How long has it been since one could say picking a favorite move for the off-season was difficult, not because they were all so bad, but because the were good.
The draft overall was excellent. I love the picks of Harris, McMillian, and Asiata. Harris gives us another Pass rusher to a unit that did struggle last season, Wakes age and the fact that we needed someone who could attack from the other side could be an issue for opposing offenses. Adding William Hayes to the mix and now you can allow Harris to play in sub packages as he improves his run defending his first year. McMillian finally gives us a potential leader at Mike, as sure of a tackler in the draft, this is an extremely mature 20-year-old who could potentially hold down the middle for the next decade. Asiata is a fantastic 5th round pick and one smart teams make...they get great value for this type of position late in the draft. Far too long we have screwed the pooch on any lineman that wasn't a round 1 pick, Asiata looks like a legit NFL guard with pro-bowl potential. It seems like we finally learned how to draft.
Other off-season moves...I really like the trades for Hayes and Thomas trades. Thomas gives us a legitimate seem threats who has experience with Gase's offense, while he underachieved in J-ville, hopefully with his prior relationship with Gase, we can get the most out of him. Hayes upgrades the run defense and with the additions of Timmons and McMillian, Jones returning to health, we should see significant improvement in this area. I love the keep your own strategy, after letting go guys that could have helped last year, it was nice to see this change.
Overall it was a different approach from the past, typically we make a couple of splash signings while also weakening the overall team. Now it seems like we have found success and made moves to specifically build on those particular successes and actually addressing weaknesses while not creating more holes. While not every hole was filled, I think the team has more talent then last year has made a concerted effort to address specific units while also not weakening other units.
Favorite off-season move - Tannehill's rehab