Well, it's that time. Now the Wednesday before the NFL Draft. For those that don't remember or weren't around, I held a contest last year to see who could name the most future Dolphins out of 20 names. The idea is you name 20 draft prospects that you think will become Dolphins and the person with the most correct wins. The thing to note is, you don't just get credit for naming draft picks. If one of your guys signs on as a UDFA, you also get credit. Last year, the overall winner of the contest was RoninFin4, who I believe mostly haunts another message board, and who edged me by one player. This year should be more difficult, as there are fewer Rolly Lumbalas and Kory Robertsons. But, the keen follower should be able to nail some of those this year as well. One of the very interesting things to come out of last year's contest is that Chad Henne, Kendall Langford and even Shawn Murphy...were all VERY frequently named by the people participating in the Top 20 contest. We knew about Jake Long before the draft, and so entries that included him were not counted. I think only one person named Phil Merling (surprisingly) and I believe one person named Lionel Dotson. Nobody named Jalen Parmele or Lex Hilliard in their 20. I don't believe anyone named Donald Thomas, but I did feel stupid for not doing so myself because I liked him a lot and I knew about the connections between Connecticut and Sparano. Anyway, have fun. Remember, I will be tracking your entries right up to the start of the draft. So, don't bother trying to edit them after we've picked.
I'm not too confident in the defense of my crown, but here's my 20: Clay Matthews, Sean Smith, Frantz Joseph, Don Carey, Cyrus Mulitalo, Johnny Knox, Taurus Johnson, Andy Levitre, Dorrell Scott, Darryl Richard, Darius Butler, Greg Toler, Sebastian Vollmer, Kenny Britt, Clint Sintim, Cornelius Ingram, Dudley Guice, Jason Williams, Dane Randolph, Vaughn Martin. ***Edit - Dropping Malcolm Jenkins and Jarron Gilbert; adding Cornelius Ingram & Dudley Guice***
Not as much action on this as there is over at Finheaven. Here's my guess. 1. Connor Barwin 2. Robert Ayers 3. Larry English 4. Clint Sintim 5. Darius Butler 6. Sean Smith 7. Don Carey 8. Juaquin Iglesias 9. Louis Murphy 10. Peria Jerry 11. Dorrell Scott 12. Vance Walker 13. James Laurinaitis 14. Jason Williams 15. Richard Quinn 16. Tony Fiammetta 17. Max Unger 18. Robert Brewster 19. Marlon Lucky 20. Gartrell Johnson
For now.. 1. Darius Butler 2. Cody Brown 3. Percy Harvin 4. Sean Smith 5. Brian Robiskie 6. James Casey 7. Mike Goodson 8. Clint Sintim 9. Darry Beckwith 10. Kevin Barnes 11. Marcus Freeman 12. Brandon Pettigrew 13. Hakeem Nicks 14. Ron Brace 15. Chris Baker 16. Dorell Scott 17. Sammie Lee Hill 18. Dallas Reynolds 19. Jason Watkins 20. Mohamed Massaquoi EDIT: as of 10:15 pm PT I'm removing Donald Brown and replacing him with Percy Harvin. The 4 visits is just too much not to put him on here.
DE/OLB/TE Connor Barwin CB Sean Smith OLB Clint Sintim DE/OLB Michael Johnson WR Hakeem Nicks ILB Frantz Joseph OG Rey Feinga CB DJ Lee OG Cornelius Louis OT Andrew Gardner FS Cardayle Brantley S David Bruton ILB Jasper Brinkley NT Dorell Scott CB Ryan Mouton FB/H-Back Tony Fiametta CB Malcom Jenkins TE/H-Back David Johnson DE/OLB Paul Kruger DE/OLB Lawrence Sidbury, Jr.
