Miami Dolphins are the best team in the last three weeks

On defense(06):

Holliday> Langford
Traylor> Soliai
Carter-Starks although maybe Carter by a slight nod
Dansby>Seau
Burnett-young Crowder
Misi>Spragan
Smith>Daniels
Will Allen-Vontae Davis of 06
Bell>Hill
Jones-Jones

That 05 and especially the 06 squad was very underrated especially when they got it together on defense. Give Saban credit, he built that out of journeyman and it was an exceptional defense to watch. Those guys had a lot of character and this team is finally showing something similar. Kevin Carter was one of my absolute favorites and Vonnie was Vonnie.

On offense though this squad blows that one out of the water as far as talent. Only recently is this offense performing better than 05's Gus Bus team.

 

We sure do make our wins count.

+26 on the season.

 

This team would be right in the thick of the playoff hunt had they taken care of business against the Browns, Broncos, Giants, and Cowboys. They also had their chances against the Pats and Jets.

Oh what might have been ...

 

i'm getting very excited about next year and i hope we keep sparano

 

It's a foregone conclusion with free agency, the likelihood of keeping all 53 players on your roster for next year is slim to say the least. As well as Miami's been playing for the last 5 weeks, if I were asked...I would really have to think pretty hard whether or not to keep Sparano and staff for next year. That 0-7 start was brutally painful, but Miami has been playing damn fine football over the last 5 weeks.

If I were Ross and elected to keep Sparano for one more season, I would also ensure my 53 man roster remains intact as much as possible save some obviously needed upgrades during the offseason. It would make zero sense to retain him and not retain the same players that have been so dominant over the last 5 weeks.

Then again...there's still 4 weeks of football left to go. Let's see what happens when we play Philly, a good team that's struggling....and round two of our match ups against our division rivals, especially against the Patriots on Christmas Eve at Foxboro. THAT game will be the game that ultimately tells me whether or not we retain Sparano and staff....win or lose...the game itself will tell me.