Training Camp - Day 7 (updated frequently)

Love the kool-aid, Home SuperBowl 2010! ;)
Thanks again for sharing your photos with us.

Well, excitement today as the Dolphins prepare for their 'stand-up' scrimmage. Does that mean the scrimmage is a good person? Is it just me or isn't a stand-up scrimmage the same thing as regular practice?

Some highlights of the morning practice:

• Ok, let's not kid ourselves, there were no highlights, other than Gibril Wilson finally getting his name in the papers. It sounds like the Dolphins struggled mightily today with everyone dropping passes and that Pat White regressed back to inaccuracy.
• According to Edgar Thompson, PBP: "While working on punt block, CB Will Allen came close to joining Roth with an injured groin. Allen took a punt below the belt and ended up doubled over on the ground. Took him awhile to shake it off."
• I disagree with Omar's contention that Randy Starks isn't being given an opportunity in Training Camp. Coach Sparano said that Starks was competing for a starting job. How more blatant can a statement be? The fact is, they know what Starks can do. They don't know what McDaniel can do, so he's getting the majority of reps right now, with Merling, someone who got fewer reps than Starks in 2008, in 2nd position. That will all change next week. In fact, a lot of positions will change next week. I fully expect the receivers line-up to continue to be shuffled, with Turner, Hartline, London, etc getting an opportunity with the ones. That's the way it works. They are far more likely to give a defensive player time with the ones up front because the offense takes a bit longer to get comfortable with.
  

Scrimmage getting ready to start. Local Beat Superfan, HSB 2010, is there and snapping photos.

• That T-Pain version of the Dolphins fight song is complete and utter crap. No wonder his initials are T.P.!

Live Action

• Reportedly more than 3,000 fans again. Word is, HSB was there at 8am sipping on his koolaid mug.
• The media was not allowed to use cameras/phones/laptops, so no updates live from them.
• Why is everyone so surprised that Jason Taylor has 'impressed' in camp. This isn't some scrub, this is Jason Taylor.
• See photo above - they have bouncy castles set up. A fiver says Pat White gets one through the window...
  

• Ok, scrimmage details:
  
• Jason Taylor had 2 sacks and a hurry. (Jeff Darlington)
• Cameron Wake had one sack and was in the backfield a lot.
• Patrick Cobbs had a 45 yd TD off a screen pass.
• Henne threw two TDs including a 35yd one to Brian Hartline, who beat Vontae Davis on the play.
• Well, I say 35 yards, but that's Edgar's numbers. Berardino said it was 40. Armando said it was 65!! What?!?
  
• Sean Smith fared better, not getting fooled on a trick play, an option pass from Ted Ginn to Ronnie Brown. Smith used his size and leaping ability to intercept the pass.
• They apparently dropped Paul Soliai back in coverage on the same play (according to Mike Berardino). Maybe they are trying to get him to lose another ten pounds. ;)
• Pennington was 1 for 6 for 13 yds according to Berardino -update- Berardino now says Pennington was 5 for 14. Armando said he was 10 for 20.
• Armando also said "Ted Ginn Jr. failed to complete his only pass on the flea flicker from the 34 yard line. Henne tossed to Ginn coming around, who scrambled and threw to Ronnie Brown down the right sideline in the end zone." That's not a flea-flicker, Armando!
  
• Erik Walden had a sack and an eye-popping hit in open space as well. I was watching the second game vs the Pats last year the other day. It was Walden's first game after being signed three days earlier. He made 3.5 special teams tackles that game. This guy is a keeper, IMO.