Dolphins answer surprise Tunsil-Albert inactives with a surprise decision

So the starting left side of the Miami Dolphins offensive line today will be Billy Turner at left tackle and Dallas Thomas at left guard.

Think about that.

The Dolphins were dealt a tough situation this morning when starting left guard Laremy Tunsil and starting left tackle Branden Albert were unable to play today. The Dolphins expected both players to start as late as this morning.

But Albert never turned the corner on an illness that was bothering him and kept him out of practice most of the week. So in the heat, he would have been incapable of staying on the field. His inactive status, I'm told, had nothing to do with his ankle injury.

Tunsil, meanwhile, hurt his ankle while preparing for…