The Dolphins are going to have a busy off-season, they just released Quinton Coples and Brice McCain, shaving just over $10 million from the Dolphins 2016 salary cap. The Dolphins will have more players that can be cut to save cap space, such as Greg Jennings and Jordan Cameron – and likely a lot more action beyond that. Miami can then use these savings to fill some holes on their roster in the free agency period. They will not be as active as they have been in past free agency periods, however, they will have some money to spend and there are some players hitting the free agency market that would definitely fill a need.
One of those such players is Left Guard Kelechi Osemele from the Baltimore Ravens. Osemele has been in the league for 4 years and he has started 51 total games. He finished the season with the 7th best grade among all left guards and the 13th highest grade of all guards. Osemele is still young and each season he has shown steady improvements. In addition, Osemele is a monster of a man at 6’5”, 330 pounds, and would immediately be a huge upgrade over Turner and Thomas. He graded out tremendously high. As a guard in 2015, Osemele had allowed just one sack, two quarterback hits, and 10 hurries all year. At the time, his pass-blocking efficiency of 97.6 was the ninth-best among all guards, and he finished 2015 with an overall grade of 93.0 at the position, garnering a place on PFF’s “top unrestricted free agents”. Pro Football Focus proclaimed him the fourth-highest run-blocking grade of the year. Osemele isn’t a one year wonder either, the analytics website stated he had allowed just two sacks in 2014 while demonstrating himself to be a notorious “devastating” run blocker.
But, here is where Osemele adds a crucial and much-needed dimension: he can play tackle. He played right tackle his rookie season (2012) before he was moved inside where his immense brute strength could be more effectively utilized. This season he played Left Guard for 12 games and then again moved outside to Left Tackle for four games. With Albert always a huge Question mark due to inconsistency and James coming off the injury, Osemele could instantly also fit the bill as a back-up tackle. This could off huge flexibility and near star power at once. Due to his time at Left Tackle he has driven his price up and it could land him $7-9.5 million a year, but imagine what he has to offer. Miami’s most dire need is the offensive line and Osemele could off flexibility in the draft as well with his signing. For fun, imagine his signing paired with the drafting of G Cody Whitehair!
The beauty of invested money on the offensive line is not only is that position made better but it also directly makes the QB job easier. Ryan Tannehill has been the most sacked QB over the last 4 years, and if he is not given better protection, there is no way he is going to prove he is a better QB than he was in 2015. The best pay per head reviews need only look at what the Denver Broncos did in their last two games to two great QB’s, Tom Brady and Cam Newton. Those two QB’s were constantly being pressured by the Broncos defense, and as a result, the Broncos dominate both games and won the AFC Championship and Super Bowl. The offensive line is the most important unit in the game of football.
Osemele might be too rich for Miami’s blood, or maybe not. If he isn’t, they should go hard for him as his one contract would fill so many holes and bring so much to the Dolphins this year. At 26 years old he is a proven commodity entering the prime of his career. Miami has landed the top FA’s the last three years, this year I don’t want THE top, but rather one of the tops in Osemele.
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