In years past, teams made a first round of cuts on the Monday or Tuesday after the second preseason game. It would bode well for McD to do that now, he has at least 10 or 15 that he already knows wont make the team or squad, cut them now to give more reps to the ones you really want to look at.

The Dolphins showed improvement on Saturday in their victory over the Lions from their preseason opener, a tie last week at the Bears.

Backup quarterback Zach Wilson had a strong first half for the Dolphins and third-stringer Quinn Ewers threw for two second-half touchdowns as Miami beat the Detroit Lions 24-17 in the preseason on Saturday.