The Dolphins have acquired 25-year old QB Tyler Thigpen from the Chiefs for a undisclosed draft pick.  He played in 14 games for the Chiefs last season and he completed 230 of 420 passes (54.8%) for 2,608 yards with 18 TD passes and 12 interceptions (76.0 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 62 times for 386 yards (6.2 ypc) with 3 TD runs last season.  Thigpen is no real threat to Chad Henne despite his experience.  But if Henne struggles the Dolphins now have an option to replace him with.  Thigpen has now played in 16 games in his NFL career and he has completed 232 of 426 passes (54.5%) for 2,649 yards with 18 TD passes and 13 INTs (74.7 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 63 times for 388 yards (6.2 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  Thigpen also has caught 1 pass for 37 yards and it went for a TD.  This was a good move for the Dolphins.

The Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington suffered a shoulder injury Sunday in the Dolphins 23-13 loss to the San Deigo Chargers.  News surfaced today that Pennington’s shoulder suffered a torn capsule and it will keep him out for the rest of the season.  The Dolphins are 0-3 so far this season and this is a pretty big loss for them.  Pennington has already had two shoulder surgeries on his throwing arm, and it looks like a third one is on its way.  Chad Henne, who replaced the injured Pennington yesterday, will be the starter for the Dolphins.

The Miami Dolphins (0-3) fell to the San Diego Chargers (2-1) in San Diego Sunday.  After a pretty stagnant first half, the Dolphins were tied 3-3 with the Chargers.  Neither offense had really figured out the defenses in the first half and the Chargers were the first to find the end-zone, when quarterback Phillip Rivers ran it in from the 5-yard line for a touchdown with 2 minutes left in the third quarter.

The Dolphins running game was very effective, as Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams combined for 130 yards and Williams had a touchdown.  The Wildcat worked again, as they ran it seven times for 42 yards (6.0 avg).  The Dolphins defense held the Chargers to only 69 rushing yards, but gave up 303 yards through the air.  The Dolphins passing game was pathetic, but starting quarterback Chad Pennington left the game early in the second half after taking a hard hit from Chargers’ linebacker Kevin Burnett.  It was seemingly a shoulder injury, an area Pennington has battled injuries with all of his career.

Pennington went 8/12 with no touchdowns or interceptions, for 54 yards before leaving and being replaced by Chad Henne.  Henne went 10/19 and 92 yards, but had a costly turnover when he was picked by Chargers Eric Weddle who returned it 31 yards for a touchdown.  The Dolphins defense did a good job at slowing down the Chargers dangerous offense, but they did not do enough in the fourth quarter as the Chargers scored 13 in the final quarter.  The Dolphins look like they may have a problem at quarterback with Pennington hurt, but there is no word on how serious the injury is yet.  They look to bounce back at home against the Buffalo Bills (1-2) next week.

The Miami Dolphins (0-2) are taking on the San Diego Chargers (1-1) in San Diego this week and are looking to continue a seven game win streak against the Chargers, dating back to 1993.  The Dolphins have put up some strong efforts so far this season but are still looking for their first win.

The Dolphins have been doing a phenomenal job at stopping the run, as they are only giving up 64.5 yards a game.  They need to make sure they bring that same run-stopping defense against the Chargers and their powerful running game.  LaDainian Tomlinson is out with an ankle injury still, but Derron Sproles has been playing great for the Chargers.

Rivers is a talented quarterback and can rack up a lot yards, but he has thrown three interceptions already.  The Dolphins should try and pressure Rivers into making some of those mistakes this Sunday and try and get some turnovers.  Dolphins’ quarterback Chad Pennington has not done a whole lot through the air, but the Dolphins offense relies heavily on their the running game and their dangerous wildcat formations.  I think the Dolphins will have another strong game but will come up short once again, as the Chargers have too many weapons for the Dolphins to handle.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Dolphins 24, Chargers 31

The Dolphins executed a almost perfect game plan before falling to the Colts last night.  Things were looking good for the Fins last night when Dan Carpenter nailed a 45-yard FG with 3:50 left in the game to give them a 23-20 lead.  But, Peyton Manning then hit Pierre Garcon with a 48-yard TD just 32 seconds later to give the Colts a 27-23 lead.  Chad Pennington then led the Fins on a long drive which ended with them losing the game.  Chad Pennington was solid completing 22 of 33 passes for 183 yards with 0 TDs and a interception.  Ronnie Brown was a beast in this game as he carried the ball 24 times for 136 yards (5.7 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  Brown did a great job of running the Wildcat Formation for the Fins last night often just running the ball himself.  Ricky Williams also ran the ball hard carrying the ball 19 times for 69 yards (3.6 ypc).  Patrick Cobbs was also all over the field.  He carried the ball 2 times for 23 yards (11.5 ypc) and he caught 1 pass for 8 yards.  Cobbs also returned 4 kickoffs for 91 yards (22.8 avg) against the Colts.  WR Ted Ginn caught 11 passes for 108 yards (9.8 avg) but he dropped a lot of balls that hit him in the hands including 2 in the end zone.  The Dolphins controlled the clock for an amazing 45:07 of this game as they finished with 403 total yards (239 rushing, 164 passing).

The defense was awful last night for the Dolphins as the Colts finished up with 356 total yards on offense (61 rushing, 295 passing) despite only having the ball for 14:53.  The Dolphins are now 0-2 on the season.