Dolphins 2022 Offseason: The Biggest Storyline at Each Position on Defense

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Dolphins 2022 Offseason: The Biggest Storyline at Each Position on Defense

The Miami Dolphins will go into the 2022 league year with a new head coach and some important decisions to make

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Linebacker: Free Agent Decisions Abound​

The Dolphins currently have 10 linebackers on their roster, but exactly half of them are scheduled to become free agents March 16 — Duke Riley, Brennan Scarlett, Elandon Roberts and Vince Biegel as UFAs and Sam Eguavoen as an RFA — though it could be argued the three most significant players at the position are Jerome Baker, Andrew Van Ginkel and Jaelan Phillips. So maybe another way to present the issue is to wonder whether the Dolphins should feel comfortable enough with this nucleus to re-sign some of their free agents and move forward with that group or they should think big to land a potential difference-maker. One strong argument toward the latter is the fact the Dolphins haven't had a linebacker selected to the Pro Bowl since the 2010 season when Cameron Wake was lining up as an outside backer in the team's 3-4 scheme at the time.

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Dolphins 2022 Offseason: The Biggest Storyline at Each Position on Defense

The Miami Dolphins will go into the 2022 league year with a new head coach and some important decisions to make

www.si.com

Linebacker: Free Agent Decisions Abound​

The Dolphins currently have 10 linebackers on their roster, but exactly half of them are scheduled to become free agents March 16 — Duke Riley, Brennan Scarlett, Elandon Roberts and Vince Biegel as UFAs and Sam Eguavoen as an RFA — though it could be argued the three most significant players at the position are Jerome Baker, Andrew Van Ginkel and Jaelan Phillips. So maybe another way to present the issue is to wonder whether the Dolphins should feel comfortable enough with this nucleus to re-sign some of their free agents and move forward with that group or they should think big to land a potential difference-maker. One strong argument toward the latter is the fact the Dolphins haven't had a linebacker selected to the Pro Bowl since the 2010 season when Cameron Wake was lining up as an outside backer in the team's 3-4 scheme at the time.

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I can make a case for all the backups to return as backups. None were 'bad.' I expect most to be offered/given easy-out contracts and make it to camp until McD finds out if he has something better or not.