Miami Dolphins Mock Offseason

As we enter week 11, we have a good feel as to what the Dolphins strengths and weaknesses are. The Dolphins have a solid core, but still are missing talent at some key positions. They will try to fill these needs in the offseason, with a total of 10 draft picks, including 5 in the first 3 rounds, along with a projected $50 million in cap space. This will give the Dolphins a lot of room to work with in regards to free agency, and they will hopefully use that money and those draft picks well. They also have a slew of free agents they must decide to resign or to let walk. There will be some important decisions made, and I am going to try to project how Miami will go with those decisions. So, let's get started after the jump.

Miami Dolphins Mid-season Grades: Defense

The Dolphins have played half of the season and stand at .500, which is a lot better than many national sports writers projected. The Dolphins still have a chance to make a run for the playoffs, both as a wild card contender and ans divisional champions, but it will be tough. The team is playing very well, and the defense takes much of the credit for that. The defense has improved form last year, and is one of the best in the league. We'll go through each position and grade the players based on how well they have performed based on expectations. If the player has met expectations, the receive a C, and then they can either go higher or lower based on how well they have exceeded expectations, or how poorly they have played based on expectations. Because of this, some of the rankings might seem too high, but that is because the expectations for the player were so low initially, while some may seem too low, because the initial expectations were too high. So, let's get started after the jump.

Miami Dolphins place CB Richard Marshall on Injured Reserve

News just got out that starting CB Richard Marshall has been placed on Injured Reserve by the Miami Dolphins. Marshall, who was out the past few games with a back injury, has been removed for the season. Marshall was brought in over the offseason to replace Will Allen as the team's nickel corner, but he excelled in training camp, beating out then-incumbent Vontae Davis for a starting job. This led to Davis being traded to the Indianapolis Colts. Marshall then started the season at CB, and played fairly well while doing so. Marshall then sustained a back injury that forced him to miss the past few games, until he was removed for the remainder of the season. In Marshall's place, CB Nolan Carroll, who has shined this year, will be starting, while CB/FS Jimmy Wilson will handle most of the nickel duties and CB RJ Stanford will be first off the bench. Today, the Dolphins also signed CBs Brandon McDonald, who, after being drafted in the 5th rd of the 2007 draft, has bounced around from team to team, as well as CB Bryan McCann, who went undrafted in 2010, before being signed to the cowboys, where his only memorable defensive play was returning an Eli Manning INT 101 yards for a TD, while earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. McDonald and McCann will provide some depth behind the 4 main CBs, but this secondary is getting thinner and thinner by the day. In other related news, the Dolphins also cut QB-turned-CB De'Andre Presley today to make room for McCann. we will see how this plays out.

Miami Dolphins Mid-season Grades: Offense

The Dolphins have played half of the season and stand at .500, which is a lot better than many national sports writers projected. The Dolphins still have a chance to make a run for the playoffs, both as a wild card contender and ans divisional champions, but it will be tough. The team is playing very well, and the offense has a part in that. Many offensive players have stepped up throughout the season in order to keep playoff aspirations alive for this young Dolphins team. We'll go through each position and grade the players based on how well they have performed based on expectations. If the player has met expectations, the receive a C, and then they can either go higher or lower based on how well they have exceeded expectations, or how poorly they have played based on expectations. Because of this, some of the rankings might seem too high, but that is because the expectations for the player were so low initially, while some may seem too low, because the initial expectations were too high. So, let's get started after the jump.

5 keys to victory against the Indianapolis Colts

Tomorrow, the Miami Dolphins face off against the Indianopolis Colts in a game with huge playoff implications. The Dolphins are currently the AFC's 5th seed, while the Colts are right behind us as the 6th seed. As of now, it seems as if the Dolphins, Colts and Steelers will be competing for two wildcard spots, and winning this game could go a long way for the Dolphins in case a tiebreaker is necessary. In addition, this game happens to be the first time in NFL history that two rookie QBs, both being top 10 picks, and both having winning records are facing off.Andrew Luck and Ryan Tannehill both appear to be the future of their respective franchises, and this could be a great rookie shootout. My 5 keys to the game are after the jump.

Power ranking all 11 starting rookie/sophomore QBs

Well, the first three weeks of preseason are pretty much over, and we have a fairly good idea of who is going to be starting at QB on almost every team. As of now, there are 11 rookie/sophomore QBs that are looking at starting game 1 of the regular season, even though one of them is only getting the start because the regular starter is injured, and another is still in a QB competition. However, because there is a chance they will start, they are included in this post. So, let's get the young QB rankings going after the jump.

