Dolphins Trade Up To 3 And Pick Dion Jordan From Oregon

So Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland and Co. did something very, very odd and traded up to the third pick in the draft to pick up OLB/DE and pass-rushing freak Dion Jordan from Oregon. This is so weird that I don't have much to say about it. I do have a few thoughts.

1. The Dolphins only gave up the 42nd pick in the draft, even though they moved up 9 spots. Granted, they traded with the Raiders, which makes this bone-headed trade not the least surprising. Hooray for the ghost of Al Davis!

2. Dion Jordan is not a position of need. Well, not a huge one. Everybody who has seen the Dolphins play at least one series on offense and defense notice two things: they don't score touchdowns and they only have one playmaker. That playmaker happens to be Cameron Wake, who turns right tackles into babies and then punts them before eating quarterbacks. But other than that, the Dolphins have a pass rush similar to the Miami Hurricanes, which means they'd rather take passing downs off on defense than anything else. So Dion Jordan provides another freak of nature to run at Tom Brady twice a year.

This does, however, pretty much solve our defensive tackle problem. Paul Soliai's contract is done after next season and Randy Starks is franchise tagged. Most think that the Phins won't be able to afford both, so this allows the Dolphins to pick one, slide Jared Odrick (the other DE we traded a first round pick for, except that time it was lower in the draft) to DT, and turn Dion Jordan into a 3-down player instead of a situation pass-rusher, which is 3rd overall pick status suggests.

3. The Dolphins ONLY GAVE UP A SECOND ROUNDER. This is so incredibly ridiculous and makes this thing worth it.

4. Jordan reminds me a lot of Giants pro bowl DE Jason Pierre-Paul, who the Dolphins pass on to trade down and draft Jared Odrick, who's only known for that weird Pee-wee Herman dance. A skinnier freak of nature that can sack the quarterback. Oh yeah, and he also reminds me of that guy called Jason Taylor, the Miami Dolphins legend and future Hall of Famer who people doubted because he was too small to play defensive end in the NFL. I'd say his career ended up OK.


So yeah, this is such a shocking move by the Dolphins and their love for being conservative and terrible. It does fit their pattern of liking fat dudes, though. But Jordan is very skinny for playing a fat dude position. So again, what the hell?

Stay tuned for the finality of the Brandon "Fat" Albert drama and what the Dolphins do with their other second round pick.