Dolphin Contract Players Doing Themselves no Favors

Now shout fans understand why I wouldn’t come off the five win prediction I made prior to the season. Now they understand what was tugging in the back of my mind forcing me to avoid following my heart. Been there, done that, no way was I setting myself up for the inevitable disappointment. I wasn’t surprised when I turned the television off at the beginning of the third quarter of the Tennessee debacle, I expected it.

After the 30-9 destruction of the Jets, the Dolphins should have been poised to play hardnosed competitive football for the rest of the season, but they packed it in. They beat their nemesis, proved they could rise above 500, and started beating their chests forgetting there was still half a season to play. Many of the dismal stats that fans refused to believe were important, showed up when emotion could no longer carry the day.

“That team I watched for 30 minutes was not the team I coached for eight games,” said Joe Philbin. Welcome to our world Joe. We’ve come to understand, talent outside the QB position is not much different from team to team. We understand the game is about intensity, discipline and overcoming adversity. We learned this through watching other teams rise from the abyss, like Colts have done with a rookie QB. We’ve learned good teams show up for games every week because any team can win in the NFL.

The Dolphins have yet to figure it out. The QB or coach doesn’t seem to matter, it’s the new Dolphin legacy, South Beach millionaires cannot be expected to show up for mere football games, they may get dirt under their manicured finger nails. The stands were noticeably sparse, perhaps the faithful decided they would not get fooled again by a team that teases and then kicks them in the face. One of the Dolphinshout brethren drove all the way from South Carolina to feel that donkey punch. He will certainly think twice before undertaking that endeavor again.

All the clichés dictating how to lose were on display, not taking care of the ball and getting baited into bonehead penalties, not tackling and being in the wrong coverage or no coverage at all, being completely dominated on both sides of the line of scrimmage, it was all there Sunday. Losing is inevitable when the team plays like losers. It’s okay Dolphin fans you can say it, the Dolphins are losers.

Mr. Ross, it’s not about celebrity and extravagance, in fact it’s the opposite. The real Miami fans are dwindling because the team appears to care more about celebrity and extravagance than football. The supposedly sold-out stadium was half empty because the tickets are bought by people that can afford extravagance but could care less about football. The real fans are priced out and people that can afford the tickets don’t show up. It’s the same product on the field, players making too much money go partying on South Beach then don’t show up for the game.

Sadly, Joe Philbin is only now beginning to realize what he got himself into when he accepted this job. It must be puzzling to look up at a sold-out stadium with a sea of empty seats. It must be puzzling to see a talented football team decide to not show up for a game. The Dolphin roster is full of players in a contract year and the impact on their future value should be an incentive to play at high level week in and week out, but it appears to be of no significance. It makes sense, once there's a few million in the bank football doesn't really matter anymore.

Logic would say one of two things, either these players do not want to play in Miami or they are just not very good. Not wanting to play in Miami would be inconsequential when a free agent can select his next destination. Playing well in Miami would only raise his value no matter where he lands, so that only leaves one option, these players do not care. They expect the fans to show up in the stands but they don’t show up on the field.

The coaches can prepare a team to play, they can go through all the scenarios expected on game day, but they cannot take the field. It is up to the players to show up on game day and the Dolphins did not. The only clear message after so many years of below average performances is to jettison the players that are not showing up. Let pending free agents go. The team should be very careful which players on this free agent list deserve a premium contract.

Jake Long	Matt Moore	R.J. Stanford
Randy Starks	Tony McDaniel	Jonathon Amaya
Reggie Bush	Austin Spitler	Ray Feinga
Anthony Fasano	Nate Garner	Jonathan Freeny
Chris Clemons	Jason Trusnik	Pat Devlin
Sean Smith	Jabar Gaffney	Marcus Thigpen
Brian Hartline	Jeron Mastrud	Anderson Russell
		Will Barker

The Dolphin management needs to call these players out. Some will demand a salary comparable to the best players in the league at their positions. The question is, are they playing at that level? Of the starters listed on the left, only Randy Starks, Anthony Fasano and Brian Hartline are playing a level worthy of consideration and only Starks is in the upper echelon at his position. Long, Bush, Clemons and Smith are not worthy of anything more than a mediocre deal equitable with their mediocre play. Of the non-starters, only Matt Moore is worth the $2.5 million he is paid as a backup.

