Fodder for the Cannon?: Dolphins Sign Nine UFA's, Give QB Tryout

The NFL Offseason is a pretty basic checklist.  After the Pro Bowl (though this year, the Pro Bowl comes before the Super Bowl), the next major event is the NFL Combine and then College Pro Days.  That is followed by the NFL Draft.  We've now checked the next box that follows the Draft, the signing of undrafted free agents (UFA's).  Teams use these players mostly to fill in the larger training camp roster, but a number have been known to make teams, even ahead of drafted players that don't.Nine UFA's have been given the chance to become Miami Dolphins.  Here is the list, thanks to our friends over at MiamiDolphins.com.DE Ryan Baker (6-5, 295, 11/25/84, Purdue)TE Jared Bronson (6-4, 255, 12/24/84, Central Washington)NT Louis Ellis (NT, 6-2, 320, 10/7/85, Shaw)RB Anthony Kimble (6-0, 215, 4/9/86, Stanford)G Mark Lewis (6-3, 305, 7/17/85, Oregon)WR Brennan Marion (5-11, 190, 8/25/87, Tulsa)DE Orion Martin (6-2, 260, 9/2/85, Virginia Tech)TE SirVincent Rogers (6-4, 310, 5/9/86, Houston)WR Chris Williams (5-8, 175, 9/16/87, New Mexico State)The defensive ends and the nosetackle have a decent shot at making the roster due to the lack of depth at those positions.  If the wideouts have a great camp, they might sneak onto the depth chart.  I don't see the others really breaking on.  The one with the worst chance I see is RB Anthony Kimble.  The Dolphins already have Ronnie Brown, Ricky Williams, and Patrick Cobbs at the RB position.  But, the crops of UFA's are always full of surprises.The Dolphins will also bring in a larger group of players for tryouts.  These players will participate in minicamps, but are not signed and will just receive a couple grand for showing up.  One of these players is California QB Nate Longshore.  Do NOT read too much into this. As I posted earlier, the release of John Beck puts the Dolphins QB position into crystal clarity.  Pennington is the veteran starter, Henne the future starter, and Pat White the Wildcat QB.  Longshore will get a look, but is just there because 4 QBs are required to complete the team drills.  Really the Dolphins are doing him a favor, allowing him to showcase his talents to other teams that may need a 3rd string QB.  The Dolphins probably won't need one until next season, which they will likely draft late in the 2010 NFL Draft.