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Wide receiver was supposed to be one of the Dolphins’ most competitive position battles of the summer. But the group has made more news in the early going by who isn’t playing than by who is.
An apparent leg injury knocked second-year wideout Clyde Gates out of action Monday, joining an already ailing Brian Hartline (calf).


In other injury news:

• Safety Chris Clemons was back in pads after missing the previous two days of practice with a bruised knee but was limited. Jimmy Wilson again took his place on the first-team defense.
• Fellow safety Kelcie McCray, a rookie out of Arkansas State, was not at the team’s walkthrough after leaving the morning session with an undisclosed injury.
• Defensive end Olivier Vernon appeared to tweak his ankle during contact drills but returned to finish the morning session.
No distraction

Less than a week into camp, the ubiquitous Hard Knocks camera crew is still a novelty for many. Just not for first-year defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle.
Why? He has been through it before in 2009 when he was the secondary coach of the Cincinnati Bengals.
“You can’t allow anything to be a distraction,” Coyle said, when asked what he learned in his first go-round. “In this league, there are going to be cameras on you each and every place you go. You have to focus on [your] job and you have to have singleness of purpose and focus of mind to go out there and not let anything get in your way.”
As for his defense, Coyle said there are multiple starting positions up for grabs, although he wouldn’t get into specifics. It had been assumed that the safety spot across from Reshad Jones was the only first-team competition, but Coyle indicated otherwise.
Tannehill works

Ryan Tannehill was in shorts and took reps mostly with the third string again, connecting on several well-placed passes when given time but occasionally struggling when not. He has earned high marks from his coach in his short time with the team, particularly for completing more than 40 of his 53 competitive snaps Sunday.
“We had a couple opportunities for some big plays early that we didn’t convert on, but for a rookie quarterback, I think he is doing very well,” Philbin said.
Tannehill will be allowed to practice in pads Wednesday, per league rules.
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Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/31/2922085/injuries-taking-a-toll-on-miami.html#storylink=cpy



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Let me get this straight, two Injuries to the receiving group? Wow! that's one hell of a toll.
 
13Dolfan87 said:
Exactly, holy overreaction by the writer. And Gates probably wasn't going to make the team anyway.
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I really wanted to say Hartline, But Gates is part of the team and I didn't want to disrespect his...cough cough, contribution to that aspect fo the game.:lol:
 
I think we need to bring in Braylon and dump Naanee. Edwards is an upgrade over almost our entire WR corps, and I believe would be more able to contribute than Naanee. Just my thoughts. This is of course if Braylon could keep his head on straight.
 
FinKage34 said:
I think we need to bring in Braylon and dump Naanee. Edwards is an upgrade over almost our entire WR corps, and I believe would be more able to contribute than Naanee. Just my thoughts. This is of course if Braylon could keep his head on straight.
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I would say this is the most important part.:)
 
Tannehill looks good so far by all accounts... Hopefully this dick head proves me wrong and he turns out to be a good QB, he should start from day 1 regardless.
As far as the wideouts go, the position is the weakest on the roster along with safety and guard, and I'd be all about a trade for Mike Wallace if the price is right. Hopefully somebody like Roberto Wallace steps up and becomes a legit NFL threat, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
 
FinKage34 said:
I think we need to bring in Braylon and dump Naanee. Edwards is an upgrade over almost our entire WR corps, and I believe would be more able to contribute than Naanee. Just my thoughts. This is of course if Braylon could keep his head on straight.
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I'm not a naanee fan at all. but by all accounts he's making a case to make the team. if anything bringing in braylon would mean yet another rookie WR that we'd try to stash on the practice squad.
 
Why the nanee negativity? He had a fair run in Diego. You never know.
 
FinKage34 said:
I think we need to bring in Braylon and dump Naanee. Edwards is an upgrade over almost our entire WR corps, and I believe would be more able to contribute than Naanee. Just my thoughts. This is of course if Braylon could keep his head on straight.
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Braylon already signed with Seattle.
 
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