About a month ago, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald peeled back the curtain for Miami Dolphins fans. Reporting from a session between new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and season ticket holders, Jackson made a prescient observation that in some ways foretold the top brass' decision to trade fan favorite Jaylen Waddle.
"Jon-Eric Sullivan likes to collect draft picks. In the eyes of the Dolphins’ new general manager, draft picks are precious, like a vintage wine or a family heirloom. And Sullivan doesn’t merely collect the ones he already has. He likes to collect others that he doesn’t yet own.