Filling the FS gap in free agency..

[42March]

Some posters on here, including me, think we need a free safety especially if we play some kind of 4-2-5 hybrid with TJ and RJ as down safeties/OLB and are in Cover One as a base, we need someone with range to play the deep middle. The trouble is right now we could cover take any combination of a DT/LB/FS/TE in the first two rounds (I would be amazed if we draft a QB in rounds 1 or 2) perhaps we can eliminate the need for FS and can pick up Tre Boston, who had a reasonable season with the Chargers last year, for an acceptable price to give more flexibility in the draft. Anybody else out there who could do the job?

 

[Birdmond]

Conceptually I agree. It would be nice to plug that hole before the draft. Let TJ play some LB.

Pick up a FS and a DT before the draft and it’s BPA all day come draft night. Unfortunately I think we’ve closed down the shop until the draft.

 

[John813]

The safety market is somewhat weak. Morgan Burnett had to settle for 3 years ~14mil yet someone like Barry Church got 6.5mil per last year.

Think Boston could be a reasonable signing the longer he stays on the market.

 

[The Goat]

I’ve suggested Eric Reid for this very reason most of the offseason. His price should be reasonable.

 

[The Goat]

This being said, I really want Derwin James.

 

[NoblePhin]

There's still some good safety talent available. Reid, Vaccaro, TJ Ward, Reggie Nelson.

 

[Austin Tatious]

Eric Reid would be a great signing because I think you get him at bargain. Screw politics. We should be in it to win and Reid would be great for Miami.

 

[NorFlaFin]

D James solve multiple problems TJ to outside LB and when RJ breaks down DJ can soften the blow until more help can arrive.

 

[FINatic054]

Roquan or James in the 1st!

 

[Michael Scott]

I agree and I would address it as early as #11 but only if Mayfield, Rosen, Smith, and Edmunds are all off the board. I expect Fitzpatrick gone. Derwin James is everything you could possibly dream for in a safety prospect though. I think he'll be there and should be the pick if the backers are gone.

Otherwise, I like Jessie Bates III a lot as a third/fourth round option.

 

[Austin Tatious]

I like Roquan a lot but his skill set seems rich for 11. He’s not a Luke Kuechly or Pat Willis. I’d be more comfortable with a Roquan type of player in the second half of round one.

 

[mrhankey81701]

Eric Reid is too similar to TJ McDonald and Reshad Jones, would be a little redundant on the roster.

 

[josephreese]

I know he's not likely to fall to us, but I'm dreaming of drafting Fitzpatrick and playing him as a rangy FS while Jones drops the hammer at SS.

 

[Michael Scott]

I like Roquan a lot but his skill set seems rich for 11. He’s not a Luke Kuechly or Pat Willis. I’d be more comfortable with a Roquan type of player in the second half of round one.

I see his C.J. Mosely as his floor, so that says a lot about how I feel about him. He will be the best player on whatever defense he's a part of, and the leader of that unit on and off the field.

I think Smith and Derwin James best fit what the Dolphins have been looking for all offseason. Wish we could have both.

 

[Sirspud]

You can find good longterms prospects for safety without drafting them highly (look at Reshad and Yeremiah Bell for example). I wouldn't expect a late rounder to contribute right away though.