Biggest remaining needs for each AFC East team

Miami Dolphins – 3-tech defensive tackle

Adam Gase has cleaned up this Dolphins roster and he finally has the guys he wants to work with. Jay Ajayi, Jarvis Landry, Mike Pouncey and Ndamokung Suh are all gone, but they also brought in Danny Amendola, Josh Sitton and several key pieces in the draft. Eleventh overall pick Minkah Fitzpatrick from Alabama will be the focal point of this defense for years to come, while they added some more speed and playmaking ability to the linebacker unit with Ohio State’s Jerome Baker.

Offensively, former Penn State tight-end Mike Gesicki will be a weapon for them and so will the versatile Arizona State running back Kalen Ballage. Most importantly though, Ryan Tannehill will be back on the field after tearing his ACL last summer and missing the entire 2017 season. This will be a huge year for him, as it could determine if he will their quarterback of the future.

While there are some question marks for who will take over at right guard, I think the element they are truly missing is a penetrator on the interior of their defensive line. Miami let go of Ndamokung Suh this offseason because he became a cap casualty and seemingly never quite fit into the locker room. Jordan Phillips does a good job playing at that shade nose spot, but the ‘Phins are counting on second-year man Davon Godchaux to be a disruptive force for them.

The LSU alumn has powerful hands, which he can disengage with, but too often he still lets blockers get into his body and in a multitude of snaps he looks like just another guy. Cameron Wake and recently acquired Robert Quinn will come around those corners hot, with William Hayes moving over guards on some passing downs, but I don’t think they can count on anybody on the interior to get a TFL for minus-two yards on 1&10.