Thursday, March 24, 2016

NFL Free Agency: Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins seem to be a team every year that tries to win free agency. Case in point, last year they made Ndamukong Suh the richest defensive player ever. This years free agency has changed the team quite a bit, and I will give my opinion on some of the moves the Dolphins have made.

Swapping picks with the Eagles, the Dolphins acquired Byron Maxwell and Kiko Alonso. The Dolphins desperately needed a new corner, and Byron Maxwell is someone who fits the scheme of the Dolphins defense very well. He is coming off of a mediocre year with the Eagles, but he was incredible when he played with the Seahawks. I think that Maxwell was a much needed upgrade to a mediocre secondary. The Dolphins also gained linebacker Kiko Alonso to the team. Kiko Alonso is a great player who can't stay healthy. He was one of the best defensive players in the NFL a few years ago, but he has fallen off due to injuries. My biggest concern about this trade is that the Dolphins might not be able to get runningback Ezikiel Elliot in the draft due to swapping picks. This could be the only downfall about this trade, but overall the players filled some much needed gaps in the defense.

The Dolphins also signed a new defensive end in Mario Williams. Williams is another player who had a down year last year, but he fits the scheme of the Dolphins defense as well. This makes the Dolphins defensive line looked stacked on paper, with Cameron Wake on the left, Ndamukong Suh in the middle, and now Mario Williams on the right. Mario Williams is pretty older now, but he should make an impact on the Dolphins very quickly.

Overall, I feel like the Dolphins had a solid free agency so far. Many analyst are blasting the moves that the Dolphins made, but I feel like they filled gaps that were need to be filled without spending too much money. The worst part of this free agency was the Dolphins losing Lamar Miller to the Houston Texans, but I feel like the new acquisitions on defense balance it out.

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