The first draft of this latest Miami Dolphins rebuild will get underway Thursday with more holes to fill than draft picks who can plug them. But general manager Chris Grier and head coach Brian Flores are both optimistic they will accomplish certain goals before the process is complete.
Those goals:
According to sources within the Dolphins building the Dolphins fully intend to address their dire need along the defensive front seven, but those sources caution that might not necessarily happen in the first round.
In that first round, the Dolphins believe there are very good front seven options but Grier could be tempted to take an offensive lineman, and specifically a right tackle, if that player has a better grade than the defensive players available when Miami picks.