“The injury report comes out, when is that? September?”
Brian Flores pulled the escape hatch yesterday when addressing the status of two of Miami’s more explosive offensive weapons, WRs Jakeem Grant and Albert Wilson.
It certainly isn’t time to panic. After all, it is mid-April, training camp is still several months away and the Dolphins aren’t going to play a significant snap for another 5 months. Both Grant and Wilson went under the knife last fall, so it is a little surprising to hear that neither Wilson’s hip or Grant’s foot have healed enough over the last 6-7 months to be considered ready.
The Dolphins, in the meantime, will make due. Even with a new coaching staff, the team is fortunate enough to know exactly what they have in both players.
Wilson, his durability aside, is an explosive slot receiver who has the ability to make big plays in the open field. Just ask the Chicago Bears. The speedy Wilson led the NFL in yards after catch at the time of his injury in 2018 and was one of the booming successes of the speed experiment implemented by the Dolphins last year. But ultimately, his success as a player will be dictated by staying on the field. There’s work to be done, but Wilson is not yet able to focus himself there until his rehab is complete.
As for Grant, his special teams value guarantees him a spot, no matter what. The film shows Grant budding as a legitimate receiver as well, so long as his foot injury doesn’t linger into 2019 and beyond.
