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Dolphins need to replace Jarvis Landry, find backup for Ryan Tannehill

Here are the moves the Miami Dolphins should consider when free agency opens at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, March 14:

Replace wide receiver Jarvis Landry: The Dolphins moved Landry, as many expected. His 400 catches over the past four seasons constitute the kind of raw production that will be difficult to replace. However, 2017 also was proof that even 112 catches from Landry at 8.8 yards per catch weren't going to kick-start the offense. The Dolphins face some tough timing here. The draft is usually not a reliable place to find immediate impact at the position -- players struggle to transition from the wide-open spaces in college to more physical play in the NFL -- and the pool of candidates in free agency isn't deep, with players like Sammy Watkins, Donte Moncrief, Paul Richardson and Mike Wallace each having plenty of question marks.