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Some Monday morning thoughts

This is usually the post where I get to to the happy (or unhappy) recap on the Dolphins' game.  But the damn bye week has taken that pleasure away from me.  Even still, there are some thoughts that are relevant to the Dolphins that I wanted to share from Sunday's action.

But before I get into Sunday's action, let's start this thing out with a ridiculous Dolphins statistic.  Did you know that Chad Henne's combined quarterback rating for his first two career starts is the highest QB rating ever for a quarterback making his first two career starts?  That's right - no player has ever began his career as a starting quarterback better than Henne has.  Henne has completed 71% of his passes (34/48) for 356 yards and 3 touchdowns, which results in an NFL record 112.9 passer rating.  Of course, the most important stat of all for Henne is his team's 2-0 record.

When the Saints come marching in
Entering the week, the New York Giants had the top ranked overall defense and the top ranked defense against the pass.  All Drew Brees and the Saints did was throw for 369 yards and four touchdowns (averaging 12.3 yards per pass attempt) en route to a 48 point output against that Giants defense.  In fact, the Saints scored touchdowns on five of their first six possessions on Sunday.  And on the one that wasn't a touchdown, the Saints got down to NY's 1 yard line but couldn't punch it in on 3rd or 4th down - turning the ball over on downs.

This Saints offense is going to be a huge problem to the Dolphins defense next Sunday when the Saints come down to Miami.  The Saints can protect the quarterback.  And they have just a ton of weapons.  There probably isn't one team in this league that can throw the amount of skill players at you like New Orleans can.  In fact, the Saints had seven different players score a touchdown on Sunday against the Giants, marking only the fourth time since 1970 that a team has had seven different players score a rushing or receiving TD in a single game. 

They are just loaded with talent.  They are easily four deep at receiver - Marques Colston, Lance Moore, Robert Meachem, and Devery Henderson - and then have Reggie Bush and Jeremy Shockey who also make plays in the passing game.  And that's not even mentioning their running game - led by Pierre Thomas and Mike Bell, with some Bush mixed in.  This is the NFL's most dangerous offense coming into Miami.  And they pose matchup problems all over the field for the Dolphins.

The Saints used multiple formations against the Giants to keep them off balance.  They also did an excellent job of attacking the middle of the field with crossing patterns while also attacking the seams with their slot receivers and tight end.  My initial gameplan for next Sunday is simple - keep NO's offense off the field and then get pressure on Brees as much as humanly possible - no matter the cost.  But needless to say, I'm obviously not too optimistic.  Of course, on any given Sunday...

Star-divide

Mark Sanchez?  Ouch!
Just three weeks ago, the NY media, Jet fans, and even the national media were all force-feeding this Mark Sanchez bullshit left and right.  Even as we watched the Dolphins physically dominate the Jets on Monday night - and even as our own quarterback greatly outperformed Sanchez - all we heard from the MNF crew was how amazing Sanchez is and will be.

But against the same Buffalo defense that Chad Henne completed 64% of his passes against - including a touchdown and no interceptions - in his first career start, Mark Sanchez was simply terrible.  He completed just 34% of his passes and threw five interceptions.  And that total could have easily been higher - the Bills dropped at least two more interceptions.  Regardless, Sanchez completed half as many passes to the Bills (5) as he did to his own team (10).  And he's the "Sanchise"?  I'm not buying it.

Over his past three games, Sanchez has completed just 45% of his passes and has a 1/8 TD/Int ratio.  Most importantly, his team is 0-3.  Good luck with that, Jet fans.

For more laughs, I suggest checkout out the post-game press conference (Sanchez begins at the 3:15 mark of video) and SBN's Gang Green Nation.  But go easy on them - because we still do see them one more time this year and we don't want to "jinx" ourselves.

AFC Playoff Picture
It's obviously still very early, but Sunday was a pretty good day for the Dolphins as they continue to climb back into the playoff picture despite their 0-3 start.  Besides the Jets loss, the Ravens and Bengals (who I still don't think are for real) both lost, dropping Baltimore to 3-3 and Cincy to 4-2.  But I think the Bengals have more losses coming their way.  Of course, the Texans (who I think will be in this thing all year) are the team who knocked off the Bengals, pulling themselves back to .500. 

As it stands, here's how the playoff picture looks in the AFC:

Division Leaders: Colts (5-0), Broncos (5-0), Bengals (4-2), Patriots (4-2)
Wildcard #1: Steelers (4-2)
Battle for Wildcard #2: Jets, Ravens, Jaguars, and Texans are all 3-3; Chargers are 2-2; Dolphins just .5 back of the 3-3 teams

Not too bad for a team many took for dead just a few weeks back.  But there are some big games coming up (Saints, Jets, Pats).  However, the schedule suddenly looks less daunting beginning in week 10.  The Dolphins begin a stretch against the Bucs, Panthers, Bills, Patriots, Jaguars, and Titans.  Outside if New England, the other teams have a combined 7-22 record.

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Great post Matty!
Over his past three games, Sanchez has completed just 45% of his passes and has a 1/8 TD/Int ratio. Most importantly, his team is 0-3. Good luck with that, Jet fans.

That was the best part! Once again karma catching up!

"I hope you know a lot more than you believe in"-Gram Parsons

by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 12:51 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We are just getting started...

We are just gonna get better!!

GEtSICK 4 JC

by GEtSICK13 on Oct 19, 2009 12:57 AM EDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

I think so to but the entire pass defense needs to start showing up.

