Beebe 2014 NFL mock draft

How about that 2013 NFL Draft, huh? Just when you thought Jeff Ireland had traded up for a left tackle, he goes all Network on the Dolphins fanbase and selects Oregon defensive end Dion Jordan. NFL Network loved the pick. I loved the pick. Jon Gruden didn't love the pick, and reacted to it as if a Nazi propaganda film had just been thrown up on the Radio City big screen. Like Gruden's opinion matters, though. He's the CEO of the Fired Football Coaches of America for a reason.

I don't think it's hyperbole to say that the Jordan selection was among the most epic draft picks in Dolphins history. Few people (myself included) actually thought Miami had a prayer of drafting Jordan. And if not for the Raiders' decision to say, "Screw it, let's take what we can get and allow the Dolphins to pants us," the Oregon speed-rush extraordinaire wouldn't be a Dolphin; he'd be playing for his college coach in Philadelphia, or gutting it out with the Utah Lions, or serving as the centerpiece of Cleveland's infantile 3-4 defensive scheme. When Jordan says he feels like he was drafted by the right team, he means it. No team drafting in the top 11 this year could've provided him with the kind of potential success and longevity that Miami currently offers. In fact, you can make the case that Kevin Coyle's goal to mold this defense into a premier attacking, speed-oriented unit was realized when the team turned in its No. 3 overall card on Thursday night. The Dolphins are now a team that can get after you with anyone in their front seven ... and they will get after you.

Which brings us to the 2014 NFL Draft, just 360 days from now. Believe it or not, the Dolphins do not have a glaring need or weakness when April 2014 rolls around; rather, the team can draft BPA throughout, while adding depth in the trenches. This is all great news if you're trying to line up a few Super Bowl runs, and I believe the Dolphins will be poised to do just that within the next two years.

In the meantime, here's a super-early look at how the first round of 2014's NFL Draft could shake out: