mikethewreck
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MIAMI DOLPHINS
What the Dolphins do best: Everything.
This is not to say that Miami does everything exceedingly well; more that they appear to be very solid, in all areas, without any particularly outstanding strengths. On offense, the offseason trade for former Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall -- who is just 26, and who last season became the fifth player ever to catch 100 balls in three consecutive seasons -- and the continued development of quarterback Chad Henne, whom the Dolphins seem to revere and trust as much as any second-year starting quarterback can be revered and trusted, should pay dividends. It'll likely elevate the passing game to a level that approaches that of the Ronnie Brown- and Ricky Williams-led rushing attack, which was last season the NFL's fourth-most productive.
"Our main focus is still the run game," says Henne, "but we definitely put in some plays that are attacking down the field." There is also little doubt that a remade defense -- one that ought to feature six new starters -- will be much better than last season's unit, which ranked a disappointing 22nd overall and was the central reason the Dolphins were unable to build upon their surprising 2008 AFC East title.
Predicted record: 9-7.
Though their personnel is rather different, this Dolphins team in many ways resembles that '08 AFC champion. It looks to be a grinding group that won't blow anyone out, but it has the anchors in place -- in Henne, in Marshall, in Pro Bowl left tackle Jake Long, in all those young defenders -- to initiate a sustained run of success, starting this year.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/ben_reiter/08/31/afc.east.preview/index.html?eref=sihp
The article also cited that Miami needed most to improve D and that Misi was the guy who had to step it up.
They picked the NYJ to take the division and put us on the same pedestal with the Patsies. I thought 3-13 for the Bills was harsh, they may surprise some folks this year. All in all, for what we have seen in preseason, not too bad a take on the Phins. Now let's see how reality plays out...