The Miami Dolphins’ Week 1 opponent has been a team in turmoil lately.

The Washington Redskins’ quarterback situation has been a mess all summer and the latest development happened Saturday morning when they reportedly decided to go with backup quarterback Kirk Cousins as their Week 1 starter over Robert Griffin III.

What does this mean for the Dolphins? This is now a trickier game for Miami in Week 1 and the team must alter some of its initial game plan to handle a different style of quarterback. RG III is a dual threat with his legs and arm, while Cousins is more of a traditional pocket passer.

Earlier this week I asked Dolphins defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle how much homework they have done on Washington up to this point. According to Coyle, the team has studied the 2014 version of Washington since the offseason, as well as the Redskins’ two preseason games. The Dolphins were planning for RG III to be their opposing quarterback on Sept. 13. But those plans have changed.

Miami doesn’t have a ton of game tape to study on Cousins. He has just nine career starts in three seasons. But the Dolphins most likely will look to Cousins' five games last year playing in Washington coach Jay Gruden's offensive system to know what to expect in Week 1.

My feeling was Miami’s defense was going to have its way with RG III and the Redskins’ offense. Griffin has been too inconsistent, too injury-prone and too frazzled at this stage to handle a very good Dolphins defensive that includes three Pro Bowl players in defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, defensive end Cameron Wake and cornerback Brent Grimes.

But the element of the unknown makes this late switch to Cousins more dangerous for Miami. The Dolphins must make the right adjustments over the next two weeks to properly handle Washington's change at quarterback.