### Last year, when Jason LaCanfora reported Mike Wallace was being shopped in a trade, Dolphins sources quickly denied it. That wasn’t the case tonight, and Ian Rapaport’s report that the Dolphins are shopping Wallace might signal the looming departure of Miami's most dangerous playmaker. Sigh.
Barring Wallace accepting a pay cut (and the trade talks would suggest he isn’t inclined to take a big pay cut here), the Dolphins will take a $9.6 million cap hit if he’s cut without a post-June 1 designation, $5.2 million with a post-June 1 designation (which also carries a 2016 cap hit) or $6.6 million if he’s traded.
If the Dolphins use the 14th pick on a receiver (and we hope they don’t UNLESS they fill their pressing needs at cornerback/linebacker/d-tackle in free agency), here’s Mel Kiper’s ESPN.com assessment of the five receivers he projects as top-20 picks:
Alabama’s Amari Cooper (fourth in Kiper’s mock): "Cooper is a gifted route-runner, a player who should transition quickly and help a team that has building-block pieces on both sides of the ball but still needs more."
West Virginia’s Kevin White (11th): "White is the type of player who doesn't just make plays in the deep passing game, but can make traffic catches underneath and will also turn some short throws into big yards."
Louisville’s Devante Parker (12th): “Parker has as high a ceiling as you can find in this class. He can beat defenders to the ball with his size, leaping ability and catch radius, and he's underrated as a threat to add yards after the catch on short throws.”
UCF’s Breshad Perriman (15th): “One of the bigger sleepers in the 2015 draft class at this point, Perriman is a player I've grown to really like as I've spent more time going through his tape. At one time I had him as a likely second-round pick, but now I see him as a close call in terms of overall ability next to the top few wide receivers in this class. He's got size, and strength, and is going to run really fast at the combine and be a guy who can both stretch defenses vertically and also make plays over the middle and in traffic. He's also got great bloodlines, as I scouted his father (Brett) when he played for Miami."
Ohio State’s Devin Smith (18): “Probably wasn't utilized as much as he would have been in some other offenses, but he was an often dynamic deep threat for the Buckeyes --- a player who has a knack for the big catch, especially when he has to fight for the ball. He's got good speed, he can stretch the field, and he plays bigger than his listed size on contested balls.”
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Barring Wallace accepting a pay cut (and the trade talks would suggest he isn’t inclined to take a big pay cut here), the Dolphins will take a $9.6 million cap hit if he’s cut without a post-June 1 designation, $5.2 million with a post-June 1 designation (which also carries a 2016 cap hit) or $6.6 million if he’s traded.
If the Dolphins use the 14th pick on a receiver (and we hope they don’t UNLESS they fill their pressing needs at cornerback/linebacker/d-tackle in free agency), here’s Mel Kiper’s ESPN.com assessment of the five receivers he projects as top-20 picks:
Alabama’s Amari Cooper (fourth in Kiper’s mock): "Cooper is a gifted route-runner, a player who should transition quickly and help a team that has building-block pieces on both sides of the ball but still needs more."
West Virginia’s Kevin White (11th): "White is the type of player who doesn't just make plays in the deep passing game, but can make traffic catches underneath and will also turn some short throws into big yards."
Louisville’s Devante Parker (12th): “Parker has as high a ceiling as you can find in this class. He can beat defenders to the ball with his size, leaping ability and catch radius, and he's underrated as a threat to add yards after the catch on short throws.”
UCF’s Breshad Perriman (15th): “One of the bigger sleepers in the 2015 draft class at this point, Perriman is a player I've grown to really like as I've spent more time going through his tape. At one time I had him as a likely second-round pick, but now I see him as a close call in terms of overall ability next to the top few wide receivers in this class. He's got size, and strength, and is going to run really fast at the combine and be a guy who can both stretch defenses vertically and also make plays over the middle and in traffic. He's also got great bloodlines, as I scouted his father (Brett) when he played for Miami."
Ohio State’s Devin Smith (18): “Probably wasn't utilized as much as he would have been in some other offenses, but he was an often dynamic deep threat for the Buckeyes --- a player who has a knack for the big catch, especially when he has to fight for the ball. He's got good speed, he can stretch the field, and he plays bigger than his listed size on contested balls.”
Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...ic-postscripts-canes-notes.html#storylink=cpy
