Great season Phins--- I can't wait till 09.

[trumad]

We need a stud receiver--- some offensive line help... and maybe a few more special teamers... I see hope... plenty of hope.

BTW: Congrats to the Miami Hurricanes---sorry---I mean the Baltimore Ravens for a great game.

Man they're tough.

[Condem]

1. Great year, Matt Roth!

A big "good job" from your alma mater!

[Awsi Dooger]

38. I hope he's replaced next year

In fact, it's my #1 personnel priority. I always isolate an annoying Dolphin who essentially acts as a regulator, a starter who is not close to championship caliber, and trust the coaches to agree with me and search for an immediate upgrade. In recent years I've batted 1.000 but I'm worried this is like Tim Ruddy about a decade ago, a mediocrity who we're stuck with for a while.

Matt Roth carried a tough guy reputation from college but in the NFL he has no threat of speed or athletic ability to stand out and make plays, at any position. He lumbers around with those short arms and basically arm wrestles with the blocker, never threatening to disengage other than one or two plays per game when he slants inside either at the line of scrimmage or slightly behind, and occasionally bumps into someone. Otherwise, on the vast majority of plays he finally is let go by the blocker and Roth takes 2 or 3 steps toward the pile, like he's discovered something. It's hilarious, probably the most dependable aspect of Dolphin football right now.

I have no idea how he's a fan favorite. The guy reminds me of those old Rock 'Em Sock 'Em robots from my youth, square build and supposedly tough, then you step back and realize how limited they are, same move every time and remarkably immobile.

Admittedly, I get sick of watching Roth on every play.

[Captain Hilts]

2. Yes. They did well. Like a team near and dear to me, the offensive line needs help.

Pennington might as well have been naked back there.

[joeybee12]

3. Two great accomplishments this year...making the playoffs and

probably FINALLY ending Brett Favor's career.

[cboy4]

4. Boy, those Dolphins are tough.

:sarcasm:

A whole nine points.

At least we don't have to be tortured any more about all of that ridiculous talk about them possibly making it to the Super Bowl this year!

[trumad]

6. A whole 9 points more than your 49ers had in the playoffs...

Oh wait a minute... they weren't in the playoffs were they? Oh and I want to thank your team for the win against them that helped us into the playoffs.

Dude--- You're giving me shit about my team?

You are the gift that keeps on giving...silly girl.

[cboy4]

12. At least my team can recognize when it's not good enough

to be in the playoffs.

Miami was embarrassed today.

BTW, who was it in this forum who was yapping about not being suprised if Miami won it all this year?!

Hilarious!

[soleft]

13. You don't understand much abouts sports do you?

[cboy4]

18. Yea, I know a lot about sports -- especially the part about

how Miami had a weak schedule, beating terrible Buffalo twice, terrible Oakland, horrific Kansas City, atrocious St. Louis, awful Seattle, lousy Denver.....they lost to lousy Houston and just barely beat San Francisco which statistically dominated the Dolphins.

Sorry you think Miami is so much better than they are.

You're probably the guy I listen to on sports radio proposing all of the ridiculous trades.

[soleft]

19. If you understood anything about competitive spirit

You'd never attempt to win a sports argument with some lame comment about how a team should think less of themselves.

[cboy4]

21. What? Am I in therapy or am I talking sports?? Try not to confuse

pointing out the Dolphins'weak schedule/deceptive record **as proven during today's playoff rout** with some silly comment one might hear, I don't know, somehwere like on church chat.

[Forkboy]

28. "Am I in therapy or am I talking sports?"

Same thing. :P

[cboy4]

41. Ok, good point.

HA

[trumad]

34. That's seriously the stupidest post ever by you...

so that's why your team didn't make the playoffs----because they knew from game one they weren't good enough... Are you fucking retarded...???

[Upton]

5. Miami obviously benefited from a WEAK schedule

They played only 3 playoff teams all year, losing 2 of the games. Next year, they're going to have a REAL schedule, meaning a 500 finish is more in the offing, if that.

[trumad]

7. What--you don't think they'll be better next season?

Hey numnuts, they were 1-15 last season---11-5 this season... but you blame weak schedule...

Let's try this again you fucking retard.... 1-15 last season---11-5 this season.....

Hey can we have a vote on who get's into the sports forum---those who know sports---or those who pretend...

I vote numnuts up above out.

Let me guess--- Cboy now has two DU ID's?? That's the only explanation I have for your numnuttery.

[Upton]

10. It's simple

when only 1 of your 11 wins is over a playoff team...and when you weren't even competitive today, one has to question the legitimacy of this so called turnaround.

If, as you suggest, Miami improves next year then your argument can be given some credence. Until then, the jury is still out.

[trotsky]

11. The Dolphins are vastly improved, trumad...

but they did have a weak schedule this year. They got to play the two weakest divisions in the NFL (NFC West and AFC West) which undoubtedly gave them a couple of wins more than if they had played, say, the NFC East or AFC South.

Provided they shore up the OLine and get themselves a go-to receiver (Ginn, while brilliant, can't do everything), they will compete for the AFC East crown again.

[cboy4]

16. Oh please. Are you telling me you can't tell the difference

between a decent 11-5 record and a so-so, average blah 11-5 record?

Yes indeed, when you break it down, the Dolphins had an average record -- and their rout in the playoffs against Baltimore is absolute proof.

Even though Miami edged San Diego earlier this season when S.D. was struggling, the Chargers finishing at 8-8 are head and shoulders better than your team.

