Last week, I asked the following question about our Miami Dolphins roster and which core players should be held onto going forward to build the rest of the roster around:
Which current Miami Dolphins players
do you believe the team must hold onto as the core of the roster going into the 2026-2027 NFL Season, and why? Additionally, which expiring contract players do you believe the team should re-sign and why?
Below are some of your thoughts and answers-
Alpha6 gave us a list of guys he wants sent packing and those he wants extended. Maybe we can get his core guys in this post.
Cut Candidates: Tyreek Hill; Austin Jackson; Ingold; Sanders; NWI; Tyrel Dodson; Chubb; Tua
Extension Candidates: Aaron Brewer; Jordyn Brooks; Minkah Fitzpatrick
The rest are under contract.
NeenerWhacker in reply to Alpha6 says hey, what about our best player on offense?
Achane extension? What do u think
BurstingFireLegend agrees with NeenerWhacker on Achane but sees why others could go either way.
I would extend Achane 100%
Brooks will likely expect a pay increase after being named 1st team all-pro and he’s on his final year of his deal. He’s also 28yrs old. Would it make sense to trade him? Clearly, we are better off with him in 2026, but long-term, does it matter? I could understand either direction.
heatforlife is not on board with everyone else when it comes to Achane.
nah at the usage rate hes good for a few more years .
BurstingFireLegend has another cut for us.
Cutting A.Jackson saves an entire 1.6mil. Don’t expect him to be cut nor should he be.
DalFinsFan wants to talk about guys we might be stuck with.
Chubb has too high of a dead cap to cut I think, kinda like Tua, might have to ride out 26 with them
SlayerNation1 points out that there’s not as much there as we might hope.
Paul, Brewer, maybe a few Rookie defensive players, only because of price.
Achane, I can see it a mile away: will get paid and production falls off a cliff, especially, with no other talent around Him.
Brooks may not reproduce this past season.
Chop is a, flat out, bust.
Everyone else is not foundational. It is a collection of JAGs.
They will rue not getting the draft capital for Waddle.
This team is years away due to the poor decisions.
JES and whomever is HC have the Herculean task of un##cking themselves.
The Earl understood the assignment.
Core players: Achane; Waddle; Paul; Brewer; Brooks; Sieler; Fitzpatrick
Potential to be core players: Chop; Grant; Marshall; Dulcich*; Wright; Kohou*
*assuming they are re-signed
coluccim has hope in some of the young guys.
Looking to the future – we have 1 young core player, an undersized fast RB.
Based on financials, Waddle should be traded after 2026 and we should be looking for a replacement now in the draft
Hopefully, some of the unheard from youth make big strides
Well, that’s our selection of answers for this evening. If you missed the original post from last week, given that there has been a ton of much more important Miami Dolphins news going on, please feel free to add your thoughts and answers to the comments section below. As always, thank you to each of you who took the time to answer our question of the day.
