| Our Football insiders for NFL Picks report that the | | | | of Ricky Williams who rushed for 1,121 yards and |
| Miami Dolphins are truly a team on the up rise and one | | | | Ronnie Brown who is coming back from a foot injury |
| of the NFL teams to watch for the 2010 NFL season. | | | | in the 2009 season. |
| The Miami Dolphins ran an unconventional wildcat | | | | The Dolphin defense struggled last year against the |
| offense last year that no one in the league could solve | | | | pass and the rush ranked 22nd in total yards. Their |
| as they had one of the NFL's best rushing attacks | | | | pass defense was a disaster ranked 29th in the |
| ranked 4th in 2009. With a solid rushing attack, the | | | | league which caused the firing of defensive |
| Dolphins will look to Chad Henne who was named the | | | | coordinator Paul Pasqualoni and in with their new |
| starter by default when Chad Pennington was injured | | | | coordinator Mike Nolan. The Dolphins made an overall |
| to be their quarterback of the future. | | | | of changes on this side of the ball getting rid of |
| Chad Henne went 7-7 as a starter while throwing 12 | | | | cornerback Will Allen and safety Gibril Wilson as they |
| touchdowns and 14 interceptions in his 1st year as a | | | | will rely on second year cornerbacks Vontae Davis |
| starter for the Dolphins who were ranked 20th in | | | | and Sean Smith to take over a secondary that |
| passing. The Dolphins made one of the biggest impact | | | | allowed a total of 57 completions of 20 yards or more. |
| moves on offense this off season by getting receiver | | | | Miami was ranked 18th against the run and may suffer |
| Brandon Marshall from the Denver Broncos who | | | | early in the season without nose tackle Jason |
| comes to Miami catching at least 100 passes per | | | | Ferguson who was suspended for the first eight |
| season the last three years while scoring 23 | | | | games although new outside linebacker Karlos Dansby |
| touchdowns during that span. Marshall makes Miami's | | | | should close some holes for their rush defense. |
| offense a threat on every down with the combination | | | | |