By Greg Stoda Palm Beach Post Staff Writer DAVIE — It smacked of desperation. The Dolphins were stuck, and then un-stuck themselves Friday at what appears to be considerable cost. They traded third-, fifth- and seventh-round picks in the 2011 NFL Draft to the Washington Redskins to choose Kansas State running back Daniel Thomas in the second round

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The NFL’s schedule makers clearly hate the Miami Dolphins. The Miami Dolphins will be on the road for the holidays. That’s the only way to explain why Tony Sparano’s team is on the road for both Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve

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The NFL’s schedule makers clearly hate the Miami Dolphins. The Miami Dolphins will be on the road for the holidays. That’s the only way to explain why Tony Sparano’s team is on the road for both Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve

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The good news for the Miami Dolphins is that they open the season with a nationally televised home game on Monday Night Football. The bad news, however, comes in the form of the Dolphins’ first opponent: The New England Patriots. it’s a chance to make an early statement, but is one of the tougher opening games a team could have.

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All NFL Draft and Heat: • In a draft with seven or eight well-regarded quarterback prospects and a big drop-off after them, this much has become clear: If you assume Blaine Gabbert and Cam Newton will be long gone, and if the Dolphins do not take a quarterback such as Arkansas’ Ryan Mallett at No. 15, then their chance of landing anyone in this draft who can eventually challenge Chad Henne diminishes dramatically unless they trade for a pick late in the first or early in the second round, perhaps by moving down from 15. Of the top eight quarterbacks, only Iowa’s Ricky Stanzi might be available when Miami next picks at 79, according to most projections.

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