The Herald continued their wall-to-wall coverage of Brown/Chatman '07 with a blog post with more quotes from Cameron. Another post cited Chatman's tackle-breaking ability. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel believes Lorenzo Booker will still play a big role on third downs, and a three-way backfield is brewing. The Sentinel also notes Cameron is clearly sending a message when Cameron said he didn't know who their best running back was.

"On the public calling-out scale, give it 3 1/2 stars. Not exactly five-star, first-degree-burn material you might expect from a protege of Bob Knight and Bo Schembechler. But close enough to feel the singe."

So what do we think here? Is this all just preseason noise to cut through or is Ronnie Brown's number thirteen running back ranking overly optimistic?

Cameron is trying to light a fire under Brown. Phinsider.com agrees. It's the preseason and it's time to send messages through the media. The Dolphins aren't completely sold on Brown yet as a 400-touch, LaDainian Tomlinson-type monster. Chatman has enjoyed a nice preseason, including a 74-yard run, but he only has 79 career carries. He wasn't even in the league last season. Brown has a 4.3 yards-per-carry average on 448 carries behind a terrible offensive line.

Brown will remain Miami's starter, but Chatman's emergence and Booker's ability on passing downs puts a lot of pressure on him early in the year. He needs a fast start or he'll lose just enough touches every week to frustrate owners. Brown has the talent to step up his game, but he may not have the offensive teammates to help him. Sounds a lot like last year.

Chatman is now on the fantasy radar. There is no clear handcuff to Ronnie because Chatman and Booker would probably split touches if Brown gets hurt. Booker may get more consistent touches on third down, but Chatman would start if Brown was hurt. Both players are worth a look in deep leagues, but I'm not longer excited about drafting Booker. I've bumped Ronnie Brown down two spots, below Willis McGahee and Brandon Jacobs, to fifteenth at running back. I have seen these three as nearly interchangeable all offseason, so any edge helps. We already had a low projection of touches compared to the top ten backs, so that doesn't need to change much. You can consider elite wide receivers and Peyton Manning ahead of Brown. Moving him any lower than that would be an overreaction to preseason hype.