12.Cordarrelle Patterson WR
42.Giovani Bernard RB
56.Tank Carradine DE
77.Stedman Bailey WR
82.David Bakhtiari T
108.Joesph Fauria TE
139.Terry Hawthorne CB
203.Blaize Foltz G

I went offense heavy.

 

This is assuming no major additions in F/A, but no major losses either.

12.) Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon
42.) Phillip Thomas, S, Fresno State
56.) David Amerson, CB, NC State
77.) David Bakhtiari, OT, Colorado
82.) Stedman Bailey, WR, WV
108.) Tharold Simon, CB, LSU
139.) Chris Harper, WR, Kansas State
203.) Joseph Fauria, TE, UCLA
210.) Cierre Wood, HB, Notre Dame

Priority FA - Tom Wort, LB, Oklahoma (ranked in the 300's)

 

12) Cooper
42) Terrence Williams
56) tank carridine
77) Sean porter
82) Stedman Bailey
108) DJ Swearinger
139) tyrann Mathieu
203) Levine Toilolo
210) Fauria


Sign Starks, smith, and Jennings.
I don't see some of these players available, too good to be true

 

I don't think Williams falls to our pick in the 2nd. He can fly and at 6'2 that is a great commodity to have. I think workouts are going to help his stock.

I think Banks in the 1st is pretty realistic unless we go the FA route at corner because I just don't think Smith comes back. If they sign Smith or another corner then I think one of the TEs, probably Eifert, becomes the move.

 

What kind of name is Cordarrelle

 

Fun, and I'll try it, but it won;t be anything like the draft, because rankings are different than what teams do. Teams will draft certain positions more highly. For example, Geno Smith will go ahead of better ranked plyers at less important positions because high-picking teams are desperate at QB.

Also, I would like to make some trades :)

Next post will have my entry.

 

I hate this no trades thing... but by your rules...

12.) Jonathan Banks, CB
42.) Stedman Bailey, WR
56.) Cornellius Corradine, DE
Fauria somewhere later... maybe a Shrine OL and TE too, but not sure who.

No clue at the rest yet... haven't had time to look that deep at players. I don't read writeups on them anymore if I can help it. Try to just get names from lists then watch video of them.

I have no clue how I'll assess mid to late round guys though. Just so damned many of 'em.


Honorary mention to will Ebner for being ranked 750th best in this year's draft class.

 

This should be fun-this is considering Bush/Long leave
12. Jonathan Cooper OG
42. Eddie Lacy RB
56. Desmond Trufant CB
77. Stedman Bailey WR
82. Sean Porter OLB
108. Brennan Williams OT
139. Duke Williams SS
203. Dustin Hopkins K
210. Marquess Wilson WR

 

Even if he ends up having a Gronk/Jimmy Graham impact? Eifert could be the best player on the board at 12 and would give the Dolphins something they've been sorely missing. He also honestly might be the single best player the Dolphins could draft in regards to directly helping out Tannehill.

 

Just in case we do take him, let's get his name right now. It is Johnthan Banks, not Jonathan Banks. Weird spelling and not one I have seen before.
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/members/ratings/profile.php?pyid=90067

 

I don't necessarily agree about the system comment, as I think both of those players are just big tale talents, but the dolphins system could be very good for a talented pass catching TE. Eifert is not nearly the same player as Fasano so I don't think you can expect the Dolphins to use Eifert the same way they use Fasano.

 

I like this one the most. High impact guys. I think Mathieu will go much higher.

 

Greene at 56? Only in a dream, I imagine.

 

I'm not sure that you can base how they used Fasano on how they would use other players. I don't think they thought Fasano could do what they wanted, and they didn't seem to want to use him towards what he did best, so they basically turned him into a short area/dump off guy. Charles Clay got used pretty much like you would expect a high end receiving tight end to be used.

I think there's a good chance that Eifert is the kind of guy both Ireland and Philbin can be happy with.

