2009 Game Balls Week 8
What a game! Like we all said after the Monday Night game, this rivalry may (finally) be back to the classics we all remember. After a 3-3 halftime score, a switch was flipped and suddenly there was more traffic in the endzone than trash talking quotes coming out of New Jersey.
What a game.
So, with today's second game balls post, here are Week 8's award winners.
1-yard Game Ball: Brandon Fields. Fields punted the ball seven times, averaging 51.7 yards per kick. I know he's merely a punter, and seven kicks says somethign about the offense's ineptness (especially in the first half), but he deserves something. His blasts, to include a 66-yarder, gave the Jets much poorer field position than they were expecting. And, when you look at the fact that Steven Weatherford, the Jets' punter, also had 7 kicks for only a 36.3 average and a long of 47-yards, Fields was pretty impressive.
2-yard Game Ball: Joey Haynos. NAYYYYYGGGGOOOOORRRRR! Haynos gets these two yards simply for being the only offensive player to score a touchdown this week. It was nice to see the big guy getting into the endzone.
3-yard Game Ball: Randy Starks. Starks seemed to be everywhere today. He finished the game tied for the team lead with seven tackles and one sack. Starks was huge today.
4-yard Game Ball: Jason Taylor. I really debated back and forth between putting JT at the 3-yard spot and Starks here, or the way I put them. I went with this order, simply because JT leads all defensive lineman since 1970 with nine touchdowns. Okay, technically he is a linebacker now, but still. His ninth touchdown. That's impressive. His touchdown this time came on a 48-yard fumble recovery when Shonn Green laid the ball on the turf thanks to a great play by Paul Soliai (who had six tackles and one pass defense of his own, by the way).
5-yard Game Ball: Is there any doubt here? The man who won this game for the Dolphins. The man who has been hated for so long. The man who was benched this week after dropping pass after pass this year. None other than Ted Ginn, Jr. He (and his family) finally got his first NFL kick-off return for a touchdown in the third quarter. Oh, and he wasn't done. After a 100-yard kickoff return for the touchdown, seven minutes later, he did it again, this time for 101-yards. With 299 return yards, Ginn amassed the second most return yards in a single game in NFL history (304 for the New Orleans Saints' Tyrone Highes in 1994). The Ginnja showed that nickname. Mach 19 definetly showed how he earned that nickname too. I think the biggest part oof this NFL record tying performance (two return TDs in a game) however, was the simple look of joy on Ginn's face, and on that of his teammates. Everyone looked ecstatic that Teddy did what he did, after all of the harship he has had over the last week. Great job, Teddy.
Sack: Okay, I am going to be nit-picky on this one. It's also only going to be a 1-yard sack. It goes to Chad Henne. It just seemed like every time he got blitzed, he would run backwards. I know the line couldn't pick up all the blitzers, but don't run backward. A couple of those, he could have still made the pass to a wide open check down, but he ran backwards instead. Like I said, nit-picky. Just don't run backwards.
Well, I am off tomorrow morning to spend another week conducting some training. Look for my Perspectives sometime near the end of the week.
If you missed the Week 7 Game Balls, click here.
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game ball to me
I give myself a game ball for releasing ginn from my fantasy team, about two hours before the game started. I had him as a starter all season, then decided to free him. guess it helped him!
by roosterman13 on Nov 1, 2009 10:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Same here.
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by Mosul_DolFan on Nov 1, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol i sat him in my money league
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by BSerious72 on Nov 1, 2009 11:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
mosul
he had a kickoff return in like 07 against the bills that was originnally his first kickoff return for a TD but good post overall
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by DPL3 Rollin on Nov 1, 2009 10:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think that got called back, but you might be right. I'll go look it up.
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by Mosul_DolFan on Nov 1, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He had a punt return for aa TD against the Eagles
But these were his first kickoff returns for TDs.
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by Mosul_DolFan on Nov 1, 2009 10:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
alright
i learned something new today thanks
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by DPL3 Rollin on Nov 1, 2009 10:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No problem
I did too. I didn’t know he had the punt return TD already.
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by Mosul_DolFan on Nov 1, 2009 10:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wow and he had two of em
maybe he learned the key to returning kicks
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by samdaman on Nov 2, 2009 7:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Naw, he is the professor! He had 7 or 8 of them in college.
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 Nov 8, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
college is one thing
the nfl is another
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by samdaman on Nov 9, 2009 7:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i think it was called back
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by samdaman on Nov 2, 2009 7:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
my fan game ball goes to paul solai
besides the huge fumble this guy was everywhere
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by BSerious72 on Nov 1, 2009 11:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ginn even tied the record of 2 KO Return TDs in a quarter held since 1967 by the legendary Packer …
Travis “Road Runner” Williams !
by WarWolf on Nov 1, 2009 11:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
NAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYGOOOOOORRRRRRRRR!!!
lol ….thats such an inside joke.
DBess gets my Sack.,…he let them back in the game when we were about to make it a laugher….then he drops passes and is fumbling all over himself…worst game in a Phins uniform…played like a guy that wasnt drafted if you ask me.
