PhinfanBo1
Scout Team
To understand what i think the dolphins "needs" are, it's important to understand two things. One, the front office loves Pennington but they are building this to be Chad Henne's team. I think we all know that and I think it's something to be tremendously excited about. The second thing is by talking about the need for pass rushers with the media, it appears Sparano is saying they want an outside linebacker badly and will take one high in the draft. I disagree. I think it's inside linebacker that's the need position and they want an impact guy with size that can bring the blitz and really hold down the point of attack. I think they're really excited about Wake, Roth is very underrated and Anderson/Walden are quality depth.
With that being said, nose tackle is as big of an immediate need and I don't think that's being talked about enough. They can't rely on Jason Ferguson to stay healthy and take on the top offensive lines week after week. The 3-4 defense, this 3-4 defense has to be built around a huge, dominant, violent nose tackle. That's why they kept Soliai even after suspending him twice; because these guys are such a rare breed and it's never been so clearly evidenced as looking at this year's draft. There are so few prospects this year that can be realistically projected to be a Vince Wilfork-Haloti Ngata-Kris Jenkins type of guy. I am very curious to know what the trifecta thinks of Ron Brace. He's a 6-3 334 pounder that could be in tremendous demand in the late first round to early second round. It's very possible someone will reach for him because he fits the NT mold. It's also very possible that he's a very underrated prospect and may actually turn out to be a top interior player. I like him because he's aggressive, he has some of that violent flare that's so necessary at the position. Like I said, I really want to know what they think of him.
As of right now, I think Miami will work really hard to trade down from #25. If they can successfully do that, I think they'll take a guy like Connor Barwin or Clay Matthews and project him to ILB (like I talked about above). Then maybe trade up for Brace. For me, the dream scenario is moving down 6-7 picks and picking up an extra 3rd rounder; selecting Barwin or Matthews. Then, trading one of our 3rd's to move up in the second round and grab Brace. That would give us a potentially excellent front seven with a lot of tools and exciting young players.
Cornerback and Wide Receiver will be the priority for the next picks after they shore up the front seven. We're going to find out a lot of what they really think of Brandon London and Jason Allen by what they do on draft day. If they don't take a corner high, don't think they are neglecting the position. They may already think they have their guys at positions a lot of us think are the major needs. Like OLB. And maybe corner or receiver. Maybe.
The truth is though, It's fun to think like this but this stuff is so hard to project. And that's what makes this so exciting. Guys, get ready because this team is going to be extremely aggressive on draft day; moving around, getting as many picks as possible and taking great value players.
Just my two cents and what I'm thinking right now. Will probably change many times in anticipation for the draft.
-Bo
With that being said, nose tackle is as big of an immediate need and I don't think that's being talked about enough. They can't rely on Jason Ferguson to stay healthy and take on the top offensive lines week after week. The 3-4 defense, this 3-4 defense has to be built around a huge, dominant, violent nose tackle. That's why they kept Soliai even after suspending him twice; because these guys are such a rare breed and it's never been so clearly evidenced as looking at this year's draft. There are so few prospects this year that can be realistically projected to be a Vince Wilfork-Haloti Ngata-Kris Jenkins type of guy. I am very curious to know what the trifecta thinks of Ron Brace. He's a 6-3 334 pounder that could be in tremendous demand in the late first round to early second round. It's very possible someone will reach for him because he fits the NT mold. It's also very possible that he's a very underrated prospect and may actually turn out to be a top interior player. I like him because he's aggressive, he has some of that violent flare that's so necessary at the position. Like I said, I really want to know what they think of him.
As of right now, I think Miami will work really hard to trade down from #25. If they can successfully do that, I think they'll take a guy like Connor Barwin or Clay Matthews and project him to ILB (like I talked about above). Then maybe trade up for Brace. For me, the dream scenario is moving down 6-7 picks and picking up an extra 3rd rounder; selecting Barwin or Matthews. Then, trading one of our 3rd's to move up in the second round and grab Brace. That would give us a potentially excellent front seven with a lot of tools and exciting young players.
Cornerback and Wide Receiver will be the priority for the next picks after they shore up the front seven. We're going to find out a lot of what they really think of Brandon London and Jason Allen by what they do on draft day. If they don't take a corner high, don't think they are neglecting the position. They may already think they have their guys at positions a lot of us think are the major needs. Like OLB. And maybe corner or receiver. Maybe.
The truth is though, It's fun to think like this but this stuff is so hard to project. And that's what makes this so exciting. Guys, get ready because this team is going to be extremely aggressive on draft day; moving around, getting as many picks as possible and taking great value players.
Just my two cents and what I'm thinking right now. Will probably change many times in anticipation for the draft.
-Bo
