Joey Porter benched for Sunday's game vs Bucs

by Matty I on Nov 14, 2009 6:03 PM EST in 2012 Miami Dolphins News

No - you didn't read that headline wrong. It was announced today by the team that Dolphins OLB Joey Porter will not play in tomorrow's game against Tampa Bay. Porter was officially downgraded to "out" on Saturday - but not because of an injury. Officially, his downgrade is being listed as a "coach's decision" - which is distinctly different than being downgraded due to injury.

So what gives? The Miami Herald speculates that something happened between Porter and the team since Friday's practice, when Porter participated and was listed as "probable" on the injury report:

Something clearly happened between Friday afternoon when Porter left the practice facility and this afternoon to cause Sparano to bench the weakside outside linebacker. Sparano, it should be noted, seemed quite pleased with Porter during his Friday press conference.

Could Porter's benching be because of poor performance? I doubt it. Even if the team was unhappy with Porter's play on the field, you'd have to imagine he'd at least be active on Sunday - even if he doesn't start. But for Porter to be inactive? Something had to have gone down.

Whatever it is, though, I don't expect us to hear the truth from Porter. After last week's game against New England, Porter high tailed it out of there before the media could get to him. I expect more of the same from Porter this week.

There are a few possibilities as to how the Dolphins will shuffle the starting lineup without Porter. We could see Jason Taylor move to the weak side and Matt Roth start in JT's spot on the strong side. Or we could see Taylor remain on the strong side and either Charlie Anderson or Cameron Wake start on the weak side. Wake will obviously be the popular pick to see start by the fans - but I don't think it's likely because he's still not a complete outside linebacker and would be a liability in coverage and/or run defense.

Regardless of who starts, though, we should definitely see more snaps out of Wake tomorrow - which is a good thing.

Hat tip to Rzayo24

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Wow I just left a fanshot saying he is out

but I assumed it was injury related. Wow.

by kazam92 on Nov 14, 2009 6:05 PM EST reply actions

ewww a hat tip

i remember when i first joined this site…and i got one….i felt like ESPN put me on Sportscenter….lol

1 month ago…..someone gave me a Porter jersey for my BDay…..NEXT TIME ASK ME WHAT # I WANT!!!!!

The writing is on the wall….this team needs younger players getting experiance….or older ones that produce. Not older players that talk a boatload of shit and show up to the party with ZERO to offer.

This has been a crazy ride for me….I HATED the signing….i thought we WAY OVERPAYED…then he exploded last yr and i shut up….but he did last yr in like 10 games…those last 6 sucked…and this yr sucks….i just feel like he has 75% of the fire he used to…and he runs on fire like Brian Dawkins does…once thats not there fully…..see ya

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by Rzayo24 on Nov 14, 2009 6:11 PM EST reply actions

You know, RZ

I’ve never gotten a hat tip….

I’m sad now.

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by Mosul_DolFan on Nov 14, 2009 6:15 PM EST up reply actions

Bull!

youve got entire fanshots posted on the front page!

thats it! your out this sunday! RZ decision!

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by Rzayo24 on Nov 14, 2009 6:39 PM EST up reply actions

True, I have had Fanshots FP'd

But never gotten a hat tip..

Fine…no flying squirrel for you…

by Mosul_DolFan on Nov 14, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions

Totally agree with ya RZ....

All talk and no action means nothing in this biz… JT is older too but he is still bringing it
for the most part. by the way, we did WAY OVERPAY for porter. There is a reason the Steelers
dumped him when they did too. We need young and explosive line backers that take over games dammit !!!!

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by Dolphinator on Nov 14, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions

From J Peezy to J Pissy..!

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by Alpha6 on Nov 14, 2009 6:21 PM EST reply actions

:( now I'm sad

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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Nov 14, 2009 6:27 PM EST reply actions

why?

ur mad and sad?

we gotta live in the now….results….if you live on things someone did a year youll lose a lot of football games.

i think hes injured personally…i think his hamstring is injured…..and he takes off every 3rd play…dont believe me…..watch the tape…he hits the OLine guy…and jiggles a lil….doesnt keep his motor going….

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by Rzayo24 on Nov 14, 2009 6:46 PM EST up reply actions

I dont mean to hate on the guy

but he has 12 tackles and 2 sacks in 7 games played……7 games……12 tackles……….and a whole lot of pregame pushing and shit talking…and a whole lot of opponent motivating.

im saying this….and im wearing his jersey right now….so im just stating the facts of life.

12 tackles……7 games!

