After a disappointing 2018 season the Miami Dolphins find themselves in dire need of a legitimate franchise quarterback moving forward. Multiple reports have Miami moving on from current starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill and finding a new signal caller for next season.

Most signs are pointing to the team ‘tanking’ next season to try and secure a top QB prospect in the 2020 draft, and this has left some fans to wonder “Why wait till 2020?” “Why not draft a QB in this year’s draft?”.

The answers to those questions are simple, the quarterback class for next years’ draft promises to be deeper and more talented than this year’s class. The Dolphins are also not in a prime position to land a QB in this draft, they currently hold the 13th pick in the draft and that doesn’t appear to be high enough to land one of the few top quarterbacks in this class. Trading up in the draft also doesn’t seem to make much sense because the cost of moving up simply wouldn’t be worth it for a team with plenty of holes to fill.

However, there were two interesting developments that happened this week that have major draft implications. The first of which is that Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray officially announced that he is fully committed to joining the NFL over the MLB. The second development is that the Denver Broncos traded for veteran quarterback Joe Flacco, Denver holds the 10th pick in the draft.

This trade could potentially result in a top 3 QB falling to Miami at 13. With Denver appearing to be out of the QB race, the only teams currently ahead of Miami that would potentially draft a QB are the Giants & Jaguars.

I suppose teams like the Cardinals, Buccaneers, Raiders and Bengals are also in the mix, but I just don’t see them going QB in round 1, and I have my reasons:

The Cardinals have Josh Rosen who is reportedly “their guy”.

The Buccaneers have Jameis Winston and new head coach Bruce Arians appears to be sticking with him.

The Raiders have Derek Carr and one has to believe that if Coach Gruden didn’t want him as his QB that he would’ve been traded last year along with Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper.

The Bengals may also stick with Andy Dalton for one more year; there’s reason to believe that new head coach Zac Taylor will attempt to ‘fix’ Andy Dalton.

Back to the Giants and Jaguars now, the Giants will almost certainly draft Eli Manning’s successor this year and I don’t really see a scenario where they don’t go quarterback at pick number 6. The Jaguars on the other hand are reportedly interested in obtaining Nick Foles and it appears likely that they’ll land him.

In this scenario (assuming no other teams trade up) the Miami Dolphins would be in a good position to draft the 2nd quarterback in 2019. Of course, there are a ton of variables and the chances are high that if things played out this way another team would try to trade up and jump ahead of Miami for a quarterback. This does present an interesting question though, if they are given the chance to pick one of the first 3 QBs in this draft at 13 what should the Dolphins do?

Personally, the only QBs in this class that I think are worth drafting are Dwayne Haskins and Kyler Murray. In my eyes Haskins looks pro ready and Murray has a ton of upside in my opinion, and any team would be lucky to draft either of these guys. However, unless the coaching staff absolutely loves one of these quarterbacks it’d probably still be best to trade back. Perhaps calling up a few quarterback needy teams and seeing if they can land a few more draft picks in the process. This team has a lot of holes and addressing those holes should be the focus before bringing in any young quarterback.

So, to answer the question presented at the top of this article…

“Can Miami land a franchise QB in the 2019 Draft?”

Yes, they can… but they probably shouldn’t.

Now I want to hear from you guys, what do you think the Dolphins should do? Should they draft a quarterback in this draft? Let me know what you think in the comments down below and consider leaving a like while your there. As always thank you for taking the time to read the blog, I really do appreciate it and be sure to check back in frequently for more content.