(David Blake) Of all the moves that Bill Parcells has made with the Dolphins he will always be judged for taking LT Jake Long over QB Matt Ryan at the overall #1 draft position in 2008 NFL Draft. Most analysts thought Long was the safe pick but not the correct pick as you just do not pass up on a franchise quarterback if you lack one. The Dolphins had not had a franchise quarterback since Dan the Man, but an argument could be made for Jay Fiedler’s leadership and smarts. Parcells hoped to balance that out by drafting QB Chad Henne in the 2nd round.

(JP Correia) Ever since Bill Parcells, Jeff Ireland and Tony Sparano took over this franchise, the Miami Dolphins have prided themselves on running the football with authority and stopping the run. A big piece of that ambition was Bill Parcells’ first Free Agent Acquisition as Dolphin VP, Justin Smiley. Smiley has been arguably Miami’s most consistent and reliable interior offensive lineman since arriving and has given Miami leadership on a very young and inexperienced offense and offensive line. The problem though with Smiley, just as it had been in San Francisco, is that he cannot stay healthy.

Zach Thomas was allowed to sign a one day contract on Thursday with the Miami Dolphins and then retired a Miami Dolphin. To Zach it was an honor to retire with the team that he poured his heart into for 12 years, but we fans consider the honor all ours. He is that beloved and we appreciate the excitement and hard work that he gave our Dolphins each and every day that he wore aqua and orange.

(Excerpt: “Obviously, Brady is still the class of the division.  However, depth may be a concern.  Depth is not, however, a concern with the Dolphins, as they enter into camp with the best depth in the division and a rising star in Henne (12 tds, 14 ints, 60% cp, 75 .2 QB rating).  Sanchez, (12 tds, 20 ints, 53.8% cp,   63 QB rating) gets more hype but has yet to live up to it consistently.”)

This is Phinfever.com’s complete Miami Dolphins coverage of the 2010 NFL Draft.

(David Blake) You all read my blog last week when I critized the Dolphins brass for not taking the #1 WR position seriously.  I do understand … Bill Parcells does not like Prima Donna wide receivers, and Dez Bryant is all ready one of those type of receivers despite not playing in a single NFL game. I am also sure that the NFL is short on selfless playmakers such as WR Andre Johnson. And do not think I was on the Anquon Boldin bus, because I applaud the Dolphins for not trading for him.

(Tony Simmons) The 2010 NFL Draft is now 25 days away, and as we get closer to the draft the smoke is getting REAL heavy in regards to who teams are interested in, LEGITIMATELY interested in.

(David Grotefend) The Bloodfest is over, the initial surge as the most coveted free agents are courted by their prospective new employers. Now teams glean over the remaining talent pool, adding an element here or there, but sort of in a holding ‘wait and see’ mode. Of course, as a Dolphin fan I wanted to grade them all ‘F’s, but that wouldn’t be true or fair.