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I heard someone say that Miami might be approaching things differently than most think. Instead of the Dolphins trying to replace Christian Wilkins they may be saying that Sieler is Wilkins replacement and they are trying to find pieces to add to the front to do what Sieler did. Could that be the case? I think they are approaching it that way because Sieler has played well. I was just wondering if you guys agreed with this or if it makes sense at all.
 
jreg1 said:
I heard someone say that Miami might be approaching things differently than most think. Instead of the Dolphins trying to replace Christian Wilkins they may be saying that Sieler is Wilkins replacement and they are trying to find pieces to add to the front to do what Sieler did. Could that be the case? I think they are approaching it that way because Sieler has played well. I was just wondering if you guys agreed with this or if it makes sense at all.
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I feel this is accurate

And so my guess for first and second round draft picks are WR and OL … in whichever order the draft falls to us
 
It may be an erroneous mindset or next man up mentality. With no disrespect for Seiler, who is one my favorite guys on the team, he was benefitted more with having Wilkins rather than the other way around. Can he raise his game? Perhaps. I still think DT is in play. These other guys are 1-year gap players until the rookie learns the game. I'm more concerned about the DE's and O-line. Even if Phillips and Chubb return mid-season, they will likely not be their usual selves. There should still be plenty of safeties and WR's available in the market.
 
claytonduper said:
It may be an erroneous mindset or next man up mentality. With no disrespect for Seiler, who is one my favorite guys on the team, he was benefitted more with having Wilkins rather than the other way around. Can he raise his game? Perhaps. I still think DT is in play. These other guys are 1-year gap players until the rookie learns the game. I'm more concerned about the DE's and O-line. Even if Phillips and Chubb return mid-season, they will likely not be their usual selves. There should still be plenty of safeties and WR's available in the market
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I just hope that the player we get at 21 it becomes a difference maker.
 
jreg1 said:
I heard someone say that Miami might be approaching things differently than most think. Instead of the Dolphins trying to replace Christian Wilkins they may be saying that Sieler is Wilkins replacement and they are trying to find pieces to add to the front to do what Sieler did. Could that be the case? I think they are approaching it that way because Sieler has played well. I was just wondering if you guys agreed with this or if it makes sense at all.
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I don't think seiler nor Wilkins will be as disruptive without Chubb/JP or equivalent. And I think Miami's DTs will be more focused on keeping the ILBs clean. That said, I think the presence of Seiler made Wilkin's leaving easier and he will, likely, be the 'main' guy. I was a fan of Wilkin's, but Seiler has a high motor, quickness, and relentless.
 
Well statistically he looked better on paper than Wilkins. IMO, whoever lines up next to Chubb and Phillips when they're healthy, is gonna be productive.

Wilkins is a great player, but we simply could not tie up the financial resources.
 
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I think Sieler has outplayed Wilkins for the last couple years.
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You were obviously seeing something I wasn’t seeing. While I think Sieler played very well and deserved the new contract the Dolphins gave him. Wilkins is one of the top DT’s in the entire league and the Dolphins will miss his play on the field and his leadership on the team.
 
Wilkins is certainly better than Sieler, in my opinion but considering they're both 28 and Wilkins' cap hit is essentially triple (in 25 and 26) that of Sieler's when comparing the new contracts, I can live with that.
Looking at raw stats from the last three years, the numbers were similar. Doesn't account for who was double teamed more etcetera, but I can be at peace with essentially picking Sieler and the cost savings.
Neither guy had much of an injury history either.
 
Here's how I see it....last year Wilkins and Seiler got about 80% of the snaps at DT which is a lot.....I think they want to have a bigger rotation now and hence they've gotten 6 new DT's this off season. No doubt Seiler will be the one getting the most snaps but they will spread snaps around more this year to keep everyone fresh....also, some of the new DT are guys to take on blockers and let Brooks and Long to make more tackles.

We could still draft a DT but I doubt it'd be in the first round. OL should still be the pick in the first round......you can get a guy there that will get 100% of the snap from day one and OL is our weakest unit at this time. Don’t pass on a great OL prospect.......keep it simple.
 
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