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Dolphins LB Jason Taylor heating up just in time
"Dolphins linebacker Jason Taylor and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady share a friendship, injury-filled disappointing 2008 seasons and, until the Dolphins traded Taylor to Washington in 2008, status as their teams' signature players. They could've shared a locker room this season. Instead, they just share the AFC East (again) and a renaissance. And Brady wishes it weren't so. ``I was a little disappointed when he signed back [with the Dolphins],'' Brady said only half-jokingly. ``I thought that once he left for Washington I'd never have to play him again.'' Nobody's sacked Brady more -- ``That's because I have played him a lot of times,'' Taylor said -- and it's a given that if the Dolphins ..."
Dolphins' Channing Crowder, Jason Ferguson 'doubtful' for Sunday
"Two key cogs in the Dolphins defense, middle linebacker Channing Crowder and nose guard Jason Ferguson, are listed on the final injury report as ``doubtful'' for Sunday's game against New England, which has the AFC's No. 1 offense. Crowder, whom Sparano calls the unquestioned quarterback of the defense and one of its surest tacklers, missed last week's game against the Jets with a shoulder injury. The Jets rolled up 127 yards rushing against the Dolphins' then-No. 4-ranked run defense, which is actually less than the average rush yards allowed in the games Crowder has missed over the past three seasons. Though Crowder practiced this week, he was limited each day. Charlie Anderson, an ..."
Dolphins LB Jason Taylor heating up just in time
"Dolphins linebacker Jason Taylor and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady share a friendship, injury-filled disappointing 2008 seasons and, until the Dolphins traded Taylor to Washington in 2008, status as their teams' signature players. They could've shared a locker room this season. Instead, they just share the AFC East (again) and a renaissance. And Brady wishes it weren't so. ``I was a little disappointed when he signed back [with the Dolphins],'' Brady said only half-jokingly. ``I thought that once he left for Washington I'd never have to play him again.'' Nobody's sacked Brady more -- ``That's because I have played him a lot of times,'' Taylor said -- and it's a given that if the Dolphins ..."
Hats off to Grove halfway through his first Dolphins season
"The NFL has no official statistic for most times a player's helmet has gone flying off his head, but if it did Dolphins center Jake Grove would be the runaway leader for 2009. At least that's what Dolphins left guard Justin Smiley says of his right- hand man. "I just think his helmet doesn't fit his head right or he needs to get a new chinstrap or something," Smiley says. "I mean, honestly. I don't know if he throws his helmet off to make it more theatrical, but every play his helmet comes off." Actually, Smiley and the other offensive linemen started counting Grove's bareheaded plays while watching film of the first Jets game in mid-October. The tally got to "at least four or five," ..."
Wilson 'not worried' about threat from Dolphin rookie Clemons
"Something - or someone - has gotten lost in all this talk about the rapid midseason rise of rookie safety Chris Clemons. That would be incumbent free safety Gibril Wilson. True, Clemons started ahead of Wilson last Sunday in the Meadowlands. Then again, Nate Jones opened at strong safety ahead of Yeremiah Bell, and nobody is talking about Bell being demoted or being in danger of losing his job. "It's just different packages," Wilson says. "That's one package that we had when me and YB are out. That's something that was just sprinkled in. The D-line does it. It's just a certain package. It was just (based on) what the Jets were doing and that's just it." Wilson and Bell came back in as a ..."
Players don't bite on Joey Porter
"Some of the Patriots haven't heard Joey Porter's incendiary comments. Others just shrug it off like they did when the Jets flapped their gums during Week 2. Porter, the Dolphins linebacker, may be boosting the reputation of the AFC East as a trash-talking division, but veteran Patriots linebacker Junior Seau had a response to that. "Leave us out of that," Seau said. "We're not going to join that crew." Porter went on the NFL Network's "Around the League" and essentially said quarterback Tom Brady works from his own set of rules."
