He can't even beat out Fifita. Fifita played ahead of him at Utah and he is ahead of him in Miami and there may not be room on the roster if Miami drafts Pat Simms or another NT prospect.
Soliai started out in college as an OT. I would like to see him returned to the OL perhaps at OG. They did the same thing with Marquay Love and as far as I know Love is still on the team, but realistically Love is just too short.
Soliai, on the other hand is the same size as Karl Nicks. 6'4" 340 ish. However Soliai is an even better athlete than the highly touted Nicks who has character issues.
I'm not saying Soliai should make the position change and move right in to the starting Gaurd position that is open, but if he could make the roster as a backup he certainly has the size and athleticism to be an NFL OT or OG.
It would just be a darn shame to lose an athlete like this because his college coach made a mistake in moving him in the first place. That is in regard to his NFL career.
He helped Utah on defense where they needed it and played well at the collegiate level at DT.
It's not like the Dolphins are overloaded with OL talent are we?
On the contrary, the Dolphins are in desperate need of OL help, even with the acquisition of Jake Long.
Sparano will know if Paul can transition or not. I just hope they have the guts and the desire to do it with him rather than lose him.