With three offensive linemen hurt Akeem Spence Jersey , Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill was feeling the heat Monday.From his critics, that is.Tannehill took a pounding in the Dolphins’ latest defeat Sunday at Cincinnati, and then caught plenty of blame for his team’s second ugly loss in a row. Coach Adam Gase, ever loyal to Tannehill, mounted a modest defense by noting problems with pass protection.“I don’t think he was horrible,” Gase said. “When a (teammate) gets beat so fast he can’t defend himself unless he’s Houdini, not many guys are getting away.”The Dolphins are 3-2 and tied with New England for the AFC East lead, but it hardly feels that way. In the past two weeks they’ve lost at the Patriots 38-7 and blown a 17-point lead at Cincinnati , leaving Gase forced to address the question of whether Tannehill remains his starting quarterback (the answer was yes).Tannehill took responsibility for the Dolphins’ collapse Sunday, when they were outscored 27-0 by the Bengals in the final 21 minutes left and lost 27-17. His ill-advised pass under pressure was intercepted and returned for a touchdown, and a strip sack produced Cincinnati’s final score.“It all started with the turnovers A.J. Derby Jersey ,” Tannehill said. “That’s on me.”In Tannehill’s defense, he was hit 11 times in the second half. Protection by Miami’s injury-riddled line disappeared after left tackle Laremy Tunsil was sidelined with a concussion.This season’s offensive line was expected to be the best Tannehill has played behind, but instead the perennial problem of poor pass protection persists. The Dolphins lost left guard Josh Sitton and center Daniel Kilgore to earlier season-ending injuries.“Anytime starters go down, it’s hard,” Tannehill said.When Miami was 3-0, Tannehill had a quarterback rating of 121.8. But in the past two games it’s 54.0, with one touchdown pass, four turnovers and five sacks. He has struggled mostly on third down and late in the game, a career-long pattern.No letup in pass pressure is likely this week, when the Dolphins face the Chicago Bears (3-1) and Pro Bowl end Khalil Mack, who has at least one sack and at least one forced fumble in every game.How will the Dolphins slow Mack down?“You’re not going to slow him down Josh Sitton Jersey ,” Gase said.Sam Young flopped as Tunsil’s replacement in Cincinnati. Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said the Dolphins missed Tunsil, especially because they left Young in one-on-one situations.“It makes a difference when you lose a tackle at this level of football,” Lewis said. “And they didn’t seem to want to help the guy when they left the guy out there. Our guys did a nice job. We had blood in the water, and we went after it.”Gase said he’ll re-evaluate the line this week and make “a couple of decisions” regarding who plays where.“We’ll figure it out,” Gase said. “That’s what we do. They’re not going to stop the season. We’re going to play next week no matter how many guys we’ve got.”___ The Miami Dolphins are preparing for the second round of NFL free agency this year. Next week, the NFL will end the period of free agency when players signed count against a team’s potential..." Miami Dolphins News2019 NFL Free Agency Rumors2019 Miami Dolphins Depth ChartMiami Dolphins roster 2019: Breaking down the roster ahead of next week’s free agency part twoNew,30commentsEDTThe Miami Dolphins are preparing for the second round of NFL free agency this year. Next week, the NFL will end the period of free agency when players signed count against a team’s potential compensatory draft picks in 2020, and the Dolphins are expected to use that freedom to sign additional players. The Dolphins are projected to receive two compensatory picks next year as compensation for losing tackle Ja’Wuan James and defensive end Cameron Wake in free agency this offseason.Earlier this week, the Dolphins made a roster move, waiving three players and creating some roster space. Currently Daniel Kilgore Jersey , the NFL allows 90 players on a team’s roster and Miami has 71 players on the roster (including unsigned draft picks), with another 15 projected undrafted free agents. That