Sunday's game all about Miami Dolphins matching wits with Patriots
"Nobody likes to say it, but Sunday's game might be decided by who can fool whom, at least when the Dolphins have the ball. Last year in Foxborough, Mass., the Dolphins unveiled their updated single wing, the Wildcat, while New England had Matt Cassel starting only his second game after Tom Brady's injury. Both coaching staffs clearly were nervous -- the Patriots limited Cassel's repertoire, and Dolphins coach Tony Sparano admitted Thursday he thought the Wildcat might be a one-shot appearance and just hoped running back Ronnie Brown handled the snap properly. Sunday, New England comes in with an offense that has put up 94 points over the past two games and won't change. They spread three ..."
Miami Dolphins' Joey Porter readies for hated opponent
"Like a dude who has done this a few dozen times, Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter didn't feel like being baited. He knew what was up. The media corps in New England wanted him to talk trash during a conference call this week, but Porter wasn't feeling it. ``I'm not falling for none of those little tricks,'' Porter said. ``I get mad when I want to get mad. So if that's what this conversation is going to be about, about fishing, then you guys ought to come out here to Miami. We've got some good lakes to fish here.'' On the other end of the phone line, longtime Boston Herald scribe Karen Guregian decided to engage Porter with a light-hearted jab back. ``You said `guys,' but there are ladies ..."
Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder practices, hopes to play
"Miami Dolphins inside linebacker Channing Crowder practiced with limitations for the second straight day in nearly two weeks, and is optimistic he'll play in Sunday's 1 p.m. game against the New England Patriots. Crowder, one of the Dolphins' every down starting inside linebackers, missed last Sunday's win over the Jets because of a shoulder injury he suffered on Oct. 25th against the Saints. While Crowder, whose 22 tackles is fifth on the team, is practicing, and said he feels good physically, the team's being cautious with the former University of Florida standout. Reggie Torbor filled in for Crowder against the Jets, starting his second game as a Dolphin in two seasons, and contributed ..."
Dolphins look to continue strong play against Tom Brady
"Against the rest of the NFL, he is Tom Brady. Dashing figure of impending doom, King of New England, winner of three Super Bowl rings and nearly a fourth, orchestrator of the Patriots' quick-strike offense, author of countless fourth-quarter comebacks, and, lest we forget, husband of a Brazilian supermodel. In 14 career outings against the Dolphins, however, this same acclaimed quarterback has more often resembled Peter Brady. You know, of sitcom rerun infamy. Bumbling figure of self-inflicted doom, loser of football games that should have been won, thrower of interceptions that could have been avoided, teller of jokes that inevitably fall flat. All right, that last part can't be verified, ..."
Return to prominence
"The story changed for the Dolphins' Ted Ginn Jr. in one quarter. When the Jets game started last week, he was the benched wide receiver. By the end of Miami's 30-25 victory, Ginn was that guy who ran two kickoffs back for touchdowns in the same quarter. Now he is the guy the Patriots' special teams are preparing for this week. Coach Bill Belichick said most of the special teams work is the same week to week, but the team does allow for the chance to focus on more specific details when necessary. Belichick said Ginn's speed helped him on his first return of 100 yards, while on the second, a lack of tackling helped him make it 101 yards."
Warren's week off made him stronger
"The bye week was more than a few days off for Patriots defensive end Ty Warren. The week before in London, he hobbled off the field at Wembley Stadium in the final seconds of the third quarter, gently favoring his ankle. Although he was carted off to the locker room, he didn't fear a major injury as he thought it was more of a nuisance. "I don't know how bad it looked,'' Warren said of the injury, but "it's manageable.''"
In a down economy, NFL viewership is up
"When this NFL season began with some franchises struggling to sell tickets, there were concerns about the impact that the uncertain U.S. economy would have on the nation's most prosperous sport. While those concerns have turned out to be justified in a few NFL cities and unfounded in others, there has been an unforeseen development: The NFL's television ratings are soaring this season, and some analysts say it appears to be the result of consumers cutting back on other, more costly leisure activities in favor of watching pro football on TV. "I think there's only one answer and that is the NFL and television are actually getting the so-called 'benefit' of the recession," said Neal Pilson, ..."
