Dolphins see no issue at corner back?

The Miami Dolphins apparently don’t like hearing that they have a corner back issue. Fans see that they do and the local media believe that they do.

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While I can honestly say that no members of the Miami Dolphins organization have called me to discuss my views on the corner back situation apparently Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald has.

Typically, Salguero and I don’t necessarily see eye to eye. There was a few years in the last 11 that he and I had each other blocked on social media and even called each other out via emails to each other. And no, he and I have never met or said one thing to each other vocally. It is rare when I take his side however.

That is the case today. Salguero has been pointing out that there are issues in the Dolphins secondary, specifically with the corner backs. While Byron Maxwell has one side of the field locked down the other side is somewhat a mess.

Chimdi Chekwa and Tony Lippett are battling for a starting spot. Read it again and ask yourself if that makes you feel comfortable given the receivers and quarterbacks the Dolphins will be facing. Bobby McCain and Michael Thomas are battling for the nickel role.

The Dolphins signed Rashaan Melvin and Brandon Harris last week to add competition but neither player is an answer to the starting corner spot. True Xavien Howard is expected back but as much as I like the kid coming out of college, there are hiccups in his game that he needs to work on before he steps onto the field in September.

Let’s face one fact, while the Dolphins believe he will be ready to play opening game, they have yet to say he will be able to practice enough prior to that game to be able to play at any degree of confidence.

Howard, Lippett, Chekwa, Harris, Melvin, McCain, all are unknowns and let’s remember that Maxwell is coming off a horrible season with the Eagles who packed him up and shipped him out after one season and one huge free agent contract.

Questions remain.

Now to be fair, Salguero and especially some of the other beat writers can be a little over the top negative at times.

"Two days ago a coach told me, “Keep writing that negative stuff. I love it. I love it.” – Salguero via the Miami Herald."

Salguero points out almost tongue in cheek that the Dolphins probably know better and to some degree they do. Almost certainly but if we are talking about the executive branch who is making the decisions, well they have a track record of being wrong.

The best judge of what is on the field is the coaching staff and this staff isn’t going to throw anyone under the bus. Not a single one will say, “yeah, we are concerned about the corner backs” or the linebackers, or the guards…

What we do know for a fact is that the Dolphins traded for Maxwell, dumped Brent Grimes, added a 2nd round corner in the draft and really didn’t do much else to the position this off-season. And to be clear, the corner situation last year wasn’t very good either.

It seems as though a lot of people are harping on the corner back situation and it’s become a topic around the Dolphins internet sites. Maybe that will change when pre-season arrives. Maybe it will not be as noticeable as the Dolphins may believe that their front defensive line will make up for the lack of experience in the secondary.

Oh wait, yeah, we heard that heading into last year too. Is Salguero right? Maybe.

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