OTA practice...some guys working in with starters

QB Tannehill
RB Miller
SE Jennings/Parker
FL Stills
SL Landry
TE Cameron
LT Fox
LG Thomas
C Pouncey
RG Turner
RT James

SDE Wake
DT Suh
DT Mitchell
WDE Vernon
SLB McCain/Paysinger
MLB Misi
WLB Jenkins
CB1 Grimes
CB2 Taylor
CBN Brice McCain
FS Thomas
SS Jones

PR Stills/Landry/Christian Jones/Grimes
KR ??

Armando said Mitchell is blowing up Dallas Thomas....Thomas being Thomas

Armando Salguero @ArmandoSalguero

DeVante Parker is beating Brent Grimes consistently. Last ball Grines called for PI and Parker still made the catch on incut.


Chris Perkins
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@chrisperk

LB Jordan Tripp working with 1st team in place of Jenkins.

@ArmandoSalguero

DeVante Parker is a mismatch nightmare out here.

Hal Habib @gunnerhal

DeVante Parker catching balls vs. Brent Grimes tells me something. The guy doesn't drop passes. Eager to see him in live action.

@JamesWalkerNFL

#Dolphins WR DeVante Parker makes a diving, sideline catch over CB Brent Grimes. QB Ryan Tannehill made the throw.

@chrisperk

WR DeVante Parker with nice grab vs. Jamar Taylor. Rook continues to look good,


@AdamHBeasley

And McCain immediately gets beat by Parker across the middle. That guy catches everything.

Hal Habib @gunnerhal

Will Davis (29) and Louis Delmas (25) moving pretty well off ACL surgery. Encouraging news for Dolphins. pic.twitter.com/dVC4xPo5Pv

@chrisperk

Not nearly as many balls hitting ground during passing drills today as there were last yr during training camp.

Chris Perkins
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@chrisperk

WR DeVante Parker still catching everything thrown his way. Kid looks good in shorts & T-shirt. Even amongst vets.

@OmarKelly

Saw Dallas Thomas get put on the ground by Jordan Phillips. Very interesting.

@AdamHBeasley

Earl Mitchell just destroyed Dallas Thomas.
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Not sure how you destroy someone with no pads?

-- Everyone associated with the team has been talking up Matt Hazel. He was real impressive in rookie camp.

-- This is interesting. Greg Jennings is working as the slot and Jarvis Landry is working as the flanker. 3 WRs have slot experience.

-- RB Lamar Miller definitely thicker up top. Might have added 10-12 pounds of muscle. Chest & arms bigger.

-- Anthony Johnson and Jordan Phillips are working as the second team defensive tackles.

-- Chris McCain begins phase 3 of OTA as the starting strong side linebacker.



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Some areas strengthened overall but same dreadful weaknesses plague this team that have already been mentioned by myself and others on this board: OL, Linebackers, Defensive Secondary

I think we are looking at an 8-8 Team unless this passing game somehow manages to up its game to legendary levels.

I read the Oline struggled the most out of all the different groups... Not encouraging, granted Albert is out, but doesn't sound like the guards looked very good either....

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Not worried about LB's. OG..will be fine once they figure out Thomas is a dud. CB ok IF Taylor stays healthy. We have 16 OL'men and 16 DB's on the roster. They should be able to find a guard out of all those bodies.

JoeFootball Wrote:
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> Not worried about LB's. OG..will be fine once they
> figure out Thomas is a dud. CB ok IF Taylor stays
> healthy. We have 16 OL'men and 16 DB's on the
> roster. They should be able to find a guard out of
> all those bodies.


I agree Joe. Oline is our biggest concern for sure but the only spot I'm concerned about on the starting unit is LG. Once Thomas takes a seat and they start giving reps to Douglas or Walton things will begin to solidify. And by the time Albert returns we should be good to go.

We just can't absorb any major injuries on the oline. We have little depth.

I really hope a solid olineman or two shake loose this summer.

God how I wish we'd landed le'al Collins.

"Fourth-round rookie OL Jamil Douglas earned first-team reps at right guard in relief of Thomas. OC Bill Lazor said his first impression of Douglas was “excellent. ""

"Earned"? ok. LOL

I also heard Lazor and Philbin say, it's too hard to tell about linemen with no pads this early.

You mean new tell me they going bone to bone?

@chrisperk

RG Billy Turner back w/1st team, LG Jamil Douglas now w/1st team

@ArmandoSalguero

DeVante Parker TD on slant from the 7. He's good.

@JamesWalkerNFL

New #Dolphins TE Jordan Cameron is flashing today in OTAs. Will he replace Charles Clay's production?

@JamesWalkerNFL

Walt Aikens is getting a look with the first-team D with Louis Delmas out today. Michael Thomas also got first-team reps today.

@apoupartFins

Rookie CB Tony Lippett stealing the show at @MiamiDolphins OTA. Three picks in 7-in-7s.

@AdamHBeasley

Spencer Paysinger and Chris McCain are rotated at OLB, but McCain is getting the bulk of the snaps.

@JamesWalkerNFL

#Dolphins rookie DT Jordan Phillips just made an impressive pass-rush move inside to beat G Billy Turner in one-on-one drills.

@ArmandoSalguero

Dion Sims back to back TDs in the red zone. Who caches TDs in the red zone?
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In Shorts...so

Alex Marvez ?@alexmarvez 4h4 hours ago
Source tells @NFLonFOX that @MiamiDolphins K @CalebSturgis1 suffered quadriceps injury to plant leg. Severity being evaluated. Not at OTAs

That would be rad if Tony Lippet can fight for the #2 spot.. We need a bigger corner in the worst way...

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We kept 9 DB's last year.

CB1 Brent Grimes, Jamar Taylor
CB2 Cortland Finnegan, Will Davis
CBN Wilson, Thomas
FS Delmas, Aikens
SS Jones

2015:

CB1 Grimes, Lippett
CB2 Taylor, Zach Bowman
CBN, Brice McCain, Bobby McCain
FS Delmas, Aikens
SS Reshad Jones

That leaves Cedric Thompson, Will Davis, Don Jones, Michael Thomas & Jordan Kovacs fighting for one spot.

I always liked Michael Thomas but it's now or never for him to separate himself as a nickel and/or safety.

Will Davis coming off injury is fighting an uphill battle and likely gone.

Don Jones is one of our best ST's players but has not distinguished himself at DB enough to stick.

Kovacs is gone as I think the nod would go to Cedric over him unless he is just awful on ST. Cedrick is a 4.4 guy with a 41" vertical and also a good tackler.

It's tough to call on the McCain's. Would we really keep two undersized nickle CB's? Not likely to bounce the first 5th round pick (5-9) this early though.

Cedrick was taken at 5-14 and Lippett at 5-20.

Aikens gets the nod for his versatility. He can play either FS and CB.

Cedrick Thomas can play SS or FS.

Zach Bowman had 6 picks in 2009 for the Bears but he is now 30 years old and didn't have a great year in 2014. He could be sacrificed to keep a younger player (Cedric) if someone like Bobby McCain shows he can play outside. Bobby is short (5'9) but very thick at 195 lbs and also had a 36" vertical.

2015: option B (most likely IMO)

CB1 Grimes, Lippett
CB2 Taylor, Bo McCain
CBN, Brice McCain
FS Delmas, Aikens
SS Reshad Jones, Cedric Thompson



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