Miami Dolphins Draft Picks

The first round pick was obvious, you have an Offensive Coordinator that helped develop Tannenhill into his first round success, and plus the Dolphins really needed to find a quarterback to solidify that roll. For the second round pick it kind of worried me a bit. They drafted Jonathan Martin, offensive tackle from Stanford. This was the man to cover Andrew Luck’s blindside. What worries me is he is supposed to compliment with Jake Long, but Jake Long’s rookie contract is coming up to an end pretty soon. So, I was wondering if Martin was the pick for life after Jake Long. If it is, he has some big shoes to fill, and hopefully he could live up to the expectations. As for the third round pick they drafted defensive end Olivier Vernon and Michael Egnew. This is a risky pick considering Olivier had some off the field issues with a booster. He was suspended for about 6 games last season because of it. But, from the few games that I watched of him, and from some YouTube videos it showed that this man is a freak of nature and could really help out Cameron Wake. With Fasano not being very productive and sometimes inconsistent, made them draft Egnew. It didn’t play so well with Missou last year but I think he can develop into a nice threat over time with Tannenhill. For the 4^th round selection they drafted a running back from Miami, Lamar Miller. This was a very good pick for the new style offense. He can be compared to a Reggie Bush style back with his quick legs and pretty good hands. With Daniel being the goal line back, Reggie and Lamar could make a good tandem in the back field and surprise a lot of fans. These were the 5 picks that I thought would immediately help out the team, and no surprise that 4 out of 5 were offensive picks. As for the others like B.J Cunningham, Josh Kaddu, Kheeston Randall, and Richard Matthews they will most likely develop into the next few years, and probably won’t be seen that much in their rookie campaign.