Dolphins DL

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Well, there is a mix of youth and veterans on the defensive front for the Miami Dolphins. I hope everyone still remembers that guy...Jason Taylor. He was the cornerstone for the franchise until he was traded last year by the trifecta. In comes two new defensive end rookies of Phillip Merling and Kendall Langford. Merling was a second round pick and a projected first rounder. Bill Parcells wants big bodies up front he got that with these two guys. Vonnie Holliday has stuck around from the previous regime, but Jason Ferguson comes in from the Dallas Cowboys. He played with Parcells when he was the coach with Dallas. Ferguson is the biggest body of front to solidify the run in the 3-4 defense. I wouldn't be suprised if a defensive tackle is taken in the first round as Jason is aging reaching his mid 30s as is Vonnie Holliday. Parcells likes to start up front in the trenches. If by some odd draft that BJ Raji from Boston College falls to #25, look for the Dolphins to pick him up. I doubt he will fall that far, but would trading up be worth it? A defensive tackle to hold up on the 3-4 defense will be a priority pretty soon. Don't forget, Ferguson was injured at one time this year.