The Dolphins Basically Turned The Trey Lance Picks Into Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, and Bradley Chubb

Today's acquisition of Bradley Chubb featured a lot of moving parts. A lot. So let me start. The 49ers pulled  a monster trade with the Dolphins to move up to No. 3 overall in the 2021 draft where they selected North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance. The Dolphins got  their 2021, 2022 and 2023 first-round picks, along with a 2022 compensatory third-round selection (No. 102 overall). That's a lot of draft capitol. The Miami Dolphins selected Alabama wide receiver Jaylen Waddle with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft.

Let's not forget the picks from 2019 when the Dolphins' 2016 first-round pick Laremy Tunsil was traded to the Houston Texans  for a 2020 first-round pick and 2021 first- and second-round picks.

Fast forward to spring of 2022. The Kansas City Chiefs traded six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for five draft picks: a 2022 first-round pick (No. 29), second-round pick (No. 50) and fourth-round pick, plus fourth- and sixth-round picks in the 2023 draft.

And now for today's trade.

With this latest trade for Bradley Chubb, The Dolphins are putting on a MasterClass of flipping draft picks and personnel to build a team.

The Miami Dolphins are 5-3, and are 5-0 in games that Tua starts and finishes. The offense is humming in Miami, and for the first time in at least a decade the Fins are never out of a game. There are times where Tua doesn't look like a top-10 quarterback, but the stats are pretty convincing. Tua is a top-10 QB in the league.

The best stat is the teams record. The Dolphins are 12-1 in their last 13 games with Tua under Center. During that 13 game sample size Miami has beat the Ravens twice, Buffalo at home, and 2 wins over the Pats. The guy just wins football games. For all the "can't throw the deep ball" people, Tua is averaging 9 yards per completion. That's 1st in the league among starters. His 12 Touchdown passes are T-7 in the league. And his 4:1 TD to INT ratio is T-3 in the league with Josh Allen, only behind Tom Brady and Jalen Hurts.

The stats are there. Tua is a top-10 Quarterback in the league. I've broken the remaining 31 starters into 4 tiers. Guys that Tua is better than, guys Tua has been better than this year, guys in the same area as Tua, and guys ahead of Tua. This is based off of what we have seen in 2022. Obviously Tom Brady is a better Quarterback over his career. But this season it is difficult to make the argument Brady>Tua. Tua has played better than Super Bowl Champions, League MVP's, and former league leaders. The verdict is in. Tua is a top-10 QB in the league currently.