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The following would be my ideal end of the offseason.
Transactions:
- sign WR David Boston
- trade Patrick Surtain to Chiefs for 2nd-round pick (#46 overall)
- trade #2 overall pick to Vikings for picks #7 and #18 overall (Vikings select Braylon Edwards)
- release DE David Bowens
Draft:
1 (7) - Shawne Merriman - LB/DE - Maryland
1 (18) - Shaun Cody - DE/DT - USC
2 (46) - JJ Arrington - RB - California
3 (70) - OJ Atogwe - S - Stanford
4 (104) - Lance Mitchell - ILB - Oklahoma
5 (138) - Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Harvard
7 (216) - Jimmy St. Louis - TE - Murray St.
UDAF - Claude Sanders - LB - Fresno St.
UDFA - Robby Valenzuela - DT - Oregon
DEPTH-CHART
QB: AJ Feeley........Gus Ferotte.........Sage Rosenfels
RB: JJ Arrington.......Lamar Gordon.......Sammy Morris (FB).......Travis Minor
FB: Heath Evans
WR: Chris Chambers.........Marty Booker.........David Boston...........Derrius Thompson...........Kendall Newson..........Wes Welker (KR/PR)
TE: Randy McMichael........Donald Lee..........Ed Perry (LS)
LT: Damion McIntosh.........Vernon Carey (OT/OG)
LG: Jeno James........Damion Cook
C: Seth McKinney.........Wade Smith
RG: Stockar McDougle (RT)........Rex Hadnot
RT: John St. Clair
DE: Vonnie Holliday.........Shaun Cody (4-3 DT/DE)
DT: Tim Bowens.......Larry Chester...........Dario Romero
DE: Kevin Carter (4-3 DT/DE)...........Jeff Zgonina (4-3 DT)
OLB: Junior Seau.........Shawne Merriman (4-3 DE/LB)
ILB: Zach Thomas.......Derrick Pope
ILB: Donnie Spragan (OLB)........Lance Mitchell
OLB: Jason Taylor (4-3 DE).......Eddie Moore........Brendon Ayanbadejo
CB: Sam Madison.......Reggie Howard
FS: Yeremiah Bell.........OJ Atogwe.......Travares Tillman (CB)
SS: Tebucky Jones........Tony Bua........Chris Akins
CB: Will Poole........Mario Edwards
K: Olindo Mare
P: Matt Turk
Practice Squad:
RB - Vick King
QB - Ryan Fitzpatrick
LB - Claude Sanders
TE - Jimmy St. Louis
WR - Maurice Mann
S - Quintin Williams
OL - Tony Pape
DT - Robby Valenzuela
IMO, this draft would give the Dolphins a much needed burst of youth that is needed on the defensive side of the ball. We'd be extremely deep everywhere IMO, and it would give us lots of options in terms of defensive packages, (4-3, 3-4) etc. (ideally, we'd have a Patriot-like D). For example, I have Shawne Merriman listed as a backup OLB on the depth chart, but in reality I would expect him to play a huge role (obviously much more than just a backup), lining up at DE, OLB, and maybe ILB in different packages. He'd provide youth at LB and would be a future cornerstone.
OJ Atogwe, one of the most underrated players in this draft IMO, would compete with Bell and Tillman for the starting FS job.
Some may think that drafting a D-lineman in Shuan Cody that high (1st round) is a waste. But I think we need youth on the DL. Plus, Cody would provide us with lots options as he can supposedly be a 4-3 DE or DT, as well as a 3-4 DE. With a guy like Cody (or Luis Castillo as my other top option), our D-line rotation would have everything needed IMO - youth, veteran experience and leadership, and lots of talent and depth.
All in all, this draft would prepare us immesnely for the future (a few years down the road), but a the same time it would give us great depth, and would significantly improve our team for this upcoming year. So it would be like we're rebuilding, but it'd still allow us to legitmately compete for this upcoming year....or at least that's my hope. And I think that's what Saban's hope is too. I believe he signed all the veterans sucah as Spragan, Holliday, Tebucky Jones, Kevin Carter to compete especially for this year. And I think he'll use the draft to build for our future. Put the two together, and I think we can have a very talented team both in the futere and right now.
