While it is not what I would like personally, being a guy who has been screaming at the Dolphins for years to draft a QB in the 1st round, I happen to think that Boomer's prediction on what the Dolphins will do regarding overall speed and field-stretching is dead-on in the first few rounds. While Henning is no longer employed, he intimated during several of his pressers that the Dolphins were doing the best with what they had talent-wise as far as deep throws and stretching the field. The lack of fear of a running game, coupled with a lack of fear of a deep passing game, could be blamed for some of the predictability of the Dolphins short-passing offense last year. Teams knew there was a chunk of about 20 yards they had to police to disrupt the Dolphins offense. On top of that, I keep hearing the term "weapons" used by Ireland in regards to the Dolphins offense, and it doesn't seem like a smokescreen to me that they intend to make wide changes to the offensive talent. While a QB at 15 would certainly help out, a trade down to gather picks and upgrade the speed positions and open up the field seems the most plausible. Toss in the fact that Daboll used field stretching to facilitate room for the New England short passing offense and it's almost a lock that one of the early picks goes towards a player with speed.
The biggest surprise will ultimately be the Dolphins NOT trading down.
The biggest surprise will ultimately be the Dolphins NOT trading down.