The 2018 draft ended a week ago and I feel very good about the
Miami Dolphins draft. They filled some holes, such as tight end, a running
back, and some players to help their pass defense covering the opposing team’s
tight ends. I felt the Dolphins accomplished a lot to improve their team.
However,
it seems a lot of “experts” are knocking the Dolphins draft for not
taking a quarterback. Look everyone is entitled to their opinion and I thought
Miami would take a quarterback considering the work they put in and talking up
the top quarterbacks, but it was a smoke screen, so they could get other teams
to take one and hope some players fall to them at pick 11. Mel Kiper was
particularly critical even though he thought the Dolphins did well otherwise.
He gave the Dolphins a C and nfl.com thought the Dolphins were one of the
losers from the draft for not taking a QB. Look you aren’t going to fill every
need in the draft the Dolphins, I believe, had bigger needs than quarterback.
The Dolphins had to address some needs on defense and tight end on offense. I
understand Ryan Tannehill is coming off a serious injury. He should have had
the surgery on his knee after the 2016 because partially torn ACLs don’t heel
on their own and Tannehill elected for the stem cell treatment, but reality is
his knee was a ticking time bomb last training camp and could have full torn at
any time. Mike Tannenbaum was correct the quarterbacks they have behind
Tannehill are still young and can develop. David Fales. who started the season
finale last year, doesn’t have the game experience in the regular season and
probably could use some extra work in the preseason this year. Brock Osweiler
has started and has experience but has had mixed results and is still young
enough to develop and work on his game. The Dolphins recently added Bryce
Petty, who came from a tough situation with the New York Jets, is young and
needs more room to grow in his game and maybe a fresh start with the Dolphins
and being with an offensive minded coach in Adam Gase will help.
it seems a lot of “experts” are knocking the Dolphins draft for not
taking a quarterback. Look everyone is entitled to their opinion and I thought
Miami would take a quarterback considering the work they put in and talking up
the top quarterbacks, but it was a smoke screen, so they could get other teams
to take one and hope some players fall to them at pick 11. Mel Kiper was
particularly critical even though he thought the Dolphins did well otherwise.
He gave the Dolphins a C and nfl.com thought the Dolphins were one of the
losers from the draft for not taking a QB. Look you aren’t going to fill every
need in the draft the Dolphins, I believe, had bigger needs than quarterback.
The Dolphins had to address some needs on defense and tight end on offense. I
understand Ryan Tannehill is coming off a serious injury. He should have had
the surgery on his knee after the 2016 because partially torn ACLs don’t heel
on their own and Tannehill elected for the stem cell treatment, but reality is
his knee was a ticking time bomb last training camp and could have full torn at
any time. Mike Tannenbaum was correct the quarterbacks they have behind
Tannehill are still young and can develop. David Fales. who started the season
finale last year, doesn’t have the game experience in the regular season and
probably could use some extra work in the preseason this year. Brock Osweiler
has started and has experience but has had mixed results and is still young
enough to develop and work on his game. The Dolphins recently added Bryce
Petty, who came from a tough situation with the New York Jets, is young and
needs more room to grow in his game and maybe a fresh start with the Dolphins
and being with an offensive minded coach in Adam Gase will help.
Here is another
thought. This year’s quarterback class is talented, but all of them have flaws
in their game that need to be worked on and there is no sure-fire franchise
quarterback just teams gambling on potential. The New York Giants had the 2nd
pick and have a quarterback in Eli Manning, who is on the back end of his
career, if the Giants felt strong about any of those top quarterbacks don’t you
think they would have taken one to sit and learn behind Eli while he finishes
the final 2 years of his deal? I realize the Giants took one in the 4th round,
but they could have taken one of the top quarterbacks and they passed what does
that tell you? The Denver Broncos had the 5th pick and they have quarterback
issues despite signing Case Kennum. John Elway has done a terrible job with the
quarterback position since Peyton Manning retired and he did his research on
these quarterbacks and he didn’t take one quarterback in this draft why aren’t
people criticizing him? Don’t you think Elway would have taken one if he saw a
quarterback he liked at pick 5? The Houston Texans starting quarterback is
coming off the same knee injury as Ryan Tannehill and no other quarterback on
their roster and yet they didn’t take a quarterback either why do they get a
pass?
