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- Despite holes on the right side, the Dolphins have strong foundation on the offensive line with left tackle Jake Long, a former No. 1 pick, center Mike Pouncey, their 2011 first-round pick, and left guard Richie Incognito in place.-- At receiver, they have Brandon Marshall and there is heavy speculation that Reggie Wayne, Manning’s top receiver with the Colts who is an unrestricted free agent, is prepared to follow Manning to Miami, where he played his college ball with the Hurricanes.
“Me being in his trail going to Miami? I would love it,’’ Wayne told WQAM Radio yesterday. “I am totally available. South Florida is already hot out here, baby, so you put us together, it’ll be burning up. Now you got me visualizing it. I see it.’’
-- At running back, the Dolphins have the dynamic Reggie Bush, who stayed healthy for a full 16-game season last year for the first time in his career. He gained 1,000 yards for the first time and averaged five yards per carry.
-- The Dolphins have a solid defense in place, having finished sixth in the NFL last season in fewest points allowed.
-- The Dolphins offer the kind of weather Manning wants to play in. Those close to Manning, who has played his entire career in a dome at home, say he has no interest playing with a cold-weather team.
-- Manning owns a condo in South Beach, where he spends a lot of his offseason time. In fact, while the NFL Scouting Combine was taking place in Indianapolis two weeks ago, Manning was working out in Miami with some of his Colts teammates, including Wayne.
-- The Redskins, along with the Dolphins considered the most desperate to land a star quarterback, play the Giants twice a year in the NFC East — something those close to Manning believe is a huge turnoff because he doesn’t want to compete against his baby brother, Eli.
“Me being in his trail going to Miami? I would love it,’’ Wayne told WQAM Radio yesterday. “I am totally available. South Florida is already hot out here, baby, so you put us together, it’ll be burning up. Now you got me visualizing it. I see it.’’
-- At running back, the Dolphins have the dynamic Reggie Bush, who stayed healthy for a full 16-game season last year for the first time in his career. He gained 1,000 yards for the first time and averaged five yards per carry.
-- The Dolphins have a solid defense in place, having finished sixth in the NFL last season in fewest points allowed.
-- The Dolphins offer the kind of weather Manning wants to play in. Those close to Manning, who has played his entire career in a dome at home, say he has no interest playing with a cold-weather team.
-- Manning owns a condo in South Beach, where he spends a lot of his offseason time. In fact, while the NFL Scouting Combine was taking place in Indianapolis two weeks ago, Manning was working out in Miami with some of his Colts teammates, including Wayne.
-- The Redskins, along with the Dolphins considered the most desperate to land a star quarterback, play the Giants twice a year in the NFC East — something those close to Manning believe is a huge turnoff because he doesn’t want to compete against his baby brother, Eli.