I've never been a fan of the tuck rule. I'm not sure outside of NE Patriot Fans you can find one decent NFL Fan supporting this ridiculous rule. The rule says that a QB attempting to "tuck' a football from a throwing position who fumbles, hasn't really fumbled. It was so silly that it had rarely ever been called before the famous call in NE that sent the Patriots to a superbowl and the Raiders home scratching their heads. I guess that is the good news. The bad news, the braintrust ruled that a RB can't lead with the crown of their helmets. Seriously? Did Goodell and Company just break into the US Senate over the weekend and steal all their stupid pills?This is one of those stupid rules where a RB is going to do it every time and it will only be called where, and when, the guys in stripes feel like it. Can anyone imagine a RB going into a goal line pile with his head up? How about when he gets to the 2nd level and there's a LB there to greet him...you think he's going into that head up? I'm curious as to how their going to teach the Refs to call this.

     FA - Miami now has a gaping hole at LT and really need to sign Eric Winston. Winston isn't flashy and is at best a journeyman. But he has been a starter since 2007 which puts him at the head of the line right now. The problem might be a demand issue: Miami isn't the only team interested. I think the re-signing of Nate Garner is one of those break-glass-in-case-of-emergency signings because he can play the tackle position. Neither you, me, nor Ryan Tannehill are hoping that happens. Other FA in for a visit include Jet's OG Brandon Moore. He's a solid veteran which will push John Jerry. Jerry always seems to need a fire under his largess to play at a high level.

     This might sound wierd but the top of my wish list right now are 3 guys that currently have no interest from Miami. John Abraham, Dwight Freeney and Elvis Dumervil. All of these guys would make excellent pass rushing specialists to complement Cameron Wake. With Dumervil entering the market and not happy with the offer from the Broncos it has suddenly become a buyers market. Don't discount that a solid pass rush from the other side will instantly improve our secondary. There were games last year when they doublled/tripled Wake and the QB was untouched. Our secondary didn't fare well in those games. Signing one of these guys to a 1 year deal would instantly upgrade the pass rush.

Cap space: Miami still has about 14 million in cap space with another 7 million after June 1. Last year's rookie class counted about 2.4 million against the 2012 cap so you can figure slightly more this year due to more picks. With that said, there's still plenty of room to sign a couple more guys that could make an immediate impact. Personally, I'd love to see a CB and LT signed from the veteran ranks. Then, if room, a DE. All 3 would be like hitting the trifecta and the Kentucky Derby. In any case, our off-season started with a bang and is still fairly hot in terms of "what ifs" that might happen. Stay tuned and ..oh yeah...Go PHINS!!!!!  Just because I want to leave you with a smile on your face, here's a photo I found on the web this week.

The Miami Dolphins came out swinging when free agency started and have added much needed speed and youth to an already young roster.

Pittsburgh WR Mike Wallace had long been a major target for the Dolphins, as the Dolphins were in dire need of a young wide receiver that could take the top off a defense.  30 minutes after the free agency period started, Wallace was a Dolphin, and a major need had been addressed.

The next 2 moves by the Dolphins caught most people off guard as Miami added LB Darnelle Ellerbe of Baltimore and LB Phillip Wheeler of Oakland.  They replace LB Karlos Dansby and LB Kevin Burnett, both in there 30's and both would have counted heavily against the cap in 2014.  The continuing theme here is the Dolphins not only add talent, but they continue to get younger.

Miami missed out on landing TE Jared Cook of Tennessee to St. Louis and ended up losing TE Anthony Fasano to Kansas City, but did come back and made a very nice move in signing former New York Jet TE Dustin Keller to a one year deal.  Keller gives Miami that tight end that can threaten the seem of a defense and gives QB Ryan Tannehill one more weapon in the passing game.

The Dolphins added one more piece to the wide receiver core with the addition of WR Brandon Gibson of St. Louis.  Gibson gives the Dolphins a very solid number 3-4 wide receiver and it will allow the Dolphins to run more 3 & 4 wide receiver sets and be able to put talented wide receivers on the field.

Miami has addressed a good bit of their needs via free agency, and could address more in the coming weeks.  OLT Jake Long was considered a goner as he was looking for 10-11 million/per year.  Most thought that this would be hard to get considering that Long has not been able to finish the last 2 years of the season due to injury.  Also, his play has dropped a level due to the injuries he was trying to play thru.  After spending 3 days in St.Louis with the Rams, Long did not get the type of money he thought would be offered, and is now back in Miami and the Dolphins are working to try to bring Jake back into the fold, but at the price they want Jake at in this time in his career.  He can still be a very good OLT, a top 10 player.  But he is no longer the BEST OLT in the game and his injury history is a concern.  That said, getting Long back in the fold would allow the Dolphins to not have to address this position in the draft and keep a young, good football player on the roster.

The overall theme of free agency for Miami has been to add young talent in their prime.  And the Dolphins have done this, as Wallace is 26 years old, Ellerbe is 27 years old, Wheeler is 28 years old and Gibson is 25 years old.

There has been criticism in some camps of what the Dolphins have done, as I have seen comments from the site Rotoworld.com of Dream Team 2, which I think is ridiculous.  NFL Network personnel Jamie Dukes and Warren Sapp have been critical as well as Charlie Casserly.  That has been the theme with the media and the Dolphins for the last few years it seems.  At the end of the day, I believe the Dolphins have done a nice job, but the Dolphins have to mend this talent and win in 2013.  IF Miami wins, all this criticism will go away.

The Dolphins came into free agency with a plan and they have for the most part executed that plan.  QB Ryan Tannehill needed weapons, and the Dolphins have given him weapons, as the wide receiver corp has pretty much been re made.  A TE that could threaten the seem of a defense was needed, and the Dolphins added that for Tannehill as well.  The Dolphins need Tannehill to take the next step, and he now has the weapons on the outside to help his progress.

Miami could look to add a veteran cornerback and maybe a pass rusher, as this is a buyer market.  The process continues for Miami, and in my opinion, the Dolphins have done a nice job of using free agency to agment the talent on this roster.