With the season closing in, what do talent evaluators think of the Dolphins personnel? We solicited input from three NFL personnel directors and two former general managers and a scout. Some feedback:
• Through three exhibition games, one big concern voiced was about the safety play. ``
Yeremiah Bell and
Gibril Wilson are more than capable against the run, but if they're trying to help the corners out, they might be a half-step too late in coverage,'' said former Denver general manager
Ted Sundquist, who also noted the safeties missed tackles against Tampa Bay.
Bell has proved his worth, but one NFC personnel director said Wilson will struggle here. And ex-Browns scout
Matt Williamson of ESPN's Scouts Inc. said as a tandem, ``Bell and Wilson are overrated in that they have similar skill sets. Both are better in the box. What do they do with
Randy Moss when he gets by a corner?''
• One NFC personnel director said last week he won't be surprised if
Will Allen, Sean Smith and
Vontae Davis rank among the top cornerback troikas in the league eventually. ``I didn't like Davis the first game, but he has become a lot more aggressive,'' another executive said. A third executive said Smith will thrive against big receivers but worries about him defending smaller, quicker ones. He said, ``We have guys on our staff who have reservations that he's a tweener'' between safety and corner, though Smith has allayed most of those concerns.
