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with Ryan [Tannehill] and we’ve got to find some ways to do that.”
The first week of camp is about getting into a good rhythm, and then possibly shuffling the depth chart once players “put some things on tape,” Gase said.
Josh Sitton and Jesse Davis manned the starting guard spots, to Ted Larsen’s dismay.
“Allegedly it’s a competition,” said Larsen, who started eight games at left guard last season.
The same can be said about tight end, especially since the veterans (A.J. Derby and MarQueis Gray) opened practice as starting flex and in-line tight end, and rookies Mike Gesicki, Durham Smythe and Thomas Duarte, a two-year veteran, worked with the second and third teams.
On defense, Jordan Phillips and Akeem Spence began camp as the starting defensive tackles, but Davon Godchaux, who started five games last season, took a few reps with the first-team defense.
Linebacker Stephone Anthony appears to be in the driver’s seat as Lawrence Timmons’ replacement at strong side linebacker. Terence Garvin, Chase Allen and rookie Jerome Baker were the second-team linebackers, with Allen serving as the inside linebacker of that trio.
Reshad Jones and T.J. McDonald were the starting safeties with Minkah Fitzpatrick, Miami’s first-round pick, and Jordan Lucas serving as the second-teamers.
Brock Osweiler has started 25 games in his six seasons in the NFL, but it’s hard to tell he’s a veteran, considering how often passes strayed from their intended targets Thursday. If Osweiler, who split the second-team reps with David Fales, was forced off his spot by pressure, his passes were usually off the mark, which explains how CB Tony Lippett pulled down Thursday’s interception.