"I hope you know a lot more than you believe in"-Gram Parsons

by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we def have a chance at the playoffs no doubt

and i really think we will make it, especially with that stretch we have coming up…and Sanchez is a joke

-"No excuses, No explanations"
-Pennington is a hand tuxedo
-Matty's new assistant

by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 12:59 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i cannot wait

till we hit that home stretch. I also cant wait to play the pats. That game is going to be a good gauge for us to figure out where we are. I just dont think after seeing the bills jets game this weekend, that we can use NYJ as the measuring stick to how good we are. Not saying you did that matty, just putting it out there because alot of people have had the sentiment that “we beat the jets who are really good , so we are really really good”.

IMO Jets=really not good.

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

"i think we have to look at it through his shoes" tuscanitunr talkin about brett farve.

13 1/2 phinsider fued points!!!

by MrMedic on Oct 19, 2009 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i agree with that

we cannot measure ourselves with the Jets, especially seeing what happened today…the Pats are THE team to beat in our division, and will be until someone knocks them off consistently

-"No excuses, No explanations"
-Pennington is a hand tuxedo
-Matty's new assistant

by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nah bro

i’m realistic…until people stop comparing teams to the pats, and start comparing them to the Dolphins, we are not the team to beat…and righteously so, they have earned it

-"No excuses, No explanations"
-Pennington is a hand tuxedo
-Matty's new assistant

by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

agreed X 2

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

"i think we have to look at it through his shoes" tuscanitunr talkin about brett farve.

13 1/2 phinsider fued points!!!

by MrMedic on Oct 19, 2009 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

3 superbowls

and an undefeated regular season to only lose in the SB on an impossibly amazing catch but a nobody, ummm i would say that they have in fact earned it…everyone in viewing as the Dolphins season last year as a total fluke

-"No excuses, No explanations"
-Pennington is a hand tuxedo
-Matty's new assistant

by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dont talk about the past!!

We are playing in 2009 bro!!

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

bro

alright, today, are the pats not leading the division?…so yea, they are the team to beat

-"No excuses, No explanations"
-Pennington is a hand tuxedo
-Matty's new assistant

by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i know where he's coming from

and i agree with everything he’s saying. im actually taking a step back from my homerism right now where i would usually say the superbowl comes through miami. The shitty fact is that the pats have the best rec in our division. They are the 3 SB winners in recent years past, and they are still the team to beat. Becoming a team to beat doesnt happen over night. We have to be a dominant force for a period of time to get that status.

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

"i think we have to look at it through his shoes" tuscanitunr talkin about brett farve.

13 1/2 phinsider fued points!!!

by MrMedic on Oct 19, 2009 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They have been beaten TWICE!!

what r we talking about here?

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the pats scored 9 less points in todays game

than the dolphins have scored in their last 2 games.

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

"i think we have to look at it through his shoes" tuscanitunr talkin about brett farve.

13 1/2 phinsider fued points!!!

by MrMedic on Oct 19, 2009 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agains teh titans!!

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 2:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so what we're talking about here

is a team on the decline, but that can still win games big. yeah they played the titans, but we need to be weary this is still a team with good players that should not be underestimated.

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

"i think we have to look at it through his shoes" tuscanitunr talkin about brett farve.

13 1/2 phinsider fued points!!!

by MrMedic on Oct 19, 2009 2:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bro!! u know that the titans arent not even a SHADE of what they were last year!

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thats why i acknowledged it above.
yeah they played the titans, but we need to be weary

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

"i think we have to look at it through his shoes" tuscanitunr talkin about brett farve.

13 1/2 phinsider fued points!!!

by MrMedic on Oct 19, 2009 2:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I watched that game untill it got so out of hand

that they switched us to the Jets/Bills game. The number that they put up do look off the charts but it really did have more to do with how poorly the Titans are on defense and how there offense cant stay on the field or stop turning the ball over. They kept “forgetting” to cover Welker. I guess they missed the fact that he’s Bradys favorite target. They ran it down there throats which they cant do to us. It seemed like they always had a short field due to the turn overs. On one of the TD’s to Moss in the endzone he had to stop and come back to the ball because it was so underthrown. It should have been picked had there been even half way decent coverage. It was pathetic to watch. I know our secondary can look poor at times but some of those ducks that Brady was throwing up and then were being caught would have been picked against us.

"I hope you know a lot more than you believe in"-Gram Parsons

by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 2:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

When L. Maroney is penetrating your D, you know you have a shitty team.

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by Farorefox on Oct 19, 2009 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lmao true that.

Laces out!

-2008 AFC East Champions-
Suck it Pats, Bills and most of all... the god damn jets.

Sean Smith/Vontae Davis= Pat Surtain/Sam Madison

by BSerious72 on Oct 19, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

think they miss Haynesworth?

Laces out!

-2008 AFC East Champions-
Suck it Pats, Bills and most of all... the god damn jets.

Sean Smith/Vontae Davis= Pat Surtain/Sam Madison

by BSerious72 on Oct 19, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

weary?

nah man, we need to be amped up!

-LCFF

by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 19, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i cant base the present on the past

i mean when u are defending CHAMP, you can until they crown a new one, but what someone did in 2001, i dont care

by FishNFinz on Oct 19, 2009 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok, so the pats had the same record as us last year

which was not supposed to happen…so what in the present are you basing it on?

-"No excuses, No explanations"
-Pennington is a hand tuxedo
-Matty's new assistant

by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

????

They have the same record than us and that wasnt suppose to happen?
Thats correct, we werent suppose to win the div, but WE DID!!
Are u calling us a fluke?

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not a fluke

we just played way above what we were expected to be

-"No excuses, No explanations"
-Pennington is a hand tuxedo
-Matty's new assistant

by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

???

Thats call a fluke bro!!
Atleast in my book!!
BTW!! we werent a fluke!! we r for real!

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

this arguement may be losing steam

lol. is my food here yet???