brings the Dolphins to an expected total of 86 players on the roster with four spots open. The Dolphins also have plenty of salary cap space. According to OverTheCap.com, Miami has the third most cap space in the league, trailing just the Indianapolis Colts and the Houston Texans. The NFL Players Association’s daily cap report also indicates Miami has the third most cap space in the NFL.Some of that money - or a lot of that money - will likely be rolled into the 2020 cap for the Dolphins, adding to an already anticipated $120 million in space. Earlier this week, prior to Miami’s roster move, we broke down the projected depth chart for the Dolphins. That list pulls over into today’s look at the roster, with Luke Falk, Dee Delaney, and Jeremiah Valoaga removed from the roster. Then, the top 51 salaries for the team - during the offseason and preseason Albert Wilson Jersey , only the top 51 salaries for each team count against the salary cap - are listed next to those players. The totals are then added together after the roster to get an idea of Miami’s current cap space.There is some difference in the cap space projected by OverTheCap.com, the NFLPA, and my numbers. I have included Josh Rosen, which does not appear to have happened yet on OTC, as well as adding in the projected cap numbers for Miaim’s draft picks - with Christian Wilkins in Round 1 and Michael Deiter in Round 3 making the Top 51 cutoff. This is, as best I can calculate, Miami’s current salary cap situation.All player salary cap numbers via OTC.Dolphins offense (32)Quarterbacks (3)Ryan Fitzpatrick - $5.5MJosh Rosen - $1.28MJake Ruddock - $0.65MHalf backs (4)Kenyan Drake - $2.23MKalen Ballage - $0.72MMyles GaskinKenneth FarrowFullback (1)Chandler CoxWide receivers (8)Kenny Stills - $9.75MDeVante Parker - $4.84MAlbert Wilson - $8.33MJakeem Grant - $0.76MBrice Butler - $0.81MIsaiah FordReece HornRicardo Louis - $0.65MTight ends (5)Mike Gesicki - $1.50MDwayne Allen - $3.25MNick O’Leary - $1.10MDurham Smythe - $0.73MClive Walford -$0.72MOffensive line (11)Laremy Tunsil - $3.96MMichael Deiter - $0.74M (estimated)Daniel Kilgore - $2.4MJesse Davis - $0.65MZach Sterup - $0.65MIsaac Asiata - $0.65MIsaiah PrinceConnor HillandMichael DunnJaryd Jones-SmithChris Reed - $1.70MDolphins Defense (36)Defensive ends (3)Charles Harris - $2.96MJonathan Woodard - $0.65MTank Carradine - $0.72MDefensive tackles (8)Christian Wilkins - $2.8M (estimated)Davon Godchaux - $0.70MAkeem Spence - $3.25MVincent Taylor - $0.68MKendrick NortonJamiys PittmanDurval Queiroz NetoJoey Mbu - $0.65MLinebackers (11)Kiko Alonso - $8.27MRaekwon McMillan - $1.28MJerome Baker - $0.98MChase Allen - $0.65MMike Hull - $0.74MAndre Van GinkelQuentin PolingJames Burgess - $0.65MSam EguavoenJayrone Elliott - $0.77MTyrone Holmes - $0.65MCornerbacks (8)Xavien Howard - $1.95MCordrea Tankersley - $0.85MBobby McCain - $6.34MTorry McTyer - $0.65MEric Rowe - $2.78MCornell ArmstrongJalen DavisJomal WiltzSafeties (6)Reshad Jones - $17.2MMinkah Fitzpatrick - $3.74MT.J. McDonald - $6.00MWalt Aikens - $1.40MMaurice Smith - $0.65MChris LammonsDolphins Special Teams (3)Kicker (1)Jason SandersPunter (1)Matt Haack - $0.65MLong sapper (1)John Denney - $0.74MProjected UDFAs (15)Ryan Anderson, OT/GKyron Brown, CBDeion Calhoun, GWes Farnsworth, LSTerrill Hanks Robert Quinn Jersey , LBMontre Hartage, CBDewayne Hendrix, DETyler Horton, CBTrenton Irwin, WRJonathan Ledbetter, DEAaron Monteiro, OTNik Needham, CBRob Rolle, STre Watson LBPreston Williams, WRTotal Roster (86)Offense (32)Defense (36)Special Teams (3)Projected UDFAs (15)Salary Cap Projection (Top 51)Offense: $53.57MDefense: $67.96MSpecial Teams: $1.39MTotal Cap Number: $122.92MDead Money:Ryan Tannehill - $18.4MNdamukong Suh - $13.1MJosh Sitton - $2.00MAndre Branch - $2.00MRobert Quinn - $1.12MTed Larsen - $0.42MLeonte Carroo - $0.18MIsaac Asiata - $0.13MTotal Dead Money: $37.48MTotal Against Cap: $160.40M2018 Rollover: $5.94M (from NFLPA)2019 NFL Salary Cap: $188.20MDolphins salary cap adjustment: $1.00M2019 Dolphins Salary Cap: $195.14Dolphins Salary Cap Space Remaining: $34.74MNFLPA Salary Cap Report as of May 2: $37.16M in spaceOTC Salary Cap as of May 2: $36.06M in space