Armon Binns, former wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, was picked up by the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday off the waiver wire.
The Dolphins chose to wave Michael Coe, one of their cornerbacks, for Binns. This waiver could not have come at a more opportune time for the Dolphins. They are in desperate need of a WR that can go provide a deep threat, and Binns could help to fill that gap.
This season, Binns has made 18 catches for 210 yards and 1 touchdown. While these numbers are not staggering, he does pose a threat because of his height. At 6 foot 3 in, he compares in height to Brandon Marshall (6 foot 4 in), who was able to make spectacular catches for Miami during his time with them. Most cornerbacks and safeties will have a tough time covering him, giving Miami the option of letting him use his size on critical downs and in the red zone.
At this point in time, Ryan Tannehill needs a receiver like Binns that he can rely on. During Sunday’s game against the 49ers, Tannehill did not have many targets to throw to and had to get rid of the ball quickly due to a collapsing pocket. With Jake Long out for the season, pocket protection is vitally important for the Dolphins to win games.
This season, the Miami wide receivers have only accounted for 3 touchdowns, which is atrocious. Brian Hartline is a great receiver, but he is just not explosive enough to create a deep threat.
With the playoffs no longer in the Dolphins sights, expect that they will be focusing on their receivers and allowing Tannehill to develop and get the ball downfield more during their remaining games.
Binns ironically also went to college at the University of Cincinnati and while there, he led the Big East in receptions, receiving yards, receptions per game, and receiving yards per game during his senior season. He did go undrafted though despite putting up those big numbers. An interesting side note, the Patriots are the only other team who put in a waiver claim on Binns and we all know that the Patriots know how to scout. His size and his sub 4.5 speed could turn out to be a needle in the haystack kind of move that the Dolphins needed to make.