Miami Dolphins

By Omar Kelly That mindset helped the Miami Dolphins identify DE Kendall Langford, OG Donald Thomas and CB Sean Smith as solid rookie starters [Smith's working on being solid]. If all things are equal, which I suspect it is, Hartline might be the best option for the Dolphins, and here's why.

By Mike Berardino Wow. Much of this drop-off is based on the notion last year's Dolphins were ridiculously healthy. No team in the NFL missed fewer games from its starters than the 46 Dolphins starters missed in '08. The Football Outsiders clearly disagree.

By Omar Kelly The real long shots, many of whom are fence-riders among the 70 players left on the Dolphins' training camp roster. What's left of the Miami Dolphins' bubble boys can be broken down into two groups of long shots. The real long shots, many of whom are fence-riders among the 70 players left on th...

By Omar Kelly Ronnie Brown, Ricky Williams, Patrick Cobbs At this point in the season it becomes a Algebra equation for every NFL team that's trying to formulate their 53-man roster, and the Miami Dolphins are no different. The Dolphins just whacked another four players, but it's still going...

By Omar Kelly 3. After producing two games of stingy run defense, the Dolphins front line softened against Tampa Bay, which rushed for 92 first-half yards behind its starting offensive line. Tampa Bay finished with 127 rushing yards on 26 carries.

By Omar Kelly Two three-and-outs for the Miami Dolphins offense. The Dolphins secondary looks so leaky second-string Bucs receiver Maurice Stovall caught six passes for 74 yards in the first-quarter. Isn't Tampa Bay squad that's expected to be a bad team? Isn't Tampa...

By Mike Berardino No word from Dolphins PR on the reason for this, so we'll have to wait and see if Wilson goes out there this afternoon at 3 for the second practice of the day. Tony Sparano will talk to the media around 5:45, well after the Williams sisters have been introduced as the latest celebrity owners of t...

By Omar Kelly Two new rookies will be in the Miami Dolphins' starting lineup. While I'm waiting to run into new Dolphins owners Serena Williams and Jennifer Lopez, in what I've called the battle of the beautiful backsides, I figured I'd breakdown what you're about to see, and dissect for the next 24 hour...

By Mike Berardino Free Agent linebacker Cameron Wake 500,000 Signing bonus (Prorated over the 4 years of the contract at 125,000). 2009 310,000 - Base salary 125,000 – Prorated signing bonus 150,000 – Roster bonus 50,000 – Workout bonus 635,000 Cap number

By Omar Kelly 7. Shawn Murphy and Donald Thomas appear to be the front-runners to fill the one vacancy on the starting offensive line. Murphy, who will likely get the first crack with the starting unit, doesn’t have much game experience, but he’s shown some improvement during training camp. Thomas has fl...

By Mike Berardino Clemons stood out in OTAs with his ability to make plays, showing why some predraft projections had him going as high as the second or third round. For the Dolphins to get him in Round 5 was significant value, and we're starting to see why here in training camp.

By Omar Kelly Is he a work horse of a talent who should touch the ball 25 times, or will he struggle to prove he deserves to be the Dolphins' featured back, putting little distance between himself and an aging Ricky Williams, who has a 4.0 yards per carry career average?

By Mike Berardino Amazingly, the only player listed with ties to any South Florida pro team is Hall of Fame center Jim Langer, No. 62. Mario Lemieux beat out Larry Little for No. 66. Guess we can't quarrel with that one, great as Little was. Wayne Gretzky over Jason Taylor for No. 99. I get it.

By Omar Kelly I'm not real big on self promotion - even though that's what our business has turned into these days - but I REALLY wanted to share a Miami Dolphins related discussion I had on Monday with 640 WFTL. I'm not real big on self promotion - even though that's what our business has turned into thes...

By Omar Kelly Ever since Jason Ferguson entered the league 12 years ago Bill Parcells has been riding the Dolphins nose tackle about his constantly fluctuating weight, and this year has been no exception. He presently feels good, REAL good, but wants to see if the honeymoon state departs once traini...

By Mike Berardino Finally, on the issue of cap space for 2009, I've seen references to the Dolphins being as much as $12-13 million under the cap before signing the draft picks. Is that even close? I know it's not much, but when it comes to the ever-secretive Dolphins, we'll take anything we can get.

By Omar Kelly One specific play that occurred during the Miami Dolphins' rookie minicamp should tell you everything you need to know about what Pat White can bring to this offense. White calls out a shift during 11-on-11 drills, moving the tight end...

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By Omar Kelly Do the Miami Dolphins need another running back? No. Miami has two first-rate starters on their roster heading into this weekend's draft. Could the Dolphins use another good one? Absolutely! Chargers' Darren Sproles - 4th - 2005 Chargers' Michael Turner 5th - 2004

By Omar Kelly Over the past four months I've said a lot about these draft prospects, the trends in the NFL, the Dolphins' needs, and what the Trifecta's looking for. On this very same blog I've dissected the Dolphins depth chart on OFFENSE, and DEFENSE, showing you the holes on the roster.

