The symmetry of the Miami Dolphins’ offseason has thus far been striking. The team’s elder statesman on defense, Cameron Wake, who came out of college in 2005, has been replaced by Miami’s new elder statesman on offense, quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who also came out of the college ranks in 2005. Both Wake and former Dolphins starting quarterback, Ryan Tannehill, are now in Tennessee, having left the site of the ‘Miami Miracle’ for the stadium in which the ‘Music City Miracle’ unfolded nineteen years ago.
Much has been made of Fitzpatrick’s gaudy passing stats with Tampa Bay last year -- he averaged a full two yards more per attempt than Tannehill, while still having a higher completion percentage -- but he had a far superior supporting cast with the Buccaneers than he’ll have with the Dolphins this season.