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

"i think we have to look at it through his shoes" tuscanitunr talkin about brett farve.

13 1/2 phinsider fued points!!!

by MrMedic on Oct 19, 2009 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sometimes I find its just not worth the energy

to argue anymore.

"I hope you know a lot more than you believe in"-Gram Parsons

by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

exactly

thank you, someone sees where i am coming from

-"No excuses, No explanations"
-Pennington is a hand tuxedo
-Matty's new assistant

by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no, i hate the pats and brady with a passion

but unlike you, i can step away from my love and passion of the dolphins and look at things realistically, which i am doing right now…so yea i know what i am saying may not be too popular over here right now, but its the truth

-"No excuses, No explanations"
-Pennington is a hand tuxedo
-Matty's new assistant

by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

luckily the time to beat them

is only 3 weeks away for us

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

"i think we have to look at it through his shoes" tuscanitunr talkin about brett farve.

13 1/2 phinsider fued points!!!

by MrMedic on Oct 19, 2009 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We HAVENT play with them!

BTW! we R the Div Champs!!

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we have nobody left from that team

the Pats still have a lot left from their run

-"No excuses, No explanations"
-Pennington is a hand tuxedo
-Matty's new assistant

by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me neither!!

Thats call J.E.T.S. SUCKS, SUCKS, SUCKS!!

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

im with ya mhtd.

some people cant stomach the facts. They make me sick at times too. (the facts, not the people)

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

"i think we have to look at it through his shoes" tuscanitunr talkin about brett farve.

13 1/2 phinsider fued points!!!

by MrMedic on Oct 19, 2009 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why cant we all just get along?

"I hope you know a lot more than you believe in"-Gram Parsons

by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

MrMedic, the FACTS are that..

the panties have been beaten twice and that they have 2 win by stupid mistake by the bisons and boltimora, so , how can u say they are the team to beat?

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

pats 4-2

dolphins 2-3 ………logic says
pats are team to beat.

like i told u in another thread aleta, give the pats their respect.
The jets didnt give us ours and look what happened.

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

"i think we have to look at it through his shoes" tuscanitunr talkin about brett farve.

13 1/2 phinsider fued points!!!

by MrMedic on Oct 19, 2009 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i refuse to respect the pats

i cant wait to run all over them

by FishNFinz on Oct 19, 2009 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yea, that's totally dick

bellicheck is a fucking tool

-"No excuses, No explanations"
-Pennington is a hand tuxedo
-Matty's new assistant

by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha its not because of that, it's just a way

of not scoring more points and humiliating the opponent by scoring field goals. But you aren’t going to take a knee either, so it is the right thing to do. A gentlemen game

by MauMontaV5 on Oct 19, 2009 1:53 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha ask anyone you'd like

Actually on the Super Bowl that the Colts won, when they had it won in the 4th, they faced a 4 & 5 in the Bears 15 or 20. Dungy went for it out of respect for Lovie Smith who was his understudy. He just ran straight to the middle and the Bears easily stopped them. It’s a way of saying “Im not going to humiliate you by scoring a field goal and running up the score, but Im not going to humiliate you either by taking a knee”.

by MauMontaV5 on Oct 19, 2009 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

probably because they

were trying to get some playing time under the reserve qb’s belt.

by MauMontaV5 on Oct 19, 2009 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is the NFL,

not Pop Warner.

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by joel311 on Oct 19, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

MrMedic!! again..

Im not disrespecting the panties!
But i will NOT kiss there tiny balls either!!
They havent show me shit in thei season.
They could be 2-4 as far as im concern!

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 1:53 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

bro

understand this…we not kissing their balls, we just bringing up the facts…believe me i hate the pats as much if not more than all of you do

-"No excuses, No explanations"
-Pennington is a hand tuxedo
-Matty's new assistant

by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

at least we can agree

they have tiny balls.

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

"i think we have to look at it through his shoes" tuscanitunr talkin about brett farve.

13 1/2 phinsider fued points!!!

by MrMedic on Oct 19, 2009 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"we won the div last year"

Exactly…..
That was Last Year though.

New Year, New Start.
The Pats are still the team to beat. Give them credit, they’ve damn sure earned it this decade, and continue to produce.

Hopefully in the next 10 years, they’ll be having this discussion about us.

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"We've moved. We're Here....Get Over it"

If Pat White played Tyler Thigpen for the starting QB position for the Miami Dolphins, who would win?

Answer - A 2010 Draft Pick

by Fr8Train on Oct 19, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you REALLY think Brady fans will EVER talk like that about Phins?

Just think how stupid the average Jest fan is, and then realize that half of them are even stupider! ( a parody of a George Carlin line)

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by PhinsTifosi on Oct 19, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That does not change the facts. We should not base how we act

as fans based on the fact that another fan base acts like a bunch of asses. See the Jets fans!

"I hope you know a lot more than you believe in"-Gram Parsons

by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

Miami fans are generally “realistic” about our team. We try to be a class act, and a class organization.

Leader of the - Settle down Junior!, Henne is the Starter Movement
"We've moved. We're Here....Get Over it"

If Pat White played Tyler Thigpen for the starting QB position for the Miami Dolphins, who would win?

Answer - A 2010 Draft Pick

by Fr8Train on Oct 19, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

agreed

well said times two

-"No excuses, No explanations"
-Pennington is a hand tuxedo
-Matty's new assistant

by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If we give them a reason to they will....

If Henne were to go on a similar tear, and we were to win 3 SB’s, continuously punish people in the playoffs, and consistently end up in the AFC Title Game… then yes.

