Realistic Draft Expectations.

Lets get a good wideout or linebacker with the 1st rounder

If this kid comes out we need to get him. I went to see Notre Dame against Navy (as a mid) and the kid is unbelievable. He is a player who has amazing hands. we gotta get him

I hate the Gators but even i’d put Brandon Spikes on that list.

Except for McClain. He’s likely a top 10 pick at this juncture. I’ll be praying that he somehow falls to us.

As for Taylor Mays, I’ll bet he wishes he came out last season. He’ll probably go at the end of the first round unless he runs that supposed 4.2 he did during a USC practice. We’ll see, but I have him going near the later stages of round one (think: Dallas).

I am definitely on the Benn bandwagon. I think he’ll be available in round two unless he shows up to the combine and runs a route tree that blows up the heads of scouts Scanners-style.

Golden Tate has a lot of Percy Harvin in him, which will probably get him drafted a lot higher than he should. If he goes to Indy in February and runs a solid 4.4, he’ll be right smack in the middle of the first round. I like Tate a lot, but I am not sure Parcells will.

Ah, and then there’s Terrence Cody. Sweet Terrence Cody. If the college season had ended last week, Cody would’ve slipped to the second round. And even though he didn’t even have that great of a game against Florida (getting blocked one-on-one is never a good thing for a two-gap NT), Cody gets to finish out his college career on the biggest stage, which could very well propel his massive ass back into the first round.

Sergio Kindle is an outstanding OLB, but I feel like we already have a player like that in Cam Wake. Still, Kindle would thrive in our defensive scheme, and he’s one of the three best edge-rush linebackers in this draft.

Mardy Gilyard is one of my favorite players in this draft. I’d love to see that guy in Miami, but he is like a faster Davone Bess: great hands; shifty, effective route runner who always seems to get open.

I think Gilyard will probably come in at 5’11 at the combine. I’d be shocked if he were really over 6 foot.

Great post. I love draft stuff, especially when you see how good the Dolphins are going to get better and better as the seasons progress.

no more speculation on that end at least. he and clausen will enter the draft.

Excellent WR, but the Fins have a WR corp full of his size and attributes. He may better then them all pure talent wise, but the Fins need some one to go up for the ball and out muscle CB for the first down.

I haven’t predicted one move right that this front office has done

I am two-for-two with our first round picks (I had us taking Jake Long as soon as he made it rain at the combine). And while we still need about another month before we can realistically predict the Dolphins’ 2010 draft, I’d like to think I have a decent idea of where we’ll go.

I think this will be the year where Parcells drafts a big-splash linebacker. There will likely be a lot of BAPS floating around when we pick, but I can see this FO sticking to the script and reinforcing our linebacker corps.

I think the rumor was he is staying for another year.

As for Gilyard, you could probably wait till the 2nd or 3rd to get him.

if there will be the pick. Dez will be available at 18 or so BUT I dont see him being the choice unless all LBers Parcells likes are gone

not a reciever

except Benn, McClain, and Kindle off that list. As in take them off the list, not take them in the draft. I just don’t see the upside with Cody. He’s a mess, and he can’t go more than 2-3 plays without sucking wind on the sidelines. Tate isn’t number 1 WR material IMO, and we don’t need more number 2’s. I also don’t really like Gilyard that much, I’m not sure he’s the type of athlete that can dominate single coverage. Gresham shouldn’t be on our radar because I don’t believe TE is that high on the list of draft needs. If we want a TE, I think we should look at Epps from UM later in the draft.

And don’t get me started on Taylor Mays. He’s the Vernon Gholston of this year’s draft, except many people are already starting to realize it. He’s an athletic freak with surprisingly little “football” skills. He’s a horrible tackler, instead going for the highlight-reel hit, which makes you look like an idiot in the NFL when you try that in the open field. He takes terrible angles in pursuit, and has terrible ball skills, which is a must for a FS. I wouldn’t touch him at all, because I think it’ll be a wasted pick.

Add to that list Damian Williams, Dez Bryant, Eric Berry (not gonna happen, but he’s on the list nonetheless lol), CJ Spiller, Jerry Hughes, and Von Miller (Hughes and Miller are both OLB’s that have the size to play on the strong-side, a position we need especially with JT starting to show his age and Roth toiling away in Cleveland).

I just don’t see us going WR in round one. Parcells will be looking to concrete our front seven in the first and second/third rounds

I wonder if Bowe’s asking price will come down following his suspension. I’ll still take him regardless of whether or not he’s eating starcaps!

Henne would absolutely make it rain with Bowe, Hartline, Turner and Bess on the field.

I’ll even put it together.

He’s currently a late-first round pick, and I don’t think he’s really a player who’s going to blow up the combine, so I expect him to stay somewhere in that area.

I’d rather address WR via free agency/trade and concrete our front seven with a new NT and ILB in this draft. Soliai’s a solid backup, but a guy like Dan Williams from Tennessee would really help blow up the trenches.

As of right now, I figure Denver will be the team that gets Rolando McClain. You can thank the Bears for that one.

there’s about 20 of them slated to hit FA that would instantly upgrade the position for us. Most notably are Karlos Dansby, Larry Foote, and DeMeco Ryans. We need to find a way to fill that spot in FA, and open the draft picks up to enable us to get a playmaker in round 1, a guy like Damian Williams, Dez Bryant, CJ Spiller, or Benn. Then, like kmb just said above me, Dan Williams from Tennesee could be the answer at NT, and could be available in round 2.

Or, by signing a LB in FA, you can now look to trade that first rounder for a true #1 WR. Trade back a few times in the middle rounds and stock up on picks, and find some sleepers like we seem to do every year. Now we have a stud at LB, a stud at WR, AND a new crop of rookies at need positions. We are close, only a few guys from being a serious contender, and I think it’s time to get aggressive this offseason and go out and get those guys. We’ve built a solid foundation through the draft and solid FA pickups/trades, I think this is the year to make a play at some superstars.