I'd Gladly Pay You Tuesday For A Good Nose Tackle Today!

J. Wellington Wimpy was famous for his lust for hamburgers, and he was so famous for him, they opened a chain of Wimpy Burger joints in the UK. While they still have (or had while I lived there) a corporate office in London, there were no actual Wimpy's left, save for a few in the North Country. Maybe ukfinfan has one in his hometown.

Anyway, the point is, that it's hard to find a big, pylon of a man with a hunger to get to the hamburger, er, I mean football, no matter where you are in the world.

Here, Chris Baker attends Hampton University Bill Cosby Fan Club Meeting.

And the more it looks like NFL teams will be clamoring over the big men in this draft, driving up their stock, and pushing the 'wimpy' glamour-picks down the board, the more likely it becomes that Miami might not get one in this draft. While I still have a preference for Terrence Knighton and Chris Baker, these late rounder might have a large group of courters, making them jump as much as a full round.

Terrence Knighton returns a fumble 66 yards for a touchdown.

Basically what I'm saying is that, even if Miami plans to trade up in the 6th or 7th round for one of these guys, they could get stunned by another team taking them in the 4th or 5th round. So basically, a gameplan can only get you so far. And the only sure option of getting one of these guys would be to stun everyone else by taking the player well above his rated stock.

So, to prepare everyone for the upcoming draft which is now a week and a half away, I offer this advice. Do not be shocked. Do not get angry. Do not FREAK OUT if and when Miami drafts a projected 6th or 7th round player in the 4th or 5th round. They just might be doing it for safety reasons.

If Miami can't score a nose tackle through the draft, they'd still have the option of trading for one, hoping one becomes available through free agency/waivers, or training up one of the current D-linemen. Personally, I'd like to see what Shawn Murphy could do lined up there.

What do you think?