It's not that complicated really. Look up the premium positions business Ireland talked about. Look at the positions Miami hasn't made a significant investment in. It's either a pass rusher or a quarterback. Unless the QB options look terrible (they're not high on say Mallet or Ponder) and they take a DE it's one of those. Bet on a quarterback though. With a quarterback they can justify their jobs and their system. It's fine with me though. Just sign a couple free agency RBs, a decent guard to plug in at LG, a speed WR, draft a RB, and make that QB draft choice. I have patience, but I have no time for bull****. Fix the QB position and anyone with some f'in accuracy would be nice.
Good point... Depending on what position that player is, I'd go best player as long as he is a need. If there is a good player at a position they don't need as bad then field some trade offers but only if they can drop back a pick or three at most. That way they might still get the targeted player or a better player of need without trading. One way or another though, as most of us already know, they will have to address Rb at some point.
IF we're stuck at #15 and Amukamara, Robert Quinn, and Aldon Smith are off the board, I'd be down with Ingram followed by Taiwan Jones in the 3rd (if he's there). I know it's 2 running backs with our first 2 picks, but damn if that doesn't give us an outstanding 1-2 punch with Taiwan being the electric, explosive COP back who can take it to the house at any given moment. Take CB Rashad Carmichael 4th; TE Julius Thomas 5th; Massive RT David Mims to groom behind Carey in the 6th; another COP back, Nic Grigsby 7th to compete with Kory Sheets for the 4th spot; FB Matangi Tonga 7th. In FA: WR Mike Sims Walker; OG Harvey Dahl; and maybe Marc Bulger at QB. Or would this be better: LG- Mike Pouncey RB- DeAngelo Williams, Taiwan Jones, Nic Grigsby, (and Lex Hilliard) WR- Mike Sims Walker TE- Jordan Cameron FB- Matangi Tonga Just brainstorming (IMO someone else will take Little long before we consider him).
As crazy as this sounds, I want us to address FB in Free Agency. IMO, the best fullback in the league is a FA this year.
I'm down with Vonta Leach if that's who you're speaking of. You dont want a FB (Tonga) that goes 6'2 290 and runs a 4.72 forty & 4.1 shuttle...... with 29 bench, 32 1/2 vertical, and 9-0 broad jump? lol. I'd like to know what's really going on with Polite before we do anything though. The guy seemed to enjoy slobberknocking linebackers too much to just fall off the grid.
My guess is that their first choice would to trade their first (#15, value 1050) to SD for their two 2nds (#50, value 410 and #61, value 300) and their two 3rds (#82, value 185 and #89, value 150). The trade is about even (1050 vs. 1045). That would give Miami 5 picks in the top 100 (#47, #50, #61, #82 and #89). With those picks they would target one QBs, a rb or two (or a speed WR), a TE and an interior lineman. I could see that producing something like: Ponder or Ckap, QB Ryan Williams, RB Steve Wisniewski, OG/OC Shane Vereen, RB Virgil Green, TE (the running backs aren't necessarily my top choices but just the guys that were in the right spots on the draft value board I referenced). If they can't do that I think the second choice is either Ingram or Ponder, if they are high enough on him. I think (and hope) that Sparano's early comments about the importance of mobility were honest and that Mallett drops on their board.
