Day Two of the draft is about to begin and two questions dominate:
Will the Dolphins trade into the second round?
As to getting into the second round, I have serious doubts the Dolphins will use their limited ammo to get into the round. That is obviously just a prediction, but I have a hard time believing Miami will invest the kind of capital necessary to come from nowhere to the the second.
That would require the Dolphins giving up their 2012 first round pick.
If the idea is for them to use their third round pick to try to move up into the second round, they still would have to yield either their fourth-round selection or perhaps the third rounder plus a high pick next year. Again, that is a prohibitive price.
I'm not saying the Dolphins would never pay such a price but ...
“I think you can always get ammunition," Ireland said yesterday abou tthe prospects of moving up. "I mean, look what Atlanta did. You always have ammunition I think. You can use your picks up until 2014 if you wanted to. We had a couple players on the board that if they fell to a certain spot then we might have jumped up, but we didn’t choose to do that.”
DOLPHINS on the CLOCK!
Posted by: Marc | April 29, 2011 at 08:27 PM
miami traded!
Posted by: Image | April 29, 2011 at 08:27 PM
TRADEEEEEEE
Posted by: Greg | April 29, 2011 at 08:27 PM
Dolphins trade into the second round!!!!
Posted by: Armando Salguero | April 29, 2011 at 08:27 PM
MALLET!
Posted by: LAPhinsPhan | April 29, 2011 at 08:27 PM
DOLPHINS TRADE UP!!!!
Posted by: Jim in NYC | April 29, 2011 at 08:27 PM
Take 2: I will be happy if they sign (when LO is over) Vince Youg and De Angelo Williams in free agency and improve the rest of the team in the draft
Posted by: Flipper | April 29, 2011 at 08:27 PM
What did we trade?
Posted by: Marc | April 29, 2011 at 08:27 PM
Dolphins trade with Redskins and are on the clock.
Posted by: Armando Salguero | April 29, 2011 at 08:27 PM
We had Mallet in 6 times we know him if its him Im excited
Posted by: Greg | April 29, 2011 at 08:27 PM
we traded up!!!
Posted by: Earl | April 29, 2011 at 08:28 PM
ireland should be fired!!!!!!
Posted by: howard ferguson | April 29, 2011 at 08:28 PM
holy sh.......t
I bet its MALLET
Posted by: Dr. Lecter | April 29, 2011 at 08:28 PM
no i am thinking we are gonna over pay for mallett
Posted by: WhosHouse | April 29, 2011 at 08:29 PM
3rd, 5th, and 7th?
Posted by: Marc | April 29, 2011 at 08:29 PM
Did you hear that Armando....feet of stone but great arm just like MARINO
Posted by: Greg | April 29, 2011 at 08:29 PM
sam madison he was bad ass
Posted by: james | April 29, 2011 at 08:30 PM
daniel thomas
Posted by: little omondo | April 29, 2011 at 08:30 PM
Loves Sam Madison :)
Posted by: Marc | April 29, 2011 at 08:30 PM
Mando's power of mind tricks work again... lol
Posted by: Image | April 29, 2011 at 08:30 PM
WTF?!
Posted by: Marc | April 29, 2011 at 08:30 PM
I'm bacccckkkk The tattoo stays...the pick is in its ballsy and its not safe I love it.....welcome to the team Danny Thomas
Posted by: Greg | April 29, 2011 at 08:30 PM
WHAT?
Posted by: LAPhinsPhan | April 29, 2011 at 08:31 PM
YES
Posted by: g | April 29, 2011 at 08:31 PM
Who?
Posted by: cocoajoe | April 29, 2011 at 08:31 PM
Daniel Thomas?
Posted by: Nicholas | April 29, 2011 at 08:31 PM
We traded up to get who??? Dan Thomas???
