Football Analyzing Jets Rivals: A Look at Offseason Moves by Miami Dolphins by Staff Post July 18, 2016 Laremy Tunsil (Joel Auerbach / Getty Images) After taking a look at the offseason moves of the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills earlier this week, let’s round off the three part series by examining the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins finished in las place in the AFC East last season with a 6-10 record. Miami had a rather interesting draft night as they drafted Leremy Tunsil with the 13th overall pick. Tunsil is an OT from Ole Miss. Tunsil was originally supposed to go higher in the draft but he fell a few picks because a photo surfaced online of Tunsil wearing a gas mask while smoking a bong. This could go down as the steal of the draft if Tunsil stays out of trouble because he could have gone in the top five. In free agency, the Dolphins signed veteran DE Mario Williams who played the last four seasons with the Buffalo Bills to a two year deal. Williams is 31 years old and only had five sacks last year, which is way down from previous years. In his first three years with the Bills, he had 10.5 sacks in 2012, 13 sacks in 2013, 13.5 sacks in 2014. His number of tackles were down last year as well from 42 combined tackles in 2014 to 19 combined tackles last year. Williams is a durable player however as he appeared in all but one game in four years with the Bills. Also on the defensive side of the ball, Miami released veteran CB Brent Grimes who has played the last three seasons with the Dolphins. Grimes has 26 career interceptions, 13 of which have come in the past three seasons with Miami. Grimes just signed a new deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Offensively, they signed RB C.J. Anderson to a four year deal. The former Bronco has played three NFL seasons in his career and he is off to a pretty good start. In the past two years (he didn’t play much his rookie year in 2012), he has had a total of 331 attempts for a total of 1,569 yards to go along with 13 rushing touchdowns. And keep in mind, he was playing behind Peyton Manning over the past couple of years. He is also capable of catching passes out of the back field as he had 59 receptions in the past two years. Not too many additions/subtractions, but definitely some notable ones. None of the AFC East teams this year made a lot of major moves like the Jets did last year. The way I see it, the Patriots will win the division, the Jets will get second place, and the Bills and Dolphins will duke it out for third. Post Views: 1,142 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related Topics Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in Football You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Tea Time with Mel and Jay Ep. 8: Review of Netflix’s “7 Yards” Tea Time with Mel and Jay is a podcast where Melody and Jackie review... Jets and Muhammad Wilkerson Agree to 5-Year Deal Bump N’ Run w/ KT: Jets Sign Wilkerson, Miller Gets Mega-Deal And Nick Saban Still Hated By All