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Dave Hyde
Dave Hyde has been a Sun Sentinel sports columnist since 1990. He was named the National Headliner Award columnist of the year in 2016 and finished second in the National Headliner and Associated Press Sports Editor contest five other times. Heâs won the APSE award for investigatory work and ranked in the Top 10 of APSE writing contests 15 times.
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![The Dolphins aren't sure if Mike White or Skylar Thompson is the backup quarterback. Here's a better option: Ryan Tannehill. The Dolphins aren't sure if Mike White or Skylar Thompson is the backup quarterback. Here's a better option: Ryan Tannehill.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/01/02/C2TUSRBJAVB6RXSLAD6UYJUMYI.jpg?w=135)
Dave Hyde: It’s Tua’s team, but Ryan Tannehill would help Dolphins as insurance policy
The Dolphins aren't sure if Mike White or Skylar Thompson is the backup quarterback. Here's a better option: Ryan Tannehill.
![A simple question about what you appreciate now that you couldn't at your start brings interesting answers. Miami Heat's Tyler Herro said he's learned to manage not getting too low. A simple question about what you appreciate now that you couldn't at your start brings interesting answers. Miami Heat's Tyler Herro said he's learned to manage not getting too low.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tfl-l-jason-taylor-1117-01.jpg?w=132)
Dave Hyde: McDaniel, Taylor, Barkov tell what they learned to appreciate about jobs
A simple question about what you appreciate now that you couldn't at your start brings interesting answers. Miami Heat's Tyler Herro said he's learned to manage not getting too low.
![Billy Beanâs batting average wasnât mentioned in his obituary after Major League Baseball announced he died. There's a good reason for that. His bigger work for the game came off the field. Billy Beanâs batting average wasnât mentioned in his obituary after Major League Baseball announced he died. There's a good reason for that. His bigger work for the game came off the field.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2016/06/15/FTNJEFY57BC6NONJ4ZBRLUY74Q.jpg?w=135)
Dave Hyde: For Billy Bean, the ‘pain and deep regret’ of leaving baseball led to his good life’s work
Billy Beanâs batting average wasnât mentioned in his obituary after Major League Baseball announced he died. There's a good reason for that. His bigger work for the game came off...
![The Miami Dolphins defensive tackle went from Division II walk-on and seventh-round draft pick to being a foundational piece of an NFL defense. The Miami Dolphins defensive tackle went from Division II walk-on and seventh-round draft pick to being a foundational piece of an NFL defense.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tfl-l-dolphins-camp-veterans-8-072324.jpg?w=132)
Dave Hyde: Dolphins defensive tackle Zach Sieler’s journey is wacky, against all odds and one to appreciate
The Miami Dolphins defensive tackle went from Division II walk-on and seventh-round draft pick to being a foundational piece of an NFL defense.
![The Dolphins, who are holding their first practice open to the public Sunday, made two roster moves Saturday. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel) The Dolphins, who are holding their first practice open to the public Sunday, made two roster moves Saturday. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tfl-l-dolphins-camp-photos-fri-017.jpg?w=132)
Dave Hyde: Can Dolphins add old-school substance to new-school style? That’s the season’s question
There's a line the Dolphins are trying to navigate between giving players rest in training camp and building a tougher team.
![No one under 50 comes on the "Out to Pasture" podcast, because anyone younger canât understand the narrowing of the hall and dimming of the light. No one under 50 comes on the "Out to Pasture" podcast, because anyone younger canât understand the narrowing of the hall and dimming of the light.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2018/07/26/LZI5M7MENRFZFOEKOZGMCBM6KY.jpg?w=135)
Dave Hyde: Aging, health and keeping the ‘old man out’ is what’s on Dolphins great Kim Bokamper’s mind
No one under 50 comes on the "Out to Pasture" podcast, because anyone younger canât understand the narrowing of the hall and dimming of the light.
![Miami quarterback Cam Ward, shown answering questions during Miami's media day on Tuesday in Coral Gables, was named the ACC Preseason Player of the Year. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Miami quarterback Cam Ward, shown answering questions during Miami's media day on Tuesday in Coral Gables, was named the ACC Preseason Player of the Year. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tfl-z-cam-ward-um-talk.jpg?w=132)
Dave Hyde: By talent and personality, Cam Ward has made Miami his team (now will it win?)
âI was going to get paid wherever,ââ the transfer quarterback said. âThe biggest thing for myself was to not go somewhere where itâs a whole rebuild, because I only have...
![The Sun Sentinel's David Furones and Dave Hyde discuss QB Tua Tagovailoa's new contract, and give their observations from Monday's "pads on" practice. The Sun Sentinel's David Furones and Dave Hyde discuss QB Tua Tagovailoa's new contract, and give their observations from Monday's "pads on" practice.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tfl-l-dolphins-camp-photos-mon-009.jpg?w=119)
Dolphins Deep Dive: Furones, Hyde discuss Tua’s new deal and give their observations from first practice in pads | VIDEO
The Sun Sentinel's David Furones and Dave Hyde discuss QB Tua Tagovailoa's new contract, and give their observations from Monday's "pads on" practice.
![Thereâs plenty of time to talk about winning meaningful games another day. Tua wasn't always the QB you've seen on the national stage. He once was just a kid who finished homework early to practice football each day with his dad in hopes of becoming the player worth the contract he just signed. Thereâs plenty of time to talk about winning meaningful games another day. Tua wasn't always the QB you've seen on the national stage. He once was just a kid who finished homework early to practice football each day with his dad in hopes of becoming the player worth the contract he just signed.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tfl-z-Dolphins-Tua1-1.jpg?w=132)
Dave Hyde: Take a moment to see Dolphins’ Tua as the middle-class kid who achieved the American Dream
Thereâs plenty of time to talk about winning meaningful games another day. Tua wasn't always the QB you've seen on the national stage. He once was just a kid who...
![Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who is staging a "hold-in," because he doesn't have a contract extension, didn't practice Thursday. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who is staging a "hold-in," because he doesn't have a contract extension, didn't practice Thursday. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel)](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tfl-l-dolphins-camp-photos-thurs-e1721927328186.jpg?w=140)
Dave Hyde: Now that Tua Tagovailoa is paid like a franchise quarterback, time to take the next winning step to become one
The Dolphins Way of late has meant a lot of big contracts on the team and that's good news for players in an NFL brimming with money. But now it's...