Its not that Miami fans talk like that about the Pats…its that EVERYONE talks like that about the Pats. As much as we hate them, and believe me, I despite them….They’ve earned it. The only time we’ve punched them in the mouth to take their division, we tied them record wise, and their best player was out for the year……and we had the easiest schedule in NFL history…..

Leader of the - Settle down Junior!, Henne is the Starter Movement
"We've moved. We're Here....Get Over it"

If Pat White played Tyler Thigpen for the starting QB position for the Miami Dolphins, who would win?

Answer - A 2010 Draft Pick

by Fr8Train on Oct 19, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

#1 - We did NOT play Lions 16 times last year, so it wasn't the easiest schedule in NFL history.
  1. - my point was NOT that we should not act like class act fans, but that I do not see the Patsies giving Phins credit.

IMHO – when Brady retires, (soon I suspect – after 2010 or 11?!?!), they will forever be like "but if Brady were still playing . . . "

Just think how stupid the average Jest fan is, and then realize that half of them are even stupider! ( a parody of a George Carlin line)

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by PhinsTifosi on Oct 19, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

WTF r u talking about MiamihastheDolphins???

The bison almost win again the panties
and the propellers DID won agains them!
They havent PROVE SH***
They only proved that they can beat badly the titans

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

& ravens

& the falcons

& the bills who are apparently better than the jets now.

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

"i think we have to look at it through his shoes" tuscanitunr talkin about brett farve.

13 1/2 phinsider fued points!!!

by MrMedic on Oct 19, 2009 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The ravens lost that game by themself, also the bison!!

Dont forget how they win.

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ravens and Bills self-destructed, Ravens and Falcons both had some questionable refffing.

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by Farorefox on Oct 19, 2009 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree but

also remember the Jets beat the Pats… That doesn’t always mean they are a “better team” though but still… I say we split with the Pats and sweep the Jests and Bills

by Ham420 on Oct 19, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's pretty optimistic.

Henne hasn’t played in the cold weather in 2 years. Sanchez will be more accustomed to it next week… it’s a very good thing we have The Wildcat. Let’s just hope it stands up to 8-9 in the box on a bitterly cold and windy day.

The same goes for Buffalo.

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by joel311 on Oct 19, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good points but

I think we’ll be able to run the ball even more effectively this time around because Jenkins is gone. He was a huge part of their run defense, its a huge loss for them. As soon as he went down the Bills were able to run the ball, and I think we and the rest of the NFL agree that we have a better running game then the Bills, maybe even the rest of the league.

by Ham420 on Oct 19, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly. The worse the weather the more our offense is designed for it!

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by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good point.

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Repentant Former Driver of the Trade-Ronnie-Brown Bandwagon.

by joel311 on Oct 19, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And even with 8-9 in the box

I think Henne, even with the weather, is efficient enough to find some open receivers. although I don’t see him having a game like he did the first time we faced them.

by Ham420 on Oct 19, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Eh,

I can’t agree with this never having seen Henne play in the cold before. That’s just something you can’t be certain about. Even Marino had trouble playing in the cold… the only Miami QB I’ve ever seen who seemed to thrive in the cold was Pennington. Hopefully it was a trait that could be taught, but I doubt it.

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by joel311 on Oct 19, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It gets pretty cold in Michigan

There must be some film on youtube or somewhere with snow and cold and wind from his college days. I’m not saying either way, but it can’t be impossible to find out.

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by SunDolphin on Oct 19, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Naw, sunny, calm 72 degree weather followed Henne & Michigan for 4 years.

Just think how stupid the average Jest fan is, and then realize that half of them are even stupider! ( a parody of a George Carlin line)

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by PhinsTifosi on Oct 19, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mardi Gras in Miami!

Although I’m a very loyal DolFan, I just can’t see us winning on Sunday. Saints have a very high octane offense game(especially in the Air) that reminds me a lot of the old Rams. With that said our safeties and Will Allen are given way too many big plays and I just don’t see that getting fixed over this bye week.

by Dolfan2006 on Oct 19, 2009 1:03 AM EDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

If u want loyalty, go get a dog!!

This is NOT about loyalty, this is about looking on ways to win the game!!

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only chance we have....

Is with total and thorough ball control. I am talking about taking the ball EVERY TIME we get it, and grinding out a 12 play, 7 minute TOUCHDOWN. Just like FGs don’t beat the Colts, they won’t beat the Saints and Drew Brees. I honestly think that if we limit the possessions that the Saints have to 8, and we score long TDs on most of our possessions, AND we finally start wrapping up tackles instead of arm tackling, we have a chance

(Sidenote: Did anyone else notice how many missed tackles we had against the Jets? That was horrible and if we continue to play Defense like that we won’t go very far, regardless of how well our offense plays.)

We will definitely need to protect the middle of the field against Brees and Company as well. In the games that they one big, they destroyed the defense over the middle. In the games that they were pushed, they didn’t get any big plays over the middle. Needless to say that we will have to put a lot of pressure on the QB. If you give Brees the time we game Sanchez, he will post a 50 spot on the scoreboard!

by Vanman_FishFan13 on Oct 19, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

my post on gang green

“So…are you guys looking at Bradford, or Tebow?”

by FishNFinz on Oct 19, 2009 1:08 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

LOL I have to go check that out!

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by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahahahahahaha

u feel bad for Bradford though, this must be really tough on him

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by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No I don't

I don’t feel bad for anyone on an Oklahoma, Texas, or USC team. I mean don’t get me wrong, Bradford seems like a good kid, but I just hate all three of those teams!

by Vanman_FishFan13 on Oct 19, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahaha i meant to say I feel bad for him lol

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by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well I for one was hoping that OU would beat Texas. I hate Texas.