Unsung duo gives boost to Miami Dolphins' defense
"Massive as they are, it's easy for Randy Starks and Paul Soliai to get lost on the Dolphins defense. Neither would be called ``loquacious,'' either on the field or off. When it comes to the glamorous duties of sacking the quarterback, Joey Porter and Jason Taylor draw most of the attention. Meanwhile, Starks toils as a defensive end in the Dolphins' 3-4, somewhere between the 4-3 defensive tackle he was in Tennessee and a 4-3 defensive end. Soliai backs up Jason Ferguson at nose guard, a job so brutal, some very violent NFL defensive linemen won't touch the job. Yet, it's Starks who is second to Taylor in sacks for the Dolphins, who rank fifth in the NFL in sacks per pass play. He's also ..."
Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell embraces new leadership role
"As a kid growing up in Winchester, Ky., Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell never had a younger brother. Never had any younger siblings at all. ``I had an older sister,'' Bell said Wednesday, smirking as if he knew exactly where this conversation was headed. Well, consider this your welcome to big brotherhood, Bell. Now for a quick suggestion: You might want to resist taking advantage of your newly acquired rite of passage when it comes to delivering noogies. Those new little brothers? They're kind of big. Bell, who is facing a situation no other defensive back in the NFL must endure, has the strange but welcomed task of leading the youngest secondary in the league -- a unit that now is composed ..."
Miami Dolphins' Ted Ginn wins special teams award
"Ted Ginn Jr.'s turnaround week just got a little bit better. After becoming the first player in NFL history with two kickoff returns for touchdowns of 100 yards or more, the Miami Dolphins receiver was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Ginn, who broke free twice in the third quarter in Sunday's 30-25 win over the New York Jets, became the eighth player in NFL history with two kickoff return touchdowns in one game. He also became the first player to have two returns for touchdowns in the same quarter since Green Bay's Travis Williams accomplished the feat Nov. 12, 1967 against the Browns."
Joey Porter insists he doesn't play dirty
"It's bad enough Joey Porter is on pace to finish with a paltry six sacks, although he promises he's still capable of reeling off eight or nine more in a hurry. "I've just got to cash in when I get the chance to cash in," Porter said Wednesday. "Ain't nothing happen to me. I'm still the same player. I'm going to be all right." What's really got the Miami Dolphins linebacker upset is a $5,000 fine from the NFL's fashion police for not showing enough white on his game socks. "That's what we're worried about," Porter said. "All the [stuff] that's going on in the game, and that's what we're worried about." Porter, who plans to appeal, said he was never warned before or during the game in ..."
Nate Jones makes most of role off bench
"Kevin McHale, Vinnie Johnson and Tony Kukoc rarely started in their accomplished NBA careers, but that doesn't mean they were any less vital to their teams' success. Their approach is one that Dolphins cornerback Nate Jones has learned to embrace. Jones no longer craves a starting role. While he's competitive and said he'd love to raise his profile in the NFL, Jones is certain his role as the Dolphins' nickel back is just as significant as any on the field. "When you play nickel you're the ultimate sixth man who comes off the bench, and you've got to immediately start producing," Jones said. "You've got to be able to play like a starter because they're usually putting you up against a ..."
Dolphins' Joey Porter still loves to hate Patriots
"Joey Porter always brings it, whether he's on the field or on a conference call, as he was yesterday with the New England media. At first, the Miami Dolphins linebacker tried to behave, but ultimately, he couldn't resist zinging the Patriots. Whether it was tweaking them about Camera-gate or talking about the AFC East going through the Dolphins, Porter hit the mark. "Everybody knows, let's be honest, they don't like me, and that's fair. I don't like them, and that's fair," Porter said. "So it's not like it's a divorce happening. We were never really married anyway." Porter's distaste for Pats coach Bill Belichick & Co. dates back to his days with the Pittsburgh Steelers. In addition, he's ..."
