The Dolphins continue to show their desire to leave no stone unturned by just completing a visit with New England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley. Regardless if Miami offers Ridley a deal or not, it shows that the phins are willing to look into any player and see if they fit their system. What is also impressive is that Miami is not just signing every player that they invite for a visit, such as Crabtree. This shows that they know exactly what they are looking for and if the player does not fit what they are looking for than they will just keep looking until they find someone that will.
Ridley only played in 6 games last year, because he sustained a ACL injury, so clearly there is a risk that he may not fully heal in time for the upcoming season. However when healthy he has been a solid rotational back and was even able to rush for 1,263 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2012. He also has low mileage on him having only 649 carries in 4 seasons, so if he can recover from his knee injury he should still have plenty left in the tank. The one thing besides the injury that turns me off about Ridley is that he has had a case of the fumbleitis in his career with 9 career fumbles. Besides that he is a well rounded running back that would be a good compliment to Miller. Lastly if the Dolphins do sign Ridley, then they will be making the Patriots a touch weaker, which is also an encouraging thing.
Personally I would pass on Ridley, between the fumbles and the injury I would much rather either look for a young running back in the draft or even take another shot on Moreno and re-sign him to a one year incentive laced deal. Running backs are a dime a dozen so most football gambling fans would say it would be smarter to sign a healthy running back instead of a banged up one.
The positive thing though is Miami is showing that they are serious about trying to make their team better, and they have a plan in place. They are open to finding players in free-agency and they are also open to making trades, which is a lot better than a mediocre team that is standing pat and just trying to move further with the players they have. It is nice to finally see this organization have a plan and a strategy, now the next thing is for the coaches and players to execute it on the field and in the win column.