What it would take to give up No. 6 pick
The Dolphins are taking calls from teams wanting to trade up to No. 6.
Or they’re putting it out there to see what the pick is worth.
Or they’re shopping it with the idea of actually trading it.
Take your pick from the tweet from the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Ten days out of the draft, we’re deep in the cone of deception.
“Sources say they’ve received calls from teams looking to trade up to No. 6 and it is something they’re considering,” Rapoport tweeted. “Lot of things in play, but Miami could be at it again.”
It’s easy to believe the Dolphins would want it out there they’re taking offers for the sixth pick. There’s no harm in getting the value of it. Trading it? Well, that depends on to whom and for how much.
The idea would be a team like Denver (No. 9) would trade up to get a quarterback — assuming one’s still available at No. 6. And the one Denver would like. The question there is what Atlanta wants to do with its pick — does it trade it, pick a quarterback or take the best available player (Florida’s Kyle Pitts).
There’s this, too: The Dolphins might be playing some deception game to suggest they aren’t interested in who might fall to No. 6. Why? Well, for the same reason San Francisco is playing games with who they might want at No. 3.
Let’s play it out. If the Dolphins trade down, to No. 9, what would be the value? Please forget the trade value charts.
Fluker becomes the second offensive lineman added this offseason, joining center Matt Skura, who also came from the Ravens organization.
Fluker’s signing will make him the only 30-year-old on the Dolphins roster heading into training camp, and indicates that Miami could be leaning toward selecting a playmaker, and not an offensive lineman with the team’s two first-round picks in next week’s NFL draft.
Oregon’s Penei Sewell and Northwestern’s Rashawn Slater are viewed as this draft’s premiere offensive linemen, and the Dolphins will likely be in position to select either if they keep the No. 6 pick. However, Miami invested three picks on young offensive linemen last season and hope they take the next step in their development this year.
Earlier this spring, the the Dolphins traded for former first-round pick Isaiah Wilson, but cut him two weeks later because of some behavior issues, which contributed to him only lasting one season with the Tennessee Titans.