DOLPHINS: J-E-T-S. Jets. Jets. Jets.

Mon Nov 2 19:59:29 GMT 2009

ehhh, I'd say it was pretty objective. He included our Colts and
Saints losses as well as that maniacal Pats Bills game.

On 11/2/09, Patrick McLaughlin <pluvlaw at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I should add that apparently ESPN's Tim Graham sips the green kool-aid as he
> has a new AFC East blog post up titled:  "Take your pick:  Most absurd AFC
> East result"
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> Eff you, Graham.
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> http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/5550/take-your-pick-most-absurd-afc-east-result
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> Patrick, getting down verbally...
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>
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>> From: pluvlaw at hotmail.com
>> To: dolphins-disc at phins.com
>> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:23:43 -0500
>> Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: J-E-T-S. Jets. Jets. Jets.
>>
>>
>> You're absolutely right. I thought of that last night and forgot about it
>> until I read your post. A big reason we were outgained so much was that we
>> were basically the Colts to the Jets playing our role from the Colts-Miami
>> game. Only this time, our yardage came from two kick returns and a fumble
>> return as opposed to the Colts coming from Peyton picking us apart.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'd like to point out that in the two games between us, Bart Squat has 16
>> solo tackles and 1 sack. From the much less-glamorous position of end in a
>> 3-4, the much cheaper Randy Starks has 11 solos and two sacks. And his
>> plays have also been "bigger" as several of his stops have been in the
>> backfield and his sack yesterday was HUGE. I forgot to mention this was
>> Starks' best game as a Dolphin. With Starks, Soliai, Merling and McDanial
>> all coming up with solid efforts lately, I am starting to feel optimistic
>> about our DLs future.
>>
>> Patrick, getting down verbally...
>>
>>
>>
>> > From: kms223 at hotmail.com
>> > To: dolphins-disc at phins.com
>> > Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:03:09 -0500
>> > Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: J-E-T-S. Jets. Jets. Jets.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It was by far the best game the D has played this year. I watched the
>> > "short cuts" last night and watching it a second time, I was actually
>> > pleasantly surprised. The "4 to 1" thing is an enormous exaggeration.
>> > Neither team moved the ball in the first half---the big problem for the
>> > Fins in that half was that Henne missed a couple throws. The Jets loaded
>> > up against the run, and when we tried to throw to soften them, it was
>> > sailing a bit on Henne (meanwhile, Sanchez was short-arming everything).
>> > In the third quarter, the Fins had the ball THREE times. That's it. We
>> > got it first, didn't do a whole lot with it and punted with about 13
>> > minutes left in the quarter. The next time we got the ball was with 1:30
>> > left in the third, and we had scored 3 TDs in the meantime. AND when we
>> > got it back at that point, we proceeded to go on a roughly 8-minute,
>> > 13-play TD drive. We got the ball one more time when we were trying to
>> > run clock and had a bad possession.
>> >
>> > As for the Jets, they were just as fortunate to be in the game in the
>> > 4th as we were to win it. We were up 11 with about 6 or 7 minutes left
>> > in the third and getting the ball back....and Bess fumbled (though I
>> > guess special teams doesn't count, right Rex?). That's when the game got
>> > crazy---the Jets had 3 TD drives in their next three possessions... but
>> > that one was a short field, with the payoff being that weird Edwards TD
>> > catch that was either a great catch or really lucky, depending on your
>> > perspective. The second was almost entirely one big play where Vontae
>> > made a really bad play going for the ball (a rookie mistake I can live
>> > with as long as he learns from it---I thought overall he played really
>> > well yesterday). And the third was basically a big play on a screen
>> > (gotta fight through blocks better) followed by an amazing catch by
>> > Keller. Now, I'm not saying any of those are undeserved or
>> > anything----I'm just saying that a statement that "if you take those
>> > three or !
>> > so big plays away" is no stupider than "we outgained them 4 to 1." Just
>> > like the last one, it was a closely-played game, where both teams made
>> > some big plays---the Jets' big plays happened to be on offense, and the
