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Now, on to today’s feature from the Daily Dose…

By :: Mike Johnson (@mjohnson86)

This week, in place of our usual “Start/Sit” column we will give you a breakdown of relevant news and takeaways from Tuesday’s busy trade deadline.

MIAMI DOLPHINS :: The Dolphins traded away pass rusher Jaelan Phillips and announced that head coach Mike McDaniel will finish the season. The trade of Phillips hurts Miami’s defense, while the offense’s outlook is helped for the duration of the season by keeping McDaniel. For all the criticism he has taken as a head coach, he is putting the Dolphins offense in position to succeed with his scheme and play calling. Things are setting up for them to potentially be involved in shootouts down the stretch.

NEW YORK JETS :: The Jets are fully embracing the rebuild, as they traded their two best defensive players and loaded up on draft picks. The team kept RB Breece Hall, despite trade rumors that suggested he would be moved. The Jets are likely going to give up a lot of points the rest of the season, but head coach Aaron Glenn has the same mindset as Dan Campbell, who he coached under in Detroit, and competing at all times is a requirement. Despite the front offices apparent “tanking” efforts, the Jets will be doing everything they can to win on a weekly basis.

CINCINNATI BENGALS :: There wasn’t much happening with the Bengals this week, but they are included here because their one notable move was trading away their one-time starting/recently demoted middle linebacker Logan Wilson. A bold move for the league’s worst defense.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS :: The Colts went “all-in” with a trade for CB Sauce Gardner as they look to shore up their secondary, which has been their weakest area so far this season. This will likely have an impact on how they design their schemes going forward but it is too soon to tell what those changes will be.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS :: The Jaguars traded two Day 3 draft picks to the Raiders for veteran WR Jakobi Meyers. This signals that they are not expecting Travis Hunter back anytime soon and may be missing Brian Thomas Jr. for some time as well.

TENNESSEE TITANS :: Tennessee accepted its fate and decided to be sellers at the deadline, moving two key defensive starters for what has already been a struggling unit. This is a defense we want to play as many players against as we can.

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS :: The trade of Meyers should open up playing time for some of their younger receivers and makes Tre Tucker the de facto second option in the passing game behind Brock Bowers. I don’t believe losing Meyers actually hurts the Raiders that much for this season, as he was not a structurally important player for their offense.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES :: The Eagles added three key defensive players at the deadline, two cornerbacks and an edge rusher. They were already pretty loaded, but they are now very clearly one of the most talented defenses in the league. This increases the chances that they are able to control games and is great for the outlook of Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley.

DALLAS COWBOYS :: Dallas added a difference-making defensive tackle in Quinnen Williams and former Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson as they look to shore up their putrid defense. This will likely make them stronger against the run, but they still have structural deficiencies and if anything this may turn them into a bit of a “pass-funnel” defense.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS :: After a 1-8 start, the Saints decided to sell at the trade deadline and traded WR Rashid Shaheed and offensive lineman Trevor Penning. The trade of Shaheed should open the door for more playing time for offseason acquisition Devaughn Vele and preseason star Mason Tipton, while making WR Chris Olave and TE Juwan Johnson likely to be heavily targeted for the foreseeable future.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS :: The addition of Shaheed should be great for this team down the stretch, as his speed and ability to stretch a defense vertically fits this offense perfectly. He is also familiar with offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak’s scheme, so it should be a quick adjustment and assimilation. Reading the tea leaves on this, however, the team is likely pretty concerned about the status of Cooper Kupp’s hamstring, and even if he returns soon it seems that Shaheed, Kupp, and rookie Tory Horton are likely to work in a rotational basis and be tough to trust on a weekly basis in a relatively low- volume offense.