Aug. 29, 2008

Dolphins DE Matt Roth has been a disappointment since being selected in the second round of the 2005 draft. He has collected just 7½ sacks and has started just nine games in his three NFL seasons. But in the 3-4 system that the new coaching staff has instituted in Miami, Roth has been switched to outside linebacker, which the Dolphins hope will maximize Roth's talent and aid a team which notched just 30 sacks a season ago. Although the drafting of DEs Kendall Langford and Phillip Merling also played a part in moving Roth from a DE spot, the thought was that Roth's pass-rushing proficiency would be put to better use if he's used as a situational pass rusher on the outside, not grinding it out on an every-down basis in the trenches. At 275 pounds, he lacks the requisite bulk to mix it up as a 3-4 end.