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``He's done a great job this year,'' Henne said.
``Obviously, he's been playing a little injured,'' said Henne, referencing [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u]'s place on the injury report the past few weeks. ``But with everything he's gone through, he has played really well.''

Miami's week off means [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u] can rest his injured knee without the team having to rely on backups in a game.
Meanwhile, Pat McQuistan, a versatile lineman who might also be able to compete at tackle,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], has instead been starting in place of John Jerry, who has missed the past two games because he has been sick.
But the Dolphins wanted to get Henne some extra repetitions before the season's start, and the team didn't want to put Henne's health in the hands of any backup tackle who could possibly let a defender slip past him for a bad hit.
Lydon Murtha, a second-year player who has played in just two NFL games, is listed on the Dolphins' depth chart as [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u]'s backup. Of course, if [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u] went down, the Dolphins would likely shift Vernon Carey from the right side to the left.
He has actually played like a Pro Bowler, which beyond any other reason, means Miami's bye week couldn't have come at a better time. Forget about any of the philosophical opinions about when a bye best suits a team.
Losing a player who is arguably playing as well as anybody at his position in the NFL would already hurt. Losing him without much depth behind him would be a body blow few teams would be able to overcome.
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How big? Consider the reason why [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u] even suffered his knee injury in the first place: The tackle got hurt in the second quarter of the final preseason game when, in any other situation, he would have already been on the sideline.
Here's reason No. 1: Getting [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u] healthy.
But nobody is listed as Carey's backup. Murtha would be a candidate, but there's no question he still has plenty to learn, a reality showcased Monday when the young lineman missed a key assignment that contributed to a blocked field goal.
For the past two days, Dolphins left tackle [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u] has been missing from Miami's practice field, an absence that's about as difficult to overlook as waking up to find an empty driveway where your car was parked the night before.
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The point is simple: The Dolphins don't have very much wiggle room when it comes to replacing a force like [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u]. It would require some serious creativity.
So as the Dolphins take the rest of this weekend off, Dolphins fans shouldn't get too depressed Sunday when Miami doesn't have a game. Instead, they should be thankful that [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u] will be resting on his couch while his teammates are doing the same.
A look at what would otherwise have been, if [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u] had to miss any games, isn't pretty.
Miami's quarterback can only hope his bodyguard will be around to keep it up.
Here's the good news for Miami: Nobody kidnapped [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u] -- even if the team isn't publicly saying what's wrong. A source said [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u]'s left knee is bothering him, which has led to the decision to rest him so he'll be ready to practice next week.
So just as much as Miami can be thankful for the timing of the bye, allowing [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u] to rest his knee for the first extended time since the injury, the team also can be thankful for his toughness -- a big reason the Dolphins drafted him in the first place.
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It was nothing other than unfortunate that [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u], a durable and seemingly indestructible tackle, ended up getting his knee rolled over. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u] was back for the regular-season opener and hasn't missed a snap since.
``Jake is a big part of this team,'' guard Richie Incognito said.
The Dolphins are heavily invested in [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u]'s ability right now, most notably because of his talent and leadership. But also, in a very real but less optimistic way, because the NFL Gods only know what would happen to Miami's season without him.

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