The Miami Dolphins seemingly emerged from the draft addressing just a few important wants, notably within the trenches. Though the staff nonetheless has some wants, some seem like extra obvious than others. The one place that seemingly nonetheless wants a starter or two starters and extra depth added is cornerback. Normal supervisor Chris Grier has seemingly thrown extra money at that one place on protection over time than some other, solely to see it flip into essentially the most worrying place going into 2025.
Nook Xavien Howard is gone, however will nonetheless price the staff $15,699,000 towards the cap this 12 months in useless cash. Byron Jones was one other failed experiment that the staff threw some huge cash at, and now Jalen Ramsey desires out and appears to be on the way in which out of city simply as quickly because the staff can handle to commerce him. Ramsey was given an enormous deal and one other one proper after that to maintain him pleased, which was clearly not sufficient. Ramsey may even price the staff extra useless cap area when traded this season and certain subsequent season. Grier acknowledged that the staff expects former second-rounder Cam Smith to step up when requested about subsequent season’s starters, however does anybody actually belief him as a possible starter going into the season?
The outlet at defensive sort out reverse Zack Sieler was crammed, nevertheless it’s one other place that would use extra depth items. Likewise, on the opposite aspect of the ball, the offensive line might use extra depth items. Whereas Jonnu Smith was a pleasing shock throughout an in any other case disappointing 12 months, the staff was anticipated so as to add a good finish within the draft as a bookend to Smith or a minimum of as depth, however failed to handle the place within the draft. Tight finish depth would possibly repair itself if the undrafted free agent Jalin Conyers is the steal that some consider him to be. Whereas Grier has a historical past of blended ends in the draft and with a few of his free agent signings, he does have a knack for locating respectable gamers among the many undrafted free brokers.
Different positions that the staff was thought to handle within the draft have been broad receiver and inside linebacker. Even with the rumors of Tyreek Hill wanting a commerce or that the staff would commerce him having died down, the staff was anticipated to handle his seemingly departure after this season on this 12 months’s draft. My guess, for no matter it’s price, is that the staff will most likely take a wideout within the first couple of rounds in subsequent 12 months’s draft except we discover a shock or two among the many UDFAs we signed this 12 months. An inside linebacker shouldn’t be essentially wanted by the staff in the meanwhile, however the staff has seemingly skilled fixed turnover on the place in recent times. Not one of the ILBs presently on the roster is youthful than 25, and the staff might have used a younger participant or two to develop as long-term solutions on the place.
So tonight’s Phinsider Query Of The Day is:
Following the draft, which different positions would you like Chris Grier to handle by way of the remaining free brokers and even probably by way of a commerce, from the record above or a place I didn’t point out, between now and the start of coaching camp, and why?
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