Dolphin Mock Drafts Around the 'Net, 4/2 Edition

1. Dez Bryant
2. Jerry Hughes
3. Cam Thomas

or:

1. Brandon Graham
2. Nate Allen
3. Torell Troup

or:

1. Earl Thomas
2. Brandon LaFell
3. Thaddeus Gibson

Idea of moving down but not to take graham but someone who actually played OLB like kindle or if we go down far enough take jerry hughes… I got it like this

1) Trade down take kindle
2) Take nate allen or if were damn lucky take hughes
3) Mt cody or any big DT
Extra 3rd from trade) joe mcnight

Get Joseph in the 3rd or 4th!!!!!!!

It surprises me to see so many people saying that the Dolphins would select Dan Williams at #12. His selection would violate one of Parcells’ key principles with regards to the draft: never select a one year wonder.

Williams is the definition of this. He had 3 mediocre seasons before coming on his senior year, when Monte Kiffin became the defensive coordinator at Tennessee. Add on to that the fact that he has never played a 3-4, and you have someone who probably will not be the Dolphins pick.

Considering that this a deep draft for d-linemen, expect us to address the NT need at round 3 or lower. There’s some excellent value to be had at that level. If all does not go well, I think that Sparano is ready to go with Soliai as the starter for the meantime. Not an ideal situation, but Rome wasn’t built in one day.

I expect that we will draft OLB with that first pick. My money’s on Kindle being the pick. We have too much of a need at that position, and we have yet to even address it in free agency. In fact, we will likely use two picks on LB’s overall.

Last week I spoke with Gil Brandt on Sirius Satellite Radio and he said the Dolphins will not draft him with the first pick. He said he knows who the Dolphins want but he did not reveal the name. I still believe that we are going to trade down. We have so many needs. I believe we will either take Earl Thomas or OLB with our first pick of the draft. There are a lot of NT’s that we can get later in the draft. I also believe that we will take a TE more than a WR. We need a reliable target for Henne to throw in critical situations.

I personally would love to see us trade a couple of guys on draft day that are expendable for one reason or another. In perhaps the deepest draft ever I believe we could really strike gold with some extra mid-round picks. We’ve already seen the Phin’s are shopping our LG, I believe we should shop Ted Ginn as well, he might have some value for someone out there. The biggest trade we should try to make however is to move Ronnie Brown, perhaps for a second rounder. I like Ronnie, but I believe he’s the perfect example of a player you move out while you can still get some value for him, much the way NE has operated for years. They continually trade veterans that still have some value and stockpile picks. It keeps their roster young, hungry, and talented. Think of the Richard Seymore deal last year. Ronnie will be 29 this year, has only played 16 games once in 5 years and has had 2 very serious injuries in the last 3 years. Let’s not get sentimental, this is the perfect time to move Ronnie. With the extra picks I just outlined I believe we could really stock up with some young talent to help take this franchise to the next level. Let’s face it, we havn’t won anything with the aforementioned player’s so let’s be bold , shake things up and make some of these type moves.

what is the number of fa next year 16 or 17