Preseason is not the best barometer to judge a team's ability to perform. No doubt about it. The first game is a better indicator but not the final word. Dealing with opponents when it counts will test their mettle. I'd like the offensive line to push the D back, open holes for our RBs, and pass protect like a steel curtain. Our secondary will be tested early, that includes Dansby. If he's abl
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Its been a long time since I've posted--been busy. I've been able to keep track of team progress and the NFL draft and do find things to be unsettled. Some of you have used the words "in disarray," which may be accurate. Watching the preseason games was inconclusive as to who really has talent. Vontae Davis showed some real spunk, but most of the others seem to have been just goin
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Overall, linebacking corps is weak covering pass plays and neutralized most of the time during running plays. Joey Porter and Jason Taylor are dealt with and thwarted most of the time nowadays; the inside linebackers are not run stoppers nor are they capable of handling pass coverage over the middle. I'll bet efforts are made during the off season to employ a free agent or two that can firmly str
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Chad Henne is growing. He needs to work on his touch, and to throw the ball more on and arc. Too many batted balls shows his low trajectory on release. He's a gamer though. Each game is better for him. Bess did a good job helping him, Hartline is growing into a reliable receiver. Good News for our running game.
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With only Ricky running the ball, the Wildcat is no longer a viable running attack. Pat White is not a replacement for Ronnie Brown. In fact, I'm not sure what he "really does" other than add a momentary pause and partial distraction to the game. Re: Tebow. Don't underestimate his abilities. If he's still available on the board when the Dolphin's pick, I'd draft him and work him in
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I wasn't impressed with Chris Chambers when he was a Dolphin; he never reached expectations. When he was traded to the Chargers, I watched the highlight films and never noticed any references to him. Getting released after 8 games states plenty about his WR value to the Chargers. He probably has some life left in him that some team will tap into to their benefit. Chambers is experienced, and a n
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The pass rush seems to fade in the second half--almost as if the players are out of steam, Yet, I wonder if it's personnel differences. I need to review the tape. I agree with Realist that Wake needs to play. If he adds more spark to the seemingly lazing or tired pass rush in the second half, put him in. One sack would have had an impact. Even a rushed pass. Put Wake in.
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The whole value system behind "political correctness" is to be courteous and not disrespectful of anyone's sex, race, or religion. All of these areas once entered may annoy, agitate or anger the person (or group) whose sex, race or religion is being addressed. Not all discussion of sex, race or religion, however, falls into the political correctness arena. There's a fine line and that
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Griese's comment was foolish but not deserving of suspension or firing. Wisecracking comments are made by all at some time or another and we've become way to sensitive, IMO, today. True, not all jokes meant to be funny are funny, some are and some aren't. But to think that a wisecrack is made to do injury to others may be an assumption misplaced. I recently received an email that is fun
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Now that a couple of days have passed, I think a running team like the Dolphins needs a TE who is really a full back in disquise. Put it another way, we need a TE who also can legitimately play FB. This "player" would have to be TE size (6'2" 240 to 6'4" 255) agile, a good blocker, decent runner, able to catch balls 10-20 yards downfield with capability to overwhelm backs and
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That's easy call for me. The 17-0 record is sacred. A Pats win under those circumstance is not. I'd hope (not root) for a Pats win.
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Below average quarterbacking is not saying Henne is a below average player. Dan Marino had oh-hum days-- all QBs have. I'm fully aware of Henne's experience level. Henne did not have a good game today. Ricky Williams is still a player! Everybody agree?
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Ginn is only one player on the team. He is inconsistent, and doesn't play up to his draft status selection and will not in my opinion. Today, the team as a whole could not match the play of the Saints and that's what caused their strong, steady comeback. I never expect Ginn to make a play. When it happens (rarely) I am momentarily happy. While I can't speak for others, he's a major disappointment
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Inspite of the valiant effort on the part of the Dolphins, the better team is the Saints. Drew Brees was not rattled and the Saint coaches were able to keep their players in the game. I observed a "pooping out of the defense" late in the 2nd half. When I noticed that, I thought the Saints would be able to come back if they kept working at it. That was the case. The team is playing pr
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I don't exactly agree, but I too am disapppointed in our overall passing game. It is a combination of average receivers and below average quarterbacking. Ginn is not a #1 WR and is probably 2nd string on most teams. I think that holds true for the rest of the receivers too.
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Agreed. Ted Ginn is not the WR the Dolphins had hoped for when drafted by Cam Cameron. Even with the game lost he failed to grab that last ball thrown to him in the end zone. A quality receiver would have had that ball for a TD. We definitely need to acquire a #1 WR. The draft will not produce one, we need to buy one or trade picks for one.
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On ND. I don't miss many of their games and I'm familiar with the injury to Floyd. I have watched Golden Tate snare many difficult passes and he does a good job hanging on. Nevertheless, my expectation of the ND team, as a whole, is very high. Many Alum feel that way too. Season after season I am disappointed. Defining average is important to my opinion that the support around Clausen is slig
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I'm going to jump in on the comments about Jimmy Clausen. First off, I'm a ND fan and have been all my life. My opinion is this: ND is overrated; Charlie Weiss is overrated; and, Jimmy Clausen is grossly overrated. Drafted out of CA, Weiss had great hopes for Clausen leading the Irish to big bowl games and hopefully a National Championship. His freshman year was abysmal. His sophomore year was
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Ricky is a decent receiver too and there is room for him to catch and run in play action and wildcat formations. We may see more of this in the weeks ahead. The more he can do, the more valuable he is and defensive coordinators have to take that into account. That means more focus on him. Don't you love it. Run Ricky Run.
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Ted Ginn has not reached #1 WR status IMHO; he would not be a #1 on any team in the league. From what I have seen of Brady Quinn's play, he hasn't been able to do much because of the horrid Brown's front line and receiver corp. A Tom Brady or Peyton Manning would be totally frustrated if they had a "team" like the Browns that they were trying to pilot. We've seen the same thing happen t
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Parcells will never hire Owens. The baggage and nonsense exceeds his talent. Fool me once, shame on you; fool be twice, shame on me. It's that simple.
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Ron Jaworski was a QB; a conventional pocket passing QB. This could easily be why he doesn't care for that helter-skelter RB formation. Who knows. Sparano is still a new coach. Henne is a new QB. Our defense is spotty and we run a "gimmick offense" that is so unconventional in the NFL that most sportscasters discount it and the credibility of the whole Dolphin team. The team has no
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Don't sweat Rex Ryan's rhetoric (BS). He knows his team was out played and his staff was out coached. Indicating his team was not well-prepared rather than saying the Dolphins were terrific removes the blame from the Jet team members who were out played on the field. He needs to focus blame on himself versus failures on any one or group of players. He's trying to keep his unit cohesive. Reme
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All the prognosticators seemed to favor the Jets. Their record was better, their defense considered more stout, and that tone carried over for a time during the game with all three sportscasters. However, once they saw how methodically the Dolphins were driving the ball, and how game they were, the notion that the Jets would clobber the Dolphins was swept away. The Dolphins may be more than one d
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The various formations thrown at the Jets disabled their esteemed defense; it kept the defenders momentarily on their heels. The Wildcat was executed very well from my perspective, even the few plays involving Pat White worked. The tandem of Brown and Williams is what propels the wildcat offense and makes it special. No other tandem in NFL football equals their talent at this time. Kudos to the p
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