Two weeks in a row and the names Long, Smith and Bush rise to the top of the ire in Dolphin fandom. For the second week in a row Dolphin fans are asking these players to step up and be a veteran presence. It is time for Joe Philbin to make some critical decisions, it’s obvious by sitting of Bush and Incognito he is very unhappy with players making stupid mistakes. These are also the players others look to for leadership and it is not happening.

It may be a knee jerk reaction to call for heads to roll, but the tabulator is making the calculations. If the Dolphins wish to change the culture of the team, players that are not showing up on Sunday should be looking over their shoulder. Joe Philbin has one chance to make it as an NFL head coach. He has to decide whether a player is in or out every Sunday and the players not showing up will need to be gone if he hopes to succeed.

Dolphin fans are over it, they have watched season after season of being out of contention by the beginning of November and they are not going to continue being disappointed. There will be more and more empty seats and it should be no surprise to Stephen Ross, Joe Philbin, Jeff Ireland or any player on this team...

The Dolphins need a wakeup call because if they spend another game sleep waking, the season will be over and another hunk of the once proud Dolphin fan base will walk away. There is a lot better things to do than watch the most disappointing team in the NFL. It's not worth expending the time, emotion or money on a team that can't bother showing up on Sunday.

If the Dolphins can't show up, I'm certainly not...

As Tempting As It May Sound, The Miami Dolphins Don't Need O.J. Atogwe

The St. Louis Rams released FS O.J. Atogwe yesterday, who was due to get an $8 million roster bonus if they decided to keep him. The move was purely a business decision, and it means that Atogwe is now available to all 32 teams once a new CBA is reached.

I have heard a few different Dolphins fans say that they would love to have Atogwe on the team, and there was a report that said the Dolphins were making a push at Atogwe. When asked about the Miami Dolphins interest in Atogwe Miami GM Jeff Ireland told Mike Berardino the following:

"I'm very happy with the safeties we've got on our team right now, very happy."

Ireland did not specifically say that the Dolphins were not pursuing Atogwe, which makes me think that they are considering him, but I don't expect Miami to offer him any significant amount of money.

The Dolphins already have two really talented free safeties with a lot of potential in Chris Clemons and Reshad Jones. Both players had very good seasons, and it doesn't seem worth paying Atogwe the amount of money he would be expecting to play in Miami. Clemons and Jones are both really young, and they have a lot of productive years ahead of them. Atogwe is 29, which isn't old, but he still doesn't have nearly the same number of years left as Clemons and Jones.

I think that the Dolphins should just let this one go. It doesn't seem worth paying Atogwe a lot of money when we have two good safeties already.

Clemons actually had close to the same numbers as Atogwe from last year. Clemons had 61 tackles compared to Atogwe's 73, 1 interception compared to Atogwe's 3, 5 passes defensed compared to Atogwe's 9, and both he and Atogwe had 2 forced fumbles. I know that a lot of what safeties do isn't reflected when you look at their statistics, but I still don't think Atogwe is that much better than Clemons (or Jones for that matter).

The best part is that Miami has two young safeties with a lot of potential. One of them is bound to turn out really well, and having two to compete with each other can only help them improve.

So, Jeff Ireland, Tony Sparano, and whoever else is making the decision about Atogwe for the Miami Dolphins needs to pass him up and worry about different things. Atogwe is good, but unless they can get him for a really cheap salary, he isn't worth it.

Thanks for reading, and let me know what you guys think.

Should We Complain About The Dropped Balls By The Miami Dolphins Secondary?

Poor Chris Clemons

The Miami Dolphins defense has been superb this year. Mike Nolan has completely transformed them into one of the best defenses in the league, and without them the Miami Dolphins would be way below .500 right now.

Nolan really has done a superb job with the team, and thanks to him we don't have to rely on Chad Henne or Dan Henning's play calling as much. Miami's defense has kept games close and hasn't allowed teams to pull away when their offense wasn't scoring.

My only complaint about the Dolphins defense, though, has been their inability to catch the ball for interceptions. Miami's defense has probably had a minimum of 15 chances for interceptions that they just dropped. The ball has been in the hands of the Dolphins defense countless times, they just haven't been able to hold on to it.

I am grateful for the defense's ability to get in the way of the pass, don't get me wrong, it is just frustrating to see opportunities like that to go to waste. I can think of four different times where if one of the Miami defenders were able to catch the ball they would have had an easy touchdown.

