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Joey Porter hopes to regain stature in 3-4 -- -- South Florida Sun
It's obviously not going to be easy to replace a perennial Pro Bowl player who has contributed double-digit sack seasons six of the past eight years, but that's the challenge the Dolphins will be facing if Jason Taylor misses training camp, if not more. Taylor's absence could force the Dolphins to ditch their tentative plans to use a 3-4 defensive scheme unless an effective pass rushing ...
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NFL Friday: Joey Porter Hopeful; Kiffen Not So Much
Football for Breakfast — AFC News Bills: Bills Top 50,000 in Season Ticket Sales (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle) Jets: Jets Count on Jenkins (New York Post) Jets: Kerry Rhodes Show Must Go On (Daily News) Dolphins: Both Sides Are to Blame in This Drama (Miami Herald) Dolphins: Joey Porter Hopes to Regain Stature in 3-4 (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) Jaguars: Jags Hope Broussard Lives Up to His Catch in ...

Age only one part of equation for Taylor, Dolphins
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — ... other prominent members of the Dolphins' defensive front seven are also in their 30s. Nose tackle Jason Ferguson, acquired from Dallas, is younger than Taylor by only a few months. The chart ranks the Dolphins' defensive linemen and linebackers from oldest to youngest. The four best-known players on the list are at least 31 years old. With or without Taylor, the Dolphins need some of their older defensive players to bounce back in 2007. Ferguson is coming off an injury. Joey Porter hopes he's more effective this season.

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