Live blog today during the game ...
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Today's inactive offers one interesting move:
Rookie defensive tackle Paul Soliai, who played a lot last week behind Keith Traylor, is inactive today. Veteran Steven Fifita will be the backup NT.
Rod Wright, Abraham Wright, Lamont Thompson, Andre' Goodman, Lorenzo Booker and John Beck as the third quarterback are the other inactives.
Terence Newman is not going to play for the Cowboys, making Miaim's matchups throwing the football more attractive. Nathan Jones, a fourth-year guy out of Rutgers, will start in Newman's place.
Remember I'll be updating and blogging live right at kickoff. My comments will appear in the comments section.
Today's inactive offers one interesting move:
Rookie defensive tackle Paul Soliai, who played a lot last week behind Keith Traylor, is inactive today. Veteran Steven Fifita will be the backup NT.
Rod Wright, Abraham Wright, Lamont Thompson, Andre' Goodman, Lorenzo Booker and John Beck as the third quarterback are the other inactives.
Terence Newman is not going to play for the Cowboys, making Miaim's matchups throwing the football more attractive. Nathan Jones, a fourth-year guy out of Rutgers, will start in Newman's place.
Remember I'll be updating and blogging live right at kickoff. My comments will appear in the comments section.
posted by Armando Salguero at 3:03 PM
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Good special teams work by, yes, starting cornerback Will Allen on the kickoff.
But of course, Derrick Pope's ruins the good effort with a personal fou.
Third down. Nickel situation. Porter in the game. Incomplete. I smell a good day for the D.
Ginn is going to play a thousand years the way he avoid contact by stepping out of bounds. Good return, though
Fine catch by Derek Hagan on third down. First down
lets hope they do well.. looking good cept the pope foul
Trent Green turning something out of nothing. Satele has to play better today, but so far, not so good.
Satele high snap. Green saves it. The Miami QB is playing great based on how he's saving bad plays and helping to turn them into good plays.
Fine run by Ronnie Brown after the catch. Great YAC -- yards after catch.
David Martin gets no push on the sweep. No gain
End around awful block by Reagan.
People need to get open very quickly today because Cowboys are working man coverage in secondary. Nobody got open fast on that pass attempt.
Dolphins FG of 37 yards by Feely. Drive: 12 plays 44 yards. It took 6:50
given the O-Line.. would be nice to see RB go N n S instead of all the dancing he does..
Defense misses three tackles on 24 gain by Julius Jones.
Third and 4. Why is Travis Daniels playing man on Terrell Owens?
Defense is looking SLOPPY.. poor tackles and protection
End around to Owen. Zach is there but not until Owens gains 5.
Second and five. Dallas forces Miami into nickel and RUNS for first down.
Personal foul on Porter. Dumb move. Make a play, without ripping at the guy's helmet.
Dallas puts Miami in nickel again. Do they run?
Pass. Another good play by Will Allen.
End of first Q guys. What do you think?
i think RB needs to run N-S instead of always dancing, Sloppy tackling, and too many stupid fouls. the tech on porter was uncalled for,, W. Allen looks good
I'm in fort myers... why is this game not on comcast cable... this is horse crap, and do u all know radio station its on?
Dolphins try to stretch the field by throwing deep. Problem is Booker had no separation and it wasn't a man matchup.
In fort Myers the station is 96.1 FM
SRY Brad, im in NC, got it playin on Fast pass and its on my local tv station
Dolphins defense not tackling well.
Defense looks old and slow. Traylor is pitiful in lateral moves and dropped an interception. Everyone else trying to do arm tackles.
Screwed in Ft. Myers as well. Game not showed because Fox has the rights and CBS has the 4'oclock game. Armando your my eyes today. Cable sucks wish I had DirectTV
This sucks, got it on the radio at least... GO FINS
Now JT misses an arm tackle. DAMN
jason Taylor misses a tackle. What the heck is happening here?
Romo has forever to scan the field. Looking. Looking. Still looking. Ah, he finally throws. Incomplete
Great play on the ball by Zach. Saved a TD
WOW what sloppy tackling, taylor and 2-3 other misses.. this D is truely showing its age..
Let's see. it's third down. Taylor comes at Romo untouched. Romo breaks his ankles. Then Matt Roth has a chance to taclke him and misses. Renaldo Hill also misses. First down. This guy is the QB!
time to do some tackling drills. this is pathetic.
