Chris Grier is now ‘King of the Dolphins’
Chris Grier is a reserved man of exceptional football experience and lineage, whose demeanor, while awkward, leaves little to dislike.
While the Robert Downy Jr’s of the world, the witty genius, exist, they appear far more often in Hollywood scripts than in real life.
Most brilliant leaders have the Bill Belichick ‘personality’– socially awkward, in some regard. Though more often than not, the quiet leaders are low key because they are bland or incompetent… a la’ Joe Philbin.
In a personality contest, I’ll take Grier’s reserved, but unoffensive nature, over Belichick bellicose persona…
…BUT the goal of VP / GM isn’t being ‘Mr. Likable’.
Grier’s job is to put together a talented team… having an endearing persona is only a cherry on top.
Belichick is belligerent, but one of the greatest builders of a football team in NFL history. I’d take great and gruff seven days a week… and twice on Sunday.
Insert Cliche: Only time will tell… Blah, blah, blah
It will take Grier’s decisions stacking up to get a clearer sign as to which end of the spectrum of talent acquisition and team building Grier is closer to: Belichick or Tannenbaum. As of now, the exact level of Grier’s acumen is an unknown…
…But his history can offer data’s points to hint at a guess. So, let’s dial it in closer.
Keep this quote in mind:
“He’s (Grier) been a guy behind the scenes in making a lot of the personnel decisions but not leading the organization,” Ross said Monday.
Let’s work on the notion that this statement only includes the last three years… Should we be thrilled?
The ‘winning picks’ Grier has been reported to be attached to over his tenure with the Dolphins:
- Left tackle Laremy Tunsil and Jake Long
- Cornerback Howard,
- Running Backs Kenyan Drake and Jay Ajayi
- Defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick and Rashad Jones
- Defensive lineman Paul Soliai, Vincent Taylor, and Davon Godchaux
- Receiver Jarvis Landry
- Center Mike Pouncey
Of this list, Landry, Howard, Jones, Talyor, and Godchaux are the best considering talent for value. These all were excellent finds. Tunsil, Long, and Minkah fell into the Phins laps and it didn’t
per head software service like www.AcePerHead.com to know these were good players.
But, you could spin these three picks in another direction. While Grier found good players with these three picks, he missed out on better options twice by not choosing Matt Ryan and Derwin James.
But with all the picks so far, Grier was just a voice of many and wasn’t calling the final shot.
What I am fixated on though as a negative event for Grier is the 2017 Draft.
Round 1, Pick 22 (No. 22 overall) Charles Harris, DE:
Terrible in run support, has been unproductive, a better option in a 3-4, missed out on stud T.J. Watt.
Round 2, Pick 22 (No. 54) Raekwon McMillan, LB:
A two-down player with blatant weaknesses in the 2nd Round isn’t wise. Everyone said he was too slow in the modern game. Grier thought differently… he was wrong. Yes, McMillan reached 105 tackles (the context of them is another story), but Zach Cunningham picked a couple spots after McMillan is a far better player at the same position. McMillan was also a poor match for the Wide 9 given his weaknesses and the scheme’s weaknesses.
Round 3, Pick 33 (No. 97) Cordrea Tankersley, CB: Showed production early, but once teams had tape on Tankersley, he fell off a cliff. Much better corners were taken just before and just after in Rasul Douglas and Jourdan Lewis.
Round 5, Pick 20 (No. 164) Isaac Asiata, OG:
Still hasn’t started or even played in an NFL game.
Round 5, Pick 35 (No. 178) Davon Gochaux, DT:
Excellent pick and saved the draft from being a disaster.
Round 6, Pick 10 (No. 194) Vincent Taylor, DT:
Another excellent pick and moved the draft towards average returns.
Imagine Watt and Cunningham (not to mention Douglas) to go along with Taylor and Godchaux… that’s the difference between okay and special.
We don’t know who picked who…
…But what we know is that Grier and his staff set the grades which led Harris coming over Watt and McMillan over Cunningham and Tankersley over Rasul Douglas. Those are three big misses, back-to-back-to-back, in the same draft.
Here’s another thing: hasn’t these types of missed opportunities been the mode of operation in Miami for decades?
As a person, I like the image that Chris Grier presents… But I’m still very skeptical of his ability to acquire talent. Grier could crush my concerns within a few months by his job of selection, roster moves, Free Agency, and the 2019 NFL Draft.
I hope like hell he nails each and every step!
Grier has been with the Phins for 20 years, so one offseason is enough to know what we have in our new leader. At least this time around, with Ross’ streamlined hierarchy, we’ll be certain of who to praise or blame. Go Phins!!!
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