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People are coming out of the woodwork to offer their advice on how to fix the train wreck that is the 2007 Miami Dolphins. I'm sure Cam Cameron curses Chargers GM A.J. Smith daily for waiting so long to fire Marty Schottenheimer (I'm guessing San Diego fans have a similar routine). If Marty was canned in January, Cameron could be coachin' up the Chargers and he too could laugh at the debacle taking place in South Florida.

It is what it is, though, and now it's about fixing this mess. Jimmy Johnson took time out from fixing his hair to offer some pointers on how to get things turned around:

* Draft defense with your No. 1 pick, unless you don't believe John Beck is your long-term QB;
* Make cornerback a top priority;
* Don't spend on high-priced free agents next spring;
* Probably keep Jason Taylor, 33, and Zach Thomas, 34, because "you're not going to get a No. 1 or No. 2 pick for players at that age. If you're not going to get a value pick, build around them."

And don't even bring up GM Randy Mueller's recent personnel moves. That'll just make The Hair angry: ''Please, some of the decisions,'' he said. "Not tendering Wes Welker to at least get a No. 1 pick in return? They [give up] one of the best punters in the league [ Donnie Jones] for a seventh-rounder.

The two corners voted the best in Dolphins history -- Patrick Surtain and Sam Madison -- they let both go, and that's what they need more than anything. Joey Porter? I'm not even going there. That's a head-shaker. It goes on and on.''

Good God, when did everybody suddenly sour on Porter? Weren't some of the media hens cackling that the Steelers would regret letting that guy go? To Johnson's credit, though, he won't be offering owner Wayne Huizenga any advice because "I recommended Nick Saban and screwed up." Which, as best I can tell, is something the current front office is having trouble with: recognizing screw ups.