Good coverage by Allen.
ON the plus side, I am more impressed by Will Allen every week
What the hell is JT doing trying to arm tackle (and miss) AGAIN?
More missed tackles but penalty on Dallas ... Why is Taylor trying to stip the ball without making the tackle?
Drive dies. Here comes a punt
Why is Ginn fielding a punt at the 9? The unwritten rule is inside the 10, you let it go.
looks like the same crap every week!o-line can't block their own shadows,defence can't stop anybody's running game,supposedly lethal pass rush is non-existant,ted ginn's family must still be at church!other than that the fins look awesome haahahahahah!
I was tryin to be very Optimistic about this season, but the lack of tackling and the sloppy play is very PATHETIC.. All i can say is.. Lets get it together guys or this is gonna be a very very long season
I think Ginn's decision and catch was OK. Could have been downed at the one instead of 9 with all the Cowboys around
This offense is challenged, but I, for one, appreciate they throw on first down.
Satele is a rookie who in two games, has played like a rookie. He just gave up a sack and he's spending much of his time trying not to be overmatched.
Again, another uninspired effort by the O-line and Brown. I see no imagination with this offense. Alot easier to call plays with Tomlinson, Gates, Rivers. Cameron no genius.
Notice Dallas in nickel and trying to run again, just as the Redskins did last week ... At least Porter is in the game.
Pressure by Holliday. Where are Porter and Taylor?
'Fins going nowhere, Beck needs to be playing along with Ginn and Booker.
Third down. Romo has all day long to throw. Thank GOD it was partially because of holding.
Romo all friggin' day to throw. Third and 15 and they gain 28. Amazing!!!
Again, no pass rush, Romo looking like Marino.
This is getting ridiculous. Little to no pressure on Romo.
No life on these Dolphins, lacking energy, heart. Time to trade Thomas, Tyalor, Brown while they have some value.
46 yards of total offense? Abysmal
Dolphins defense now starting to wear down. Taylor just asked out of the game
Sam Hurd? What is Daniels scared of.
WOW, is it just me, or does anyone else feel like puking atm? and I gotta agree no heart from our D.. the are worn out and and givin up too many key plays... Time to look towards next week..
At least the O is helping out the D by going three and out.
I know we think the problem with this team is the offense, but the defense is really getting killed here. Dallas marching up and down the field. GET OFF THE FIELD DEFENSE!
Dolphins getting donged here. A backward pass can be challenged, according to FOX broadcasters.
Why are the Dolphins the only team in the league that gets all their blitzers blocked?
Dolphins D old and slow.
Cowboys score. Press box seeking pool reporter to interview ref and ask why challenge of backward pass could not be made.
Looks to me like the D is to blame why they are not getting off the field. Can't stop their own shadows.
If it's not one thing, it's another for the Miami offense. When Green gets time, he doesn't throw good passes or the receivers don't get separation.
Wow, a complete pass to a receiver!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trent Green just blew a down by not being able to spike the ball!!!!
Had the backward pass been successfully challenged, it would have been a FG for Dallas, not TD. Fins got hosed there.
Trent did blow that down, but he was smart to throw away that 3rd down and let Feely kick it.
I must say, I was not real pleased with letting Mare go, but Feely has impressed me thus far.
Feely now Miami's best offensive weapon. Dolphins drive 13 plays 53 yards.
At least we're still in the game at the half. Given the way our defense is arm-tackling, not rushing the QB, and letting the wide-outs catch 15 yard chunks, we could be in a lot worse shape than we are. Plus, we get the 2nd half opening K/off.
With how much the Phins are still struggling on offense, I'm excited and scared to see what's going to happen next offseason, since the mind of Cam can't figure this one out now.
I'm starting to like Feely too, Mare NEVER made field goals on the infield.
Hey Armando, did you really mean to say the fins could start off with a record of 4 and 2 or was it a typo suggesting 4 and 12? Looks like they kept this D together one year too many...Wayne should sell the team to someone who has a clue how to run a football team.
Well, it WILL take more than a single year to undo 12 years of misdrafts and mismanagement that we endured under Johnson, Wanny, & Saban.
