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Written by Matt Kent
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 01:53 |
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ENOUGH! Peezy Talks A Lot and Then Doesn't Show Up When He Is Needed We Say He Has to Go!  Porter blames the scheme. We blame Joey. In the past few days Joey Porter has gone public about his desire to leave the Miami Dolphins. Joey claims he isn't being used properly and that he wants to play somewhere else where he can play full time. Remember this is the same scheme that last year got him a career high 17.5 sacks. But now...its the scheme. Well the reason Joey wasn't more productive is because Joey wasn't effective. He struggled with an injury all year and was slowed so it was only natural that the team had to play other players. Joey also is getting older and the team has to explore young players while he struggled. But Joey, poor Joey didn't get his spotlight so instead of being a team player he is just all about being "Peezy". So he is whining in the press about how it's the teams fault and he doesn't want to be a part of it. Well I say get rid of him. I feel like this guy just has done a lot of talking and has not earned his keep. This is not take away from his great year last year. But that was one year and it was not what we hoped when we signed him. I just remember Joey on more than one occassion running his mouth and calling out players on other teams and then going silent during the game. Man he talks an awful lot. But when the big games come where does Joey go? He is invisible and we llost too many of those games. He just doesn't DESERVE to brag like he does. And now instead of being a professional and asking for his release quietly and professionally, he has got to go on a media tour and complain. Give me a break. I say let him go. Send him, his fat contract and his empty promises to some other team. We don't need him and we don't want him anymore. He is just a reminder of what is always lurking out there that is bad about pro sports. Over-hyped players who are self promoting, full of bravado, and who turn on their team when their egos get bruised. Maybe I am old school, but give me the Zach Thomas of the world who goes out and makes an impact every game and dominates his position and then shuts up and does it again the next week. When the team and he parted ways he was grateful and respectful. So get a low round draft pick or just out and out cut him. But Joey must go. Talk About it in the FinHeaven Forums |
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Written by Josh Evans
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Monday, 08 February 2010 22:29 |
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MCDANIEL CHARGED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE  While the Saints spent Sunday celebrating their first Super Bowl championship in franchise history, Dolphins' backup defensive end Tony McDaniel was arrested for domestic violence. According to reports, McDaniel pushed his girlfirend, Alaina Smith, to the ground after an argument Sunday morning. What they were arguing about exactly is still undetermined, but McDaniel was released from jail Sunday on a $3,500 bond. McDaniel was scheduled to meet with the Dolphins today to discuss the incident. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK IN THE FINHEAVEN FORUMS! |
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Written by Josh Evans
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 23:12 |
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CARPENTER KICKS HIS WAY INTO PRO BOWL  Second year kicker Dan Carpenter was named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster on Wednesday after San Diego Chargers kicker Nate Kaeding pulled out with an injury. This will be Carpenter's first trip to the Pro Bowl and now gives the Dolphins three Pro Bowlers from the 2009 season. Carpenter joins left tackle Jake Long and safety Yeremiah Bell as the only Dolphins to make the team. Long will not play due to an injury. Carpenter only missed three field goal attempts all year and connected on two game winning field goals against the Buccaneers and Patriots. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK IN THE FINHEAVEN FORUMS! |
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Written by Matt Kent
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Saturday, 02 January 2010 13:54 |
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WILL 2010 BE ANY BETTER?  2010 is Year Three for the New Regime. Its Time To Deliver As we say goodbye to another season and to 2009 I am sitting here trying to decide if we are truly better and what will 2010 bring for us as fans of the Miami Dolphins. I have to admit I have many mixed feelings about where we are as a team. Three weeks ago I would have said that we are on the cusp of turning the corner and that next year will be a breakout season. Then I watched us lose two games that we never should have lost including the embarrassing at home loss to the Texans. Yeah I know, we have injuries, etc but with the season on the line at home you don't expect to just get spanked like that. I actually see as many holes and concerns on this team as I do bright spots. It no certain order: Defense-The overall defense has dropped to 19th in the league. The pass defense is horrible and we are hoping that the young corners pan out, but if they don't next year could be just as bad. Ronnie Brown-Ronnie has the most talent on the team but it seems he goes down ever year to injury. You have to start wondering if he can physically take the NFL. With Ricky getting older the running back position seems suspect to me. Wide Receiver-It is no secret that this is one of the weakest positions. The lack of a playmaker here really hurts this team. Fans know it, why doesn't management? Linebacker-Crowder, Porter and Taylor did not deliver the big plays this year. I am left feeling that time has caught up with Joey and Jason and Channing is more talk than action. Chad Henne-I love the talent. Yes it's really his first year. But some of the decisions he has made have been horrible and have cost us games. If he dosent improve this he will be just another David Carr.
