Although the Miami Dolphins lost to the Washington Commanders, 20-7, on Friday night, there were positives to take away. Particularly from the team’s opening drive. Quarterback Malik Willis, running back De’Von Achane, and a solid offensive line, was essentially going up against Washington’s second-stringers. Still, the Dolphins marched 93 yards down the field on a…
The Miami Dolphins’ preseason opener offered the first look at a young roster that has spent training camp trying to become more physical and establish an identity up front. One preseason game, especially against a Washington team that rested several starters, isn’t enough to draw any major conclusions. Still, there were encouraging signs from many…
The Miami Dolphins will kick off their preseason schedule with a road game against the Washington Commanders on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. EST. This will be a game where fringe players will truly begin their battle to claim a spot on the 53-man roster. One of those players is 2025 undrafted free agent AJ…
After weeks of training camp practices, position battles, and plenty of evaluation, the Miami Dolphins finally get to play a football game. Miami opens the preseason against the Washington Commanders tonight, giving us our first chance to see this young roster in game action. The final score isn’t what matters most. This is about seeing…
Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Zeek Biggers enters his second NFL season as one of the young players worth keeping an eye on. Selected 253rd overall in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft, Biggers contributed as a rookie (214 snaps, nearly 20% of the team’s defensive snaps) and is now seeing increased opportunities this…
Every training camp has a player who seemingly comes out of nowhere and makes you start paying attention. For the Miami Dolphins, DJ Herman is becoming one of those players. Herman wasn’t drafted and wasn’t part of Miami’s initial group of undrafted free-agent signings. The former San Diego State linebacker came to Dolphins rookie minicamp…
The Miami Dolphins released their first depth chart ahead of Friday’s preseason opener, and head coach Jeff Hafley made it clear Wednesday not to get too carried away with what it says. Speaking before the Dolphins’ joint practice with the Washington Commanders, Hafley cautioned against reading too deeply into the depth chart. “It’s a start,”…
Miami Dolphins rookie wide receiver Chris Bell has been running routes and showing acceleration, deceleration, and cutting, as social media videos have shown from the last week of practices. While the third-round pick is on the non-football injury list while rehabbing an ACL injury from last November, his progress has been impressive. On Monday morning,…
Blocking makes NFL offenses hum Miami Dolphins new GM Jon-Eric Sullivan believes that winning teams are tough and physical, especially in the offensive trenches. I can’t agree more with that recipe. The offensive line makes the NFL world go around… and that includes good blocking tight ends. Quality blocking lifts up the offensive skills, mostly…
With the Dolphins getting an off day Sunday, here are my biggest takeaways from a week watching this team up close. Sunday gives the Dolphins a break from training camp, and it gives me a chance to take stock of everything I saw over the past week. After spending the week watching this team up…