In 6 quarters, the FINS have been competitive, so its not like Cameron has blown it big-time.
If anyone has been watching Mare kick the last couple of weeks including preseason, they'll be glad he is no longer with the fins
The Dolphins are poised to go on a big run - at least 5-6 victories in a row.
I know, I know. I look really overly optimistic. Or really stupid.
Here are the halftime stats:
Miami 38 rushing yards. Dallas 57. Miami 2 of 4 on third downs, the cowboys 4 of 7 which is horrible for Miami. Net passing Dallas 114 to Miami 63.
SECOND HALF
Brown's best run of the year on first down.
Is it me or does it look like Green's passes are floating?
Oh, another bright spot- no drops by receivers or TE during the 1st half.
brown looking a lot better in second half
Feed Brown. Feed Brown. Feed Brown.
I feel a busy offseason coming on...
- new offensive and defensive lineman
- a couple guys for the secondary
- depending on how A. Wright develops, maybe another LB (since Z.T. is almost done)
- receiver help, since Booker is for sure gone and Chambers might be too
Too many holes... at least I'm still young
chambers looking very impressive so far
Nice catch by David Martin. That's a confidence builder for a kid that needed it.
Ted Ginn season-long end around count at 2 now. Dallas D is simply too fast to fall for this crap.
Marty Booker gets separation and and a TD. Finally!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what a pass by green go fins
Huge drive coming out of the half
Now it is up to the DEFENSE. They have given up the lead five times already this season. Can they stop Dallas?
Miami's crowd is making absolutely no noise.
Homegrown Fins Fans suck. You guys are the ones who clammored for JJ to replace Shula.
Looks like you got what you asked for.
Travares Tillman with a fine play. Defense holds. About time, actually.
Can someone please tell Ted Ginn to run straight up the field. Don't go left, then right, then pick your nose. Just get it and go.
I was really impressed with Green last week. He's got great poise and seems to lead the team well. I wish we could have got him several years ago. Even last week, I can't say that he's losing us games ... which more than I can say for everyone else since Marino.
Well, remember when Dave Wannstedt famously asked "What does Trent Green have that Jay Fiedler doesn't have?"
after seeing how well the roster moves have went so far feeley for mare who is having a bad year i cant wait to see how this roster takes shape through out this season
Three and out for the Dolphins. So much for the momentum being on Miami's side.
Penalty of illegal formation on punt, nullifying a good tackle by former FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK Jason Allen.
Of course, the Dolphins kill THEMSELVES by giving up a 49 yard return.
Oh and Allen was the culprit on the previous penalty. Amazing.
Travis Daniels told me after last week's game he felt he had lost the game. He may get that same sinking feeling again this week.
Joey Porter has Tony Romo in his mitts and Romo only throws a TD pass.
Great players make great plays. That was a great play by Romo. And he was simply better than Porter on that play. Straight up.
... and we gave up Welker for Ginn ... BRILLIANT!!!!!
Trent Green throw it juuuust a bit high despite having Chamber WIDE open on the post.
Worst pass of the season by Green.
Green to ... OUCH!!!!! Okay, so maybe Green IS going to hurt us after all! LOL!!!!!
let's face it mando this team just plain sucks!they always manage some way to lose the close games!how come the big samoan nose isn't getting more playing time?traylors clearly washed up and a non-factor!what happened to the trickery on offense that was supposed to be their too?
Well, since the game is starting to suck ... what's up with the green dot on the back of the quarterback's helmets?
tony romo is owning JT today. Froze him in his tracks. But there was an incomplete pass.
OK, it could have been worse. Miami still within a TD.
Yeah, I can hope can't I?
I said this last week to some friends of mine ... and now I am UTTERLY convinced: Tony Romo is the next BIG THING! Dallas should be proud!
Dudes,
We're only 7 down. ANYTHING can happen. No wonder the crowd is so quiet with attitudes like this in the fans.
Hey, that was a GREAT stand by the Defense.
This secondary was picked apart last week and that was when Greg Ellis was in the game to apply pressure.
It's a shame Green cannot light them up as he should.
Samson Satele sucking today.
Rookie mistake just cost us big time
I called it last week early in the 3rd ... and I'm calling it now.
Stick a fork in us.
