Ian Rapoport ✔ @RapSheet Could the #Dolphins get a top-flight defender this late in free agent? Source said #Saints S Kenny Vaccaro is visiting Miami today. Would add firepower on the back end. 9:28 AM - Apr 12, 2018
IVaccaro was the 15th overall pick of the 2013 draft and spent the last five seasons with the Saints. He was a starter out of the gate and had 60 tackles, 1.5 sacks and three interceptions in his 12 appearances last season. He ended the year on injured reserve with a core muscle injury, but called himself healthy in early March.
Free agent DB Kenny Vaccaro (groin) said he is fully healthy. Vaccaro underwent core muscle surgery in December after playing with the injury for most of 2017. "I feel better now than before the season started," Vaccaro said. The Saints have reportedly decided to move on from Vaccaro, a decision the safety said "frustrated" him at first, but he is ready to hit the open market. "I'm just going to enjoy the process, and whatever happens, happens." Mar 1 - 9:43 AM Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
Kenny’s played some hybrid albeit not very well. Too bad there isn’t a Marcus Williams in this draft class. I would think a signing here would take us out of the minkah or Derwin James draft market. Not that I think James sees pick 11. Or maybe this is just a feeler in case we whiff in the draft.
At this stage he looks strictly like a slot corner that would replace Alterraun Verner, albeit a bigger one who is better against the run than Bobby McCain. And since one of the four biggest weaknesses of the Dolphins defense was their run defense out of Nickel personnel (where they were 30th in the NFL), they could use him strategically to help improve there. Also, I would have to verify this on tape to be sure, but his metrics and what I know of him as a prospect suggest that he's especially good in the red zone in that capacity. If that's the case, he could help Miami with two of the four big defensive weaknesses, the second being poor red zone touchdown allowance (where they were also 30th in the NFL).
Kenny Vaccaro was seen in Davie falling off the Earth.... ( source: old lady walking her dog) Very strange this whole so called visit and NO info what so ever....... Wondering if it means something to have such quietness over his visit....don't ever remember anything like this kind of info with absolutely no updates, one way or another..... Think its possible the FO feels his acquisition now would effect our draft perceptions ???? Just very strange........