Nope. Fact is, this team isn't nearly as good as its record suggests. Overrated? Maybe, but you can't really over-rate a team that spent the previous season flirting with a record for professional football futility. So let's try this: If next week the Dolphins defeat the New York Jets, then the Dolphins will be the worst 11-5 team in league history.Hey, I'd love to say we've got a contender on our hands. Since week three, when the Phins spanked the New England Patriots, South Florida football fa
The Miami Dolphins beat the Jets Sunday to win the division and make it to the playoffs. It's a great achievement for a team that went 1-15 last year and a nice gift for the fans. But a miracle?
That's what a headline on the the Sun-Sentinel's front page called it this morning -- a "miracle turnaround." That's right, this season was authored not by the Big Tuna, our local newspaper tells us, but by the the Big Guy himself, God almighty.
Of course, I'm adhering to the st
A Baltimore Raven defense led by two former University of Miami stars, Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, thrashed our spunky Dolphins yesterday, 27-9. I could've sworn the Ravens were playing with 14 men on defense, but I'll have to go back to the tape to make sure. At any rate, those blitz packages seemed to always put pressure on Dolphins QB Chad Pennington, whose strategy of throwing into double coverage was curious, at best. Suicidal at worst.But put down that chalkboard, you Monday morning quarterback
How do you keep fans -- and sportswriters -- happy in the NFL?
Make sure you toss in a few ridiculously bad seasons in the mix of a bunch of mediocre ones.
It's all about expectations, folks. Remember that.
Don't believe it? Let's look at the Dolphins, a team that during the last couple decades might best be described as "average."
This year and the 2001-02 season for the Fins are almost identical. Both teams went 11-5 during the regular season and both were crushed by the Baltimore Rav
I wish I could say that today's appointment of Kerry Collins as Brett Favre's replacement in the NFL Pro Bowl was the fatal blow to this game's credibility. But that credibility left long ago. So let's just call this a signal that the powers that be don't believe that Chad Pennington isn't even in the top five quarterbacks in his own conference.And that they're delusional.The Pro Bowl's original AFC quarterback threesome were Peyton Manning, Jay Cutler, and Brett Favre, who must have been picke
Pop quiz sports fans: What do Bengals' receiver Chad Ocho Cinco (formerly Chad Johnson), Cardinals' receiver Anquan Boldin, and Giants' receiver Plaxico Burress have in common?
They all have histories of insubordination (and one shot himself in the leg in a nightclub). They all have homes in South Florida. They're all represented by super-agent Drew Rosenhaus (also from South Florida).
And now they're all available to your favorite football teams, according to an email from Rosenhaus t
Earlier this year, we asked you to tell us your favorite things about Broward and Palm Beach counties in our Best Of 2009 Readers' Poll. Below is a random sampling of the projected winners so far. Some categories have yet to be voted on, like Best Politician (we're still optimistic there is such a thing), and others are being bitterly debated. Say what and who you think makes South Florida great by voting by May 18 in the following categories: Best Sex Toy Shop: Currenlty it's between E-twiddle.
Flickr user: lb_ice_dogs_fansDolphins and Jets face off tonight at 8:30 on ESPNAre you ready for some football? Well, Chad Pennington isn't. He was supposed to provide the Monday Night Football storyline. He was to avenge his being dumped by the Jets before the 2008 season. Instead, Pennington got injured, so now announcers are going to have to talk about another QB Chad -- Henne, who probably isn't very excited about lining up behind an offensive line that let him get sacked six times last w
