The on Friday made the first big moves of draft season, trading out of the No. 3 overall pick, which they sent to the in exchange for the No. 12 pick in this year's draft, plus the 49ers' first- and third-round selections in 2022 and their first-round pick in 2023. The Dolphins then turned right around and sent No. 12 and No. 123 to the , along with their own 2022 first, in exchange for the No. 6 and No. 156 selections.Add it all up and the series of deals looks like this:TeamTradesReceivesMIA3, 123, 2022 1st6, 156, 2022 1st (SF), 2022 3rd (SF), 2023 1st (SF)SF12, 2022 1st, 2022 3rd, 2023 1st3PHI6, 15612, 123, 2022 1st (MIA)In e sence, the Dolphins moved down three picks in the first round and 33 picks on Day 3, and in exchange, agreed to swap their own first-round pick in 2022 for San Francisco's, while also receiving the 49ers' third-round pick in 2022 and their first Chris Tierney Jersey -round pick in 2023.How one values the haul the Dolphins received depends on several things (including which players get picked at which spots, obviously), but one objective way to measure it is to use one of the many available draft value charts to gauge the value of the picks themselves. As an all-draft-pick series of trades, that seems like a wise way to go. To do this, we used four different draft charts: the at overthecap.com, which "uses NFL salary data to retroactively grade every draft selection from 2011 through 2015 following the conclusion of their rookie contracts, and to use that data to better project the value of each future draft selection"; the , which was popularized by the 1990s and has been used by a wide variety of NFL teams over the years; the at FootballPerspective.com, which uses Pro-Football-Reference's Approximate Value to estimate the impact of draft picks through their first five NFL Paul Martin Jersey seasons; and the , which uses actual draft-pick trades made over the past five years to account for their value.On the Johnson chart, the Dolphins came out losers, surrendering the equivalent of the No. 98 overall pick in terms of value. But on the more modern charts, the Dolphins came out ahead, though the degree to which they did depends on which valuation method you prefer.ChartDolphins GainPick EquivalentFitzgerald-Spielberger123433Jimmy Johnson-109.6-98Chase Stuart9.056RJ White5.1185Judging by their moves over the past two offseasons, it seems fairly clear that the Dolphins find pick volume to be just as, if not more valuable than pick quality. They moved down three spots in the first round here, but they also turned three draft picks into five, netting themselves extra selections in the 2022 third round and 2023 first round. Having already made 11 selections (including three first-rounders) in last year's draft, the Dolphins now have eight picks this year, including four of the first 50 overall. They have at least two extra picks coming their way in 2022 (a third Marc-Edouard Vlasic Jersey and a seventh), and an additional first in 2023. And they already have a roster that made a dramatic improvement from 2019 to 2020, jumping from 5-11 to 10-6 and narrowly mi sing out on the playoffs. Miami has been unafraid to spend in free agency, utilizing its boatloads of cap space to land contributors on both sides of the ball while also maintaining enough flexibility to pivot to a new plan if it so chooses. There is still plenty of work to be done, but stockpiling both picks and cap room allows the Dolphins to fill the holes in their roster any way they want.They can sign and draft , then sign , too. They can draft and and then take a delayed flier on , then cut Wilson when it becomes clear nothing will come of that. They can sign and then use a mid-round pick on . They can sign to give them a solid center, let him leave a year later, then replace him with to do the same. They can sign on a discount deal, then move down in the draft, only to move right back up into a range where they should probably still get the best wide receiver on the board and pair him with over the longer term. They can do all of that and still have plenty of room under the cap (approximately $50 million next Joe Pavelski Jersey offseason, at the moment) and plenty of additional draft capital Joel Ward Jersey to acquire more foundational players.Perhaps unsurprisingly given that general manager Chris Grier and head coach Brian Flores came to Miami from New England, it's a very Patriots-esque way of doing busine s. The goal is to build a deep, versatile roster that can contend for years to come. The path to get there is staying flexible and allowing yourself multiple avenues to putting the best team around your quarterback that you po sibly can. The Dolphins placed a bet that Tagovailoa can elevate this version of the roster, but they also gave themselves an out in 2023 if that doesn't work. It's probably not a coincidence that the year the Dolphins have another two firsts is the one where Tagovailoa becomes extension-eligible. If they're not prepared to give him a long-term deal, they can send him elsewhere, while also moving their two early picks to find the next guy they want under center. In the meantime, they can make sure that whomever the long-term answer is, he's surrounded by a wealth of talent that can put him in position to succeed.