Miami Dolphins: 5 Offseason Moves That Dont Make Sense

This offseason proved to be a time of turmoil and chaos for many NFL teams, especially those like the Dolphins, scrambling to find talent at positions of need, all while having no mini camps or OTA's to evaluate their own players. 

Some teams, like the New England Patriots, always seem to do something right, or pull off an unexpected move to help them maintain their status as one of the elite franchises in the league. The Dolphins sat and watched as the Patriots traded for Chad Ochocinco and Albert Haynesworth for virtually worthless draft picks, and drafted Ryan Mallet to be the heir apparent to Tom Brady. 

I'm not saying the Dolphins necessarily needed a guy like Haynesworth, but adding a dynamic threat like Ochocinco, and certainly drafting Mallet, would have been very welcome moves for this team. Reggie Bush, as I've written before, will help, but is certainly more hype than substance.

These five moves were especially confusing by the Dolphins:

Signing Larry Johnson 

Former Pro-Bowlers sure have a way of finding their way down to Miami. It's just a shame those Pro Bowls were many years ago and these guys (like the next signing) have very little to offer other than that incredibly overrated "veteran leadership." 

Why did the front office feel compelled to sign the nearly 32 year old Johnson coming off a very unproductive season in which he only played 2 games? Why did they choose to cut Kory Sheets, a young, promising back, very confident in his abilities? Head-scratching moves.

Signing Marc Colombo

We know the Dolphins staff has an unquestioned affinity for former Cowboys, having signed 18 players they coached in Dallas. This one may make the least sense of all. Colombo last year ranked 76th out of 78 Offensive Tackles by Pro Football Focus.

He allowed 40 quarterback pressures, and he is expected to bolster a line that desperately needs right side help?

Not trading for Kyle Orton

This one is very difficult to comprehend, but the way Chad Henne has played so far I guess they can defend the choice. Kyle Orton was all but ready to put on the Dolphins uniform, but because of one thing or another, the trade never went down. Miami had officially given up on Chad Henne as their starting quarterback, and Denver had officially entered the Tim Tebow era.

But it never happened. Orton is better than Henne and would probably give the Fins more of a chance to win now. But is he your future of the franchise?

Denver now seems to think so.

Not acquiring a between-the-tackles Running Back

Reggie Bush may be "electrifying" (which I need to see to believe), and he may sell some tickets (which I need to see to believe), but this team needed a running back to be able to pound the football inside. But what about Daniel Thomas? The Dolphins drafted up to get him, he has to be their feature back!

Yes, he should absolutely be their feature back. But clearly that is not what the front office is thinking, so why make a big splash signing a guy who has never been an every down back if that's how you intend to use him?  

Not giving Matt Moore enough first-team snaps

If the front office wanted so desperately to acquire a quarterback, and wanted to move past the Chad Henne era, then why is Matt Moore at least not playing with the starters at times this preseason?

I'm not questioning signing Moore over some of the other quarterbacks that could have been had this offseason, but he is the guy they got, so why not let him show what he can do with Marshall and Bess instead of Roberto Wallace and Marlon Moore?