Injuries, Tomey, Bess (w/UPDATE)

Billy Hull has an injury update.

"(Moniz) will be a game-time decision, same thing for Salas," McMackin said. "(Backup Shane Austin) had a great practice. He's an excellent quarterback, and if we need him, I have complete confidence in Shane. Always have."

Moniz (ribs) didn't practice after throwing a few balls in warm-ups. Salas, the nation's leading receiver, was limited in drills and didn't wear pads as he tries to recover from a foot injury.

Hull notes the play of Mana Silva this season and writes about Navy having a bye week to prepare for UH.

Leila Wai talks to Coach Mack about the bright side to all the injuries the Warriors have suffered this season.

If the Warriors can make a positive out of the negative, it is that the injuries have allowed coaches to cultivate depth. Cornerback Jeramy Bryant and wideout Royce Pollard are both expected to play Saturday after missing several games.

"That's the positive side of it," McMackin said. "Jeramy's missed ball games and Kawika (Ornellas) has been playing well. So Jeramy will come back and work his way back in but it gives us depth at that position and allows us to play five and six defensive backs.

"Same thing with Royce Pollard. He's back now, and that helps us in Greg's situation. We also have Ryan Henry and Miah (Ostrowski) on the inside. It also allows us to move Kealoha Pilares from the outside to the inside, the way Royce is coming back. It's kind of like a chess match."

Ferd Lewis has some Dick Tomey trivia.

And in WitP news, Davone Bess had a good game against the Panthers.

Receiver Davone Bess had a big game at a position there haven't been a lot of big games for the Dolphins. Bess had six passes thrown to him and caught all six for 63 yards. The biggest was a third-and-12 pass over the middle for 15 yards with 4:47 left. If that isn't completed, Carolina gets the ball back with plenty of time and all three time-outs. As it was, Ricky Williams ran for a 46-yard touchdown on the next play to seal the game.

UPDATE: Omar Kelly of the Sun-Sentinel has a post highlighting Bess' recent play.

It appears Miami Dolphins receiver Davone Bess is working his way out of a sophomore slump.

After a few weeks of being plagued with a bout of the butter fingers (it must be contagious) the second-year receiver from Hawaii is beginning to produce some clutch catches for the Dolphins.

Last week in the final two minutes of the win over Tampa Bay, Bess caught two key passes that put his team in position to kick the game-winning field goal.

Davone bess 6 He performed an encore in the fourth-quarter of Thursday night's 24-17 victory over Carolina.