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Having said that, my offseason plan would be an all-of-the-above approach. I would look at spending big on quality free agents, I would look at re-signing my own quality free agents and letting the mediocre ones walk, I would look at trades, I would approach the draft with the desire to add playmakers not grunts.
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So what is my audacious plan?
Start with the offense. It has to start there because Miami's offense is terrible.
First thing I do is re-sign wide receiver Brian Hartline.
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I also want to re-sign Randy Starks because Miami's defensive line is a strength that need not be dismantled. I want to re-sign TE Anthony Fasano at a cheap price to be my blocking tight end because he is not a downfield threat in my offense.
I also want to re-sign Jake Long but he would have to take a cheaper, incentive-laden deal that pays him more if he stays healthy.
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By the way, the free agent tackle business is a two-way street. Sebastian Vollmer is slated to be a free agent. So are Ryan Clady, Branden Albert and others. Maybe, if Vollmer is on the market, I sign him, improve my team and put a hole in the New England Patriots offensive line.
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What about the other free agents?
Reggie Bush is a good guy in a tough spot. ...
So I want him on my team. But other teams may want him more. And I'm okay with that.
Sean Smith? Very interesting to me. ... I let him walk.
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Tony McDaniel? He can stay at the veteran minimum salary with no guaranteed money, otherwise, phfft.
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Onto free agency outside the roster:
My goal, again, is improve the offense first and quickly. That means if Mike Wallace or Greg Jennings are available, I sign probably one of them. If all is wonderful and great and amazing and the dollars make sense and I have the opportunity to get both, then I get both.
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Wallace to me is the priority. The Dolphins need a deep threat. Yes, Wallace bascially only runs 9-routes. But he's the best in the NFL at it.
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I'm looking at cornerback Darius Butler in free agency.
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Onto the draft:
Yes, yes, yes, the Dolphins should draft the best player available. They have the No. 12 overall selection. And, by the way, I do not trade down in the first round.
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Miami's draft needs? It depends on how well I did in free agency. If I got the veteran star WR, then WR probably isn't the direction I'm going at No. 12 unless the quality of that WR is miles ahead of the CB or DE.
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want CBs that actually, you know, catch interceptions. I'm looking at Alabama's Dee Milliner or Mississippi State's Johnthan Banks (that's how he spells it) as cornerback possibilities.
I'm looking at Texas A&M's Demontre Moore as a pass-rusher, knowing Mike Sherman knows a thing or two about him. I'm looking at FSU's Bjoern Werner as a defensive end. I'm looking at LSU's Barkevious Mingo as a pass-rushing DE. I'm looking at Oregon's Dion Jordan, who at 6-6 and 239 is built like Jason Taylor, as a pass-rushing defensive end.
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And later on I want to add a tight end because Michael Egnew did zero to make me think he's the answer.
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It has been reported that Jermichael Finley is on the outs in Green Bay.
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Give up one of Miami's third rounders for that guy? In a heartbeat.
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