November 7
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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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 ..."
November 6
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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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 ..."
November 6
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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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, ..."
November 5
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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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 ..."
November 2
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
columnist Ethan J. Stolnick
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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 ..."