Miami Dolphins: Assistant Karl Dorrell discusses his wide receivers

This is Karl Dorrell’s third season on Tony Sparano’s staff with the Miami Dolphins, but Dorrell, the former UCLA head coach who took the Bruins to five straight bowl games from 2003-2007, has prior NFL experience. He spent a total of three seasons coaching receivers for the Broncos — helping Rod Smith reach the first two Pro Bowls of his career and both Smith and McCaffrey to 1,000-yard, 100-catch seasons — before heading back to his alma mater, where he played WR from 1982-86 (108 career catches for 1,517 yards and nine TDs). Here are some outtakes from a recent conversation I had with the Dolphins WR coach, a man whose patient instruction and eye for detail has now helped three undrafted rookies (Davone Bess in ‘08, Marlon Moore and Roberto Wallace this year) stick on the 53-man roster: On Brian Hartline moving around to more positions at WR: “He is. He’s playing more spots. He’s a very intelligent kid, he understands our system and I can plug ...