Is there any Miami Dolphins worth trading or worth trading for?

The Miami Dolphins have a lot of problems and needs but is there anyone on their team worth trading or is there anyone in the NFL worth trading for?

The Miami Dolphins won’t be able to do much before this weekend but what happens after that? Is there anyone on the team that is worth moving for a future draft pick or perhaps a player that will fill a hole or provide depth? The short answer is no and the longer answer might be the same.

If the Dolphins have no one worth moving what about trading for someone else? The short answer to that may be “yeah it’s possible” but the longer answer is another no. First let’s look at the Dolphins roster and who could be potentially traded.

No one. There is your short answer.

DeVante Parker needs to be moved. He is becoming a weekly talk-show liability. His absence hurts the team but his presence leaves the team wondering if he will make it through the entire game. This is not unnoticed by other teams. Parker has the talent that would bring in a 2nd or 3rd round draft pick but he has the proven ability and the injury history to get a bag of chips and an iced tea.

Parker would draw interest in a trade but the compensation would not be what Miami would want so they would likely be content to just keep him, rescind his 2019 5th year option and let him hit the market. The rest of the NFL knows this as well. The Dolphins would be lucky to get three deep offensive lineman.

Andre Branch is another player who was mentioned as a potential tradeable asset but an injury to his knee, mediocre play, and his salary make that a non-tradeable asset now. Of course the Dolphins who find themselves really thin along the defensive front really can’t afford to lose anyone. Besides the Dolphins would really only get cap relief by trading him. His return value is minimal.

Ryan Tannehill should be put on the trade block. He won’t be. The Dolphins have a lot of time and money invested in the quarterback but on a team like the Jaguars he just might be able to soar given their defense. Miami is glued to the hip with Tannehill and for whatever reason they still believe that he is the future of this team. He is not. He is at best a caretaker when the Dolphins need a play making game changer. Oddly enough, he would probably bring back the best return. We will never know what that could be.

The list pretty much ends there. Perhaps a Cordrea Tankersley type for a back-up offensive lineman but in reality the Dolphins list of tradeable assets is three. And none of them are going to draw interest. So the long answer, is no.

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Players could always be brought in to help the Dolphins but trades are often one-sided when another team smells blood. In Miami’s case there is a lot of blood in the water. No player on the market today would make the Dolphins a contender any more than they are right now and here is why.

Le’Veon Bell is a big name that some in the local Miami media believe would make the Dolphins instantly a contender for the division or at the very least the post season. That isn’t true and if they do actually believe that, then they need to refresh their minds on what football is.

Bell is a great running back and he can catch passes out of the back-field but there are two caveats to that. The Dolphins do not have a solid offensive line that can create holes and Ryan Tannehill is too inconsistent with the screen passes to make it work. Miami also doesn’t have the outside threats to scare defenses. There is no Antonio Brown taking safeties and corners down-field. Bell also will not be cheap and the Dolphins are not going to sell the farm for one brand name. Oh wait, they have before.

Offensive lineman are hard to find on any market and there simply are no names floating around the trade rumor market as of today. That won’t likely change. Teams do not trade away starting lineman or even 2nd tier depth. Miami would likely only find third team developmental players and that doesn’t help them.

What Miami could use is a wide-receiver and in Denver Demaryius Thomas could be on the market before the trade deadline. There is a history there and Thomas is a much more polished receiver than Parker will ever be. The question is what would Denver want for a very productive receiver and what value does the Dolphins put on Thomas? In reality though, his 2019 $14 million price tag may be too much for the Dolphins to invest in.

The list pretty much ends there if the Dolphins want names that can change their season around or at least stop the bleeding. So again the long answer, is no.