Greg Cote of the Miami Herald makes a good point about the Dolphins choosing a wrong year (in terms of the draft) to be a bad team.
Here is the problem for Miami as the April 26 draft thunders in:
The Dolphins, who continue to clearly need the rescue of a great quarterback more than anything else, keep picking really bad years to be really bad.
The Dolphins should be the envy of the draftosphere right now. Instead, every executive in the NFL is glad he isn’t Bill Parcells, because in a draft in which the top six or seven guys are judged pretty even, the only thing picking first gets you is the honor of paying many millions of dollars more than the team probably getting somebody just as good two or three spots lower.
Cote makes a good point, although it’s ludicrous to think the Dolphins won’t get a good player. Several folks in the media are down on this April’s draft, but I actually think it’s the type of year that could surprise. Chris Long, Jake Long and Glenn Dorsey are likely going to be very good football players at the next level. Sure, Darren McFadden is the arguably the only flashy player that will be chosen in the top 10, but teams are more about substance anyway. Fans are about the flash.
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Shouldn’t they trade out of this spot and pick up another second rounder? Maybe grab John David Booty later on?
The only problem JP, is that other teams don’t want to trade up knowing the Dolphins want out of that spot. This isn’t exactly a draft where there’s four or five top prospects for teams to fight over. So teams are willing to wait to fill their needs…
You don’t think someone would offer their first and second round picks in the 8-15 range for the first overall? Would that be worth it to the Dolphins to pick up that extra second round pick?
From the Dolphins’ standpoint, I agree it would be worth it to pick up another second round pick. But from other teams’ perspective, there isn’t that clear-cut prospect at the top of the draft. Chris Long is a solid prospect, but so is Vernon Gholston. Jake Long is very good, but is he worth the No. 1 pick? Is McFadden? Given his off-field incidents and running style (some think he won’t be a bruiser), I don’t think so.
There is no Reggie Bush, Vince Young, JaMarcus Russell, Adrian Peterson or Calvin Johnson this year. There isn’t a prospect where teams want to give up multiple picks to jump all the way up to No. 1.
You don’t think McFadden is in that category?
Good points guys. Maybe the Fish should take MacFadden at one then trade him. he is the only player with Flash or star power. If you are going to pay top dollar for a number one and no one will trade up for him. Maybe you can purchase him – then trade out … either in later draft picks of active players. It’s really not an envious position to be in. Lets see what Giant Tuna can do. he is supposed to be all-world … lets see what he’s got for us.
I think McFadden is the flashiest prospect, but I don’t see many teams jumping all the way up to No. 1 to get him. Those rumors about Jerry Jones wanting to trade up to get McFadden seem dead and the RB class this year has some decent depth.