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Dolphins Schedule ..................................8
Game Plan
Game Facts ......................................11
Tale of the Tape ................................12
Saints Overview ................................14
Players to Watch ..............................15
Scouting Report ................................18
Quick Hitters ....................................19
Connections ......................................21
Dolphins 2012 Stats........ ..................22
Saints 2012 Stats ..............................23
The Last Time....................................24
Game Day
Head Coach’s Corner........................27
Assistant Coach: Getting to Know....31
Dolphins Coaching Staff ..................32
Dolphins Football Operations ..........34
Miami Dolphins Head Shots ..................37
Dolphins Roster..............................Pull-out
Saints Roster ..................................Pull-out
Depth Charts..................................Pull-out
New Orleans Saints Head Shots ............41
Defense Thinking Takeaways..................42
Misi a Quiet Contributor ........................45
Seven Things About: Brandon Gibson ..49
Pop Dolphins..........................................51
In the Community ..................................52
Cheerleader of the Game ......................54
History
Finsiders Focus..................................57
The Top 10........................................58
1972 Team’s White House Visit ........59
My Generation..................................62
Kids Page................................................65
2013 NFL Schedules ..............................66
Dolphins Executives ..............................69Staff Directory ........................................70
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PreseasonDate Opponent Time TV/Result Presented by
8/4 Dallas L, 20-24
8/9 at Jacksonville W, 27-3
8/17 at Houston L, 17-24
8/24 TAMPA BAY L, 16-17
8/29 NEW ORLEANS 7:30 p.m. WFOR Ford
Regular Season
9/8 at Cleveland 1 p.m. CBS
9/15 at Indianapolis 1 p.m. CBS
9/22 ATLANTA 4:05 p.m. FOX Melanoma Exposed9/30 at New Orleans 8:40 p.m. ESPN
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12/1 at N.Y. Jets* 1 p.m. CBS
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GAME FACTS Preseason series record:
Dolphins lead 13-7
Last preseason meeting:
2009 at New Orleans;
Dolphins 10, Saints 7
Dolphins’ largest margin of victory
(preseason): 25 — 1974 at Miami;
Dolphins 45, Saints 20
Saints’ largest margin of victory (presea-
son): 17 — 2002 at Miami; Saints 24,
Dolphins 7
Current preseason series streak:
Dolphins have won the last two meetings
Dolphins’ longest win streak (preseason):
4 (1973-76)
Saints’ longest win streak (preseason): 2
(1992-99)
Game officials
Referee Ed Hochuli; Umpire Rich Hall; Head
Linesman Mark Hittner; Line Judge John
Hussey; Field Judge Craig Wrolstad; Side
Judge Keith Washington; Back Judge Don
Carey; Replay Official Tom Sifferman; Replay
Assistant Roger Ruth; Officiating Observer
Larry Hill
10 20 30 40 50
Most points by Dolphins:
45 (Dolphins 45, Saints 20 — 1974)
Most points by Saints:
26 (Saints 26, Dolphins 14 — 1999)
Most points, both teams:
65 (Dolphins 45, Saints 20 — 1974)
Fewest points by Dolphins:0 (Saints 7, Dolphins 0 — 2007)
Fewest points by Saints:
0 (Dolphins 20, Saints 0 — 1980)
Fewest points, both teams:
7 (Saints 7, Dolphins 0 — 2007)
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GAME PLAN Date: Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 | Time: 7:30 p.m. | Site: Sun Life Stadium | Television: WFOR-TV
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PRESEASON SERIES HIGHS & LOWS
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No. Rank OFFENSE Rank No.
311.5 27 Total yards per game 2 410.9
5.1 25 Yards per play T-1 6.2
112.6 17 Rushing yards per game 25 98.6
4.1 T-18 Rushing yards per attempt T-12 4.3
198.9 26 Net passing yards per game 1 312.3
13.0 T-10 Passes intercepted T-28 19.0
37.0 T-18 Sacks allowed T-3 26.0
18.0 26 First downs per game 5 22.0
37.7 16 Third-down efficiency 4 44.0
33.3 T-27 Fourth-down efficiency T-12 57.1
18.0 27 Points per game 3 28.8
No. Rank DEFENSE Rank No.
356.8 21 Total yards per game 32 440.1
5.3 T-14 Yards per play 32 6.5
108.4 13 Rushing yards per game 32 147.6
4.0 T-7 Rushing yards per attempt 32 5.2
248.4 27 Net passing yards per game 31 292.6
10.0 T-27 Passes intercepted T-14 15.0
42.0 7 Sacks T-25 30.0
20.0 19 First downs per game 32 23.8
36.6 11 Third-down efficiency 18 38.570.6 28 Fourth-down efficiency T-19 52.6
19.8 7 Points per game 31 28.4
No. Rank SPECIAL TEAMS Rank No.
11.2 6 Punt return average 26 7.6
27.1 3 Kickoff return average 11 24.8
49.7 2 Gross punting average 1 50.1
40.7 T-10 Net punting average T-1 43.2
30.0 T-7 Inside the 20 T-29 20.0
10.0 32 Touchbacks (on punts) T-16 6.0
77.7 28 Field goal percentage T-20 81.811.3 25 Punt return average allowed 29 12.6
24.8 23 Kickoff return average allowed 24 25.0
No. Rank GENERAL Rank No.
29:00 26 Time of possession 27 28:59
-10 T-24 Turnover ratio T-14 +2
82 3 Penalties T-21 104
-1.8 20 Points per game differential 15 +0.4
-45.3 28 Yards per game differential 26 -29.3
Final 2012 Rankings
DOLPHINS SAINTS
GAME PLAN TALE OF THE TAPE | BUCCANEERS OVERVIEW | PLAYERS TO WATCH | SCOUTING REPORT | QUICK HITTERS | CONNECTIONS
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GAME PLAN TALE OF THE TAPE | SAINTS OVERVIEW | PLAYERS TO WATCH | SCOUTING REPORT | QUICK HITTERS | CONNECTIONS
Saints looking to return to elite statusBy ALAIN POUPART
@apoupartFins
The start of a new year is an exciting time
for every NFL team, but there probably was-
n’t a group around the league as thrilled
about starting over in 2013 as the New
Orleans Saints.
Now that Sean Payton is back as head
coach after his one-year suspension, now
that the whole Bountygate affair is behind
them, the Saints are ready to return to their
status as one of the elite teams in the
league.
Why would they expect anything less?Before the nightmare that was the 2012
season, when the Payton-less Saints got off
to an 0-4 start and could never quite get
over the hump on their way to a 7-9 finish,
New Orleans had become a perennial Super
Bowl threat.
The Saints followed their 2009 Super
Bowl season by going 11-5 in 2010 and 13-3
the following year, and all the key elements
from those teams — starting with quarter-
back Drew Brees — are still around.
The top five receivers are back from thepass offense that led the league in 2012
when Brees passed for more than 5,000
yards for the third time in his career. To give
you an idea how impressive that is, just con-
sider that until 2008 only one quarterback in
the entire history of the NFL had been able
to reach that plateau — Dolphins fans obvi-
ously know that was Dan Marino in 1984.
With Brees looking as sharp as ever early
in the 2013 preseason, there’s little reason to
think the Saints offense won’t be among the
best in the NFL again this season.In Marques Colston and Lance Moore,
Brees has two quality wide receivers, but he
also has one of the premier receiving tight
ends in the league in former University of
Miami basketball player Jimmy Graham and
a dynamic pass-catching running back in the
diminutive but explosive Darren Sproles.
The big question for the Saints and the
key to their ability to retake the NFC South
crown away from the Atlanta Falcons will be
the defense.
Put simply, the Saints just couldn’t stop
anybody in 2012.
New Orleans was last in the league in
total defense and run defense, and only
Tampa Bay was worse when it comes to passdefense.
Taking over as defensive coordinator this
year is Rob Ryan, who has brought with him
his pressure-based 3-4 scheme.
Ryan, though, will need for some of the
Saints’ recent high draft picks on defense to
come through to make his system work. The
latest of those high picks is safety Kenny
Vaccaro, the 15th overall selection in the
2013 draft.
Before him, the Saints also spent first-
round picks on defensive end CameronJordan in 2011, cornerback Patrick Robinson
in 2010, defensive back Malcolm Jenkins in
2009 and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis in
2008. All of them remain on the roster
except Ellis, who recently announced his
retirement after signing with the Chicago
Bears as a free agent this offseason.
The Saints also have high hopes for free
agent acquisition Keenan Lewis, who is
expected to start at cornerback after a
breakthrough season in Pittsburgh in 2012.
As good as the Saints offense figures to
be, the defense doesn’t have to be spectac-
ular — it wasn’t in 2009 when the Saints won
the Super Bowl.
But that 2009 defense was just good
enough and it also was opportunistic.
However it plays out, though, the Saints fig-
ure to bounce back from last season’s disap-
pointment. And no matter how far they can
get, they figure to be fun to watch again.
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Head coach Sean Payton is back in charge of the Saints, leading a team that features one of the bestreceiving tight ends in the NFL in former University of Miami basketball player Jimmy Graham (80).
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DREW BREES
Pos.: QuarterbackHt: 6-0 Wt: 209
NFL Exp: 13th year
How Acquired:
Unrestricted free
agent, 2006
Of Note: Brees is a
seven-time Pro Bowl
selection and led the
Saints to victory in
Super Bowl XLIV,
where he was named
the game’s MVP.Brees, who has
thrown for more than
45,000 yards and 324
touchdowns in his 13
seasons, doesn’t look
like he’s ready to slow
down anytime soon.
DARREN SPROLES
Pos.: Running back
Ht: 5-6 Wt: 190
NFL Exp: 9th year
How Acquired:
Unrestricted free
agent, 2011
Of Note: Sproles can
affect the game as a
running back, pass
receiver or on special
teams as a returner.
He holds franchise
records for both San
Diego and New
Orleans, as well as
the NFL record for
all-purpose yards in a
single season (2,696
yards).
CAMERON JORDAN
Pos.: Defensive end
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 287
NFL Exp: 3rd year
How Acquired:
Draft, 2011,
1st round (24th over-
all)
Of Note: Jordan
should benefit from
the move to a 3-4defense by new
defensive coordinator
Rob Ryan. Last sea-
son, Jordan showed
progress, registering
eight sacks, three
forced fumbles, two
fumble recoveries
and 67 total tackles.
ROMAN HARPER
Pos.: Safety
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 200
NFL Exp: 8th year
How Acquired:
Draft, 2006, 2nd
round
Of Note: Harper was
a valuable part of theSuper Bowl XLIV
team and is also two-
time Pro Bowl selec-
tion (2009, 2010). He
bounced back from a
season-ending knee
injury early in his
rookie season and
has not missed a
game since.
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The Saints’ Run Offense
The New Orleans run gamedirectly benefits from the ver-
tical stretch that quarterback
Drew Brees applies in the
passing game. It’s a running
back by committee for the
Saints featuring Pierre
Thomas and Mark Ingram.
Thomas is the do-everything
type of running back; he has
led the Saints in rushing twice
in his seven year-career, while
Ingram carries the load
between the tackles and is
tough to bring down because
of his running style.
The Saints’ Run Defense
Usually the run defensestarts in the middle with vet-
eran linebacker Jonathan
Vilma, but a knee injury has
pushed his 2013 debut to
the opening day of the regu-
lar season. Fellow inside
’backer Curtis Lofton is more
than capable of continuing
his stellar play after he led
the Saints in total tackles last
season (123). He should get
plenty of help with sturdy
nose tackle Brodrick
Bunkley holding down the
defensive front.
The Saints’ Pass Offense
Quarterback Drew Brees is the
first NFL quarterback to pass
for 5,000 yards in back-to-back
seasons and he should benefit
from having Head Coach SeanPayton back on the sidelines
calling plays. Brees has led the
league in touchdowns four of
the past five seasons and hav-
ing a dominant tight end like
Jimmy Graham helps control
the middle of the field, open-
ing up the outside for quality
players such as Marques
Colston and Lance Moore.
It all starts with the dynamic Darren Sproles for the Saints on special teams.
Sproles is as dangerous as it gets in the NFL as a returner; he has f ive total career
touchdowns on punt and kickoff returns. New Orleans placekicker Garrett
Hartley has had a solid performance this preseason, especially his 4-for-4 outing
against the Oakland Raiders when he made kicks from 53, 31, 30 and 28 yards
out. Thomas Morstead will handle the punting and is more than capable with a
47.1 career average and a personal best 50.1 average in 2012.
The Saints’ Special Teams
The Saints’ Pass Defense
The New Orleans defense
should bring more pressure on
opposing quarterbacks with
defensive coordinator Rob
Ryan calling the shots. Ryanlikes to use exotic looks and
players like defensive end
Cameron Jordan should ben-
efit immediately. Also look for
the Saints to get more of a
push from the linebackers, like
Will Smith, a player who knows
how to press the pocket. This
should result in more chances
for the secondary to get their
hands on the football.
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SAINTS EDITIONQ UICK HITTERS
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Tonight’s game will mark the sixth consecutive time the teams’ pre-
season meeting is the finale, but it will be the first of those games
played in South Florida.
The Dolphins have won four of those last five preseason finales
against New Orleans, with victories in 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2009
sandwiched around a 7-0 loss in 2007.
In the 14-10 victory at the Superdome in the 2008 preseason finale,
the Dolphins held New Orleans to a measly 99 yards of offense,
thanks in part to four sacks, including one by current Miami defen-
sive tackle Randy Starks.
In the Dolphins’ 20-19 victory in the preseason finale at New Orleans
in 2004, the Saints scored a touchdown with 1:51 left and failed on a
two-point conversion instead of kicking an extra point. DE Ronald
Flemons then clinched the victory with a fourth-down sack.
The teams’ preseason meeting on Aug. 27, 1992 was moved toBaltimore because of Hurricane Andrew.
In the Dolphins’ 24-10 victory in 2003, they scored 17 points in the
last 2:36 of the first half. A field goal was set up by a fumble that
was forced by Brendon Ayanbadejo and recovered by his brother
Obafemi, who earlier had scored on a 1-yard TD reception.
