February 22
Taylor should be back
Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Jason Taylor returned to the team after a year with the Washington Redskins.
With the Dolphins soon to be releasing outside linebacker Joey Porter the Dolphins should bring back Taylor.
The Dolphins do have a replacement for Porter in outside linebacker Cameron Wake.
Wake had 5.5 sacks in a reserve role on the team.
That has obviously made Porter expendable and when he opened his big mouth to request he be cut the Dolphins happily obliged.
The only other starter on the Dolphins defense that is over 30 is nose tackle Jason Ferguson.
Taylor obviously wants to win a Superbowl and with the way quarterback Chad Henne developed the Dolphins have a good chance at that next years.
In the end the Dolphins and Taylor need each other.
According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, the Miami Dolphins could possibly pursue a trade for Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin.
That has me wondering how much of an impact would he have on the Dolphins.
Offensively, he would be the number one receiver in the Dolphins offense, which means teams would have to game plan to stop him.
That would allow wide receiver Davone Bess to see single coverages from defense, which should get him open a little bit more.
That would push wide reciever Ted Ginn Jr. to the slot, which would make a very dangerous combination.
However, as good as their receivers would be the offense’s development depends on quarterback Chad Henne.
The reason being that a wide receiver is nothing without a quarterback getting them the football.
In the end the end the Dolphins are foolish as what they should be doing is preparing Henne to be able to run an expanded offense.
January 23
Dolphins Need to Revamp DefenseThe Miami Dolphins play a 3-4 defense, which relies on the play of its linebackers.
With two key linebackers being over 30 years old it is time for the Dolphins to revamp their defense.
With both linebackers Joey Porter and Jason Taylor both being 32 and 35 years old respectively the level of their play will slip soon enough.
Fortunately, they do have one replacement in Cameron Wake who they signed from the Canadian Football League before the start of the season.
Still they are going to need one more linebacker to groom for a couple years down the line.
The reason being is that linebackers in a 3-4 are crucial and if the level of play from this group slips the defense will not be as effective.
In the end its time for the defense to get some more attention.
November 25
Williams is Going Out with a BangMiami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams will most likely retire after this season for good.
Williams is doing everyrthing in his power to go out with a bang.
It has been announced that Williams is the AFC offensive player of the week for his performance against the Carolina Panthers.
Williams gets a chance to make a big impact due to the loss of running back Ronnie Brown for the year with a foot injury.
In the end the Dolphins will go as far as Williams will carry them.
October 8
NFL Getting Out of Control with StadiumsNews coming out of Miami is that if the Dolphins don’t make major improvements to their stadium they will lose the ability to host the Superbowl.
Finally, the National Football League has gone to far with stadiums.
Frank Supovitz the NFL’s senior vice president of events told the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce of the needed upgrades.
One of the demands is a roof like in Arizona and Dallas to prevent rain like what happened in the Superbowl between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears.
Really? Come on already you guys are getting ridiculous already.
I understand that warm weather is more ideal for the optimum Superbowl experience.
To sit there and try to completely eliminate weather is absolute a bunch of crap as weather is apart of the game.
Fortunately teams like the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers don’t have to worry due to cold weather in the winter.
In the end the NFL is just setting itself up for more trouble as the NFLPA will use this news for ammunition in collective bargaining negotiations.
September 29
Trade for Thigpen is BogglingThe Miami Dolphins got a dose of bad new yesterday wheb they found out quarterback Chad Pennington went down for the year.
To fill the void the Dolphins went out and traded for a young quarterback instead of a veteran.
Veterans are able to come in and perform better do to the fact theu have seen it all and a lot of the plays are similar.
If Thigpen were to come in against the New England Patriots or New York Jets the Dolphins would look foolish.
In the end all they are doing is creating a quarterback controversy, which is a huge pain in the ass.
September 28
Time for Pennington to Hang them UpThe Miami Dolphins were led to the playoffs by quarterback Chad Pennington who stayed healthy all year.
However, Pennington suffered another shoulder injury, which should force Pennington into retirement.
Pennington before last year missed games all the time due to shoulder injuries.
With another shoulder injury Pennington’s shoulder simply cannot withstand the rigors of the National Football League.
In the end Pennington needs to retire before another injury renders his arm useless.
September 26
All of Dolphins Nation on LongThe Miami Dolphins took offensive tackle Jake Long to be their franchise left tackle for the next decade, which he looked like after the 2008 season.
However, after two games all of the Dolphin nation is worried about Long.
Long has given up three sacks in the first two games of the regular season.
On top of that according to the Miami Herald, Longs number of snaps one on one with defensive ends went down from 28 in week one against Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham to 13 against Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freene.
With the Dolphins going against the San Diego Chargers again that number will probably be low again.
There are two possibilities for Long’s struggle and those are that either Long is hurt and the Dolphins are not reporting it or teams have found a weakness with Long and are exploiting it.
In the end either which way if things continue to go this way Long is going to find himself watching instead of playing.
September 26
All of Dolphins Nation on LongThe Miami Dolphins took offensive tackle Jake Long to be their franchise left tackle for the next decade, which he looked like after the 2008 season.
However, after two games all of the Dolphin nation is worried about Long.
Even the Dolphins are worried about Long as in the Dolphins week two game the team limited the number of snaps that Long went one on one with Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney to 13.
According to the Miami Herald, that is down from 28 snaps that Long went one on one in week one with Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham.
In the end either Long is hurt or teams have found a weakness that they are able to explpoit.
September 17
The Dolphins Comeback to RealityThe Miami Dolphins were the toast of the National Football League with their remarkable turn around from 1-15 record in 2007 to 11-5 in 2008.
The fact of the matter is that already after one game the Dolphins were brought back to reality.
What propelled the Dolphins to their record was the Wildcat offense, which to the NFL by storm last year.
However, teams are already catching on as both times the Dolphins ran it in their loss to the Atlanta Falcons it was stuffed.
The problem is that besides wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. the Dolphins other starting wide receiver Davone Bess who is only going into his second year.
The fact of the matter is that the Dolphins are the youngest team in the league, which will lead to some growing pains
In the end it will be a long season for Dolphin fans.
