Definitely doesn't hurt to lock down a spot and not have to rely on Gordon not fucking up off the field or Coleman staying healthy and developing beyond teasing.
I think he'll be a lot more receptive to a real live QB in Taylor as a baseline instead of McCarron, but who knows.
Meh, they got roughly the same value as a comp pick without having to tighten the belt in FA to do so. That's fair value for a team with zero leverage whatsoever.
They may have been able to do better (as in a 3rd and a 5th) had they waited a few weeks but there would be opportunity costs associated with dragging this into FA where guys they may want would be gone in the first couple days and even a little before with the tampering that goes on; legal and otherwise. The Dolphins really don't have anyone to blame but themselves for cornering themselves into that cap situation. I thought they did ok to get something for Landry while still keeping what they want to do in FA intact. I would view a 7th as a ST'er and there are plenty of decent ST'ers after the 5th every year.
