The Dolphins won’t have 26-year old OT Jake Long when they played against the Jets this weekend.  Long has torn his right biceps.  Long played in 14 games (all starts) for the Fins this year.  He has now played in 62 games (all starts) in his first four years in the NFL.  The Dolphins are going to miss Long as he is their best offensive lineman and he blocks on QB Matt Moore’s blind side.

The Dolphins have placed 24-year old linebacker Koa Misi on the Injured Reserve List, ending his season due to a shoulder injury.  Misi played in 12 games for the Fins this year and he had 34 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 1 sack and 1 pass defensed.  He has now played in 28 games in his first two years with the Dolphins and he has 75 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 6 tackles for a loss, 2 fumble recoveries and 3 passes defensed.  The Dolphins should be able to cover for Misi the rest of this year as they are playing well on defense right now.

27-year old QB Matt Moore suffered a concussion last weekend and he might not be ready to play the Bills this Sunday.  Moore has played in 10 games for the Dolphins so far this year and he has completed 162 of 263 passes (61.6%) for 1,864 yards with 10 TD passes and 6 INTs (86.1 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 26 times for 74 yards (2.8 ypc) with 2 TD runs so far this year.  The Dolphins will be in trouble if Moore can’t go this Sunday.  30-year old J.P. Losman would get the start against his old team (the Bills) if Moore can’t play.  Losman has played in 2 games for the Dolphins so far this year and he has completed 6 of 10 passes (60%) for 60 yards without a TD pass or interception (77.1 QB Rating).  Losman has also carried the ball 2 times for 1 yard (0.5 ypc) so far this year.

The Dolphins have signed 34-year old kicker Shayne Graham.  Graham will be replacing Dan Carpenter who will miss the game tomorrow with a groin injury.  Graham played in 9 games for the Giants & Patriots last year and he connected on all 12 of his field goal attempts last year and he was 39 of 41 on extra points, good for 75 points.  He has now played in 136 games in his first 10 years in the NFL and he has made 208 of 242 field goals (86%).  He has also made 315 of 320 extra points in his career as he has 939 points scored.  He should be able to do a decent job while Carpenter gets better.  Carpenter has played in 9 games for the Dolphins so far this year and he has connected on 18 of 22 field goals (81.8%).  He is also 14 of 14 on extra points this year as he has scored 68 points for the Dolphins.

The Dolphins have placed 24-year old WR Marlon Moore on the Injured Reserve List due to a foot injury.  Moore played in 6 games for the Fins this year but the didn’t catch any passes.  He did have 3 tackles this year.  Moore has now played in 12 games in his two years with the Dolphins and he has caught 6 passes for 128 yards (21.3 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He also has carried the ball 1 time for 16 yards for the Fins.  This will hurt the Dolphins more on special teams than on offense the rest of the 2011 season.

The Dolphins have signed 30-year old QB J.P. Losman.  Losman last played in a regular season game in the NFL back in 2009 with the Raiders.  Losman has played in 43 games (33 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 558 of 942 passes (59.2%) for 6,211 yards with 33 TD passes and 34 INTs (75.6 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 103 times for 489 yards (4.7 ypc) with 3 TD runs so far in his career.  Losman is only 10-23 (30.3%) as a starting QB in the NFL.  The Dolphins place Sage Rosenfels on I.R. (undisclosed illness) to make room on the roster for Losman.

26-year old QB Chad Henne has a separated left shoulder which could cause him to miss the rest of the 2011 season.  Even if he does come back, it wouldn’t be until very late in the season.  Henne has played in all four games for the Dolphins so far this year and he has completed 64 of 112 passes (57.1%) for 868 yards with 4 TD passes and 4 INTs (79.0 QB Rating).  Henne has also carried the ball 15 times for 112 yards (7.5 ypc) with 1 TD run so far this year.  Dolphins’ fans have been rough on Henne as they wanted him replaced in the off-season.  Be careful of what you wish for.  27-year old Matt Moore will take over as the starting QB for the Dolphins going forward.  He has played in 1 game for the Fins so far this year and he has completed 17 of 26 passes (65.4%) for 167 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (67.3 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 1 time for -1 yard so far this year.  Moore couldn’t keep the starting job for the Carolina Panthers last year, so don’t expect miracles out of him.  The Fins will need to sign a legit QB to either challenge Moore for the starting job or to back him up, as they only have undrafted rookie Pat Devlin out of Delaware behind him on the roster.

UPDATE:  (9/6/2011) – Chad Henne will miss the rest of the season.

The Miami Dolphins will be without 26-year old DE Tony McDaniel for the next couple of weeks after undergoing minor surgery to his hand.  He played in the season opener against the Patriots but he didn’t have any tackles.  McDaniel has now played in 32 games in his first three years with the Fins and he had 52 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 4 sacks and he has defensed 5 passes.  The Dolphins are loaded at DE this year, so they shouldn’t miss him too much until he’s ready to return to action.

The Dolphins have placed 25-year old OT Lydon Murtha on the Injured Reserve List due to an undisclosed injury.  Murtha played in 8 games (4 starts) for the Dolphins last year.  He has now played in 9 games (4 starts) for the Fins in his first two years in the NFL.  This shouldn’t hurt the Dolphins too much for 2011 as Murtha was expected to be a backup.

The Dolphins have placed 27-year old OT Allen Barbre on the Injured Reserve List ending his 2011 season.  He played in 3 games (0 starts) for the Seahawks & Dolphins last year.  He has now played in 28 games (7 starts) in his first four years in the NFL.  This will hurt the Dolphins’ depth along the O-Line.