Dolphins going after veterans now?

There has been a certain clarity and coherence to the Miami Dolphins’ offseason that was not the norm during the tenure of deposed chief Mike Tannenbaum or other general managers and team presidents.

Let high-priced older players go.

Don’t chase any in free agency.

Build through the draft and take a shot on some fliers — some from the quickly-defunct AAF.

So this news, originally reported by the Miami Herald’s Adam Beasley, was a bit of a surprise:

Report: Dolphins have "made overtures" to Nick Perry https://t.co/G0Rwabb3U0

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) May 6, 2019

Perry, recently released by the Packers, is 29, which isn’t especially old — not when compared to Cam Wake — but still doesn’t seem to fall into the range of players the Dolphins have pursued. So it’s a little out of step with what we’ve seen. Also, though, the Dolphins’ defense could be awful unless they get some pass rush, and Perry — like 2018 flop Robert Quinn — has provided some of that during his career.

This is push and pull, between trying to be bad but not wanting to embarrass yourself.

And it appears to some degree that GM Chris Grier (pictured above) and the rest of the front office are attempting to toe that weird line.