Proposed Draft Plan

The 2009 NFL Draft has had us speculating about what the Dolphins, or any team for that matter, will or will not do for the past couple of months, and for some, even longer. Who will Miami draft? Will they trade up, and if so for whom? Or will they trade down and acquire more picks?

The most important thing is that we can rest assured that our front office, Tuna Man and his crew, are not like our previous front offices from the past 10 years. The group of MEN leading this team today, and during the draft this coming weekend is not the group of boys that we had in here when we had the likes of Cam Cam, Nick "the dick" Saban, or Dave "not even successful in college" Wannstetd. This front office throws out smokescreens, does not leak information, and essentially drafts players that don't deviate from what they qualify "NFL quality."

We all speculate nonetheless, spend countless hours researching about who fits best under a system that half of us don't even understand. Nonetheless, I who consider myself the brain, will propose a simple plan towards what is the Miami Dolphins 2009 Draft.

One thing that is very important we remember is: Last year is gone! It was a magical season, where many things went Miami's way, whatever the reason (wildcat, flew under the radar, etc.). This year, the NFL has challenged us to prove ourselves with the schedule they've planned for us. With this said, understand that although Miami won the division last year, they are still in rebuilding mode. Why rebuilding and not "re-tooling" you ask... because Miami is still looking to overhaul about 30% of their roster. This 30% includes more than just depth positions, as some starting positions are not set yet.

With this understanding, Miami has to step into this draft with a "Best Player Available" mentality. This by no intentions means to draft players whom we have depth and starters for, rather, draft players who may not fill immediate needs or gaping holes, but whom have Stardom potential for the future.

The thing I'd like to see Miami do best is trade out of the first round. To be quite honest, this draft is full of second and third round talent. From my scouting and research, I would say there are potentially 10-15 players that are true first round talents on an average year. About 7 of them are true first round talent on any given year. I would absolutely adore a move where Miami can acquire a 2nd, 3rd and 4th for their 25th pick in the draft. This would allow us to fill more holes, with talent that isn't far below what will be drafted in the 1st round this year.

Heading into the draft, it is unreasonable to think that Miami needs a couple of players to make it a superbowl contender. Miami is still another off-season away, atleast.

Draft for the future!