All of Flo & Co. Attend Auburn Pro Day

NFL teams have the peddle to the metal evaluating the college talent declaring for the draft. Phins scouts are buzzing all around the country looking at potential draft picks. The Auburn Pro Day was a special event for the Phins, not only did Chris Grier and his scouts attend, but Brian Flores and Defensive Coordinator Josh Boyer made an appearance as well. The fact that the Phins brought all hands on deck to this event makes it noteworthy.

Why were so many eyes needed?

Auburn has three top defenders expected to go in the Top 70. This may be a telling move on the Phins draft strategy because ‘Flo & Co.’ even showed up a day early to do a group workout with DT Derrick Brown, CB Noah Igbinoghene, and DL Marlon Davidson. Given all the Phins draft picks, Miami will have plenty of opportunities to draft any of these players.

According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald: “Grier, Flores, and other Dolphins coaches took all of Auburn’s draft-eligible defensive prospects into a room and did a defensive install with them. Flores sat with the defensive linemen during the install, to get a close read on how Brown and Davidson soaked up the information, their level of focus and questions they asked.”

How long has it been since Miami had a fully invested Head Coach?

This closed-door meeting before the Auburn Pro Day will have a huge impact on if Miami selects any of these players. A detailed evaluation like this is just one reason why Miami Dolphins fans are high on Coach Flores. It’s been a long time since a Dolphins Head Coach has shown this level of focus and investment. Without a doubt, this type of evaluation can only help the Phins chances of success on Draft Day.

Could defense be Miami’s focus?

The consensus top defensive tackle, Derrick Brown will be a Top 10 draft pick. A monster in run defense, he totaled 55 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 passes batted and two forced fumbles last season. While he didn’t have a great combine, this kid is a football player and played his best when the stakes were high.

You can’t deny that Brown jumps out on his game film.

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Then there’s Marlon Davidson, who is ranked as the 6^th best Defensive End. Projected to go anywhere from the 1st-3rd Round, Davidson had 49 tackles, 7.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles last year. And even though he doesn’t possess the greatest skill set, he makes up for it with toughness and being stout at the point of attack. Noted for being a smart player with good technique, Flores craves this type of attitude in his players.

Noah Igbinoghene is ranked as the 7^th best Cornerback prospect and projected to go anywhere in the 1st-3rd Round. As Auburn’s top CB, he played well against top teams in the nation with 42 tackles and 7 passes broken up… but he didn’t even have a single pick. Regarded as more of a project, Igbinoghene is extremely athletic and has plenty of upside.

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Flores has his fingerprint on every facet of this team

I’d bet with the pay per head software providers like www.AcePerHead.com that if Flores was impressed in these meetings, the Dolphins will land at least one of these players. However, if Miami passes on all these players, Flores wasn’t sold. Regardless of how the chips fall, this will provide A-class intel for us fans on how Flo & Co. operates.

You have to love the deep interest Flores is giving to every facet of his team. And really, that’s the way it should be… And sadly, it hasn’t been this way in South Florida for a long time. If this draft goes well, Flores will be a keeper for many years to come.