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DAN CAMPBELLThe Dolphins’ tight ends coach closed out his 11-year
playing career with the Saints in 2009. He spent the
whole season on injured reserve for a New Orleansteam that would go on to win the Super Bowl with a vic-
tory against Indianapolis at Sun Life Stadium.
PHIL McGEOGHANThe Dolphins’ assistant wide receivers coach closed out
his three-year playing career with a stint with the Saints
in 2003. He also went to camp with the team in 2004.
MIKE WALLACEThe Dolphins wide receiver was born in New Orleans
and attended O. Perry Walker High School in that city.
LANCE LOUISThe Dolphins guard is another native of New Orleans;
he attended Landry High School.
EMEKA ONYENEKWUThe Dolphins rookie defensive end attended McKinley
High School in New Orleans.
ISAAKO AAITUIThe Saints defensive tackle finished the 2011 season on
the Miami practice squad and attended Dolphins train-
ing camp in 2012 before being waived on Aug 31.
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Miami Opponent
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 288 320Rushing 93 79Passing 158 215Penalty 37 263rd Down: Made/Att 78/207 87/2383rd Down Pct. 37.7% 36.6%
4th Down: Made/Att 5/15 12/174th Down Pct. 33.3% 70.6%Possession Avg. 28:32 31:28
TOTAL NET YARDS 4984 5708Avg. Per Game 311.5 356.8Total Plays 981 1073Avg. Per Play 5.1 5.3
NET YARDS RUSHING 1802 1734Avg. Per Game 112.6 108.4Total Rushes 440 431
NET YARDS PASSING 3182 3974Avg. Per Game 198.9 248.4Sacked/Yards Lost 37/243 42/242Gross Yards 3425 4216Attempts/Completions 504/293 600/353Completion Pct. 58.1% 58.8%Had Intercepted 13 10
PUNTS/AVERAGE 76/49.7 86/44.4
Net Punting Avg. 40.7 39.0PENALTIES/YARDS 82/724 121/1045FUMBLES/BALL LOST 25/13 23/6TOUCHDOWNS 31 32
Rushing 15 10Passing 13 18Returns 3 4
Score By Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts
Miami 50 91 71 76 0 288Opponents 70 92 48 101 6 317
Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts
D.Carpenter 0 0 0 0 26/26 22/27 0 92R.Bush 8 6 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 48A.Fasano 5 0 5 0 0/0 0/0 1 32D.Thomas 4 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 24J.Lane 3 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 1 20
R.Tannehill 2 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 12C.Clay 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12M.Thigpen 2 0 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 12B.Hartline 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6M.Moore 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6L.Miller 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6D.Bess 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6N.Kaeding 0 0 0 0 3/3 1/3 0 6O.Vernon 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6
Team 31 15 13 3 29/29 23/30 2 288Opponents 32 10 18 4 30/30 31/40 1 317
Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
D.Carpenter 0/ 0 3/ 3 9/ 9 8/ 10 2/ 5N.Kaeding 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 3 0/ 0
Team 0/ 0 3/ 3 9/ 9 9/ 13 2/ 5Opponents 2/ 2 6/ 6 13/ 15 9/ 12 1/ 5
2-Pt. Conversions: Team 2/ 2, Opponents: 1/ 2
Sacks: C.Wake 15.0, J.Odrick 5.0, R.Starks 4.5, O.Vernon 3.5, K.Misi 3.5,K.Burnett 2.5, J.Wilson 2.0, P.Soliai 1.5, K.Dansby 1.0, B.McCann 1.0,N.Carroll 1.0, R.Jones 1.0, T.McDaniel 0.5 Team: 42.0, Opponents: 37.0
Rushing No Yds Avg Long TD
R.Bush 227 986 4.3 65t 6D.Thomas 91 325 3.6 20 4L.Miller 51 250 4.9 28 1R.Tannehill 49 211 4.3 31 2J.Lane 13 13 1.0 4 2M.Moore 1 9 9.0 9 0
M.Thigpen 1 8 8.0 8 0C.Clemons 1 3 3.0 3 0B.Fields 1 0 0.0 0 0Ma.Moore 5 -3 -0.6 1 0
Team 440 1802 4.1 65t 15Opponents 431 1734 4.0 62 10
Receiving No Yds Avg Long TD
B.Hartline 74 1083 14.6 80t 1D.Bess 61 778 12.8 39 1A.Fasano 41 332 8.1 22 5R.Bush 35 292 8.3 25 2C.Clay 18 212 11.8 31t 2D.Thomas 15 156 10.4 32 0R.Matthews 11 151 13.7 30 0J.Lane 11 79 7.2 24 1M.Moore 6 116 19.3 37 1
A.Binns 6 67 11.2 21 0L.Miller 6 45 7.5 12 0J.Gaffney 4 68 17.0 30 0A.Armstrong 3 12 4.0 9 0L.Naanee 1 19 19.0 19 0M.Thigpen 1 15 15.0 15 0
Team 293 3425 11.7 80t 13Opponents 353 4216 11.9 66 18
Interceptions No Yds Avg Long TD
R.Jones 4 28 7.0 15 0S.Smith 2 31 15.5 31 0C.Clemons 2 29 14.5 29 0R.Marshall 1 7 7.0 7 0R.Starks 1 4 4.0 4 0
Team 10 99 9.9 31 0Opponents 13 198 15.2 49t 2
Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B
B.Fields 74 3715 50.2 41.2 9 29 67 0N.Kaeding 1 35 35.0 15.0 1 0 35 0D.Carpenter 1 29 29.0 29.0 0 1 29 0
Team 76 3779 49.7 40.7 10 30 67 0Opponents 85 3815 44.4 39.4 4 36 71 1
Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
M.Thigpen 26 6 316 12.2 72t 1D.Bess 4 18 30 7.5 11 0R.Jones 1 0 0 0.0 0 0R.Matthews 0 1 0 0 0 0
Team 31 25 346 11.2 72t 1Opponents 43 11 484 11.3 79t 1
Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD
M.Thigpen 38 1040 27.4 96t 1J.Lane 2 42 21.0 24 0
Team 40 1082 27.1 96t 1Opponents 35 868 24.8 98t 1
Fumbles Lost: R.Tannehill 4, D.Thomas 2, R.Bush 2, L.Naanee 1,M.Thigpen 1, B.Hartline 1, R.Jones 1, J.Lane 1 Total: 13
Opponent Fumble Recoveries: R.Jones 2, T.McDaniel 1, P.Soliai 1,M.Thigpen 1, C.Clemons 1 Total: 6
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating
R.Tannehill 484 282 3294 58.3% 6.8 12 2.5% 13 2.7% 80t 35 234 76.1M.Moore 19 11 131 57.9% 6.9 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 37 2 9 96.6B.Fields 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 39.6
Team 504 293 3425 58.1% 6.8 13 2.6% 13 2.6% 80t 37 243 76.7Opponents 600 353 4216 58.8% 7.0 18 3.0% 10 1.7% 66 42 242 83.4 M
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New Orleans Opponent
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 352 380Rushing 64 116Passing 267 236Penalty 21 283rd Down: Made/Att 91/207 80/2083rd Down Pct. 44.0% 38.5%
4th Down: Made/Att 8/14 10/194th Down Pct. 57.1% 52.6%Possession Avg. 28:36 31:24
TOTAL NET YARDS 6574 7042Avg. Per Game 410.9 440.1Total Plays 1067 1089Avg. Per Play 6.2 6.5
NET YARDS RUSHING 1577 2361Avg. Per Game 98.6 147.6Total Rushes 370 457
NET YARDS PASSING 4997 4681Avg. Per Game 312.3 292.6Sacked/Yards Lost 26/190 30/194Gross Yards 5187 4875Attempts/Completions 671/423 602/370
Completion Pct. 63.0% 61.5%Had Intercepted 19 15
PUNTS/AVERAGE 74/50.1 63/45.7
Net Punting Avg. 43.2 39.5PENALTIES/YARDS 104/911 102/835FUMBLES/BALL LOST 13/5 19/11TOUCHDOWNS 58 53
Rushing 10 18Passing 43 31Returns 5 4
Score By Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts
New Orleans 101 154 110 93 3 461Opponents 96 133 96 126 3 454
Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts
G.Hartley 0 0 0 0 57/57 18/22 0 111M.Colston 10 0 10 0 0/0 0/0 0 60J.Graham 9 0 9 0 0/0 0/0 0 54D.Sproles 8 1 7 0 0/0 0/0 1 50L.Moore 6 0 6 0 0/0 0/0 0 36
M.Ingram 5 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 30D.Thomas 4 0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 24J.Morgan 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18J.Collins 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12P.Thomas 2 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 12C.Ivory 2 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 12C.Roby 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6D.Brees 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6J.Vilma 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6D.Henderson 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6M.Jenkins 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6E.Mack 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6P.Robinson 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6
Team 58 10 43 5 57/57 18/22 1 461Opponents 53 18 31 4 53/53 27/33 0 454
Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
G.Hartley 0/ 0 9/ 9 4/ 6 2/ 3 3/ 4
Team 0/ 0 9/ 9 4/ 6 2/ 3 3/ 4Opponents 0/ 0 7/ 7 11/ 13 8/ 9 1/ 4
2-Pt. Conversions: Team 1/ 1, Opponents: 0/ 0
Sacks: C.Jordan 8.0, W.Smith 6.0, J.Galette 5.0, M.Wilson 3.0, B.Bunkley2.5, T.Johnson 2.0, C.Lofton 1.0, P.Robinson 1.0, J.Vilma 1.0, S.Shanle 0.5Team: 30.0, Opponents: 26.0
Fumbles Lost: M.Colston 2, J.Collins 1, T.Cadet 1, D.Brees 1 Total: 5
Rushing No Yds Avg Long TD
M.Ingram 156 602 3.9 31 5P.Thomas 105 473 4.5 48 1D.Sproles 48 244 5.1 47 1C.Ivory 40 217 5.4 56t 2C.Daniel 3 17 5.7 19 0D.Henderson 1 13 13.0 13 0
D.Brees 15 5 0.3 11 1T.Cadet 1 5 5.0 5 0J.Morgan 1 1 1.0 1 0
Team 370 1577 4.3 56t 10Opponents 457 2361 5.2 91t 18
Receiving No Yds Avg Long TD
J.Graham 85 982 11.6 46 9M.Colston 83 1154 13.9 60 10D.Sproles 75 667 8.9 44 7L.Moore 65 1041 16.0 51 6P.Thomas 39 354 9.1 36 1D.Henderson 22 316 14.4 41 1J.Collins 14 70 5.0 12 2D.Thomas 11 86 7.8 20t 4J.Morgan 10 379 37.9 80t 3M.Ingram 6 29 4.8 16 0T.Cadet 5 44 8.8 17 0G.Camarillo 4 44 11.0 13 0C.Ivory 2 15 7.5 13 0C.Roby 1 9 9.0 9 0M.Higgins 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0
Team 423 5187 12.3 80t 43Opponents 370 4875 13.2 95 31
Interceptions No Yds Avg Long TD
P.Robinson 3 99 33.0 99t 1J.Greer 3 31 10.3 28 0R.Harper 2 41 20.5 41 0I.Abdul-Quddus 2 12 6.0 12 0E.Mack 1 73 73.0 73t 1M.Jenkins 1 55 55.0 55t 1R.Bush 1 40 40.0 40 0J.Vilma 1 18 18.0 18t 1C.White 1 0 0.0 0 0
Team 15 369 24.6 99t 4Opponents 19 356 18.7 70 3
Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B
T.Morstead 74 3707 50.1 43.2 6 20 70 0
Team 74 3707 50.1 43.2 6 20 70 0Opponents 62 2876 45.7 40.1 8 23 63 1
Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
D.Sproles 23 14 183 8.0 37 0L.Moore 1 3 5 5.0 5 0T.Cadet 1 2 2 2.0 2 0P.Robinson 0 1 0 0 0 0
Team 25 20 190 7.6 37 0Opponents 31 12 391 12.6 69 0
Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD
T.Cadet 26 690 26.5 75 0D.Sproles 18 483 26.8 48 0P.Thomas 5 91 18.2 38 0J.Galette 1 2 2.0 2 0J.Collins 1 0 0.0 0 0
Team 51 1266 24.8 75 0Opponents 42 1049 25.0 97t 1
Opponent Fumble Recoveries: C.Lofton 2, J.Casillas 2, R.Bush 2,C.Jordan 2, M.Wilson 1, I.Abdul-Quddus 1, W.Smith 1 Total: 11
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds /Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating
D.Brees 670 422 5177 63.0% 7.7 43 6.4% 19 2.8% 80t 26 190 96.4C.Daniel 1 1 10 100.0% 10.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 0 0 108.3
Team 671 423 5187 63.0% 7.7 43 6.4% 19 2.8% 80t 26 190 96.4Opponents 602 370 4875 61.5% 8.1 31 5.1% 15 2.5% 95 30 194 93.8
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STORY LINES • The Dolphins defense was the biggest factor in
the victory that closed out the 2009 preseason,
as Miami recorded eight sacks and held New
Orleans out of the end zone — the Saints’ only
touchdown came on a fourth-quarter punt
return.
• Running back Patrick Cobbs was the offensive
star for the Dolphins as he not only rushed for a
game-high 54 yards and a touchdown but also
caught three passes.
• Cobbs also clinched the victory by converting a
third-and-1 to allow the Dolphins to run out the
clock after they had stopped New Orleans on
fourth down.
• The victim of all eight Miami sacks was Joey
Harrington, the veteran quarterback who had
spent the 2006 season with the Dolphins.
STAT LEADERS
RushingDolphins — Patrick Cobbs 9-54, TD
Saints — Lynell Hamilton 9-34
Passing
Dolphins — Chad Henne 11-16-0, 89 yards
Saints — Joey Harrington 13-19-0, 115 yards
Receiving
Dolphins — Davone Bess 5-39
Saints — Lynell Hamilton 6-88
Interceptions
Dolphins — Sean Smith 1-0
Saints — NoneOpponent fumble recoveries
Dolphins — None
Saints — Jo-Lonn Dunbar
Sacks
Dolphins — Charlie Anderson 2, Tony McDaniel
2, William Kershaw, Reggie Torbor, Lionel
Dotson, Rodrique Wright
Saints — Jo-Lonn Dunbar, Tony Hargrove
Field goals
Dolphins — Dan Carpenter 1-1
Saints — John Carney 0-1
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Q. How has Olivier Vernon per-
formed during the presea-
son?