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by Rzayo24 on Nov 14, 2009 6:49 PM EST up reply actions

Yes, I am quite dissapointed this year with him.

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by Farorefox on Nov 14, 2009 6:53 PM EST up reply actions

no I understand. I just like the guy but I understand he isn't doing much for the team this year.

I think it is probably injury, even though it isn’t stated as it. He just needs to rest.

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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Nov 14, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions

i think its due to injury

even though they didnt say it was due to that… comon now its the dolphins they didnt say jack about what matt roth did in the preseason… so why start talking now?? football teams do this, the dudes out he has had a hamstring INJ all year. nuff said

by heartherevenge on Nov 14, 2009 11:09 PM EST up reply actions

I'm totally shocked by this....

J Peezy was the heart and soul of our Steeler defense for years. He is a great guy(I met him personally one day in Wexford, a suburb close to Pittsburgh) and he was extremely kind and genuine. He will always be considered a Steelers great…. Don’t give up on this guy Dolphin fans, he has a heart of gold….

by Dr Del on Nov 14, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions

I just hope he is being benched to rest from injury. I want to see him produce like he did last year but things happen.

oh and “Tripping! Phantom Tripping Call!” just for the sake of the fun at the DN

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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Nov 14, 2009 7:04 PM EST up reply actions

LOL

I think those bozos would love to bomb my practice…. LOL

by Dr Del on Nov 14, 2009 7:22 PM EST up reply actions

lol I think they are probably planning it.

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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Nov 14, 2009 7:49 PM EST up reply actions

LOL I think my ex-wife would help them.

by Dr Del on Nov 14, 2009 10:12 PM EST up reply actions

lol I'll turn on CNN sometime soon and see that some insane Vikings fans

bombed your practice with the help of your ex-wife and spray painted “phantom tripping call” all over.

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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Nov 14, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions

LOL I want to go back over there so bad

and make a comment about Favre eating Vicodins like candy from a pez dispenser but I am restraining myself.

by Dr Del on Nov 14, 2009 10:37 PM EST up reply actions

lol the response you would get would be

“BRETT FAVRE IS THE GREATEST QB IN NFL HISTORY. HE WILL LEAD THE VIKINGS TO VICTORY IN SUPER BOWL XLIV”

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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Nov 14, 2009 10:43 PM EST up reply actions

We dont win games with your Steelers memories...

I wish we got that guy that played for Pitt…..we never have had that…not even last yr.

He was a certified asskicker in Pitt

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by Rzayo24 on Nov 14, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions

Didn't he have a ton of sacks for you guys last year?

by Dr Del on Nov 15, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions

Last year was last year. He has 2.5 this year. And something like 10 tackles

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by Farorefox on Nov 15, 2009 10:12 PM EST up reply actions

It just doesn't sound like Peezy. He has to be injured.

by Dr Del on Nov 15, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions

He's old. Age gets all

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by Farorefox on Nov 15, 2009 11:11 PM EST up reply actions

How the hell are we going to replace all those tackles and sacks?

and all those plays he takes off…..yea i see you peezy…..you take off plays bitch…….ive been quiet long nuff.

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by Rzayo24 on Nov 14, 2009 6:40 PM EST reply actions

I agree with you about him taking plays off.

i disagree about the other.

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by LeftCoastFinFan on Nov 14, 2009 7:09 PM EST up reply actions

Since Matty has this up now...and nobody will go to my post....I will delete it and stick with this pic as a memory

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by Rzayo24 on Nov 14, 2009 6:43 PM EST reply actions

What I did on Madden 10 was...

I put JT on the Weak side of DT and kept Porter where he was, so they can only block one right? it’s a double blitz, and then threw wake as a 2nd MLB and it’s one heck of a blitz… i’d like to see something similar on the field maybe?

by PhinsFan69 on Nov 14, 2009 7:06 PM EST reply actions

WAKE CAN ONLY PUSH THE EDGE

and cant stop the run. i mean comeon he got beat the the corner by a punter. he would not fit at ILB

by FishNFinz on Nov 14, 2009 8:13 PM EST up reply actions

Good.

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by LeftCoastFinFan on Nov 14, 2009 7:08 PM EST reply actions

Is it sad that I really have no problem with this?

Wake needs to round out his game, but I think he’s dynamite as a pass rusher. Maybe we should give him the same treatment we gave our rookie corners and just let him go out and develop on the field.

Also, does this mean Turner gets activated tomorrow?