thought. This year’s quarterback class is talented, but all of them have flaws
in their game that need to be worked on and there is no sure-fire franchise
quarterback just teams gambling on potential. The New York Giants had the 2nd
pick and have a quarterback in Eli Manning, who is on the back end of his
career, if the Giants felt strong about any of those top quarterbacks don’t you
think they would have taken one to sit and learn behind Eli while he finishes
the final 2 years of his deal? I realize the Giants took one in the 4th round,
but they could have taken one of the top quarterbacks and they passed what does
that tell you? The Denver Broncos had the 5th pick and they have quarterback
issues despite signing Case Kennum. John Elway has done a terrible job with the
quarterback position since Peyton Manning retired and he did his research on
these quarterbacks and he didn’t take one quarterback in this draft why aren’t
people criticizing him? Don’t you think Elway would have taken one if he saw a
quarterback he liked at pick 5? The Houston Texans starting quarterback is
coming off the same knee injury as Ryan Tannehill and no other quarterback on
their roster and yet they didn’t take a quarterback either why do they get a
pass?
This
quarterback class was talented, but as I said there was no sure-fire franchise
quarterback and had their flaws. Sam Darnold was a turnover machine in college.
Baker Mayfield is 6′ tall, which is short for a starting NFL QB, and had some
questionable on field antics, such as the crouch grabbing towards an opposing
team or taunting the opposing team for not shaking hands. Josh Allen has a
strong arm and can throw the ball 90 yards, but he has accuracy issues, doesn’t
read defenses well, and needs work with his mechanics. Yet everybody makes
excuses for him, such as didn’t have enough talent around him. I’ve never heard
of any quarterback that gets defended for lack of supporting cast. Josh Rosen
is the most pro ready quarterback but has maturity issues and sense of
entitlement. If the Dolphins wanted one of those quarterbacks they could have
gotten one of those quarterbacks, but they obviously felt there were a lot of
holes in their game and they didn’t have to draft a quarterback because they feel
comfortable with the quarterbacks they have. If Tannehill gets hurt again we
probably have the same result as last season and next year we can reassess the
quarterback position.
quarterback class was talented, but as I said there was no sure-fire franchise
quarterback and had their flaws. Sam Darnold was a turnover machine in college.
Baker Mayfield is 6′ tall, which is short for a starting NFL QB, and had some
questionable on field antics, such as the crouch grabbing towards an opposing
team or taunting the opposing team for not shaking hands. Josh Allen has a
strong arm and can throw the ball 90 yards, but he has accuracy issues, doesn’t
read defenses well, and needs work with his mechanics. Yet everybody makes
excuses for him, such as didn’t have enough talent around him. I’ve never heard
of any quarterback that gets defended for lack of supporting cast. Josh Rosen
is the most pro ready quarterback but has maturity issues and sense of
entitlement. If the Dolphins wanted one of those quarterbacks they could have
gotten one of those quarterbacks, but they obviously felt there were a lot of
holes in their game and they didn’t have to draft a quarterback because they feel
comfortable with the quarterbacks they have. If Tannehill gets hurt again we
probably have the same result as last season and next year we can reassess the
quarterback position.
I totally agree we need to fill the other holes mostly defense and offensive line but also tight end and they did well in the draft people need to lay off Tannehill and start pointing out the true issues not him just because he’s the quarterback it’s a team sport people we win as a team and lose as a team no one guy now let’s go have a good season #PhinsUp
Whether you think a QB should have been drafted or not (I personally think it's always good to draft a QB every year because you never know when you might hit pay dirt) it is undeniable that the backup situation is a complete disaster. If Tannehill goes down, they might not win a game with Osweiler, Fales, or Petty behind center. If they didn't plan on drafting a QB or signing a serviceable veteran, they should've kept Matt Moore. Not great but at least fairly capable. What they have now is laughable.
well ill say this AGAIN…. Finally looks like after many years of follow typical draft plans and shooting the odds to get a lucky diamond in the rough , which hasnt worked sense marino. they are starting to follow a plan fully to the end and see it threw. addressing the many needs and trimming the extreme high ticket salaries on hunches. they are getting back to the basics of team building with the budget minded and doing what is right matching talent to what talent they have . tannelhill will be fine and we will win more than 6 games as vagas predicts
for the most part i say unless you have a donation of millions of dollars to give than keep ur mouth shut and see where they go.
Except for Marino, no QB rookie has ever done well so why so many think that we needed to draft a QB in case Tannehill gets injured is unbelievable.
Besides Tannehill has been durable up to this injury, so he will be fine.
Also…. what is wrong with getting a DB that some people had in the top 5 of the first round??!!
Sports media has become just like the "news" media. The reason so many knock the Phins for their draft is because Miami didn't add drama to the draft by wheeling & dealing & overpaying for a Qb. Basically the Phins didn't give the sports media a headline and now they are upset.