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Dolphins-Jaguars Required Reading

All the coverage you need to get yourself ready for the Miami Dolphins season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars

Alain Poupart

Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half at Raymond James Stadium this preseason.
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half at Raymond James Stadium this preseason. / Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images
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The Miami Dolphins will kick off what has the potential for a memorable season when they face the Jacksonville Jaguars at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The Dolphins are coming off four consecutive seasons with a winning record, back-to-back playoff appearances and have a three-game winning streak on opening day.

Owner Stephen Ross clearly feels this is a team on the upswing ready for even bigger and better things after an offseason and training camp that saw the organization dish out big money for new contracts for head coach Mike McDaniel, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, running back Raheem Mostert, wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, and most recently cornerback Jalen Ramsey.

The long offseason finally is over and the fun begins with this matchup at Hard Rock Stadium at 1 p.m. ET and in the days and weeks that led up to it, we at Miami Dolphins On SI set the stage for the 2024 season as well as the opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars with our wall-to-wall free coverage.

As a final prep for the kickoff to a new season, we gathered a collection of some of the pertinent stories advancing the 2024 Dolphins in general and this matchup against Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars.

PREVIEWING THE DOLPHINS-JACKSONVILLE GAME

-- Setting the Stage for the Dolphins-Jaguars Matchup

-- The Five Biggest Storylines for the Dolphins-Jaguars Matchup

-- Opponent Breakdown

-- A Top Defensive Priority for the Dolphins

-- The Top 10 Dolphins Season Openers

DOLPHINS SEASON OUTLOOK

-- What Are Fair Expectations for the Dolphins Defense?

-- Five Biggest Reasons for Optimism for the Dolphins Heading into the 2024 Regular Season

-- Five Biggest Reasons for Concern for the Dolphins Heading into the 2024 Regular Season

-- Dolphins 2024 53-Man Roster Breakdown

-- Why Tua Feels He Still Has Something to Prove

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Alain Poupart

ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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