JP: He’s demonstrated the ability here
throughout practice to consistently get pres-
sure on the quarterback. I think he’s had a
very productive camp. Now the proof will be
when he continues to play in games.
Q. How do you know when aplayer is ready for anincreased role?
JP: You’re never really quite sure until you
throw them in there. When he’s done enough
good things out here, be it in a one-on-one
setting, a half-line setting or a team situation.
That gives you confidence as a coach that
when you put him out there under the lights,
so to speak, that he will be ready and pre-
pared. I think he’s demonstrated basically all
you can do here; now it’s time to do it out
there.
Q. How would you evaluaterookie tight end Dion Sims’hands?
JP: He has good hands, very good hands.
He catches the ball with his hands. One thing
you guys probably noticed with what we do,
he’s not a body catcher. He uses his hands topluck the ball, which we like. He’s had a cou-
ple ones that were questionable. He’s got to
do a better job in the games, but I’m confi-
dent with his hands. He has very good hands.
Q. How important is limiting
penalties to your success as
a football team?
Head Coach Joe Philbin tackles a variety of subjects, including defensive end
Olivier Vernon’s progress, the importance of eliminating penalties, and his
comfort level with the team’s depth at the safety position
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JP: We have to do a better job. We want
to be a team that has four penalties a game;
(that) would be our goal. That would put you
potentially at the top of the list in the league.
That’s certainly the way we want to play. We
want to be a disciplined football team. Wecertainly don’t want to go backward. We’ve
got to do a better job.
Q. What are Brandon Fields'
skills as an onside kick spe-
cialist?
JP: He’s got a good knack for placement,
the timing of it, the location of it. He’s going
to handle that at this point in time. He’s been
working at it.
Q. Has has Jonathan Martin
improved at left tackle dur-
ing the preseason?
JP: I think he’s been quietly improving.
That’s probably a good thing for an offensive
lineman. You don’t want to be noticed too
much as an offensive lineman. I think the tim-
ing on his punch is getting better, his foot-
work is getting better. He’s working hard at it
and he’s very detailed with his preparation. I
like the strides he’s making, but he certainly
has more to make.
Q. What is the decision process
between carrying two or
three quarterbacks on the
roster?
JP: I’ve been on both sides of it. It’s some-
thing that we’ll have to consider. Hopefully we
have a lot of tough decisions to make before
we finalize the roster. Certainly there are
teams in the National Football League that
only carry two and there are some that carry
three. That will be one of those decisions that
we’ll have to address and we’re going to have
to consider a lot of different factors.
Q. How has Ryan Tannehill dis-
played the mental toughness
it takes to be a quarterback
in the NFL?
JP: I thought he displayed good mental
toughness the first start he had in Houston
back in September of last year. He knew what
went wrong and he didn’t panic. He came out
and played better in the second half after cer-
tainly a rough patch there of four or five min-
utes. I think he’s displayed good mental
toughness, really, since the start.
Q. What do you see in the play
of Dimitri Patterson?
JP: I think he’s played well. I like his quick-
ness. I like his athleticism. He’s very decisive
out there, and he’s been competitive. I think
he’s done a good job.
Q. How comfortable are you
with the depth at safety?
JP: I like the upside of all of those guys. I’d
like to see them perform in games and see if
anybody can really distinguish themselves by
their performance. I think there are guys there
to work with. I like them. I think they’ve
worked hard. They’ve shown some flashes
during the course of training camp, but I’d
like to see them put a game of good perform-
ance on film.
Q. Are there plays the team
would run only in two-point
situations or also utilize on
goal-line situations?
JP: Yes and yes. There’s some we have we
would like to save and use only in a two-point
critical situation where we really need it.
There are plays we could both utilize in the
red-zone, goal-line, third-and-2, possibly
fourth-and-two. You could grab one of the
two-point plays and use them there.
Jonathan Martin has gone fairly unnoticed for much of the preseason, and that’s a goodthing when you happen to be an offensive lineman.
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If you weren’t coaching, what
would you be doing right now?
“If I wasn’t coaching right now, I’d proba-
bly be still in the Marines.”
What’s something you’ve
learned about one of your play-
ers this summer?
“I’ve learned that Jonathan Martin gets
very excited at Miami Heat games. He really
likes to be involved with the crowd, too.”
What’s your favorite thing about
your job?
“My favorite thing about this job is lunch.
Joe Philbin does a great job with the lunch-
es, honest to God. The food here is incredi-
ble. I come into work at 7 in the morning. I
eat a breakfast, a lunch and dinner. I eat
great.
“I also like trying to put a group togeth-
er for the purpose of winning football
games. I like to watch that thing mature and
develop, and hopefully have success this
year.”
What were your favorite sports
team and player growing up?
“My favorite team growing up was actual-
ly an NBA team, the Boston Celtics. I lovedLarry Bird and the Celtics.”
Which coach has had the
biggest influence on your
career?
“Honestly, my mom was the biggest influ-
ence on me. She was like a coach because
there were eight kids in the house growing
up, so every day was almost like a football
practice.”
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J i m T u r n e r GETTING TO KNOW
“I like trying to put a group together for the
purpose of winning football games. I like to
watch that thing mature and develop, and
hopefully have success this year.”
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JOE PHILBIN Head Coach
Entering his second season as head coach of the
Miami Dolphins, Joe Philbin led the team to a 7-9
record and a second-place finish in the AFC East in
2012. Working with one of the youngest rosters in the
NFL, Philbin had the Dolphins in playoff contention
until the penultimate week of the season while
improving the team’s record from the previous year.
Philbin was named the 10th head coach in Miami
Dolphins history on January 20, 2012. As a measure
of the respect Philbin earned in his first year as the
team’s head coach, he was named to the Coaches
Subcommittee of the NFL Competition Committee
by Commissioner Roger Goodell on April 15, 2013.
He also was chosen by the league to make a presen-
tation at the NFL’s Career Development Symposium
at the Wharton School of Business this past May.
Prior to joining the Dolphins, Philbin served as
the Green Bay Packers’ offensive coordinator from
2007-11. He originally joined the Packers on Feb.
10, 2003 as assistant offensive line coach. He was
elevated to tight ends/assistant offensive line
coach on Feb. 27, 2004. Packers Head Coach Mike
McCarthy promoted Philbin to offensive line coach
on Jan. 17, 2006, and then to offensive coordina-
tor on Jan. 15, 2007.
Born in Springfield, Mass., Philbin is a 1984
graduate of Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.),
where he played tight end (1980). He also possess-
es a master’s degree in education from Tulane
University (1986). He is married to Diane, and the
couple has five children — Matthew, John, Kevin,
Tim, Colleen — and a deceased son, Michael.
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Coach Title With Miami Previous NFL coaching stops
Joe Philbin Head coach 2nd year Green BayBlue Adams Assistant defensive backs 2nd year None
Lou Anarumo Defensive backs 2nd year None
Charlie Bullen Assistant defensive line 2nd year None
Jeff Burris Defensive assistant 1st year None
Dan Campbell Tight ends 4th year None
David Corrao Assistant linebackers 6th year None
Kevin Coyle Defensive coordinator 2nd year Cincinnati
George Edwards Linebackers 7th year Dallas, Washington, Cleveland, Buffalo
Ben Johnson Assistant quarterbacks 2nd year None
Darren Krein Head strength and conditioning 3rd year Seattle
Marvin Maalouf Assistant special teams 1st year Cleveland, Baltimore, Indianapolis
Phil McGeoghan Assistant wide receivers 2nd year None
Chris Mosley Assistant offensive line 2nd year Tampa Bay
Jeff Nixon Running backs 3rd year Philadelphia
Ken O’Keefe Wide receivers 2nd year None
Dave Puloka Assistant strength and conditioning 6th year Atlanta
Darren Rizzi Special teams coordinator 5th year None
Kacy Rodgers Defensive line 6th year Dallas
Mike Sherman Offensive coordinator 2nd year Green Bay, Seattle, Houston
Zac Taylor Assistant quarterbacks 2nd year None
Jim Turner Offensive line 2nd year None
Jay Kaiser Assistant to the head coach 2nd year Tampa Bay
MOSLEY NIXON O’KEEFE
TAYLOR TURNER KAISERSHERMANRODGERS
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Jeff Ireland General Manager
Jeff Ireland was named the Dolphins’
General Manager on Jan. 2, 2008, and is now inhis sixth season in that position with the team.
He joined the club after a seven-year stint
(2001-07) with the Dallas Cowboys, including
his last three seasons there as the team’s vice
president of college and pro scouting.
In his role with the Dolphins, Ireland is not
only responsible for overseeing and coordinat-
ing the college and pro personnel depart-
ments, but also helps manage the team’s salary
cap and player contracts. He supervises all
scouting efforts that relate to the college draft,
free agency, the Canadian Football League,
and personnel of the other 31 NFL teams.Ireland works hand-in-hand with Head Coach
Joe Philbin in implementing a personnel plan
to build the Dolphins into a championship-cal-
iber team.
In Ireland’s five seasons in Miami, he has
built a nucleus of talented young players
that have the Dolphins positioned for long-
term success. He developed a plan that
would give the team the flexibility and the
capability to bring talented newcomers to
the team heading into the 2013 season, and
carried out that plan by using all the tools at
his disposal.
Jeff and his wife, Rachel, have three daugh-ters, Annie and twins Haley and Hannah, and a
son, Riley. The Irelands, working closely with
the Dolphins and the Dan Marino Foundation,
have helped spearhead WalkAbout Autism, an
annual event at Sun Life Stadium which has
raised more than a million dollars over the past
three years. The Irelands also have co-chaired
the Autumn Moonlight Event each October
since 2008 to help raise awareness and money
to benefit the Nova Southeastern
University/University of Miami Center for
Autism and Related Disorders (CARD).
Jon Andino
AssistantAthletic Trainer
Chris Buford
Scouting Assistant
Ninno DePatrick
Video Assistant
Adam Engroff
College Scout
Brian Gaine
AssistantGeneral Manager
Chris Grier
Director of College Scouting
Max Gruder
Scouting AssistantSteve Guida
AssistantEquipment Manager
Bob Hack
Video Director
Ryan Herman
Manager of FootballAdministration
Adam Howe
Pro Scout
Anthony Hunt
Director of
Pro Personnel
Noahisa Inoue
AssistantAthletic Trainer
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Scott Bullis
Director of Team Operations
Ron Brockington
College Scout
Joe Cimino
Equipment Manager
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Dawn Aponte Executive Vice President of
Football Administration
Dawn Aponte, entering her fourth seasonwith the Miami Dolphins, joined the team on
Feb. 1, 2010, bringing with her a wealth of
football experience at the team and league
level. She was promoted to Executive Vice
President of Football Administration in July
2012 after serving as the club’s Senior Vice
President of Football Operations from 2010-
11. Aponte works closely with General
Manager Jeff Ireland and Head Coach Joe
Philbin on football administrative matters and
serves as the team’s chief contract negotiator.
She is responsible for the management and
strategic planning of the Dolphins salary cap,
negotiating and drafting player contracts and
overseeing the football operations budgets.
Aponte also serves as the team?s liaison on
league affairs.
Aponte joined the Dolphins after spending
the 2009 season as Vice President of Football
Administration for the Cleveland Browns.
Aponte joined the Browns organization after
spending the previous three years at the NFL
office, where she served on the League’s
Management Council as the Vice President of
Labor Finance. In her position at the NFL
Management Council, Aponte represented the
32 clubs in dealings with the NFL PlayersAssociation and Class Counsel on salary cap
and other labor-related matters. She also dealt
with the clubs on CBA, salary cap and player
contract matters. Aponte served on the
Management Council Working Club Executive
Committee and worked with the 10-member
owner committee (Management Council
Executive Committee) on collective bargaining
issues and labor-related matters.
Dawn and her husband, Kevin, have four
children — Matthew, Madison, Caroline and
Thomas.
