December 28
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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In his South Florida homecoming, Andre Johnson felt like he was back on Miami Senior High's basketball court setting screens for his teammates, using his big body and the attention he regularly commands to pick off defenders. That's right, the Texans' elite receiver, who is viewed by many as the NFL's best at his position, thought he was playing hoops again for a couple of downs on Sunday. With the Miami Dolphins' secondary draped all over him for most of the game, Johnson believes the biggest contributions he made during Sunday's 27-20 win over the Dolphins were the numerous assists he dished out to teammates. "There were a few times I was in the slot running a little 5-yard out route and ..."
October 13
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
columnist Dave Hyde
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The pass was a prayer, a hope, a fourth-down wish from a quarterback who earlier Sunday was booed off the field. Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell saw it coming and went to knock it down. "I thought I'd get it,'' he said. If he did, the day was done, the game won. "I knew it'd be a battle, because I knew who was going up for it with me,'' Bell said. Over the previous two games, the story line was about what these new Dolphins have: Smarts. Discipline. A quarterback. A team that, tackle-to-tackle, can line up with opponents and compete. They showed all that again Sunday. But this game was more about what the Dolphins still lack. And at the top of the shopping list is the kind of receiver who ..."