Marcus Thigpen

MIAMI GARDENS — What you really saw Sunday at Sun Life Stadium, what played out as Ryan Tannehill looked good against a bad Jacksonville defense, went beyond how he grew better as the game grew longer. It started before kickoff, actually, when...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – It was a nightmare scenario, not just for this team, not for this stage, but for this newest Dolphins time. Ryan Tannehill's final two drives, the ones that attempted to overcome his teams' three lackluster quarters against...

DAVIE – Jimmy Johnson famously said he didn't treat all of his players the same. If Emmitt Smith or Michael Irvin made a mistake, it would be dealt with differently than if a rookie committed the same gaffe. That's because they had built up...

Just as the Heat did in losing to the Sandy-inspired Knicks on Friday, the Dolphins fell to a highly emotional foe on its home turf. Leukemia-stricken Colts coach Chuck Pagano, a former University of Miami assistant, spoke to his team before and after...

The media got the first sneak peek at the 2013 Miami Dolphins today, and there were a few lasting imagines, impressions and observations. Here is the best of what we saw and what was said on Tuesday. For those who are new to following me I give you...

-- Joe Philbin said the team has split fields this season because they didn't feel like they threw the ball vertically well enough last year. -- Philbin said Will Yeatman is learning OG, but he wants him to have versatility. Says he views him pushing...

The Miami Dolphins began OTA practice sessions this week and the local media will get a sneak peek of the shirts-and-shorts action on Tuesday. Here are the 10 things I'll be paying attention to. 1. Which players are absent, and who has their...

– Every other sentence that comes out of Mike Gillislee's mouth has the word "opportunity" wedged in it with the same commitment the Dolphins tailback uses to squeeze through a defensive front. Gillislee is "thankful for the opportunity" to play...

Miami Dolphins over Steve Ross has spent over $200 million rebuilding his franchise's roster. Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland has labored since January to give the team a full fledged makeover. The least you can do is pass a quiz making sure...

Sometimes it is necessary to take a step backwards to move forward. That appears to be the Miami Dolphins’ approach towards renovating the defense, which has been the backbone of South Florida’s NFL franchise for the past five seasons. The...

The Miami Dolphins have taken an all-in approach with second-year quarterback Ryan Tannehill, and hope the new-look offensive line and weapons the team has added this offseason will provide last year’s first-round pick the opportunity to blossom....

Throughout my six seasons of covering the NFL I've realized the sophomore slump is real, and will gobble up at least one Miami Dolphins player per year. Daniel Thomas fell into that pit of unmatched expectations last season. Thomas, the Dolphins'...