The article makes the mistake of assuming that any given team can swap picks at will. Let's pretend that Tannehill was the 33rd ranked player in the draft. That's wonderful and irrelevant since Miami had the 8th and 42nd picks in the draft....
What these talking heads fail to realize is that teams have to build a roster and other teams are drafting too. The picks are not made in a vacuum. If the Dolphins liked Tannehill, they need to take him at the lowest possible pick they can while maintaining some assurance that nobody else will take him earlier. In 2012, that pick was 8th. Multiple reports had other teams planning to pick him soon after the 8th pick. All these BPA evangelists would be eviscerating the Dolphins for taking at DT 4 years in a row because "that was the best player available".
What these talking heads fail to realize is that teams have to build a roster and other teams are drafting too. The picks are not made in a vacuum. If the Dolphins liked Tannehill, they need to take him at the lowest possible pick they can while maintaining some assurance that nobody else will take him earlier. In 2012, that pick was 8th. Multiple reports had other teams planning to pick him soon after the 8th pick. All these BPA evangelists would be eviscerating the Dolphins for taking at DT 4 years in a row because "that was the best player available".