Miami is getting plenty of trade calls for Kenyan Drake
Kenyan Drake is officially on the trade block and plenty of teams are trying to get him from the Miami Dolphins. No, Drake won’t command a very high pick, but something is better than nothing…
… And nothing is what Miami will get for Drake should they fail to trade him.
Dolphins have little, if any, interest in giving Drake a new contract. Considering all the CAP space they have next year and the increased pressure on Flores to win even a little, you can bet with the pay per head bookie services that the Phins will sign at least some Free Agents. Even a middle-grade signing next year will cancel any compensatory draft picks they would get for him. So, Miami needs to make this trade happen.
Drake was so close to being a great draft pick… but he was no cigar
Over his career in Miami, Drake has flashed elite potential. Whether split wide or run the ball, Drake broke off the type of big plays that teased ‘special’. Unfortunately, inconsistency in on his run efficiency, holding onto the football, and pass blocking limited his that potential making Drake’s ‘give and take’ near equal. And that level of production isn’t worth a shiny new contract that would make him a central piece in the backfield.
At this stage, Miami’s backfield (and Offense in general) needs consistency more than big plays.
Mark Walton has a ton of range in skillset and is more consistent than Drake.
Patrick Laird has hinted that his ‘special skill’ is consistency and maximizing every play. This has yet to be proven though.
Kalen Ballage has suffers the most of all the backs behind this poor line. His skillset demands some space to work with. He has had little to none this season.
Daniel Kilgore missed his second practice today. He likely won’t start Week 7 due to injury. Evan Boehm is slated to replace him. This week Ballage could make some hay. Kilgore is small and weak and gets dominated regularly and Phinsnews has hoped for a few weeks that Boehm would replace him. Ballage’s key area to attack is the B-Gap. Boehm brings a ton more power inside to this rushing attack.
Discipline and consistency are key in all areas of football, but at running back it’s especially important because of the high frequency they touch the football. Not only do they handle the rock so much, but they face the most physical opposition to maintain control. Also, to be a true all-purpose back you must excel at pass protection.
Drake has proved to be neither of these, so fans should hope that his trade comes soon. The deadline is October 29th, so we’ll know soon enough. Go Phins!!!
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Trade talked for Drake is a good thing more in favor of Drake. Drake is just being misused in Miami and he really needs more touches. Drake in the right system will performed much better than being a Dolphins and more rewarding. This Franchise is currently in a serious nose dive and we are not sure they will pulled up in time?
Drake was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round, 73rd overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft. He was the third running back to be selected that year. This is the classic Dolphins moved buy high and sell low or the Dolphins failed to developed him for a 2 second or 1st round but talked maybe 5th or 7th round?
Taking Taylor in the 1st round and later rounds taking Dobbins,Ackers or Dillon would be the start of stabling the Backfield while the QB gets online. This is a great one two punched.
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin: Stock Steady 1st rounder Stats: 6 games — 129 carries for 825 yards, 14 touchdowns; 15 receptions for 136 yards, four touchdowns
J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State: Stock Steady 2nd to 3rd rounder Stats: 6 games — 116 carries for 826 yards, six touchdowns; seven receptions for 44 yards, a touchdown https://youtu.be/LuvK7SgbF0k
AJ Dillion Boston College 4th to 5th rounder 2019 Season ATT 144 YDS 745 TD 6 AVG 5.2 https://youtu.be/nXMxf1-z93U
Cam Akers*, RB, Florida State https://youtu.be/oORJi0gq33Y Akers has played well for Florida State despite having an awful offensive line in front of him. In 2018, he averaged 4.4 yards per carry for 706 yards with six touchdowns.
Akers got my attention also. My thoughts are one two punch along side a J. Taylor. who is the best Running Back. There is no doubt about him carrying a team especially when your passing game has been shut down or just sucks.When will the Miami Dolphins wake up?
Good teams or one dimensional can established a good running game but a good defense will stop the run Great teams are two dimensional can throw and run with balanced.
What separate a good team from a great team is good teams can established the run and good defenses will know how to shut down the run. But the great teams will no how to effectively run and passed balanced.
Those of us old enough has seen Miami with the Best Running Backs and the best passing attacked. We must stop looking from the barrel of Mediocrity expecting to win.
Lacked of a solid power rushing game/offensive line is why Patrick Ma homes worsen knee injury for one yard?
Very few coaches have the vision of a Blue Chip dual threat back field. The seasons where Miami valued the back field they won Super Bowls and made the playoffs.
It isn’t a coincidence when Drew Brees came to New Orleans in 2006, they started winning; however, none of this would have been possible if they didn’t have a solid running game behind him at the time. With the No. 2 pick of the 2006 draft the Saints drafted Heisman winner Reggie Bush. This teamed him up with their current all-time leading rusher, Deuce McAllister.
