Philbin said Tuesday he is encouraged by Dolphins quarterbacks Matt Moore, David Garrard and Pat Devlin.
So if the Dolphins don’t take a quarterback, will it be a wide receiver or a pass rusher? Philbin indicated that his strategy might piggyback that of franchises he has identified as having success.
“The best team in the NFL if you study their draft history they taken the best players that are available,” Philbin said. “There’s a system in place to evaluate players to the best degree that we can, eliminate the guess work and make good decisions on guys that are gonna have productive, lengthy careers in the National Football League.”
So instead of focusing on a specific need, the Dolphins could be focused on simply grabbing the best available player with the eighth pick later this month. (Sure, that might not be groundbreaking news as some of you have pointed out in the comments below, but it sheds some light on how the Dolphins might use the eighth pick.)