Transactions:
- sign WR David Boston
- trade Patrick Surtain to Chiefs for 2nd-round pick (#46 overall)
- trade #2 overall pick to Vikings for picks #7 and #18 overall (Vikings select Braylon Edwards)
- release DE David Bowens
Draft:
1 (7) - Shawne Merriman - LB/DE - Maryland
1 (18) - Shaun Cody - DE/DT - USC
2 (46) - JJ Arrington - RB - California
3 (70) - OJ Atogwe - S - Stanford
4 (104) - Lance Mitchell - ILB - Oklahoma
5 (138) - Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Harvard
7 (216) - Jimmy St. Louis - TE - Murray St.
UDAF - Claude Sanders - LB - Fresno St.
UDFA - Robby Valenzuela - DT - Oregon
DEPTH-CHART
QB: AJ Feeley........Gus Ferotte.........Sage Rosenfels
RB: JJ Arrington.......Lamar Gordon.......Sammy Morris (FB).......Travis Minor
FB: Heath Evans
WR: Chris Chambers.........Marty Booker.........David Boston...........Derrius Thompson...........Kendall Newson..........Wes Welker (KR/PR)
TE: Randy McMichael........Donald Lee..........Ed Perry (LS)
LT: Damion McIntosh.........Vernon Carey (OT/OG)
LG: Jeno James........Damion Cook
C: Seth McKinney.........Wade Smith
RG: Stockar McDougle (RT)........Rex Hadnot
RT: John St. Clair
DE: Vonnie Holliday.........Shaun Cody (4-3 DT/DE)
DT: Tim Bowens.......Larry Chester...........Dario Romero
DE: Kevin Carter (4-3 DT/DE)...........Jeff Zgonina (4-3 DT)
OLB: Junior Seau.........Shawne Merriman (4-3 DE/LB)
ILB: Zach Thomas.......Derrick Pope
ILB: Donnie Spragan (OLB)........Lance Mitchell
OLB: Jason Taylor (4-3 DE).......Eddie Moore........Brendon Ayanbadejo
CB: Sam Madison.......Reggie Howard
FS: Yeremiah Bell.........OJ Atogwe.......Travares Tillman (CB)
SS: Tebucky Jones........Tony Bua........Chris Akins
CB: Will Poole........Mario Edwards
K: Olindo Mare
P: Matt Turk
Practice Squad:
RB - Vick King
QB - Ryan Fitzpatrick
LB - Claude Sanders
TE - Jimmy St. Louis
WR - Maurice Mann
S - Quintin Williams
OL - Tony Pape
DT - Robby Valenzuela
IMO, this draft would give the Dolphins a much needed burst of youth that is needed on the defensive side of the ball. We'd be extremely deep everywhere IMO, and it would give us lots of options in terms of defensive packages, (4-3, 3-4) etc. (ideally, we'd have a Patriot-like D). For example, I have Shawne Merriman listed as a backup OLB on the depth chart, but in reality I would expect him to play a huge role (obviously much more than just a backup), lining up at DE, OLB, and maybe ILB in different packages. He'd provide youth at LB and would be a future cornerstone.
OJ Atogwe, one of the most underrated players in this draft IMO, would compete with Bell and Tillman for the starting FS job.
Some may think that drafting a D-lineman in Shuan Cody that high (1st round) is a waste. But I think we need youth on the DL. Plus, Cody would provide us with lots options as he can supposedly be a 4-3 DE or DT, as well as a 3-4 DE. With a guy like Cody (or Luis Castillo as my other top option), our D-line rotation would have everything needed IMO - youth, veteran experience and leadership, and lots of talent and depth.
All in all, this draft would prepare us immesnely for the future (a few years down the road), but a the same time it would give us great depth, and would significantly improve our team for this upcoming year. So it would be like we're rebuilding, but it'd still allow us to legitmately compete for this upcoming year....or at least that's my hope. And I think that's what Saban's hope is too. I believe he signed all the veterans sucah as Spragan, Holliday, Tebucky Jones, Kevin Carter to compete especially for this year. And I think he'll use the draft to build for our future. Put the two together, and I think we can have a very talented team both in the futere and right now.