Joe Philbin impressed by Philip Wheeler, Dannell Ellerbe impact

Joe Philbin has said that he has been pleased with Philip Wheeler and Dannell Ellerbe's first two games with the Miami Dolphins.

The linebackers both joined the AFC East side during free agency earlier this year.

The head coach told reporters: "I like their play speed, that's the one thing, aside from everything else, I think that's the one thing that's stood on since day one is the way how fast they play the game.

"Then I think the second thing would be their blitz potential and capabilities. Sometimes they are going to blitz, and sometimes they are going to push out and cover guys.

"That's not a mystery. We are going to continue to do that. If you line up and play us, we are going to do that. They present some good options for us."

The duo have made 38 tackles in the Dolphins' opening two games of the season.