John Potter had a good day at practice today and with that, the kicker competition that seemed to be going on already became somewhat more obvious at the Dolphins practice facility.
Potter connected on field goals of 42, 44, and 47 yards. He missed a 51-yarder when it hit the left upright. Not bad for a kid who didn't know he was kicking in the game against Tampa Bay last Saturday until 30 minutes before the game when Caleb Sturgis re-injured a groin in warmups.
Potter connected on two field goals in the game, including a 51-yarder and Sturgis has not practiced since tweaking his leg.
"I don't want to talk about all that stuff," Sturgis said today as he left the field and was asked about his status.
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The Dolphins are going through a typical game week of preparation as they get ready for Saturday's dress rehearsal game against Dallas.
That said today was about third down and blitz pressures.
There was one play coach Joe Philbin said the team had to run four consecutive times before getting it right.
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RB Knowshon Moreno continues practicing but he's still not quite in the best shape after missing the first two weeks of training camp.
"I think it's getting there," Philbin said.
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Receiver Mike Wallace continues hearing about his and Ryan Tannehill's inability to connect on deep passes. And he says he understands why fans, the media, everyone is making a big deal of the issue.
"It's part of the territory, you know?" Wallace said. "They deserve to ask that when we're not hitting on them. I don't have a problem with it. We just got to keep working on it, keep doing it every single day."
Wallace says he knows you, the fans, want him and Tannehill to connect. He wants it more than you do.
"I guarantee we want to hit on it more than they want us too," Wallace said. "We definitely want to get into a game and hit a couple."
