This weekend the NFL is having their annual draft combine, and one player that Miami has been showing a lot of interest in is Vic Beasley the outside linebacker from Clemson. Not only is Miami intrigued by Beasley, but Beasley is intrigued by the Dolphins because they run a mix of a 3-4 and 4-3 defense.
Before Miami drafted James in the first round last year, James had petitioned Hickey to select him because he desperately wanted to play for the Dolphins, and the best pay per head reviews will say that so far that marriage has been working out very well. Having players that really want to be drafted and play for your team is never a bad thing, and Miami may decide to take another chance on a quality player at a position of need that wants to play for the Dolphins.
Beasley has been a beast for Clemson over his college career. Last year he had 12 sacks, 33 tackles, 21.5 tackles for a loss, 3 passes defended, and 3 forced fumbles. In 2013 he had 13 sacks, 41 tackles, 23 tackles for a loss, 6 passes defended, 4 forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery for a touchdown. Beasley has displayed consistency throughout his college career and displays a talent at getting to the QB and getting in the backfield of opposing teams. He is a playmaking linebacker, which is something that Miami does not have at the moment.
Beasley would automatically upgrade the Dolphins line-backing group overnight. Some mock drafts have Beasley going as early as the 8th pick to the Atlanta Falcons, or as late as the beginning of the second round. This means that if the Dolphins draft him, they will probably have to pull the trigger in the first round because he will probably not be there for them when they are on the clock in the second round. If he is still on the board at the number 14th position then the Phins will have to strongly consider him because he knows how to make impact plays, and this is not something that every player can be taught, it sometimes is more of an instinct thing, and Beasley has shown over the course of his college career than he has that special intangible.
What does Phins news fans think about the Dolphins using their first-round pick on Vic Beasley?