The Miami Dolphins Sign Offensive Lineman Pat McQuistan, And Bring Depth To An Injury Plagued Offensive Line

Pat McQuistan (hazing maybe?)

Thankfully, we have added more depth to our offensive line. The Dolphins just acquired offensive lineman Pat McQuistan from the Dallas Cowboys.

The Dolphins depth on the offensive line was getting a little thin, and Jake Long's injury scare against the Cowboys was probably the tipping point. No matter what the tipping point was, though, I am just glad they added McQuistan.

McQuistan is an experienced player who has played 5 years in the league. He also started for an entire season two and three years ago. I do not know what his stats are like because I don't have access to offensive lineman stats. But, I do know he was a consistent starter for two years, and that is good enough for me.

I am curious to see whether the Dolphins pick up anyone else for the line. McQuistan is a great addition, but I can't help but wonder if we need anyone else. I am not saying we do, but it is something good to think about.

Without a good offensive line our offense is nothing. Because of that I hope that the line can hold up enough to allow our offense to do their jobs.

Let me know what you guys think about McQuistan and whether you think we should pick anyone else up. I look forward to hearing what you think.

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Brandon Marshall Will Be A Top 5 Receiver - Miami Dolphins Bold Predictions

Brandon Marshall

Brandon Marshall is a huge addition to the Miami Dolphins. Nobody can argue against that. Some people think he will be less of an addition than others, but he will still make a huge impact.

The following is my prediction for Brandon Marshall this season. For those of you who do not know, I am a huge Marshall fan and I think he will have one of his best years ever.

A lot of people are questioning whether Brandon Marshall will be able to get his 100+ receptions this year, but I am here to tell you not to worry. He will get whatever the team needs him to do. 100 receptions or not, he will still be a huge help for the Dolphin offense.

He will be worth every penny when he reaches all of the predictions I have for him. And, he will get to my predictions. Trust me, I'm always right.

So, here are the predictions. Feel free to comment with your own predictions at the bottom of the article.


1300 Receiving Yards

I didn't want to set this mark too high, because the Dolphins will run the ball a lot. They will definitely pass more than last year, but they still will not stray from the run game.

If the Dolphins were more of a passing team, Marshall would get 1,400 yards easily. But, they are not so he will have to settle for 1200.

I do think that having such a great running game will help him a lot. Defenses cannot just focus on covering Marshall. They also have to worry about stopping the run. That is what will make Marshall so dangerous. He isn't the main concern of defenses.


12 Receiving Touchdowns

This is where I think Marshall will improve most thanks to the Dolphins. He may not get as many yards as before, but I think he will get a lot of red-zone targets.

Instead of the Dolphins having to run the ball when in the red zone, they can throw it to Marshall. He is very tall, and he is a big target. Defenses will be ready for Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams to take the ball, but instead Chad Henne (not Pennington) will drop back and throw it up for Marshall.

Add those red-zone targets to a few longer touchdown receptions and you have 12 touchdowns in no time.

105 Receptions

The most receptions Brandon Marshall has gotten in a season is 104, so I figured that I would add one more for this season. Brandon Marshall is the best possible receiver the Miami Dolphins could have gotten. He catches a lot of short-yardage passes, which Miami loves, and then turns them into long receptions with yards after the catch.

The Dolphins offense last year was a bunch of short plays. While Marshall can turn those short plays into big ones, he will not always. That is why his receptions will go up. He does not always get the big play for a touchdown, so the Dolphins drive will have to continue. That just means more opportunities for Marshall to pile on his receptions.

I did the math, and if Marshall is to reach 105 receptions he will need 7 receptions a game. It may sound like a hard task, but all it will take is Marshall catching one or two receptions every drive.


That's all for now, please be sure to post a comment with your own predictions. I am interested to hear your opinions.

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Nate Garner Is Gone, And Our Offensive Line Is Not Looking Nearly As Good Now

A Healthy Nate Garner

News has recently come up that Nate Garner has been placed on IR.

This is bad news for the Miami Dolphins already depleted offensive line. Our line does not need another person out, but that is exactly what we are getting. Garner's placement on the IR is very badly timed because the season starts in a week, and that is not much time to build up the O-line.

I hope that the Dolphins are able to make a move to get some more depth and talent on the offensive line. For that matter, I hope they are willing to make a move for more depth and talent.

We desperately need to either make a trade or pick up an available player off waivers.

If the Dolphins don't get more help on the line, then we could be looking at a very bad season. One of the reasons our running game does so well is that we have a great offensive line. If that line isn't as good, then our running game will suffer.

Imagine our running game unable to do well because we do not have as good of an offensive line.

That would be a weird thought, but it is possible.

Just hope that you will be able to hear the news soon about the Dolphins adding a new guard or tackle. It would be pretty bad if they didn't.

Thanks for reading, and please feel free to comment on what you think. This is an important piece of the Dolphins offense we are looking at. I imagine you have some kind of opinion.

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