Sean Smith (my favorite Dolphins defender) has probably been the worst about it. He has done a great job of getting in front of the pass, but he just can't hang on to the ball when it reaches him. In the Jets game alone, if I am not mistaken, Smith had at least seven different chances to intercept a pass that he didn't capitalize on. He batted the ball down every time, which is good, but he couldn't bring it in for a pick.

As frustrating as it is to me to watch the pass after pass dropped by a Dolphins defender, I still can't really complain. Miami's secondary is doing an excellent job of keeping the offense from catching the ball. There have been cases where inability to catch the ball on defense had a bad result. For example, Chris Clemons had a chance to intercept a Carson Palmer pass earlier this year, but instead he couldn't hold on to it and ended up hitting it into the air where Terrell Owens caught it for a touchdown. Those cases are rare, though, and until they start happening with any regularity I won't complain.

I'm just thinking that the Miami Dolphins are still feeling the effects of Ted Ginn Jr. He always dropped the ball, and it must have started to rub off on the defense.

Thanks for reading, and let me know what you think about the butterfinger defense.

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Injuries Plague Miami Dolphins Before Short Week Of Preparation

These injuries could not have come at much worse of a time.

In one game the Dolphins saw injuries sideline quarterbacks Chad Pennington and Chad Henne, left tackle Jake Long, and linebacker Cameron Wake.

The injury to Pennington is almost certainly career-ending.

The injury to Henne is possibly season-ending

The injuries to Jake Long and Cameron Wake do not appear to be really serious, but I have a feeling that Long could be out for a month and Wake will miss this Thursday's game.

On top of that, right tackle Vernon Carey was shaken up against Tennessee but returned, cornerback Vontae Davis is playing with a right-knee injury, and free safety Chris Clemon's groin forced him to be replaced by Reshad Jones during Sunday's game because he didn't get enough time to practice during the week.

Yes, the Dolphins are, all of the sudden, forced to deal with a bunch of injuries in a short period of time. Almost any other week would have been better because they would have had more time to prepare, but that's not the case here. We can at least be thankful that we are playing the Bears instead of a division rival like the Patriots or Jets. Not that Chicago is a bad team, because they are actually pretty good, but they are not as good as New England or New York.

Despite all of the problems Miami is having with injuries, I am actually pretty excited about this game. We have found a great, young quarterback in Tyler Thigpen, and our offense appears to finally be able to make big plays with some consistency.

Thigpen's mobility will also be helpful because he may feel some extra pressure with Jake Long out for a little while. He will be able to avoid sacks that neither Chad would have been able to avoid themselves. Jake Long is probably the most irreplaceable player that the Dolphins lost due to injury against the Titans, but Miami should be able to come out alright because of Thigpen.

So, don't lose faith in Thursday's game just yet Dolphins fans. We still have a good shot at winning this game with Thigpen in.

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Miami Dolphins Lose To Pittsburgh On Terrible Call

Terrible calls like that just make me want to watch baseball.

Late in the fourth quarter when the Miami Dolphins were winning 22-20 Ben Roethlisberger dropped back and then ran the ball towards the end zone one a 3rd and goal. As Roethlisberger dived towards the end zone Chris Clemons tackled him and forced a fumble before Roethlisberger crossed the goal line.

The call on the field was a touchdown, and Tony Sparano threw the challenge flag saying that it was a fumble.

After reviewing the play the referee came out on to the field and said that Roethlisberger did fumble the ball before he crossed the goal line, but he didn't give the Dolphins the ball because apparently you couldn't tell which team recovered the fumble.

The thing is that you could tell who got it. Not only did two different Dolphins players jump on the ball, but Miami's DE Iakika Alama-Francis came up with the ball when the pile was cleared up.

The ref didn't acknowledge that, though. Instead he made it 4th down, and the Steelers were able to kick a field goal to take the lead that they would keep for the win.

What makes me mad is we had a huge chance to beat the Steelers, but that chance was taken away from a bad call.

That's all I have for now, so let me finish this before I break my laptop.

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Bold Predictions For The Miami Dolphins - How Chris Clemons Will Do This Year

I will follow up the article yesterday about Chris Clemons with another of my bold predictions.

Clemons is a player with a lot of upside, and he should see a bunch of opportunities to make plays. He will do especially well early in the season, and the reason for that is included in my prediction below.

