Good chance Epenesa is their at 18 in my opinion, but we probably take OT. Especially, if we take a QB we earlier.
I love the defense additions so far! We're going to have a pretty intense defense. I'm liking that all by itself.
I could see the first two rounds being all offense, but it depends on BPA when Miami picks. Don't pass up a defensive stud if they are there for the taking.
I think an interior disruptor on the line, a pass rusher and a safety are the obvious defensive needs, though the 3 YPC guys made the good point that blistering passrushers aren't prized in the Patriot scheme as much as being able to play the run first and getting steady if unspectacular pressure. I wonder if Kinlaw might be of interest at #18, and I would be looking hard at Winfield and Ashtyn Davis in Round 2. That said, the need for OL remains obvious. I wouldn't be mad at a Josh Jones 18 and Cesar Ruiz 26.
Honestly Drafting Cushenberry and Prince Wanogho in the second round will fix the Line... In the first, I think they grab Tua 5th overall Then they can take a top Offensive lineman if one falls, a top pass rusher if one falls... Maybe a wide receiver like Riggs if he slips a couple of spots.... ( They can then cut Wilson and free up 9.5 million in cap space. ) Now that the Dolphins have two of the best corners in the league.... and now that we brought in quality depth at safety with Fejedelem... ( Guys will love this player... If you liked the way Flores coached up Needham and made him fit into the system wait until you see Fejedelem play in Miami. But They have solidified the Linebacker group... They addressed the pass rush... They have the best corners in the league. Miami is going to be able to win football games with their defense moving forward. If they continue to fix the line and draft a workhorse RB.... They will really be able to rely on the defense as they chew clock and move chains on the ground. If by some chance the Miami Dolphins miss out on Tua and end up with someone like Brown or Kinlaw... This will be arguably the best defense in football. I like Hurts and Rosen enough to trade down with the Raiders or the Jaguars... I really think that the focus now will be Tua though
Kinlaw is just not going to last until the 18th pick. I like Kinlaw so much though that say we land Tua with the #5 pick and Ruggs is gone early... I am okay trading up three or four spots from the 18 hole to make sure we get Kinlaw. We have a ton of late round picks... Throw in a 5,6,7... and swap the 18th pick for the 12th or 13th pick. Kinlaw makes this defense absolutely incredible. There is just no way he lasts until the 18th spot. He might go in the 8-10 range