MIAMI _ When the Dolphins offseason started _ which seems like ages ago _ the goal was to solidify the offensive and defensive lines in the first year of a rebuild.
Call it mission unaccomplished, in part because Houston overwhelmed Miami in trade talks for left tackle Laremy Tunsil and in part because of other circumstances, such as Denver outbidding the Dolphins for free agent right tackle Ja'Wuan James; no preferred defensive end falling to Miami in the draft and the Dolphins determining that Vincent Taylor _ solid in his first two seasons _ did not fit the Dolphins' scheme.
This could be the worst combination of lines in modern Dolphins history.
And the question for the rest of the season is exactly who _ beyond Christian Wilkins and perhaps Jesse Davis and Michael Deiter _ are good enough to be key pieces of these lines when Miami is competitive again.
Examining where things stand with both lines:
