"To fully appreciate what the Dolphins have done this season, think back to the preseason and some of the troubling questions surrounding them, the questions everyone believed needed positive answers for the team to have a good season.

We questioned whether quarterback Chad Pennington could stay healthy.

He didn't.

We questioned whether Ted Ginn Jr. or any other receiver could emerge as a legitimate No. 1 go-to guy.

Ginn didn't, and no one else did, either.

We questioned whether Jason Ferguson, the team's anchor nose tackle, could continue to play at a high level at age 35 and play the entire season.

He played well, but couldn't finish out the season.

We asked if Ronnie Brown, fighting off a reputation for getting injured, could deliver a second 16-game season in a row and make it to another Pro Bowl?

Nope.

And nope.

We wondered if Joey Porter could give the Dolphins a great encore to his 17 ½-sack season in 2008.

He hasn't."