Welcome back football fans. Yesterday John covered for me
because I was helping out a friend. But now I’ve returned and today we will
look at the Dolphins who spent the most money in free agency this year, and are
carrying a lot of hype with them this offseason.
Ryan Tannehill: Tannehill was one of the only rookie QBs
that actually looked like a rookie last season. And no, I didn’t forget Weeden,
but he was 28. He may have played like a rookie but he did not look like one.
Anyways last season, Tannehill threw 13 INTs compared to 12 TDs. As I said
before there’s a lot of hype with the Dolphins but it lives and dies by
Tannehill. And while Tannehill may improve, I do not recommend him for your
fantasy team
Lamar Miller: All the buzz out of minicamps is that Lamar
Miller is getting most of the first team reps and that the coaches like what
they see. Miller didn’t get many carries last year but when he did he made them
count posting a 4.9 YPC average. But even so, Miller is still a bit of unknown.
Until we see if he can carry a bigger load he remains a low end RB2 at best.
Mike Wallace, Brian Hartline, Brandon Gibson, and Dustin
Keller: This group here is the reason for a lot of the hype the Dolphins are
getting. Mike Wallace is one of the fastest in the game and as such will add a
deep threat to keep defenses honest. Last season he pulled in 64 catches for
836 yards and 8 TDs. Keep in mind that his numbers did suffer when Big Ben got
hurt. He’ll be back to 1000 yards this year. He’s a low end WR1 or high end WR2
if you’re lucky Hartline finally came on last season when he broke a 1000
yards. But if you’re like me then you were tricked, because while he got the
yards he did not get the TDs. So after rushing to waiver wire to pick him up I
was slightly disappointed. But nevertheless, with Wallace commanding attention
Hartline still has value. Brandon Gibson was another free agent addition that
rounds out this receiving corps nicely. With Hartline and Wallace on the
outside, Gibson will likely slide into the slot role. Now his value is more
dependent on how Tannehill performs, if Tannehill shows considerable
improvement then Gibson will benefit but if Tannehill does not improve then
Gibson’s stats will suffer. And now we have Dustin Keller, the replacement for
Anthony Fasano. Keller is a more versatile TE than Fasano was, who was mainly a
redzone target, and has proven he can play well despite bad QB play (Mark
Sanchez). However there are more reliable TEs to be had.
Dan Carpenter and Caleb Sturgis: We have a kicker battle!
Exciting right? Not really. Dan Carpenter is now in a kicker battle with a
rookie because he cost the Dolphins a couple games last year because he doesn’t
have a very strong leg. As for rookie, unless he starts lighting it up like
Blair Walsh did last year I’d stay away. There are better kickers out there.
And there you have it. A lot is riding on Tannehill’s
development. If he steps up then so will everyone else but if he doesn’t then
the rest will suffer. Let us know your thoughts with a comment below. Until
next time, best wishes.
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