The Miami Dolphins have been the team most commonly tied to the Detroit Lions over the course of the last three months — not for any on-field issues but rather due to Detroit’s possession of the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Detroit, to their credit, has tried just about everything in the book in order to drum up interest in their pick. They’re a team angling to win now and there’s little question the best thing for the Detroit Lions would be to trade out of the 3rd overall pick and stockpile 2020 selections to boost their roster during a critical year.

But one prominent figure in the NFL scouting community doesn’t seem to think that’s possible. NFL Network’s Lance Zierlein expressed doubt over the weekend that the Dolphins (or any team, for that matter) will be trading up in the 2020 NFL Draft in order to select Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa.

Draft quick hits (2/4): The idea of someone trading to 3 for Tua seems unlikely now. The most intriguing part thing that could happen in this draft would be if the Dolphins go OT at 5 which is possible considering their draft capital and ability to package and move up later. — Lance Zierlein (@LanceZierlein) April 18, 2020

Perhaps the most interesting tidbit Zierlein drops is the possibility that Miami foregoes drafting a quarterback with the No. 5 pick in this year’s draft. On it’s own, that would be a stunner — but this isn’t even the first time we’ve heard this assertion from someone at NFL Network this past week. Hall of Famer Gil Brandt made the same assertion on Tuesday of last week during an NFL Draft conference call.

. @Gil_Brandt says he "would not be surprised at all" to see #Dolphins pass on all QBs at No. 5. https://t.co/sk1UEMDyH0 — Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) April 14, 2020

Do the insiders at NFL Network know something that the rest of us don’t? Passing on QB at 5 would assuredly axe any potential of a trade up to the third overall selection — there’s no player Miami should be falling all over themselves for in that spot unless DE Chase Young of Ohio State some how, some way tumbled beyond the 2nd overall pick to Washington.

The Lions will continue to keep pressing. But the Dolphins are doing well to leverage their intentions in the media and keep us all guessing with just a few days left until the Bengals officially go on the clock.