Time for Jon-Eric Sullivan to Round Out Dolphins Roster
The Dolphins are in the early stages of a long rebuild.
It was not too long ago, though, that they were in the same position.
After jettisoning many high-priced veterans and dealing arguably their best player right before the season, Laremy Tunsil, Miami possessed a pretty barren roster as the season approached.
In an effort to add some depth to the back-end of the roster, then general manager Chris Grier added five players off waivers after the team set its initial 53-man roster.
Adding five players via waivers was a lot.
Only seven years later, the Dolphins might add even more under first-year general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan.
With so many unproven players who made the initial 53-man roster on Sunday, adding six or seven players from other rosters would make sense.
It was pretty evident during the Dolphins’ pre-season contests that backups across the roster were not good enough to help sustain the team should injuries arise.
That is why adding some quality depth to a few positions would make sense.
For example, on the offensive line, the Dolphins could use some more help.
The starting five looks pretty rock solid, but beyond them, especially at the tackle spot, there are some serious questions.
While Caeden Wallace, Andrew Meyer and D.J. Campbell look like they belong on the 53-man roster, they are by no means high-quality options as backups, and there are still questions surrounding whether Wallace is more of a guard/tackle type or purely a tackle.
That is why I would expect Miami to put in a waiver claim for a tackle-only player if they can find one.
Depth issues also persist on defense, where Miami currently has only three players after the release of Lonnie Johnson Jr.
The Dolphins could waive one of the offensive linemen who barely made the 53-man roster if a quality option arises at safety.
Meanwhile, at defensive tackle and tight end, there are injury questions regarding some of the players who made the initial roster, so Miami might add some help there if need be.
They did have seven receivers, which is more than usual, so one of those players could be at risk of being waived quickly as well.
Miami got the roster down to the required 53-man roster with a flurry of transactions today.
But that does not mean that the roster is complete by any means.
In fact, now the real work of finalizing the roster for Sullivan comes with the waiver wire in full effect.
Time for Jon-Eric Sullivan to Round Out Dolphins Roster
Time for Jon-Eric Sullivan to Round Out Dolphins Roster
The Dolphins are in the early stages of a long rebuild.
It was not too long ago, though, that they were in the same position.
After jettisoning many high-priced veterans and dealing arguably their best player right before the season, Laremy Tunsil, Miami possessed a pretty barren roster as the season approached.
In an effort to add some depth to the back-end of the roster, then general manager Chris Grier added five players off waivers after the team set its initial 53-man roster.
Adding five players via waivers was a lot.
Only seven years later, the Dolphins might add even more under first-year general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan.
With so many unproven players who made the initial 53-man roster on Sunday, adding six or seven players from other rosters would make sense.
It was pretty evident during the Dolphins’ pre-season contests that backups across the roster were not good enough to help sustain the team should injuries arise.
That is why adding some quality depth to a few positions would make sense.
For example, on the offensive line, the Dolphins could use some more help.
The starting five looks pretty rock solid, but beyond them, especially at the tackle spot, there are some serious questions.
While Caeden Wallace, Andrew Meyer and D.J. Campbell look like they belong on the 53-man roster, they are by no means high-quality options as backups, and there are still questions surrounding whether Wallace is more of a guard/tackle type or purely a tackle.
That is why I would expect Miami to put in a waiver claim for a tackle-only player if they can find one.
Depth issues also persist on defense, where Miami currently has only three players after the release of Lonnie Johnson Jr.
The Dolphins could waive one of the offensive linemen who barely made the 53-man roster if a quality option arises at safety.
Meanwhile, at defensive tackle and tight end, there are injury questions regarding some of the players who made the initial roster, so Miami might add some help there if need be.
They did have seven receivers, which is more than usual, so one of those players could be at risk of being waived quickly as well.
Miami got the roster down to the required 53-man roster with a flurry of transactions today.
But that does not mean that the roster is complete by any means.
In fact, now the real work of finalizing the roster for Sullivan comes with the waiver wire in full effect.
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