What you heard during last week's draft was the sound of the Miami Dolphins' front office taking back their own credibility, which had been stretched perilously thin over the past few offseasons. What just about everyone, including much of the Dolphins' fan base, whether they want to admit it or not, knows, is that Miami's scouting department for the past few years has approached the college draft as an opportunity to shore up the quarterback position by showering it with offensive players and generally ignoring the defense until the later rounds. In addition to their ongoing NFL record in the first round (eight of twelve first round picks used on offense, 2005-2016), Miami also expended fewer picks on the defensive side of the ball during the first three rounds in 2014-16 than any other NFL team.
In This Year's Draft, Dolphins Regain Credibility
