Sunday Morning Rookie Minicamp Update
QB Justin Holland impresses; Marcus Vick plays exclusively at WR.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content...ay_morning.html
The final practice of the Dolphins' three-day rookie minicamp provided some interesting observations, most notably the decision to workout Marcus Vick as a wide receiver through all of the team drills.
Vick had already seen some time – five plays, to be exact – at the receiver position during Friday evening’s workout. But Sunday, he worked almost exclusively in wide out positions, alternating nearly every other play with wide receiver Tramissian Davis.
During individual drills, however, Vick still hung with the quarterbacks.
So now for your next question: How did he do?
Of the five passes I saw thrown his way, Vick caught three of them. Of the two incomplete passes, one was an overthrown ball and the other was a pretty blatant drop. I thought Vick’s impressive speed was clearly evident, and I was slightly surprised that his route running often looked as clean as most of the other receivers.
That said, I’m still not sure his display will be enough to merit a contract from the Dolphins. While Vick certainly might eventually succeed in the NFL, I don’t know if I’m willing to say he is close enough to that point yet.
Of course, perhaps the Dolphins coaching staff feels differently. They are working directly with Vick each day, and they certainly have the better perspective to be able to gauge his football intelligence.
Coach Nick Saban said after practice the team has not yet decided who – if anybody – will be offered contracts of the group currently unsigned….
Another quarterback – Colorado State’s Justin Holland – actually might have made the biggest impression on the contingent of reporters watching practice. It was pretty unanimous that Holland looked like an effective passer with a solid arm during the workout.
Keep in mind, the Dolphins obviously feel pretty good about Holland, too. Unlike Vick, Holland was one of the nine undrafted free agents to actually signed a deal with the team, which means he’ll already almost definitely at least have a shot at making the team during training camp.
Holland had a nice completion to Davis down the sideline. He also put some very impressive touch on a deep pass down the middle of the field. Although Davis dropped the pass, it was at no fault of Holland’s.
His biggest gaffe might have been a short toss across the middle that was intercepted by safety Ron Israel. To Israel’s credit, however, it was a very good pick more than it was a poor pass….
The coaching staff will meet today to discuss further who might have caught their eye during the past five practices over three days. Saban said the staff will evaluate the tapes to make more decisions on whether they will sign any of the players who participated.
While no timetable was given with regards to when the signings would take place, I’ll be sure to get the information up as soon as it is provided
eta: 
Huff is still going to play SS right
