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One sure mark of a good team is its record. Another sign of a good team before the wins and losses start getting hung in the standings is the level of competition for jobs.

But a year ago, Parcells also knew this: the Dolphins didn't have enough to field the kind of 3-4 defense he popularized in the 1980s as head coach of the New York Giants.

UM looking for Wildcat pointers? - Joey Porter & Jason Taylor had their hands in the ground during package that featured Randy Starks and Phillip Merling as the down linemen.

Some players, such as Dolphins fiery linebacker Joey Porter wear their emotions on their sleeves.

With the training camp roster now pretty much set, the Dolphins coaching staff is analyzing which players it plans to utilize in special teams situations.

Twitter Dolphins OTA camp report [Updated again and again and again and ... ] The Dolphins are conducting their first public OTA day of the offseason.

This offseason the Miami Dolphins have used a lot of the team's resources to beefup the defense, and there's a very simple explanation why.

The Miami Dolphins drafted a pair of elite cornerbacks who I believe will become starters as rookies.

Dolphins fans probably wouldn't mind seeing Jason Taylor return to the team in 2009, but there could be a very good reason the team doesn't - Cameron Wake.

Can't wait to see Cameron Wake. He must really be something. Either that, or we'll be seeing Jason Taylor here again soon.

The Dolphins invested three draft picks in defensive ends last year, and there are six outside linebacker projects - Matt Roth, Charlie Anderson, Cameron Wake, Quentin Moses, Tearrius George and Erik Walden; presently on the roster.

Even though the Miami Dolphins went into the 2008 draft withwhat appeared to be atroubling shortage of skilled wide receivers,the Dolphinsdidn't select one in that entire draft, even though they had the opportunity to select the first receiver in that draft class with the 32nd pick.

This is one of the real great times of the year. We have been doing our homework and the draft is coming right at us.

The Miami Dolphins haven't ruled out re-signing defensive end Jason Taylor, but the interest level doesn't seem high.

The Miami Dolphins began the "voluntary" offseason conditioning program today, starting the journey to getting coach Tony Sparano's players in peak shape for the 2009 season.

The Dolphins were No. 8 in the league in sacks last season, and the coaching staff is eager to put even more pressure on opposing quarterbacks this year.

Twitter What's so special about special teams? Everyone remembers last offseason the Dolphins spent a lot of time and resouces during free agency improving their special teams.

Before the presidential election, Dolphins owner H. Wayne Huizenga said he might rush the sale of an additional 45 percent of the team to co-owner Stephen Ross to avoid increased capital gains taxes that might ...

Seems like the Dolphins' remarkable turnaround has put the team in a strong position to build during the off-season. The Dolphins have signed CFL stud Cameron Wake, Adam Schefter of the NFL Network reports .

Jeff Ireland's turn over every rock approach benefited the team in 2008 because it allowed the Dolphins to discover a few hidden gems worth developing.