They also had a shitload of unused cap space as their owner was previously trying to tank.... and we're able to take advantage of an extremely stupid GM...
I said at the time of that Texans/Dolphins trade, it was stupid of the Texans and wondered if they would of given up the same for Bakhtiari and some thought I was crazy for consider trading a then healthy Bakhtiari, but the Texans seriously stupidly gave up too much and to top it all off, they failed to lock in a new contract for the OT so he literally got to demanded 130% of #1 LT money (which screwed up the entire LT market) and it's still not clear if he was a top 10 LT (some can easily argue he wasn't).
But yes, to your point, that is one hell of a way to rebuild, and the Dolphins had a lot of weapons before had, but no OL, they also got a LT in FA and some other peices too.
Originally Posted by: beast
Here is a better breakdown of all the picks that was effected by the Tunsil trade. Ironically the Dolphins actually made trades that ended up with them moving down the draft and drafting Tunsil lol. Here is all the guys involved :
Current Results from Laremy Tunsil trade (following Week 8 and the trade deadline of the 2022 season):
Johnson Bademosi (4 games played, released)
Julién Davenport (24 games played, 9 starts, not re-signed)
Noah Igbinoghene (29 games played, 4 starts, 25 tackles, 5 passes defensed, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 interception)
Solomon Kindley (29 games played, 15 starts, waived at end of 2022 preseason)
Jaylen Waddle (24 games played, 24 starts, 146 receptions, 1,742 yards, 11 touchdowns, 4 rushes, 20 yards, touchdown; Rookie record for receptions (104 in 2021))
Jevon Holland (24 games played, 21 starts, 115 tackles, 15 passes defensed, 4 interceptions, 3 fumble recoveries, 4 sacks)
Tyreek Hill (8 games played, 8 starts, 69 receptions, 961 yards, 2 touchdowns, 5 rushes, 25 yards)
Channing Tindall (Rookie, 2022 third-round pick; 7 games played, 2 tackles)
Erik Ezukanma (Rookie, 2022 fourth-round pick)
Bradley Chubb (Acquired ahead of Week 9 in 2022)
2025 fifth-round pick (from Broncos)
Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)