Henne leads comeback as Dolphins defeat Patriots to remain in playoff hunt

is the f’ing man. Forgive my Portuguese, my French, my Italian, whatever. He is an absolute beast.

I felt so good about his prospects coming into this season, and was actually silently hoping the Dolphins would start to lose or that CP10 (not that I have anything against him nor did I actually WANT him to get hurt, but I digress) would be forced out of the starting role. I wanted him to gain experience, and for us to see what we had.

We have it, baby.

Once he is able to develop a bit more consistency and continue working on throwing the ball away at the right time and not staring down receivers (the latter two he’s improved upon, I think), he will be mentioned with the Aaron Rodgers and Philip Rivers and Eli Mannings of the game. And maybe Jay Cutler circa Denver, without the immaturity.

Thank you, Bill Parcells. And thank you, David Lee.

and Marsha gets taken out of his element when she gets hit

V Davis Goes to Brady and holds up to fingers. I’m sure many people didn’t see is because it happened a sec before a commercial. But that was a highlight second because he got into Brady’s head.
Also Smith covering welker??? I didnt get that. I knew it was and adjustment because Jones wasn’t doing much better. If i remember correctly Allen got in on that action and did a nice job.
Earthquake!!!
Finally, a shout out to soliai. I knew he hurt his ankle in the first meeting in th first quarter. Nice to see him jump in and effectively take on some double teams.

Henning opens up the offense and lets Henne show what he can do !! it’s amazing what he can do when he gets into a rythem . Something he wasn’t able to do with them doing the wildcat so much.. This is what i want to see from here on out. !! And please can we not see Pat White come in and kill a drive anymore !!! GO PHINS !!!

We played… TO WIN THE GAME!!!

I’m confident that Smith breaks up that pass 99 times out of 100. Unfortunately for the Dolphins, this was that one.

would rather this be the 1 of 100 then it be for a TD in the future that costs us a win

He just makes plays, blocker? yep, as a gunner? yep, get open? yep.

Henne will be looking for hartline alot…trust me.

And don’t you thing we should put Thigpen in the WildPat (WildPen)

I didn’t get to see the game today – that’s the product of living in TN when the Titans play the Colts, but I tried to keep up with the game. I am very impressed with this team’s resiliency! If you think about it we lost a starting QB, RB, 2 O-linemen, DT, CB, on and on and on… But we are continuing to fight and play tough football – which I think is attributed to this coaching staff. Injuries are no excuse ( every team has them), but we had had so many key injuries this year that, honestly, I was expecting a sharp dropoff in wins. Tony Sparano and his staff have done a great job in getting these guys ready to play though!

And, Henne has stepped up big time! I can’t wait to see him in the next few years and when we actually get a #1 receiver!!

I doubt there are few teams that want to line up agains’t these Phins come Playoff time. Despite the plethora of season ending injuries they can scrap for the win each week.

Don’t forget, this team SHOULD be 9-3 right now were it not for their own self-destructing errors. Wins over the Colts, Saints (what really burns me about both of these 2 losses is that they both might go to the superbowl undefeated, then our “72 Perfect Season” would have to be shared when our Phins should’ve prevented it…God I hope not though..) & those sorry a$$ Bills..

Go Phins.. 10-6 & win divison on tie-breaker (again leaving the Patsies out in the cold..lol!)

Does Chad ever SCRAMBLE for a First Down ? Or, is it not in his job description ?

Hey Phins Phans !!

It will still take me some time to figure out our Draft Errors from 2009, but picking Hartline was one of the RIGHT ONES !! At first I had my doubts, but after watching him rally the troops yesterday; in so many ways in the 2nd half, he is definitely a keeper !!

He made some outstanding catches, but most of all he is KICKING SOME SERIOUS ASSSSS OUT THERE ON SPECIAL TEAMS !! I saw him jacking up his teammates as well !! Can’t get enough of this guy – let’s see some more – maybe even let him return punts and/or kick offs !!

Major Error #1 = Passing on Louis Murphy and picking Patrick Turner !!

Does this guy have an incentive clause in his contract, that if he doesnt play a certain # of plays he doesnt earn additional money? There has to be some reason he’s not getting more playing time besides pissing off the older Vets.

I am impressed with the kid’s cojones… but he’s gotta a ways to go with improving his consistency and touch. He’s money one play, and utterly off the mark the next. Ok enough complaining though… BIG WIN. Proud of all our boys.

I know Bess isn’t going anywhere and now possibly Hartline. So do we keep ole sure hands Camirillo and spread this offense out for our ne young gun or do we trade a couple of these guys away for some picks. Ginn is starting to come around now that Hartline seems to be playing more. You think he’ll be a better #2 if we get that true #1 WR or do the rest of the guys leave him in the dust. What do you all think?

I thought our season was over after last weeks lost. After loosing to the floundering bills I didn’t this team had a shot. My eyes gleamed a little after NO male sexual organ slapped the Pats around Monday night. However, I was still very doubtful about our chances on Sunday. I must say though after watching Henne show up as a true leader and march our team down the field I think this is the happiest I have been after a Dolphin victory in a very long time. No matter how far we make it this year I am excited and all together pumped to be a Dolphin fan and I am looking forward to see how they grow from here.

That is 3 4th qtr comebacks in 9 starts for our young QB. That is ridiculously exciting. The kid has started 9 freaking times and already has led us to 3 comeback victories. That is clutch if I have ever seen it.