Vince Wilfork welcomes Miami fight
"They fool no one, which is something Vince Wilfork likes, but what he likes even more about the Miami Dolphins is that they come to do what he comes to stop. Whatever else you may say about them, the Dolphins come to the stadium to run the football and Vince Wilfork comes there to prevent that from happening. There is nothing fancy about either end of that equation. For both, it means a day of pain and for one it likely means a day of frustration that will spell defeat when it's over. It is not often in this day of "hands off the quarterback" refereeing and "hands off the receivers" defending and "hand off the ball only when you have to" attacking that you will find a team that approaches ..."
Making playoffs this year would be even greater feat for Miami Dolphins
"It's not easy to reach the sky in the NFL. It's even harder to stay there. Too many factors conspire against you. Parity. Complacency. Chance. One season, you're plus-17 in turnover ratio. The next season, you're minus-2. One season, almost all of your starters are healthy until late November, with the one exception of a sixth-round rookie scheduled to start at right guard. The next season, you lose two of your most experienced starters at critical positions before Halloween. One season, you face only three teams that ultimately qualify for the playoffs. The next season, the first eight games are against teams with a combined record of 32-16 against everyone else. And so, if the Dolphins ..."
Miami pass rush two good
"The Patriots have faced an elite pass-rusher nearly every week this season, and it will be no different Sunday against the Dolphins. Former defensive player of the year Jason Taylor and loquacious linebacker Joey Porter have eight sacks and three forced fumbles between them. "Both have been playing a long time and are very talented guys," Pats right tackle Nick Kaczur said yesterday. "Got to be sound all-around. Taylor is a relentless guy who uses all his tools, and he has a lot of them." Taylor had a standout play Sunday against the Jets, when he made a strip and returned a fumble 48 yards for a score. Porter is a motor-mouth on the field, who still makes plays. "Once a talker, always a ..."
Ted Ginn's heroics remain in everyone's thoughts
"Most of the Patriots special team players watched Ted Ginn Jr. on Sunday afternoon when the Dolphins beat the New York Jets at the Meadowlands. First, the 100-yard return for a touchdown, then the 101-yarder. What have the Pats concluded? "I thought what I always thought, what everybody always thought. He's fast. I mean, he's fast," linebacker Eric Alexander said yesterday. "That's pretty much the bottom line. Nobody can catch him when he gets some room." Special teamer Matthew Slater agreed. "He's an explosive guy. He's got a good change of direction," Slater said. "I think he has tools that you look for and making him a dangerous returner. His play stands for itself. You guys saw what ..."
Could Miami Dolphins win at New England?
"So Rex Ryan still thinks the New York Jets are better than Miami after absorbing a season sweep by the Dolphins. So what? It wasn't some kind of mystery punch that knocked the Jets down 30-25 on Sunday. Kickoff returns that cover the distance count for six points in the NFL, or 12 if you do it twice. There's no penalty for making it look too easy. No markdown for doing it too quick. Those two touchdown returns by Ted Ginn Jr. took a combined total of 31 seconds on the game clock, but they'll be bugging the Jets for the rest of the season. So Ryan thinks that special-teams magic isn't genuine proof of a team's superiority. So what? In the teams' first meeting of the season, a 31-27 Miami ..."
Sparano: TD returns by Ted Ginn Jr. won't get him more time on offense
"The Dolphins might have figured out the best way to use receiver Ted Ginn Jr. And the answer is not more chances to make plays, but fewer. Ginn played only 22 snaps in Sunday's 30-25 win against the New York Jets, yet had his most successful game as a professional. His two kickoff returns for touchdowns were a Dolphins record, as were his 299 return yards. And he became the first player in NFL history to have two touchdowns of 100 yards or more. But those successes likely won't get him added time on offense, on which he played just 16 of 45 snaps after moving behind rookie Brian Hartline on the depth chart for the first time. Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said Monday that he was happy with ..."
