The OL should be a focus in this draft if we are tanking for 2 reasons. 1st it takes linger to develop online men compared to defense. Second its important to protect a rookie QB while he is developing.
Negative .you are trying to get the Oline to go through its bumps and bruises so when second year comes around you got your Stud QB developing .I still don't get this idea of making the lines better so you are likely to win more in a year you are trying to tank. I have a hard time visualising how that will work, the only thing to me that make sense is getting that most important piece first but if they do not love anyone enough in this draft then start trading back and bringing in high ceiling gys that aren't always ready to play day one. As yessir mentions our cap windfall next year is a great time to start investing in quality vet linemen.
I 100% agree with your draft assessment. I wanted to jettison Grier with the rest too. Let’s pray that he can somehow land a true franchise quarterback. I also can’t help but to look at the way we are set up to be among the worst teams in the league for the next year or two. If we are indeed drafting in the top five of the draft the next two years, I would imagine that Grier and Flores will be fired. Maybe they are sacrificial lambs and we will bring in a big name Gm or Hc once we have a franchise qb.It never ceases to amaze me the number of people out there who think every draft year is the same and there are just always a good crop of players in every draft at every position.
Nothing could be further from the truth, but there remains, it would seem, a majority of fans who want to just generalize everything, like it was a video game or something.
Wake the effin hail up!!
There aren't elite players at every position in every draft year.
This is one of the worst QB classes ever. If you need a backup QB, draft one in the mid rounds. Easton Stick might be one of the best #2 candidates ever. He fits a #2 role perfectly.
This year is top heavy in defensive lineman. A good year to draft a DL in the first or second round.
This year is devoid of OL talent in the first two rounds. A good year to be patient and draft OL in the 3rd-6th round.
This year is devoid of top tier CB talent period. Wait until next year, or at least until the later rounds on some of the small school developmental projects.
This year is loaded with slot receiver talent from top to bottom. Lucky you, if are in need at that position,Dolphins aren't.
This logic always escaped Jeff Ireland. He, and his head of college scouting,Chris Grier, always just threw up their hands in their stupidity and ignorance and went with whatever wind was blowing at the time.
Following the hype train to destruction.
I suspect Grier will again just follow the hype train in this year's draft because the guy doesn't have a clue. He was never even a half azzed good scout and now for some inexplicable reason he has been given Carte Blanche by the clown of the NFL, Stephen Ross.