Miami Dolphins News You May Have Missed - 11/17/11

by Kevin Nogle on Nov 17, 2011 12:48 PM EST in 2012 Miami Dolphins News You May Have Missed

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - NOVEMBER 13: Matt Moore #8 of the Miami Dolphins reacts to a touchdown during a game against the Washington Redskins at Sun Life Stadium on November 13, 2011 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Here are the Miami Dolphins news stories you may have missed over the last 24 hours:

Bills at Dolphins Preview:

Countdown To Kickoff: Bills At Dolphins
Countdown to Kickoff to the Dolphins game against the Bills this Sunday at Sun Life Stadium.

Coach Chan Gailey: Third-down struggles have been killing the Bills | The Daily Dolphin
It's hard to believe the Dolphins have been installed as a two-point favorite in Sunday's game against Buffalo. Could anyone have imagined that as recently as

Dolphins 2011 Season:

Commentary: Believe it or not, the Dolphins are out to salvage their season
The laugh-a-minute Dolphins are downright giddy these days. They're sack-dance happy - defensive end Jared Odrick's mimicry of Pee Wee Herman's silly gyrations is all the rage - and they're talking about extending their current two-game winning streak all the way through the end of the regular season .

Dolphins Quarterbacks:

Miami Dolphins: Dolphins QB Matt Moore looking to maximize opportunity as Dolphins starter - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Since replacing Chad Henne as the Miami Dolphins starter Matt Moore has turned 12 red zone opportunities into seven touchdowns

Dolphins Wide Receivers:

Brandon Marshall Isn’t Looking Back " The Finsiders – Miami Dolphins
Forward thinking was the theme when wide receiver Brandon Marshall spoke to the media following Wednesday’s practice.

Dolphins Tight Ends:

Fasano Blossoming Into A Complete Tight End
Tight ends are asked to do more than just about any other position on the field, which is why it’s not so easy to evaluate them. Numbers are only one part of the process.

Anthony Fasano (ankle) is lone absentee as Dolphins get back to work | The Daily Dolphin
Tight end Anthony Fasano was the only player not participating as the Dolphins went back to work Wednesday to begin preparations for Sunday's game against

Dolphins Secondary:

Miami Dolphins In Depth
First there was the offensive line that was constantly being tweaked. The Dolphinscoaching staff eventually learned that searching for the great combination often times sacrificed good combinations and when that search failed, you got neither great nor good. Well, we're...

Miami Dolphins cornerback Vontae Davis leans on the advice of his grandmother - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Recent slip "disappointed" Adaline Davis, but she believes he's learned his lesson

Former Dolphins:

Dave Hyde | Sun Sentinel blogs | Hyde5: The remarkable fall of Ronnie Brown in Philadephia
By any measure, Ronnie Brown's days in Philadelphia have been awful.

Mercury Morris likes the 2011 Packers better than the 2007 Patriots | ProFootballTalk
When the 2007 Patriots came within a hair's breadth of joining the 1972 Dolphins as the only perfect teams in NFL history, former Dolphins running back Mercury Morris made no secret that he was rooting against New England.

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WTH?! Our FO actually offered Ronnie Brown a BETTER contract than what he got in Philly?!?!

Wow, that just clinched it. Ireland doesn’t know what he’s doing

With the 15th pick, the Miami Dolphins select John Stamos....'s brother

I probably know Judo! How many of you can make the same boast?

by Souwantmyname on Nov 17, 2011 3:49 PM EST reply actions

I don't understand.

He doesn’t know what he is doing because he didn’t sign Brown, or because he offered Brown a contract?

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by Kevin Nogle on Nov 17, 2011 3:55 PM EST up reply actions

Because he even offered him a contract

With the 15th pick, the Miami Dolphins select John Stamos....'s brother

I probably know Judo! How many of you can make the same boast?

by Souwantmyname on Nov 17, 2011 4:11 PM EST up reply actions

We all were witness to the crappy play Brown showed last season and Ireland was still going to give him big money

With the 15th pick, the Miami Dolphins select John Stamos....'s brother

I probably know Judo! How many of you can make the same boast?

by Souwantmyname on Nov 17, 2011 4:11 PM EST up reply actions

We had Kory Sheets, and Lex Hilliard on the roster

Yet no one with starting experience. Plus i have a feeling that they were going to hope that he would allow any rookie we drafted to take his time learning the system.

Plus anyone can admit we had questions coming into the season, if anything, we also had supporters for the re sign Ronnie or Ricky bandwagon. So it is not like it was entirely unfathomable that we offered him a contract.

by dolphinfan4lyfe on Nov 17, 2011 5:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

And many through the first 7 weeks who still said we needed one of them

Because Bush wasn’t getting it done.

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Sept. 26, 2010 - 2012/2013 Draft Kyle Padron Bandwagon

by Kevin Nogle on Nov 17, 2011 6:45 PM EST up reply actions

Yes and I would have liked to have taken a firehose to those supporters

With the 15th pick, the Miami Dolphins select John Stamos....'s brother

I probably know Judo! How many of you can make the same boast?

by Souwantmyname on Nov 17, 2011 11:42 PM EST up reply actions

I'm not surprised he offered a contract....

And better doesn’t necessarily mean more money. It could have had better incentives, or a different number of years, making it “better.”

I don’t think he was ever going to get “big” money from the Dolphins. Remember, he said he wanted to stay here. If there was big money involved, he would be here.

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Sept. 26, 2010 - 2012/2013 Draft Kyle Padron Bandwagon

by Kevin Nogle on Nov 17, 2011 6:45 PM EST up reply actions

Npt to mention, if offering Brown a contract prooves incompetence

Than signing Matt Moore instead of trading for Kolb, or any other QB makes them look genious. Signing Burnett over keeping CC is starting to as well. Drafting Pouncey, Daniel Thomas, Charles Clay, even a CB with a troubled past is all pointing to intelligent decisionmaking as well.

Letting go of expensive dead weight, re signing Will Allen and Vernon Carey to lower contracts, all have.prooven to be smart moves as well.

by dolphinfan4lyfe on Nov 17, 2011 6:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Not giving Soliai a Wilfork contract.

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by Kevin Nogle on Nov 17, 2011 6:47 PM EST up reply actions

And...

Not selecting Aaron Rodgers in the draft.

At least that wasn’t the trifecta!

- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.

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by Finhead83 on Nov 17, 2011 6:50 PM EST up reply actions

Word strike fail...

- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.

Contributing Writer to the The Phinsider

by Finhead83 on Nov 17, 2011 6:51 PM EST up reply actions

lol im just happy we didnt give him a Haynesworth contract

Or pay him as much as Ngata. Granted, he is the best DL in the NFL, but I was shocked to learn his salary has him making 20+ mil this season. That is 1/6th of the salary cap this season.

by dolphinfan4lyfe on Nov 17, 2011 8:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

But he has a total of $61 over 5 years

It’s just front loaded because Baltimore has cap space this year. This provides them more money in the future for players like Flacco and Rice. He’s averaging just over $12 mil per season for his contract.

- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.

Contributing Writer to the The Phinsider

by Finhead83 on Nov 17, 2011 8:27 PM EST up reply actions