>> > Dolphins' on defense and special teams.
>> >
>> > The bottom line is that I was prepared to say about this game that the
>> > Dolphins really did get lucky (much as we got unlucky in the Colts
>> > game), but the Jets don't get the right to point that out. But watching
>> > the short cuts, I no longer think that is the case---we did not get
>> > outplayed.
>> >
>> > > From: pluvlaw at hotmail.com
>> > > To: dolphins-disc at phins.com
>> > > Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:18:37 -0500
>> > > Subject: DOLPHINS: J-E-T-S. Jets. Jets. Jets.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > A few points about Sunday's win:
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > First, as to whether or not we "deserved" to win: Hell yes. If
>> > > anything, the Jets have spent the last three weeks spitting into the
>> > > Football Gods eyes and they reaped it this Sunday. Karma ain't the
>> > > stuff that goes on apples, Rex. It's the thing that bites you in your
>> > > very large posterior when you anger the gods.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Second, Lionel (it was Lionel, right?) is right: his name should be
>> > > Bart Squat. Dude...you were outplayed by Reggie Torbor today. Shut it.
>> > > And for the record, given their performances against the class of the
>> > > league (Colts and Saints), this Miami team would deserve to be in the
>> > > Super Bowl more than your team.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Third, after watching NFLNetwork last night for 2 full hours just to
>> > > rewatch the highlights of this game (we got bumped the first time
>> > > through because HIM came out to answer questions in his Wranglers), I
>> > > was not disappointed. I have not seen anyone on here discuss Ryan's
>> > > comments about how he would rather be in their locker room "moving
>> > > forward" than in ours. "We got a better record.." and other bullshit.
>> > > The true beauty of that statement is that it shows how lost Ryan
>> > > really is. Miami was not supposed to be any good last year and they
>> > > whipped you to win the division. Miami was not supposed to be that
>> > > good this year, and we have swept you. But more importantly, Miami is
>> > > doing it all with an eye to the future. We haven't traded away draft
>> > > picks or brought in pricey older free agents. Your team mortgaged the
>> > > future to win last year and lost. Then you doubled down this year and
>> > > the results ain't looking that grand. On a whole, we have beaten you
>> > > with what the exper!
>> > ts!
>> > > would consider as "inferior" talent. What's gonna happen when our
>> > > talent catches up (something that will happen quickly b/c we can
>> > > reload cheaper and younger than you)?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Fourth, I liked Taylor's comments: "it's like a graveyard around
>> > > here...write about that." How fitting that JT got the chance to stick
>> > > one last dagger in Jets fans at the Meadowlands. He deserved it.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Fifth, while I am certainly pleased with Teddy's big returns, he still
>> > > looks afraid of getting hit. On one of those KRs after the two TDs, he
>> > > absolutely dropped to the ground like a ragdoll to avoid a hit. You
>> > > can't help but want the Sparano to try him at PR, but how's he gonna
>> > > react to those bodies flying at thim then? Is that the reason he has
>> > > not been put back there again.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Sixth, Damien Woody...perhaps if you would have "dominated" the line a
>> > > bit better there at the end, Mark Sanchez would not have been buried
>> > > by Randy Starks up the middle.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Seventh, 3 rookie DBs against your golden boy QB, in your house, in a
>> > > game you have been psyching yourself up for 3 weeks on and we get the
>> > > win. I'll take that.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Eighth, best game of Soliai's Miami career, bar none. He was a beast
>> > > in the middle.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Ninth, I think the benching worked on not just Ginn, but especially on
>> > > Wilson.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Tenth and final point, you could tell our D got up for this game. Very
>> > > impressed by the way all the guys responded. Was glad to see our guys
>> > > keep grinding away so they have the last laugh at the end, with the
>> > > best comeback of all: "SCOREBOARD."
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Patrick, getting down verbally...
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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