Dolphins or Patriots? Patriots have so far had one of the easiest schedules in the NFL, racking up points on the two doormats. The Dolphins have had the toughest, and are only 2 games back coming out of it. Looking ahead the Fins have the third easiest in the AFC, and the Pats have the toughest. I'm still not sold on the Pats, they lost to the Jets and almost lost to the Bills at home. Beating the Titans and Bucs doesn't help sway me. The media seems to think they're back to "2007 form" though. So it's not that they really have anything to prove. Plus, they're in first place, so it doesnt matter who they beat to get there. All that matters is that they're there. I think the Dolphins want to prove they are the team to beat in the AFC East. They have yet to face an "easy" opponent. The Bills aren't great, but they are a team that can win on any day. I think the same for the Panthers who we face soon. They had the Colts and Saints on the ropes, and they want to prove they can finish more games. They finished the Jets off twice, but still have even more to prove.
Dolphins..America has a love affair with the Pats, they'll always be considered an elite team and will never have to prove anything until Brady is gone....and oh am I waitin for that day!
I think it would be the Dolphins. They have to prove why they were the AFC East champs last year because they don't seem to get enough credit. Also this year it seems like they can stick in the games against tough opponents but can't finish them off. They need to prove that they can beat the tough opponents.Also a lot especially in the media always seem to think the division is gift wrapped for the Patriots,our Fins have to prove we are here also.
Not even debateable imo. The Dolphins have much more to prove. They want to prove that the AFC East does indeed run through Miami, and not New England.
On cbssports.com there were actually 3 "experts" who picked the Fins to win surprisingly. The general public mostly picks the Pats though I noticed. I think the media has given the Fins more respect in some cases. Obviously if we win we've got it I think. Even though we're the defending division champs, they want to see us beat them with Brady. We have before, more than any other team in the division, but we always have to it seems.
the media has given us more respect lately, but ESPN is based in Bristol, CT so who do you think they'll love?
The patriots do not scare me one bit.. not one freakin bit, now i dont know if were gonna win with our 3 rooks starting against brady but i do know, Were a damn good road team dating back to last year... however,on the contrary, we are not a good home team, dating back to last year.. I blame it all on the configuration of the stadium, and lack of vision from previous owners to build a stadium that creates a home field advantage on its own....sorry, i had to throw that in there. lol....
