They kept Channing Crowder at MLB and have veteran Joey Porter at WLB.Starters at the beginning of the season: SLB, Reggie Torbor, MLB Channing Crowder, and WLB Joey Porter.Starter half way through the season: SLB, Akin Ayodele, MLB Channing Crowder and WLB, Joey Porter, but if Porter goes down with an injury look for Charlie Anderson to step in. Defensive tackleJason Ferguson started one game before going on injured reserve, but he has a lot of experience just like Keith Traylor a couple years ago. Look for Randy Starks (picked up from Tennessee) or veteran Vonnie Holiday to battle for the other DT position.Starters at the beginning of the season: Jason Ferguson and Vonnie Holiday.Starter half way through the season: Look for Randy Starks to fill in for the injury-plagued Jason Ferguson and Vonnie Holiday stay healthy. CornerbackThey still have Will Allen, Michael Lehan, Travis Daniels, and Andre Goodman from last season, but they brought in Nathan Jones from Dallas to add depth in Special Teams.Starters at the beginning of the season: Will Allen and Michael Lehan.Starter half way through the season: Will Allen and Travis Daniels. SafetyIf Jason Allen can’t get the job done, look for free-agent signee Chris Crocker from Atlanta to step in. Yeremiah Bell had no INTs last season at FS and that frightens Bill Parcells That is why he brought in Keith Davis from Dallas. I see a theme growing here!Starters at the beginning of the season: SS Jason Allen and FS Yeremiah Bell.Starter half way through the season: SS Jason Allen and FS Keith Davis. Special TeamsKicker Jay Feely is back and so is second year pro Brandon Fields. Fields averaged 43.2 per punt and was a seventh rounder, at least they did one thing right Also, look for the Dolphins to insert Ted Ginn Jr. as kick returner once again. Projected RecordSince they added some players this offseason that will help their team, especially the players from the Cowboys, I see them finishing 6-10.
There divison will be harder with the Patriots looking to go undefeated. The Jets, at least will be .500 and the Bills will be decent. Don’t get to excited Dolphins fans! It is alot better than last season. . #26 Tim ‘The Maine-iac’ Sylvia (6′8 260 pounds)the 32 year-old Sylvia is the former UFC heavyweight champion He has compiled a 24-4 record. He has noteworthy wins over Andre Arlovski, Ben Rothwell and Brandon Vera. All 4 of his losses have come against top tier opponents (Frank Mir, Randy Couture, Andre Arlovski, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira). Sylvia recently signed with Affliction and will be fighting Fedor Emelianenko on July 19th A win over Emelianenko could vault Sylvia into my top 20.
#25 Dan ‘Hollywood’ Henderson (6′1 183 pounds)The 37 yeard-old former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion has compiled a 22-7 record. He has lost his last two fights to Anderson Silva and Quinton Jackson. He has noteworthy wins over Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort, Renzo Gracie and Murilo Rua.Henderson is still signed with the UFC, but at this time he does not have an opponent scheduled for his next fight. #24 Ken ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Man’ Shamrock (6′1 235 pounds) The 44 year-old Shamrock would be ranked higher if he had decided to retire six years ago when he lost for the first time versus Tito Ortiz, but he kept fighting. Shamrock is a big name in this sport, but he is typically over hyped in rankings because he has fought since the 1st UFC event. Shamrock recently lost to Robert Berry at Cage Rage 25, it was his 5th consecutive loss. #23 Tito Ortiz ‘Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ (6′2 205 pounds)The 33 year old Ortiz is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion He has a record of 15-6 overall.