Dolphins Haven’t Called Top Free Agents Still Available at Positions of Need

Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports that he has called the top four free agents left on the market in positions of need for the Dolphins, and they have told him that the Dolphins have not contacted them or shown any interest.

The Dolphins need to fill the positions of cornerback, safety, offensive line, and defensive line. One can argue that the Dolphins’ situation on the defensive line is dire, as they currently have only Zach Sieler and Benito Jones as players you can count on.

Benito Jones is a borderline NFL player at best and not someone who should be starting on an NFL team.

Of course, Miami may be waiting for the NFL Draft to play out before they contact any available free agents. The issue here is that risk is involved, especially on the defensive line.

If one or two of the available top names sign before the draft, Miami will be in a precarious position entering the draft. If Miami waits until after the draft, they may have to fight it out with other teams to land one of these guys if another team or two or three doesn’t fill their defensive line needs in the draft.

Does Miami really want to get in a bidding war for any of the substandard defensive line players left on the open market?

Probably not when there are reports out that they only offered Calais Campbell a lowball offer for around $2 million, and they wouldn’t pay to keep Da’Shawn Hand under $3.5 million to keep him.

John Jenkins, Linval Joseph, and Za’Darius Smith are all available and suitable rotational NFL defensive line players who would help the Dolphins.