With the start of the 2022 league year about a month away, NFL teams are preparing for free agency and that includes the Miami Dolphins.
Mike McDaniel’s team has many needs that should be addressed this offseason, and one of the most prevalent is the offensive line that allowed a league-leading 235 pressures this season.
The free agent market has quite a few options that the Dolphins should take a look at, but ESPN believes Miami is the perfect fit for one – San Francisco 49ers guard Lake Tomlinson.
Tomlinson was originally selected in the first round of the 2015 draft by the Detroit Lions, but after two lackluster seasons, he was traded to the 49ers. In Kyle Shanahan’s system, he became a serviceable guard and signed a three-year extension with the team when his rookie deal expired.
With McDaniel bringing over his Shanahan’s system from San Francisco, it would make sense that the Dolphins bring in a guy who’s familiar with it and improve a group that was a disaster in 2021.
Here’s what ESPN’s Matt Bowen said about Tomlinson’s fit in Miami:
“With McDaniel now in Miami, the Dolphins must address the offensive line to fit his run scheme. Tomlinson is the logical choice here, to combo and chip on zone schemes with blocking angles created by the pre- and post-snap movement in McDaniel’s system.”