Stats as a tandem (2005, 2007-2010) Ricky Williams: 3,196 rush yards, 717 receiving yards and 28 touchdowns Ronnie Brown: 3,807 rush yards, 1,215 receiving yards and 33 touchdowns No matter how you feel about either player, these two belong somewhere on the list. They were an enigmatic but talented duo in South Beach. Over parts of five seasons Williams and Brown combined for over 9,000 total yards and 61 touchdowns. However, it could have been a lot greater of a duo if it weren’t for injuries and off-field issues. After all, both were picked in the top five of the draft six years apart.
Stats as a tandem (2007-2009) Adrian Peterson: 4,484 rush yards, 819 receiving yards, 41 touchdowns Chester Taylor: 1,581 rush yards, 1,069 receiving yards, 15 touchdowns
Stats as a tandem (2003-2007) Larry Johnson: 4,764 rush yards, 1,219 receiving yards and 56 touchdowns Priest Holmes: 2,900 rush yards, 1,101 receiving yards and 59 touchdowns
Stats as a tandem (2004-2007) LaDainian Tomlinson: 6,086 rush yards, 1,794 receiving yards and 87 touchdowns Michael Turner: 1,257 rush yards and six touchdowns
Stats as a tandem (2008-current) DeAngelo Williams: 3,054 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns Jonathan Stewart: 2,829 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns
Stats as a tandem (2006-2008) Fred Taylor: 2,904 rush yards and 12 touchdowns Maurice Jones-Drew: 2,533 rush yards, 1,408 rush yards and 41 touchdowns
Stats as a threesome (1969-1974) Larry Csonka: 5,360 rush yards and 37 touchdowns Mercury Morris: 3,002 rush yards and 26 touchdowns Jim Kiick: 3,023 rush yards, 1,788 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns
Stats as a tandem (1972-1980) Franco Harris: 9,352 rush yards, 1,507 receiving yards and 82 touchdowns Rocky Bleier: 3,809 rush yards, 1,126 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns
Stats as a tandem (1958-1961) Jim Brown: 5,521 rush yards and 63 touchdowns Bobby Mitchell: 2,297 rush yards, 1,462 receiving yards and 32 touchdowns
Over the years I have seen Miami having pretty good defenses and relied solely on the QB to win games resulting into the agony of defeat for twenty years.
I’m still in love with star backs… Jacobs in Oakland looks like a good one… This regime will build like the Pats… committee, cheap, and versatile. I hope the NFL cycle brings back the focus on the RB… looks like its trending that way.
Basically what you are saying if the Fins sign any Running Back during free agency this would cancel any compensatory picks?, Which most likely would only be a 7th round picked?
This seems to be the deal with the Fins! Having no interest in their key players and once they trade these players they only show up on prime time TV games making plays to help their new team win.
Drake would benefit the most with a trade out of Miami. Originally prior to Drake being drafted from Alabama he was going to be a linebacker nightmare? So once again Miami has not utilized players to their strength.
If they keep Drake and don’t sign him in 2020, they won’t get a draft comp pick in 2020 if they sign any FAs because they don’t have any other players worth comp picks. Even a mid-grade FA signed will cancel anything received from Drake. So, if they want to get anything for Drake it has to be a trade now. Miami will sign some FA next year and when Miami lets Drake walk they’ll get nothing in return.
Trade talked for Drake is a good thing more in favor of Drake. Drake is just being misused in Miami and he really needs more touches. Drake in the right system will performed much better than being a Dolphins and more rewarding. This Franchise is currently in a serious nose dive and we are not sure they will pulled up in time?
Drake was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round, 73rd overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft. He was the third running back to be selected that year. This is the classic Dolphins moved buy high and sell low or the Dolphins failed to developed him for a 2 second or 1st round but talked maybe 5th or 7th round?
Taking Taylor in the 1st round and later rounds taking Dobbins,Ackers or Dillon would be the start of stabling the Backfield while the QB gets online. This is a great one two punched.
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin: Stock Steady 1st rounder
Stats: 6 games — 129 carries for 825 yards, 14 touchdowns; 15 receptions for 136 yards, four touchdowns
J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State: Stock Steady 2nd to 3rd rounder
Stats: 6 games — 116 carries for 826 yards, six touchdowns; seven receptions for 44 yards, a touchdown
https://youtu.be/LuvK7SgbF0k
AJ Dillion Boston College 4th to 5th rounder
2019 Season ATT 144 YDS 745 TD 6 AVG 5.2
https://youtu.be/nXMxf1-z93U
Cam Akers*, RB, Florida State
https://youtu.be/oORJi0gq33Y
Akers has played well for Florida State despite having an awful offensive line in front of him. In 2018, he averaged 4.4 yards per carry for 706 yards with six touchdowns.