Ricky is awesome when we needed him for a second there….really important few carries.
Henne’s 1st start in the Meadowlands….He was invisible today…needs to see more of these blitzes so he can counter them fast and maybe even audible into something like a slant that goes for 80 and a TD
Ted Ginn Jr gets all my balls and all my penis….no homo
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by Rzayo24 on Nov 1, 2009 11:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i think no homo is out of the question
after such a statement. But for all intents and purposes, i get it.
2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.
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by MrMedic on Nov 1, 2009 11:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ginn deserves lots of balls
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by samdaman on Nov 2, 2009 7:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ginn
is it just me or did ginn save his miami career yesterday???
by heartherevenge on Nov 2, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
not sure about career
but he at least saved his season. Career still has yet to be determined!
by Vanman_FishFan13 on Nov 2, 2009 3:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He either saved himself a spot on the squad or increased his value in the off season.
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by texascowpunk on Nov 2, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Great post. Thank God finally someone realizes Chad Henne is not God
and can actually be held accountable for poor play. The last 3 games he’s been a huge liability.
Good post again.
by MauMontaV5 on Nov 1, 2009 11:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You can't be talking about the great one,
Chad “A 15 yard sack is better than an incompletion” Henne
The torch has been passed, and Henne has added fuel to the fire!
by RJ2549 on Nov 2, 2009 8:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice balls mosul
You’re working overtime lol.
2009 is a year of respect ladies and gentlemen. Lets get it.
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by MrMedic on Nov 1, 2009 11:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
... what the hell are you looking at..?
… did you just say, “turn your head to the left and cough”?
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by Alpha6 on Nov 2, 2009 2:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The offense will rebound
no worries there, but its Ginn’s night to celebrate
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by Patssuck456 on Nov 2, 2009 12:50 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
"You play like you practice"
Make it good Mosul…
Cannot find anything missed on these “awards”. Good observations, good write-up.
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by Alpha6 on Nov 2, 2009 2:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
5-yard Game Ball to......CAM CAMERON?????
Funny, but the 3 players who, IMO, had the best games today were: Ginn (rd 1), Soliai (rd 4) and Fields (rd 7)…..all draft picks by Cam Cameron. I believe all the other picks have been traded or cut by now.
I’d give the “sack” to Dan Henning. His play calling lately has been horrible. Where’s the running game? Why is he calling those plays on 3rd and long when he knows the Jets are going to bring the house? Henne certainly needs to start avoiding 15-yrd losses, but it doesn’t seem like he’s getting any help from th coaching staff. This team needs to run the ball 35-40 times to be successful.
by crossborderFISHingtrip on Nov 2, 2009 10:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I am starting to jump on the "Fire Dan Henning Bandwagon." I don't trust him worth a damn this season.
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by Farorefox on Nov 2, 2009 10:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't agree more
Haven’t seen alot of comments on the play calling of Henning and was thinking that I was the only one that felt that way. I don’t know if he is over thinking himself, but he has gotten away from everything that was working earlier in the season. I couldn’t understand why the Fish abandoned the running game against the Saints last week in the 2nd half and I damn sure didn’t understand 90% of the play calling this week. There were the few good play calls (the TD pass the Haynos, a 3rd and 4 pass to Bess after putting him in motion, and a roll out pass to Camarillo for about 13 yards on a 2nd and 17 to give us a chance to pick up the 1st down) but for most of the game I was left scratching my head and asking myself is I was somehow in the twilight zone.
Seems like we have stopped running the wildcat plays that were working and are now trying to reinvent the wheel which to me is silly until someone proves that they can stop the WC that we were running the first 5-6 games.
by Vanman_FishFan13 on Nov 2, 2009 10:40 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Wow... a cudo and a slap..!
I like it…
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by Alpha6 on Nov 2, 2009 11:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol good point
rec’d
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by BSerious72 on Nov 2, 2009 12:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
i we need more than 27 rushing yards
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by samdaman on Nov 2, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thats pathetic from this team with those backs.
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by texascowpunk on Nov 2, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
actualy, they had 27 each
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by samdaman on Nov 2, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Still!
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by texascowpunk on Nov 2, 2009 6:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow...
54 yards….very impressive from the most expensive offensive line in the league!! Couple that with 6 sacks and that was a stellar performance for the fat guys!
by Vanman_FishFan13 on Nov 5, 2009 4:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Trying to do too much
I wish our offense would just get back to running and passing the ball. Between our base run-offense, WC, and pass-offense, we’re trying to do too much. I’m not knocking the WC, but the randomness of it lately is confusing.
by crossborderFISHingtrip on Nov 2, 2009 11:07 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Very random
And it seems like it has gotten away from the base plays that made it so successful. I don’t understand why you would be running the Ricky sweeps to the short side of the field, you are giving the defense an extra defender in the sideline.
by Vanman_FishFan13 on Nov 2, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Something desperately wrong with the play calling
I was at the game, which does not allow for serious analysis, but there seemed to be two major problems with the play calling, one offense and one defense.
