Chris Perkins: Dolphins’ rebuild might have hit a speed bump in the draft
MIAMI GARDENS — The honeymoon is over for Miami Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and coach Jeff Hafley. Time flies. But the rebuild is still steaming ahead at full speed, and all things considered, it’s still looking good.
That’s significant, and that’s what matters most. With the Dolphins’ befuddling No. 12 pick of the NFL draft on Thursday — Alabama offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor — Sullivan and Hafley brought an abrupt end to the rollicking fun and sky-high optimism they’d ushered in with their hires in January.
Sullivan and Hafley, who traded back with Dallas from No. 11 to No. 12, and later traded up with San Francisco from No.
30 to No. 27, regained a measure of credibility by selecting San Diego State cornerback Chris Johnson at No. 27.
However, a number of fans (we don’t know whether it’s the majority) were frustrated that the Dolphins didn’t select the hometown kid, Miami edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. , with the No. 12 pick.