Dolphins on the clock, part deux… There is an eerie silence coming out of Miami where the clock is really starting to tick on the Dolphins who have the first pick overall at the upcoming draft. In the past, for example, teams holding the #1 pick in the draft would normally have had preliminary contract discussions with the players in the mix to be the first guy off the board. Indeed, even the team with the first pick hasn’t actually signed the player it intends t select, they have historically talked the parameters of any contract. While the team with the top pick usually remains pretty tight-lipped about any such talks, agents generally aren’t so secretive such that if any contract talks were in the works between the Dolphins and players like Virginia DE Chris Long, Michigan OT Jake Long or Boston College QB Matt Ryan we’d probably know by now. However, to date, there really don’t appear to have been any contacts between the Dolphins and this year’s top prospects.
Meanwhile, the Dolphins also given any more hints as to which players they are actually focusing in on. In spite of the lack of news coming out of Miami, there has been of a growing sense around the league that the Dolphins just may be starting to lean toward Michigan’s Long as the likely #1 pick. The fact that Virginia DE Chris Long, who has long been the consensus favorite to the first player selected, really doesn’t necessarily represent a very good fit with the Dolphins’ defensive scheme, especially if they opt to shift to a 3-4. At the same time, the Dolphins have a desperate need at OT where Vernon Carey is the only potential starter on the roster. As we said, stay tuned.
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Meanwhile, the Dolphins also given any more hints as to which players they are actually focusing in on. In spite of the lack of news coming out of Miami, there has been of a growing sense around the league that the Dolphins just may be starting to lean toward Michigan’s Long as the likely #1 pick. The fact that Virginia DE Chris Long, who has long been the consensus favorite to the first player selected, really doesn’t necessarily represent a very good fit with the Dolphins’ defensive scheme, especially if they opt to shift to a 3-4. At the same time, the Dolphins have a desperate need at OT where Vernon Carey is the only potential starter on the roster. As we said, stay tuned.
http://www.gbnreport.com/
