GREG COTE'S RANDOM EVIDENCE BLOG: MIAMI. SPORTS. AND BEYOND.
It's SATURDAY, APRIL 27. 2) R.I.P., John Havlicek, "Hondo," gone at 79. Celtics star of my youth, pre-Heat, when Boston was my team. 2) Football is never done, so it's always the perfect time to buy our 'Fins At 50' book for the Dolfans in your life. Learn more or buy on Amazon. 3) In The Previous Blogpost (ITPB): Dolphins pre-draft poll, draft trivia, The List (players drafted 13th) & more. 4) Join us on Twitter @gregcote. Also Facebook and Instagram.
Dolphins trade for QB Rosen! Huge!: The Dolphins should have had one clear, unequivocal priority to make Day 2 of the NFL Draft as successful as Day 1 was. It was drafting Drew Lock or trading for Josh Rosen. And they did it. They got Rosen. To read my newest column, please visit Dolphins Big Winners With Draft-Day Trade For QB Rosen.
NFL DRAFT DAY 1: DOLPHINS GET CLEMSON DT CHRISTIAN WILKINS NO. 1. LIKE THE PICK? NEW POLL. VOTE NOW!: I love the pick, for reasons I explain in my column on it. Visit Dolphins Land Big Prize in Wilkins to read. Wilkins is pictured. Now it's your turn. Do you like the pick? Here's a poll. Vote.
From me to you on NFL Draft Day 1:
(*) 28th annual Mock Draft: The guy the Dolphins got, I had going earlier, ninth overall. The guy I had Miami picking was selected one spot sooner, at 12th. Overall I had 24 of 32 first-round picks correct; that's below my average by a few. Having only three Exactos -- right payer to right team -- was a bigger disappointment. I'd had 12 over the two previous two drafts. The full Mock: GREG COTE'S 2019 OFFICIAL MIAMI HERALD NFL MOCK DRAFT.
(*) Live commentary throughout first round, with Mock Draft results: This appeared online starting around 7:30 p.m. last night -- a continually updated commentary on every pick and how it might affect Dolphins, with running tab on how I was faring in my Mock compared to how ESPN draftniks Mel Kiper and Todd McShay were doing. Visit NFL Draft First-Round Live Blog.
(*) Poll on Dolphins pick: This appeared right here in the blog soon after Miami's selection last night. You may still vote directly above, and also on Twitter @gregcote.
(*) Column on Fins' pick: I had an opinion column on Miami's top selection out fast online last night. Visit Dolphins Land Big Prize in Wilkins.
THE LIST: DOLPHIN PICKS IN 13 RANGE: Miami drafted 13th overall Thursday night. The Dolphins in their history have drafted 10 players in the 13 range, meaning plus or minus two, or spots 11 through 15. We rank those 10 picks top to bottom:
1. DE Bill Stanfill 11th in 1969 (Georgia)
2. LB A.J. Duhe 13th in 1977 (LSU)
3. OT Laremy Tunsil 13th in 2016 (Mississippi)
4. C Mike Pouncey 15th in 2011 (Florida)
5. DE Marco Coleman 12th in 1992 (Georgia Tech)
6. S Minkah Fitzpatrick 11th in 2018 (Alabama)
7. RB David Overstreet 13th in 1981 (Oklahoma)
8. WR DeVante Parker 14th in 2015 (Louisville)
9. LB Jackie Shipp 14th in 1984 (Oklahoma)
10. WR Yatil Green 15th in 1997 (Miami)
Notes: Tunsil and Fitzpatrick show promise of moving up chart. Overstreet was killed in car wreck following rookie season but showed indications of being a very good, if ill-fated, pick.
POLL RESULT: YOU WANTED TOP-RANKED GUY OR EDGE RUSHER FOR DOLPHINS: We asked, "What position should the Dolphins target with the 13th pick in the NFL Draft?" Your verdict: Top-ranked on board regardless of position 31.25 percent; Edge pass rusher 26.56%; Quarterback 21.88%; Offensive lineman 17.19%; and Something else 3.12%.
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