Article: "Christian Wilkins playing like a first rounder" Really???

[H.P. Lovedrafts]

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story...ilkins-playing-like-first-rounder/6029508001/

I strongly disagree with this article. Christian Wilkins IS NOT playing like a first rounder this year (nor is anyone else on Miami's 2021 D-Line) or in previous years. He's good for a good play every game or two combined with lots of times when he's blown off the ball or stalemated. He's not a bad player, but he's no blue chip prospect. Why on earth Grier and Flores wanted Wilkins over his Clemson D-Line teammate Dexter Lawrence is beyond me. The only thing I can think of is that Wilkins is more athletic, but Lawrence is a better football player.

 

[BennySwella]

Dolphins PR team trying to spin anything positive right now regarding our talent evaluation. Grier is feeling the heat!

But the damage is done, my friend.

 

[Manning]

DTs should never be drafted that high. Unless your a Donald type and can get 10+ sacks per season

 

[Jamesw]

My expectation for a 1st rounder is that by their 3rd season, they are having a real impact on games. Wilkins has been playing better the last 2 games, but hasn't dominated like we had hoped. But he is a solid player.

 

[Dolphins81]

Do any of Grier’s 1st round picks actually play like 1st round players.

 

[YorkshirePhin]

He's solid but let's be honest you want your 1st rounder to be a little more noteworthy.

 

[Blake the great]

Do any of Grier’s 1st round picks actually play like 1st round players.

Bingo! This right here

 

[BenchFiedler]

Do any of Grier’s 1st round picks actually play like 1st round players.

Ironically Grier's undrafted picks playing better than his drafted picks lol

 

[Danny]

They fell in love with Wilkins the person....great guy and a good player but not a great player, specially at 14 overall.

 

[Birdmond]

I’ve thought Wilkins was average but he’s playing at a very high level this year. Who would of though players improve?

 

[Jimi]

He’s been a good player, but not exactly what you want from a top 15 pick.

At the end of the day I think most people realized when we drafted him that he wasn’t a Donald type prospect. He’s pretty much lived up to what was expected of him, maybe slightly more underwhelming.

The reason I liked the pick despite the low ceiling was because he was the first pick of the rebuild and was a high energy high character guy. Taking a safe, vocal leader, in that position I think was a good move overall.

Now the rest of Grier’s picks….

 

[coalesce]

For context, he's somewhere in between Mike Charles and Tim Bowens.

 

[jbyrd850]

Hes the least of my worries. Hes not as good as I had hoped but hes not nearly as bad as you just assume a dolphins first round pick to be. Hes solid. One of the best players on the team(not saying much).

 

[TannDaMan17]

He was a good pick at 14 overall. So was Minkah, and so was Tunsil. Tunsil was a home run in fact. Not Grier’s fault Flo essentially forced his hand with the Minkah trade, Flo is doing a worse job than Grier (looks completely in over his head IN YEAR 3!) and even I’ll admit Grier is struggling right now.

We probably have the worse coaching staff in the NFL (lmfao at ALL the Flo hype I’ve been saying is a joke) that’s on Flo but both Grier and Flo will pay the price if they don’t turn this s*** around now.

 

[NY8123]

Wilkins is doing what they ask of him in this defense. He is a very good player, he is not "elite" but he is much better than average which is all you can hope for when you draft a player. No Coach, Scout or GM knows who is going to be the next Aaron Donald, they'd like to think they do but they don't.