Can't get rid of Long just yet.

[MikeO]

Ok, let me restate the second half of my question.  Assuming Long is allowed to walk, do you leave Martin on the left side or move him back to the right?

Play Martin at whatever position he is better at. Then backfill the other position

[Brian Fein]

Or wait and see who you can bring in/draft to fill either side and play Martin in the other position.

[jimmythefinger]

Fact of the matter I don't think anyone on this team is not replaceable, especially after watching what Ryan Tannehill did this week versus what Andrew Luck and RGII did. Still to me boils down to the coaches, and I just don't see where these Coaches are worth a crap. Doesn't matter what players you have on the team if the Coaches do not know how to utilize the talent they have. Best guy on the team is Reggie Bush and they have no idea how to use him.

In addition, you can debate how good Jake Long is exactly and what he's worth, but he's still one of the better Left Tackles in the League. You let him go, you better replace him. And replacing talent has been a particular weak spot of this Front Office. They dumped Brandon Marshall and Vontae Davis, and we can all argue why and for what, but the Fins were still losing talent and they did absolutely nothing to replace the holes these moves made in the roster.

So basically we have a Front Office dumping talent and not replacing it, and a Coaching staff who can't use the talent they've got. Seems to me until we start seeing some Football Brains from Miami we're all just pissing in the wind.

[MikeO]

Dolphins just put Long on IR. He is done for the year.