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Ron Labadie
College Scout
Chase Leshin
Player PersonnelCoordinator
Chris Plaster
Video Assistant
Cody Rager
College Scout
Joe Schoen
Assistant Director of College Scouting
Chris Shea
Assistant Directorof Pro Scouting
Nate Sullivan
Pro Scout
John Swede Assistant
Equipment Manager
Matt Taylor
Assistant Video Director
Charlie Thiele
AssistantEquipment Manager
Kaleb Thornhill
Director of PlayerEngagement
Stu Weinstein
Director of Security
Matt Winston
College Scout
Troy Maurer
AssistantAthletic Trainer
Mike Murphy
College Scout
Kevin O’Neill
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2 Brandon Fields
punter
9 Caleb Sturgis
kicker
16 Chad Bumphis
wide receiver
22 Jamar Taylor
cornerback
27 Jimmy Wilson
safety
3 Keenan Davis
wide receiver
10 Brandon Gibson
wide receiver
17 Ryan Tannehill
quarterback
23 De’Andre Presley
defensive back
28 Nolan Carroll
cornerback
4 Aaron Corp
quarterback
11 Mike Wallace
wide receiver
18 Rishard Matthews
wide receiver
24 Dimitri Patterson
cornerback
29 Will Davis
cornerback
7 Pat Devlin
quarterback
14 Jeff Fuller
wide receiver
20 Reshad Jones
safety
25 R.J. Stanford
cornerback
30 Chris Clemons
safety
8 Matt Moore
quarterback
15 Andrell Smith
wide receiver
21 Brent Grimes
cornerback
26 Lamar Miller
running back
6 Nathan Williams
linebacker
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59 Dannell Ellerbe
linebacker
32 Jonas Gray
running back
37 Kelcie McCray
safety
43 Jelani Jenkins
linebacker
48 Evan Rodriguez
fullback
53 Austin Spitler
linebacker
33 Daniel Thomas
running back
38 Julian Posey
cornerback
44 Jordan Kovacs
safety
49 Michael Clay
linebacker
55 Koa Misi
linebacker
34 Marcus Thigpen
running back
40 Keelan Johnson
safety
50 Olivier Vernon
defensive end
56 Jonathan Freeny
linebacker
35 Mike Gillislee
running back
41 Jorvorskie Lane
fullback
46 Antwan Applewhite
defensive end
51 Mike Pouncey
center
57 Josh Kaddu
linebacker
36 Don Jones
safety
42 Charles Clay
fullback/tight end
47 David Hinds
linebacker
52 Philip Wheeler
linebacker
58 Lee Robinson
linebacker
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64 Josh Samuda
center
69 Emeka Onyenekwu
defensive end
60 Jeff Adams
tackle
65 Sam Brenner
center
70 Dallas Thomas
guard
74 John Jerry
guard
79 Derrick Shelby
defensive end
61 Lance Louis
guard
66 Tristan Okpalaugo
defensive end
71 Jonathan Martin
tackle
75 Nate Garner
tackle
80 Dion Sims
tight end
62 Chris Barker
guard
67 Andrew McDonald
tackle
72 Will Yeatman
tackle
76 A.J. Francis
defensive tackle
68 Richie Incognito
guard
77 Tyson Clabo
tackle
82 Brian Hartline
wide receiver
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83 Julius Pruitt
wide receiver
84 Michael Egnew
tight end
85 Brian Tyms
wide receiver
86 Kyle Miller
tight end
87 Marvin McNutt
wide receiver
89 Tracy Robertson
defensive tackle
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93 Jason Trusnik
linebacker
94 Randy Starks
defensive tackle
90 Vaughn Martin
defensive end
95 Dion Jordan
defensive end
91 Cameron Wake
defensive end
96 Paul Soliai
defensive tackle
97 Kheeston Randall
defensive tackle
98 Jared Odrick
defensive tackle
92 John Denney
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5 GARRETT HARTLEY
kicker
16 LANCE MOORE
wide receiver
41 ROMAN HARPER
safety
64 ZACH STRIEF
tackle
77 BRODRICK BUNKLEY
nose tackle
6 THOMAS MORSTEAD
punter
23 PIERRE THOMAS
running back
45 JED COLLINS
fullback
66 BEN GRUBBS
guard
80 JIMMY GRAHAM
tight end
9 DREW BREES
quarterback
27 MALCOLM JENKINS
safety
50 CURTIS LOFTON
linebacker
71 CHARLES BROWN
tackle
91 WILL SMITH
linebacker
12 MARQUES COLSTON
wide receiver
28 KEENAN LEWIS
cornerback
51 JONATHAN VILMA
linebacker
73 JAHRI EVANS
guard
93 JUNIOR GALETTE
linebacker
7 LUKE McCOWN
quarterback
33 JABARI GREER
cornerback
60 BRIAN DE LA PUENTE
center
76 AKIEM HICKS
defensive end
94 CAMERON JORDAN
defensive end
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Sixteen.
That’s the number that hovers deep inside
Joe Philbin’s mind like an unwanted visitor.
It’s not a number to be proud of, certainly not
when you are talking about the total take-
aways for a defense in a full NFL season.
Indeed, there is nothing sweet about this
16, tied for fourth-worst in the league a sea-
son ago.
But the more telling number might just be
17.
That’s how many potential interceptions
the Dolphins defense dropped last season.
Think about that. Seventeen times the ball
was in a defender’s hands and he couldn’t
make the play. Seventeen times, for crying
out loud!
“We catch those,” said defensive backs
coach Lou Anarumo, “and we would have
led the NFL. When the quarterback throws
the ball to a defensive player, we have to
catch it, no ifs, ands or buts.”
It is that paltry number of takeaways com-
bined with that hard-to-fathom number of
drops that led to some significant defensive
changes heading into this season. Status quo
wasn’t working. Upgrades were necessary.
The defense was good, just not good
enough.So the changes kept coming. Two young,
fast linebackers in Dannell Elerbe and Philip
Wheeler. A ball-hawking free agent corner-
back in Brent Grimes. A big play waiting to
happen in No. 3 overall pick Dion Jordan.
And two young cornerbacks, both with
resumes filled with takeaways, grabbed in
the second and third rounds.
Putting together the pieces of this new-
look defense, and emphasizing takeaways,
has everything to do with what this training
camp was all about. It is why when you walk
into a defensive meeting room, there is a
football mounted on springs suspended
from the wall. As each player walks by, he
swipes at that football.
“It’s all about creating a mind-set,”
Anarumo said. “Strip the ball. Strip it again.
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Cornerbacks Will Davis (opposite page) and Nolan Carroll both came up with intercep-tions in the preseason victory at Jacksonville.
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It’s becoming more of a habit for us. We want
to make it like tying your shoes. Don’t think
about it; just do it.”
There are drills every day at practice.
There are discussions in the meeting rooms.
Lessons are learned by watching tape. But
teaching and practicing and swiping foot-
balls in the meeting rooms are one thing;
doing it when the score really counts is the
real objective.
“The offenses are too good nowadays to
allow them to go an entire game without
even taking the ball away once,” Anarumo
said. “We are focusing on it. We want our
players to be obsessed about it.”
Some of it is lousy luck. There was a play
last year in Buffalo. Safety Rashad Jones lev-
eled the ball carrier; the ball popped loose.
Defensive back Jimmy Wilson was the only
upright player who had a chance to recover.
It could have been returned to the house.
“But there is an offensive lineman laying
on the ground,” Anarumo said. “He happens
to roll over on the ball just before Jimmy gets
there. Plays like that are tough to take.”
Opponents fumbled the ball 23 times last
season; the Dolphins recovered six. “You just
have to make a play when a play comes your
way,” said Ellerbe.
Of all the newcomers on this defense, I
believe Grimes will have the biggest impact
on takeaways. Not only has he done it in the
past, but he shown the Dolphins that,
despite a lack of height, he has the physical
tools and mind-set to be a disruptive force.
You want to hear some powerful words
about Grimes, listen to his defensive backs
coach. “His timing on ball skills,” said
Anarumo, “and the adjustments he makes in
the air is as good as I have seen in my 23
years of coaching.”
Nobody at least publicly is offering
specifics about the goal this season for take-
aways. Suffice it to say it isn’t anywhere near
16. I’m going to suggest that 25 is a worthy
number to shoot for. Philbin would just like to
win the turnover battle every game. “I’ll take
my chances with that,” he said.
So the five-game preseason schedule
concludes tonight and there are all sorts of
indicators the Dolphins keep looking for.
Big plays on offense. A consistent running
game. Coming up with a starting five on the
offensive line. All very important. All will have a
lot to do with the won-loss record of this team.
But nothing is more paramount than cre-
ating takeaways. Nothing will define this
defense more. Nothing, each day of training
camp, was stressed with more conviction and
redundancy.
Sixteen? The Dolphins are sick and tired
of that number. And you really get the feeling
they are ready to do something about it.
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“His timing on ball
skills and the
adjustments he
makes in the air is
as good as I have
seen in my 23 years
of coaching.”— DB COACH LOU ANARUMO
ON BRENT GRIMES (right)
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By ALAIN POUPART • @apoupartFins
Koa Misi hasn’t changed much since he
first joined the Dolphins a little more than
four years ago.
He’s still low-key both on and off the field,
soft-spoken and non-controversial when giv-
ing interviews and quiet but efficient when
he’s in the middle of the action.
He’s one of those guys who’s easy to take
for granted, actually, because there’s nothing
really flashy about him and he quietly goes
about his business.
Just don’t think he’s underappreciated
around the Doctors Hospital Training Facility
at Nova Southeastern University. All anyone
needed to know about what the Dolphins
think of him could be found in Jeff Ireland’s
words when he gave an interview to CBS4’s
Kim Bokamper prior to the preseason game
at the Houston Texans.
Ireland was asked why it was he wanted
linebackers Dannell Ellerbe and Philip
Wheeler in free agency.
“Really, the thought was that we needed
to get faster and more explosive and more
See MISI, page 47
MISI A MAINSTAY of the Miami linebacking corps
“We really looked at Koa
Misi in that regard, and
Koa was a very physical,
downhill player. We really
wanted to emulate a lot of
what Koa was doing.”
— GM JEFF IRELANDON WHAT LED HIM TO SIGN
LINEBACKERSDANNELL ELLERBE
AND PHILIP WHEELER
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physical at the point of attack,” Ireland
began before throwing Misi into the mix.
“And we really looked a lot at Koa Misi in that
regard, and Koa was a very physical, downhill
player. We really wanted to emulate a lot of
what Koa was doing, so during the free
agency process we felt like we identified
Ellerbe, we identified Wheeler, they’re two
guys that get their hands on a lot of balls,
they play on all three downs, they’re physical
and they can run. Just made good sense to
us.”
As if on cue, Misi made a great play
against the Texans, a typical Misi effort in that
it was effective yet didn’t show up on the stat
sheet.
On Houston’s third possession of the
game, Matt Schaub rolled to his left and
threw deep to his right hoping to take advan-
tage of Garrett Graham going one-on-one
with Misi. But Misi forced an incompletion
with blanket coverage, the kind of coverage
that’s difficult to surpass without drawing a
pass-interference penalty.
Clearly, there was a reason the Dolphins
kept Misi when they revamped their line-
backing corps in the offseason.
As the Dolphins head into their final pre-
season game, Misi is the only starting line-
backer left from last season. Part of his train-
ing camp, then, was about building some
chemistry with Ellerbe and Wheeler.
“It’s been good so far,” Misi said.
“Dannell and Wheeler, they’re both good
linebackers and they picked up the defense
quick. It’s been fun playing with them so far.
The season is going to be good for us. It’s a
lot different than it was last year. These guys
are picking up the defense quick, they’re
moving. Wheeler is making a lot of plays on
See MISI, page 48
Koa Misi showed off his coverage ability in the preseason game at Houston when he ran stride for stride downfield with Texans tightend Garrett Graham.
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the ball. Dannell is real smart playing that
Mike (middle) linebacker position.”
A second-round pick in the 2010 draft,
Misi has been a starter pretty much through-
out his NFL career, with 12 starts as a rookie,
nine in 2011 when injuries limited him to ninegames, and 14 last season.
Misi hasn’t put up big defensive num-
bers for the Dolphins, but part of that can
be attributed to the roles he’s been asked
to play. Misi does a little bit of everything at
linebacker for the Dolphins and he even has
lined up with his hand on the ground as a
defensive end in obvious passing situa-
tions.
“I’ve always played both, D-end and line-
backer,” Misi said. “I did the same last year.
It’s always nice to get in there and play on
third downs, too. Play the run at end and be
able to play linebacker as well. I don’t really
have a choice where I want to play. I’ve just
got to know both and be ready for when they
need to put me in.”
When the Dolphins switched to a pre-
dominantly 4-3 scheme last season with the
arrival of a new coaching staff, defensive
coordinator Kevin Coyle pointed out Misi as
the one player on defense with the toughest
adjustment to make from the previous 3-4
system.
Misi responded to the challenge in fine
fashion, putting together his best season in a
Dolphins uniform. Misi finished 2012 with a
career-high 60 tackles, a career-high four
passes defensed, 3.5 sacks and one forced
fumble.
With a year of experience in Coyle’s sys-
tem, Misi is hoping to be even more effective
this season.
“Right now I’m way ahead of where I was
last year, just being able to feel comfortable
in the defense, not think about things and
just be able to go with the play and just
move,” Misi said. “Last year I was thinking
too much and making mistakes. This year I
feel a lot more comfortable in the position
that I’m playing. I just feel that I’m able to
move around a lot better.”
There are high hopes for the Dolphins
defense in 2013, and the reason is the pres-
ence of several high-profile players, such as
Cameron Wake, Paul Soliai, Brent Grimes
and Reshad Jones.
Misi most definitely isn’t high profile. But
the Dolphins most definitely should be able
to continue counting on him to produce in
his own efficient, understated way.
“What I’ve always been trying to do myself
is come out, play hard, never give up on any-
thing,” Misi said. “My whole life I’ve always
pushed myself, pushed myself to win, never to
get beat or lose a battle. That’s something that
I take to heart is do my best and playing my
hardest, and hopefully the coaches see that.”
MISI, from page 47
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“My whole life I’ve always pushed myself, pushed myself
to win, never to get beat or lose a battle.
That’s something that I take to heart is do my best.”
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1. I like to go check out a lot of movies, whether it
be chick flicks, action, comedy. I also collect a lot
of shoes.
2. My favorite foods are my mom’s fried chick-
en, macaroni, greens, sweet potato casserole,
cornbread, along those lines. Basically, I like soul
food.
3. My first car was a 1991 navy blue
Honda Accord, which had the gold
package on it. The Honda emblem was
shining and it was great on gas mileage.
4. My biggest fear is snakes. That’s it.
5. I've got a bunch of favorite superheroes,
including Iceman, Wolverine, Hulk,
Venom and the Silver Surfer.
6. My role models include my mom,
Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali.
7. My favorite television show has to be “Martin,” proba-
bly the best sitcom ever. It’s tough to pick one movie
as my favorite but “The Dark Knight” is probably the
best action film I’ve ever seen. “Blade” is another
one of my favorites..
seven7 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT:
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My mom always made me a
big sub sandwich.Pizza
When we won a big game,
we rolled the quad.
Mrs. Bernadette. She was a
cool English teacher in 11th
grade. She would teach
about life lessons andeverything. I remember her
the most.
“Friends in Low Places” by
Garth Brooks
I was a big science guy.
Very quiet. I was always a
very good student in high
school.
“Geeked Up”
by Young Jeezy
Whenever we had pizza
Favorite subjectin school
Favorite school lunch
Most memorableteacher
Favorite collegetradition
One word todescribe yourself
as a student
Favorite songin high schol
Back-to-School Edition
Walking from the chapel to
the stadium before the
game at the University of
Tulsa. We got to see a lot
of our fans on the way in.
Mrs. Landry, who taught
chemistry at Central (Ark.)
High School. She put me in
my place. She made me sit
right beside her desk and Iwas responsible for taking roll
call every class. We had the
best friendship after that.