 

12. WR Keenan Allen
42. WR Justin Hunter
56. Desmond Trufant CB
77. CB Robert Alford
82. RB Levon Bell
108. Brennan Williams OT
139. OT Xavier Nixon
203. DE Craig Roh
210. LB Ettiene Sabino

 

12. Johnthan Banks CB
42. Gio Bernard RB
56. Phillip Thomas FS
77. Jordan Reed TE
82. Stedman Bailey WR
108. Brennan Williams OT
139. Omoregie Uzzi OG
203. Tyrann Mathieu CB
210. Marquess Wilson WR

 

Phillip Thomas, nor Mathieu would be available at those picks.

 

Just playing the game from the OP

 

12. Johnthan Banks CB
42. Jordan Poyer CB
56. Quinton Patton WR
77. Tank Carradine DE
82. Aaron Dobson WR
108. Omoregie Uzzi OG
139. David Quessenberry OT
203. Tyran Mathieu CB
210. Vance McDonald TE

Hey... I can hope.

 

Version 1.0

12.) Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU
42.) Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama
56.) Markus Wheaton, WR, Oregon State
77.) Stedman Bailey, WR, West Va
82.) Bacarri Rambo, FS, Georgia
108.) Leon McFadden, CB, San Diego St.
139.) Adrian Bushell, CB, Louisville
203.) Levine Toilolo, TE, Stanford
210.) Jordan Rodgers, QB, Vanderbilt

 

12) Alex Okafor - DE - Texas
42) Stedman Bailey - WR - West Virginia
56) Quinton Patton - WR - Louisiana Tech
77) Robert Alford - CB - Southeastern Louisiana
82) Menelik Watson - T - Florida State
108) Nico Johnson - LB - Alabama
139) Montori Hughes - DT - Tennessee-Martin
203) Terrence Brown - CB - Stanford
210) Vance McDonald - TE - Rice
UDFA - Kerwynn Williams - RB - Utah State

Quick Analysis:

1) Alex Okafor - I'll operate under the assumption that Miami's not bringing back Randy Starks, so drafting Okafor allows you to move Odrick inside and fills the DE spot vacated by Okafor. If Starks is retained, Okafor can battle Odrick for that DE spot...OR, he can be a 3rd down pass-rusher and perhaps he's groomed as a SLB replacement for Koa Misi. Okafor played quite a lot as a stand-up OLB for the Longhorns, so it's not that unnatural for him.

2) Stedman Bailey - If he's here, I'm taking him regardless of whether nor not Brian Hartline or one of the trio of free agents isn't signed. I'll assume Hartline walks, and none of the big three are signed. Bailey gives you a dynamic weapon on the outside, in the slot, wherever.

3) Quinton Patton - He just seems like the prototypical receiver that Joe Philbin would look for. He catches everything, is smooth, has decent speed. A poor man's Greg Jennings.

4) Robert Alford - I don't really know much about him. Jeff Ireland said he likes bigger corners in his PC yesterday. Alford was the "biggest" one on that spot. He's got some speed too, and he strikes me as more along the lines of what Kevin Coyle would look for having used guys like McCann, Stanford, and Patterson. Alford seems to match up well with their height, weight, and speed numbers.

5) Menelik Watson - A JUCO player hailing from Manchester, England that plays for FSU? This pick's got Boomer's fingerprints all over it. I highly doubt he lasts this long, as he's big, strong, and pretty athletic. I think he could step in and play at his natural RT spot or even LT (like Tyron Smith for Dallas). Either way, he's insurance if Jake Long isn't brought back. If Long does come back, he's a much better option as a swing tackle than Nate Garner.

6) Nico Johnson - This improves the paper-thin depth at LB. I could almost envision a scenario where if Miami got a guy like him, you could cut Karlos Dansby before training camp, or move him in some other way. A downhill guy, he's not for everyone, but he's a nice, cheaper option at MLB. He's got experience in a 3-4 look as well if Kevin Coyle so chooses to incorporate looks like that. At the very least, he's a guy you can groom to replace Dansby or Burnett if they don't do so right away.

