• Players have raved about Kory Sheets, and if he's impressive on kickoff returns he will put serious heat on Lex Hilliard for the No. 4 running back job. Though Patrick Cobbs said he's not 100 percent after last year's knee injury, Sparano emphasized recently how much he was missed. With Ted Ginn Jr. now in San Francisco, Cobbs might end up handling kickoffs again, as he did early last year.

• Don't be certain the fifth receiver is on the roster. Not only is injured Patrick Turner uncertain about his status for camp, but a teammate said Turner previously hasn't shown the urgency or work ethic of the other receivers. Two teammates were skeptical about him sticking long-term. Ryan Grice-Mullen has a legitimate chance.

• There's good competition among the defensive front seven, where Miami began last season with seven linemen and nine linebackers. Eleven jobs appear secure; Tony McDaniel is likely a 12th.

That leaves potentially two linebackers to choose among Quentin Moses (good chance), Erik Walden (special teams value), seventh-rounders Austin Spitler and Chris McCoy (Spitler has drawn more positive reviews), and J.D. Folsom (Dolphins people say he's improved). Of those, Spitler and Folsom play inside linebacker, where four players are ahead of them; Miami kept only three to start 2009

• Don't be certain the fifth receiver is on the roster. Not only is injured Patrick Turner uncertain about his status for camp, but a teammate said Turner previously hasn't shown the urgency or work ethic of the other receivers. Two teammates were skeptical about him sticking long-term. Ryan Grice-Mullen has a legitimate chance.

And they already have 3 ilb's in Dobbins, Dansby and Crowder.

I think Folsom lands on the practice squad along with Spitler. Miami is going to carry 4 ILB's after what happened last season.

I think at OLB you're looking at Wake, Misi, Anderson, Moses and McCoy.

Not sure Folsom can go on the PS.

Sheets is far more explosive.

If that's the case, it shouldn't be a competition.

I think Folsom lands on the practice squad along with Spitler. Miami is going to carry 4 ILB's after what happened last season.

I think at OLB you're looking at Wake, Misi, Anderson, Moses and McCoy.

Ryan Grice-Mullen is in a good position. He and Bess will be a very deadly pair in the slot. They possibly could be more dangerous then Welker and Edelman.



You forgot Edds.

I think we stick with 3 ILB's PR, the backup will be Dobbins or Crowder, so we have plenty of depth.

Hilliard is a ST ace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuFl248NsUg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT0tHb-m ... re=related

Yeah, not explosive at all...

Sheets does not have any NFL highlights except for this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaxA7bmUF_k

But you're telling me Lex Hilliard is capable of this?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhoP5LhoR0w

Sheets does not have any NFL highlights except for this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaxA7bmUF_k

But you're telling me Lex Hilliard is capable of this?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhoP5LhoR0w

Too much hype for a kid from some other scrub teams practice squad.

.....where would Channing fit?

A lot of people thought he could be a Barry Sanders type of runner.

Well then there are a lot of idiots.

49ers fans were UP-SET when they put him on the PS and Miami picked him up. A lot of people thought he could be a Barry Sanders type of runner.

I've had convo's with him on twitter, and the only thing that worries me is that he does not seem very committed.

BTW, I hate your new sig. How could those 'mm mm good!'s taint themselves with those colors? Gross.....

....it be a shame to loose 1 of hilliard,cobbs,or sheets for nothing

Face it iowa, the guy is explosive. He's not Barry Sanders, but the guy has game.

I still have to take Iowas side here... I mean very little tape was provided to show any sort of explosiveness, and the videos that were provided he wasn't doing anything that a NFL RB shouldn't be doing anyways.

This is the highest level of football you can get to, if you can't pull off big runs and amazing moves, then you shouldn't be here.

I think it depends on what happens with Brown. There are indications that he may not be back. With Williams on the downside of his career I think they keep all of them. Hilliard could actually help himself more if he could double as a FB. But, IMO, Brown is gone after this year.