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by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hate most every team

Outside the state of Florida…..but Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama and USC are on the top of the list.

by Vanman_FishFan13 on Oct 20, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh yeah I hate Bama too!

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by texascowpunk on Oct 20, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Especially

After what Prick Saban did to the Fins! Lets just hope that the Gators roll them in the SEC Championship!

by Vanman_FishFan13 on Oct 20, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just want to see anyone that is ranked above the Canes fall so we can

move in to a position to play in a BCS bowl game.

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by texascowpunk on Oct 20, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am happy as long as

Any team from the state of Florida wins the National Championship!

by Vanman_FishFan13 on Oct 21, 2009 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I cetianly will be pulling for FL over Bama!

I hate, hate, hate Bama!!!!!!!!!!!

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by texascowpunk on Oct 21, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bradford is going to Tennesseeeeee!! lol

and Tebow to tampa Bayyyyy

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 1:57 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Both surpirsingly true and accurate for a man

that decided to post him entire comment on the “title section” lol

by MauMontaV5 on Oct 19, 2009 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL!!

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually

Just bold print.

People don’t read things that don’t stand out.

by rroan28 on Oct 19, 2009 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahahaha that's the right attitude

I’ll include that in a motivational speech I eventually want to create

by MauMontaV5 on Oct 19, 2009 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

jags said they want tebow

freeman is staying in tampa

by FishNFinz on Oct 19, 2009 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's Tebow's girlfriend's tits that will get butts in the seats, I think....

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by Alpha6 on Oct 20, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ball Control

If we dominate that time of possession against the Saints like we did the Colts we have a definite shot at beating the Saints.

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by DolfinPhan on Oct 19, 2009 1:09 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

COMPLETELY AGREE!

i was just gonna post the exact same thing.

We can win with:
- Ball control and TOP, like against the colts
- Better pressure on Brees to force the short stuff
- Better coverage of the TEs and RB on the short stuff.

-LCFF

by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 19, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why u keep saying the lost to the Colts like it was a bad loss!!

If a recall the game, we loss because Ginn drop a TD pass at the end! We where right there. The D failed us, but we did have a chanse to win it!

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

who you talkin to? =)

not me, right? i never said anything good or bad about the colts game. just that we controlled the clock.

-LCFF

by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 20, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good post,

haha way to keep everyone under “realistic expectations” about Henne.
Look, while I think he has been remarkable, I also believe statistics probably are a bit misleading. There are a couple of factors that statistics, much less Qb rating, take into account. For instance, in the game against Buffalo the defense either scored points itself or put the offense in a position to score, where then the running game would finish off the job. While he did throw a perfect TD pass, he wasn’t asked to do much, finishing with a 5.2 yard per completion average. Not only that, but he also fumbled the ball a couple of times in which luckily it was recovered.
The jet game was another story, but even though he did throw the long bomb to Ginn and came through in a couple of key third downs, he still had a terrific running attack that left him in ideal 2nd and 3rd down short situations. Then, when he was asked to throw the football in first down, the play calling was extremely conservative, which is also one of the main reasons he is not being intercepted. Not to mention that lots of those yards came of a screen play to Ricky. Bottom line, yes, he has been excellent and has come up big for us in the few clutch situations he has been in, but in my opinion, we should not crown him until they take off the training wheels of the offense and he has to come from behind and win a game by himself like Peyton Manning against us or Tom Brady against Buffalo week 1 this season. No running game and no defense.

by MauMontaV5 on Oct 19, 2009 1:11 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I agree - I was just pointing out a pretty sweet stat for a player after two career starts
but in my opinion, we should not crown him until they take off the training wheels of the offense and he has to come from behind and win a game by himself like Peyton Manning against us or Tom Brady against Buffalo week 1 this season. No running game and no defense.

unfortunately, Henne doesn’t even come close to having the weapons at receiver and TE that those two have. So that’s unrealistic.

by Matty I on Oct 19, 2009 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough, but you have to agree that he hasn't been

in a situation yet where he is forced to lead a drive of 6 – 8 straight passes out of the shotgun and keep the offense moving while taking risks and going for gains of 15+ every time.
I guess what I’m trying to say is that until he faces a more hostile environment coming from behind where you have to abandon the run and play with 2 or 3 interceptions on your stat sheet, I won’t be ready to declare him our official franchise qb. I need to see more

by MauMontaV5 on Oct 19, 2009 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's is so true my friend

but that will come with time, he really doesn’t have a choice on the sort of conservative game plan we put out. In my opinion, the kid looks like the real deal, compared to all the 200 QB’s we’ve experimented with since Dan the Man retired. you could just see it in his demeanor, and I can really tell he’s learned the emotional intelligence from CP10

by Dolfan2006 on Oct 19, 2009 1:40 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Dido!!

Dont take away from the kid!!
He was in a situation that was not easy!!
Made 3 drive in the last quater is NOT an easy task

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 2:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why couldnt the Raiders wait to get their one upset of the year for next week

I guess we can say Cable beat the hell out of his players last week after getting stomped by the Giants. We can hope that the Raiders have enough confidence from the upset today and the Jets cant recover next week. Atleast its a west-coast game.

Upon looking at the upside, maybe this will happen:

Giants kill Raiders, get cocky, get blown out by Saints next week.
Saints kill Giants, get cocky, get blown out by Dolphins next week

by FishNFinz on Oct 19, 2009 1:29 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

And I just hope...

that your logic doesn’t have us get blown by the Paper Planes

by Dolfan2006 on Oct 19, 2009 1:47 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Mine stays in my pants around Jests. No desire to be blown by the Jests.