Okay, folks, I'm out of here. I mean, it's okay to watch a game where we lose but are LEAST competitive ... but this year's Dolphins are a bit pathetic. See you all next year!
its going to be a long season for phins fan
years of horrible drafting and this is your Dolphins.
I have been a Dolphin fan since 1969, I'm tired of watching them. It has been embarrassing year in and year out same lame under achieving team with second rate coaching. There are more Cowboy fans in the stadium than Dolphin fans. They have no offensive line Ronnie Brown is so overrated and they pass up a guy like Drew Brees for Trent Green. You got Tedd Ginn Jr. on the sidelines instead of in the game where he can make a difference as a wide receiver. They show flashes of brilliance but I think it all starts with the coaching staff and the off season signings. They haven't done jack with either in 15 years. I feel sorry for Jason Taylor and Zach Thomas guys that have given their all year after year. I think Wayne is just looking for a reason to jinx this team to move them to a different city. Maybe thats why he hired Cam Cameron...Signed disappointed in Tennessee.
Hey, at least the Jets are losing, the Bills lost, and we can hope for a Pats loss tonight since they can't videotape the other team!!!!! We may ACTUALLY still be in the once FEARED AFC East ... what the hell ever happened to us?
The defense cant tackle , or catch easy ints, the offense is inept in every way possible. Way I see it Cameron inherited the worst team in the NFL hands down. Lucky to go 2-14
So this is what it's coming to. Broken plays working for the Cowboys
wats the score
Armando, when is someone going to call out Cameron for his horrible play calling and excuse making for this putrid offense?
Now the Dolphins have to score twice in 11 minutes to win. Tough for that to happen.
I thought Joey Porter said they weren't going to give away games anymore. This one is being handed to the Cowboys on a silver platter. This team is pathetic. They've sucked for so many years now, and the future is so ugly I can't even look. It's no wonder why Saban walked (ran) away from this sorry ball club. Fire the entire front office, sell the team, and start from scratch. A winning season is at least a decade away regardless....
Lets just scrap the season and Trent, put in Cleo or Beck and lets at least see what we got for next year.Trent hasnt thrown a good pass yet this year, he has however thrown 3 ints.
False start on Chambers. It's gotten to where this team can't run a play without embarrassing itself.
Another dumb ass procedure penalty. How does any coach tolerate this?
The Phins have been debilitated by 6+ years of barren drafts. It will take at least 2 years, if not 3 or 4 to rebuild the core of this team. Football is won and lost at the line of scrimmage. The Phins have gotten by with a good DL for a while now. They will need to have a good OL and DL at the same time in order to have a solid chance. We're talking 2-3 years, at least.
These are the same mental errors and mistakes we've seen the last couple years. I've seen no progress in that regard yet this season.
Come on guys, give it a rest. Yes the season hasn't started as we'd all hope. But give Cameron a season or two before writing them off. How much do you expect from the guy after just one off-season.
If expectations from the fans aren't at an all time low then I don't know how many more playoff-less seasons we need.
The team is below average, aging and hasn't had a solid draft since Jimmy Johnson left. Give it time.
Know what, I think I'll check out myself. Been a Dolphin fan since the early 70's. I think I'll check out Ice Hockey this year. Go Sens Go!!!!!
Why is the #2 draft pick of 2005 on the sideline?
I'm not writing off Cameron. I think he'll be a good coach. The team simply sucks and I can think of no reason to sit around and watch this abortion.
Armando-
In the post-game conference, ask Cameron the following:
- We open the 2nd half with more runs than passes and march down the field and score. WHY DID HE ABANDON THE RUN AFTERWARDS???
I can't be disappointed, I knew the Dolphins weren't going to win anyway.
Also ask Cameron what he thought of the Defense's plan in the first half to go exclusively with the arm-tackle technique
Seriously ... we gave up WELKER for THIS??????? WTF??????????
Brown STILL on sideline for this series.
Trent Green looking every day of his 37 years now.
Good night Gracie
I NOW join the others who are checking out ... not only on THIS game, but on THIS SEASON. See y'all next year!
I'm happy because "Ten Ginn Jr. is a Miami Dolphin".
Forgive me for rekindling the ghost, but this is better then Daunte C? Cam not looking too good on this call in the same way Sabo blew it with Brees
we may win one or two games this year, but the fans who actually spend money going to these games are the ones to be pitied. i'm checking out for the year myself. i have other things to do than watch my team be underachieving for yet another year.