1) Offense: The Jets were storming the edge with really fast outside blitzing, yet Henning had an urge at the most inopportune times to call a rollout for Chad right into the teeth of the outside rush.
2) Defensive: Where was Cameron Wake on the final Jets drive? If you were at the game and heard someone screaming from section 305, “Sparano, you moron, put in Wake! Are you and idiot?” etc. that someone was me. Sanchez not only had time to eat a hot dog back there, he was busy barbequeing them, while Joey and JT took breaks in the middle plays to fill out their Medicare claim forms and take swigs of Geritol.
Ay Caramba.
by Joel West on Nov 2, 2009 11:12 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I would really like to know
Why we didn’t call more screen plays. Ricky has been killing people on the screen passes all year and they only called one, when you know it would have been there all day long with that “ears pinned back” pass rush of the JEST. Also, the quick slants to Camarillo and Bess would have eased the pressure on Henne too.
by Vanman_FishFan13 on Nov 2, 2009 3:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Amen! I dont know why we dont run more screens during every game.
We dont have guys that can consistantly get open down field but we have all kinds of guys that can catch and operate in traffic.
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by texascowpunk on Nov 2, 2009 6:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Chalk it up to Henning
Doesn’t really know how to call a game that attacks the weakness of the opponent!
by Vanman_FishFan13 on Nov 5, 2009 4:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It sometimes seems like you are correct. I try not to second guess guys that
surely have more football IQ than I can ever hope to have but sometime it seems so obvious as to what they need to do.
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by texascowpunk on Nov 7, 2009 12:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sack for Coaches...
2nd week in a row Sparano makes a poor decision though (extra point thing)…..I wish Parcell’s was on a headset making sure of these things, it helped turn the game around against N.O…….also, again, the defense mysteriously stopped blitzing in the second half…..Sanchez had an embarrassing amount of time to throw….
by oceantracks on Nov 2, 2009 12:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That has happened
For the last two games. We had rediculous pressure on Brees in the 1st half last game, as well as the 1st half against the JEST…and what did we give up….a total of 6 points….look what happened when we stopped applying pressure! Not good!
by Vanman_FishFan13 on Nov 2, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Phil Simms is a Biased A-Hole
This is not anything new but Simms should not be given the priveledge to be a commentator. He is completely biased, shows no resprct for anything the Dolphins do or have done, and all he can do is praise and marvel at what a great job the Jets do everywhere on the field. It was really sickening and as a professional, you should show no bias trough your comments, and he did all game long. After Ginn ran the first one back, he had nothing to say, no praise, nothing ! Those don’t happen every game. Simms needs to go.
by jnitro on Nov 2, 2009 1:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No one quote "likes the Dolphins" when it comes to broadcasting. Nothing new there baby.
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by Farorefox on Nov 2, 2009 2:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Aint that the truth!
but I do agree.. Simms is too biased.. at times
by dolphinsfan4life on Nov 2, 2009 3:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget the refs too
Usually the Fins get every crappy call from the Officials as well. Even my friends who hate the fish admit this freely!
by Vanman_FishFan13 on Nov 2, 2009 3:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
tru dat
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by samdaman on Nov 2, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wish him and Boomer would be gone from TV. What a couple of jokes.
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by texascowpunk on Nov 2, 2009 6:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Boomer??
As in Boomer Esiasin (Sp?) or Chris Berman? Because I really like Chris Berman!!!!
by Vanman_FishFan13 on Nov 5, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As in Esisian. Hes a dick and an idiot!
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by texascowpunk on Nov 7, 2009 12:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Simms is ASS!
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by Alpha6 on Nov 2, 2009 6:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ass clown!
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by texascowpunk on Nov 2, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Most deintiely a SACK on the coaches (2 or 3 yards)!
I am so surprised to be saying it but it was even harder to witness it yesterday; that being the level of regression the offensive play calling took over the course of the game!
What is up with Dan Henning!? How could he basically stop doing almost everything that he has used to get any success this season and throw it out the window!
We are a RUNNING team! We WERE #1 up to two weeks ago and we do it VERY well and did so last time against the Jets 3 weeks ago.. but no.. get this..he goes against all the common sense points of the match and almost gives it away!
#1. We’re on the ROAD in a hostile divisional rivalry opponent.
#2. With a rookie QB starting his THIRD game..
#3. We tops in the league with rushing and ball control
#4. We have a successful Wildcat scheme and two guys names Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams..not sure if you’ve heard of them..
#5. A rookie QB (yes said that..but..) that was showing signs of being rattled and uneasy. That should be huge right there! He’s holding on way too long..taking sacks, missing throws.. = RUN THE BALL.. not going to the pass on majority of the first downs and many series consecutively…
I just didn’t understand it.. Why go against what has worked for you?
All I know is that this better not continue any longer!
by dolphinsfan4life on Nov 2, 2009 3:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
IN the game against the Jets?
Wow…didn’t realize that. I know he had a great game. I didn’t even bother looking at the stats….the only stats that I was interested in was 100 yards and 101 yards! GO TEDDY GO!!
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