Recent Trade talks may Hurt more than Help the Phins

Jimmy Bourbon

9 years ago

As we have said before, this time of year is ripe with rumors and the latest rumor in the Miami Dolphins newsroom is that the Dolphins are seriously calculating the cost it would take to trade up into the top 10 in the draft. The last time Miami made a move like this was in the 2013 draft, where Jeff Ireland traded up to the 3rd spot to draft Dion Jordan, which all sports gambling fans know has not really worked out as planned so far.

The Dolphins only have 6 draft picks this year and they are already without their 3rd round pick, which means if Miami does make a trade up into the top 10, then that would pretty much mean they would not have any more picks until at least the 4th or even 5th round. Just based on that fact, combined with the other fact that Miami has a few glaring needs, it would be foolish for Miami to trade up in the draft and diminish their draft pick ammunition. The Phins are not one player a way from being a Super Bowl team, and instead, Miami needs to be contacting teams and finding a trading partner in which they can trade back in the first round so they can add more draft picks, which allows them to select more players and hence raises the probability that they can generate more than one starter from this draft.

In regards to Miami trading up, the rumor on sports betting software fans tongues is that they are enamored by West Virginia Wide receiver Kevin White and he is their top-rated player on their draft board. White has been so impressive this off-season that he has jumped up to the number one rated wide receiver on most draft boards ahead of Amari Cooper. I would say that I do agree with Miami, that White is the best receiver in this draft, and probably one of the best players in the entire draft, however, I do not think there is that much of a drop off in talent from White to Parker. Parker is a very good receiver in his own respect that has the size that Miami is lacking at the receiver position, and there is a solid chance that he will be available when the Phins are on the clock at the number 14th spot.

As much as I do like White, I would not mortgage this entire draft in order to select him. We desperately need a starting Guard and Linebacker and it could be a lot harder to find starters at those positions if we don’t have a second, third, or even fourth-round pick to use on them. Like I have said many times before, I am a lot more interested in trying to trade back in order to acquire more draft picks, which would allow us to draft more players and giving us a better chance of finding more starters. What does the rest of the Miami Dolphins fans think about trading up in the draft to select White?

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