After inexplicably bypassing the position in the past two drafts, could the Dolphins possibly do it again? That would be grounds for re-assigning general manager Chris Grier to sales and marketing.

Whether any of the draft’s backs are worthy of a pick late in the first round is questionable. The top draft analysts for the networks that carry the draft — ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. and NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah — don’t have a running back in the first round.

But there are a couple — Michigan State’s Kenneth Walker and perhaps Iowa State’s Breece Hall — who could be off the board before Miami’s second round pick. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler has Walker 37th and Hall 62nd and said a late-first round pick could be justified for Walker.

Grier must display as much urgency in acquiring one of the draft’s top backs as he showed in trading up eight spots last April to take Eichenberg.

The gameplan for the Dolphins should be as follows:

1. Add at least two upgrades at offensive line in free agency. This should not be difficult to do given how bad the unit is. The goal is to AT MINIMUM get the offensive line to a mediocre state and obviously optimally build it to be a good unit. But even mediocre is a sizeable improvement over the unit we saw in 2021.

2. Find one more target for Tua. There are several options in free agency. Bring back Gesicki and build around Tua and Waddle.

3. Find that running back in the draft that can make a mediocre offensive line look better.

After we find a coach that wants to come here and well... coach, right?

Personally I don’t see the need for out first pick to be a RB. I don’t value first round running backs unless you already are a player or two away from a super bowl. I think there is value always to be had in rounds 3-5.