Of course the positive approach would be to say that if we improve those areas, then we are right on track to be a real contender in the AFC next year. Also I can say we played the most difficult schedule in the NFL and still almost made it to the playoffs. So there is reason to feel optimisitic about 2010. But make no mistake about it. This is the defining offseason for the Parcells/Ireland/Sporano regime and if they make the right personnel moves and solve these issues, they will be the darlings of South Florida and the fans. If they miss on the Free Agents and the draft this year and don't solve some of these big obvious holes, the fan base wil get disenchanted very quickly. There already is a growing concern that we are further rather than closer and this will swell quickly if the 2010 version of the Dolphins does not come out with a bang and find ways to start winning the games they have been losing. Miami Dolphin fans have not had a true contender in decades and it has been way too difficult just watching every year go by hoping that each year will be the year that we return to the upper echelons of the NFL. So here is to hoping that 2010 is the year and that this time next year we are celebrating a great season and a division title. Talk About This in the FinHeaven Forums! |
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Written by Matt Kent
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Friday, 23 October 2009 17:47 |
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When the Saints Come Marching In A Defining Moment in the 2009 Season  Can the Fins earn league respect by grounding the high flying saints? This Sunday at 4:15pm the Miami Dolphins will be at the fork in the road for their 2009 season. The win against New York was about emotions and about rivalry and about refusing to become irrelevant. This game is about making a statement about what kind of football team they are and about coaching and about the mental aspect of being a playoff team or perhaps even a champion. The Saints come in undefeated and are flying as high and as confident as a team can possibly be. They are the highest ranked team by most media outlets and appear to have an unstoppable force in Drew Brees who is in a zone that would make Dan Marino blush. The Saints defense has been tough with relentless pressure on opposing QBs and are forcing turnovers and giving the offense great field position. The New Orlean Saints are simply awesome. If you want to be the best you have to beat the best. A Miami Dolphin uspet on Sunday would boost the confidence of the team and put the Dolphins back on the map in terms of the NFL elite. There is also a HUGE difference between being 3-3 and 2-4 so this game could dictate the entire season. Miami has proven it can dominate a game and keep high threat offenses on the bench for most of the game. What it hasn't proven is that the defense can stop those offenses once they DO get on the field. If Miami allows Brees the run of the house that they gave Peytom Manning this will be an ugly, ugly game. If they can control the clock and time of possession, score TDs to finish long drives and then get enough pressure on Brees to force him to throw before he is ready then they have a shot. Miami was only one or two plays away from beating the Colts. It is now time for them to find a way to win that kind of game where perhaps they were not mature enough or confident enough to do it a few weeks ago. The defensive leaders like Porter and Taylor and Crowder have to have big games and someone else is going to have to surprise. Maybe its one of the rookie corners or maybe even a Cameron Wake or a Philip Merling. Plain and simple the Miami Dolphins will have to play their best game of the year to have a chance of winning. If they come in flat and get blown out (see NY Giants) then this could very well be the end of the season for the defending AFC East Champions. Talk About This in the FinHeaven Forums! The Internet's Largest Miami Dolphins Fan Community |
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