Anthony Mancini

3 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Anthony Mancini

This article is directed to the Miami Dolphins General Manager, Chris Grier. Please DO NOT draft any college player with a possible long-term injury or with real off-the-field issues, no matter how talented, especially early in this draft. We need to add a lot of talent to this team and have to maximize our picks with no mistakes. The Miami social life and lack of real team leadership will not help in this situation.

3 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Anthony Mancini

I figure, let’s have some fun for a moment. This has crossed my mind several times over the past two weeks. What if the Dolphins are actively looking to trade Tua Tagovailoa? Why would they do this, and what teams would be interested? Let’s start with the why. We can all see now that this team is in the midst of a total rebuild. Any GM or head coach on the hot seat would not be handling the team building this way.

4 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Anthony Mancini

As the fiasco continues for the Miami Dolphins with the team now seeking a trade for Jalen Ramsey, where does this leave the team, the draft, the 13th pick, now that cornerback is the biggest position of need on the team? We have three options at 13: best player available, draft to fill our biggest need, or trade down? As I have listened to all the podcasts, the Mel Kiper’s of the world, and the mock drafts, here is my take on the draft.

1 month ago | yardbarker.com | Anthony Mancini

As I sat here preparing to write my first article for Dolphins Talk, many topics came to mind. So many things have been spoken about on podcasts and in other articles. I kept hearing the conversation about a soft reboot or retooling versus a proper rebuild. I thought about what the difference is and whether there is one.

Jan 7, 2025 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Boruijie Pang |Jiahe Zhang |Anthony Mancini |Xinli Chi

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