Miami Dolphins coach impressed with progress of rookie cornerbacks
"Even upon further coaching review of the game film, the Dolphins rookie cornerbacks didn't play the victim role often Sunday in their first start as a duo. Vontae Davis, in his first start replacing injured Will Allen, made some hits as thick as his thigh-sized arms and tackled furiously. On the other hand, he didn't settle for just a tackle on a pass to Jerricho Cotchery, and saw Cotchery turn up the sidelines for 53 yards after Davis' pass deflection attempt left him on the ground. Sean Smith, who has been starting all season, nearly had a goal-line-to-goal-line interception. He also got dragged over the goal line by Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards after the Jets caught Smith ..."
Miami Dolphins' Ted Ginn Jr.'s role under review
"He played only 16 snaps on offense. He didn't catch a single pass. And actually, he only had one football even thrown his way. Yet on a day when the Dolphins' Ted Ginn Jr. saw less action than ever in the wake of his demotion as a wide receiver, his impact on the outcome of a game had rarely been so prominent before Sunday's 30-25 win against the Jets. ``Some of these other guys played 60, 70 plays out there and didn't have that kind of impact,'' coach Tony Sparano said Monday. So Ginn's two-touchdown performance could be viewed as nothing more than a textbook dose of irony. But for those willing to open their minds, there might be more to this success story than a quirk of fate. The ..."
Unafraid of the Wildcat
"The Patriots, as the Wildcat formation's unsuspecting first NFL victim, may always be the strategy's most infamous mark. But one year later, with the Dolphins returning to New England Sunday for the first time since they unveiled the Wildcat, the Patriots have also proved they can stifle it. In the team's second meeting last year, the Dolphins ran eight plays out of the Wildcat. The Patriots, in a 48-28 victory, held them to 25 yards. Despite their taming of the Wildcat, the formation will trouble the Patriots this week even before the game. How much practice time should be devoted to stopping it? The Dolphins, even discounting the Wildcat and despite a second-year quarterback, run one of ..."
There's nothing new about talking Dolphins
"After the week-long verbal jabbing between the Jets and Dolphins, Miami coach Tony Sparano made something clear to his team in a victorious locker room Sunday. "We had a lot of questions,'' Sparano said to his players. "I told you during the week, the only way to answer all those things is to bring it into the arena, and square it up.'' That's the great thing about football, and sports in general. At the end, there's a winner, and a loser, and people who were right, and who were wrong, and everything gets tied up in a neat little package."
Patriots have big fish to fry
"Forget the Jets, focus on the Dolphins. In the big picture, they are the team to worry about. They are the key divisional foe for the Patriots, not the loudmouth sons of Rex Ryan. Sunday's game with Miami has significant playoff implications for the Pats. While the Dolphins might be 3-4 overall, they are 3-0 in the division. That statistic is huge should the 'Fins run the table, or come close with a fairly soft schedule the rest of the way. The Pats, meanwhile, are 1-1 in the division. They don't want to face a situation like last year, where they lost that tiebreaker and didn't get their ticket punched to the postseason. With that alone as a backdrop, there is a lot riding on this game ..."
Prep time real Wild card
"Bill Belichick promises to have his team ready Sunday for the Dolphins' Wildcat offense and all of its variations and subtleties. The trick is figuring how much time to devote to that, while also being able to cover other elements of their regular offense. It was last year at Gillette Stadium that the Dolphins gave the NFL its first viewing of the Wildcat, now a staple of their offense with running backs Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams deftly running it. Belichick admitted it was a difficult preparation problem. "That's always a tough decision. (The Wildcat) varies from game to game. It's not always used in the same percentages. The better it's going, the more you're going to see it," ..."
Scott gives props to 'Super' Miami team
"A second loss to the Dolphins in three weeks left the Jets eating many things, including their tough-talk words -- everyone, that is, except linebacker Bart Scott, who dripped with so much sarcasm afterward he probably needed extra towels for the ride home to keep his seat dry. Scott sarcastically saluted the rival 3-4 Dolphins after the game, saying: "They are Super Bowl contenders and they will probably take it all the way." "They're a great team," Scott said, meaning little to none of what he was saying. "They have a tremendous offense, great running backs, a great quarterback, a great tight end. They are stacked across the board. I'm serious, they're great. They'll probably contend for ..."
