Offensive Line Needs to be Strong Early in the Season

Offensive Line Needs to be Strong Early in the Season

For the Dolphins offense to be successful early this year, a group that has been much maligned will have to punch above its weight class.

The offensive line, led by offensive line coach Butch Barry.

First and foremost, they will have to protect Tua Tagovailoa.

To do that, they’ll have to communicate effectively with a few new team members up front.

Add in the training camp injury to Austin Jackson, and they will have some things to work on before Sunday.

But unlike last year, as long as they’re healthy, they seem to have the horses up front to get the job done.

Along with mainstays in Jackson and Aaron Brewer, it looks like James Daniels, Jonah Savaiinaea, and Patrick Paul have real potential.

They’ll need all of them to be in top form from the start.

There is another important reason why they need to be strong from the first play of the season.

Miami will be without Jaylen Wright for a period of time, and De’Von Achane is not 100 percent heading into week one.

Yes, Ollie Gordon looked strong in the pre-season.

However, that is the pre-season, when teams have not yet schemed up for him and the majority of the running game.

In 2023, when the Dolphins’ offense was one of the best in the league, the running game got the offense going.

The running game was also a key factor in Mike McDaniel’s hiring as the head coach.