Miami Dolphins<\/a>\u2018 roster as 2026 training camp gets underway. <\/p>\nWe\u2019re looking for separation at a series of positions \u2014 as proven starters aren\u2019t necessarily in place. That doesn\u2019t mean Miami won\u2019t have effective play, but it does mean the forecast is murky. For one position in particular, cornerback, head coach Jeff Hafley\u2019s background is going to need to do some heavy lifting to get this group where it needs to be. And Hafley, on an appearance this week on \u2018The Joe Rose Show\u2019, doesn\u2019t seem to be buying the concern. <\/p>\n
Jeff Hafley offers vote of confidence for his cornerback room on \u2018The Joe Rose Show\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re going to have a bunch of guys, right? (Jason) Marshall\u2019s out there. He\u2019s going to play more outside than he played inside (last season). Chris (Johnson), we\u2019re certainly going to put out there, but you\u2019re going to see him go inside\u2026JuJu (Brents) is back. We got a bunch of guys right now, that\u2019s kind of like every other position\u2026I just think it\u2019s going to sort itself out. And I think what we have to look at is if we find two guys we feel great about on the outside then maybe Chris plays inside more and if we don\u2019t then maybe Chris plays outside more and we put someone else on the inside. So, this is going to be fun for us as coaches, too\u2026I think there\u2019s talent there. We just got to get them in the right spot.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u2014\u00a0Miami Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley on the team\u2019s cornerback situation<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll say this about Hafley\u2019s perspective. He\u2019s right to point out the team\u2019s plethora of options. The pool could be even deeper, too, if not for PUP list designations for both CBs Storm Duck & Darrell Baker Jr. this summer. <\/p>\n
But as is, Miami has a lot of competition, including a former high draft choice in Brents who has flashed every time he\u2019s been on the field. He just simply can\u2019t stay on it with any consistency. That will be Brents\u2019 big task, especially as he enters into a contract year with the Miami Dolphins in 2026. With so many players competing to start, I believe Hafley\u2019s perspective is the right one. \u201cIt\u2019s going to sort itself out\u201d. <\/p>\n
The question for the Miami Dolphins is what happens if injuries hit the room and attrition takes hold? I\u2019d be confident the Miami Dolphins find two or three viable starters. But would the \u201cnext man up\u201d be a liability? Maybe the group will stay healthy all season? You just never know, and that\u2019s why you play \u2019em all and see what happens. At least we know now that Hafley thinks his cornerback group has got what it takes to compete. <\/p>\n
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