“Denial” by Sevendust
Seeing the famous alumnus
come back to visit
Walking over from the hotel
to the stadium for home
games at Michigan State
Social studies“
CharlesClay
TysonClabo
BrandonFields
Olivier Vernon
Dr. John Litcher at Wake
Forest University. He taught
geography. He was a won-derful teacher and person.
JokesterLazy
Mr. Miller in high school.
He’s very eccentric. He’s a
math teacher, and he
enjoyed interrupting otherteacher’s classes in the mid-
dle of the day and getting
the students riled.
Any of the sciences
My mom packed me two-
pound roast beef wraps so
I would put on weight in
high school. They tasted
great.
History
I was a student-athlete first.
“Best Rapper
Alive”
by Lil Wayne”
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Members of the Miami Dolphins Women’s
Organization (MDWO) shopped with 20 girls
in need from Miami-Dade County for back-
to-school clothes. Each student had $300 to
spend courtesy of the Miami Dolphins
Foundation and Sears. The children partici-
pating were from Paul Laurence Dunbar K-8
in Miami-Dade and all the girls chosen all
had a B average or higher.
“Just as we get back to football, we are
kicking off our community events for the sea-
son with one of our back-to-school events,”
said Diane Philbin. “It’s nice to reward the
kids for their hard work and good grades. As
the girls kick off their first day of school, they
will have new school clothes, backpacks and
shoes. Hopefully, this will lead to increased
self-confidence and determination to do well
in school all year.”
Back-to-school shopping with the Miami Dolphins Women’s Organization
There were smiles all around when the Miami Dolphins Women’s Organization took a group of stu-dents to the Sears at Broward Mall for some back-to-school shopping.
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Rachel Ireland (top right), wide of GeneralManager Jeff Ireland; Diane Philbin (bot-tom right), wife of Head Coach Joe Philbin;and Darlene Perez (right), wife of ViceChairman/Partner Jorge Perez were amongthe members of the Miami DolphinsWomen’s Organization taking part in theback-to-school shopping event.
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THIS ISSUE: Twan Russell
The Finsiders is the Miami Dolphins’ multi-media show that airs every weekday afternoonfrom 5-7. The show can be heard on 940 AM in South Florida and watched live in high definitionanywhere in the world onDolphins.com. The show is
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The highly interactive show also features the opinions of Dolphins fans from around theworld. They can text their ques-tions and comments to 347347;they can participate in the show’slive chat, which is a place for thefans and the on-air personalitiesto discuss the day’s topics; and they can reach out to the host and analysts on Twitter.
Finsider and former Dolphins linebacker Twan Russell shares his cutdown day experience with Brian Coyle in this installment of Finsiders Focus.
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My cutdown day experiencewas pretty typical for most first-year players. My rookie year withthe Washington Redskins, I was afifth-round draft pick, and theyhad brought in 12 draft picks. SoI had no idea which direction theywere going to go. Were they try-
ing to go young? Or were we justcamp bodies?I remember a couple days
before cutdowns; the anxiety waspalpable. I’m playing, givingeverything I have and I have no controlwhether or not they want me on this team. Iwas very anxious, but I realized that the keywas just channeling that energy into thethings that you can control. I can controlbeing on time, I can control studying the play-book, I can control playing hard, and I cancontrol making every play I can. I can’t controlwhether or not I fit on their team. My hopeswere that they would look at my effort, what I
brought to the table, and the fact I could playall the positions they needed me to. It was avery anxious time, especially for a young guylike me at the time.
But after my rookie year, my attitudechanged. It got to a point where I said, “Youknow what, I’m playing football, if not for thisteam, then somebody else.” It wasn’t a stress-ful scenario for me anymore. It wasn’t some-thing I spent a lot of time thinking about. For
me, all I focused on was doingwhat I have to do, and if Ideserved to be on the team, Iwould be there. It wasn’t animportant conversation becauseif I’m doing what I’m supposed tobe doing, I’m going be on theroster. Honestly, you pretty much
know when you’re going to becut. You know where you fall 90percent of the time.
Of course, there were guys thatdid get very worried and straightavoided the man doing the cuts— “The Grim Reaper,” so tospeak. The Grim Reaper kepteverybody nervous. He could bewalking to the bathroom, andeverybody started ducking andstopped talking, and lookingaway because guys didn’t want tobe near him. And then he wouldsay, “I’m just walking through the
locker room, guys. Chill out.”(Head of Security) Stu
Weinstein was the Grim Reaperwhen I was here. Nobody knewStu during training camp. Hecame knocking at your door andyou would jump, but he was justdoing bedroom checks. So peo-ple were just trying to avoid thewhole situation.
And that situation really hasn’tchanged. Getting cut is still a bru-tal but necessary part of thegame, and here’s my advice for
the guys that used to be in myposition. Focus on the things youcan control. Study as much as youcan, play as hard as you can. If you can walk into a film room and
know that you did not take a play off, you didall your assignments right, you made everyplay you were supposed to make, and you’renot on the team, you can walk out with yourhead high knowing that you let it all out onthe field.
If you’re one of those guys who thinks youcould have done more, shame on you. You’vegot to take care of your business, and the restwill fall into place.
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L i s t
This issue: The top rookie seasons
1. QB Dan Marino, 1983
96.0 passer rating, voted to the Pro Bowl as a starter
2. LB John Offerdahl, 1986
135 tackles, 2 sacks, voted NFL Rookie of the Year and Pro Bowl starter
3. LB Zach Thomas, 1996
131 tackles, 3 interceptions, named team MVP
4. RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar, 1996
14 starts, 1,116 rushing yards, 11 touchdowns
5.T Richmond Webb, 1990
16 starts, voted to the Pro Bowl
6.T Jake Long, 2008
16 starts, voted to the Pro Bowl
7.DE Bill Stanfill,1969
8 sacks, 2 interceptions returned for touchdowns
8. LB A.J. Duhe,1977
83 tackles, 7 sacks, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
9. RB Troy Stradford,1987
619 rushing yards, 48 catches, 7 touchdowns, AP Rookie of the Year
10.DT Tim Bowens,1994
15 starts, AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
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(Andy Cohen In The Morning appears on
dolphins.com every Monday through Friday
until the end of the season, except for the
bye week. The column will be posted each
day at 6 a.m. Be sure to follow Andy Cohen
on Twitter at @ACohenFins)
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WASHINGTON D.C. — It was the look on
their faces that said everything. The smiles.
The pride. The gleam in their eyes. The same
kind of look that they most undoubtedly had
41 years earlier when they reached out and
grabbed perfection. For a bunch of 60- and
70-somethings, they sure looked like kids
again.
It all unfolded as President Barack Obama
stood at the podium at exactly 2:05 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 20 and introduced the 1972
Miami Dolphins.
“Men of accomplishment,” Obama called
them. “Men of character.”
Men whose day in the national spotlight
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“Nobody can argue
with your record.And nobody can argue
with what you have
gone on to do.”
— PRESIDENT OBAMATO MEMBERS
OF THE 1972 DOLPHINS
A perfect dayfor a perfect teamBy ANDY COHEN • @ACohenFins
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was long overdue. But this was their moment.
Their time. The room was filled with many
Dolphins fans. One even shouted out to the
President, “Next year you can honor the ’73
Dolphins.”
Next year took 41 years for the perfect
team. But it was worth it. So worth it.
You could hear it in their voices, see it in
their smiles. When Don Shula stood up from
his motorized scooter to pose with President
Obama with an autographed number 72 jer-
sey, the moment said so much. No way Shula
would sit down for this. He needed to stand
tall just as the ’72 Dolphins had done 17
times during that unforgettable season.
When the President brought up the 1985Chicago Bears, his Chicago Bears, it was
Shula who reminded him, “We put a whoop-
ing on those guys.”
I’ve seen Don Shula in a lot of different sit-
uations since he retired. I was at his 80th
birthday party. I’ve seen him reminisce with
former players. I’ve seen him laugh. But I’ve
never quite seen the look he had on Tuesday
afternoon. It was, so aptly, The Perfect Look.
“One of my great thrills,” Shula whispered
afterward.
I was fortunate enough to be there for it
all, to spend these two days with these 30
players and two coaches as part of their offi-
cial travel party. I saw the mutual respect. I
saw the camaraderie. Yes, I even saw the
love.
Tuesday was the capper. Let me try to
bring you behind the scenes.
• 10:45 a.m.: The bus pulls up to the
White House. Dogs are brought in to search
the bus for something illegal. For the next 30
minutes, there are four security checkpoints.
“Keep your driver’s license out,” someone
said. The players don’t seem to mind. This is
what they came for; this is what they wanted.
• 11:30 a.m.: We get a tour of the East
Wing of the White House. Players are posing
in front of pictures of everyone from
Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton. “We like to
call this public housing with an attitude,” said
one of the tour guides. Cookies and sodas
are served to the group.
Dick Anderson organizes group pictures
based on the year the player joined the
Dolphins. “OK,” Anderson said, “everyone
from 1969 get up there.”
Shula is looking at all the pictures, all the
memories of past presidents. “Never been
here before,” he said. “Unbelievable place.”
Time begins to move slowly. The White
House wanted everyone ready long before
the President was to arrive. The press con-
ference was in the East Room. The players
had two different dress rehearsals just to
make sure they were standing in the right
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WHITE HOUSE, from page 59
It was a trip a long time in the making, but members of the 1972 Dolphins team all willfondly remember their visit to the White House to be recognized by President BarackObama.
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place on the big podium behind the
President.
•1:25 p.m.: President Obama has a brief
meet-and-greet with the players and coach-
es. He says hello to each one. At one point,
Garo Yepremian gets his hand on a football.
Just as he had done in the Super Bowl so
many years before, Garo throws a pass. This
one he blindly flipped over his shoulder and
somehow President Obama makes the catch.
“It was a great pass,” Garo said. Sure, Garo.
• 1:50 p.m.: The East Room fills up in a
hurry. The mayor of Miami is there. A few sol-
diers from South Florida walk in. By 2 p.m.,
when the Perfect Team is announced, the
room is packed. Television cameras line the
back of the room. For a brief moment, a few
of the fans start whispering the words of the
Dolphins fight song. “Miami’s got the
Dolphins …” As quickly as it started, it
stopped. After all, this was no time for
singing.
• 2:05 p.m.: The room goes quiet; the
President is introduced. And for the next 20
or so minutes, it was special. “They never had
their White House visit after Super Bowl VII,”
Obama said to the group. “But why now? I
wanted to be the young guy in the room for
a change.”
Everyone laughed. President Obama
looked around him. There was Csonka and
Warfield and Griese and Buoniconti and all
those players who contributed so much to
this team. “Nobody can argue with your
record,” Obama said to them. “And nobody
can argue with what you have gone on to
do.”
And then President Obama started rat-
tling off the impressive post-football accom-
plishments of these ’72 Dolphins. They were
leaders then; they are leaders now. How
proud they were. Their first time back on the
national stage, their first time getting saluted
by the leader of the free world.
And then, as quickly as it began, it was
over. “A once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said
linebacker Mike Kolen.
• 3 p.m.: The players are walking back
to their buses, parked near the gate of the
White House. There are about 20 fans
standing there with signs. A few of them
start to chant: “Long overdue.” The players
walked over to sign autographs. Classy
stuff.
And then, I sought out Marv Fleming. It
was Fleming, you may recall, who organized
this, who pushed for it for so long, who was
relentless in his efforts until the deed was
done.
“Marv,” I asked him, “was it everything
you had hoped?”
Fleming slowly pointed to his eyes and
ran an imaginary tear down his cheek.
“I cried,” he whispered.
And that, in two words, really said every-
thing you needed to know.
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Who is the toughest offen-
sive lineman you’ve faced?
Ellerbe: ”I’d have to say Bobbie
Williams when he was with the Bengals.
He got a hold of me one time and I
couldn’t get away from him.”
Who sets the bar at your
position?
Ellerbe: “I’m really not trying to
emulate anybody. Of course I learned a
lot of great things from Ray Lewis,
though. I’m trying to put my own spin
on the linebacker position.”
What defensive lineman did
you admire growing up?
Ellerbe: “I looked up to a lot of dif-
ferent players and not just say lineback-
ers. I started playing linebacker when I
got to high school. I was playing safety
and running back before that. But I
looked up to guys like Ray Lewis,
Derrick Brooks, Charles Woodson and
Brian Dawkins.”
What has been the most
memorable moment of your
career?
Ellerbe: “That’s easy. Winning theSuper Bowl is my most memorable
moment. Plus, leading the team in tack-
les during that game was very memo-
rable.”
What do you do in the off-
season to stay occupied?
Ellerbe: “I really don’t have any-
thing in particular. I just chill out and go
with what the day brings.”
Current and former players share their views on different football topics
This edition: Linebackers Current player
DANNELL ELLERBE
MY GENERATION
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Former player
A.J. DUHE
Who was the toughest offensivelineman you faced?
Duhe: “I would say John Hannah of the
Patriots because he was just a brute. He was
a very powerful, strong individual, sort of in
the mold of Richie Incognito. He was a fire
hydrant kind of guy who just came at you and
punched you in the mouth.”
Who set the bar at your posi-tion?Duhe: “There were several guys. Back in
those days there were guys from the Steel
Curtain like Jack Lambert and Jack Ham who
were probably the most respected guys of
my generation.”
What defensive lineman did youadmire growing up?
Duhe: “I played defensive lineman up to
until the pros, so when I was a youth I
enjoyed watching guys like Merlin Olsen and
Bubba Smith. Those guys were dominant.”
What was the most memorablemoment of your career?
Duhe: “The most memorable moment of
my career was the 1982 AFC Championship
Game against the New York Jets. I had the
game of my life, having three interceptions
and a touchdown.”
What did you do in the offsea-son to stayoccupied?
Duhe: “To be honest with you, I was a
workaholic. I would constantly try to stay in
shape and prepare for the upcoming sea-
son.”
MY GENERATION
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W H O AM I ?
I attended Farragut (Tenn.) High School where I lettered in football and basketball.
