How does the acquisition of Marshall affect the draft?

[dolphins4life]

If this is better off merged with another thread, go ahead

But, anyway, what are our offensive needs now?

QB we're going with Henne
RB we're set
FB we're set
O-line looks alright, maybe could upgrade there?

WR we're pretty good

TE might be able to use an improvement


So now do we focus on D in this draft?  I'd like to see a better pass rush, especially if we don't re-sign JT

[dolfan13]

unless eric berry is somehow miraculously still there at #12, trade down and pick up an extra pick.

is it possible we can trade down, and pick up an extra one in second round to basically come out even? damn that would be sweet...

[yuppi]

Get Rogers from Cleveland
get Rogers from Cleveland
get Rogers from Cleveland
get Rogers from Cleveland
get Rogers from cleveland
get Rogers from Cleveland

Then we get mcclaine 1st round
3rd round Cody if he still available if not the dt from ucla

yup yup

[BigDaddyFin]

Eliminates the need for one more big play wideout.  Realistically, we went from having a logjam of mediocre to above average talent to pretty strong at the position. 

Your recieving corps just became
1. Marshall
2. Bess
3. Ginn or Camarillo depending on your point of view
4. Hartline
5. Ginn/Camarillo

That's a pretty nasty 5-reciever set if you ask me.  We haven't had a corps this good maybe since the Marks Brothers and Keith Jackson. 

It makes our new draft needs NT, ILB, DB, OLB and/or maybe an OL-TE if we get one late we like.  You can essentially spend the whole draft on one side of the ball and have a vastly improved team.

[Brian Fein]

I think it makes the focus on defense, it just fills a hole.   I think we have needs at safety, OLB, and DT.  I think we'll grab a TE in there too.  But, what we don't need anymore is a WR. 

I'd expect to see them grab a RB in there, maybe, given Ricky and Ronnie being likely both gone in 2011.

[Diehard_Dolfan]

I'm hoping we get Dan Williams in 1st  In 3rd we get a OLB or Safety there are decent guys after Berry and Thomas are gone. In 4th round if a TE like Patta is there that makes this offense even more explosive.  I would much rather see us address all our defensive needs with a NT, Safety, OLB and then a TE but I'm not sure like anyone else what will happen...

[Dave Gray]

I don't think it changes much of anything, really.  I felt that we needed to draft defense (linebackers) in the first round anyway, and then best available with an emphasis on pass rush after that.

[JustinGregg]

Linebacker

Safety

Nose tackle

[Doc-phin]

Although I agree with Justin, I will be more specific on my assessment...

Outside Linebacker
Free Safety
Nose Tackle
Offensive Gaurd (possibly late rounds)

But don't be shocked it we go after a speedy running back, even in the first round.

[Sunstroke]

^^^ The only speedy RB that would be reasonable for a team to target in round one would be C.J. Spiller, and I just can't see Ireland/Tuna doing that with all the other needs the team has.

[dolphins4life]

We don't need an RB.

We should not draft one in ANY round in this draft

[Doc-phin]

We don't need an RB.

We should not draft one in ANY round in this draft

Why not?

Ricky is on his way out.  Ronnie's contract is unsettled.  Cobbs is unproven as a conventional runner and is coming off of a serious injury.  Hilliard still has a long way to go.  I really don't know the other guy they picked up, can't even remember his name.  I think he came from the Chiefs.

[Sunstroke]

I don't have any problem at all with selecting a RB in this draft, but I really think it should be a fairly late pick...rd 6-7 area. Some small school kid with massive upside would do nicely there.

Rounds 1-3-4-5... NT, FS, OLB, OL

[BigDaddyFin]

Nosetackle is the key to the 3-4.  Without a good one, we might as well bring back Tom Olivadotti.

We need defense all over the place that's for damn sure but that and ILB are two picks they better get right or we're in a world of shit defensively.

[dolphins4life]

Why not?

Ricky is on his way out.  Ronnie's contract is unsettled.  Cobbs is unproven as a conventional runner and is coming off of a serious injury.  Hilliard still has a long way to go.  I really don't know the other guy they picked up, can't even remember his name.  I think he came from the Chiefs.

We can always franchise Ronnie if we need to.

And I think Ricky might return for another year.

And the bottom line is, wait till we need one to grab one.