BenSims

Sep 1

Tight end is a conundrum entering the opener.

Of the four on the roster, only one (Greg Dulcich) is ready to play in a game. Ben Sims continues to battle turf toe; Will Kacmarek is week to week with a lower-body injury; and rookie Seydou Traore and is raw and doesn't look particularly playable at the moment. The Dolphins likely need to add another tight end before the opener, unless Sims and Kacmarek get healthy quickly.

Alain Poupart·Jul 31

The offense with Willis at quarterback clearly was sharper. By our count, he was 6-for-10 passing with one or two touchdowns. One of those was a completion in the back of the end zone to rookie wide receiver @Caleb Douglas where he made a one-handed grab, though it may have been out of bound. None of three officials was in position to make a call on the play and, shocker, offensive players were quick to sIgnal touchdowns while the defensive players were motioning as an incomplete pass. Regardless, this clearly was a better performance for Willis, though this isn't to say we should be putting him in the Hall of Fame just yet. It simply was an improvement over the first two days. Just like the first two days weren't nowhere near enough reason for concern or panic. As we've written before, we need to maintain perspective when it comes to the Dolphins' new starting quarterback. In addition to having more success passing, Willis also got to show off his running skills on a couple of QB keepers in this practice. That was highlighted by a touchdown run from inside the 10-yard line. The undisputed touchdown came on a pass to tight end Ben Sims, who had another catch from Willis. There were no "wow" throws by Willis on this day, though he did have a nice back-shoulder completion to Douglas, but the offense clearly was more efficient with him than either of the previous two days. Willis was intercepted once, but that one wasn't totally on him because it occurred when linebacker Tyrel Dodson made contact with rookie right end Will Kacmarek as he attempted to catch a pass over the middle. The one negative perhaps was that Willis' final three passes were incomplete, but one of those came when Douglas dropped a pass near the sideline.