Charles Clay is to the future what Lousaka Polite is to the past

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Polite has been a good soldier since coming to Miami in 2008. He’s a quiet leader in the locker room, played in all 32 games the past two years, was near automatic on short-yardage runs (converting 44-of-46) and always is a presence at the Dolphins’ community events.

Polite’s time in Miami, though, could be coming to an end. Forget the $1.35 million salary he’s due, and the fact that he really struggled as a lead blocker in 2010 (ranked 29th out of 30 fullbacks by Pro Football Focus).

He just might not have a role in the Brian Daboll’s new offense. Also seen in Wednesday’s practice clip shown on Total Access was a shot of rookie H-back Charles Clay taking snaps with the first-team offense. Clay, a hybrid fullback/tight end, is the future of the Dolphins’ offense. Polite, a traditional smash-mouth fullback, is not.

“I don’t want to call them a dying breed, but they really are,” Sparano said of the fullback position.

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Polite was terrific on short yardage in 2008 and 2009, but got a bit banged up last year and his productivity as a blocker and in short yardage suffered (coincidentally the team's running game went down too). If Lousaka is back to 100% he can be handy, if not then he's probably gone.
How good a blocker is Clay?