That makes complete sense. But does it look like that's what Miami is about to do? Fuller just got signed to a prove-it, Parker, Grant and Wilson are still here (not to mention the 10 other guys), we extended Shaheen (I'll ignore the kid Carter we signed), we have a 2020 first round left tackle, a 2020 second round right tackle a 2020 third round RG and we just signed a center on another prove-it. We picked up a short-yardage power back and still have Gaskin and Ahmed plus the others.
I'm not saying we're in good shape by any means. I'm not saying we won't pick up some offensive weapons like WR, RB and OC. I just don't think the moves reflect a draft that's going to be all O, or even exclusively O at the top.
I don't think Flo likes our safety room , we have Nik Needham on the field like 30% of the time, we cleared out our edge options to a degree. We tried to sign a run clogger but didn't get it done.
The tealeaves tell the storey of a draft with a fair slice of D in it.
I agree to a large extent. I'm talking about what they should do. Since Miami signed Flores I've been really happy with the way he's handled FA and trades. His drafts are still a mixed bag. He's done well in mostly sticking to expensive positions in the early rounds. His player analysis and positional prioritization have been a little frustrating, though. At 30, they passed on Tee Higgins, who is young and was already a star WR, for a talented but developmental CB - the most glaring example imo.
But, I hope Fuller doesn't impact Miami's draft strategy. People talk about TB vs KC showing that offensive weapons aren't as important as the lines, but TB had the much deeper skill group on offense. If KC didn't need OT so badly, you'd see a lot more mocks giving them WR at 31. Miami should want to field the most potent group of offensive weapons in the league. Outside of QB, it's the position where you shouldn't be satisfied until you're the best or at least in the range of the best.
Some pushback S and Edge:
Not a great Safety class imo, but J. Holland and E. Molden are fits and worth the pick at 50. Moehrig is S1, but I don't see Miami using 18 on him, and I think he goes before 36. He's worth the 18th pick, but there should be better options there.
This D prioritizes CB and then the middle (DT and Mike) over DE and OLB, so I think moving on from Van Noy and Lawson was more about them saying, We can about as good for cheaper. Van Ginkel is a good player and more physically talented than Van Noy - easily has more upside as a Pass Rusher. And, Lawson is good, but his level of production isn't that hard to find. You can probably get or beat it with an aging vet on a 1 or 2-year contract. You can also add a guy like Payton Turner to develop, and he's currently projected to be there at Miami's 3rd RD pick. My point is just that I don't think Edge is nearly as critical as many here seem to think. This D functions differently than most. It pays its CB's, because it's fine manufacturing pressure with blitzes and asking them to cover 1-on-1 most of the time.
