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Tunsil & Fitzpatrick OR what we've drafted so far?

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Given a choice as of right now, would you have rather kept Tunsil and Fitzpatrick or are you happy with who we drafted with the picks from those trades (and the possibility of who we might get for the other 1st rounder next year)???
 
I would gladly give back all the draft picks the Dolphins received in those two trades to have Tunsil and Fitzpatrick on the team instead. Perhaps the players drafted at 18 and 26 will turn out to be solid NFL players but we already know that a Tunsil and Fitzpatrick are pro bowl caliber players in the NFL.
Since that obviously isn’t going to happen, I will just root for the players who the a Dolphins did draft and hope they have develop into pro bowl players too.
 
Thats a though one because Im not sure noboby skips the Fins for Tua if they dont have all that intimidating ammo. If we dont take that into consideration then I'd rather have Tua + Fitzpatrick + Tunsil over Tua + Jackson + Ibuprofen. OTOH If Jackson pans out, I like the idea of having both your starting QB and LT on a rookie contract at the same time... Thats a though one...
 
I mean Minkah basically demanded a trade publicly, so asking if we would be better with him on the team is pointless. He didn’t want to be here and now he’s gone and we have Austin Jackson. Also, we get Houston’s 1st and 2nd next year, so it is really hard to assess the Tunsil trade. Odds are the 3 guys we get are worth way more than a top 10 LT making $22M per year.
 
1972forever said:
I would gladly give back all the draft picks the Dolphins received in those two trades to have Tunsil and Fitzpatrick on the team instead. Perhaps the players drafted at 18 and 26 will turn out to be solid NFL players but we already know that a Tunsil and Fitzpatrick are pro bowl caliber players in the NFL.
Since that obviously isn’t going to happen, I will just root for the players who the a Dolphins did draft and hope they have develop into pro bowl players too.
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I think it's a fair point about proven talent vs picks that don't always pan out. Given the full bore rebuilding mode we've been in, I've been way more inclined to accept the stockpiling of picks and unloading of players - basically giving them the benefit of the doubt that they had their reasons in these 2 cases (malcontent and megabucks, perhaps) since both guys were young.
 
Easily Fitzpatrick over anybody we could have taken at 18. First team all NFL. Rookie contract. It's basic. Fitzpatrick is one of the best safeties in the entire league.

Tunsil- I see the reason for the trade with the big extension on the way. Im ok with that trade.
 
i'm looking forward and not dwelling on the past. I think the Draft is moving in the right direction and I am good with the trades.
 
Fitz didn't want to be here at the time. I bet he might be having second thoughts now tho. Tunsil loss hurt...but I wouldn't want any part of the contract he's getting now. Austin Jackson will be fine.
 
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I think we would have beat Pittsburgh if we had Tunsil and Fitzpatrick so we wouldn't have Tua. Without that, we'll have to see what Tua does with Austin Jackson and how Noa Igbin gels with X to determine if we have a better team now or with proven commodities Tunsil and Fitzpatrick. It's about team chemistry as much as individual talent that's why football is the ultimate team sport.
 
It still has to play out. Miami has an additional 1 and 2 next year for Tunsil, right? Hard to say what Jackson will become, but if he reaches close to his ceiling Miami has a great LT.
 
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