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NFL roster rankings for all 32 teams for 2021...Fins at 22

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22. Miami Dolphins​

Biggest strength: Xavien Howard is coming off a tremendous 2020 season in which he had a legitimate argument for being named Defensive Player of the Year. His 20 combined pass breakups and interceptions last season weren't an aberration, either. In fact, 18.7% of Howard's targets have resulted in a pass breakup or interception since 2016, leading all cornerbacks who were targeted at least 150 times over that stretch. He and Byron Jones give Brian Flores one of the league's best cornerback duos.

Biggest weakness: The Dolphins will once again be heavily reliant on youth along the offensive line. Austin Jackson (37th-highest grade at left tackle), Solomon Kindley (38th at right guard) and Robert Hunt (20th at right tackle) all had shaky stretches as rookies last season. Now the Dolphins could be turning to another rookie at right tackle (Liam Eichenberg) and a new addition at center (Matt Skura) alongside that youth. A lot is riding on those young offensive linemen developing quickly, including Tua Tagovailoa's future.

X factor for 2021: Miami has speed to burn following the offseason additions of William Fuller V in free agency and Jaylen Waddle early in the 2021 NFL draft. Those two obviously add a vertical dimension to this offense, but their speed and ability to separate should also provide more open targets over the middle of the field for Tagovailoa. Tagovailoa's 67.9% completion percentage on throws between the numbers last season ranked 30th among 32 qualifiers ahead of only Drew Lock and Carson Wentz.


Agree?


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that's fair. let's see what they prove on the field this year. lots of young guys with projections to do well but time will tell.
 
andyahs said:
Agree?
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Nope......

I realize a lot is based on "potential" for this team, but 22 is too low.

We won 10 games last season, and I would say our roster, particularly offensively, is considerably better now.

It just doesn't add up.

We may not be top 10, but we surely aren't bottom third.
 
All of these rankings are purely based on the question mark that is Tua. He weighs heavily into all of this. If Tua has a great year and puts a lot of the doubts aside, we magically would have a top 10 roster and a top 5 coach.
 
I've also seen some pretty knowledgeable people state that they believe the Dolphins have a top 5 roster. I suspect many of these national opinions from those who don't know the Dolphin's roster very well will change over the next season.
 
superphin said:
Because our youth us unproven.
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IMO the term "proven" is a myth. The Dolphins could theoretically have signed several "proven" FAs and been ranked highly on lists like these. But the reality is that those players wouldn't be "proven" in this system. Their "proven" skills may not mesh as well with their new teammates. They would be a year older then when they "proved" themselves in a sport where physical skills can deteriorate overnight. Fans and media like to see "names", but I believe you prove yourself each season. And that to best predict which teams will "prove" themselves you have to project development and fits. That's much more difficult than looking at "names" but also more realistic.
 
DOLFAN_51 said:
I personally don’t see many weaknesses on this roster. It’s probably the deepest roster that we’ve had in as long as I can remember. It would be nice to have one pro bowler on the OL.
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Roster positions 48 to 53 will be the deepest we've had. There is not only going to be incredible competition to make the team, but now look how difficult it's going to be active on gameday.
 
Too low.

I would put them closer to the middle of the pack. In the 14-17 range.


But they have a ton of 1st, 2nd and 3rd year guys who have not fully proven themselves yet.
 
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