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Dolphins kicker injured during team-sanctioned kickball game

Football is dangerous. For Dolphins kicker Caleb Sturgis, kickball, more so.

According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, the quadriceps injury which will keep Sturgis out until training camp was suffered during a team-sanctioned kickball game.

While many teams will go shoot paintball guns at each other or bowl or play golf or go to a movie during OTAs, nobody in Miami envisioned a harmless playground game taking away a key player for any amount of time. And that might make the team more forgiving for a guy who might have been on the hot seat anyway.

But Sturgis injured his plant leg while playing kickball —presumably he was one of the first guys picked — and won’t be able to resume activity for two or three weeks.

Neither the Dolphins nor Sturgis’s agent commented, but this much is clear —if they play dodgeball next time, quarterback Ryan Tannehill is going to be absent from school that day.
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Reports are saying that Devante Parker had foot surgery this morning. No other details have released yet. :\
 
He's fine. They replaced a screw he had in there from last year. They're just being smart with him. Thinking long term.

He'll miss some reps, that sucks, but he'll be better for it going forward. Get the foot 100% now, rather than risk injury later.
 
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He's fine. They replaced a screw he had in there from last year. They're just being smart with him. Thinking long term.

He'll miss some reps, that sucks, but he'll be better for it going forward. Get the foot 100% now, rather than risk injury later.
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Ok cool.

I live 5 mins away from Fed Ex field, I want to see him on the field opening day against the Deadskins.
 
@chrisperk 29m29 minutes ago

Jarvis Landry just dunked TD reception over goal post & fell...he's OK...so apparently that's safer than kickball
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@chrisperk 12m12 minutes ago

QBs casually running patterns & catching passes. Another activity apparently safer than kickball.
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[COLOR=#red]clearly taking his shots today. stupid sturgis.[/COLOR]
 
Was just coming in here for that... watched it five times. Excited for the season to come.
 
@OmarKelly

"@66SamThompson: what is your favorite #MiamiDolphins memory?» the Greg Camarillo catch. Ended a nightmare
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[COLOR=#red]Our random bi-weekly clown twitter post.
Pretty much all you need to know about this guy. THAT'S your FAVORITE memory?!
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### What seven-time Pro Bowler had interest in joining the Dolphins this offseason but never received a phone call from them?

Andre Johnson, the former All-Pro receiver who attended Miami High and UM.

Playing for the Dolphins “was something I thought about,” Johnson told me at the recent UM Hall of Fame fishing tournament in Islamorada. “I always had a dream of playing at home. I was a huge Dolphins fan. But they never called.”

Even though playing here appealed to him, Johnson said he's not angry with the Dolphins because “I understand the business side. I have a good situation” in Indianapolis, which signed him for three years and $21 million.

Johnson, 33, caught 85 passes for 936 yards for Houston last season after catching 109 for 1407 the previous year --- despite not having a great quarterback. His six receptions per game is best in NFL history and his 85 receiving yards per game is second-highest ever.

If Miami had signed him instead of Greg Jennings, it would have had one of the NFL’s best receiver groups: Johnson, DeVante Parker, Jarvis Landry and Kenny Stills.

But on the flip side, Miami also would have $5 million less in cap space. Johnson’s cap hit is $7.5 million, Jennings’ $2.5 million. Miami has $11 million in space, says the NFLPA web site, though that seems a bit high.
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I read that also today.

The fact the dolphins showed no interest at all between him and gore shows how ****** up this organization is.
 
I mean, I wanted Dre, but looking at our depth chart now Wide Receiver is our most improved position. And our coaching staff did a masterful job of obtaining key pieces throughout FA.

A healthy Devante will erase any thought of this.
 
I'm calling it now........Juice will be a G-man or OBJ will be a Dolphin. I'm really hoping for the latter :smokin
 
Marino's legacy in 17 years instead of 140 characters By Dave Hyde


Every so often, the question of Dan Marino's legacy comes for a public viewing, and a few applications of education are necessary. And so it was in the past few days when my friend and cohort Omar Kelly took a shotgun approach to Dan Marino's legacy - hitting a lot, some valid, some not - and meaning the Marino legacy merits going over (sigh) again.

One Omar tweet: "People always make excuses for Dan Marino not winning a title. Hogwash. He wasn't good enough. How many Super Bowls did he get to"

Another: "Thurman (Thomas)-Jim Kelly Bills were amazing. But if Marino couldn't beat them & they never won a SB ...how dope is he?"

You get the idea. Marino did have faults. We'll get to those. But let's deal in facts and not emotions here or silly, broad-brushed comments. I posed two questions on Twitter that get to the heart of the Marino Era for those of us who lived through it, year after year.