I was a four-year letterman at Wake Forest and earned first-team All-Atlantic Conference honors as a senior.
I played with the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europa in 2005 and was selected toNFL Europe’s All-Pro Team.
I have started 91 consecutive games at tackle, which is the fourth-longest current streak among all NFL offensive tackles.
T Y S O N C L A B O
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2012 Record: 13-39/5 BALTIMORE (Thu.)...............8:309/15 at N.Y. Giants .......................4:259/23 OAKLAND (Mon.)................8:409/29 PHILADELPHIA ....................4:25
10/6 at Dallas................................4:2510/13 JACKSONVILLE...................4:0510/20 at Indianapolis .....................8:3010/27 WASHINGTON....................4:2511/3 Open11/10 at San Diego........................4:2511/17 KANSAS CITY.....................*4:0511/24 at New England .................*8:3012/1 at Kansas City.....................*1:0012/8 TENNESSEE.......................*4:0512/12 SAN DIEGO (Thu.)...............8:2512/22 at Houston..........................*1:0012/29 at Oakland..........................*4:25
denverbroncos
2012 Record: 10-69/5 at Denver (Thu.) ...................8:309/15 CLEVELAND.........................1:009/22 HOUSTON...........................1:009/29 at Buffalo..............................1:00
10/6 at Miami ...............................1:0010/13 GREEN BAY..........................1:0010/20 at Pittsburgh ........................4:2510/27 Open11/3 at Cleveland.........................4:2511/10 CINCINNATI ........................1:0011/17 at Chicago..........................*1:0011/24 N.Y. JETS ............................*1:0011/28 PITTSBURGH (Thu.).............8:3012/8 MINNESOTA ......................*1:0012/16 at Detroit (Mon.)..................8:4012/22 NEW ENGLAND................*8:3012/29 at Cincinnati .......................*1:00
baltimoreravens
2012 Record: 12-49/9 at San Diego (Mon.) ..........10:209/15 TENNESSEE.........................1:009/22 at Baltimore..........................1:009/29 SEATTLE...............................1:00
10/6 at San Francisco...................8:3010/13 ST. LOUIS .............................1:0010/20 at Kansas City ......................1:0010/27 Open11/3 INDIANAPOLIS....................8:3011/10 at Arizona .............................4:2511/17 OAKLAND..........................*1:0011/24 JACKSONVILLE .................*1:0012/1 NEW ENGLAND................*4:2512/5 at Jacksonville (Thu.) ...........8:2512/15 at Indianapolis....................*1:0012/22 DENVER..............................*1:0012/29 at Tennessee ......................*1:00
houstontexans
2012 Record: 6-109/8 NEW ENGLAND..................1:009/15 CAROLINA...........................1:009/22 at N.Y. Jets...........................4:259/29 BALTIMORE .........................1:00
10/3 at Cleveland (Thu.) ..............8:2510/13 CINCINNATI ........................1:0010/20 at Miami ...............................1:0010/27 at New Orleans....................1:0011/3 KANSAS CITY......................1:0011/10 at Pittsburgh ........................1:0011/17 N.Y. JETS ............................*1:0011/24 Open12/1 ATLANTA (at Toronto).......*4:0512/8 at Tampa Bay......................*1:0012/15 at Jacksonville....................*1:0012/22 MIAMI.................................*1:0012/29 at New England.................*1:00
buffalobills
2012 Record: 2-149/8 at Jacksonville......................1:009/15 DALLAS ................................1:009/19 at Philadelphia (Thu.) ..........8:259/29 N.Y. GIANTS ........................1:0010/6 at Tennessee........................1:0010/13 OAKLAND............................1:0010/20 HOUSTON ...........................1:0010/27 CLEVELAND.........................1:0011/3 at Buffalo..............................1:0011/10 Open11/17 at Denver............................*4:0511/24 SAN DIEGO........................*1:0012/1 DENVER..............................*1:0012/8 at Washington....................*1:0012/15 at Oakland..........................*4:0512/22 INDIANAPOLIS..................*1:0012/29 at San Diego ......................*4:25
kansas citychiefs
2012 Record: 10-69/8 at Chicago............................1:009/16 PITTSBURGH (Mon.)............8:409/22 GREEN BAY..........................1:009/29 at Cleveland.........................1:0010/6 NEW ENGLAND..................1:0010/13 at Buffalo..............................1:0010/20 at Detroit..............................1:0010/27 N.Y. JETS............................. .4:0510/31 at Miami (Thu.).....................8:2511/10 at Baltimore..........................1:0011/17 CLEVELAND.......................*1:0011/24 Open12/1 at San Diego ......................*4:2512/8 INDIANAPOLIS..................*1:0012/15 at Pittsburgh.......................*8:3012/22 MINNESOTA ......................*1:0012/29 BALTIMORE........................*1:00
cincinnatibengals
2012 Record: 11-59/8 OAKLAND............................1:009/15 MIAMI...................................1:009/22 at San Francisco...................4:259/29 at Jacksonville......................1:0010/6 SEATTLE...............................1:0010/14 at San Diego (Mon.)............8:4010/20 DENVER ...............................8:3010/27 Open11/3 at Houston ...........................8:3011/10 ST. LOUIS .............................1:0011/14 at Tennessee (Thu.)..............8:2511/24 at Arizona ...........................*4:0512/1 TENNESSEE.......................*1:0012/8 at Cincinnati.......................*1:0012/15 HOUSTON..........................*1:0012/22 at Kansas City.....................*1:0012/29 JACKSONVILLE .................*1:00
indianapoliscolts
2012 Record: 7-99/8 at Cleveland.........................1:009/15 at Indianapolis .....................1:009/22 ATLANTA..............................4:059/30 at New Orleans (Mon.)........8:4010/6 BALTIMORE .........................1:0010/13 Open10/20 BUFFALO .............................1:0010/27 at New England...................1:0010/31 CINCINNATI (Thu.)..............8:2511/11 at Tampa Bay (Mon.) ...........8:4011/17 SAN DIEGO........................*1:0011/24 CAROLINA .........................*1:0012/1 at N.Y. Jets .........................*1:0012/8 at Pittsburgh.......................*1:0012/15 NEW ENGLAND................*1:0012/22 at Buffalo ............................*1:0012/29 N.Y. JETS ............................*1:00
miamidolphins
2012 Record: 4-129/8 at Indianapolis .....................1:009/15 JACKSONVILLE...................4:259/23 at Denver (Mon.)..................8:409/29 WASHINGTON....................4:2510/6 SAN DIEGO.........................4:2510/13 at Kansas City ......................1:0010/20 Open10/27 PITTSBURGH........................4:0511/3 PHILADELPHIA ....................4:0511/10 at N.Y. Giants .......................1:0011/17 at Houston..........................*1:0011/24 TENNESSEE.......................*4:0511/28 at Dallas (Thu.) ...................*4:3012/8 at N.Y. Jets .........................*1:0012/15 KANSAS CITY.....................*4:0512/22 at San Diego ......................*4:2512/29 DENVER..............................*4:25
oaklandraiders
2012 Record: 5-119/8 MIAMI...................................1:009/15 at Baltimore..........................1:009/22 at Minnesota........................1:009/29 CINCINNATI ........................1:0010/3 BUFFALO (Thu.)...................8:2510/13 DETROIT ..............................1:0010/20 at Green Bay........................4:2510/27 at Kansas City ......................1:0011/3 BALTIMORE .........................4:2511/10 Open11/17 at Cincinnati .......................*1:0011/24 PITTSBURGH......................*1:0012/1 JACKSONVILLE .................*1:0012/8 at New England .................*1:0012/15 CHICAGO...........................*1:0012/22 at N.Y. Jets .........................*1:0012/29 at Pittsburgh.......................*1:00
clevelandbrowns
2012 Record: 2-149/8 KANSAS CITY ......................1:009/15 at Oakland............................4:259/22 at Seattle..............................4:259/29 INDIANAPOLIS....................1:0010/6 at St. Louis............................1:0010/13 at Denver..............................4:0510/20 SAN DIEGO.........................1:0010/27 SAN FRAN. (at London)......1:0011/3 Open11/10 at Tennessee ........................1:0011/17 ARIZONA............................*1:0011/24 at Houston..........................*1:0012/1 at Cleveland.......................*1:0012/5 HOUSTON (Thu.).................8:2512/15 BUFFALO............................*1:0012/22 TENNESSEE.......................*1:0012/29 at Indianapolis....................*1:00
jacksonville jaguars
2012 Record: 12-49/8 at Buffalo..............................1:009/12 N.Y. JETS (Thu.) ...................8:259/22 TAMPA BAY..........................1:009/29 at Atlanta..............................8:3010/6 at Cincinnati.........................1:0010/13 NEW ORLEANS...................4:2510/20 at N.Y. Jets ...........................1:0010/27 MIAMI...................................1:0011/3 PITTSBURGH........................4:2511/10 Open11/18 at Carolina (Mon.)................8:4011/24 DENVER..............................*8:3012/1 at Houston..........................*4:2512/8 CLEVELAND.......................*1:0012/15 at Miami..............................*1:0012/22 at Baltimore........................*8:3012/29 BUFFALO............................*1:00
new england patriots
2012 Record: 7-99/9 HOUSTON (Mon.) .............10:209/15 at Philadelphia.....................1:009/22 at Tennessee........................1:009/29 DALLAS ................................4:2510/6 at Oakland............................4:2510/14 INDIANAPOLIS (Mon.)........8:4010/20 at Jacksonville......................1:0010/27 Open11/3 at Washington......................1:0011/10 DENVER ...............................4:2511/17 at Miami..............................*1:0011/24 at Kansas City.....................*1:0012/1 CINCINNATI.......................*4:2512/8 N.Y. GIANTS.......................*4:2512/12 at Denver (Thu.) ...................8:2512/22 OAKLAND..........................*4:2512/29 KANSAS CITY.....................*4:25
san diegochargers 2012 Record: 8-8
9/8 TENNESSEE.........................1:009/16 at Cincinnati (Mon.).............8:409/22 CHICAGO ............................8:309/29 at Minnesota (London)........1:0010/6 Open10/13 at N.Y. Jets ...........................1:0010/20 BALTIMORE .........................4:2510/27 at Oakland............................4:0511/3 at New England...................4:2511/10 BUFFALO .............................1:0011/17 DETROIT.............................*1:0011/24 at Cleveland .......................*1:0011/28 at Baltimore (Thu.)...............8:3012/8 MIAMI.................................*1:0012/15 CINCINNATI.......................*8:3012/22 at Green Bay ......................*4:2512/29 CLEVELAND.......................*1:00
pittsburghsteelers 2012 Record: 6-10
9/8 at Pittsburgh ........................1:009/15 at Houston ...........................1:009/22 SAN DIEGO.........................1:009/29 N.Y. JETS..............................4:0510/6 KANSAS CITY ......................1:0010/13 at Seattle.. ............................4:0510/20 SAN FRANCISCO................4:0510/27 Open11/3 at St. Louis............................1:0011/10 JACKSONVILLE...................1:0011/14 INDIANAPOLIS (Thu.).........8:2511/24 at Oakland..........................*4:0512/1 at Indianapolis....................*1:0012/8 at Denver............................*4:0512/15 ARIZONA............................*1:0012/22 at Jacksonville....................*1:0012/29 HOUSTON..........................*1:00
tennesseetitans 2012 Record: 6-10
9/8 TAMPA BAY..........................1:009/12 at New England (Thu.) ........8:259/22 BUFFALO .............................4:259/29 at Tennessee........................4:0510/7 at Atlanta (Mon.)..................8:4010/13 PITTSBURGH........................1:0010/20 NEW ENGLAND..................1:0010/27 at Cincinnati.........................4:0511/3 NEW ORLEANS...................1:0011/10 Open11/17 at Buffalo ............................*1:0011/24 at Baltimore........................*1:0012/1 MIAMI.................................*1:0012/8 OAKLAND..........................*1:0012/15 at Carolina..........................*4:0512/22 CLEVELAND.......................*1:0012/29 at Miami..............................*1:00
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2012 Record: 5-119/8 at St. Louis............................4:259/15 DETROIT ..............................4:059/22 at New Orleans....................1:009/29 at Tampa Bay .......................1:00
10/6 CAROLINA...........................4:0510/13 at San Francisco...................4:2510/17 SEATTLE (Thu.) ....................8:2510/27 ATLANTA..............................4:2511/3 Open11/10 HOUSTON ...........................4:2511/17 at Jacksonville....................*1:0011/24 INDIANAPOLIS..................*4:0512/1 at Philadelphia...................*1:0012/8 ST. LOUIS............................*4:2512/15 at Tennessee ......................*1:0012/22 at Seattle ............................*4:0512/29 SAN FRANCISCO..............*4:25
arizonacardinals
2012 Record: 10-69/8 CINCINNATI ........................1:009/15 MINNESOTA........................1:009/22 at Pittsburgh ........................8:309/29 at Detroit..............................1:00
10/6 NEW ORLEANS...................1:0010/10 N.Y. GIANTS (Thu.)..............8:2510/20 at Washington......................1:0010/27 Open11/4 at Green Bay (Mon.)............8:4011/10 DETROIT ..............................1:0011/17 BALTIMORE........................*1:0011/24 at St. Louis..........................*1:0012/1 at Minnesota ......................*1:0012/9 DALLAS (Mon.) ....................8:4012/15 at Cleveland .......................*1:0012/22 at Philadelphia ...................*1:0012/29 GREEN BAY........................*1:00
chicagobears
2012 Record: 13-39/8 at New Orleans....................1:009/15 ST. LOUIS .............................1:009/22 at Miami ...............................4:059/29 NEW ENGLAND..................8:30
10/7 N.Y. JETS (Mon.) ..................8:4010/13 Open10/20 TAMPA BAY..........................1:0010/27 at Arizona .............................4:2511/3 at Carolina............................1:0011/10 SEATTLE.... ...........................1:0011/17 at Tampa Bay......................*1:0011/21 NEW ORLEANS (Thu.) ........8:2512/1 at Buffalo (Toronto)............*4:0512/8 at Green Bay........................8:3012/15 WASHINGTON ..................*1:0012/23 at San Francisco...................8:4012/29 CAROLINA.........................*1:00
atlantafalcons
2012 Record: 8-89/8 N.Y. GIANTS ........................8:309/15 at Kansas City ......................1:009/22 ST. LOUIS .............................1:009/29 at San Diego........................4:25
10/6 DENVER ..............................4:2510/13 WASHINGTON....................8:3010/20 at Philadelphia.....................1:0010/27 at Detroit..............................1:0011/3 MINNESOTA........................1:0011/10 at New Orleans....................8:3011/17 Open11/24 at N.Y. Giants .....................*4:2511/28 OAKLAND (Thu.).................4:3012/9 at Chicago (Mon.)................8:4012/15 GREEN BAY........................*4:2512/22 at Washington....................*1:0012/29 PHILADELPHIA ..................*1:00
dallascowboys
2012 Record: 7-8-19/8 ARIZONA .............................4:259/15 at Atlanta..............................1:009/22 at Dallas................................1:009/26 SAN FRANCISCO (Thu.) .....8:2510/6 JACKSONVILLE ...................1:0010/13 at Houston ...........................1:0010/20 at Carolina............................1:0010/28 SEATTLE (Mon.) ...................8:4011/3 TENNESSEE.........................1:0011/10 at Indianapolis .....................1:0011/17 Open11/24 CHICAGO...........................*1:0012/1 at San Francisco.................*4:0512/8 at Arizona ...........................*4:2512/15 NEW ORLEANS .................*1:0012/22 TAMPA BAY........................*1:0012/29 at Seattle ............................*4:25
st. louisrams
2012 Record: 4-129/8 MINNESOTA........................1:009/15 at Arizona.............................4:059/22 at Washington......................1:009/29 CHICAGO ............................1:0010/6 at Green Bay........................1:0010/13 at Cleveland.........................1:0010/20 CINCINNATI ........................1:0010/27 DALLAS ................................1:0011/3 Open11/10 at Chicago............................1:0011/17 at Pittsburgh.......................*1:0011/24 TAMPA BAY........................*1:0012/28 GREEN BAY (Thu.).............12:3012/8 at Philadelphia ...................*1:0012/16 BALTIMORE (Mon.) .............8:4012/22 N.Y. GIANTS.......................*4:0512/29 at Minnesota ......................*1:00
detroitlions
