NFL Picks and Football Betting Picks: Miami Dolphins 2010 Preseason Preview

Our football insiders for NFL Picks report that the Miami Dolphins are truly a team on the rise and one of the NFL teams to watch for the 2010 NFL season. The Miami Dolphins ran an unconventional wild offense last year that no one in the league could figure out, as they had one of the best rushing attacks in the NFL in fourth place in 2009. With a solid running attack, the Dolphins will look to Chad Henne, who was named the default starter when Chad Pennington went down with an injury to be their quarterback of the future.

Chad Henne went 7-7 as a starter and threw 12 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in his first year as a starter for the Dolphins, who ranked 20th in passing. The Dolphins made one of the biggest impact moves on offense this offseason by getting wide receiver Brandon Marshall from the Denver Broncos, who comes to Miami catching at least 100 passes a season over the past three years and scoring 23 touchdowns during that season. lapse. Marshall makes Miami’s offense a threat at every opportunity with the combination of Ricky Williams, who rushed for 1,121 yards, and Ronnie Brown, who is recovering from a foot injury in the 2009 season.

The Dolphins defense struggled last year against the pass and rush ranked 22nd in total yardage. His pass defense was a disaster ranked 29th in the league, prompting the firing of defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni and his new coordinator Mike Nolan. The Dolphins made a number of trades on this side of the ball by ditching cornerback Will Allen and safety Gibril Wilson as they will rely on second-year cornerbacks Vontae Davis and Sean Smith to take over a secondary that allowed a total of 57. completions of 20 yards or more. Miami ranked 18th against the run and may struggle early in the season without nose tackle Jason Ferguson, who was suspended for the first eight games, though new outside linebacker Karlos Dansby should close some holes for their run defense.

The Dolphins have high expectations for Henne, who has shown signs of being a top-tier NFL quarterback and if he can capitalize on his experience, this offense has the weapons to control the ball and score big points. The question will remain with this soft Miami defense, but with the changes made and new offensive coordinator Mike Nolan, they should be vastly improved. The Dolphins will be in a three-headed race in the tough AFC Eastern Conference with the Patriots and Jets. Our NFL pick football experts predict that after surviving a 7-9 season playing a first-year starter who was thrown into the fire, there’s no reason the Dolphins shouldn’t make the playoffs in 2010 if they stick with it. healthy.