Honeybadger08
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Davis was released due to failed physical. Maybe Grier will scoop him up?
Dolphins Biggest Remaining Need - Am I Missing Something?
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MIAMI DOLPHINS: S IFEATU MELIFONWU
The Dolphins lost nearly 2,000 defensive snaps at safety in free agency with Jevon Holland and Jordan Poyer on the move, leading to the team bringing in Melifonwu – a former third-round pick who has shown flashes of being a solid NFL starter. Specifically in 2023, when Melifonwu played a career-high 535 defensive snaps, he posted a 75.8 coverage grade, eight pass breakups and two interceptions while also adding three sacks in a productive showcase of his talents. He’ll get a much larger opportunity to build on his productivity with the Dolphins requiring his services much more than the Lions did during his rookie contract.
MIAMI DOLPHINS: S IFEATU MELIFONWU
The Dolphins lost nearly 2,000 defensive snaps at safety in free agency with Jevon Holland and Jordan Poyer on the move, leading to the team bringing in Melifonwu – a former third-round pick who has shown flashes of being a solid NFL starter. Specifically in 2023, when Melifonwu played a career-high 535 defensive snaps, he posted a 75.8 coverage grade, eight pass breakups and two interceptions while also adding three sacks in a productive showcase of his talents. He’ll get a much larger opportunity to build on his productivity with the Dolphins requiring his services much more than the Lions did during his rookie contract.
The dolphins have an entire room full of slot receivers....yet their biggest need is slot? Makes sense.
Those guys are DT's who play 5 tech.
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I get someone loving what they do and being passionate about football, but hopefully, Mike will tone down his effusiveness. He risks being discursive, and instead of his players receiving his message, they walk away confused and frustrated.
This is a big year. I want us to do well, but it starts and ends with McDaniel. Let's go, Mike! Let's go!
Yeah I think he’ll be good. Our safety room might be better than last year with him. I think trader will make a good in box safety as well. Ashtyn Davis should make a good rotational piece and I haven’t seen people mention Mcmorris who apparently they love.
Its definitely better than last year, Poyer was atrocious.
Holland was almost as bad giving up 111 qb rating when targeted with 16% missed tackle rate. Not nearly as bad as Poyer’s 130 qb rating when targeted. That’s why I don’t think secondary is as bad as people think. Cb #2 pretty much the same with duck and kader already playing most of the season as fuller was hurt most of the year. Filling Ramsey spot will be tough but that’s pretty much it. Hard to be as bad as Holland and Poyer, guys were missing a ton of tackle allowing nearly perfect ratings when targeted.
Its gonna be bad but instead of having the leagues worst safties we will have a bottom 10 unit.
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I don't think they use DEs in the way of the past. I see mostly 2 X DT (Grant / Seigler), 2 X EDGE (OLB/DE Chubb/Phillips/Robinson) alignments, even last year that was the alignment they tried. Basically a 2-4-5 base alignment that morphs into a 2-3-6 alignment depending of offensive personnel which makes a lot of sense considering all offenses today are spread shotgun formation with multiple receivers.
Now, the alignment does need 1 x BIG edge which is Chubb's role, however is durability is a question (part of the reason several of us were looking at Shemar Stewart as a logical possibility for us in the draft)
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I think our corners are Kohou and Storm. I like both players which isn’t the point. If that’s your one and two, you created a weakness that is not fair to the rest of your roster. You should get a good pass rush and it’s all for naught if you can’t hold it down in the secondary. And I didn’t even get to safety where we have a combo of poor tacklers, injury prone guys, and/or mediocre athleticism.
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We are basically saying the same thing, just from different points of view. - LOL
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Quit tempting fate! - LOLDavis was released due to failed physical. Maybe Grier will scoop him up?
Unless the plan is to deal Hill this season I see receiver as being bottom of the list. The addition of Westbrook, the return of the Washingtons and the UDFAs we signed cover the slot position as well as any team in the NFL I would argue. If there is a WR need in the next couple years it is probably for a deep threat wide out to replace Hill. Aside from that there are many other higher priority needs for this team--aforementioned OL, DL and DB. But any more additions have to be upgrades over what is already on the roster, which may not be as easy a feat as some suggest (without over spending and further compromising our cap rehab).