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The Dolphins shut down the Chiefs and prevail 13-10

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page by ravenhater on Sunday 12 November 2006 at 10:04 pm

The Dolphins hogged the ball on offense and played well on defense.  Joey Harrington completed 19 of 35 passes for 201 yards.  Ronnie Brown had another decent game with 25 carries for 89 yards (3.6 ypc) and a TD, but he also lost a fumble.  Chris Chambers (3 rec, 66 yards), Wes Welker (3 rec, 46 yards) and Randy McMichael (5 rec, 34 yards) each played well for the Fins.

Young safety Yeremiah Bell (9 tackles, 3 pass defensed) and Zach Thomas (6 tackles and a sack) led the way on defense for the Fins.  The Chiefs only ran the ball 19 times for 80 yards (4.2 ypc).  The Fins only allowed the Chiefs to complete 15 of 38 passes for 185 net yards passing.

The Dolphins played a great game on defense for the second week in a row and won the game because of that.

Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Blogged under Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report by ravenhater on Friday 10 November 2006 at 5:07 pm
The Chiefs are flying high on a three game winning streak and they’ve averaged 32.0 points per game in the streak.  The Dolphins unloaded on the previously undefeated Chicago Bears 31-13 and look to keep the momentum going into this week’s game.

Look for the Chiefs to come out running the ball with Larry Johnson (816 yards rushing) like they always do.  It could be tough for Johnson this week as the Dolphins only have allowed 3.4 yards per carry this season.  If Johnson gets the running game going, Huard will be able to exploit the safeties with TE Tony Gonzalez (38 rec, 504 yards) down the middle of the field.  The Dolphins pass defense definately can be exposed in the passing game if Huard has time, because Jason Taylor will be rushing the passer and he’s been hard to stop with 8 sacks this season.

The Dolphins finally got smart last week and just handed off the ball to Ronnie Brown who is the best player on their offense.  The Chiefs don’t have a good run defense and allow 113.4 yards rushing per game and 4.0 yards per carry, so look for the Dolphins to try to pound them on the ground with Brown (621 yards rushing).  After the Dolphins establish their running game, and they will, look for Joey Harrington to exploit the old, slow secondary of the Chiefs.  Look for Chris Chambers to have a HUGE game against the Chiefs.

I think this game can go either way, but I’m leaning towards the Dolphins who started last season 3-7 and then won 6 in a row.  The Chiefs have been getting lucky as of late, but the luck runs out this Sunday in Miami.

 

Miami Dolphins QBs

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page by ravenhater on Wednesday 8 November 2006 at 11:55 pm

The Dolphins QB play has been pathetic all season long.  Joey Harrington is the current starter but the song remains the same.  Harrington has completed 57.3% of his passes for 1,049 yards with 6 TDs and 9 INTs.  Harrington’s QB rating is a horrible 64.6 this season.  The problem for the Dolphins is that they are stuck playing him because of Culpepper’s health.  Harrington does get rid of the ball quick as he has only been sacked 5 times this season. 

Daunte Culpepper never really looked like he was healthy.  I refuse to use that as an excuse for his poor play, because he was lousy last season when he was healthy.  Culpepper has completed 60.4% of his passes for 829 yards with 2 TDs and 3 INTs.  Culpepper had a QB rating of 77.0 which is just a little below the league average.  Daunte was holding the ball too long and that resulted him being sacked 21 times which couldn’t have helped his knee. 

Dolphins shock the world and thump the Bears 31-13

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page by ravenhater on Sunday 5 November 2006 at 5:12 pm

The Dolphins have again ruined the Bears try for a perfect season, belting them on their own football field.  The offense was opportunistic for the Fins, but the defense was dominating!   LB Channing Crowder led the way with 10 tackles.  Zach Thomas pitched in with 8 tackles.  Free safety Reynaldo Hill had a good game with 5 tackles and an interception.  DE Kevin Carter was very disruptive with 3 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery.  Jason Taylor was the game-changer for the defense.  Taylor had 2 tackles, a sack, and intercepted a ball that he returned 20 yards for a TD.  The Dolphins allowed the Bears to run the ball 28 times for 103 yards (3.7 ypc).  The Bears had trouble throwing the ball, competing only 18 of 42 passes for 189 net yards passing.

On offense the Dolphins finally decided to give the ball to their best offensive player, Ronnie Brown.  Brown carried the ball 29 times for 157 yards (5.4 ypc) and caught 2 passes for 33 yards.  Joey Harrington played ok, he completed 16 of 32 passes for 137 yards with 3 TDs and 2 INTs.  Chris Chambers caught 5 passes for 58 yards and a TD.  Marty Booker caught 3 passes for 14 yards and a TD.  Wes Welker caught 2 passes for 14 yards and a TD.

Dolphins vs. Bears

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report by ravenhater on Wednesday 1 November 2006 at 3:57 pm

The Dolphins haven’t won a road game all season and head to the snakepit known as Soldier Field in Chicago.  The Bears have destroyed every team that has stepped on their turf, going 4-0 and outscoring the opponent 152-20!

The Dolphins will have to play an error-free game to have any shot of keeping this game close.  The Fins should try to run the ball and stick with it instead of abandoning it too early, like they’ve done in previous games.  Ronnie Brown (464 yards rushing) will take on the tough Bears defense that is allowing only 82.4 yards rushing and 3.7 yards per carry this season.  If the Fins get a running game going, then they can go to the air.  They had better be careful though, because the Bears already have 8 interceptions this season.  Joey Harrington must limit his mistakes and his receivers need to catch the ball when it hits them in the hands.  A few of Harrington’s interceptions were caused by the brick hands he hit perfectly with passes.

The Bears would like to run the ball with Thomas Jones (543 yards rushing) and Cedric Benson (174 yards rushing), but the Dolphins are tough against the run, allowing only 3.3 yards per carry!  The Bears should have no problem attacking the Dolphins secondary that is awful.  Opposing QBs have a QB rating of 93.7 against the Dolphins and already have thrown 12 TD passes against them.  Grossman should be able to carve up the Dolphins short with throws to TE Desmond Clark (26 rec, 391 yards) and Mushin Muhammad (32 rec, 401 yards).  Then Grossman will throw it deep to Bernard Berrian who has caught 26 passes for 485 yards (18.7 avg) and 4 TDs.

This could be a bloodbath in Chicago.  I don’t see the Dolphins having a prayer in this football game!

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