Dolphins, Porter get last word
"There's been no shortage of words exchanged between the Jets and Dolphins this season, and some of the loudest voices in the week leading up to yesterday's game belonged to Joey Porter and Kerry Rhodes. The buildup before this battle of mediocre teams led to the two players getting into a shoving match on the field at Giants Stadium before Miami beat the Jets for the second time this season, 30-25. "At some point in time, the talking and all that stuff has to come to a stop," said Porter, who made two tackles in the victory. "I told you, we could talk until we're blue in the face, but you've got to play the game." As for the pre-game fireworks between the two, Porter said: "It was ..."
Gang Green falls to Dolphins a-Ginn
"The Jets 30-25 loss to the Dolphins yesterday at Giants Stadium was, in so many ways, inexplicable. But then, if you've followed the Jets long enough, you're much more familiar with inexplicable than you would like to be. "Sometimes," a seething and perplexed coach Rex Ryan said after the game, "things just don't make sense." Welcome to the Jets, Rex. The Jets outgained the Dolphins 378 to 104 on offense and had 23 first downs to the Dolphins' 10. The Jets controlled the ball for 35:06 to the Dolphins' 25:54. Mark Sanchez, who at times this season has been a turnover vending machine, threw for 265 yards and two TDs, ran for another and didn't turn the ball over. Thomas Jones rushed for ..."
With two TD returns, Miami Dolphins' Ted Ginn Jr. earns a break from criticism
"If you're a Dolphins fan and don't feel good for Ted Ginn Jr. today - love him or loathe him - shame on you. If you don't feel at least as good for him as you feel for your favorite team after its Ginn-sponsored and highly ridiculous 30-25 win Sunday against the New York Jets - the Miami opponent you despise as no other - shame on you some more. The wide receiver experienced what he called "probably the worst week" he has had as a player upon losing his starting job, but produced what coach Tony Sparano called "tremendous, tremendous" practice sessions ... and then bailed out the Dolphins by returning kickoffs for 100- and 101-yard touchdowns in a seven-minute span in the third quarter. ..."
Defense sputters in second half
"The Vikings entered halftime of Sunday's game at Lambeau Field with a 17-3 lead based largely on the play of a defense that made life miserable for Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers. The quarterback had completed five of 11 passes for only 38 yards and been sacked four times. The Packers had 47 yards of total offense, including only 18 net yards passing when the sack yardage was figured into the equation. There appeared little chance Green Bay would finish with anything close to the 424 yards of offense it accumulated in a 30-23 loss to the Vikings on Oct. 5. However, the Vikings defense wasn't able to continue what it started. The Packers totaled 304 yards of offense in the second half, including ..."
Ginn's miraculous redemption like a Hollywood movie
"This was a sports fable. It was a football story that only happens in the movies. Ted Ginn Jr. even was laughing after his week from hell, saying of his second kickoff returned for a touchdown, the one on which he seemed to be trapped twice, "It's like a mouse trapped in the corner." He smiled. "You ever wonder how the mouse got out of the corner?" he said. "It got creative. I got creative." He was told right then, in this small interview room just off the Dolphins locker room, it was the best quote he'd ever delivered in his career. And it was. It was that kind of day for Ginn. Everything worked. He didn't just get creative in Sunday's 30-25 win against the Jets. He got electric, elusive, ..."
Third-down woes bog down offense
"Rex Ryan promised he would tame the Wildcat offense, caging the Dolphins' run-oriented scheme that's brought them success and fame -- and kept the Jets' coach stewing for weeks. But the Jets' blitz-happy defense didn't just corral the Cat on Sunday. It imprisoned the Dolphins' entire offense, holding Tony Sparano's squad to 104 total yards, a season low and the third-worst offensive performance in team history. Still, the Dolphins pulled out a 30-25 win because of two Ted Ginn Jr. kickoff returns for touchdowns and a fumble linebacker Jason Taylor returned 48 yards for a third unconventional score. But what might have been without those scores? According to quarterback Chad Henne, who made ..."
