Though nobody would admit it, some Dolphins veterans will wake up Sunday morning more encouraged about their chances of making the team or the likelihood of having a more prominent role next season.
And some will wake up far less certain.
For example: If the Dolphins surprisingly don’t draft a linebacker in the first three rounds, Stephone Anthony should have every reason to feel that he will be given a legitimate look in the competition for a starting job, partly a byproduct of lack of better options.
The Dolphins would say that Anthony and Chase Allen would have that chance under any circumstances, but let’s be real here: If Miami drafts Georgia’s Roquan Smith or Virginia Tech’s Tremaine Edmunds at No.