One last look back at the 2009 season for the Miami Dolphins will take place tonight at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura.
The FinsWeekend Kickoff Pairings Party and Team Awards Ceremony Presented by Sun Life Financial marks the beginning of three days of fun and sun, all for the good causes supported by the Miami Dolphins Foundation. It's a chance to honor three players from last season, and the orgnaization also will make a special alumni announcement.
All three awards bear the names of legendary Miami Dolphins, starting with the Don Shula Leadership Award, which will be presented to the player who best exemplified all of the leadership qualities necessary to succeed on the field and in the locker room.
The Dan Marino Most Valuable Player Award, which was shared last year by quarterback Chad Pennington and linebacker Joey Porter after the 2008 season, is rather self-explanatory.
Finally, there is the Nat Moore Community Service Award, which goes to the player or players that contributed the most to the team's community relations efforts during the season and throughout the offseason.
The other part of tonight's program deals with the pairings for tomorrow's Miami Dolphins Foundation Golf Tournament Presented by Hublot, which will tee off early in the morning at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club.
After the conclusion of the golf tournament, the action shifts down to the Miami Beach Marina for the Miami Dolphins Foundation Hook & Tackle Captain's Party inside a tent set up near Monty's Restaurant. A silent auction designed to raise more money for the foundation also will take place inside the tent tomorrow night.
Finally, the weekend concludes Saturday with the Miami Dolphins Foundation Fishing Tournament Presented by eDiets.com, also at the Miami Beach Marina. More than 40 Miami Dolphins players, coaches and alumni are scheduled to join other participants for a day of offshore fishing, with lines going in the water bright and early, and then they will return to the marina for the official weigh-in to see which boat did the best.
Keep your computers logged in to MiamiDolphins.com for comprehensive coverage over all three days, and I will be live blogging from tonight's dinner and awards ceremony capturing the reactions of the award winners.
AK
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Thank You For Playing
Everything is shut down here at Dolphins headquarters and so is my brain.
So I will leave you with this: http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/defense-theme-day-3-dolphins-lb-edds-and-cb-carroll
My story wrapping up Day 3 and the entire draft.
Thank you all for coming to MiamiDolphins.com for your draft coverage.
AK
So I will leave you with this: http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/defense-theme-day-3-dolphins-lb-edds-and-cb-carroll
My story wrapping up Day 3 and the entire draft.
Thank you all for coming to MiamiDolphins.com for your draft coverage.
AK
Miami's Final Piece Is Another LB, OSU's Spittler
Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline will be reunited with one of his best friends from Ohio State as the Dolphins took Buckeyes ILB Austin Spittler with their final pick of the 2010 NFL Draft. He was the 252nd overall pick and backed up James Laurinaitis.
Spittler actually visited Miami and met the coaching staff, getting a good feel for the organization. He is looking forward to joining the Dolphins and making a contribution right away.
The 6-3, 234-pounder embraced the competition in the Big Ten and between himsel and Laurenaitis and makes it seven defensive players taken with their eight picks, including three linebackers today.
"I'm going to be a tenacious player who makes few errors, a physical guy, smart player that's really just ready to get it done," Spittler said on his conference call with the South Florida media.
Now all that's left for us down here in Davie is to here from General Manager Jeff Ireland on today's picks and his summary of the entire draft.
Stay tuned,
AK
Spittler actually visited Miami and met the coaching staff, getting a good feel for the organization. He is looking forward to joining the Dolphins and making a contribution right away.
The 6-3, 234-pounder embraced the competition in the Big Ten and between himsel and Laurenaitis and makes it seven defensive players taken with their eight picks, including three linebackers today.
"I'm going to be a tenacious player who makes few errors, a physical guy, smart player that's really just ready to get it done," Spittler said on his conference call with the South Florida media.
Now all that's left for us down here in Davie is to here from General Manager Jeff Ireland on today's picks and his summary of the entire draft.
Stay tuned,
AK
It's Compensatory Time
We are getting closer to finding out who Mr. Irrelevant for 2010 is going to be as we have officially entered the compensatory round.
Miami has the 252nd overall selection, which it cannot trade, so one more player will be taken. And then after the 258th and final pick is made, we can all stop staring at our laptops and television screens and get to the task of analyzing how all 32 teams did.
More importantly, the Dolphins can get to the task of drawing up their depth charts and practice plans for next week's rookie mini-camp, the OTAs, the mandatory mini-camp and ultimately training camp.
Kepp checking back for all of the updates.
AK
Miami has the 252nd overall selection, which it cannot trade, so one more player will be taken. And then after the 258th and final pick is made, we can all stop staring at our laptops and television screens and get to the task of analyzing how all 32 teams did.
More importantly, the Dolphins can get to the task of drawing up their depth charts and practice plans for next week's rookie mini-camp, the OTAs, the mandatory mini-camp and ultimately training camp.
Kepp checking back for all of the updates.
AK
Dolphins Doing Well Early in Day Three
I think the thing that stands out to me is that we filled every question mark we had coming in. I mean, we needed a pass rusher, we got it, We needed help on the defensive line, we got it. We needed competition at safety, we got somebody that's coming in to compete.
Even the John Jerry pick, you know, we needed. There was a little bit of a question mark on the offensive line with the guard position, took care of that. I think it's very clear that these guys had a plan coming into the draft, they stuck to it, and I think they delivered on every question mark.
DK
Even the John Jerry pick, you know, we needed. There was a little bit of a question mark on the offensive line with the guard position, took care of that. I think it's very clear that these guys had a plan coming into the draft, they stuck to it, and I think they delivered on every question mark.
DK
Dolphins Following The Plan
I think the Dolphins stuck to their plan. I think they had a good plan going in and had some needs that they assessed and they were able to fill those needs. Whether those guys are going to project to be on the field in September is a different story, but I think they'll have depth at those positions and that they will be a better team this September than last September.
JC
JC
Dolphins Take Another OLB In Chris McCoy
With the 212th overall pick in the seventh round the Dolphins added more depth to the linebacker position by taking Chris McCoy out of Middle Tennessee State.
And now they have one pick remaining, the 252nd overall and that'sa compensatory pick so they cannot trade it.
McCoy played in a 4-3 scheme in college and considers himself an explosive player off the ball who is good with his hands. He has been told by Miami that he will play weak side linebacker and at 6-4, 250 pounds. He was ecsatic to take the call as he was surrounded by his family and his girlfriend and expects to arrive in South Florida on Thursday.
He had seven sacks as a senior for the Blue Raiders.
And now they have one pick remaining, the 252nd overall and that'sa compensatory pick so they cannot trade it.
McCoy played in a 4-3 scheme in college and considers himself an explosive player off the ball who is good with his hands. He has been told by Miami that he will play weak side linebacker and at 6-4, 250 pounds. He was ecsatic to take the call as he was surrounded by his family and his girlfriend and expects to arrive in South Florida on Thursday.
He had seven sacks as a senior for the Blue Raiders.
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