HB-Tyrelle Sutton,Tony Fiammetta WR-Brian Robiskie, Ramses Barden OL-Phil Loadholt, Kraig Urbik, Eric Wood, Dallas Reynolds DL-Ron Brace, Chris Baker, Terrance Taylor OLB-Connor Barwin, Michael Johnson, Willie Williams ILB-Jasper Brinkley, Frantz Joseph DB-Sean Smith, Gregory Toler, Kevin Barnes, Darcel McBath Thats my list.
Here is my list: QB Steven McGee HB Andre Brown TE Brandon Pettigrew TE Jared Cook WR Percy Harvin WR Hakeem Nicks G Tyronne Green G/C Jonathan Luigs DT Dorrell Scott DT Vaughn Martin OLB Clint Sintim OLB Lawrence Sidbury OLB Willie Williams MLB Jasper Brinkley CB Darius Butler CB Sean Smith CB Don Carey CB Jairus Byrd CB Sherrod Martin S Chip Vaughn
My 20 Harvin Sean Smith Kruger Jarrett Dillard Gartrell Johnson Asher Allen Cameron Morrah Frantz Joseph Garrett Reynolds Vaughn Martin Connor Barwin Jason Williams Antoine Caldwell Sherrod Martin Steven McGee Tom Brandstater Kory Sheets Roger Allen Rulon Davis Sebastian Vollmer
1. Percy Harvin 2. Brandon Pettigrew 3. Connor Barwin 4. Michael Johnson 5. Sean Smith 6. Paul Kruger 7. Sebastian Vollmer 8. Sherrod Martin 9. Dorrell Scott 10. Kevin Barnes 11. Jason Williams 12. Herman Johnson 13. Asher Allen 14. Michael Hamlin 15. Gartrell Johnson 16. Kevin Ogletree 17. Kory Sperry 18. Don Carey 19. Tony Fiametta 20. Frantz Joseph
1. Darius Butler 2. Sean Smith 3. Don Carey 4. Clint Sintim 5. Vaughn Martin 6. Ramses Barden 7. Paul Kruger 8. Connor Barwin 9. Terrance Taylor 10. Rashad Jennings 11. James Casey 12. Louis Vasquez 13. Sherrod Martin 14. Chase Patton 15. Roy Miller 16. Jasper Brinkley 17. DeAndre Levy 18. Andre Brown 19. Frantz Joseph 20. Brandon Pettigrew
1. Vontae Davis 2. Pat White 3. Brian Robiskie 4. Larry English 5. Michael Johnson 6. Percy Harvin 7. Herman Johnson 8. Victor Macho Harris 9. Duke Robinson 10. Ron Brace 11. Sean Smith 12. Cody Brown 13. Michael Hamlin 14. Patrick Turner 15. Darrell Beckwith 16. Louis Vasquez 17. Lawrence Sidbury Jr 18. Dorell Scott 19. Antonio Appleby 20. Andy Kemp
My crown will be passed unless I hit a huge run in UDFA's... I'm pretty happy with the Dolphins 1st day though so I won't complain about crowning someone else!
I only hit on 5 for a first round mock. But got really lucky on Fins TOP 20 so far... I am just so happy about our draft right now. We really added key players for key elements for our gameplans. We improved our Wildcat & might even have a QB or WR with a future. I think QB not WR...he & henne both will wait for playing time as QB. But Pennington no longer is needed in most of the wildcat plays now. That is great, b/c it would suck to lose him to a hit from a bump and run. Although he does a great job of getting out of bounds or just not getting hit. V. Davis is the best cover corner in this draft. He might have some ego issues, but they will have him check it at the door. What his brother does had better not rub off on here. S. Smith is going to really help us vs. the spread this season. If he and Davis play well, Will Allen might be doing more than testing the free agent waters. It would suck and hope to keep them all... but he will want a large contract.
Don't think it helps anyone but... The Miami Dolphins have signed undrafted free-agent DE/LB Orion Martin (Virginia Tech). Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Bud Foster loves this kid, great motor and football is a big part of his life. The Hokie defense puts out some really good talent in some years. I hope he works out for us and makes the team. GO HOKIES!!! GO FINS!!!
