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PFF says Dolphins are being overlooked for 2022

On paper, Miami seems to have built a postseason team.
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“Miami’s pre-draft trade for Tyreek Hill will do wonders for the team’s passing game,” Bomani said. “The league leader in deep receiving receptions (65), yards (2,574) and touchdowns (27) since 2017 is an asset for not just his quarterback but also second-year sensation Jaylen Waddle. Both speedsters will provide clearer pass-catching opportunities for Mike Gesicki, who in 2021 led all tight ends in contested catch targets versus man coverage (21).

“Defensively, Jevon Holland‘s emergence as a rookie lifted Miami’s already talented secondary to new heights. Holland finished with the second-best defensive grade on the roster (84.7) and also earned the best overall coverage grade of the entire Dolphins’ defense (87.7). His development coinciding with an inevitable bounce-back campaign from recently paid CB1 Xavien Howard will help lay the foundation for a Miami pass defense that has top-10 potential.

“In the trenches, interior defensive lineman Christian Wilkins continues to develop. Yearly improvements in defensive grade, run-defense grade and pass-rushing grade are slowly morphing him into one of the NFL’s more underrated interior defensive linemen.”
 
The Dolphins exercised Christian Wilkins' 5th year option so he's under contract for 2023 (barring a hold-out).

In 2024, he'll be 29 years old and finally have a chance for big money contract. Wilkins got a late start in the league (was 24 his rookie season). Aaron Donald is only 30 and had even talked about retiring (but probably was a negotiation tactic). Warren Sapp played til age 35. Cortez Kennedy until 32. Vince Wilfork 35. You can get some good productive years from age 29-early 30's. It would be good to a long-term deal in place though as I'd like to see Wilkins retire a Dolphin (or at least while his productive years hold up)

Here's Wilkins' contract chart from Spotrac:

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I’m in the minority I think when I say I’m a big fan of PFF..

I believe that they are the best statistical platform out there and is better than just number stats without context
 
BlueUndertow said:
The Dolphins exercised Christian Wilkins' 5th year option so he's under contract for 2023 (barring a hold-out).

In 2024, he'll be 29 years old and finally have a chance for big money contract. Wilkins got a late start in the league (was 24 his rookie season). Aaron Donald is only 30 and had even talked about retiring (but probably was a negotiation tactic). Warren Sapp played til age 35. Cortez Kennedy until 32. Vince Wilfork 35. You can get some good productive years from age 29-early 30's. It would be good to a long-term deal in place though as I'd like to see Wilkins retire a Dolphin (or at least while his productive years hold up)

Here's Wilkins' contract chart from Spotrac:

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I did not realize he's already 29. That's alarming. I know he's in his prime now but I thought he had another 4 years in his 20's.
 
djphinfan said:
I’m in the minority I think when I say I’m a big fan of PFF..

I believe that they are the best statistical platform out there and is better than just number stats without context
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I'll say this . . . PFF is generally not off by insane amounts. That is, they don't rank Donald as 28th best and their rankings generally have the 'best' players at the top and 'worst' at the bottom. That said, I'm not a fan.
On-topic, it's been surprising how little love MIA has been getting with all the quality players brought in. It seems, more often, the predictions are the top players will be less productive in MIA.
 
Fin-Loco said:
I did not realize he's already 29. That's alarming. I know he's in his prime now but I thought he had another 4 years in his 20's.
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I think you can relax now.He`s born Dec. 20th,1995,so in 2024 he will be 29 years,so you`re right.
 
rafael said:
I find that Safety is one of those positions that has an out-sized impact on the whole team. IMO the NFL under-rates the value of the position.
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I think you are correct to a point. The perceived "value", as far as percentage of cap spent on the position probably has a lot to do with an individual team's defensive philosophy. For example, a team that plays a lot of cover 2, it is a lot different than a defense such as we run.
 
Mach2 said:
I think you are correct to a point. The perceived "value", as far as percentage of cap spent on the position probably has a lot to do with an individual team's defensive philosophy. For example, a team that plays a lot of cover 2, it is a lot different than a defense such as we run.
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That's true. Scheme is a big factor. In our blitz heavy scheme the safety may be the most important defensive position on the field. But I find that when a team has a play maker at the Safety position, even in a cover two, the change in the defense is huge. A great safety who can generate turnovers and also function as an eraser for defensive mistakes up front is, IMO, bigger than even a pass rusher in terms of defensive impact (a position many consider the most impactful defensive position). A great pass rusher can be neutralized by double teams, quick passing, P/A, a strong run game, etc. But a safety is a wildcard who can be used all over, in coverage, against the run and even as a pass rusher. And as we all know, turnovers are one of the biggest factors in wins and losses. A great safety can not only generate turnovers on his own, but can help the rest of the defense play more of a gambling style with his ability to erase mistakes and thereby increase the total turnovers the team generates.

IMO the NFL's perceived value on the safety position as suggested by salaries and draft position is far lower than the impact on the field. Obviously, no one player can make a defense on his own. You need a well rounded defense and a well rounded team. But I see the safety as 'the quarterback of the defense' and his impact may be nearly as valuable to that side of the ball as the QB is to the offense.
 
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