2012 Record: 7-99/8 SEATTLE...............................1:009/15 at Buffalo..............................1:009/22 N.Y. GIANTS ........................1:009/29 Open10/6 at Arizona .............................4:0510/13 at Minnesota........................1:0010/20 ST. LOUIS .............................1:0010/24 at Tampa Bay (Thu.).............8:2511/3 ATLANTA..............................1:0011/10 at San Francisco...................4:0511/18 NEW ENGLAND (Mon.)......8:4011/24 at Miami..............................*1:0012/1 TAMPA BAY........................*1:0012/8 at New Orleans..................*1:0012/15 N.Y. JETS ............................*4:0512/22 NEW ORLEANS .................*1:0012/29 at Atlanta............................*1:00
carolina panthers
2012 Record: 9-79/8 at Dallas................................8:309/15 DENVER ...............................4:259/22 at Carolina............................1:009/29 at Kansas City ......................1:0010/6 PHILADELPHIA....................1:0010/10 at Chicago (Thu.) .................8:2510/21 MINNESOTA (Mon.)............8:4010/27 at Philadelphia.....................1:0011/3 Open11/10 OAKLAND............................1:0011/17 GREEN BAY........................*8:3011/24 DALLAS...............................*4:2512/1 at Washington....................*8:3012/8 at San Diego ......................*4:2512/15 SEATTLE.............................*1:0012/22 at Detroit ............................*4:0512/29 WASHINGTON ..................*1:00
new yorkgiants
2012 Record: 11-4-19/8 GREEN BAY..........................4:259/15 at Seattle..............................8:309/22 INDIANAPOLIS....................4:259/26 at St. Louis (Thu.).................8:2510/6 HOUSTON ...........................8:3010/13 ARIZONA .............................4:2510/20 at Tennessee.. ......................4:0510/27 at Jacksonville (London) .....1:0011/3 Open11/10 CAROLINA...........................4:0511/17 at New Orleans..................*4:2511/25 at Washington (Mon.)..........8:4012/1 ST. LOUIS............................*4;0512/8 SEATTLE.............................*4:2512/15 at Tampa Bay......................*1:0012/23 ATLANTA (Mon.)..................8:4012/29 at Arizona ...........................*4:25
san francisco49ers
2012 Record: 11-59/8 at San Francisco...................4:259/15 WASHINGTON....................1:009/22 at Cincinnati.........................1:009/29 Open10/6 DETROIT ..............................1:0010/13 at Baltimore..........................1:0010/20 CLEVELAND.........................4:2510/27 at Minnesota........................8:3011/4 CHICAGO (Mon.) ................8:4011/10 PHILADELPHIA....................1:0011/17 at N.Y. Giants .....................*8:3011/24 MINESOTA .........................*1:0011/28 at Detroit (Thu.) .................12:3012/8 ATLANTA............................*8:3012/15 at Dallas..............................*4:2512/22 PITTSBURGH......................*4:2512/29 at Chicago..........................*1:00
green bay packers
2012 Record: 7-99/8 ATLANTA..............................1:009/15 at Tampa Bay .......................4:059/22 ARIZONA .............................1:009/30 MIAMI (Mon.).......................8:4010/6 at Chicago............................1:0010/13 at New England...................4:2510/20 Open10/27 BUFFALO .............................1:0011/3 at N.Y. Jets...........................1:0011/10 DALLAS ................................8:3011/17 SAN FRANCISCO................4:2511/21 at Atlanta (Thu.)...................8:2512/2 at Seattle (Mon.)..................8:4012/8 CAROLINA.........................*1:0012/15 at St. Louis..........................*1:0012/22 at Carolina..........................*1:0012/29 TAMPA BAY........................*1:00
new orleanssaints
2012 Record: 4-129/9 at Washington (Mon.)..........7:109/15 SAN DIEGO .........................1:009/19 KANSAS CITY (Thu.)............8:259/29 at Denver..............................4:2510/6 at N.Y. Giants .......................1:0010/13 at Tampa Bay.......................1:0010/20 DALLAS ................................1:0010/27 N.Y. GIANTS ........................1:0011/3 at Oakland............................4:0511/10 at Green Bay........................1:0011/17 WASHINGTON ..................*1:0011/24 Open12/1 ARIZONA............................*1:0012/8 DETROIT.............................*1:0012/15 at Minnesota ......................*1:0012/22 CHICAGO...........................*1:0012/29 at Dallas..............................*1:00
philadelphiaeagles
2012 Record: 11-59/8 at Carolina............................1:009/15 SAN FRANCISCO................8:309/22 JACKSONVILLE ...................4:259/29 at Houston ...........................1:0010/6 at Indianapolis .....................1:0010/13 TENNESSEE.........................4:0510/17 at Arizona (Thu.)...................8:2510/28 at St. Louis (Mon.)................8:4011/3 TAMPA BAY..........................4:0511/10 at Atlanta..............................1:0011/17 MINNESOTA......................*4:2511/24 Open12/2 NEW ORLEANS (Mon.) .......8:4012/8 at San Francisco.................*4:2512/15 at N.Y. Giants .....................*1:0012/22 ARIZONA............................*4:0512/29 ST. LOUIS............................*4:25
seattleseahawks 2012 Record: 10-6
9/8 at Detroit..............................1:009/15 at Chicago............................1:009/22 CLEVELAND.........................1:009/29 PITTSBURGH (London) .......1:0010/6 Open10/13 CAROLINA...........................1:0010/21 at N.Y. Giants (Mon.) ...........8:4010/27 GREEN BAY..........................8:3011/3 at Dallas................................1:0011/7 WASHINGTON (Thu.) .........8:2511/17 at Seattle ............................*4:2511/24 at Green Bay ......................*1:0012/1 CHICAGO...........................*1:0012/8 at Baltimore........................*1:0012/15 PHILADELPHIA ..................*1:0012/22 at Cincinnati .......................*1:0012/29 DETROIT.............................*1:00
minnesotavikings 2012 Record: 7-9
9/8 at N.Y. Jets...........................1:009/15 NEW ORLEANS...................4:059/22 at New England...................1:009/29 ARIZONA .............................1:0010/6 Open10/13 PHILADELPHIA ....................1:0010/20 at Atlanta..............................1:0010/24 CAROLINA (Thu.).................8:2511/3 at Seattle..............................4:0511/11 MIAMI (Mon.).......................8:4011/17 ATLANTA............................*1:0011/24 at Detroit ............................*1:0012/1 at Carolina..........................*1:0012/8 BUFFALO............................*1:0012/15 SAN FRANCISCO..............*1:0012/22 at St. Louis..........................*1:0012/29 at New Orleans..................*1:00
tampa baybuccaneers 2012 Record: 10-6
9/9 PHILADELPHIA (Mon.) ........7:109/15 at Green Bay........................1:009/22 DETROIT ..............................1:009/29 at Oakland............................4:2510/6 Open10/13 at Dallas................................8:3010/20 CHICAGO ............................1:0010/27 at Denver..............................4:2511/3 SAN DIEGO .........................1:0011/7 at Minnesota (Thu.) .............8:2511/17 at Philadelphia ...................*1:0011/25 SAN FRANCISCO (Mon.)....8:4012/1 N.Y. GIANTS.......................*8:3012/8 KANSAS CITY.....................*1:0012/15 at Atlanta ............................*1:0012/22 DALLAS...............................*1:0012/29 at N.Y. Giants .....................*1:00
washingtonredskins
NFC East NFC South NFC North NFC West
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Todd Boyan
Senior Vice President/General Manager-
Sun Life Stadium
Mark Brockelman
Senior Vice President/Chief Financial And
Administrative Officer
Bill Galante
Senior Vice President of Operations-Davie
Harvey Greene
Senior Vice President of Media Relations
Tery Howard
Senior Vice President-Chief Information
Technology Officer
Claudia Lezcano del Campo
Senior Vice President-
Chief Marketing Officer
Nat Moore
Senior Vice President/Special Advisor
Jim Rushton
Senior Vice President-Chief Revenue Officer
Jason Jenkins
Vice President of Communications
George Torres
Vice President of Ticket Sales and Retention
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MIAMI DOLPHINS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Sun Life Stadium
347 Don Shula Drive
Miami Gardens, FL 33056
(305) 943-8000 - Office • (888) FINS-TIX - Tickets
www.Dolphins.comMIAMI DOLPHNS TRAINING FACILITY
7500 SW 30th Street
Davie, FL 33314
(954) 452-7000
Chairman of the Board/Managing General Partner ..................Stephen M. Ross
Vice-Chairman/Partner ..........................................................................Jorge Perez
Vice-Chairman..................................................................................Donald F. Shula
Partners ......H. Wayne Huizenga, Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan,
Fergie, Serena Williams, Venus Williams
EXECUTIVES
General Manager ..................................................................................Jeff Ireland
Executive Vice President of Football Administration ....................Dawn Aponte
Senior Vice President/General Manager-Sun Life Stadium ..............Todd BoyanSenior Vice President/Chief Financial And Administrative Officer ..............Mark
Brockelman
Senior Vice President of Operations-Davie ........................................Bill Galante
Senior Vice President of Media Relations ....................................Harvey Greene
Senior Vice President-Chief Information Technology Officer ..........Tery Howard
Senior Vice President-Chief Marketing Officer ......Claudia Lezcano del Campo
Senior Vice President/Special Advisor ..................................................Nat Moore
Senior Vice President-Chief Revenue Officer ....................................Jim Rushton
Vice President of Communications ..................................................Jason Jenkins
Vice President of Corporate Partnerships and Integrated Media........Bob Lynch
Vice President of Ticket Sales and Retention..................................George Torres
FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
COACHING
Head Coach ............................................................................................Joe PhilbinAssistant Defensive Backs ....................................................................Blue Adams
Defensive Backs ..................................................................................Lou Anarumo
Assistant Defensive Line ....................................................................Charlie Bullen
Defensive Assistant....................................................................................Jeff Burris
Tight Ends ........................................................................................Dan Campbell
Assistant Linebackers ........................................................................David Corrao
Defensive Coordinator ..........................................................................Kevin Coyle
Linebackers ....................................................................................George Edwards
Assistant Quarterbacks ........................................................................Ben Johnson
Head Strength and Conditioning ......................................................Darren Krein
Assistant Special Teams ..............................................................Marwan Maalouf
Assistant Wide Receivers ............................................................Phil McGeoghan
Assistant Offensive Line ......................................................................Chris Mosley
Running Backs ..........................................................................................Jeff Nixon
Wide Receivers ....................................................................................Ken O’Keefe
Assistant Strength and Conditioning ................................................Dave Puloka
Special Teams Coordinator ..................................................................Darren Rizzi
Defensive Line ....................................................................................Kacy Rodgers
Offensive Coordinator ......................................................................Mike Sherman
Quarterbacks ............................................................................................Zac Taylor
Offensive Line ..........................................................................................Jim Turner
Assistant to the Head Coach....................................................................Jay Kaiser
Executive Assistant to Head Coach ............................................Anne Rodriguez
FOOTBALL SUPPORT
Director of Security ........................................................................Stuart Weinstein
Director of Player Engagement ......................................................Kaleb Thornhill
Director of Team Operations..................................................................Scott Bullis
PLAYER PERSONNEL
Assistant General Manager ..................................................................Brian Gaine
Director of College Scouting ..................................................................Chris Grier
Director of Pro Personnel ..................................................................Anthony Hunt
Assistant Director of College Scouting ................................................Joe Schoen
Assistant Director of Pro Scouting..........................................................Chris Shea
Manager of Football Administration ................................................Ryan HermanCollege Scouts ....................................................Ron Brockington, Adam Engroff,
Ron Labadie, Mike Murphy, Cody Rager, Matt Winston
Pro Scouts......................................................................Adam Howe, Nate Sullivan
Scouting Assistants ........................................................Chris Buford, Max Gruder
Player Personnel Coordinator ............................................................Chase Leshin
Executive Assistants/Football Operations ..............Annie Berger, Irma Gonzalez
ATHLETIC TRAINING
Head Athletic Trainer ..........................................................................Kevin O’Neill
Assistant Athletic Trainer ......................................................................Troy Maurer
Assistant Athletic Trainer ..................................................................Naohisa Inoue
Assistant Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist........................................Jon Andino
EQUIPMENT
Equipment Manager ..............................................................................Joe Cimino
Assistant Equipment Managers ............Steve Guida, Jon Swede, Charlie Thiele
VIDEO
Video Director ............................................................................................Bob Hack
Assistant Video Director ........................................................................Matt Taylor
Video Assistants ......................................................Ninno DePatrick, Chris Plaster
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
BROADCAST OPERATIONS
Broadcast Distribution Manager ..................................................Heather Pearson
Broadcast Technical Manager ................................................................Tomas Ruiz
COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND ALUMNI
Senior Director of Community Relations............................................Ilona Wolpin
Director of Youth Programs..................................................................Twan Russell
Director of Government and Community Affairs ..............................Leslie Nixon
Community Relations Coordinators ........................Jessica Vones, Michelle Beck
Youth Program Coordinator ................................................................Troy DraytonAlumni Relations Manager........................................................................Ann Hake
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
Senior Director of Client Services ..............................................Danielle Sergeant
Director of Corporate Partnerships ................................................Dave Murphey
Client Services Managers ........................................Courtney Baker, Katie Hubert
Client Services Coordinators ................................Rebecca Rowley, Steve Postma
Administrative Assistant ..................................................................Chiana Manley
DIGITAL AND PRINT MEDIA
Senior Director of Digital and Print Media ........................................ Scott Stone
DIGITAL ASSETS & ARCHIVES
Director of Digital Assets and Archives ........................................Kristin Hingston
Digital Assets and Archives Manager ..............................................Andrea Lowry
DOLPHINS CYCLING CHALLENGEChief Executive Officer ................................................................Michael Mandich
Executive Director ....................................................................................Nick Capo