1. How many Top 10 defenses did he play with?

2. How many Hall of Famers did he play with?

All this talk about "Marino did this" and "Marino didn't do that" neglects the larger context of the surrounding team. If a basketball star doesn't have a ring, that subtracts from his legacy some, because five players are on the court at a time and play offense and defense. Football and baseball are another story. Sure, having a ring adds something. But as I've grown older and put careers in full context, I've come off rings-are-the-measuring-stick in those sports.

Let's go to the first issue: How many Top 10 defenses did Marino play with?

Answer: Five. Marino went to one Super Bowl in 1984 with one of them. If we're being fair, another was too early, another too late and a third defense (1990) got shredded in the playoffs. Let's go through them.

* 1983. Defense was No. 1 (15.6 points/game). Marino started final eight games as a rookie and went 7-1. Lost in playoffs to Seattle, 27-20.

* 1984. Defense ranked seventh. Dolphins went 14-2 in the regular season and went to the Super Bowl, where they lost to San Francisco, 38-16.

* 1990: Defense ranked fourth in the league at 15.1 points/game. Dolphins record: 12-4. Playoffs: Beat Kansas City in the wild card. Lost at Buffalo, 44-34.

* 1995. Defense ranked 10th. Dolphins record: 10-6 (first in AFC East). Playoffs: Lost at Buffalo in playoffs, 37-22.

*1998. Defense ranked first in league. Dolphins record: 10-6. Playoffs: Beat Buffalo in wild-card and lost at Denver, 38-3.

To sum up, when Marino had his best defenses, they gave up an average 36.8 points in the playoff loss.

Omar makes point of comparing Marino to New England quarterback Tom Brady. And who doesn't love Brady's game? But let's compare the defenses they played with.

Here's where Marino's defenses ranked: 1, 7, 12, 26, 16, 24, 22, 4, 24, 11, 24, 17, 10, 17, 16, 1, 19

Brady's defenses: 6, 17 1, 2, 17, 2, 4, 8, 5, 8, 18, 9, 10, 8.

So Marino had five top 10 defenses in 17 seasons. Brady has had 11 in 14 years. That's quite a difference in surrounding teams and at giving a great quarterback chances to win. Which leads to ...

Question No. 2: How many Hall of Famers did he play with?

Answer: One. Center Dwight Stephenson for four years. Jason Taylor should get in, but the player he was in the Marino years wasn't the one he became to get in the Hall.

Let's compare that to the roadblock Buffalo posed. The Bills had Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed and Bruce Smith together for a decade. That's the short answer to why the Dolphins never could solve the Bills.

Now. Let's be true to Marino's talent - and questions. He didn't trust the running game at all. The joke in the team was he never audibled to a running play - and that has the mark of truth. Did he have a great running back? No, not really ever. So there's that, too.

Also, Marino's worst playoff loss, to me, wasn't the 62-7 one in Jacksonville. That team had just won a wild-card game in Seattle -criss-crossing the country - and felt the win made their season. They no spirit to play in Jacksonville.

Marino's worst loss that tells of his Achilles' heel was in San Diego in the 1994 season. They beat Kansas City in the wild-card game and led San Diego 21-6 at half. Miami's defense was ranked 17th, and it showed, as the Dolphins ran all of one play in the third quarter (Bernie Parmelee was tackled in the end zone for a safety).

So, again, you see why Marino didn't trust the defense or running game. On the final drive, Marino threw the Dolphins to the Chargers 30-yard line. Faced with a third-and-10, he went for the home run rather than a short gain to help the field-goal attempt. Incomplete. Pete Stoyanovich then missed the winning 48-yard attempt.

Marino's fault? Hmm. That's harsh to say. But Omar can say that, if he wants. Winston Churchill said history would be kind to him. Why? "I intend to write it,'' he said.
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10 days away from the start of training camp!


2015 MIAMI DOLPHINS TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE


Thu July 30 8:00 AM Doctors Hospital Training Facility - Davie, FL

Fri July 31 8:00 AM Doctors Hospital Training Facility - Davie, FL

Sat August 1 8:00 AM Doctors Hospital Training Facility - Davie, FL

Sun August 2 8:00 AM Doctors Hospital Training Facility - Davie, FL

Tues August 4 8:00 AM Doctors Hospital Training Facility - Davie, FL

Wed August 5 8:00 AM Doctors Hospital Training Facility - Davie, FL

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Fri August 7 7:00 PM Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium - Miami, FL

Sun August 9 3:00 PM Doctors Hospital Training Facility - Davie, FL

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Tues August 11 8:00 AM Doctors Hospital Training Facility - Davie, FL

Sat *August 15 1:15 PM Doctors Hospital Training Facility - Davie, FL

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It’s been a big offseason for the Miami Dolphins. After another late season collapse and the 2nd consecutive 8-8 season the South Florida based franchise executed an aggressive approach to the offseason.