So, without further ado. Here it is:

Chris Clemons

1. Chris Clemons Will Have 6 Or More Interceptions

While these aren't extremely huge number, they are still pretty big numbers for a first-year starter. To do that he will have to continue to improve a lot, but I think he is capable of it.

He has already surprised a lot of people by how well he has played so far, so why wouldn't he continue to surprise during the season. He has probably gotten more experience and repetitions than any other FS in the NFL. I don't know that for sure, because there isn't a stat for it, but you would be hard pressed to find another FS who gets as many repetitions as Clemons does.

Another reason I think Clemons will get at least 6 picks is that a lot of offenses will try and throw the ball a lot against the Dolphins early in the season. They know that Miami wasn't good at covering the pass at all last year. So, they may try and throw a lot more than they normally would trying to beat the Miami Dolphins secondary.

That is where Clemons should be able to make his move. When the opposing quarterback throws the ball long Clemons will be ready to pounce and pick the ball right out of the air.

I know it sounds too simple for Clemons to just be able to come from out of nowhere and intercept the ball, but it is a pretty good possibility. Quarterbacks will be told to watch out for CBs Vontae Davis and Sean Smith because those two are the known threats in the Dolphins secondary.

Because of that, the quarterback will not be watching for Clemons. He can then surprise them with an interception.



That's my prediction for Chris Clemons. Let me know what you guys think of him.

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The Miami Dolphins Best Surprise From Training Camp Was...

Chris Clemons courtesy of AP Photo/Phil Coale

There were a few questions we had this year coming into training camp and the preseason. Perhaps the biggest of those questions was how well the free safety position would perform, and whether they would be able to help the Miami Dolphins improve their terrible passing defense of last year.

We now have that answer. Chris Clemons is the answer, and he was the best surprise from training camp.

Clemons has done really well already and has been receiving high praise from Tony Sparano. He turned what was once a huge concern to me and many other Miami Dolphins fans into a cause for excitement.

Clemons has gotten more repetitions in practice than any other player on the Dolphins, and for good reason. It really was a position of concern. So, to hear that Clemons is really doing well is very encouraging.

Him and Yeremiah Bell have apparently been great together at the safety spots. It would be pretty cool to have a pair of safeties that work well together along with the pair of cornerbacks we already have that work well together (Sean Smith and Vontae Davis).

I don't know about you, but I am excited to see how well our passing defense can do this year.

Not that Clemons has already emerged as a star and one of the best free safeties in the league, but he sure has the potential to be one.

Don't be surprised if Clemons has a really great year, and if he can do well then the Dolphins passing defense should be a lot better. A lot of pressure is on this kid's shoulders. Let us hope he doesn't notice it.

Be sure to check back Saturday morning for my bold predictions for Chris Clemons.

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How Much Better Is Miami's Defense This Year Than Last Year?

Vontae Davis

Last year's defense was pretty bad.

The Miami Dolphins gave up way too many big pass plays, and put their offense in a hole early on in games. It was obvious that that group needs to improve if Miami wants to be a top team in the NFL.

My question is: have they improved, and if so, how much have they improved?

First, I want to say that they have definitely improved. The loss of Jason Taylor and Joey Porter wasn't the best thing that could have happened, but it was also not the worst thing.

Miami replaced Joey Porter with another talented LB who can get 100+ tackles in Karlos Dansby. Dansby is also a veteran who shows great leadership ability, which isn't really something we had with Joey Porter. Porter was somewhat of a leader, but not as much as Dansby can be.

Koa Misi is one player who will be able to replace Taylor this year. While Misi is only a rookie, he has had a very good training camp so far.

And while I do like Misi a lot, I don't like him as much as Cameron Wake. Wake was the Canadian Football League defensive player of the year two years ago before he came to Miami. The man is an absolute beast, and is able to get to the quarterback extremely well. He didn't even play that much and he still had 5.5 sacks last season.

I like Wake to replace, and surpass, Jason Taylor as an OLB this year.

The weakest part of the Miami Dolphins defense was the secondary, though. There aren't many new faces that will most likely be starting in the secondary, but that doesn't mean they will be as weak as last year.

Both of the Dolphins main starting CBs of last year, Sean Smith and Vontae Davis, are back, and they are more experienced than last year when they were only rookies thrust into starting spots against the best receivers in the NFL.

The experience has got to help, and another thing that I think will have an impact on their development is the fact that they have two other backup cornerbacks ready to take their spots: Will Allen and Nolan Carroll.

