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Period. I don't want us to bring in a Juju or Curtis Samuel for a lot of money and I also don't want us to spend a high draft pick on a slot guy like Elijah Moore, Eskridge or Amari Rodgers.
We already are set at slot receiver. We have three guys in Lynn Bowden, Albert Wilson and Malcolm Perry that are perfectly built to play the slot, and I doubt all three of those guys will even make this team next year as we need to bring in at least one outside alpha type WR... My guess is Wilson will be gone because of his cap number, but we may keep him around because he can be pretty explosive.
ANYWAY, we should be focusing on acquiring a big, fast, dominant #1 type wide out that can run every route, catch everything and make plays after the catch. We should not be wasting our time with slot guys (unless it's a later round pick) as the position is completely set, and we BADLY need a reliable outside receiver on the other side of Parker.

My idea?
Leave the free agent wide receivers alone, sign Linsley in FA, draft Kyle Pitts at 3 (we can't trade down and draft him, he won't make it past 6) and then use our draft capital to trade back up in or around the top 10 for Waddle, Smith or Chase... Whichever one falls to the bottom of the top 10 or roughly pick 11.
Use our remaining 2nd round pick on a running back, hopefully Javonte Williams.

An offense with Parker, Waddle, Gesicki, Pitts and Williams would be stupidly big, fast, explosive, talented and special. Tua would have the help he needs to make a huge jump to becoming a very good QB in year two.
 
insomnia411 said:
Period. I don't want us to bring in a Juju or Curtis Samuel for a lot of money and I also don't want us to spend a high draft pick on a slot guy like Elijah Moore, Eskridge or Amari Rodgers.
We already are set at slot receiver. We have three guys in Lynn Bowden, Albert Wilson and Malcolm Perry that are perfectly built to play the slot, and I doubt all three of those guys will even make this team next year as we need to bring in at least one outside alpha type WR... My guess is Wilson will be gone because of his cap number, but we may keep him around because he can be pretty explosive.
ANYWAY, we should be focusing on acquiring a big, fast, dominant #1 type wide out that can run every route, catch everything and make plays after the catch. We should not be wasting our time with slot guys (unless it's a later round pick) as the position is completely set, and we BADLY need a reliable outside receiver on the other side of Parker.

My idea?
Leave the free agent wide receivers alone, sign Linsley in FA, draft Kyle Pitts at 3 (we can't trade down and draft him, he won't make it past 6) and then use our draft capital to trade back up in or around the top 10 for Waddle, Smith or Chase... Whichever one falls to the bottom of the top 10 or roughly pick 11.
Use our remaining 2nd round pick on a running back, hopefully Javonte Williams.

An offense with Parker, Waddle, Gesicki, Pitts and Williams would be stupidly big, fast, explosive, talented and special. Tua would have the help he needs to make a huge jump to becoming a very good QB in year two.
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You said you don't want a slot WR but then you said you want Waddle who is a slot WR(very good one) and then you want to draft a TE at 3?
I do agree that Linsley would be a great get for us tho.

btw,Wilson,Bowden and Perry would not stop me from drafting a playmaking WR. At least two of those 3 are most likely gone anyway.
 
insomnia411 said:
Period. I don't want us to bring in a Juju or Curtis Samuel for a lot of money and I also don't want us to spend a high draft pick on a slot guy like Elijah Moore, Eskridge or Amari Rodgers.
We already are set at slot receiver. We have three guys in Lynn Bowden, Albert Wilson and Malcolm Perry that are perfectly built to play the slot, and I doubt all three of those guys will even make this team next year as we need to bring in at least one outside alpha type WR... My guess is Wilson will be gone because of his cap number, but we may keep him around because he can be pretty explosive.
ANYWAY, we should be focusing on acquiring a big, fast, dominant #1 type wide out that can run every route, catch everything and make plays after the catch. We should not be wasting our time with slot guys (unless it's a later round pick) as the position is completely set, and we BADLY need a reliable outside receiver on the other side of Parker.

My idea?
Leave the free agent wide receivers alone, sign Linsley in FA, draft Kyle Pitts at 3 (we can't trade down and draft him, he won't make it past 6) and then use our draft capital to trade back up in or around the top 10 for Waddle, Smith or Chase... Whichever one falls to the bottom of the top 10 or roughly pick 11.
Use our remaining 2nd round pick on a running back, hopefully Javonte Williams.

An offense with Parker, Waddle, Gesicki, Pitts and Williams would be stupidly big, fast, explosive, talented and special. Tua would have the help he needs to make a huge jump to becoming a very good QB in year two.
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Ya don’t say.
 
Danny said:
You said you don't want a slot WR but then you said you want Waddle who is a slot WR(very good one) and then you want to draft a TE at 3?
I do agree that Linsley would be a great get for us tho.

btw,Wilson,Bowden and Perry would not stop me from drafting a playmaking WR. At least two of those 3 are most likely gone anyway.
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Haha, yeah I was wondering how he was gonna get himself out of that one
 
Bowden and Perry are unproven and Wilson is getting older and overpaid for his role. Bowden showed some promise, but he's not the type of slot that uses quickness or speed to get a ton of seperation. Perry has played very little receiver in his college or pro career so I'm not sure you can really say you don't need someone at the position because of him. I really think someone like Eskridge, Rodgers or Toney would be an upgrade over anything Miami currently has on the roster.
 
