The football world is closely watching as the 2020 NFL Draft draws closer. At the center of attention? The Miami Dolphins. This team “owns” the Draft — with 14 selections at their disposal there is a general perception that the Dolphins could feasibly do anything they desire and that speculation was further fueled as the team spent aggressively in free agency in an effort to ramp up the Dolphins’ competitiveness in 2020.
Part of that speculation hinged on whether or not the Dolphins would be willing to piece together a “Godfather” deal to the Cincinnati Bengals — one they simply could not refuse in order to jump up to the number one overall pick and target LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. But according to NBC Sports’ Peter King, that isn’t a likely scenario. King detailed Miami’s stance on trading “the farm” in a move to jump up to the top pick in his “Football Morning In America” column this week.
“I do hear that (general manager Chris Grier) and coach Brian Flores are very much against trading the farm to move up to get Burrow—which some in the organization want to do,” wrote King.
“I doubt owner Stephen Ross will pull the owner card and force a mega-offer to try to move up to number one, but we’ll see.”
Indeed we will. The Dolphins got to have their cake and eat it too in free agency — they spent big on CB Byron Jones but they also spent often to bring in 10 new players to the roster, so it makes sense that the team would want to retain their ability to draft in volume and not compromise that in an effort to land Burrow. The Dolphins’ decision at quarterback won’t be easy — pay for Burrow, roll the dice of Tua Tagovailoa’s injury history or target Oregon’s Justin Herbert and bet on the physical skill set overcoming some of his warts.
It is an enviable — but also challenging — position to be in with the 1st-round of the 2020 draft just 10 days away and counting.