Purging their roster of malcontent players like wide receiver Mike Wallace as well as underperformers such as Dannell Elerbe, Brian Hartline, Randy Starks and Phillip Wheeler was just another domino to fall in the Dolphins’ frantic offseason.

Offense

Although they lost a talented offensive weapon in Charles Clay (signed with the Buffalo Bills) the Dolphins were able to upgrade their offense with the additions of Greg Jennings, Kenny Stills (via trade), Jordan Cameron, Jay Ajayi (draft) and DeVante Parker (draft).

Miami certainly upgraded the wide receiver core and the new weapons at the disposal of Ryan Tannehill has fans excited for the 2015 regular season. I anticipate DeVante Parker to really shine in his first season and Jarvis Landry to continue his impressive development into one of Tannehill’s most reliable targets.

However, the offensive line remains a concern for Miami moving forward. There are still major question marks at the guard position, mainly the left side, as Dallas Thomas is currently penciled in as the starter with Billy Turner penciled in as the right guard.

Thomas’ abysmal play has many concerned about his ability to effectively contribute to an offensive line that struggled in the final few games of the 2014 regular season. With pieces like Mike Pouncey, Ja’Waun James and the return of a healthy Branden Albert already in place, Miami’s two guard spots need to be locked down in order for this unit to consistently perform at an acceptable level in 2015.

There is hope that 2015 draft pick Jamil Douglas can fit that role, but he is still unproven and although he has impressed, it is still unclear how he will shape up once the pads are on for Training Camp and the Preseason.

Miami has been linked to free agent Pro Bowl guard Evan Mathis, but Mathis’ reported price tag may scare the Dolphins away. However, if they can land Mathis at a reasonable price it could vastly improve an offensive line that desperately needs an additional proven piece.

I anticipate Ryan Tannehill to continue his progression this year, his 2nd in Bill Lazor’s offense. With both his receiving corps and running back rotation upgraded it can be easily argued that this is the most talented set of offensive weapons Tannehill has had at his disposal yet.

Lamar Miller should show improvements but I think Jay Ajayi will be the player to watch. He brings a physical element and toughness that Miami’s backfield hasn’t had in close to a decade. If Ajayi can provide the physicality that he showed in college, the 1-2 punch of Miller & Ajayi should make Miami even more versatile and dangerous offensively.

Defense

The signing of defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh to a six-year, $114 million contract, with $60 million guaranteed was the headline move for the Dolphins and rightfully so.

After another defensive collapse, Miami knew it needed to revamp a defensive unit that struggled down the stretch to stop the run. With cornerstones like Cameron Wake, Brent Grimes and Reshad Jones expected to play at their usual Pro Bowl level, Miami focused on the defensive line and secondary in both free agency and the draft.

Pieces like Cj Mosley and Jordan Phillips added to an already talented defensive line should vastly improve Miami’s run defense and Suh’s presence should create more one-on-one opportunities for pass rushers like Wake and Olivier Vernon.

Miami is getting a healthy Louis Delmas back. Delmas played very well alongside Reshad Jones in the duos limited time together in 2014, so the prospect of a full season of these two playing together should excite any Phins fan.

Brice McCain, Zack Bowman and Bobby McCain (draft) should also bolster the Phins secondary which was dramatically thin due to late season injuries.

I anticipate this defense being a Top 5 unit in 2014 ranking in the Top 3 in run defense.

Linebackers Jelani Jenkins and Chris McCain are two players I will be keeping my eye on all season. Jenkins really stepped up last year, so his continued development is particularly exciting. McCain certainly had some moments, so an expanded role should allow McCain to improve. Kelvin Sheppard is another player I could see really stepping up in 2015

The Lowdown

I’m not too thrilled with Joe Philbin running the show in Miami and my faith that he can lead a very talented group to the playoffs after two back-to-back 8-8 seasons is on thin ice. Philbin’s stubborness and loyalty to his staff have frustrated many, including myself, during his tenure with the Dolphins.

However, Philbin has improved as well, so it’s not outside the realm of possibility that he can continue to evolve as a head coach.

I think the Dolphins are a 10-6 season and a Wild Card playoff birth.

Watch the Sports Rants NOW episode where I continue to discuss the upcoming season for the Miami Dolphins
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