Guard Duty

The Dolphins entered the 2014 season with a completely revamped offensive line.

The unit came into the season with a huge question mark. In the first half of the season, the offensive line played well above expectations, and many Free Bookie Software sites had Branden Albert as the odds on favorite for the Dolphins team MVP. However, as soon as Albert went down with an ACL injury, the offensive line began to show some cracks in their armor. Before Albert was injured the Dolphins had given up 20 sacks in 9 games, but after Albert was injured and missing from the starting lineup the Dolphins gave up 27 sacks in 7 games. It is evident that Albert was a key ingredient in the offensive line’s early-season success, and his scheduled return to health is going to be closely monitored.

Assuming Albert will be able to return for the start of the season, then that means James can go back to right tackle and Pouncey can go back to center, which means there will be two guard spots that need to be filled and upgraded because Thomas and Smith were not productive and Colledge will most likely be gone. Once again the Dolphins will be looking for some offensive line help this offseason. Instead of spending another high draft pick on a lineman, the Dolphins should look to free agency to find a solid guard. The best guard on the market is going to be Mike Iupati from the San Francisco 49ers.

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Iupati has been in the league for 5 years and he was ranked as the NFL’s second best-run blocker last season. He is 6’5” 331 pounds and has expressed a strong desire to stay in San Fran, however, that was before Jim Harbaugh flew the coup for Ann Arbor. If the 49ers would like to keep him, then they are going to have to shell out a lot of greenbacks, and the 49ers may not want to spend that much of their cap space considering they have many other more pressing needs to fill.

If Iupati does hit the market then Miami should put him on their shortlist of must-have free agent players. Adding a player of Iupati’s caliber to the Dolphins’ offensive line would finally make the offensive line a legitimate strength on the team, and do wonders for the running and passing game. When Tannehill has time in the pocket to throw the ball, he has proven to be a much more productive QB, so this is the type of signing that makes multiple areas and players on the team better. What does the rest of phins fans think about going after a top guard such as Iupati?