Trade Achane?

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Outside of a few guys like Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen ... I do agree.

Someone offers their first, second, and third round pick in 2026, 2027 and 2028 and they are gone.  Everyone is tradeable, just a matter of price.

Everything is for sale it is just a matter of price.

Billionaire asks his secretary for ten million dollars would you go to Vagas with me for the weekend.  She says yes.  He then asks her if she would give him a blow job for $25 and she responds, "No, what kind of women do you think I am"  And he responds, "we have already established what kind of women you are, now we are just haggling over the price."     

[Spider-Dan]

Someone offers their first, second, and third round pick in 2026, 2027 and 2028 and they are gone.

This is the kind of logic that got Luka Doncic traded to the Lakers, but somehow worse.
What do you think you can do with those nine picks... win 3 Super Bowls in 5 years?  Make 7 straight AFC Championships?

There are some players that you would have to be a fool to trade, and Patrick Mahomes is one of them.

[Phishfan]

It's also the same logic that got Herschel Walker traded to the Vikings.

[Spider-Dan]

That would only be true if you believed Herschel Walker and Patrick Mahomes are equivalent players.

[Pappy13]

Anyone in his final year should be extended or traded.  You don't have the money to extend him.

They don't have the cap space right now, but after June 1st they'll have the cap space because of Chubb. I expect he'll be extended after June 1st, unless he's traded before that. I do agree with Dave that Achane especially doesn't have the typical RB shelf life. He doesn't take a ton of hard hits, typically getting out of bounds or something before taking a hit. That coupled with the fact that I think the run game this year is going to be split between him and Willis, I think the Dolphins feel that he still has a lot of tread left on the tires and he's a huge impact to both the run game and the pass game. I think the front office considers him a bigger value to Willis than draft picks would be. Achane and Willis are going to be the offensive players that bridge the gap from where we are to where we want to be and hopefully beyond that.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

They don't have the cap space right now, but after June 1st they'll have the cap space because of Chubb.

They have quite a few draft picks to sign.  And there is also the question of if Achane wants a long term deal with the Dolphins without them making him a deal he can't refuse.  He might not be willing to extend and prefer to be able to pick a team in FA that gives him a better shot at a ring. 

[Pappy13]

They have quite a few draft picks to sign.  And there is also the question of if Achane wants a long term deal with the Dolphins without them making him a deal he can't refuse.  He might not be willing to extend and prefer to be able to pick a team in FA that gives him a better shot at a ring. 

They also still have 1 more player they can extend and lower his cap hit this year in Brooks. They have the cap space or more accurately they will have the cap space after June 1st. Whether or not they want to extend Brooks and get Achane a long term deal is a different question entirely.

[Sibster]

Someone offers their first, second, and third round pick in 2026, 2027 and 2028 and they are gone.  Everyone is tradeable, just a matter of price.

Everything is for sale it is just a matter of price.

Billionaire asks his secretary for ten million dollars would you go to Vagas with me for the weekend.  She says yes.  He then asks her if she would give him a blow job for $25 and she responds, "No, what kind of women do you think I am"  And he responds, "we have already established what kind of women you are, now we are just haggling over the price."     

Someone did that once.  Offered all of his picks to move up in 1999 and acquire Ricky Williams.   It cost him his job.   

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Someone did that once.  Offered all of his picks to move up in 1999 and acquire Ricky Williams.   It cost him his job.   

My point wasn't it would be a good idea.  Just that every player (unless they have a no trade clause in their contract) is tradeable for a high enough offer.

[Downunder Dolphan]

Achane just got paid, and the way it's structured looks like we are really set on keeping him as a key piece of the rebuild.

https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/onsi/why-timing-was-right-for-achane-extension-01krhw04ea31

On the surface, it looks a decent deal for all parties. It makes him about the third highest paid RB in the league (for now) and it's about 50% guaranteed, so there's enough incentive for him to perform and a decent enough cushion if he doesn't.

[Phishfan]

Good. Since he is staying I was worried this might carry on and be an issue..

[masterfins]

I'm glad he's staying, gonna be rough on him this year though.

[Downunder Dolphan]

I'm glad he's staying, gonna be rough on him this year though.

Yeah it could be... but at least he will be paid for it.

Our offense has absolutely sucked apart from him the last two seasons. He has earned it, and he will be targeted first up all next year, unless Willis and his band of developing receivers become enough of a threat to take the heat off him.

He will have the target on his head from day one... but that's nothing new either.

Are we at the stage like Detroit with Barry Sanders when we invest in the stud and build players around him? Probably not to that extent. But it would be healthy to go at least part way into it. I think we already are with the OL and TE additions this draft.   

[Sibster]

Yeah it could be... but at least he will be paid for it.

Our offense has absolutely sucked apart from him the last two seasons. He has earned it, and he will be targeted first up all next year, unless Willis and his band of developing receivers become enough of a threat to take the heat off him.

He will have the target on his head from day one... but that's nothing new either.

Are we at the stage like Detroit with Barry Sanders when we invest in the stud and build players around him? Probably not to that extent. But it would be healthy to go at least part way into it. I think we already are with the OL and TE additions this draft.   

You just have to hope the new guys on the O-Line step up and perform as expected.  If that line gels, watch out for 2027 when the Dolphins come in with Achane and a franchise QB.

[Downunder Dolphan]

You just have to hope the new guys on the O-Line step up and perform as expected.  If that line gels, watch out for 2027 when the Dolphins come in with Achane and a franchise QB.

Hopefully that's the case.

The left side should be a massive impenetrable wall that Tua wouldn't have been be able to look over (and likely Willis won't either).

Savaiinaea moving over to his natural RG college (and with a right handed QB) should in theory get less pressure, with a hopefully fit (and hungry for a new contract) Jackson back at RT should give us a more than decent starting front...

... as long as it stays fit and together. In the right scheme, those big bodies should open holes and hide them long enough for an elusive back like Achane to zip through and hit the second level at top speed... and hit paydirt the way he does when he flies. 

I am happy Achane got his contract because he really did earn it unlike Tua or Waddle. He has carried the whole offense the last two years despite his smaller physique, and has a target on his head day one this season. He knows it too. Tua was a one hit wonder. Waddle was a beneficiary of Tyreek and currently is a no hit wonder.