Tiki Barber to the Miami Dolphins Has Brilliance Written All over It

Fox Sports reports that Tiki Barber may be taking his slightly washed up talents to South Beach. (Sorry to reuse that way overused saying. I couldn't resist.)

Barber worked out for the Dolphins on Tuesday and may be joining his brother Ronde in the Sunshine State.

While the Dolphins have not totally committed to the 36-year-old back, the move makes a lot of sense.

Ricky Williams, while having not yet signed anywhere, has at one time or another expressed his desire to leave Miami. Ronnie Brown went off and signed with the Miami Hea—excuse me—the Philadelphia Eagles and their crew of overrated players brought in to create hype that will eventually fizzle.

Probably about six weeks into the year, when the Eagles are 2-4.

Anyway, back to my original point: Barber is 36 and according to sources looked good in the workout.

The Dolphins have brought back old flame Jason Taylor and are reportedly talking to Brett Favre. (Ugh, please kill me now.) So, what's another likely washed-up veteran with ego and personality issues?

But Tiki Barber will be more than just an unnecessary locker room presence if he is brought to Miami.

His far-too-welcomed exit from New York and lack of ability to be a broadcaster will hopefully light a fire under Barber and inspire him to play ball the way Tiki thinks he can, which is probably better than he should physically be able to.

With the addition of Reggie Bush and the drafting of workhorse Daniel Thomas, the Dolphins closed the book on the Ronnie-and-Ricky experiment and ushered in a new era of Miami running backs.

Thomas can run. It's that simple. He will put his head down, lower his shoulder, and pile drive defenses.

Bush (the latest and greatest ex-Saint who won a Heisman to venture to Miami) has some of the best hands out of the backfield in the league.

While Bush isn't going to get a ton of touches running the ball and I cringe at the thought of him running the Wildcat, he can be a nice target for Chad Henne and his publicly know check-down fetish.

Bringing in Barber will give the Dolphins three very capable running backs.

Bush will be designated to run screen passes and little out routes. Thomas will be the main guy and get most of the carries and touches, and he will be a very effective halfback for years to come.

And, in case of ineffectiveness by Thomas, Barber will fit perfectly into the second "running"-back role. He will not break off huge runs or even likely get more than 10 touches in a game, but he has decent hands and would be a nice 3rd-and-short back if Lousaka Polite does not return with the same vigor he had in 2009.

Barber is coming off of a four-year hiatus from the game in which he attempted and failed—miserably I might add—at having a broadcasting career. But he still has an intense love for the game of football, and that is why he is trying his hand at a comeback.

Even if the Barber experiment doesn't work, he will take some of the load off of the young Thomas and will provide veteran leadership.

Barber does have 10,488 career rushing yards, so it's not like the talent isn't there.

And if worst comes to worst, he and Ronde can retire to the house that they will purchase together upon Tiki's arrival in Florida.