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Training Camp Tour: Can Dolphins rookie Laremy Tunsil win starting job by Week 1?

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Rookie Laremy Tunsil taking second-team reps

Laremy Tunsil was working with the second-team at left guard primarily, but did see the odd rep at left tackle. The first-team offensive line was comprised of Branden Albert, Dallas Thomas, Mike Pouncey, Jermon Bushrod, and Ju’Wuan James left to right. Tunsil looks the part as an athletic specimen, and was good on the move in Miami’s outside zone-heavy running schemes. He also looked very solid in pass protection, but did have a couple of bad reps in there, too.
Thomas played well at left guard and looks to be in that spot on merit at the moment, but it’s tough to believe that he can hold off Tunsil for too long, even if he deserves to. The Dolphins invested a high pick in Tunsil, who was seen by many as one of the best five players available in the entire draft. His future is obviously at left tackle, ultimately, but the Dolphins will want to start seeing return on that investment early at guard if they can. In 421 snaps at Ole Miss last season, Tunsil didn’t allow his QB to hit the ground, and only surrendered five total pressures. He will need to adjust to the NFL game, but the upside is too great to see him sitting on the bench for long, especially if Thomas shows the form that saw him rank as the single-worst guard in football last year.


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Best backup in football?

Ryan Tannehill is the unquestioned starter in Miami, but Matt Moore has a good case to be seen as the best backup QB in the game, and could probably start for a few quarterback-needy teams. Backup quarterbacks can sometimes maintain that kind of reputation for years after it is merited, simply because they may never see the field to prove otherwise, and Moore hasn’t played more than 56 snaps in a season since 2011, but on Wednesday’s evidence, he’s still well capable of getting the job done in the NFL.

Leading the second-team offense, he lit up the Dolphins’ first-team defense on a couple of drives for scores, one on a coverage bust to rookie Leonte Carroo (Rutgers), and another a more methodical drive that ended in a shorter score. I suspect this says as much about the Miami defense as it does Moore, but he looked sharp and in command of the team all practice long, and is clearly a step above almost any other backup you can think of throughout the NFL.

Tannehill, for his part, looked okay in the practice, connecting with some nice throws, but also making a few mistakes and missing on a couple. Rookie Brandon Doughty (Western Kentucky) was the third QB in any drill, but seemed at times to actually get fewer reps than Zac Dysert. Doughty made an ugly read when sliding away from pressure and should have been picked off, but came back with a few nice throws, and was working after practice for a while on his own.
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Other camp notes

– Rookie WR Rashawn Scott (University of Miami) made a couple of nice grabs on dig routes in quick succession, scoring on the second one with a catch and run. He did, however, allow the ball to get stripped after the first, but it’s unclear how much he had given up on the play after the contact, or “tackle,” in what was only thud-contact tackling.

– Tony Lippett was working with the first team as the starting corner opposite Byron Maxwell (Eagles). Gase likes Maxwell’s size and ability to press, but Lippett is an interesting name, having been primarily a college WR. He only played 137 snaps as a rookie, but graded well in those opportunities, allowing five catches on the nine passes thrown his way. He graded very well in limited cornerback snaps in his final college season as he moonlighted at defensive back for the Spartans, so a full-time cornerback role would be an interesting test.

– The Dolphins had an autograph line set up for players to work through as they headed inside from practice. Several players worked their way down one side of the corridor of autograph hunters, but special mention is worth giving to defensive back Rashaan Melvin (Patriots), who worked his way down both sides of the tunnel until he had signed everything he could find.
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I believe he will be. The Dallas Thomas saga needs to end.. Sarnics said in practice he still appears to be the same push over.

Also consider that Tannenbaum said we would be getting a starter from the draft that first night. I mean I guess that's not a given but something to think about
 
Tunsil will be the starting LG week 1. Gase is just trying to make him earn it and probably trying to get Thomas better by playing with the 1s.
 
wide stretch if that's what we are running is about move athletes on the offensive line...that scheme would seem to fit tunsil and turner the best...get your athletes on the move and to the 2nd level

I love wide stretch but I don't recall seeing it much in Denver or Chicago recently...Denver more about peyton manning no longer being able to get to the spot for the wide hand off

I think wide stretch fits tannehill exactly right and also allows for the empty boot legs etc and the intermediate pa and unlike the last 2 years when tannehill sees a wide 9 edge he wont boot right into it with the play call

wide stretch also uses the tight ends heavily in the passing game because of all the hard away action and empty back sides
 
The thought is that the best athletes for both power and quickness on the offensive line are your tackles, especially elite tackle prospects coming out of college. There's no universe in which Dallas Thomas could have played at Tunsil's level in college just because of the disparity in athleticism.
So, with that athleticism in mind, it would seem that all Tunsil has to do is pick up some mental aspects of the position and he should be able to pull far away from Thomas.

Christ, let's hope so!!
 
Everything just points to the same old Dallas Thomas we've seen for 3 years. I really hope this staff doesn't make Tandy suffer just to make Tunsil "earn it". He may have a few learning curves but the pure potential is there where he could develop into a solid starter at guard for now.
 
Travis34 said:
I believe he will be. The Dallas Thomas saga needs to end.. Sarnics said in practice he still appears to be the same push over.

Also consider that Tannenbaum said we would be getting a starter from the draft that first night. I mean I guess that's not a given but something to think about
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Who said that? What was the guys name? Oohhh, i see it now. T-BUM!! That says it all right there.
 
No doubt about it. The staff already has him slated to start. They're just not putting out so players don't feel entitled.
 
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