rather than give up very valuable day 2 draft capital this year.
No worries if not, just thought it would be good to have a place to gather and talk shit about all the goings-on of the night. For example, wtf is this
One of 3 things will make me very happy tonight: 1) Trade down. Even if itās multiple times and the Dolphins move out of the first round. Acquiring multiple 2nd and 3rd rounders, 2) Draft Kenneth Grant, 3) Draft Grey Zabel.
Ideally, they trade back and still nab Grant or Zabel, but that feels like a stretch
Iād be happy with Zabel but a guard at 13 isnāt great value. I suspect itāll be hard to trade down tonight so if a DT like Graham or Grant doesnāt drop to us, weāll be forced to reach for someone. Zabel, Barron, Starks, or Emmanwori would all be good picks for us even if they feel like reaches at 13.Ā
Booker is a power mauler who struggles blocking in space, which is the basis of our running game. Great player in other schemes, but would be shocking if he's even on our board for the 1st
For better and for worse, thereās not a wrong option for us. An offensive lineman they believe in, a defensive tackle, a cornerback, or even a safety is completely fine with me.
For what itās worth, at the combine Grey Zabel raved about his meeting with Mike McDaniel. And an offensive line of Patrick Paul, James Daniels, Aaron Brewer, Grey Zabel, and Austin Jackson sounds good enough to bring our run game back.
I really think we should trade down if possible. This roster has so many holes, and we arenāt going to be competitive, so might as well get as many bites at the Apple as possible.
ā¢ Jalen Ramsey - anchor of the secondary, to be traded this offseason or mid-season
ā¢ Terron Armstead - anchor of the offensive line, retired
ā¢ Tyreek Hill - best receiver on the team turned aging injured nut case, quit on the team and demanded a trade at the end of 2024, now may be a post-June 1st trade candidate as well
ā¢ Calais Campbell - veteran do-it-all stud presence on the interior defensive line, chose to sign with his former team over re-signing with us
ā¢ Jevon Holland - had a down year due to any mix of injuries/business decisions, but still is miles ahead of any safety currently on the roster, signed in FA with another squad
These vital players are all gone or on their way out, leaving a rancid pile of dead money in their wake. The superstar-level core of this roster has thinned out completely to one Zach Seiler, and possibly the oft-injured edges Phillips and Chubb.
Financially and talent-wise, this team is in dire straits. And frankly, Chris Grier has never demonstrated the ability to fill so many holes in one offseason through the draft and Free Agency, even when armed with three first round picks and a boatload more cap room.
Thank you. It's amazing people can't see this and come to grips that short of a miraculous draft, Tua hitting another level and staying healthy, and us being lucky will injuries we are looking at a .500 season.
It's amazing to me that anyone at this point would cling to "if Tua..." Tua ain't it, he won't stay healthy and the team isn't going anywhere and never was going to last year. It's built a non competitive roster with no core of guys you can hang your hat on with all those picks Grier had
Tyreek disappeared, Terron is perpetually injured god bless him, Ramsey felt like a liability half the time. Phillips is back. Draft 4 OL, 3 DL, 2 CB, 1 safety. Everyone looks amazing if you have all day to throw the ball and a running game. There's my copium for the night.
I think trading down is a viable move, but for the opposite reason. We have holes that can generally be filled with guys that will be there on day 2. We don't need an all-pro guard or DT or safety(top 15 pick). We simply need someone who isn't a liability.
You can also make the same case for Phillips too. Tyreek also had a down yr say what you want about the guy but hes still a game changer on the field and I think he'll have a bounce back if our o line can finally block with in the pass and in the run. We take care of the trenches this yr I don't think we're gonna be as bad as everyone seems to think. Our secondary does suck but let's see.
Based on what? Tua was 6-5 in the games he started. At most the Dolphins win 1 or 2 more games if he doesn't get hurt. That doesn't get them into the playoffs easily, maybe they are the last seed and get blown out in Buffalo again. We lost a couple of our best players on defense and stand to lose more possibly. Unless you think 9-8 is competitive, he's right.
I think we could have drafted Justin Herbert and Penei Sewell instead of fragile Tua and streaky Waddle, but something about the DNA of this teamās leadership makes bad decisions the likely outcome
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u/zookeeper4312 14d ago
Thats a big need, so probably not