The Miami Dolphins surprised a lot of people when, with their first pick of the second round, they added Oregon safety Jevon Holland. It was not the position expected for Miami’s third pick of the.
2021 Miami Dolphins draft picks: The Phinsider staff reacts to Jaylen Waddle selection
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have to say about the team selecting Alabama wide receiver Jaylen Waddle with the sixth-overall pick? Were there other players they preferred? How does Waddle fit alongside Miami’s current stable of wide receivers?
Our discussion included Josh Houtz, Justin Hier, Craig T. Smith, James McKinney, and Kevin Nogle. Houtz opened it up, taking a look at the smokescreens that carried us from January through to last night.
Houtz: “The Dolphins’ plan all along was to draft a play-making wide receiver. Which wide receiver, however, was the actual mystery. I thought the pick would be DeVonta Smith. Others thought they might prefer Ja’Marr Chase, or maybe they would try to trade up for Kyle Pitts. But when the dust settled, Brian Flores and Chris Grier got the explosive playmaker the team had long hoped.”
Thursday Evening Random Live Thread - Justin Hier Edition
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Wait a second, I’m not James McKinney! Nope, today’s Thursday Evening Random Live Thread is sponsored by Justin Hier instead. Hope you are all having a great week! It’s Thursday evening, and that means when we wake up tomorrow, it will be everyone’s favorite day of the week. Few things are better than knowing the weekend is
right around the corner, so let’s go into tomorrow with a BANG! (No, I’m not sorry for the pun).
Retain, tag, or let walk? - Mack Hollins
It’s the 2021 offseason, and that means it’s time for speculation aplenty! Before the
, the front office must first navigate the tumultuous waters of NFL free agency, a time where superstars break the bank and journeymen veterans find new homes. For the Dolphins, this period of the team’s offseason requires general manager Chris Grier and head coach Brian Flores to make tough decisions about the team’s impending free agents. Today, we’re moving onto the fourth article of our annual “Retain, tag, or let walk?” series here at Related
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Shortly after the Miami Dolphins promoted Eric Studesville and George Godsey to co-offensive coordinators, Jake Mendel and I jumped on our headsets to break down what this news meant for Flores’ offense, in addition to a bunch of other topics.
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In this
EMERGENCY episode, Jake Mendel and I focus on the Dolphins decision to promote not one but two offensive coordinators for the Miami Dolphins. We then focus on how important Tua’s development is in year two, and could the Charlie Frye signing be the biggest one of them all?