The Miami Dolphins still have free agency moves to make and Knowshon Moreno, Andre Brown and Maurice Jones-Drew are options on the free agent market at running back and with teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints possibly looking to add at the position, the Fins would be wise to jump on one of these players before they sign elsewhere.
The Dolphins have spent in free agency for the second year in a row and after bringing in Mike Wallace, Dannell Ellerbe and Philip Wheeler, they signed Branden Albert this offseason along with Earl Mitchell and Cortland Finnegan and now they could look to the offensive side for more. Moreno and Drew are the top names left on the market at the position and many have speculated that the team could add Moreno, as they need more production out of the backfield after last season and he had the best year of his career in 2013 with the Denver Broncos.
NFL.com put together a list of players on the market and where they fit best and they said Moreno made sense to the Dolphins since the team did not have much of a running game last season. The article speculates that the team could go after someone like Tre Mason or Carlos Hyde and opt to not sign a free agent, but the team could risk missing out on one of those players if another team drafts them. Moreno is looking for money, but at this point his price must be going down and while he had a career year last season, the market has shown that RBs are not paid like they used to be.
Last season the Dolphins ranked 26th in the league in rushing yards per game and they only gained 90 yards on the ground and that was with Daniel Thomas and Lamar Miller handling things. The Dolphins are working on beefing up their offensive line and adding Branden Albert will help that and it should also give the running game a better chance at being consistent. Last season the issues on the offensive line were one of the main reasons why the Dolphins fell apart on offense at the end of the season and they have up nearly 60 sacks in the process and that was by far the most in the NFL.
Moreno is coming off of a great year and if the team doesn't snag him, they could look at Jones-Drew or Andrew Brown, as both likely will come cheaper than the Denver Broncos back. Drew has been banged up in recent years, but he appears to have something left in the tank, while Brown is motivated this season after being injured last year and once he returned for the Giants the rushing game was much better off.
Reports have the Pittsburgh Steelers looking at Maurice Jones-Drew and that could be a nice fit, as the team was one of the worst at rushing the ball last season and they have rookie Le'Veon Bell coming into his second year and he was banged up last season too. LeGarrette Blount is also on the market and many have wondered where he will sign, as the Patriots have not been hot on bringing him back yet and other teams have not pounced either. Blount showed last season that he could be a very solid back and if he doesn't return to the Patriots, the Dolphins, Steelers and Saints could be options for him.