Dobbins is nice but small… Need to see Dillion against better comp, big legs, but lacks pop… Akers was my fav… showed a little something, something.
Yeap!
Akers got my attention also. My thoughts are one two punch along side a J. Taylor. who is the best Running Back. There is no doubt about him carrying a team especially when your passing game has been shut down or just sucks.When will the Miami Dolphins wake up?
Good teams or one dimensional can established a good running game but a good defense will stop the run
Great teams are two dimensional can throw and run with balanced.
What separate a good team from a great team is good teams can established the run and good defenses will know how to shut down the run. But the great teams will no how to effectively run and passed balanced.
Those of us old enough has seen Miami with the Best Running Backs and the best passing attacked. We must stop looking from the barrel of Mediocrity expecting to win.
Lacked of a solid power rushing game/offensive line is why Patrick Ma homes worsen knee injury for one yard?
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Very few coaches have the vision of a Blue Chip dual threat back field. The seasons where Miami valued the back field they won Super Bowls and made the playoffs.
It isn’t a coincidence when Drew Brees came to New Orleans in 2006, they started winning; however, none of this would have been possible if they didn’t have a solid running game behind him at the time. With the No. 2 pick of the 2006 draft the Saints drafted Heisman winner Reggie Bush. This teamed him up with their current all-time leading rusher, Deuce McAllister.
Stats as a tandem (2005, 2007-2010)
Ricky Williams: 3,196 rush yards, 717 receiving yards and 28 touchdowns
Ronnie Brown: 3,807 rush yards, 1,215 receiving yards and 33 touchdowns
No matter how you feel about either player, these two belong somewhere on the list. They were an enigmatic but talented duo in South Beach. Over parts of five seasons Williams and Brown combined for over 9,000 total yards and 61 touchdowns.
However, it could have been a lot greater of a duo if it weren’t for injuries and off-field issues. After all, both were picked in the top five of the draft six years apart.
Stats as a tandem (2007-2009)
Adrian Peterson: 4,484 rush yards, 819 receiving yards, 41 touchdowns
Chester Taylor: 1,581 rush yards, 1,069 receiving yards, 15 touchdowns
Stats as a tandem (2003-2007)
Larry Johnson: 4,764 rush yards, 1,219 receiving yards and 56 touchdowns
Priest Holmes: 2,900 rush yards, 1,101 receiving yards and 59 touchdowns
Stats as a tandem (2004-2007)
LaDainian Tomlinson: 6,086 rush yards, 1,794 receiving yards and 87 touchdowns
Michael Turner: 1,257 rush yards and six touchdowns
Stats as a tandem (2008-current)
DeAngelo Williams: 3,054 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns
Jonathan Stewart: 2,829 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns
Stats as a tandem (2006-2008)
Fred Taylor: 2,904 rush yards and 12 touchdowns
Maurice Jones-Drew: 2,533 rush yards, 1,408 rush yards and 41 touchdowns
Stats as a threesome (1969-1974)
Larry Csonka: 5,360 rush yards and 37 touchdowns
Mercury Morris: 3,002 rush yards and 26 touchdowns
Jim Kiick: 3,023 rush yards, 1,788 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns
Stats as a tandem (1972-1980)
Franco Harris: 9,352 rush yards, 1,507 receiving yards and 82 touchdowns
Rocky Bleier: 3,809 rush yards, 1,126 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns
Stats as a tandem (1958-1961)
Jim Brown: 5,521 rush yards and 63 touchdowns
Bobby Mitchell: 2,297 rush yards, 1,462 receiving yards and 32 touchdowns
Over the years I have seen Miami having pretty good defenses and relied solely on the QB to win games resulting into the agony of defeat for twenty years.
I’m still in love with star backs… Jacobs in Oakland looks like a good one… This regime will build like the Pats… committee, cheap, and versatile. I hope the NFL cycle brings back the focus on the RB… looks like its trending that way.
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Basically what you are saying if the Fins sign any Running Back during free agency this would cancel any compensatory picks?, Which most likely would only be a 7th round picked?
This seems to be the deal with the Fins! Having no interest in their key players and once they trade these
players they only show up on prime time TV games making plays to help their new team win.
Drake would benefit the most with a trade out of Miami. Originally prior to Drake being drafted from Alabama he was going to be a linebacker nightmare? So once again Miami has not utilized players to their strength.
If they keep Drake and don’t sign him in 2020, they won’t get a draft comp pick in 2020 if they sign any FAs because they don’t have any other players worth comp picks. Even a mid-grade FA signed will cancel anything received from Drake. So, if they want to get anything for Drake it has to be a trade now. Miami will sign some FA next year and when Miami lets Drake walk they’ll get nothing in return.