By Omar Kelly Yes I know a good quarterback is the one "must have" ingredient for good NFL teams. But the Dolphins have one, if not two of those? The biggest, and final question is: Are the Dolphins really one piece away from playing in the Super Bowl next season, or in 2010?

By Omar Kelly Green says the Dolphins are getting one of the more physical cornerbacks in the NFL. Speaking of scouting talent, the Sun-Sentinel spotted Bill Parcells scouting out some South Florida talent on Sunday morning. For more on that subject check out this blog item.

By Omar Kelly It was second-year wide out Brandon London. For the record, London wasn't the only football player, or athlete celebrity, that participated in the fashion show. More than half a dozen, including Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley, did. And a little research informed me th...

By Omar Kelly That's why Porter planned to enjoy his fourth free trip to Hawaii, where he'll be one of three Dolphins playing in the Pro Bowl this Sunday, joined by Dolphins left tackle Jake Long and tailback Ronnie Brown. Where is this Miami Dolphins team headed?

By Omar Kelly Deuces. Anyone who predicted the 2008 Dolphins would have won 11 games this season, clinching the AFC East division title, ending the Jets and Patriots season prematurely before losing to Baltimore in the first round of the playoffs would have needed...

By Omar Kelly Dolphins defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni can easily put up those blinders. In fact, he had no idea his defense hadn't allowed a touchdown in three games until someone told him this week. He immediately knocked on wood and went back to work, fine-tuning the Dolphins defense, which is...

By Omar Kelly All wins ain't cute, but a W is always pretty," nose tackle Jason Ferguson said of the win, which allows the Dolphins to keep pace with the Jets and Patriots, staying tied for first place in the AFC East heading into Sunday's road game against Kansas City.

By Omar Kelly The Dolphins are getting over on a soft second-half schedule, but is this team really improving, or just hanging on? Can Tony Sparano and staff push this spunky but talent-thin roster to the AFC East crown? We'll get a good indication if they can be innovative enough this Sunday as the Dolp...

By Omar Kelly Dolphins offensive coordinator Dan Henning is not only entertaining to talk to, but his play-calling is daring, inventive, and often surprising. So, what did you take from this new unfiltered with the Dolphins offensive coordinator?

By Omar Kelly RB Ricky Williams - Against Seattle Williams ran fast and hard, which is something we haven't seen for a couple of weeks. His first-half runs set the tempo for the game, but a lot of the credit goes to the offensive line considering he wasn't touched on his 51-yard touchdown run. The 105 yards W...

By Ethan J. Skolnick Cameron has proven to be a capable offensive coordinator when given quality talent, and an exceptional one when given exceptional talent. See San Diego. But he doesn't have much more to "work with" on the Baltimore offense, which he now coordinates, than he did on the Dolphins roster. And th...

By Ethan J. Skolnick Last year, we heard Bob Kuechenberg and other Dolphins criticize the Dolphins, and Jason Taylor shot back, saying Kuechenberg needed "a hug and a hobby." Recently, Nick Buoniconti said that Ted Ginn, Jr., couldn't find his way out of the huddle.

By Ethan J. Skolnick Also, for those in Palm Beach County, I'll be appearing as usual at about 11:40 p.m. Sunday night on WPTV-5 NBC with Ryan Lieber. For the old-timers, here is an audio file of the interview that we did with Nick Buoniconti on WFTL-640AM Fox Sports on Friday. He does discuss the current state of the...

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By Omar Kelly Deuces. It's possible the Dolphins could have lost two potential starters for a couple of weeks against the Jaguars. Ronnie Brown said ex-rays on his strained right thumb were negative, but a running back without a thumb is a running back...

By Omar Kelly Coach Tony Sparano has a saying he uses often for singling out a player who is catching his eye. Whenever someone like receiver Davone Bess is making plays in the passing game, offensive guard Donald Thomas is plowing open holes, or linebacker Titus Brown makes a blip on the radar the Dolphi...

 FL - Aug 8, 2008 a poster of him in my room, so to be able to be on the same field with him will be an experience," Beck said on Favre joining the Dolphins' AFC East rival. Quick hits from Dolphins training camp Palm Beach Post all 4 news articles

By Omar Kelly “As it relates to Bill Parcells, right from day one Bill Parcells knew that we were going to bring in a partner. I reminded him of that several times since he has been at the Dolphins. I met with him again this morning. Bill has no problem with it and we both are very excited about Bill being on board...

Other than a rare public apology by recently arrested Dolphins receiver Chris Chambers, the first official day of training camp for coach Cam Cameron seemed to go smoothly.

The Miami Dolphins and Daunte Culpepper will have an arbitration hearing on June 29 to resolve their impasse regarding the quarterback's status with the team.