Miami Dolphins have little trade value ahead of NFL deadline

The Miami Dolphins and the rest of the NFL have until Tuesday to finalize any trades before the window closes for the 2016 season. For the Dolphins, little value sits on their roster.

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Miami is not in the hunt to add a player prior to the leagues trade deadline. The team simply lacks the win/loss record to warrant such a move to bring a player into the fold. Teams like the Dolphins tend to jettison players instead.

When looking at the Dolphins roster it’s hard to really see much value to entice another team to make an offer. The compensation vs. the talent level simply isn’t worth the chatter. In most cases.

Perhaps the most value that Miami has for a trade right now is deep threat Kenny Stills. Stills is on the final year of his rookie contract which could be attractive to another team. The Eagles are said to be looking for a deep threat receiver and Stills could fill that role.

The problem is that Stills has shown a capacity to be inconsistent and that could be a turn off. If the Dolphins wanted to get involved however Stills is probably their best option at this point. Another team would have the rest of the year to evaluate him and then value him for a future deal.

With the Dolphins winning their last two games Miami is no longer in implode mode which now means that they will not be trying to ditch aging veterans and salaries for a rebuild. In other words the Dolphins still believe that they can change their season around.

The injury to Reshad Jones has now made him impossible to trade. Not that the Dolphins would have entertained it anyways. The biggest name now becomes Cameron Wake.

With the Dolphins now winning and Wake being a big part of that it’s highly unlikely that the Dolphins would entertain any offers for the edge rusher. If they did, it’s hard to determine what the return value would be. Wake has become more or less a pass rush specialist but injuries have forced him to play more than just the pass. It’s working, for now.

One option could be left tackle Branden Albert. Albert is healthy now and there are a few teams that may have interest in a left tackle. Teams were hoping to potentially trade for Cleveland’s Joe Thomas but Albert would be a cheaper alternative and would allow the Dolphins to move Laremy Tunsil to the outside.

The problem for Miami is that in the last two weeks the offensive line has helped Jay Ajayi rush for over 400 yards. The Dolphins are not going to make any wholesale changes to a line that suddenly seems to be working.

It’s unfair to not mention the value of Jarvis Landry. It’s through the roof and frankly the Dolphins could probably get more than a 1st round pick for him. Landry has two years left on his contract and that too is enticing of any team looking for a top wide-receiver. Landry however is mostly a slot receiver which would limit his value to some teams. On the other hand, could the Dolphins really afford to let their most popular player in over a decade if not more, simply leave?

The list of potentials ends there. Miami simply isn’t deep enough that teams are going to be trying to get their depth players and they are limited on value with their starting players. Again the Dolphins are at that point in the season where trading for a player won’t help ensure a playoff appearance so there is little chance Miami makes a move.

Which means that they likely will just to prove me wrong.