I wrote this in the VIP Saturday night after the draft had wrapped up...
I think the hardest thing to do it take the personal out of the draft. A lot of us, myself included, love the draft and love the process of finding players. We get to the point that we feel like player "A" is not only someone that would be great for Miami, but I have already started to imagine what he would look like playing for the Dolphins. Draft day comes and we don't get that player...or any player we really liked and start to think the draft is a failure. Its really hard not to....just look at local media reactions. So I am trying to look at this draft as objectively as possible...was the pick a good value, was it a position of need, and does the player fit. For the last one I am going to guess and use the Pats as a baseline for player fit.
Round 1 - Christian Wilkins - A - from the perspective of what the Dolphins are trying to build and looking at the types of players the Patriots tend to like and have do well for them, I don't know if there was a better prospect at that spot.
Round 2 - Trade and Josh Rosen - A plus - from a pure value standpoint I don't know if a better move was made in the draft. The Dolphins planned to trade for Rosen all along and not only did they get someone who would have been the 2nd best QB in this years draft (easily the 3rd best in last years draft), but they were able to move back and net a 2nd for next year. ****ing Brilliant.
Round 3 - Michael Deiter - B - Needed a guard, got a guard, I prefer lineman to be better pass blockers, but he is a mauler and he has a ton of starts. Good value with this pick as well.
Round 4 - a barren wasteland of despair. I take solace knowing that they seem to be moving away from the giving picks away thing.
Round 5 - Andrew Van Ginkle - D - There were players that had more college success and better play still available. I will watch this pick with Hollins, Cashman, Omonihu, and Walker who I feel are much better players.
Round 6 - Isaiah Prince - A - Great Value this late in the draft. Saw him going round 4 and we need a RT. If I judge this with the Deiter pick, you are beginning to see a theme. Lineman that can actually play like a ****ing lineman should. Big powerful guys who can move people. Both have shaky pass blocking, but so did our sad little finesse lineman so at least with these two, maybe we can run the ball a little/
Round 7 - Couple of RBs and who gives a **** because they are 7th round RBs - no grade because it is the 7th round - We added a full back and a kid I really like from Washington...very good vision and enough burst to get through the hole. The FB continues the theme established by the lineman we took...
Overall Grade B plus...Wilkins, Rosen, the trade for an extra second, and the type of lineman we drafted points to having a sound plan. Weird to say, but it does look like an actual plan. Van Ginkle and his dumb *** last name is the only questionable pick for me.