Just think how stupid the average Jest fan is, and then realize that half of them are even stupider! ( a parody of a George Carlin line)

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by PhinsTifosi on Oct 19, 2009 5:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL

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by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps it wasn't an upset... and they are finally hitting their mark? And maybe it says something about just how damn overrated Philly is.

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by Farorefox on Oct 19, 2009 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oakland hitting their mark....

:::20 minutes later:::

hahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaha

::another 20 minutes later::

hahahahaahaha

(gut busts, Fr8Train rushed to hospital)

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by Fr8Train on Oct 19, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hope you get well soon.

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by Farorefox on Oct 19, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A quick recovery

Hope you have stopped laughing Fr8

by Vanman_FishFan13 on Oct 19, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Looking at the games ahead

This team, by the end of the stretch Matty mentioned, could easily be 8-6 or 9-5. This season isn’t even close to over.

by rroan28 on Oct 19, 2009 1:45 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Not even close.

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by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lets all just hope brady gets hit by a double decker bus while in london

and brees gets a bad case of bubble guts during the game from the cajan food he loves

by FishNFinz on Oct 19, 2009 2:05 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Bubble guts...

I like that turn of phrase.

by rroan28 on Oct 19, 2009 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

(crying uncontrollably) Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh My God !!!!!!!!! (passes out)

This is Karma! Drew Brees is coming to the town that should’ve picked him up not once but T W I C E.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo

by MauMontaV5 on Oct 19, 2009 2:09 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We are gona win this game!!

Ask the bears what happen to them in Thanks giving.
Ask the bolts what happen in 2005 went they where unstopable!
We are the Dolphins. we always want to fuc** some1 else paraide. ; )

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 2:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Phins certainly do love to play spoiler to undefeateds over the years.

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by Farorefox on Oct 19, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We do seem to find a way to beat the undefeated teams.

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by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

shhhh

dont remind him MMV5

2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.

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by MrMedic on Oct 19, 2009 2:20 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL!!

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by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 2:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Think he'll burn us for not taking him?

I would……ugh.

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by Fr8Train on Oct 19, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not sure but I am still mad

Everytime I am forced to watch Drew Brees make accurate throw after throw, and cringe as I watch it land in a Saints player’s hands (not that I have anything against the Saints, because I don’t) instead of landing in Ginn, Camarillo, Hartline, or Bess’s hands……I think back to my .338 rifle and wonder where Nick Saban is hiding and if I can sneak to within 400 yards of him.

I mean all kidding aside, where would this franchise be if we would have signed him instead of Culpepper?

by Vanman_FishFan13 on Oct 19, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just stop bringing it up! Well all know how we got screwed!

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by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry man

It’s just like that damn Groundhog movie, I can’t seem to wake up and get the thought out of my head!

by Vanman_FishFan13 on Oct 20, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I understand but everytime I have to hear about it I wind up in the corner all alone

gently sobbing for hours.

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by texascowpunk on Oct 20, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now Now....just think of....

Wow….don’t know anything that can help you brother…..other than LAST MONDAY NIGHTS GAME!!!

by Vanman_FishFan13 on Oct 20, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, games like that bring me unmeasureable ammounts of joy!

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by texascowpunk on Oct 20, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This Saints game could be like the Cardinals game of last year...

only worse. Lets just try to do the same thing we did against the Colts…EXCEPT WIN!

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by Rytackle on Oct 19, 2009 7:15 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm hoping that's what we'll do...

I hope our D can step it up…because the Saints are dangerous.

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by Kdog92 on Oct 19, 2009 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

When I think about the Colts game, I feel optimistic...

But then again, the Saints seem to be even better than Manning and his guys. Brees is on fire.

Can we win? Sure. Is it likely? Hell no. But we almost won that game against the Colts, we might do a good job on this next game as well.

12-4!

by Rennie85 on Oct 19, 2009 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Contender or pretender?

I think this week will show whether we are a playoff caliber team or just a playoff chaser. We have our backs up against the wall and we’re playing the “best” out there. How do we respond?

by sdelinois on Oct 19, 2009 8:54 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

Fanaticism is not logical

by SunDolphin on Oct 19, 2009 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If we can beat the Saints...we can beat anyone

And before anyone says i should be in school…I’m sick…I hate the flu

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by Kdog92 on Oct 19, 2009 9:01 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

quit kissing pigs

that’s how you get the swine flu, you know

The torch has been passed, and Henne has added fuel to the fire!

by RJ2549 on Oct 19, 2009 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

or kissing Jest fans (same as swine)

Just think how stupid the average Jest fan is, and then realize that half of them are even stupider! ( a parody of a George Carlin line)

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by PhinsTifosi on Oct 19, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

swine flu = Jest flu

Just think how stupid the average Jest fan is, and then realize that half of them are even stupider! ( a parody of a George Carlin line)

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by PhinsTifosi on Oct 19, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where, pray tell, is he kissing them..?

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by Alpha6 on Oct 20, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Get well brother!

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by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Always good to "have some Bush mixed in"

Nice write-up Matty

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by krempmasterflash on Oct 19, 2009 10:28 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

But remember, the Jets di, and have been, overblitzing, and I attribute much of that to their recent string of failures.

And ironically enough, their fans want them to blitz more.

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by Farorefox on Oct 19, 2009 10:35 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

did*

Chief Stalker/ Lead Paparazzi of the official Matty I Fan Club

Knowshon Moreno is actually the illegitimate chocolate son of Dan Marino. Its true!!! I have pictures!!!

Bender: Who wants dolphin? Leela: Dolphin? But dolphins are intelligent. Bender: Not this one. He blew all his money on instant lottery tickets.

by Farorefox on Oct 19, 2009 10:35 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

looks liek they lost....

looks like they lost kris jenkins…woot

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by tuscanitunr on Oct 19, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Did Matty just say bullshit?

since when does he curse?

anyway I think if we pound the ball down the Saints throat and control the clock we can win.

