It’s hot, it’s humid, it’s Tampa, Fla. And Wednesday morning, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins had a bit of a toned-down joint practice, a decision made based on the teams here working through some of the normal bumps and bruises of NFL training camp. Here’s what I gleaned from my time with the Dolphins …
• The defense is going to look different, and a huge part of that is how connected new coordinator Anthony Weaver is with the players. That’s something—as good as Vic Fangio is as a coach—that was clearly missing a year ago. And the bet right now—with a versatile, attacking scheme that requires smart players playing smart football—is that the team’s veteran stars will thrive in the sort of way Kyle Hamilton, Roquan Smith and Justin Madubuike did with Weaver on staff in Mike Macdonald’s Baltimore Ravens scheme. Jalen Ramsey and Jevon Holland are two guys who should be able to make plays with how Weaver will move them around. The edge spot, with Jaelan Phillips back from his Achilles tear, and rookies Chop Robinson and Mohamed Kamara (a fifth-rounder who has flashed), should benefit from the system, too, even with Bradley Chubb still working his way back from an ACL tear.