But damn those guys were clutch yesterday. Other than the stupid Pat White pitch bullshaz I lioved the passing game. Henne had all-day to throw. Our line is tremendous. I think Henne will be all-world when he learns to put touch on some of his throws.

that i left yesturdays blog early i totally thought we were done, if u put dbess on the pats team he is just another welker he is hat good.

I enjoyed every word… and I’m sure it makes it easier to write when the Dolphins win. But even when they don’t, you provide what’s needed. At least to this blogger.

I don’t consider Devone Bess a “poor man’s” Wes Welker. Considering the years differential between the two, Bess is every bit as good as Welker.

Kinda puttin your hand out there on the “it” factor…. lol And agree totally on the need for a very good Free Safety and to keep the Pat White farce out of the line-up.

And can you imagine what could be if the team gets a true No. 1 reciever, what, with Ginn and Hartline on the field at the same time..? Oooo baby!!!

If that didn’t happen they get steamrolled by NE by not being prepared mentally. I think that loss got this team back on track mentally and it’s only up to them to fight who I’m believeing will be Baltimore for the last spot. Especially the way Pitt’s been playing lately. Where’s MOSULFAN with and updated playoff statistic.

and bess may have the best or 2nd best hands in the league (after Welker). Now we know what Wes would look like with dreads.

I will admit that I teared up at the end of this game, watching Henne drive this team to victory on the strength of his arm. It has been a very long time, as a fin fan, since I have seen that kind of QB play. What I saw yesterday from Henne was more than “it”. While I agree that he certainly showed the ability to set aside the last play, and move fearlessly on to the next (which is amazing to me, the guy is truly the iceman), what was really exciting to me was watching him make throws that no other QB since “the man” had the physical talent to make. I liked CP10, but there is NO WAY he could have gotten the ball to the WRs quick enough to make half of the plays Henne made yesterday.

You mentioned mistakes, but ever QB makes mistakes. Brady made mistakes. Even the over-throw of Polite happens for the best of them occasionally. But by and large, over the course of the game, what I noticed was a deadly accurate QB, making good decisions, making pressure throws, and delivering them with pin point accuracy. Maybe the whole game was a fluke, and Henne really can’t deliver this kind of performance with consistency, but yesterday I saw the ability and we will have to wait to find out whether or not this is what we can expect out of him over the long haul.

And about luck: there is luck in every game, and it generally swings both ways. While the Fins got a few lucky breaks yesterday, so did the Pats. But luck didn’t decide the game. The winner of the game is usually the team that can overcome the unlucky breaks, and take advantage of the lucky ones. Yesterday, that team was the Miami Dolphins.

Yes, I got all misty at the end of the game. Beating the Jets was a “spite” thing. It felt good, but it was all about stomping on a hated rival. Yesterday though, I saw my beloved Dolphins beat a good football team, and do it with a real leader at the helm. They did it without any exotic formations/tricks/gimmicks/ or flukes. I didn’t have a vindictive thought for pats. I just was swelling with pride for my team. It has been a long time since I have felt that good about a win.

One last thought: Just for fun, “what-if” the Fins succeed on the 2 pt conv, earlier in the game, do the Pats kick the FG on 4th and 1 in the 4th Qtr?

Good Game for Miami, better game for Chad Henne, Miami at 6-6 might still have a shot at the playoffs, they have a big game this week aganist Jaguars gonna be exciting if they can win that game.

the main wire article about the Fins-Pats game talks about it like the Pats lost the game – not like the Fins won it.
Maybe you might not see the difference, but it feels condescending to me… like it was the Pats’ game to lose all along, and then let Miami have it. The way I see it, Miami took the game away from the Pats. The sure as hell didn’t have it handed to them!

I ♥ Hartline!

Miami beat new England ! NE didn’t let this game get away… We took it to them and they know it !!!…. James Brown was the only one who had the nuts to pick Miami over NE
in the pre-game predictions.

We need to get back to the SB and win it so we can shut some peoples mouths !

Why do the Dolphins put in White for one play, where he does nothing, they waste a down and Henne is in rhythm. I’m sure there’s a good reason (because Sparano said so) however, now it seems like such a waste. Let him get the practice on the practice field. Sometimes the Wildcat annoys me. Am I the only one?

the other team knows he is going to run… so basically it’s a wasted down.
I say either let the guy throw a pass once in a while or forget it…. and by the way
one play doesn’t do much of anything either way…. We have all noticed that !

if they are going to replay this game?

he’s not ready to contribute, and I think more importantly, we don’t have the right personnel to allow him to be successful. He’s a spread option QB, and we don’t the receiving threats to make a spread work. Put guys out there that scare people, and force them to play 6 in the box, and you’ll see Pat White have some success IMO. He’s not able to run the Wildcat as we have it set up, and he’s not a good NFL-style QB at this point in his career. But I do believe the reason we drafted him is because we want to bring some elements of the Spread Option into the NFL, and what better way to do that than to get one of the best triggermen for it? Will it be a full-time offense? Hell no, and I wouldn’t use it unless we needed a spark or the situation/opponent called for it, but similar to the Wildcat, it’s something else to prep for and can be successful..

Make no mistake, this is Henne’s team, but it’s NEVER a bad thing to have multiple weapons and multiple ways to hurt an opponent. Having a spread option-style attack built around White can only help, so long as it works and isn’t used when we are in rhythm.

always a good Sunday post.

Fun Fact: I believe every time Mike Ditka Chooses the Phinz they win, he was the only one to choose the Phinz during NFL Countdown.