Sports Buzz: Examining Dolphins' first-round draft options & Dolphins chatter

Having a kid like Collins would be a big asset to our offensive line. Look at the value of Zach Martin to Dallas. Rookie All-pro selection, opening holes all over the field for Murray and protecting Romo pretty well. I hate to keep sinking 1st round picks into lineman, but at some point the problems with this offensive line have to be corrected. Tannehill cannot continue to get beaten year after year. He's a tough SOB but I have no interest in pushing his limits any further.

Also agree about Trai Turner. Surprised he fell all of the way to Carolina.

 

He played against the Jets. Ironically he's the second highest rated OL on the Miami Dolphins according to PFF.

 

Did he start? and how long was he in there?

I didn't watch the Jets game, or the Minny game. I quit watching after the NE embarrassment. I figured we were done after that and had better things to do then have my day ruined again.

I did read on here that Turner played SOME, but I was thinking I read if wasn't for long, or it was because of injury. Wrong?

 

Fwiw he thinks as himself as a guard...I had him in some of my own mocks, I like the kid, I'm in, so I'm only looking for one guard..and I ain't going draft with that unless it's in the later rounds.

 

I saw an interview of a scout while he was at D state after the scout was there taking a look and asking him some questions, point blank, asks what do you see yourself as?... Said guard but that he played tackle because they just didn't have anyone to do so..

I don't understand not playing him this year, just play him and just live with the mistakes especially considering the crap we put on there..

 

So fitzgerald may be moving on from AZ. Get him to Miami. Wallace, fitz, landry, clay, sims. Then work on oline and D.

 

He is 6'4 and a half. So usually gets listed as 6'5. That seems tall enough to me, especially with his having long arms, but it seems teams prefer their OTs to be 6'6 to 6'7 these days.
If we want all that, Collins fills the bill about as well as one could want. He's All-SEC as a LT, and he was All-SEC Honorable Mention at LG prior to that when he was a true sophomore. I'd be very happy to see us draft him. Re-sign Fox and Satele as backups. Roll with a line of Albert-Collins-Pouncey-Turner-James. That would be pretty darned solid. If Albert gets hurt, Collins moves out to LT and Shelley Smith steps in at LG.

 

As a Noles fan, I wouldnt draft Goldman that high. Hes a good player and important for the Noles to be successful, but I dont see a game changer in him at the next level. To draft a DT that high, he has to be a game changer IMO.

 

I went back and watched those. Hadn't when I replied previously. It looks to me like Lynch blocks as well as you could expect any college TE to block. He has good form and works hard to sustain it appears to me. He did have a couple of drops at the end against Nebraska, but he showed enough otherwise to indicate he has good, strong hands, and is capable of extending and plucking the ball outside the framework of his body. One catch along the right sideline it looked like he was interfered with, not called, and he still made the catch. He was covered by Jean-Baptiste on one pass down the left sideline, and was able to go up and make a nice catch against him. If I had any complaints it would be he does not have good speed and appears to be a bit of a plodder or lumbering runner. Since we did not get to see him at all last summer, he'll be like having an extra draft pick this year. I'd say he has a reasonably good chance of making the roster next year as the 3rd TE, and we do always carry 3 and usually have 3 active on game day.

 

That same #97 that was a part of our defensive line
that led us to become 24th against the run

 

As for Lynch, I said he was a bit of a plodder to me, not totally. Just that he does not look like a smooth runner to me compared to other recent TEs of his size. I still see more positives than negatives and barring injury I think he'll make the roster next year.

 

Collins would be a great pick for us, but personally I really want Danny Shelton. We need more muscle inside and I'm gonna use teams like the Ravens who consistently win in the trenches with guys like Ngata as my model. Were too old and soft inside, Shelton changes all of that. Collins would be a great addition on the other side of the ball in the trenches but I believe Shelton is the rarer talent and therefore has more value to us which is what it's all about. Value, not BPA whatever that is supposed to mean. How could you even compare say a Jameis Winston to a Danny Shelton in terms of BPA, obviously completely different players, that's why I'm starting to question this whole BPA idea in general. Like Ireland said its about matching talent with need and say what you want about him but none of his first round picks are busts, not even close.

 

Not sure the pricetag, but having him here would be fun to root for.