Dolphins defense finally makes fourth-quarter stand
"For Joey Porter, it was all very simple. As the clock wound down in Sunday's 30-25 victory and the beleaguered Dolphins defense kept getting pushed toward the shadow of its own goal post, failure was not an option. Not if this defense wanted to make the most of those two dazzling kickoff returns for touchdowns (100 and 101 yards) from the equally maligned Ted Ginn Jr. Not if it wanted to sweep the season series from the cocky New York Jets with a second victory in 20 days over their loquacious archrivals. Not if it wanted to make Jason Taylor's ninth career defensive touchdown -- a 48-yard fumble return in a wild third quarter -- a proud memory instead of a hollow trinket. "Everybody in ..."
Dolphins coach admits anxiety over starting three rookies in secondary
"Asked after Sunday's win if he had a sleepless night knowing he would start three rookies in the secondary against the Jets, Dolphins coach Tony Sparano made it clear how nerve-racking the situation became. ``It caused me a sleepless week,'' Sparano said. During the same game when cornerback Vontae Davis would make his first start opposite Sean Smith in the wake of Will Allen's season-ending knee injury, Sparano made the bold move of also elevating rookie safety Chris Clemons. It already would be the first time in team history that two rookie cornerbacks would start. Swapping Clemons for struggling safety Gibril Wilson would make the scenario that much more rare. ``I do have a lot of ..."
Dolphins' Channing Crowder pays homage to new bosses
"Nobody does Halloween costume parties like Channing Crowder. Dressed as tennis star and Dolphins minority owner Serena Williams, the Dolphins linebacker had jaws dropping when he arrived at O.J. McDuffie's annual holiday event at Signature Grand last Monday. He was accompanied by girlfriend Aja Wright, who came dressed as Venus Williams. Crowder has created a buzz at this event before, but there was no topping his Serena impersonation. Carrying a tennis racket, he wore a pink top and shorts, and he inserted padding to replicate Serena's curves. ``My girlfriend thought of it, and I said, `Let's go with it,' '' Crowder said. ``With them being new owners, we thought it would be funny.''"
Key plays by Jason Taylor, Randy Starks rescue Miami Dolphins defense
"Before the New York Jets ran out of chances Sunday afternoon at Giants Stadium, the Dolphins' defense was living on the edge again. A double-digit, fourth-quarter lead was on the verge of evaporating -- just like it did last week against the Saints. And defensive tackle Jason Ferguson said all everyone in the Dolphins' huddle was saying was, ``We can't let this happen again.'' ``All we kept preaching was [that] it's time for us to step up to the challenge,'' Ferguson said. ``When we have a chance, we can't let our thumbs up off it. And that's what we've been doing the last couple weeks."
Jets dominate stats and still lose to Miami Dolphins
"When the Jets and Dolphins played three weeks ago, the Jets suffered a blow not only to their record but also to their ego. The Dolphins had been the more physical team, pushing around Rex Ryan's defense. Sunday's rematch brought the same result -- a Jets loss -- but the sentiment in the Jets locker room was different from that of the first meeting. They were incredulous about losing a game they statistically dominated. Ryan opened his postgame news conference saying: ``Sometimes things just don't make sense,'' and numerous Jets players echoed that feeling as they tried to explain how they fell 30-25 to the Dolphins despite outgaining Miami 378-104 in total yards. Of course, there really ..."
Dolphins have true character while Jets are full of characters
"The Dolphins are a team with character. The Jets are a bunch of jerks. That, as much as Sunday's 30-25 final at the Meadowlands, is the difference between the bitter AFC East rivals. The Dolphins overcame an internal earthquake that shook the lineup and an external avalanche of criticism that threatened to shake their confidence. The Jets talked smack and got smacked. The Dolphins went to a bully's house and didn't back down. The Jets tried to bully the Dolphins and got a black eye for their trouble. The Dolphins and Jets. Night and day. Through adversity and despite their own flaws, the Dolphins responded in this game the way teams with resilience are supposed to respond -- by winning and ..."