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by kmb8488 on Nov 14, 2009 7:18 PM EST reply actions

Our rookie corners EARNED starting spots

They definitely weren’t handed starting spots just to start. Davis got his due to Will Allen’s injury but he is playing better than fine.

by metalhead86 on Nov 15, 2009 1:23 AM EST up reply actions

cause he's had such an impact this year

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by Patssuck456 on Nov 14, 2009 7:30 PM EST reply actions

... yah, impact player...

…. more like yak yak player…

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by Alpha6 on Nov 14, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions

please activate turner i'll pray to the jewish and christian god and let turner have 5 catches 1 TD with 107 yds. please GOD please thank you,while i'm at it get us to the SB 44 and more with the SB WIN.thank god please can I get an AMEN!

by Tony_Sparno on Nov 14, 2009 7:33 PM EST reply actions

(continues to prove he belongs in a mental hospital)

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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Nov 14, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions

are you really tony sparano?

cuz i want to talk to you about ted ginn and paul pascaloni

by FishNFinz on Nov 14, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions

yeah, because Tony Sparano is that illiterate

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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Nov 14, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions

sweet

myspace me, tony!

by FishNFinz on Nov 14, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions

I'm sure "he" will

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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Nov 14, 2009 8:30 PM EST up reply actions

Even illiterate people

can usually spell their own names right. LOL

by blackadder_650 on Nov 15, 2009 7:30 AM EST up reply actions

lol true

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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Nov 15, 2009 11:33 AM EST up reply actions

... that's because they're usually named simply like...

… Bob

… Tim

… Sue

… Pam

Notice there are no Italians…

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by Alpha6 on Nov 15, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions

As I said in the other thread...

chances are he PO’d someone important, likely one of the big 3.

That said, we need to see more of wake and porter has not exactly been producing much.

Porter talked and talked last year, but his monster production more than made up for it. Now he’s still talking but isn’t playing anywhere near as good. That’s the thing with having a big mouth, eventually your game can no longer keep pace with your talk.

It is sad because he was a one man wrecking crew last year, but this season he’s not the same player and his antics make him look silly.

by Natalya on Nov 14, 2009 8:15 PM EST reply actions

Everything Happens for a Reason

Personally, I agree with what others are saying that he pissed off someone or said somethign stupid that he shouldn’t have. Maybe he was criticized for lack of performance and opened his mouth too much, maybe there was an altercation between him and another player?…Bottom line, i’m happy Wake is getting a chance. What I don’t understand is why can’t Wake be brought in to just attach the QB and play the rush because if you look at the one game he did get snaps at buffalo he did play the run well. I understand he needs to work on his coverage skills and I hope he does that this offseason, leave JT as a leader and an efficient player and have Wake and maybe Roth in and release JP and his heavy contract and use it where its needed and more effective. In the little time Wake has been in he has showed he has what it takes, the rest he will learn, but when I think of what he can do I think of the old Merriman before injury who was asked to just rush the qb and i think thats what we should use him for and he’ll be very effective.

Also, I read AZ will really try to trade Boldin this offseason as they are 5-1 without him and have breaston and doucet (assuming they resign breaston)..maybe we can trade for him if he can stay healthy…just a thought, i know we’ve tried in the past and didnt work out

by tonyy on Nov 14, 2009 9:55 PM EST reply actions

boldin

i dont know about him… hes in the same boat as Peezy is right now.. damn hammy

by heartherevenge on Nov 14, 2009 11:12 PM EST up reply actions

We won't get him.

Fact is we won’t fight for him while other teams will throw picks at him.

by metalhead86 on Nov 15, 2009 1:26 AM EST up reply actions

I tend to think we won't throw big money at a WR in the FA market...

this regime already got burned with Wilford and while it wasn’t a huge contract, it was the biggest one of last season.

I like AQ but he’s a physical, hard nosed guy whose playing style may cost him some longevity.

by Natalya on Nov 15, 2009 11:45 AM EST up reply actions

THAT peezy out

THIS peezy in!

El Peezy... "the Calvin Johnson of rookies.. instant impact" -Prime Time
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by el presidente 00 on Nov 14, 2009 11:59 PM EST reply actions

I'm really hoping to see JT back on weakside with Wake giving him plays off

I’m hoping eventually we get to the point where we have the depth at LB where we can go back to the original plan of making JT our 4th quarter specialist. He’s still a monster and would have much better playoff potential if he wasn’t starting and playing every play.

by metalhead86 on Nov 15, 2009 1:27 AM EST reply actions