He is considering this situation. Even if we trade down to 8 we will fill a position of need, and get a lot back in return. If you figure 4 QBs, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 OT and 1 LB will probably be the first 10 picked. Any of those will fill a position of need (except Qb I am sticking with Tua)
TreasurecoastPhinsfan Wrote:
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> A direct quote from HC Brian Flores yesterday said
> it all:
> Anytime you pick third overall there’s a number
> of players and a number of ways we can go,”
> Flores said. “We have a pretty good idea of who
> players are....I know who those players are.
> We’ll have an opportunity to grab one of them at
> least, let’s say in the top 10.
>
>
> TOP 10 says it all.........
>
> Because five quarterbacks — Clemson’s Trevor
> Lawrence, BYU’s Zach Wilson, Ohio State’s
> Justin Fields, North Dakota State’s Trey Lance
> and Alabama’s Mac Jones — are viewed as
> possible first-round picks the Dolphins are likely
> to field bids from the quarterback-starved teams
> looking to move up in the draft to get their
> preferred passer.
>
> It is also possible that a team might be
> interested in trading up to select Oregon
> offensive lineman Penei Sewell, who is viewed as
> an elite offensive lineman and universally
> considered a top-five talent in the draft, or LSU
> receiver Ja’Marr Chase, who is viewed as this
> draft’s top receiver.
>
> "We have a lot of avenues we could go,” Flores
> continued. “We’ll explore those, and hopefully
> we can take advantage.”
>
> That is how the Dolphins gained four of this
> draft’s top 50 selections: No. 3, No. 18, No. 36
> and No. 50.
>
>
> Because the No. 3 pick is worth 2,200 trade value
> points, a team selecting in the top 10 would need
> to send Miami a package of picks that feature
> their top 10 selection plus a combination of
> second- and third-round selections to have a trade
> even out.
>
> And a bidding war might escalate the price even
> further, especially if multiple teams have their
> sights set on the same quarterback. It is likely
> that Miami will wait until free agency has slowed
> down before making any trades, and Miami could
> hold onto the No. 3 pick until draft day for
> leverage.