7) Montori Hughes - Former UT Volunteer. He's a big body with some athleticism. Reminds me of the Bengals Pat Sims. A project, much like Kheeston Randall a year ago, that you can groom to replace Paul Soliai. I think Hughes profiles more as a NT/1 technique player.

8) Terrence Brown - Maybe you get lucky and this kids turns into Richard Sherman. I doubt it, but I think he's a smart, savvy player. He's good insurance if Miami doesn't bring back McCann and Stanford.

9) Vance McDonald - A project at TE. Miami seems to collect them.

10) Kerwynn Williams - Saw him a bit in practices at the NFLPA Bowl. Quick, shifty guy who could do some of the things Miami really doesn't have a player for if Reggie Bush leaves. He also can return kicks and punts if needed.

 

Vane McDonald might well be a top forty five pick.

 

Like the Bushell pick a lot. No Poyer?

 

I printed out your list and hung it on my ceiling over my bed.

 

I'll do one from purely a BPA ... I'll try to take a player that at least makes some sense (eg I won't pick a QB in the 1st round etc ... ). After the 1st round I'll pick a player that is within +/- 5 of our spot.

12) FS Kenny Vaccaro
42) WR Tavon Austin
56) CB Desmon Trufant
77) TE Jordan Reed
82) WR Stedman Bailey
108) OG Hugh Thornton
139) CB Nickell Robey
203) WR Alec Lemon
210) DE David Bass

 

I hope that's a good thing...

 

Really like those first 5 players, but I'm not sure Austin, Trufan, or Bailey will be there at those spots. I'd actually be very surprised if Bailey lasted that long.

 

Knock before you come in.

 

I would have had to taken him at 12 or 42. Would you have done that over Ansah or Lacy? In real life, I doubt Lacy is on the board at 42, and then heck yes I'd take Poyer. With the rankings we are using, we are also caught in a no man's land when it comes to Ertz and Eifert who are 25th and 38th respectively. I don't think we were to make up trades either, just pick anyone ranked at or below the same number as each of our picks.

 

The more I watch Poyer at the Senior Bowl the more I like this kid. And while I wouldn't take him at 12, I would seriously consider taking him at 42 depending on what they do at 12. As for Ansah and Lacey at this moment in time I don't think Miami will or should draft either in those spots. It's really early in the process, but Ansah has disappointed a bit at the Senior Bowl. Obviously he's really raw, but I thought this would be the beginning of his ascent, and while it still can be I'm not sure he's value at 12 at this point in time. As for Lacey, I absolutely love him. He was my favorite back in college football to watch this year because of how hard he runs. He'd be a great tandem with Miller, but I just don't see Miami taking a back that high. I think they like Miller and I think they like Thomas more than most fans. I also think there's a real chance Bush comes back. Also, you can get a good back through other means than spending a high pick on one. The Dolphins used a 2 and a 4 in consecutive years on that position. I'd be very surprised if they used a high pick again there.

 

No doubt. Playing somewhat within the rules of the OP makes it very unrealistic for several players

 

That's beautiful. I'd squeeze in an oline guy at 108 or 139....... but still---- beautiful.

 

Agreed but my first thought was Bailey at 77 may be a little bit of wishful thinking.

 

I don't think so. He's undersized, will run close to 4.5, and will likely be pushed down the board a little bit by players who've had a chance to boost their stock during Senior week and the other All Star games, which Bailey did not.

 

You're right. I changed it. :)

 

Lacy is probably gone by 42 too. I was just following the overall rankings supplied in the OP, and going by picking players at below each of Miami's picks. They rank Bailey 82nd overall.

 

Hope u right.

And yes, I'd take that draft anyday. As impressed as iam with Keenan Allen that would make not getting him almost alright.