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  • Plaxico Burress wants to workout for the Dolphins; Dolphins don’t want Plaxico Burress

    The Miami Dolphins do not have a wealth of experience at wide receiver. Davone Bess leads the unit with 260 career catches, and no one else has more than 109. For comparison's sake, the New England Patriots have three individuals with more career receptions than every Dolphins receiver combined.

    The currently unemployed Plaxico Burress does, too, and he's looking for a job. A job with the Miami Dolphins, in fact, according to one report Wednesday. But the Dolphins, even with their apparent need at the position, aren't interested. From Armando Salguero at the Miami Herald:

    Add Plaxico Burress to the list of receivers who would love to audition for the Dolphins. But Miami has shown no interest in the likes of Burress, Roy Williams and Braylon Edwards. Ireland said he "could be done" at receiver, but isn't certain. If the rookies don't develop this summer, Ireland might add a veteran.

    I mean no disrespect to Bess, Brian Hartline or Legudu Naanee, nor am I suggesting that the Dolphins are making a mistake by passing on Plaxico Burress, but don't they need something else at wideout? If you're looking for one of your young fellows to develop into a franchise quarterback, they're going to need help. Probably more help than you have on the roster right now.

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    Again, it doesn't have to be Burress ‒ I wouldn't mess with him, either. If the Dolphins really are "done" at receiver, however, I don't know that they're giving Ryan Tannehill or Matt Moore a fair shake. Brandon Marshall caught 81 balls for 1,214 yards last season, and he's gone. Who's replacing that?

    As for Plaxico, the news isn't great for him, either. One of the WR-neediest teams in the league doesn't even want to see him work out. He's probably a better fit as a red zone specialist on a veteran team, but still, it probably would've been nice to not be completely brushed aside like that. The job search continues.

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  • Ryan Tannehill won’t start right away, according to Dolphins’ owner

    When the Miami Dolphins open the season on Sept. 9 against the Houston Texans, it probably won't be shiny new rookie Ryan Tannehill under center. It's more likely to be incumbent Matt Moore.

    That's according to Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, who may have some influence over these things. Ross told NFL.com that Tannehill won't be rushed, and if Matt Moore happens to turn into a great quarterback first, then that's OK with him, too.

    "I don't think they're going to rush (Ryan Tannehill) into anything," Ross said. "He's going to have to win the starting job. I think Matt Moore will probably be the starter, and I wish him the best." [...]

    "Whenever (Tannehill) is ready," Ross said. "And if Matt Moore develops, so be it. We want a franchise quarterback."

    Oh, you want a franchise quarterback, do you? Well, I'd like to spend tonight in a hot tub with Raquel Welch in 1967, but I don't think either of those things are going to happen right away.

    Ross' expectations go a little bit against the grain of what we've been hearing. According to David Garrard, Tannehill already knows the Dolphins playbook better than anyone else on the roster. Given Tannehill's familiarity with Mike Sherman's system, his pedigree as the eighth-overall pick, and Ross' oft-stated desire for a franchise quarterback, I think most of us assumed he'd be in there from day one.

    Maybe he still will be. Maybe this is just Ross' way of taking some pressure off.

    But if the Dolphins truly aren't counting out Matt Moore, though, they're making the right decision. Maybe he's not a sexy name, and maybe he's not anyone's idea of a franchise quarterback. What he is, though, is 27 years old and coming off a season in which he threw 16 TDs against nine interceptions and posted an 87.1 quarterback rating in 13 appearances.

    Who's to say that Moore can't build on that experience and pop his rating up into the 92-96 range next season?

    But there's a long time between right now and Week 1. Even the owner doesn't know how things are going to shake out.

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