Shouldn't Fireman Ed be putting out some fires?
"The Dolphins, 2-4 and trying to stay relevant in the playoff picture, now begin the toughest stretch of schedule in the NFL, with four of the next five games, and six of the next eight, on the road. The good news there? More opportunities to ``accidentally'' leave Ted Ginn Jr. behind. Leading the Jets crowd in cheers Sunday, as always, will be ``Fireman Ed.'' Not a lot of people know that, according to estimates, the city of New York has incurred $6 million in unnecessary damage over the years, not to mention the loss of lives, because of fires that raged out of control because derelict Fireman Ed was off cheering at Jets games instead of being on the job."
Sunday's Patriots game should be revealing for Dolphins
"Don't get too stoked. Yet. Not until after next Sunday. "It's going to be one of those telltale games," Ronnie Brown said. That's when the Dolphins take their 3-0 division record and their 104-yard offense to Foxborough, to face a Patriots team that should be good and rested (off a bye) and angry (after what happened the last time the Dolphins visited). Nearly 14 months ago in New England, Brown's Dolphins unveiled the Wildcat on the Patriots' unsuspecting players and embarrassed their infallible coach. New England has lost several veteran defenders since but regained Tom Brady. The Dolphins have rookie cornerbacks, who performed reasonably well Sunday against the Jets but still have ..."
Dolphins defense finally makes fourth-quarter stand
"For Joey Porter, it was all very simple. As the clock wound down in Sunday's 30-25 victory and the beleaguered Dolphins defense kept getting pushed toward the shadow of its own goal post, failure was not an option. Not if this defense wanted to make the most of those two dazzling kickoff returns for touchdowns (100 and 101 yards) from the equally maligned Ted Ginn Jr. Not if it wanted to sweep the season series from the cocky New York Jets with a second victory in 20 days over their loquacious archrivals. Not if it wanted to make Jason Taylor's ninth career defensive touchdown -- a 48-yard fumble return in a wild third quarter -- a proud memory instead of a hollow trinket. "Everybody in ..."
Ginn's miraculous redemption like a Hollywood movie
"This was a sports fable. It was a football story that only happens in the movies. Ted Ginn Jr. even was laughing after his week from hell, saying of his second kickoff returned for a touchdown, the one on which he seemed to be trapped twice, "It's like a mouse trapped in the corner." He smiled. "You ever wonder how the mouse got out of the corner?" he said. "It got creative. I got creative." He was told right then, in this small interview room just off the Dolphins locker room, it was the best quote he'd ever delivered in his career. And it was. It was that kind of day for Ginn. Everything worked. He didn't just get creative in Sunday's 30-25 win against the Jets. He got electric, elusive, ..."
Tedd Ginn's returns set NFL single-game record in Miami Dolphins' win over New York Jets
"Ted Ginn Jr. looked into the camera on the sideline after his first kickoff return for a touchdown Sunday and put his finger up to his lips, as if to say, "Shush." Seven minutes later, the Dolphins' speedster really left the Jets speechless when he scored on another kickoff return. Ginn became the first player in NFL history to score two kickoff-return touchdowns of 100 or more yards in the same game, the deciding factor in the Dolphins' 30-25 win at the Meadowlands. He's the first player to return two kickoffs for a touchdown in the same quarter since 1967. Ginn's runs provided a last word for the verbal skirmishes between the Dolphins and Jets this season, but certainly had Jets fans ..."
New York Jets, Miami Dolphins mix it up before game
"After a week of trash talk, the Jets and Dolphins nearly came to blows before the game Sunday at the Meadowlands. Jets safety Kerry Rhodes and Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter got into a heated exchange during the pregame warmups and had to be separated by Miami linebacker Jason Taylor. The Dolphins were upset because Rhodes ventured to their side of the field. "You have no business running your butt down there on our side," Taylor said later. "So we let him know he wasn't welcome. It was just little dumb mind games." Rhodes, usually available to reporters, was long gone after the Jets' 30-25 loss. The jawing between the teams continued in the tunnel before the game. "There was so much ..."
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