Is Cornerback Dolphins Biggest Question Mark?

Jimmy Bourbon

9 years ago

While cornerback has been addressed, are there still big question marks?

Cornerback is a key position, but with the Pats in the division, it’s even more crucial.

The Dolphins came into the off-season will a lot of holes to fill on their roster, and after a few key in-house departures through free-agency, the Dolphins had new holes created as well – cornerback was one of them.

And while the Dolphins spent a lot of resources building up both the offensive and defensive lines, to which most sports betting fans will agree that those two positions have been improved, there is still work to be done on the back-end of the defense.

The Dolphins made a big move in signing Safety Abdul-Quddus to pair with their Pro Bowl Safety Reshad Jones, so this should improve the top of Miami’s secondary.

But, the Dolphins still have a big question mark over their cornerback situation. Whether those question marks become exclamations for how good or how deficient the secondary will be won’t be revealed till preseason.

The only real competition for “squad of most concern” is running back and linebacker. As for running back, they have Ajayi and if you simply judge it in terms of quantity of players needed, you rarely see more than one back on the field at a time. Conversely, in a pass happy league, having weakness at the cornerback position is a difficult problem to overcome because a defense needs bare minimum 2 to 3 cornerbacks on the field every play. And with every team searching high and low to add them to their roster, acquiring quality corners is like fighting over a piece of meat with 31 starving wolves.

Linebacker was the next closest squad in my opinion. But, by all accounts Alonso is completely healthy and in a system that suits him. He is also paired with Jenkins who has proved to be competent and at times very good. An injury could stress their depth and possible make this unit the Achilles heel. But, they do have some proven quantities with Vigil, Hull and Misi. Jordan also lurks as a possible wildcard as well.

As for corner, the Dolphins need two quality players on the field at all times, and very often they’ll need need a darn good nickel back as well. Then of course, you need quality back-ups for the dime, for players to take breathers, and injuries.

There is a reason why the best cornerbacks in the league get paid more then the best running backs in the league – it’s such a premium position that you need multiples of in order to succeed.

Dolphins emphasis on pass rush will certainly help their cornerbacks out.

Now, I know Miami drafted Howard in the second round. However, the reality is that it’s difficult for any rookie cornerback to be a quality starter on the first day. Even if Howard is the answer, there is going to be some big bumps along the way. In addition, we are also counting on Byron Maxwell to have a bounce back season for last season. Fortunately for his chances, this year he will be in a system that is far more conducive to his skill set, so that’s a huge plus in his favor. But, even if both Howard and Maxwell play lights out, after those two players, the Dolphins have a bunch of unproven youngsters such as Bobby McCain, Tony Lippett, Chimdi Chekwa, Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, and Tyler Patmon. All of these players are basically works in progress, so there isn’t much certainty over them being able to provide quality depth, much less start.

So, considering all this, this is why I believe the cornerback core is Miami’s biggest weakness.

A very good pass rush will mask coverage deficiencies, but even with this knowledge, Miami has already discussed the idea of bringing in a veteran like Leon Hall or Antonio Cromartie. So they aren’t totally comfortable with their roster. Another option Miami might take is to wait until cuts come late in the summer, and hope for some luck. It will be one more interesting subplot in the 2016 Dolphins soap opera of “How The Orange And Aqua Turns” that is shaping up to be one of the more anticipated season in quite some time. So, what are the rest of the Miami Dolphins News fans thoughts about the Dolphins cornerback situation?

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Cornerback is a key position, but with the Pats in the division, it’s even more crucial.

Dolphins emphasis on pass rush will certainly help their cornerbacks out.

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