There are a lot of holes in the Miami Dolphins – A LOT. We all know the usual suspects of the offensive line, linebackers, cornerbacks, and depending on Vernon’s signing, defensive end. But, last year’s second-round pick Jordan Phillips will play a large role in filling the void or widening the gap of one of lesser discussed, but equally important, holes of the interior defensive line. Despite Suh’s talent, he can only man one defensive tackle spot, so someone else needs to take ownership of the position next to him. As a second-round pick, in his second year, Phillips “should” be the guy that either starts or sucks up many snaps. But, the question is will he? And if he doesn’t, who will?
First, let me state two things: we can’t fill all the holes on this team in one season with long term solutions, and I believe Phillips was fantastic in his limited role. Now dealing with the latter, Phillips could end up being a terrible pick for 2015, but an amazing pick for 2016 and beyond. He demonstrated tremendous agility and intensity in his 429 plays. But, this season he must play at least 75% of Suh’s snap count, which in 2015 was 985. This would mean roughly 750 snaps in 2016, which would equal nearly 75% of Mitchell’s snaps in 2015. Now 2015 had the Miami defense on the field way too much. In comparison, Von Miller played 16 games and had 834 snaps, so Suh played the equivalent of 3 more games. So besides the fact that it doesn’t make the best pay per head reviews web pages in the world to realize Suh worked his tail off last year, Phillips needs to play in at least 700 plus snaps to fill the void at the second DT spot.
This brings us to the other players on the current roster at DT, Mitchell (504 snaps), and Coleman (73 snaps). Mitchell as we know on occasion has made the play, but they were few and far between and were interspersed with injury and getting beat. His $3.5 mill salaries are way over budget for his contributions or lack thereof. Maybe it was a bad season for him? Maybe not? But either way, that kind of play cannot mark the 2016 interior. As for Coleman, he is entering his 3rd season and in 2015 he had 79 snaps which produced 4 tackles. He will likely be on the squad due to his youth, cheap price, and being still in development. And while he might make that leap this season, he is in no way a sure commodity.
So if you add up the total snaps of all DTs in 2015 it comes out to be around 2200. Let’s say Suh does his 1000 again and Phillips does 700 that still leaves 500 snaps which will mean Mitchell or Coleman will have to eat them up. Neither sounds like a good thing. And this doesn’t take into account injury. Again, this forces Phillips to take a huge step forward and be the guy, and even then it still leaves a sense of uncertainty over the most crucial aspect of the defense.
I believe in Phillips. I don’t feel the same way about Coleman or Mitchell. This means Miami must cross its fingers for 2016 or invest in another stopgap vet or expend a draft pick on a rookie. With all the other issues would this be a priority? Likely not till the late round of the draft. But, on the plus side, it’s a deep draft and deep at defensive players. And while other needs are even more pressing, the DT situation still needs to be addressed either by Mitchell have a rebound season, Coleman making a huge leap forward, and Phillips claiming his throne – or they must look outside to fill the hole that’s right smack in the heart of the defense. Go Fins!!!
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