Dolphins interview QB at NFL Combine
By Brian Miller
The Miami Dolphins used one of their 60 passes to interview a quarterback ahead of the NFL Draft. Teams are allowed only 60 formal interviews at the Combine. It may sound like a lot but it’s not. Not really.
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A member of the MMQB, Jenny Vrentas, was given access to this interview behind the doors of the room that it was being conducted in. She doesn’t give out the name of the quarterback but it’s interesting that the Dolphins are spending time looking at quarterback prospects.
In attendance was Mike Tannenbaum and Chris Grier. They were joined by head coach Adam Gase and quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree. OC Clyde Christensen and myriad of other personnel guys were in the room. And then there was Dan Marino. Serious group of people ready to ask questions. The meetings can only last a strict 15 minutes and then, like speed dating, they rotate to the next player awaiting in the hall.
"“It’s a real chance to figure out the guy’s vibe,” Grier says. “How they come across; how they will fit into a program. You wouldn’t want a quarterback to come in and have no personality. You want to get a sense of what kind of energy he will bring to your team.”"
So the Dolphins are looking at a quarterback. Interesting. The draft is full of top end talent with four potential first round picks. Could the Dolphins be eyeing a first round talent or a 2nd or 3rd day prospect? It’s unclear and it’s unknown, unknown to everyone but the people in that room and Jenny Vrentas who sat in on the interview. Click the above link on MMQB to read her story. It’s very good.
The report by Vrentas is very detailed, too much to put in here without actually stealing her thunder which I won’t do. It’s a great look into what goes on behind closed doors and more intriguing that the Dolphins were talking to a quarterback prospect.