No News…So Let’s Report Rumors

As you all probably have seen the last few weeks, there is no news anywhere in the football world.   (Except maybe that the XFL started again, but the rules are so ridiculous, I lost interest after 20 minutes.

The local reporters have told us for two years that the Dolphins are taking Tua.   But now they’re switching to a variety of alternatives to cover themselves for the inevitable if/when Miami picks someone else.   All of a sudden now–out of the blue and with no truth–they’re saying that the Phins love Justin Herbert the most now.  It went from Tua to Burrow to Herbert in the course of the last year.  Why can’t these reporters and “inside information” clowns just admit they are guessing?

Here’s my take.   The Dolphins pick 5th.  We keep hearing about Burrow going #1 and then Chase Young #2.   Then a couple of other guys who don’t matter, and then the Dolphins take Tua at # 5.  Or perhaps we take Herbert at #5.

But here’s the thing I’ve been saying all year…I do not think Tua and Herbert will be available at #5.  Burrow certainly won’t be.   I think the “experts” have it wrong.

The draft order is this:  Bengals, Redskins, Lions, Giants, Dolphins, Chargers.     The main incorrect assumption in the media and the experts is that in the Top 5 picks, only the Dolphins and Bengals will select a QB.  And that, my friends, is a gigantic assumption.

Let’s assume Burrow goes #1 to the Bengals.   There is talk of him holding out, but one way or another, he goes #1.  Most experts say the Redskins will take Chase Young at #2.  But that is the big assumption.   The Skins had a year to watch Dwayne Haskins, and he didn’t show much.  An injured Tua or an iffy Herbert is still light years better than Haskins.  The Skins know this.

The same can be said for the Giants and Daniel Jones.  He had a nice season, but he is far from elite.  Tua limping on one leg is a better passer than Jones showed this year.  The Giants know this too.  Would the Skins and Giants BOTH ignore Tua and Herbert because they say, “Our current mediocre QB is good enough, so we don’t need to look for anyone better.” Remember, the Cardinals last year set a big precedent by giving up on a first-round QB (Josh Rosen) because someone much better was available 11 months later.

The Lions are also in the mix.  Matt Stafford isn’t getting younger nor healthier.   Nor is he proving himself to be a leader or a winner.  Wouldn’t it behoove the Lions to draft a young, exciting new QB with a ton of potential instead of riding the injured Stafford train that much longer?   I think the Lions are primed to select a QB.  They tanked in 2019 in a way the Dolphins should have.   When Stafford got hurt, the Lions didn’t even try.  They went with a couple of bum unknown QBs, and never won a game the rest of the year. Barely even tried.    THAT’s how you do it.

Now for the Chargers, who pick after us but who can easily trade up to get ahead of us.  In case you missed it, they cut Phil Rivers.   They have no QB.   And they’re smart enough to not sign a journeyman QB just so they can win 4 or 5 games next year.  (The Dolphins were NOT that smart).  No, make no mistake about it.   The Chargers will be drafting a QB.  And I guarantee they are smart enough to know that Tua and Herbert won’t be there at #6.  They’ll be moving up.

We’d all be mad if the Dolphins drafted an interior defensive lineman or an un-needed WR with the 5th overall pick.  We’d be angry…but would we be surprised?  Personally, I’d say no.  The history of illogic that comes from our front office is baffling at times.   Let’s just hope they have some contingencies ready, because there are teams out there who want Tua and Herbert a lot more than we do, and they won’t be content to just sit back.

Please don’t blow this!