Chad Henne – Our starting quarterback going into this year is 3rd year player Chad Henne out of Michigan. Last year Chad was thrown into the starting role when Chad Pennington went down with a shoulder injury Week 3 vs San Diego. Many Dolfans including myself were skeptical of how Henne would respond to his new found starting position, but he proved to all of us he was ready to take the reins. Henne came in and threw for 2,878 yards completing 274 passes out of 451 attempts with a passer rating of 75.2 in just 13 starts. He did however throw more INT’s than TD’s (12 TD’s / 14 INT’s),Miami Dolphins,but he had a sub par receiving core and was a first year starter. With the addition of pro bowl WR Brandon Marshall (Denver) he now has that clear number one target to throw to. I believe that Chad Henne will elevate himself to the elite status in the upcoming season and be a mainstay at QB for years to come.

My projected stats for Chad Henne : 324 / 515 – 3,762 Yards – 26 TD’s / 17’s INT’sWide Receivers : Brandon Marshall – For the first time since Chris Chambers the Miami Dolphins have a legitimate threat at wide receiver. Brandon Marshall has arguably been the best WR in the NFL the last 3 seasons eclipsing 100 receptions each season with a young Jay Cutler and Kyle Orton throwing to him. He also did that with little to no running game to take coverage off of him. From 2007-2009 he had Travis Henry, Selvin Young, Peyton Hillis, Correll Buckhalter, and Knowshon Moreno in the backfield in which not a one of them ran for over 1,000 yardsor more than 7 TD’s. Now Brandon has a capable QB and a great one-two punch with Ronnie and Ricky sharing the rock at RB, so his production should increase. My projected stats for Brandon Marshall : 98 Receptions – 1178 Yards – 10 TD’sBrian Hartline – Last year the rookie out of Ohio St led the Miami Dolphins in yards per reception and lead all Dolphins WR with 4 total TD’s (1 Rushing). His 2009 stats were great for a first year player, he had 31 catches for 506 andhad 16.3 yards per catch. Hartline doesn’t catch a ton of balls, but when it’s thrown his way he’s got the hands and speed to make something out of it.

He may also see some time on special teams on Punt / Kick returns now that Ted Ginn Jr is gone.My projected stats for Brian Hartline : 43 Receptions – 632 Yards – 5 TD’sDavone Bess – Bess was an undrafted free agent out of Hawaii who was given his shot with the Miami Dolphins in 2008. His rookie numbers were very good, he had 54 receptions for 554 yards and 1 TD. He followed up in 2009 filling in for Greg Camarillo when he went down; catching 76 balls for 758 yards and 2 TD’s. This year Bess will be moved to a more appropriate role in the slot. I expect him to flourish there and be a great No.3 WR for a much improved WR core.My projected stats for Davone Bess : 55 receptions – 520 yards – 3 TD’sRunning Backs :Ronnie BrownMiami Dolphins - Last year Ronnie Brown got injured…again. Unfortunately our starting Running Back is one of the most injury prone backs in the league. He would be a perennial pro bowler, but he can not stay healthy. His best season statistically came in 2008 he started 13 games ran for 916 yards and 10 TD’s and he also had 33 catches for 254 yards. In 2009 however he only remained healthy for nine games before fracturing a bone in his foot. He had 648 yards and 8 TD’s if he hadn’t have gone down he would have had something close to 1,100 yards and at least 12 TD’s.

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