What to watch for in tonight's season preview

Hey guys, it is game day once again. But, unlike last week, tonight is not a regular preseason game. Tonight is the season preview. This means all of the starters will play at least a half, some may even play into the 3rd quarter. This game is all about the starters getting ready for the regular season and less about evaluating the fringe guys. With that said, let's get into things you should watch for in tonight's preseason matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.

What to watch for in tonight's preseason game vs. Panthers.

Well, week two of the preseason is officially upon us, and it is once again time for knee-jerk reactions and predictions. Today, the starters are expected to get more time, about 25-30 plays, according to Head Coach Joe Philbin. In addition, Ryan Tannehill has been named the starting QB for tonight's game, so it will be our first chance to see the People's Choice go up against a real first team defense, the type he'll be seeing every week if he continues to play as he has and earns the starting spot. So, here is a list of some things you should be watching for in tonight's game.

Pre-preseason 32 team NFL record/playoff predictions

Hey guys, I'm going to take a break from the factual training camp reports for a moment and do some baseless predicting. Yeah, this will most likely be way off, but I'm just doing this post for fun, not for informative reasons. So, yeah, I'm going to go through each division, look at each team and try to predict how well they will do this season. I am not going to try and go through and make sure the amount of wins match up with the amount of losses or anything like that, and it is a very basic guess. I will write an analysis per division and then try to predict the playoff match ups all the way to the super bowl, trying to predict the entire season. So, let's get started after the jump.

Miami Dolphins Training Camp: Day 10

Hey guys, after a long break, our daily training camp reports return. A lot has happened in the time we were gone, including Richard Marshall taking Vontae Davis' place as a starter, Ryan Tannehill apparently leapfrogging Matt Moore into the 2nd string spot, a few injuries and fights and much more. But, let's focus on today's practice. Brian Hartline is still out with a calf injury, and Chad Johnson is still starting in his place. Hartline is reportedly still day-to-day, and will most likely sit out Friday's preseason game against Tampa Bay. Ray Fienga also was missing from practice. Kevin Burnett left practice today with an injury, but did return later on, as did WR Chris Hogan. In some lineup news, Richard Marshall is starting in Vontae Davis' place, John Jerry got demoted to 3rd string, Anderson Russell jumped over Jimmy Wilson to take his spot as the backup FS, and, last but definitely not least, Ryan Tannehill was playing almost all of the 2nd team snaps today, a job usually given to Matt Moore, who spent some time on the 1st or 2nd team, but most of the time on the 3rd team. David Garrard took most of the 1st team snaps. Today, there were not many standout plays because the team was mostly doing 1-on-1's, so there was little info coming out, but there was still some good news coming out. The full report is after the jump.

Miami Dolphins Training Camp Report: Day 5

Hey guys, we're back with our daily training camp reports after the players had a day off yesterday. Today was the first time in camp that the Dolphins practiced with live tackling, just not of the quarterbacks. Today, no one QB took the majority of the snaps with the first team, as Garrard and Moore shared the work about evenly. The Dolphins D-line had a great day today, as did one WR whose stock is rapidly rising. Brian Hartline was still sitting out injured, but Chris Clemons was back in, sending Jimmy Wilson back to the 2nd team. Clyde Gates also sat out today injured, doing rehab work with Hartline. There's more information and analysis after the jump

Could the Dolphins trade for Steelers' Mike Wallace

Hey guys, we'll take a break from our daily training camp reports today, as the players have been given the day off. In place of the daily training camp report, I'll discuss something else that may affect the Phins, Steelers' WR Mike Wallace. The Steelers and Wallace have had difficulty with each other to say the least, with Wallace wanting a long term lucrative contract, while the Steelers want to keep him on a restricted free agent tender because of their salary cap issues. Wallace then began a holdout in order to either get paid by the Steelers or get traded to someone who will pay him. Then, to make matters worse, the Steelers recently gave WR Antonio Brown a 5 year, $42.5 million extension. Brown was the starter across from Wallace this past year. With this move, the Steelers increased the likelihood of a Wallace trade. it has been reported that, in the time after the Steelers gave Antonio Brown a big extension, three teams contacted the Steelers about a trade. Those three teams were the Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys and our very own Miami Dolphins. After the jump, we will look at what Wallace brings to the table, what his cost will be and how he would fit in our West Coast offense.

Miami Dolphins Training Camp: Day 4

Hey guys, I'm back with another training camp report after a day off. David Garrard took the field today with the starters, but Matt Moore also got quite a few reps there. Ryan Tannehill was working mostly with the 2nd team, while Pat Devlin took most of the 3rd team snaps. There were also a string of injuries today. WR Brian Hartline was still out with an injury, but is reportedly coming back within the next few days. Chad Johnson was once again starting in his place. Clyde Gates also got injured early in practice and sat out, which bodes poorly for his roster bid. Olivier Vernon also missed some time today after getting injured in an attempt to force a Lamar Miller fumble, but was able to come back on the field very quickly. Another injury was rookie safety Kelcie McCray, who is competing for a spot on the 53 man roster. A full report on today's training camp events will be after the jump.

