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Lets
face
some
facts,
the
Miami
Dolphins
offense
was
built
around
Ricky
Williams.
They
traded
for a
new
quarterback,
A.J.
Feeley,
but he
is no
better
than
incumbent
Jay
Fiedler.
In fact,
reports
out of
Miami
say that
Sage
Rosenfels
has
looked
the best
in camp
to date.
Sure
they had
a decent
set of
pass
catchers
in Chris
Chambers,
David
Boston
and
Randy
McMichael,
but one
of those
keys has
been
snapped
in the
lock.
So lets
take
look at
why you
shouldn’t
draft
anyone
for the
Dolphins.
Quarterbacks
Miami
currently
has four
quarterbacks
in
training
camp,
A.J.
Feeley,
Jay
Fielder,
Sage
Rosenfels
and
Clint
Stoerner.
When
considering
the
group
you have
to throw
Stoerner
out
since he
will
probably
be cut
before
camp is
over and
Rosenfels
will
probably
end up
carrying
the
clipboard
all
season.
Fiedler
has the
most
experience
but he
has
never
thrown
for more
than 20
touchdowns
in a
season.
He is
Mr.
Steady
but do
you
really
want him
as the
starter
on your
fantasy
team?
The
Dolphins
knew
that
Fielder
was
limited
so they
traded
for A.J.
Feeley.
Feeley
reminds
me of
Scott
Mitchell,
a backup
who
looks
great in
spot-starts
but when
he
becomes
the
starter
he will
fall on
his
face.
The
Dolphins
traded a
No.2
pick for
him so
he
should
win the
starting
job over
Fiedler
but I
wouldn’t
even
draft
him if
only him
and
Kordell
Stewart
were
left on
the
board.
Running
Backs
Currently
the fish
only
have two
pure
running
backs on
their
roster,
Travis
Minor
and
Leonard
Henry.
They
also
have
Robert
Konrad
and
Sammy
Morris
but they
are
considered
full
backs in
the
two-back
offense.
Henry, a
second-year
pro out
of East
Carolina,
had
exactly
zero
carries
for zero
yards in
his
rookie
season.
Based on
this
fact,
Minor is
the
defacto
starter.
Minor
has been
a
third-down
back for
most of
his
career
and
asking
him to
carry
the load
for an
entire
season
is
asking a
lot. To
put this
into the
correct
context,
Ricky
Williams
had 392
carries
last
year;
Minor
has 144
carries
for his
entire
career.
Minor
will be
a better
receiver
than
Williams
but the
wear and
tear of
an
entire
season
will
take a
toll on
his
numbers.
Don’t be
surprised
if he
comes
out of
the gate
strong
but he
isn’t
worth
owning
over the
long
run.
So why
shouldn’t
you own
him?
His fast
start
might
lead you
to
believe
that you
have a
solid
point
contributor
but when
the
fantasy
playoffs
come you
will
have a
mediocre
back at
best. If
you do
get him,
hope he
starts
strong
and
trade
him
after
the
first 4
weeks.
Wide
Receivers
With the
loss of
David
Boston,
the
Dolphins
have two
legitimate
pass
catching
threats;
Chris
Chambers
and
Randy
McMichael.
The
other
receivers
on the
roster,
Derrius
Thompson,
Kendall
Newson,
Terrance
Wilkins,
Marvin
“Snoop”
Minnis,
Sam
Simmons
and J.R.
Tolver,
have
never
proven
that
they can
produce.
Chris
Chambers
has been
spectacular
at times
and is
coming
off of
his most
productive
season
ever (64
receptions
for 963
yards
and 11
touchdowns)
but all
that was
done
with
Fielder
as the
quarterback.
Also,
his
production
from
last
year
will
force
teams to
make
sure
that
they
double-cover
him. I
expect
him to
be less
productive
this
year and
maybe
get
about ½
the
touchdowns
he had
in 2003.
McMichael
was a
top-ten
tight
end last
year but
most of
his
receptions
came off
of
play-action-passes
and with
no
running
game the
defense
won’t
bite so
easily.
Kickers
and
Defense
Olindo
Mare
returns
as the
kicker
but the
lack of
offense
will
cost him
opportunities
and he
should
set a
new
career
low for
points
scored
in 2004.
The
Defense
has
always
been
solid
but the
offense
will
have
them on
the
field
more and
Zach
Thomas
is
recovering
from
knee
surgery.
Let
someone
else
draft
the
Dolphins
kicker
and
defense
since
they
will
probably
be
drafted
based on
reputation.
If you
have any
comments
on this
article
feel
free to
contact
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