this one is tuff. Last week I posted…..“they”……..this week….I just have to say “hope. It doesn’t look good no matter how you slice it.
I Hope that the line plays better, otherwise, we may have a huge "whos going to start for the Dolphins” debate come Monday
I Hope the defense can contain the run, not getting burned on draw plays because the passing game for them is going so well.
I Hope Randy Moss has a freak accident getting out of the bus on the way to the game.
I Hope our receivers get ….yes, this is strange word to say regarding our WR’s…..OPEN, and if they do get a catch….to make something of it. YAC!
I Hope Porter will just shut the hell up and produce. I really don’t like players like this….all fluff, no stuff. It goes against my grain in so many ways. No class, just an ass.
I did my best guys……..I Hope, its ok.

Sorry Matty. Didn’t see you already caught the Porter thing. Just made it a separate post.
:)

what in the world happened to this guy. he was consistently amazing for the steelers and that just seemed to abruptly stop when he donned the orange and teal. Did he really get become so bad overnight? Are we just so stupid that we figure out what scheme to use him in that makes him anything but ordinary?

either way, the more i DONT notice him during Dolphin games and the more i hear about his stupid pointless comments, it becomes more and more clear of the mistake made my previous management, again.

Does this guy have any trade value anymore? HA!

And I love my fish, but I really would love to see one of those Pats offensive linemen just cream Porter. I agree with DolPhanDave. Any trade value? Sure, send him to the Cowboys. They love big mouths and ex-convicts. He’ll fit right in.

One thing that kinda bothers me in general is the impression that you stuffed the run when you lost by around 30 points. If one team is averaging like 13yds per passing attempt, they’re obviously set up to pass and all running attempts are probably little more than keeping you honest. Their o-line is geared up for the pass play, the whole team revolves around it, so when you stop a couple of their runs, who cares? Not them and not us. Look at the pats last year, they had some running plays sprinkled in there but it was clear they didn’t really give a damn about gaining yards that way.

Stats show that good teams throw in the first half to score and in the second they run the ball, mostly to run down the clock. That’s the formula for success in the modern NFL. The colts invented the formula as it exists with Manning’s pass-happy no-huddle that no-one could handle for years, the pats copied once they lost to the colts by getting moss and unleashing brady from the dink-and-dunk he was famous for, and now everyone is trying to be pass-first. Those who aren’t (Vikings, Bears etc.) are struggling or will struggle.

Let’s stop the run in a close game against a running team and then I’ll believe we have some run d worth talking about. Until then it’s simply the fact that teams are choosing to exploit a different weakness. God knows they have enough to choose from.

Joey Porter $32 million/20 guaranteed, top draft picks Jason Allen and Ted Ginn? Combine their salaries and what do we have to show for it? We simply cannot be paying big dollars for such litle return. Why did we keep guaranteeing money to players who are absolutely no guarantee in return. I know these are mistakes of the past and that due to cap hits we are stuck with them for now. But I for one will be glad when BP and Co. cut this dead weight from the team and we get to go shopping in the big leagues instead of the Salvation Army.

we have lost 20 of 21 games? i just read that…i need therapy.

no…we WILL NOT stop Randy…how could we?

They will probally throw it like the Cards did…and not bother much with the run till later/…..like the cards did

Porter…i will not comment on a player that doesnt make plays

Jordan and Maroney are dinged up and missing practice time this week. Our old friend Sammy Morris may be carrying a larger load. We better be ready for them to play action pass if we tip our hand on how commited we are to stop the run and take more shots downfield than expected.

Renaldo (run away from the man I’m covering) Hill

Soon to be Pro bowler Jason Allen? Ah the draft and free agency can’t come fast enough

i’m rdy to cover randy moss! put me in

knock um down in the 1st 5 yards then “accidently” fall on his knee….
one problem solved

…but it’s not like the Pats have have blown the two teams they’ve played out of the water. They edged a poor KC team, and got by a mediocre Jets team who the Fins hung with in week one.

For me, the big thing is to show improvement on all fronts, not take another step backwards. That said, I don’t think a an ugly victory is completely out of the picture. Probable? No. Likely? Nah… but these are not the same Patriots, 2-0 or not.

I like to think optimistically since thinking negatively isn’t somehow going to help the secondary play better anyway…
Yes, The OL will play up to their ability (or down to their lack of ability against a Pro-Bowl DL). Unfortunately, it won’t mean success/production in the running game…YET
Yes, the Defense will continue to stuff the run. Unfortunately, the Pats will make a living off of their passing game and the weak Miami secondary.
No, Won’t be able to stop Randy Moss. I’d leave him one-on-one and try to double Wes Welker. It looked like in the Jets game Cassell was avoiding riskier throws to Moss to go with safer throws to Welker. Show Blitz alot with extra DBs and back out. Hopefully the threat of blitz will open up opportunities for the DL one on one
Camarillo has been stepping up as has Bess and Martin. Hopefully Fasano will return to productivity.
Joey Porter…sigh

Cassell will NOT make a day by trowing the long ball. He is, still, getting to feel the position as a starter. We have a problem in the secondary went the passes are deep, but we manage to take care of busines in short passes. We have to stop the run and we will be in the game.

Hey as a charter member of the “Porter is a Big Waste of Money and Seems to be Pretty Useless” club I do have to say…watch the interview. Its not like he was talking a bunch of shit he was just stating that Cassell is NOT an all pro QB like Brady but a rookie essentially and like teams did to us last year long …you usually throw the whole D at a rookie QB to force him to make mistakes that a pro like Shady wouldnt make. I usually cant stand Porters mouth but I gotta tell ya…even I didnt think he was really talking a whole lot of shit … just that a few lines of the whole interview were taking out of contex and blown up….Having said all this…JUST SHUT THE HELL UP JOEY AND PLAY!!!!!