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2018 NFL Draft: Miami Dolphins 7-round mock draft in October

By Chris Spooner

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: The Miami Dolphins players run out onto the pitch before the NFL game between the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints at Wembley Stadium on October 1, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Henry Browne/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: The Miami Dolphins players run out onto the pitch before the NFL game between the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints at Wembley Stadium on October 1, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Henry Browne/Getty Images) /
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TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 10: Mike White #14 of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers looks to pass against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 10: Mike White #14 of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers looks to pass against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Round 7 – Mike White, QB, Western Kentucky

The Miami Dolphins offense has struggled mightily this season. A lot of the blame for those struggles, right or wrong, has fallen at the feet of the Dolphins quarterbacks. The team was put behind the proverbial 8-ball at the position when Ryan Tannehill went down with a re-aggravation of the knee injury that ended his 2016 season. In a scramble to fill his shoes, the team brought in another one of Gase’s old talents in the form of former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler.

The experiment has been a resounding failure so far. Cutler, after missing most of the off-season, has failed to build any sort of rapport with the wide receivers. In spite of knowing the offense from his days with Gase in Chicago, it hasn’t translated to on-the-field success. Now, thanks in part to the porous offensive line in front of him, Cutler has multiple broken ribs which could pose a problem for weeks to come. But we’re not talking about this year, we’re looking towards the future. Tannehill will be back next year and all will be well, right?

What’s the insurance if he’s not, though? What does Miami plan to do if Tannehill’s knee doesn’t fully heal? What’s “plan B” if the same thing happens to Tannehill next pre-season and he suffers what would essentially amount to a third knee injury in as many seasons?

Drafting a quarterback in the seventh round isn’t likely to come up with the answers to that question, but Western Kentucky quarterback Mike White is a guy who I think delivers a lot of value this late in the draft. He’s not nearly as polished as the top-flight QB talent in this draft, and he doesn’t possess the arm talent or decision making skills of a Day 1 type, but I think he’s a little better than where he’s being picked here. Given proper coaching and some development, he could be a guy who gets flipped in a year or two for the eventual successor at quarterback.

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