Why Dolphins passed on RB in the draft

[Dan13Forever]

This guy is not a big youtuber. However when comes to the dolphins RB situation, he took a deep dive and detail look at our draft and current planning. Agreeing with him or not , It is not the usual five minutes sound bite the talking heads spilled out.

 

[Anvil35]

Didnt we draft a running back in the 7th round?? Gerrid Doaks I believe is his name.

 

[Soxfinatic]

I feel like if you look at Gaskin's sample size, his production was good. His issue is he's not a "bell cow" back. He's reliant on a second guy, which isn't a bad thing.

 

[j-off-her-doll]

2022 looks deeper at RB, which is important, because it'll let you draft them at adequate value. 2020 was just as strong at the top, but you had 7-8 backs who projected to quality starter.

I applaud Miami for being patient on RB. I love Gaskin. He does just about everything right. He's quick, has good running instincts, and he's strong for his size and has pretty good contact balance. He's also a good receiver out of the backfield. His TD vs the Raiders was arguably the best play any skill player for Miami made in 2020.

You'd like a guy with his skills and the added benefit of speed or some extra size. Either, I hope Gaskin is part of the RB rotation in Miami for a long time.

 

[Hargitt01]

I do not have an hour to spend watching this but if someone doesn't mind to give me the Readers Digest, I sure would appreciate it.

 

[13marino13]

I do not have an hour to spend watching this but if someone doesn't mind to give me the Readers Digest, I sure would appreciate it.

Soooooo, you want someone else to spend the hour watching just so they can fill you in? What kind of person does that?
Great idea, count me in!

 

[TrinidadDolfan]

I do not have an hour to spend watching this but if someone doesn't mind to give me the Readers Digest, I sure would appreciate it.

It’s - all - good.

How bout dat?

 

[Dan13Forever]

Didnt we draft a running back in the 7th round?? Gerrid Doaks I believe is his name.

I assume you asked a genius question and not trying to be cute. He was referring to big name college RB like Harris.

 

[phintim]

I do not have an hour to spend watching this but if someone doesn't mind to give me the Readers Digest, I sure would appreciate it.

He's played RB himself, he thinks Gaskin is pretty good and Ahemd shows lots of promise.

 

[PYRO]

I do not have an hour to spend watching this but if someone doesn't mind to give me the Readers Digest, I sure would appreciate it.

Gaskin is legit and vastly improved his game as the year went on. Well above average pass catcher and very improved on pass blocking.

 

[juniorseau55]

This guy is not a big youtuber. However when comes to the dolphins RB situation, he took a deep dive and detail look at our draft and current planning. Agreeing with him or not , It is not the usual five minutes sound bite the talking heads spilled out.

Didn't you read my posts prior to the draft? I kept telling everyone that Gaskin was going to start, and that he is underated. What makes anyone in here think that drafting a rookie vs current starter that the most overall yards in the offense is a choice a smart team would do?

 

[NJ Dolphan]

The Dolphins organizational philosophy for a while has been to get running backs on the cheap.

 

[The Ghost]

I'll take the cliff notes as well.

 

[Pete345]

A cheerleader could tackle Ahmad and Gaskin is not even a top 20 back. Hes a decent backup. Not drafting Taylor or Akers or JK was insanely stupid last year.

 

[Dan13Forever]

Didn't you read my posts prior to the draft? I kept telling everyone that Gaskin was going to start, and that he is underated. What makes anyone in here think that drafting a rookie vs current starter that the most overall yards in the offense is a choice a smart team would do?

Agreed with you 55. People keep poopooing Gaskin. For all I saw, he did well behind the rookie line. And people keep saying he can only run outside, then I actually rewatch the game tape and counted, over two third of his yardages were between the tackles.