Mistakes Have Been Made?

The Dolphins camp opened up Friday and I already have a bone to pick with the brain trust down in Miami.

Training Camp is under way! (MiamiDolphins.com)

During OTA's the Dolphins looked to be fielding a majorly improved Offensive Line from last years abomination, but with the injury to Pro Bowler Mike Pouncy things have drastically changed.  Not only do the Dolphins have to find a replacement Center but they also must be smart in how they shuffle the line all together.

During OTA's this was the Dolphins line:

ALBERT   THOMAS   POUNCY   SMITH   JAMES

RED=Rookie
BLUE=Unproven
GREEN=Pro Bowler
PURPLE=Couldn't crack the starting line up on the worst Offensive Line in the league last year?!?!?!?
ORANGE=Yet another potentially washed up Offensive Lineman being brought in right before camp...

Of these 5 men only 2 have any real NFL experience, luckily for us those 2 are also Pro Bowl caliber players.  I had no problem with the Offensive Line configuration due to the fact that James and Thomas are surrounded by Veterans, who will at least have some clue of what is going on.

Sadly to open up camp my worst fears have been realized, this is the current setup as of Day 2 of Training Camp:

ALBERT   COLLEDGE   SMITH   THOMAS   JAMES 

The biggest problem with this line is that you have Thomas and James next to each other and the next closest Veteran is Shelly Smith who is essentially an unknown.

 James and Thomas during Day 1 of Training Camp (MiamiDolphins.com)

The Offensive Line could make or break a team that could be thrown into yet another rebuilding process if this year isn't a success, and none of the fans want that.