The Miami Dolphins have embraced a clear identity for the 2020 season on offense. They’re going to attempt to play multiple styles of offensive play in order to find winning matchups on a week to week basis, but no matter what the concepts are, these Dolphins are going to be big. Size isn’t everything on the football field, but it is certainly something — and with the Dolphins’ roster updated to reflect that latest heights and weights of their talent, the Dolphins are going to have a clear size advantage against nearly any opposition they come across this season.
You can start up front on the offensive line. If we presume the Dolphins are going to get their young rookies on the field and implement a starting lineup of Austin Jackson, Ereck Flowers, Ted Karras, Solomon Kindley and Robert Hunt, we know that this team will make plenty of rookie mistakes — but they’re also going to have plenty of raw power to fall back on. Just look at the size of these blockers up front.
Jackson: 6’5, 325 pounds
Flowers: 6’6, 343 pounds
Karras: 6’4, 314 pounds
Kindley: 6’4, 339 pounds
Hunt: 6’6, 323 pounds
This offensive line would average 6’5, 328.8 pounds across the front. And it only gets more eye-opening when you consider that the Dolphins are likely to get TE Mike Gesicki more reps in the slot as the team’s third wide receiver. If Gesicki plays a hybrid TE/WR role and the team runs ’12 personnel’ with one running back and two tight ends (including Gesicki in the slot), the Dolphins are going to get plenty of chances to lean on the opposition. Their ’12 personnel’ currently projects to the following:
WR (X): DeVante Parker – 6’3, 211 pounds
WR/TE (Slot): Mike Gesicki – 6’6, 250 pounds
WR (Z): Preston Williams – 6’5, 218 pounds
TE: Adam Shaheen – 6’7, 257 pounds
RB: Jordan Howard – 6’0, 232 pounds
This pass-catching group (sans Howard) offers an average height in excess of 6’5. Miami’s average weight of the offense in this look without the quarterback in the equation is over 280 pounds per player. With Ryan Fitzpatrick projected as the starting quarterback, the Dolphins’ average weight per player on offense is 276.4 pounds.
If Miami can combine that size with conditioning to play well in the South Florida humidity, the team can capitalize on a home-field advantage that won’t be mitigated regardless of the status of fans in the stands. There’s still plenty that needs to go right for the Dolphins — but the team’s vision for their offense is pretty clear. They’re going to try to beat you up in the box and at the catch point.