The Dolphins managed to pull defeat from the jaws of victory last week, losing 17-16 to the Cleveland Browns in a game they largely dominated on the statsheet but not on the scoreboard. Familiar tale? In the end, the Dolphins (0-3) shriveled when it mattered most. Its defense couldn’t stop quarterback Colt McCoy from leading an 80-yard scoring [...]
Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back “It’s a game of inches.” – One of the oldest adages of football and up close and personal for the Dolphins in this game. There were plays from the start that showed how an inch or two might have made all the difference, but Miami didn’t get the bounce [...]
The Dolphins (0-1) look to rebound from a disappointing Monday night loss to the Patriots against the somewhat-rival Houston Texans (1-0) today. We say ‘rival’ because the Dolphins have never beaten the Texans. 0-6 all time. The teams last met in late 2009, with Houston opening up a 27-0 halftime lead in Miami. The Dolphins [...]
The good news is that Chad Henne and the passing attack looked absolutely fantastic, a total 180 from last year. The bad news is that the defense also seemed to do a 180 from last year. Let’s get this out of the way: the defense was awful, from the front to the back. Outside of [...]
We’ve officially passed the halfway point in the season (“Already?!”). And your Miami Dolphins are a disappointing 4-4, two games behind the Jets and Patriots. They’ll try and right the ship at home against the Tennessee Titans (5-3). But first let’s catch up on the week’s happenings. News On Wednesday, head coach Tony Sparano named [...]
I’ve only seen one person (Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio following last night’s Packers-Vikings game on NBC) who seems to really get it. But no one in the media has really explained it the way it should have been explained. At least that I’ve seen. So I’m going to lay out the common sense case [...]