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Originally Posted by TekeRam
I've been saying that for a number of days now, as the Phins have not picked up any offensive tackles yet in free agency, yet released one of their starters for apparently no real reason to me. They've grabbed defensive OLB/DE's and so I just think that their need for Chris is less than Jake at this point. Add in the fact that no one is sure what Chris will be able to play in the NFL( I've heard 4-3 DT a la Carriker, 4-3 DE, 3-4 DE, and 3-4 rush LB) and I just get the feeling that Tuna's going to protect his QB's blind side with what appears to be a can't miss tackle.
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The problem is there is so much depth at the tackle spot in this draft and you can't find a guy like Chris Long with the same versatility at the top of the second round. Couple that with Parcells' history of taking tackles later in the draft and plugging them into the starting line up (Rob Pettiti in '05, a 6th round pick, started all 16 games for the Cowboys) makes me think the best chance that Chris Long gets to us is they fall in love with Matt Ryan or they like Gholston better than Long in their scheme. I think they would like Gholston better because he is alot like Ware but it comes down to if the Dolphins can't trade out will they pay Gholston #1 money?