Time to start Beck?
Travis Daniels comes through again on fourth and four.
This is beginning to look like the worst Dolphins team in a very long time- and that's saying something!
Bench green start lemon atleast he can run... start young guys to give them game experiance next year... cameron is still the right coach choice
Are we still in the preseason?
"Ted Ginn Jr. is a Miami Dolphin"
I have to say that this has been a very disappointing effort.
Still years away, it seems. Until Ted learns how to run, and some of these much touted rookies live up to their hype, there is little hope for success.
Very disappointing...
Go Dolphins!
DrumFinFan
Can't be as bad as last year. Can't be.
Hey, the comeback has begun!!!
OK, never mind.
again questionable throw by green
the Dolphins are not the Browns, or Lions or some other half-assed franchise. These are the god-damned Dolphins. What happened to us? When did we become a second-rate franchise?
Can anyone say onside kick?
Way to go Cam!! Trent Green really looks like our savior. 3 INT's and a fumble ain't going to cut. Maybe you will eventually use the head god gave you and bench his worthless butt. This team is moving backwards instead of forwards.
It's kind of funny they play the Dolphins Fight Song down by 10 with 3:26 to go.
Note to Song: We are not #1 anymore. This is not the early 70's.
Same old offense, going to be a long long year.
worst dolphin team i've ever seen including the wanny years!any way to just forfeit the rest of the year and get the n0.1?defence looks old and impotent(just game 2!)offense looks,well you've seen for yourselves the caMMMAROOON genius!
This defense has gotten old overnight.
Another opportunity for Chambers to make a play......and again he fails.
Somebody at the Dolphins must have REALLY pissed Jason Garrett off last year. Seems as if he is sending a message.
This seems to be the trend this week, but, yeah, I'm checkin' out too. See all you delusional fans next year.
Hey Cam, go back to Indiana!!! Worthless!!
Hey, back off Chambers. He and and the two kickers are the ONLY ones who have done a good consistent job all day.
Who actually drafted Ginn ... and WHY???????????????????????????????????????????????
40 yard run untouched this is not a great defense. Time to think trade for draft picks.
Oh, and Will Allen.
This team is horrible and I am sick and tired of watching a crappy offense year after year.
Why isn't Beck out there?
Green is going for the record!!!
I take back all those nice things I said about Trent Green in the first half
Is that Fiedler? or Green.
green lost this game for us not the recievers or the defense trent freaking green
Armando,
Ask Cameron ... can we just forfeit the rest of the season and freaking PRACTICE the rest of the year?????
Beck is INACTIVE
Another interception for A.J. Feeley, I mean, Trent Green.
Been a dolphin fan for 41 years. I am officially done with them.
Cool. Green has matched a career high! Errrr, it's interceptions ... but, hell, way to go Dolphins!
the first thing you learn as a qb in the league dont throw off balanced or your backfoot that is what green has done allllll day start beck now he cant do any worse
This team needs an extreme makeover: from owner to coaching to GM to uniforms. EVERYTHING. This is the Cardinals of the east coast.
Armando, I'm out of the country and just watching via espn web gamecast and following the blog, so I can't see the action. Is Trent really playing as pitiful as it seems and do you think Cam would be man enough to admit his poor judgement and start someone else next week?
Bring back Don Shula
Trent is REALLY playing as awful as it seems. Passes sailing. Bad decisions. No clue, it seems.
And actually, the Dolphins are worse than the Cards. They won today.
Let me tell you something
"Ted Ginn Jr, is a Miami Dolphin"
Hahahahahaha......Devoted Dolphins fan here:
1) Cam Cameron is a *%$#@)* loser.
2) Trent Green needs to go a hospice.
3) I almost don't want to watch any more games this season.
4) 2nd half: R. Brown starts the comeback drive and then Cam "Non Genius" Cameron sits him????????
Way to go Huzienga....you also &*^#%$^ suck!!!!
Thanks for ruining the whole season in week 2.
I am, like the Dolphins, done. Your thoughts?
guess we dont need to tie were just going for the 5 ints career high yea!! maybe jason taylor was correct green is scrambled eggs
Not even cameras on the sidelines could help this bunch..
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