Business and Marketing Manager ................................................Jennifer DeWitt
Events Coordinator ..........................................................................Amanda Chase
Sponsorships Coordinator ................................................................Alec Hamilton
DOLPHINS RADIO NETWORK/INTEGRATED MEDIA GROUP
Director of Corporate Partnerships and Integrated Media ..............Jason Miller
Account Executives ............................Mike Ferriter, Josh Goldblatt, David Rigby
Traffic Manager......................................................................................Allison Eddy
Broadcaster and Programming Manager ............................................Jesse Agler
Content Manager ......................................................................................Jon Cope
Multimedia Host................................................................................John Congemi
Multimedia Producer..........................................................................Logan McCall
Reporter ................................................................................................Tristin Jones
Service and Continuity Coordinator ..............................................Patrick Gaughn
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FIN ASSOCIATES, LLC ..............................................................................Ron Katz
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
General Counsel................................................................................Adam Zissman
Senior Director of Finance ..................................................................Betsy Christy
Director Financial Reporting and Planning ..................................Jeremy Campos
Senior Accountants ............................Dana Guardalabene, Dionne Harris-PierreStaff Accountant ..................................................................................Molly Venters
Accounting Manager/Player Insurance ..................................................Craig Heil
Accounting Coordinator ................................................................Elaine Benjamin
Accounts Payable/Payroll Supervisor ..........................................Fabiana DeCicco
Accounts Payable Specialist ..............................................................Michel Lopez
Finance & Legal Affairs Specialist ..................................................Brandon Shore
Executive Assistant to the CEO ..................................................Kimberly Costello
MIAMI DOLPHINS FOUNDATION
Special Teams Coordinators ....................................Ana Kucera, Christian Setian
HUMAN RESOURCES
Senior Director of Human Resources ..........................................Yolanda Valencia
Human Resources Coordinator ................................................Anis Buonpensiere
Human Resources Recruiter......................................................Samantha Johnson
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Director of Server and Infrastructure Support Services ....................Joe Curbelo
Director of Football Systems Development............................Alexander R. Corris
Network and System Support Manager ........................................Frank Quintana
CRM Systems Development Manager ..............................................Ray Pimienta
Business Intelligence Architect ..................................................Rao Bandarupalli
Telecommunications Specialist ............................................................Bert Estrada
Database Architect ..................................................................................Carl Harris
Programmer Analyst ..........................................................................Joshua Sheetz
Network and System Support Technician......................................Anthony Nunez
Network Support Technician ......................................................Jaime Valderrama
Administrative Support ..........................................................Keri Seiple-Rumaner
MARKETING
Senior Group Director Marketing and Content ............................Wayne Partello
Senior Director of Relationship Marketing and Analytics..............Dennis Wellert
Director of Fan Program Services ......................................................Scott Baynes
Marketing Manager ............................................................................Patrick ArthurCorporate Affairs Manager......................................................Marcus Bach-Armas
Branding and Promotions Coordinator ............................................Sergio Xiques
Graphic Design Manager ............................................................Eddie Fernandez
Graphic Designer ................................................................................Everton Allen
Client Services Coordinator......................................................................Brian Saal
Commercial Video Producer ............................................................Brendan Nieto
Account Coordinators ..........................................Greg Minerva, Vince Pannozzo,
Alex Parker, Brittany Reid
MEDIA RELATIONS
Senior Director of Communications ......................................................Fitz Ollison
Executive Assistant ..............................................................................Gayle Baden
DAVIE OPERATIONS
Facility Security ........................................................................................John Nessl
Senior Facility Engineer ..................................................................Craig FergusonGrounds Superintendent ..................................................................Edwin Lamour
Assistant Groundskeeper..............................................................Brandon Romero
Maintenance Worker........................................................................Ferdinand Titre
Receptionist ..........................................................................................Valerie Tucci
PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS
Senior Director of Programming and Production ................................Jeff Griffith
Senior Director of Cheerleaders and Entertainment ......................Dorie Grogan
Cheerleading Manager............................................................Emily Newton Snow
Entertainment and Events Coordinators ....Katherine Milliken, Jamie Quadrozzi
Assistant Coordinator-Cheerleaders ................................................Ariana Aubert
Senior Producer/Editor ..................................................................Matt Bergbauer
Production and Programming Manager........................................Claudia Castillo
Producer/Editor....................................................................................Ryan Himmel
TICKET SALES AND RETENTION
Director of Premium Seating ........................................................Howard Dorland
Director of Member Retention ................................................................Laura Rick
Director of Regional Sales ..............................................................Chris Gallagher
Director of Business Development ................................................Brooke Smoley
Senior Manager of Executive Suite Services ..............................Frances Martinez
Senior Manager of Premium Seating ..............................................Jarett GrushkaCorporate Development/Miami-Dade ............................................Richard Lopez
Corporate Development/Palm Beach..................................................Clayton Idle
Group Sales Manager ............................................................................David Mack
Group Sales Team Leader....................................................................Brian Travers
Account Managers, Premium Seating ..................Adam Geiger, Ruben Cabrera,
Ryan Sollazzo
Dolphins Prime Services Manager ..................................Lizette Garcia Del Prado
Executive Suites Sales Manager ......................Christian LaCapra, Aaron Puckett
Senior Account Executives.................... ..........Conway Bennett, Thomas Eugene
Account Executives ........Charlo Alexandre, Katheryn Byrne, Benjamin Greaves,
Michael Hartline, Edwin Hernandez, Maxwell Inouye,
Andrew Kukay, Hunter Latour, John Mankin,
Mike Morgan, Kenneth Stolberg, Jonathan Towbin
Member Retention Team Leader ......................................................Kenya Wilson
Member Retention Representatives ............Claudia Doyle, Michael Hernandez,
Deandra Paul, ................................................................................Amber SchooleyBusiness Development Coordinator............................................Madison Connell
Premium Seating Coordinator ..................................................Kelly Jones-Nieves
TICKET OPERATIONS
Director of Ticket Operations-Stadium Events ....................................Brett Annis
Director of Ticket Operations-Miami Dolphins..........................Adam Summerell
Ticket Operations Managers ................................Chiara Deluca, Wesley Serrato
Ticket Operations Coordinator ........................................................Ephraim Perez
SUN LIFE STADIUM
ENGINEERING
Chief Engineer ......................................................................................Rick Schaffer
Assistant Chief Engineer ........................................................................Todd Ellzey
HVAC Mechanic..............................................................................Roger Reinsvold
Mechanic Supervisor ............................................................................Ivan Capeles
Electrician ............................................................................................Richard HarrisMaintenance Workers ..................Simon Blucher, Eugene Raymonvil, Ron Reely
EVENT SALES
Senior Director of Event Sales and Marketing ................................Jorge Naranjo
Special Events Manager ....................................................................Cara Cambria
Event Sales Managers ....Marcelo Essabba, Michael Miranda, Ricardo Ordonez
Event Sales Servicing Coordinator................................Amanda Rodrigues Smith
GROUNDS
Senior Director of Grounds................................................................Alan Sigwardt
Senior Manager of Field Operations ........................................Thomas Wilson III
Assistant Head Groundskeeper II ..........................................................Tim Collins
Assistant Head Groundskeeper I ........................................................Eric Williams
GUEST SERVICES
Senior Director of Guest Services ..............................................Reginald Sperling
Senior Manager of Guest Services ............................................Gwen McCormickSenior Member Services Representative ........................................Charles Moore
Member Services Representatives ......Rebecca Wright, Adrian Garcia-Cortazar
Receptionists ..................................................Shane Handelsman, Johany Peralta
OPERATIONS
Senior Director of Operations ........................................................Aaron Haviland
Director of Parking ..................................................................................Alan Riano
Director of Operations ..........................................................................Frank Losito
Parking Operations Manager ............................................................Donald Rubio
Office Manager ....................................................................................Heidi Alfassa
Set-Up Crew Supervisor ........................................................................Tommy Bell
Set-Up Crew................................Withfield Blucher, Devon Fletcher, Jason Lowry
Stadium Operations Coordinator ..........................................Richard Cumberland
Mail Room ..............................................................................................Mark Leone
Administrative Assistant ..................................................................Margaret Deeb
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every Monday through Friday on
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except for the bye week. The column is post-
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When is the last time the Miami Dolphins
had an elite safety? My mind races back
through the years and, to be perfectly hon-
est, I have to go all the way back to the ’70s
with Jake Scott and Dick Anderson to find a
top-shelf player at that position.
Brock Marion made the Pro Bowl oneyear, but really didn’t do much other than
that. Glenn Blackwood had some quality
games in the ’80s and Louis Oliver was pret-
ty good in the ’90s. But elite? Not really. And
that’s about it, clearly an area that has been
void of superior talent for much of this fran-
chise’s existence.
Until now.
Reshad Jones is about to change all of
that. After watching him grow as a player,
after evaluating what he did a season ago, it
is clear to me and many others that Jones is
on the doorstep of something very special.
What better indication of that than the
new four-year contract extension Jones
signed during training camp? That really says
all you need to know.
“I went out last year and showed I’m one
of the elite safeties in this game and I just
want to continue to show that,” Jones said. “I
definitely have the ball rolling in the right
direction.”
Various services that evaluate such things
had Jones ranked among the top five
safeties in the league last season. You look atthe numbers and they scream productivity:
94 tackles, four interceptions, two forced
fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
But you’ve got to go further than merely
statistics to properly see what type of player
Jones is becoming. You have to look closely
at some of the plays he made. You’ve got to
examine his work ethic, his knowledge of the
game and an inner confidence that has noth-
ing to do with being cocky.
How about that interception last season
against Buffalo? “I still can’t believe I made
that play,” Jones said. “I do things some-
times and ask: How did I do that?”
How about the one-handed interception
of a Tom Brady pass? “For me to pick off Tom
Brady, a future Hall of Famer, now, that was
special,” Jones said.
Clearly, though, the thing I like most is
that, based on all appearances, the best is
yet to come.
Jones is entering his fourth season. He is
only 25 years old. He has emerged as a bona
fide leader of this defense.Listen to his secondary coach, Lou
Anarumo: “The guy has done everything we
have asked him to do. He has excellent ball
skills. He’d be a heck of a wide receiver. I
don’t want to pin potential greatness on
anyone. But, with this player, he has a
chance.”
Jones looks around the league and sees
some outstanding safeties. But it is perennial
All-Pro Ed Reed after whom he likes to pat-
tern himself. Because of Reed’s smarts.
Because of his versatility. Because of all the
big plays he makes.
“A lot of people say I have the potential
to be another Ed Reed,” Jones said. “I just
want to keep it going.”
Jones is a crucial component in this
Dolphins defense. The front seven figures to
be as potent as any front seven in the league.
The cornerbacks, most of them new, have a
nice mixture of experience and youth. But it
is important to have a quarterback in the sec-
ondary, somebody to recognize what is hap-
pening, somebody who leads by exampleand provides a real comfort zone that the
back of the defense is well covered.
We have seen far too many times in the
past how poor play at safety can ruin an oth-
erwise solid defensive effort. We have seen
missed tackles and botched interceptions.
We have seen so many safeties come and go.
But we have really never seen a player
with an upside as great as Jones.
“It’s all about being consistent,” he says.
“I know I can play this game at a high level. I
just want to do it every down. I’ve really
become comfortable at breaking down for-
mations, seeing plays before they happen
and knowing exactly where to position myself
before the ball is snapped.”
This season, for Jones, is all about taking
his game to the next level, about further
cementing his reputation, about refining his
game and, most importantly, about making
game-changing plays.
Veteran cornerback Brent Grimes has
seen a lot of quality safeties during his six
years in the league. He has played with some
and has watched some from a distance. Buthe knows a good player when he sees one
and it just took him one offseason program
and a few weeks of training camp to know
what Rashad Jones is all about.
“Some of the things he does is really
impressive,” Grimes said. “If you are looking for
a true safety that has the entire set of skills you
need in a player, then you are looking at him.
“He has a chance to be really special.”
And for this franchise to have a safety like
that is long overdue.
Finally, a secure safety net
Reshad Jones likes to pattern his gameafter perennial All-Pro Ed Reed.
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