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by Patssuck456 on Oct 19, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He curses when he talks about the Jets!

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by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL We know!

"I hope you know a lot more than you believe in"-Gram Parsons

by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

my first ever monday night football memory

that is really vivid is the 4th quarter collapse against the jets. I will forever hate that slutty slutty slutty organization. I hope they never have a winning season ever again.

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by krempmasterflash on Oct 19, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Keys to beating Saints

Saints Fan Here.Patssuck is correct . If the Saints have a hard time containing the wildcat we’re in for a long day. But for the first time in a long time the Saints are blessed with weapons on both sides of the ball. I believe New Orleans will be able to stack the box and play man on your recievers. Ted Ginn scares the hell out of me so we’ll have to put heavy pressure on your QB whenever the Phins do decide to drop back an pass. Can’t wait till Sunday. Good Luck but not that much. :)

by Lyle Lirette on Oct 19, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think you should fear Ricky and Ronnie more than Ginn. Ginn can fly but the other two

can gash a defense.

"I hope you know a lot more than you believe in"-Gram Parsons

by texascowpunk on Oct 19, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't think so

I think that the Saints definitely have the fire power to beat our Fins, but I don’t think that they have near the balls it takes to stack the box and stop our run. I don’t think that there is a team in the league that can stop us from running the way our offensive line is dominating the LOS. If our OC can keep mixing the play calling up, we don’t turn the ball over, and kill ourselves with stupid penalties then the Saints will be forced to score on every possession, which they are capable of doing.

by Vanman_FishFan13 on Oct 19, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The saints have only gotten better and better....

Brees has been superb all along, but now with a respectable defense and a fairly consistent running game, they have shored up their weaknesses.

Are they beatable? Absolutely like any other team. Let’s not forget that the same jets team which we put up 31 points on, gave up just 10 points to the Saints offense with NO at home.

Plus we are playing at home, off a bye week, are well rested and with Henne having had more reps in practice.

by Natalya on Oct 19, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Rec'd

Love the post and thoughts.

2 points.

- the Saints are definitely the team to beat. The BEST way to beat them is wear them down on the ground. Keep Brees OFF the field because htey will score. We have to provide pressure and seriously buckle down our secondary or they will torch us. Control the clock just like the INDY game, however try not to give up those big plays, and don’t let them march down the field with 35 seconds left in the half.

- Love the video. Don’t you love how first thing Rex does is give the Bills credit when his entire team showed us NONE last week? Think there’s still a grudge there? Also Sanchez was great, the guy is a bum and looks like the Jets are starting there patented nose dive a bit early this year

Laces out!

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Suck it Pats, Bills and most of all... the god damn jets.

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by BSerious72 on Oct 19, 2009 12:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If we can stop the 3rd down convertion, we should be find

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(22 years and counting)

by Aleta on Oct 19, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kevin Curtis is on the block, we should seriously make a play for him.

Even without elite physical skills, the guy can really come up big and be an amicable go to receiver. Look out

by MauMontaV5 on Oct 19, 2009 1:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

So it is official

Jenkins is out for the year. Suddenly, round #2 looks very winnable.

-LCFF

by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 19, 2009 1:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Well there is the small matter of the...

“Sanchize” tossing 8 int’s (and countless turnovers) in the past 3 games.

Favre at 38 and Sanchize at 22 – not much difference so far.

by Natalya on Oct 19, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Quick

Natalya, SAY NO!

LOL :)

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by Dragon27az on Oct 19, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you evidently have so little respect for her as a woman

that you feel the need to tell her how she must respond.

I, on the other hand, know that she is QUITE capable of dissing me without any help from the peanut gallery.

;-)

-LCFF

by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 19, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you're used to getting dissed by grls

aren’t ya?

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by MiamihastheDolphins.... on Oct 19, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes it is... you're afraid of them...

… and try sucking up to them to cover up…

LMAO!!!!

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by Alpha6 on Oct 20, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

pipe down jr.

before i call your mom

-LCFF

by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 20, 2009 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by Alpha6 on Oct 20, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What are you talking about? How is being goofy and stupid

equal to being disrespectful to a woman? How?

You definitely saw something that wasn’t out there.

The gender, religion, race, etc, cards are getting way to old. We are in 2009 !

by MauMontaV5 on Oct 19, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you're not serious, right?

tell me you’re not serious Mau.

-LCFF

by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 19, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahaha I dont know?

Hahah I just didn’t see any of that. Well that’s just me I guess.
I got your back though hahah

by MauMontaV5 on Oct 19, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i was kidding... see this part:
I, on the other hand, know that she is QUITE capable of dissing me without any help from the peanut gallery.

i agree about race, gender, etc. etc. when we get to the point that we can poke fun at it, we are past it.. IMO.

thanks for watchin out for me though =)

-LCFF

by LeftCoastFinFan on Oct 20, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Our biggest unsung hero is out for the season too.

Cobbs will be missed much more than anyone is letting on. Go Lex!!!

by la Roc on Oct 19, 2009 1:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Or Sheets...

A guy I work with is a 49ers fan and he was none to pleased that we snaked this guy. I watched some of his highlights from college and he was pretty impressive. I would love to see him catching from screen passes out of the backfield.

by la Roc on Oct 19, 2009 1:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Pretty good post

I’m not expecting anything much against the saints. We have to utterly DOMINATE time of possession..

by kazam92 on Oct 19, 2009 2:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I love how Matty's Monday morning thoughts are basically exactly when it becomes morning

he must do all of his thinking as soon as morning hits.

