The Dolphins still have some holes to fill, and lucky for them at the end of the month they will get the chance to hopefully fill some of those holes through the draft. Many football gambling fans believe that Miami will use their first round draft pick to select a wide receiver, linebacker or cornerback, which are all high priority positions for them. However, another position that is a high priority, but no one seems to think they will select in the first round is Guard, and this should not be ruled out.
I will start out by saying that I would be disappointed if we used the 14th pick in the draft to select a guard, however I can accept it, and it should not be a surprise if we do. At the moment our two starting guards for 2015 are second year player Billy Turner who played a total of 17 snaps last season, and Dallas Thomas who was a disaster all season last year and was ranked as one of the worst guards in the NFL. So forgive me if I feel worried about both guard positions. Hopefully one of these two players can turn the corner and step it up next season and become a decent starting guard, but sadly I do not feel confident that both can improve to the point of being serviceable. With that being said Guard may be the biggest need on the entire team, especially considering we might need two.
The question then will be if the best Guard in the draft, Brandon Scherff from Iowa is still on the board at the number 14th spot, will Miami yet again go the boring but necessary path of selecting an offensive lineman in the first round? If the top three wide receivers have already been selected, along with the best linebacker, and cornerback, than Miami may be forced to take Scherff, because it would make too much sense not to select one of the best players available and at a position of dire need. But even if the top three wide receivers, or linebacker and cornerback are not taken Miami still may decide to go the safer route and select Scherff.
Scherff is the clear cut number one ranked guard in the upcoming draft and he is a very tough run blocker. Also top linemen in the draft are unquestionably year after year the least risky position in terms of being studs in the NFL. So even though a lot of phins fans, including myself may not be thrilled with selecting another offensive lineman in the draft, it may be a necessary evil, especially if they can select the best one in the entire draft. As much as I would not be excited about the selection, I would understand it and I would be able to live with it, because the result would be we would be, barring any injury, be pretty much guaranteed to have a new starting guard in Scherff.
The other possibility is that if Miami does like Scherff that much and he still is on the board, they may decide to gamble and trade back to obtain more picks and select Scherff a few spots later. That would be more digestible, but trading back can also led to missing out on a prospect because another team snatched him up before you finally decided to make the selection. What is the rest of Miami Dolphins news fans thoughts and feelings on if Miami decides to use their first round pick on the best Guard in the draft Brandon Scherff?