Dave Hyde: If Sullivan likes Willis, Dolphins must go hard after him

"Sullivan and Hafley know more about Willis than any quarterback they'll ever choose for the Dolphins. That doesn't mean Sullivan, whose decision this is, chooses Willis. It means he has all the information in what will be his first step, one way or another, toward building a team and not just cleaning up a toxic mess left him."

"If Sullivan thinks Willis can be a top quarterback, he goes after him hard. Forget this stuff about building up other positions or being patient. You only get so many swings at this position. Ask predecessor Chris Grier. He spent years passing on Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen, picking Josh Rosen, then opting for Tagovailoa over Justin Herbert."

"There's the short answer to a lost decade. Go back further to Jay Fiedler over Trent Green, Daunte Culpepper over Drew Brees, and tackle Jake Long over Matt Ryan, and you see how this franchise has walked in the wilderness for a quarter century."

Miami's new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and coach Jeff Hafley possess unique insight into quarterback Malik Willis from their time together in Green Bay, giving them advantages over external evaluators relying on limited film. Sullivan faces significant organizational challenges including salary-cap constraints and dead-cap money, but recognizes that offensive success depends on quarterback quality. If Sullivan believes Willis can become a top-tier quarterback, he must aggressively pursue him during the tampering period, potentially restructuring Tua Tagovailoa's contract to create cap space. The Dolphins' quarterback history demonstrates the franchise's costly mistakes, including passing on elite prospects like Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, and Justin Herbert. Sullivan's first major decision will reveal whether the organization has learned from past failures.

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