Allen is a veteran CB who has been in the league for 10 years. Carroll is a rookie drafted in the fifth round of this years draft. Carroll has been a very pleasant surprise during training camp as he has been able to make a lot of great plays so far.

And, for those of you that think that Ted Ginn Jr. never did any good for the Miami Dolphins, well you are wrong. The Dolphins traded Ginn to the 49ers for the fifth round pick that they used to draft Carroll. Wierd, huh?

The last, and biggest, concern is the safeties. Miami seems pretty set at Strong Safety with Yeremiah Bell. The problem is the Free Safety spot. But, I am not nearly as concerned about that now as I was before training camp started.

The current leader at FS is Chris Clemons, a second year safety out of Clemson. Clemons has gotten the most reps in training camp so far and, according to Miami Dolphins Head Coach Tony Sparano, has made only one mental error. That sounds pretty good since Clemons has had well over 200 repetitions.

I think Clemons will be the biggest surprise this year.

So, to answer the question of whether or not Miami's defense will be better than last year, I have to say they will. I just don't see anywhere where the Dolphins have gotten any worse, just better.

Let me know what you think. I am eager to hear your opinions.

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Miami Dolphins FS Decision: Should The Dolphins Continue To Give Chris Clemons More Reps Or Not?

Chris Clemons

If the Miami Dolphins want to have a solid player at the FS position this year, they will need to make sure their player gets a lot of repetitions in practice.

The only problem with that is that you don't want to give your player too many reps and risk injuring him.

That is the current dilemma the Miami Dolphins coaching staff faces with second year FS Chris Clemons. Clemons is the most likely candidate to start at FS this year, so the Dolphins coaches have given him more reps than any other player on the team.

238 to be exact.

It is great that they are working him and giving him as much experience as possible, but I am not sure how much longer they want to push him this hard. An injury is the last thing Miami needs at Free Safety.

Tony Sparano and Mike Nolan will have enough trouble using what little they have at the position. Imagine taking away one of the potential starters and having to start preparing another player.

I am not saying that the Dolphins need to stop giving Clemons reps, and I am also not saying that they should reduce his reps.

I honestly don't know how well he is holding up. Maybe he is doing fine and isn't really affected by all of the work he is doing. We can't be sure. The only people that know that are Clemons and the people in the Dolphins organization.

So hope that Clemons doesn't get hurt, but also gets all of the practice he needs.

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The Miami Dolphins Misssed The Playoffs Because... Results

The "winner" of the competition is Matt Mihm. Thanks to everyone to sent in their results.

I enjoyed reading his analysis, and you will too. Here is his answer:

The safety position.

To begin with, it is questionable whether or not Miami even has a viable starter at free safety. Even if you give the benefit of the doubt and assume Chris Clemons becomes at least an adequate starter, there is precious little depth behind him and Yeremiah Bell. Tyrone Culver is a good special teamer, but is probably best suited for a role in the nickel and dime packages. Reshad Jones could develop into a starter in time, but by all accounts is very raw and would have benefited from staying for his senior year at Georgia.

God help the Dolphins if Yeremiah Bell goes down.

I do believe Will Allen will move to free safety if needed, whether due to injury or simply to put our four best DBs into the starting lineup.

With questions as to how the Dolphins will generate a pass rush, it is likely the last time of defense will be tested early and often. If the safeties aren't up to task, the big plays Miami gave up last year will keep on coming. And that is what (could) bury the Fins playoff dreams.



That's all for now. I am heading up to the lake for the day, so I probably won't be able to post anything else today.

Thanks for reading and please let me/Matt know what you think with your comments.

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Miami Dolphins Training Camp Begins With Good Signs Everywhere

Training Camp Day 1 has ended, and we have mostly good results from camp.

First, we should start with Brandon Marshall. As you have probably heard, he did really well today. All reports from training camp are positive on Marshall, but what else did you expect. Marshall also had two big catches over CB Sean Smith, which leads me to my next topic.

Courtesy Of miamisportsgeneration.com

Sean Smith struggled when covering Marshall, but what else would you expect? One of the hidden benefits of having a great receiver is that they will also help your cornerbacks develop. It is especially important for Smith because he is very tall and doesn’t normally have to face receivers his size. Marshall is his size, so it added experience for Sean Smith.

