Source: Miami Herald

When the Dolphins took Jonathan Martin with the 42nd overall pick this past April, the idea wasn't to have the guy who protected Andrew Luck's blind side at Stanford do the same job for David Garrard, Matt Moore and Ryan Tannehill.

Not with Jake Long still around.

The idea was to have the 6-5, 304-pound Martin slide over to the right side of one of the worst offensive lines in the league last season and help patch up a spot that often resembled a swinging gate for pass rushers. Two weeks after completing his college finals and six practices into his new gig, Martin, 22, remains a work in progress.

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