Danny said:
You said you don't want a slot WR but then you said you want Waddle who is a slot WR(very good one) and then you want to draft a TE at 3?
I do agree that Linsley would be a great get for us tho.

btw,Wilson,Bowden and Perry would not stop me from drafting a playmaking WR. At least two of those 3 are most likely gone anyway.
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Waddle is more than capable of playing on the outside.
 
insomnia411 said:
Period. I don't want us to bring in a Juju or Curtis Samuel for a lot of money and I also don't want us to spend a high draft pick on a slot guy like Elijah Moore, Eskridge or Amari Rodgers.
We already are set at slot receiver. We have three guys in Lynn Bowden, Albert Wilson and Malcolm Perry that are perfectly built to play the slot, and I doubt all three of those guys will even make this team next year as we need to bring in at least one outside alpha type WR... My guess is Wilson will be gone because of his cap number, but we may keep him around because he can be pretty explosive.
ANYWAY, we should be focusing on acquiring a big, fast, dominant #1 type wide out that can run every route, catch everything and make plays after the catch. We should not be wasting our time with slot guys (unless it's a later round pick) as the position is completely set, and we BADLY need a reliable outside receiver on the other side of Parker.

My idea?
Leave the free agent wide receivers alone, sign Linsley in FA, draft Kyle Pitts at 3 (we can't trade down and draft him, he won't make it past 6) and then use our draft capital to trade back up in or around the top 10 for Waddle, Smith or Chase... Whichever one falls to the bottom of the top 10 or roughly pick 11.
Use our remaining 2nd round pick on a running back, hopefully Javonte Williams.

An offense with Parker, Waddle, Gesicki, Pitts and Williams would be stupidly big, fast, explosive, talented and special. Tua would have the help he needs to make a huge jump to becoming a very good QB in year two.
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I hope they do sign Linsley and as much as I like Pitts, they aren’t drafting him with their first draft pick. I think they will draft Sewell or one of the three top WR’s with that pick. The only other player I see them drafting with the first pick is Parsons if Flores decides to go defense instead of offense with that pick.

Hopefully Wilson will be the player he was when the Dolphins first signed him in 2018 but that is certainly no sure thing. Malcolm Perry is a nice story but
hopefully they will bring in upgrades at WR which are better than he is. I feel that same way about Williams. He has had two major injuries in his two years with the Dolphins and has been very inconsistent when he is on the field. He is another player I would like to see them replace with a better WR in the draft or free agency.

Bowden appeared to be a player they can continue to develop but to me he is a 5th or 6th type WR at this stage of his career. I think they also need to start looking for a WR to replace Parker in the near future. He has had one good year in 6 years with the Dolphins and a number of injuries over that time. I doubt he will be with the Dolphins beyond the 2021 season unless he can have another season like he had in 2019.

Unlike you, I would love to see the Dolphins add at least 3 new WR’s to the roster. I don’t care if they are added in the draft or in free agency but the reality is they need to vastly upgrade this position beyond what they now have on their roster.
 
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1972forever said:
I hope they do sign Linsley and as much as I like Pitts, they aren’t drafting him with their first draft pick. I think they will draft Sewell or one of the three top WR’s with that pick. The only other player I see them drafting with the first pick is Parsons if Flores decides to go defense instead of offense with that pick.

Hopefully Wilson will be the player he was when the Dolphins first signed him in 2018 but that is certainly no sure thing. Malcolm Perry is a nice story but
hopefully they will bring in upgrades at the WR which are better than he is. I feel that same way about Williams. He has had two major injuries in his two years with the Dolphins and has been very inconsistent when he is on the field. He is another player I would like to see them replace with a better WR in the draft or free agency.

Bowden appeared to be a player they can continue to develop but to me he is a 5th or 6th type WR at this stage of his career. I think they also need to start looking for a WR to replace Parker in the near future. He has had one good year in 6 years with the Dolphins and a number of injuries over that time. I doubt he will be with the Dolphins beyond the 2021 season unless he can have another season like he had in 2019.

Unlike you, I would love to see the Dolphins add at least 3 new WR’s to the roster. I don’t care if they are added in the draft or in free agency but the reality is they need to vastly upgrade this position beyond what they now have on their roster.
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Well did. Disagree on Pitts but well said.
 
1972forever said:
I hope they do sign Linsley and as much as I like Pitts, they aren’t drafting him with their first draft pick. I think they will draft Sewell or one of the three top WR’s with that pick. The only other player I see them drafting with the first pick is Parsons if Flores decides to go defense instead of offense with that pick.

Hopefully Wilson will be the player he was when the Dolphins first signed him in 2018 but that is certainly no sure thing. Malcolm Perry is a nice story but
hopefully they will bring in upgrades at the WR which are better than he is. I feel that same way about Williams. He has had two major injuries in his two years with the Dolphins and has been very inconsistent when he is on the field. He is another player I would like to see them replace with a better WR in the draft or free agency.

Bowden appeared to be a player they can continue to develop but to me he is a 5th or 6th type WR at this stage of his career. I think they also need to start looking for a WR to replace Parker in the near future. He has had one good year in 6 years with the Dolphins and a number of injuries over that time. I doubt he will be with the Dolphins beyond the 2021 season unless he can have another season like he had in 2019.

Unlike you, I would love to see the Dolphins add at least 3 new WR’s to the roster. I don’t care if they are added in the draft or in free agency but the reality is they need to vastly upgrade this position beyond what they now have on their roster.
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I also wish we could bring in 3 receivers and completely overhaul and improve the position, but the reality is that we have other needs and we probably can't bring in 3 wide outs in one off season without completely ignoring other needs.
It's bad enough that with my draft strategy we'd be ignoring the D with our first 4 picks, but if we can parlay those 4 picks into Kyle Pitts, Jalen Waddle and Javonte Williams... I doubt anyone will be unhappy so long as the o line is addressed in FA and we fill out some defensive holes (NT, edge rusher, LB, Safety depth) in FA and later on in the draft... I'd love a Dylan Moses in round 3.
 
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