Posted by: Flipper | April 29, 2011 at 08:31 PM
Armando you nailed it...Nice work..Kudos
Posted by: Darryl Dunphy | April 29, 2011 at 08:31 PM
mark that big mondo - i called it big mondo - not you
Posted by: little omondo | April 29, 2011 at 08:31 PM
WHAT THE F...???
Posted by: Marc | April 29, 2011 at 08:31 PM
move up 17 spots
for another nice safe pick yahoo
ireland rocks
could've got jones anyway but who cares lets spend picks for nice safe player
Posted by: Pouncey | April 29, 2011 at 08:32 PM
Daniel thomas, Big RB. One cut runner.
The running game is on!
Posted by: Armando Salguero | April 29, 2011 at 08:32 PM
Great pick! He's a beast!
Posted by: Evil04 | April 29, 2011 at 08:32 PM
Are you kidding me????
We gave up the 3rd, 5th, and 7th for that?
Posted by: FB | April 29, 2011 at 08:32 PM
Nothing special about Daniel Thomas. Probably good ST player.
Posted by: oscar canosa | April 29, 2011 at 08:32 PM
I repeat WHAT THE F_____!~??!?!!
Posted by: Marc | April 29, 2011 at 08:32 PM
I remember when Cleveland "won" the draft in 2007. Quite the upstart franchise since then.
Posted by: dln265 | April 29, 2011 at 08:33 PM
4.63 speed Daniel "Turtle" Thomas
oh yeah 11 fumbles....
Posted by: Dr. Lecter | April 29, 2011 at 08:33 PM
Hope you all are happy. We lost 2 picks. Heres to FA. Who is Thomas. GREAT MOVE. There goes Ronnie. Community college and fumble problems. Brilliant.
Posted by: SullysPhins | April 29, 2011 at 08:33 PM
Can he return kicks?
Posted by: g | April 29, 2011 at 08:33 PM
WILDCAT WILDCAT WILDCAT
Posted by: Jim in NYC | April 29, 2011 at 08:34 PM
Dan Thomas played QB as well.. wildcat?
Posted by: Image | April 29, 2011 at 08:34 PM
why not DeMarco Murray 4.31 speed
heck Hankerson WR
Posted by: Dr. Lecter | April 29, 2011 at 08:34 PM
this team is such a fuc*king joke
Posted by: the scarecrow | April 29, 2011 at 08:34 PM
We must have plans to get back some of those picks. That is a bad trade otherwise..
Posted by: Darryl Dunphy | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
Good bye Ricky Williams
Posted by: Home | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
yeah they beat the dolphins last year right
Posted by: little omondo | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
Not impressed. Not worth trading up for. He is no Ingram, not even close. We could have had the same resigning Ronnie.
Posted by: 0x80 | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
thomas is a beast...he can over pwoer people and will catch the ball out of the back field. He should give Henne an outlet those times he is under pressure. Good move...at least we know the royal wedding is over because ireland made a move!!!!
Posted by: Greg | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
so now that miami traded when is their next pick
Posted by: james | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
There goes a chance at a good TE.
Posted by: SullysPhins | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
So LAME!!!! I Hate this regime!!!
Posted by: bigd | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
this kid is so slow its scary unreal.....we traded up for this?????????
Posted by: the scarecrow | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
I wondered if Ross had just soiled his pants after this.
Posted by: LAPhinsPhan | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
And that's our day...Trade up for some RB that isn't even better than BROWN...F____ This
Posted by: Marc | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
still prefer Taiwan Jones
Posted by: Image | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
Wow. Thought for sure that would be Mallett. Love Daniel Thomas tho. Now get Taiwan Jones to pair with him.
Posted by: Brandon | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
Traded 3rd, 5th and a 7th...whoa
Posted by: cocoajoe | April 29, 2011 at 08:35 PM
armando,
what did we give up for it?
Posted by: SureShockMiami | April 29, 2011 at 08:36 PM
thomas is a great pick. What did we give up? our 3rd and 4th round pick?
Posted by: BoulderPhinFan | April 29, 2011 at 08:36 PM