Miami Dolphins Training Camp: Day 2

Hey guys, today was day 2 of Miami Dolphins Training camp. Unlike yesterday, where I was going off of what others said, today I was actually at training camp, so you will get what I saw with my own eyes, not what a reporter said. Ryan Tannehill has still not been sign by the phins, so the reps were mostly split between Garrard and Moore, with Devlin running the 3^rd team offense. In addition, both WR Brian Hartline and S Chris Clemons were sitting out practice. Hartline had a compression sleeve on his calf, indicating the injury he had there earlier in the summer has not fully healed. I was not able to spot Clemons on the sidelines, but I assume he is rehabbing the injury he obtained yesterday. WR Chad Johnson replaced Hartline as the starter, while Jimmy Wilson was the replacement for Chris Clemons. More information and analysis will be after the jump.

Miami Dolphins Training Camp: Day 1

The Dolphins officially hit the field today for their first publicly open training camp practice of the year. The mood was slightly tense however, as rookie QB Ryan Tannehill has begun his holdout for a contract. It is unknown how long this may last, but both sides seem firm on their positions on the issue of offset language. One theory that has been floating around for this is that the Dolphins are trying to make a Hard Knocks storyline out of the holdout, and it does seem like a good opportunity. Not only could Hard Knocks capture Ryan signing the contract, but could follow up with questions to other players on how they felt about Tannehill's holdout, giving them something else to talk about. Now, on to the actual practice, I have my report after the jump.

Dolphins Free Agent Signing: Eric Steinbach

Well, it seems like there is some phins related news today, and it sure is some good news. Today, the Dolphins signed free agent guard Eric Steinbach. Steinbach was signed to serve as insurance for John Jerry. Jerry has struggled to maintain his weight, and is still reportedly above the weight coach Philbin wants him to be at. This could be his doom, as he will be released if he doesn't get his weight under control. If that were to happen, Steinbach can be a great choice to either start at RG or to backup RG Artis Hicks. Hicks was brought in earlier this summer to add options at RG. More info after the jump.

Miami Dolphins Training camp kicks off today

Hey guys, long time since we've had any Miami sports news, but we're back with the Dolphins Training Camp. Training camp officially begins today, but we won't be getting much real news until tomorrow, the first practice of camp. Today, Dolphins players will be checking in, getting weighed, completing physicals and getting conditioning checks. The routine business to make sure all players are physically ready for camp. Any news coming out of camp today will be about players being in or out of shape. Releases will happen if a player like John Jerry, who is known for being above the weight limit, comes in even more overweight. In that case, he may get the axe right away given coach Philbin's mantra of high work ethic players. Any other news will be similar, players either having gotten in shape, or having gotten out of shape in the past month. We will bring you a more detailed Training camp report tomorrow, when practices start, and we might just have a special surprise in store for you on saturday, so be sure to check in frequently, because sports are about to start. I've left the full Dolphins Training camp schedule after the jump for you to check out.

Miami Dolphins schedule predictions

Hey guys, we are still wading through the offseason doldrums in the world of Miami Football, but that just means it's time for some predictions, I already have assembled my Training Camp Depth chart, and am assuming that it stays the same and Garrard starts off the season as the starter, Moore as 2nd string and Tannehill as the 3rd string QB. With that in mind, I'm going to go through each game and give my projected output for that game. So, let's get started, open the article for the full schedule prediction.

Miami Dolphins Depth Chart: Pre-Training Camp edition.

The Dolphins are only 3 weeks away from the start of training camp, where many positions will be decided and when Hardknocks kicks off. So far, we have a little view of how players are doing from what has been reported from various OTAs and minicamp. From these report, we can build a basic view of how the training camp depth chart is going to look and where different players are slotted in it. So, let's get started.

A look at The Miami Dolphins QB situation

For the first time in 28 years, the Dolphins have drafted a 1st round QB. For the first time, it seems like there is a clear vision for the future at this position. But, for now, Tannehill is not yet ready for primetime. For now, we have three (four if you count Devlin, and no one really does seem to count Devlin) QBs all vying for the coveted starting spot. All of them have their strengths and weaknesses, as well as reasons both to have them as the starter, and why not to have them as out starter. So, let's take a look at the pros and cons of each QB candidate (and yes, I did count Devlin).