NFL 2008 Mock Draft - Miami Dolphins
With the first pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, it’s difficult to figure out which direction the Miami Dolphins are headed. After such a miserable season, they have a lot of holes to fill. The 2008 draft has a lot of talented players and the Dolphins could decide to travel any number of routes.
With Bill Parcells manning the ship, one would assume that the Dolphins will go with a defensive player. Parcells has a defense first philosophy and Miami can certainly fill a need defensively.
If the Dolphins do decide to go with a defensive player, look for Chris Long or Glenn Dorsey to be the selection. Both players could be impact players right away on the NFL level.
However, if you look at the 2007 Dolphins, their weakest point was their offense. Specifically, their quarterback play was terrible. After Trent Green went down, his replacements were even worse. While this draft doesn’t have any superstar quarterback talents, Matt Ryan out of Boston College could make a lot of sense as the top overall pick. Ryan is good enough to be a franchise quarterback and he could conceivably start at some point in his rookie season.
The one position where the Dolphins were actually pretty good at was running back. Ronnie Brown was having a great season before he got hurt. After he went down, a number of other backs stepped up and were productive. That said, the most exciting player in the draft is Darren McFadden. McFadden, a running back out of Arkansas, has elite skills and is probably the likeliest player out of the whole draft to become a superstar. If Parcells wants to swing for the fences, McFadden could be the pick.
One final option I will mention is the possibility of trading the pick. If a team will offer multiple draft picks or a couple players to help the Dolphins right away, that might end up making the most sense for Miami.
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