Look at who they just beat in the playoffs. A red hot Indianapolis team led by the AP player of the year. Yup.

Miami came up with a miracle and beat San Francisco. It beat up on other teams like terrible Buffalo twice, the horrific Chiefs, the terrible Raiders, the terrible Rams and the terrible Broncos who should have had one more loss since they cheated during one game.

I think you get the idea.

And if you don't, then you're an embarrassing Miami Dolphins apologist.

At least I'm subjective when it comes to my franchise.

So go ahead and blow up at me and call me a name and talk your team up like they're the 1967 Green Bay Packers.

We expect nothing less.

[trumad]

35. Subjective--- you're the biggest fucking moran in the sports forum...

You're an embarrassment to the term sports fan. You actually posted that at least your team knew it wasn't good enough for the playoffs and that's why they didn't go. You're like a 5 year old retard.

[cboy4]

39. No that's your dumb ass interpretation.

[Angleae]

22. This year AFC & NFC West.

Oakland, Denver, San Diego, Kansas City, Seattle, Arizona, St. Louis, San Francisco. Only one team above .500.

Next year, AFC & NFC South. Tennessee, Indianapolis, Houston, Jacksonville, Carolina, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, New Orleans. Only one team below .500.

You're not going to do nearly as well next year, but you still might win the division if Brady doesn't come back to the Patriots.

[madinmaryland]

31. You and cboy sound like the dual ID's!!!

Might as well get in a Barry Bonds comment, here!!!

:rofl:

[soleft]

14. It was virtually identical to the Patriots schedule

[cboy4]

17. LOL!!

:rofl:

[soleft]

20. And the Jets and every team in the AFC east

what are we not understanding? The difference is with the exception of Houston, they beat all the teams they were supposed to beat - like the forty niners.

[cboy4]

23. So what are you trying to say? The Dolphins are better than

the "powerful" Jets and Bills?

Even SF beat NY andBuffalo.

Fine, you beat the 49ers. But it was a complete struggle at your home stadium.

You're certainly not nearly as good as New England.

So I don't know what you point is.

You're definitely and obviously improved over last season.

But my point is there are a shocking number of people overstating how good you are right now.

And that 11-5 record is deceptive.

[soleft]

25. sounds like a strawman argument to me

I haven't heard anyone overstate how good the Dolphins are. Not a commentator, not a player, not even a DUer. Can you provide any quotes?

[cboy4]

27. I'm basically talking about Miami fans I've read at DU.

(I don't really follow what Dolphin fans say in South Florida because I have enough to read, frankly than to read the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, etc.)

But dude, look through the sports forum here.

DUers (Trumad) jiz*zes himself, over Miami and one DUer said it wouldn't surprise her if the Dolphins make it to to big dance. :rofl:

This is what I'm talking about.

People living on Pluto or completely drunk.

[trumad]

36. Thde dude is totally making shit up....

You're debating a 5 year old retard.

He's screaming that I was all over DU telling everyone how the Phins were going to win the SB.

He can't back his shit but he could never back his shit. Again---the only explanation is he's a 5 year old using his Mama's computer.

[cboy4]

40. No, I never said you were telling people they were going to

win the SB.

I already said that was another person who posted in this forum and when I told her not to be ridiculous, she told me not to be a "Debbie Downer."

You can't stop yourself from misquoting me.

[madinmaryland]

8. Two words for you...

Terrell Owens.

Might be available as a Parcells "rehab" project!!

:rofl:

[trumad]

9. Actually Parcell's did not want Owens...

Jones did...

[soleft]

15. Need Camarillo back and didn't a starting lineman break a leg?

[Upton]

24. Next year's projected Dolphin schedule

I predict 7-9, at best 8-8...no playoffs. Of course, they could fall apart completely, since they won't have the benefit of 2008's cupcakes.

Home
Patriots (11-5)
Jets (9-7)
Bills (7-9)
Texans (8-8)
Colts (12-4)
Bucs (9-7)
Saints (8-8)
Steelers (12-4)


Away
Patriots (11-5)
Jets (9-7)
Bills (7-9)
Titans (13-3)
Jaguars (5-11)
Falcons (11-5)
Panthers (12-4)
Broncos (8-8)

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-dolopp08,0,938630.story

[cboy4]

26. Yea....I'm projected the same record, depending on the

extent of improvements the other teams make .. primarily in the AFC East.

Miami sure lucked out playing Indianapolis AND Pittsburgh at home! :wow:

[Forkboy]

29. That's brutal. Even the Jags will surely be better next year, too.

Only 2 opponents under .500....should be interesting.

[Jack from Charlotte]

30. Dolphs win 7 to 9 games next season.....

Next year's team has nothing to do with this year's team. The fallacy of the NFL fan is he believes because his team got greatly better than the previous year, it will continue to improve the following year. Not so. It's more likely to regress back, somewhat, to where it came from.

[trumad]

33. And what the fuck does a dumb ass Gator fan know about the NFL.

For that matter---what the fuck do they know about anything except fucking their own cousins.

[Forkboy]

37. Diplomacy, thy name is trumad.

:rofl:

[DaveinMD]

32. they went as far

as can be expected with Chad Pennington at QB. He's not a guy who's going to win a lot playoff games. A good defense can take away the short stuff and the middle and just doesn't have the arm to throw outside the hashes.

[cboy4]

42. Trumad calling you a retard in 3-2-1

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