As for the FS battle, Clemons appears to be the current starter and is turning into a pretty good starter. When talking about Chris Clemons, Tony Sparano had this to say:

“Chris Clemons had a good spring and this gives us a chance to see the next step, tackling and last line of defense type things.”

I will do my best to interpret what Sparano means, but I am not quite sure myself about what he means. From what I can tell he is saying that the FS position will no longer be a hindrance and they no longer have to plan around the position.

There is a good chance that I am completely wrong, but that is what I think was said.

And this last part will be on Jared Odrick, because I am sure you guys are curious about how he is doing.

He is currently in the starting position above Marques Douglas. Surprised? So am I. But, this is a good sign. Douglas is a very good player, and the fact that Odrick is starting above him is very, very encouraging.

We will see how things go, but for now Odrick is the top DE on the right side.

That is all for today. Hopefully the good signs will keep on coming as we monitor them. Be sure to keep checking back for updates on the FS and DE situations.

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The Most Important Thing To Watch During Miami Dolphins Training Camp Is...

Our Free Safeties.

I know you were expecting me to wait a while to fill in the blank and finish the sentence I started at the title, but I figured I would surprise you with a quick answer. Not that it makes a difference either way.

Enough of my talking about non Miami Dolphins related topics, here is more on our free safety predicament.

Our current free safety situation has been taking a backseat because of recent movement on the defensive line. So, while it will be interesting to watch how our defensive line does and who will be the starter at NT and DE, the FS will be the position you want to watch.

We know that whoever will be the starter on the defensive line will be capable enough to hold their own. That is what we don't know about our free safeties. We don't know if they are capable of holding their own.

The two likely candidates to start at FS are Reshad Jones and Chris Clemons. Both of them are good players, but they just do not seem good enough to be starters. Jones is a great tackler, but his coverage skills are lacking.

The Dolphins pass defense was pitiful last year, and it needed to be changed. One of Miami's main weaknesses last season was FS Gibril Wilson giving up to many big plays and missing too many tackles. Now that Wilson is gone, Miami will hopefully have somebody step up and show us the ability to hold their own.

I just wish that Miami would have tried to get another free safety in either the draft or free agency. They did get Reshad Jones late in the draft, but I still think they should have gone for somebody else.

The more depth you have in any position, the better your starter will be in that position. I just wish that Miami had more depth at FS. Like my saying goes:

Depth is the key, and competition will create a champion.

We need more depth at free safety. But, since we don't have it let's hope that either Reshad Jones or Chris Clemons can emerge as a capable starter. As long as they can do more good than bad I am fine with them. Let's hope they can.

So while the defensive line will definitely be an interesting situation to watch, it isn't the most important thing to watch. I just hope that the result of training camp will also be interesting to watch for Dolphins fans.

That's all for now. Can anyone think of another concern to watch that is more important than the FS?

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Dolphin Shout Miami Dolphins Fan Question - Reshad Jones From Barry West

Today we have a question from across the pond. Everyone please welcome Barry from London, England. It is good that there are Miami Dolphins fans from around the world.

So, thank you for your question Barry and here it is:

Miami recently signed rookie S Reshad Jones to a contract. Does the management expect him to start and make an immediate impact? And, do you think we should have signed a veteran like Darren Sharper or O.J. Atogwe.

My Answer

It is pretty clear that there are two main people in the running for the Miami Dolphins Free Safety position: Reshad Jones and Chris Clemons.

From what I can tell Clemons will be the starter. Jones is a great tackler, but his coverage skills seem to be somewhat lacking. Clemons doesn't seem to be much of a starter, but he is the best we have right now.

I do wish we had signed a veteran FS this offseason and gave Jones and Clemons a year to develop under an experienced player. But, since that hasn't happened yet it looks like one of the younger players will be forced into a starting position. Hopefully they will be able to perform well enough.

Atogwe or Sharper would have been a big help, and they would have definitely upgraded our passing defense for sure. I personally believe that they would have made Miami's secondary elite, but oh well. For now we can just trust the Dolphins management that they know what they are doing.

Who knows, maybe Clemons and/or Jones are the players we are looking for. I am really hoping they are, but I'm not sure they will be. We will see, though. I just can't wait for training camp to come around

Thanks for your question Barry. To the rest of my readers, please send more questions you may have about the Miami Dolphins. Just email the questions to paul@dolphinshout.com

Let me know what you guys think about our current FS position with your comments. Also, please follow me on twitter at twitter.com/dolphinshout

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