What article? I agree with the basic premise though!
What article? I agree with the basic premise though!
Whether they make out like bandits is completely up to how the players they draft work out."
Dolphins
Pre-2021: Three years of Tunsil (2016-2018), CB Noah Igbinoghene, OG Solomon Kindley, two years of OT Julie'n Davenport (2019-2020), one year of CB Johnson Bademosi (2019)
2021: No. 6 overall (Eagles), second-round pick (Texans), fifth-round pick (Eagles)
2022: Third-round pick (49ers)
2023: First-round pick (49ers)
The Dolphins have made out like bandits in the Tunsil trade. We're talking Herschel Walker type of a draft haul. It was such a gigantic compensation package, Miami had the ammunition to trade up from No. 12 to No. 6 to likely secure the opportunity to get one of the top-tier pass-catcher prospects -- Jaylen Waddle, Ja'Marr Chase, Devonta Smith, Kyle Pitts -- in this class to help Tua Tagovailoa. "
I was going to say something similar. The Cowboys did a lot better w their picks than we have so far. Also, we did ship Kenny Stills w Tunsil and at this point we haven’t even selected a player better than HIM let alone Tunsil (who I still say was / is overrated). Sooo Grier has to stop sucking at the draft in order for this trade to pan out. I love the haul on paper and would do this trade any day. But to your point, it’s only as good as the guys we pick. So far, mehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhWhether they make out like bandits is completely up to how the players they draft work out.
Kindley looks like he might turn out to be a solid starter but he still has a long way to go to get there.
Igbinoghene was a huge reach in the first round in my opinion. I just hope he can actually get on the field next season.
‘Davenport is strictly a backup offensive lineman and not that good a backup IMO.
Bademosi was just bad.
So hopefully the remaining draft picks in the Tunsil trade will have more of an impact than the players already on the team have had so far.
Tunsil is a pro bowl LT and for this trade to be considered a huge success, the Dolphins need to get at least 3 solid starters and 1 pro bowl caliber player to be considered the great trade it is viewed as by many posters on here.
Yikes. “Great player”? Good, yes. Great, no. We’ve had LTs way better than him including Jake Long (by a country mile), Todd Wade, Vernon Carey, etc. He’s good but he makes a lot of mental mistakes.The gas mask video became irrelevant the moment we picked him. He’s a great player that the Dolphins turned into multiple first round picks, past, present and future.
There is also a ripple effect. If Miami doesn’t trade Tunsil then it is unlikely they draft Jackson at 18 last year."
Dolphins
Pre-2021: Three years of Tunsil (2016-2018), CB Noah Igbinoghene, OG Solomon Kindley, two years of OT Julie'n Davenport (2019-2020), one year of CB Johnson Bademosi (2019)
2021: No. 6 overall (Eagles), second-round pick (Texans), fifth-round pick (Eagles)
2022: Third-round pick (49ers)
2023: First-round pick (49ers)
The Dolphins have made out like bandits in the Tunsil trade. We're talking Herschel Walker type of a draft haul. It was such a gigantic compensation package, Miami had the ammunition to trade up from No. 12 to No. 6 to likely secure the opportunity to get one of the top-tier pass-catcher prospects -- Jaylen Waddle, Ja'Marr Chase, Devonta Smith, Kyle Pitts -- in this class to help Tua Tagovailoa. "