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Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown was having a great season for a bad team in 2007. Through seven weeks he led the league in yards from scrimmage, and Patriots coach Bill Belichick called him the best offensive player New England had faced.

And then he tore his ACL in October, an injury that ended his season and called into question how well he could prepare for 2008. But Brown said that after participating in 11-on-11 drills this week, he knows he'll be ready to go by the time the season starts:

"It's a bigger step, a step closer to getting ready for the season and getting ready for training camp," Brown said. "The last couple of days, the knee is doing real well. I look forward to going to training camp and being able to participate in that, and we'll see how everything goes. By the time September rolls around, I feel I'll be pretty good, 100 percent and more."

I'm not sure about the "and more" part, but I do think Brown and Ricky Williams have the potential to be an effective 1-2 punch for the Dolphins. If a team coming off a 1-15 season can be said to have a "strength," running back is it for the Dolphins -- as long as Brown is healthy.