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Read more:http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/a...The-Bell/6d122bc8-a4db-43ea-b430-d17ec8508408Left tackle Bryant McKinnieis in his 13th season and was a first-round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings out of the University of Miami, so he took the opposite route to the NFL than Brenner, who was a four-year starter at Utah and signed with Miami as an undrafted free agent. There they stood, side by side for the opening drive with the 6-foot-8, 352-pound McKinnie towering over the 6-2, 310-pound Brenner.
By the time the game ended, Brenner had proven himself just like all of his teammates felt he would after they had watched him work in practice. Still, what McKinnie experienced up front on Sunday was definitely a new experience for him.
“This is the first time I’ve actually seen where you have three starters who are gone and you have to move people around,” McKinnie said. “I had Nate at guard next to me last week and then last night I find out he’s playing center and I have a rookie next to me and we’ve never taken a snap together. But the communication was good and that’s why we were able to be successful.”
Clabo really put into perspective what it was that Brenner accomplished on Sunday considering where he came from.
“It’s unbelievable what that guy did,” said Clabo, who made the Pro Bowl in 2010 with the Atlanta Falcons. “It just speaks volumes about his work ethic because it’s a cliché almost when you talk about guys who aren’t playing on the practice squad who try to prepare like they’re going to play. And coaches are always like, ‘You’re one play away from being on the roster. You’re one play away from moving up or you’re one play away from being in the game.’ And when you’re young you really don’t believe it, but Sam really prepares like that and it paid off for him.”
I would not get too excited because we were going up against the 27th ranked D, but does leave room for some optimism.