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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Oct 19, 2009 2:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm scared to know

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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Oct 19, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's getting fitted for a gansta fedora tomorrow...

… or was it a white Cuban Guayabera…

… maybe both….

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by Alpha6 on Oct 20, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Idiot...

… it’s a hat.. and a shirt..!

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by Alpha6 on Oct 20, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow Matty

you actually swore in a posting. I love seeing that extra emotion that the Jets seem to bring out of you. I’m sure it has nothing to do with that you live in Jersey… :-)

To give you an idea of how the usual loud and obnoxious Jets fans are coping with their recent string of losses down here in Fin-land….since the MNF game i haven’t heard a single one call into the radio station I work at. Not our regulars, not the die-hard fans…NADA. I guess Calvin Pace is a good example for the rest of Jets Nation, sore losing d-baggs who love to dish it out but are nowhere to be found when the time comes to take it like man.

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by DolPhanDave on Oct 19, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Saints are clearly the best team in football

We met the Colts, arugably #2 right now, and should have won that game. Saints are better so far, they can run the ball better, have better receiving weapons and their Defense is also better.

Henne will have another big test, this Saints D is tough, they will blitz and Sharper is a master at fooling QBs with his style, he will make you think one thing and bait you.

However, how amazing will it be if we can pull this off? we need to control the clock and get the job done, and, as crazy as this will sound, our rush D will need to stop them and force them to pass.

Huh? yes, i know its Brees, but they are very good both ways and i believe we need to make them one dimensional at least, and hopefully Poter, Taylor and Wake can have the games of their lives. We will need it, from everyone!

If we can finish the Saints, Jets and Pats stretch 4-4, i think we can seriously make the playoffs.

PS : Remember when i said if Jets lost to Bills or Raiders? well, its clear they were still thinking about us :)

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by MoLimits on Oct 19, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Bills. Jeeze, even we aren't that bad.

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by Farorefox on Oct 19, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

magic in miami?

If we can beat the saints, which i think is possible (the loss to them wont hurt them in their division)maybe we will get a little respect . I’m so tired of all the booth guys harping on the jets(sanchez) and new england (brady)please, we’ve showed we can beat them , the jets great “ravens” defense crumbled against the wildcat. This is a look that the saints are not used to seeing. Our defense needs to put a constant rush on brees, rotate cameron wake with joey, wake was awsome against the bills.Our run defense is pretty good, but i agree our secondary need tuning up, this is time for our expensive rookies to step up and have a steller game (can you say 3 int. s)this does’nt mean i take them lightly, by no means they are very good, but I think we are a much better team week in and week out we keep improving , as a team. so get out the xanex, and liquid nerve tonic boys and girls it’s on!!!!!!!

by finslifer on Oct 19, 2009 6:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It might. Atlanta is creeping.

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Bender: Who wants dolphin? Leela: Dolphin? But dolphins are intelligent. Bender: Not this one. He blew all his money on instant lottery tickets.

by Farorefox on Oct 19, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

In case you were wondering, Sanchez' passer rating last night was 8.

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by Farorefox on Oct 19, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Still not low enough for my liking...

Call me greedy, but I want to see a ZERO!!!

by Vanman_FishFan13 on Oct 20, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, anything can happen

I’m not scared of the Saints, unless they hang 50 on us and we can’t seem to find the endzone, the redzone, or their half of the field. I think we pull something crazy out of a very large hat and at least keep this game close and fun until the last few seconds.

I cannot wait for Sunday!

Fanaticism is not logical

by SunDolphin on Oct 19, 2009 6:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Finally SOS comes into play

Just like I said all year long SOS doesnt mean anything once the season starts look at all those dominanat teams Miami will have to play oh no lets panic ESPN Insiders Dolphins have the toughest schedule blah blah blah is all I heard Dolphins win 6 or 7 games the Wildcat wont work, ha its better this year than last just as predicted, the Dolphins will win 10 games just as I predicted when the so called “toughest schedule came out” I know we are only 2-3 but considering if the NFL didnt have a love fest with the Colts and a flag in the final seconds is thrown for PI we would have punched it in to win 31-27, we’d be 3-2, and no its weird I hear beat writers saying well Miami’s schedule isnt so bad, yet these were the same guys slamming the Dolphins saying they will never survive and duplicate any kind of success with their gimmick offense. Funny how everyone forgets SOS doesn’t mean jack once the season starts but everyone was ready to put the Dolphins in the cellar of the AFC East after they won 11 games and the division, its absurd but these morans are finally seeing we can play!!!!
GEAUX DOLPHINS!!!!

by TheG13 on Oct 19, 2009 6:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Excellent post Matty!

While you write a great deal of reality in the upcoming game with the Saints, I feel that Miami has a good if not greater chance to beat them than other teams.

Miami’s offensive formations have just as much scheme. Another advantage that should not easily be discounted is that they play AT Miami. If it were at New Orleans, I wouldn’t give much of a chance to our team, but since it’s in South Florida, I say it’s even money.

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by Alpha6 on Oct 20, 2009 12:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

... hunting with my boys...

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by Alpha6 on Oct 20, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

too hot in miami

the saints better bring their suntan lotion and sunglasses lol no dome to protect them now

by finslifer on Oct 20, 2009 2:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Chad Henne

I like our chances on offense with Chad Henne. I hope the defensive game will be ready for Brees and the rest of the Saints’ weapons. Remember the 85 Bears game. He he…….

by dolfanatic on Oct 20, 2009 3:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yep! Everyone was picking the Bears then but we spanked them that night.

"I hope you know a lot more than you believe in"-Gram Parsons

by texascowpunk on Oct 20, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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