Online reputation I have aside, I've actually worked with the guy before when I went to UM and he's as slimy as it gets.
Right, I would totally make something like that up. You would have zero idea who I was if I fell over you.
also got to love that the fins are looking for a new safety a year after signing TJ Mcdonald and giving him an extension because of pre-season.
So...we shouldn't sign any other safeties to be second or third string? Just go with 1 and if he gets hurt or suspended we'll figure it out?
we absolutely should have depth, but the talking heads are acting like this is a replacement because the team isn't happy with macdonald.
maybe Im reading too much into this tweet and thought I had read another one from someone else but I can't find it
Yes I would think you are Mcdonald is tough because any minute he could be suspended for an entire year, hard to bank of him
Isn’t that really unusual to trade up and then ask for a first round pick from the previous year in return? Wtf?
Ahhhh yes that makes more sense. I thought people were calling about Harris this year b/c of the glut of DEs we have Wish someone would call about Branch. You can have him for the low low
The Dolphins have identified this as a top need. And it might surprise you BY BARRY JACKSON April 18, 2018 06:07 PM A strong – very strong – case could be made that the Dolphins’ two most pressing needs entering the draft are linebacker and tight end, based on the need for starters there. A case could be made that defensive tackle is their third most important need, because the Dolphins still haven’t added anyone to replace Ndamukong Suh and his 877 snaps (though defensive end William Hayes will play some defensive tackle). So it’s notable that when NFL Network analyst and former Redskins and Texans general manager Charley Casserly spoke to Dolphins officials this offseason, they identified two primary draft needs to him: linebacker and cornerback. Yes, cornerback, a position where Miami has invested a 2016 second-round pick on Xavien Howard and a 2017 third-round pick on Cordrea Tankersley. A position where they have a slot cornerback (Bobby McCain) who they insist they really, really like. A position where Tony Lippett is returning from an Achilles injury that wiped out his 2017 season after he intercepted four passes and displayed considerable growth a year earlier. Help us deliver journalism that makes a difference in our community. Our journalism takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work to produce. If you read and enjoy our journalism, please consider subscribing today. So it’s no coincidence that the Dolphins have used several of their 30 permitted pre-draft visits on at least three cornerbacks expected to go in the first three rounds of the draft — Ohio State’s Denzel Ward, Iowa’s Josh Jackson, and on Tuesday, Louisville’s Jaire Alexander. And you can be sure that Alabama cornerback/safety Minkah Fitzpatrick would receive strong consideration if he surprisingly slips to Miami’s pick at 11. Alexander, who isn’t a big corner at 5-11, intercepted five passes and broke up nine others in 13 starts in 2016, earning second-team All-ACC honors. He missed about half of the 2017 season with leg and hand injuries and had one interception in seven games. NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein projects Alexander as a first- or second-round pick and evaluated him this way: “Twitchy and quick, Alexander is an instinctive cornerback with the ability to anticipate routes and the quickness to close on throws and make plays on the ball. He tape in 2017 was uneven due to issues with a sprained knee which could raise concerns over his durability considering his slender build. When healthy, he has the potential to become a second cornerback, but teams may view him as a full-time nickel cornerback who is able to avoid the rigors of excessive run support.” Zierlein quoted an AFC defensive backs coach as saying this about Alexander: "It looked like he kind of cruised by sometimes this year like he was trying not to get hurt. You can see that talent, man. He can stay on you all over the field and he was one of the smoothest ones I saw at the Combine." It’s easy to understand why the Dolphins believe they need more cornerbacks: 1) They play in a pass-heavy league where teams lined up in three-receiver sets against them 65 percent of the time last season. 2) Lippett is coming off a major injury, and the body of work isn’t big enough on Tankersley to know if he’s an above-average starting NFL cornerback. 3) Lippett and McCain are eligible for free agency after the 2018 season, and Howard has two years left on his contract. That said — unless a top cornerback falls to 11 (perhaps Fitzpatrick or Ward) — it would be difficult, in my view, to justify taking a cornerback in the first or second rounds if a top linebacker and tight end are available in those slots. But know this: The Dolphins don’t believe they have fully solved their cornerback situation. And that adds yet another Dolphins need to a substantial list of them.
f the Miami Dolphins don’t move up for a quarterback, sources tell me the player they really want is Roquan Smith. But will Smith be available when the team is called to the clock? In our recent mock draft, we have the Oakland Raiders selecting Smith with the pick immediately preceding the Dolphins’ selection. If that happens, I’m told linebacker Leighton Vander Esch will be a consideration for the Dolphins if they can’t get a quarterback and both Smith and Tremaine Edmunds are off the board. Director of college scouting Adam Engroff, a resident of Boise, Idaho, has been raving about Vander Esch since last summer and rates the junior on a par with Edmunds. Vander Esch would definitely help the run defense and has the athleticism the team needs to cover running backs and tight ends. -Tony Pauline
I really like Vander Esch but think we can move back a few spots and grab him. Maybe like 15-16. I honestly feel kinda the same way about Edmunds. Roquan is my dude though and my dream pick. Just don’t think he gets to 11
If all 4 QBs are gone, Barkley, Nelson, Chubb, Edmunds, and smith are gone, they need to decide which of the two guys left on the board out of Fitzpatrick, ward, and James they like best. Fuck outta here with Vander Esch
I like Vander Esch just as much as Edmunds... I'm probably in the minority on that but the guy had 140+ tackles.... I think both will be good pros. I'd be happy with either. I think Smith is on another tier from those two though -Leonard Kiper, Jr.
I don’t think LVE is a bad player, but at 11, and with the other players that would be available in that situation I’ll pass
agreed. they got rid of dark teal tone and just went with a thick orange line. has a retro feel to it. looks exponentially better.
I saw another mock draft that had us taking the LB from VT. I don’t know anything about him but I think I’ve seen posters ITT rave about him.