7-01-06 Miami Dolphins News

Ex-Virginia LB Brooks draws Dolphins' attention

Nearly a year after selecting defensive tackle Manny Wright in the fifth round of the supplemental draft, the Dolphins are apparently considering a similar route to bolster their linebacker corps.

Dolphins General Manager Randy Mueller and scout Bill Baker attended a recent workout of former University of Virginia linebacker Ahmad Brooks. Brooks' agent Greg Williams said that his client also went to Michigan State to talk with psychologist Lon Rosen, who Dolphins coach Nick Saban often employs to conduct character-related interviews of players with off-field issues. South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Saban's plea: Be careful

Dolphins coach Nick Saban preached caution after Marty Booker sprained his ankle on a diving catch and Daunte Culpepper also made a diving play at minicamp.

The two diving plays might have looked impressive, but for coach Nick Saban's goals, he'll pass on both. Miami Herald

Right Place, Right Time
Second-year coach Nick Saban's Dolphins overhaul is ahead of schedule

The Saban-izing of the Miami Dolphins took hold late last November, in the aftermath of a desultory 22-0 loss in Cleveland. It was the Dolphins' fourth defeat in five games, and it left them with a 3-7 record. Worse yet was the way that they lost. "We couldn't get anything right, and we were dominated," recalls defensive tackle Vonnie Holliday. Minutes after the game first-year coach Nick Saban entered the locker room, turning it silent. The players had known Saban less than a year. Hired to replace Dave Wannstedt, he had retooled the roster, changed the schemes and established rules and discipline that most veterans hadn't experienced since college. "Not a guy you want to get in a bad mood," says Zach Thomas, a sixtime Pro Bowl linebacker, "or he'll be on you all day." SI.com