"I think if I had come down, things might have worked out a little bit differently," Williams said Wednesday. "I find I have a calming influence on people I'm around."

As the Dolphins began rookie mini camps and camps for veterans, there are six members of the LDS faith on the team right now, including a trio of veterans, quarterback John Beck (BYU), John Denney (BYU) and Sampson Satele (Hawaii) Steve Fifita (Utah), who was cut and picked up by New England, would have been the seventh, had he stayed on the roster.

The others are Utah State offensive lineman Shawn Murphy, son of former Atlanta Brave star Dale Murphy, who was drafted in the fourth round by Miami, No. 115 overall; free agent signee Kelly Poppinga (BYU) and free agent receiver Devone Bess (Hawaii), who was thought to be taken in the fifth round by Miami but was picked up after the draft.

Dolphins rookie quarterback Chad Henne seemed to be working on mental overload as he wrapped up the final practice of the three-day rookie minicamp Sunday.

At one point, he was told to run a lap after blowing an assignment. "I forgot the snap count," said Henne, the 57th overall draft pick. "I went on one instead of our second count. I deserved it."

"We threw a lot at [Henne]," coach Tony Sparano said. "We wanted to see exactly how much sticks. He might've struggled just a little bit, but I thought he threw the ball pretty well at times."

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'We have a quarterback competition here,'' Sparano said. ``So from that standpoint, at the end of this, we're going to find out who the best quarterback is. If it's Chad, it's Chad. If it's Beck, it's Beck. If it's McCown, it's McCown.''

'I was pleasantly surprised and happy with what he did, especially from a mental standpoint,'' the coach said. ``With a quarterback, it's all about what he does in the huddle. It's how he takes control and how he does some of those things. Chad was very good that way today. He took control of the huddle."

"I don't see Chad Henne being a big-time quarterback," Kiper said. ... "When you look at having all day to throw, he's accurate," Kiper said. "He'll put the ball on the numbers every time. But in the NFL you don't get all day to throw. You're going to get pressured. When he was pressured at Michigan that long delivery ... his accuracy wasn't very good. That's an issue moving forward for Chad Henne.

The Miami Dolphins decided not to draft Howie Long's son with the #1 overall pick. However, they will have a rookie with a famous dad when camp starts.

Miami drafted Shawn Murphy, a guard from Utah State, in the fourth round. Shawn is the son of former Atlanta Braves' outfield Dale Murphy.

Shawn is more of a finesse blocker (yes, that is such a thing) and not the big physical guy. He played tackle at USU but projects as a guard in the NFL. He, like his dad, is a Mormon and took a religious mission to Brazil after high school.

His dad, Dale, is one of those guys that is a tier below Hall Of Fame status. He was a 7-time All Star who won five Gold Gloves, four Silver Slugger Awards and two National League MVPs. In the 1980s (aka the Pre-Steroid Era), no National Leagure hit more home runs, played in more games, had more at bats and led in runs, hits, extra base hits, RBI, runs created, total bases, and plate appearances.

Dale has also written two books (as well as an autobiography) about the off-field issues of being a professional player and being a parent of a youth in athletics. He also started iwontcheat.com which promotes ethics in youth sports and to try to keep cheating and steroids out of sports.

''Didn't get any calls,'' Ireland said when asked how much activity there was in advance of a possible trade. ``There was no discussion.''...

This much is not rumor: Despite vice president of football operations Bill Parcells saying that the only way Taylor doesn't play for Miami this year is if he retires, the Dolphins are indeed open to trading Taylor.