"I’m in the middle of Dolphins breakdowns this week, and the one thing that both my scouting and metric eyes keep seeing over and over again is that their wide receiver situation is a lot better than generally thought.
For example, to give you an idea of how good Ted Ginn, Jr. is, consider this: His 8.8 YPA ranked 18th among wideouts with 80 or more pass attempts. He actually ranked 17th in YPA of WRs with 90 or more passes, but since he had only 90 attempts, I didn’t want to skew his ranking by setting him right at the bottom bar. He doesn’t need stat gimmicks to show that he truly is that good and has the skills to be a solid #1.
Or take Greg Camarillo. Chad Pennington said that Camarillo really understands how to get open, and his short pass numbers illustrate that very well. His 87.7% success rate at that depth level was 2nd best in the league, and his 7.5 YPA was 6th best. That certainly says he may already be a good #2, and given some time to work with Pennington, he should be able to improve on these totals.
If those two weren’t enough, the Fins also have Davone Bess. Bess’s specialty was medium passes, where his 11.2 YPA on 21 passes put him in similar company to some much bigger names – Lee Evans (25 attempts, 283 yards, 11.3 YPA), Greg Jennings (34 attempts, 377 yards, 11.1 YPA) and Eddie Royal (22 attempts, 252 yards, 11.5 YPA). Bess has a tremendous understanding of pass offenses that he picked up while playing for June Jones in Hawaii, so his upside with experience could also be a lot higher.
Miami also has good flex tight ends in Anthony Fasano and David Martin, so they may not even need to develop a strong #4 WR.
Add these totals to Parcells’ history of having teams without a bona fide #1 wideout, and consider the Dolphins’ needs in pass coverage , and it probably means Miami will go for a cornerback over a wide receiver with their first pick in the draft."
