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Five things to ponder with six games to go: WR by committee needs to keep it up
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Quarterback Chad Henne and the passing game seems to maturing at just the right time.
The 5-5 Dolphins are going to need a lot of things to go right in the final six games to get back to the playoffs.
The passing game is one of many.
1. The Dolphins’ wide receiver by ...
Add running back Ricky Williams to the list of dinged-up Dolphins
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DAVIE - Coach Tony Sparano said he'd been on the sideline as so many injuries piled up.
"I've never seen anything like it. Never," Sparano said. "When you're watching tape ... it's crazy. It was just one after the other."
Now, the Dolphins...
Miami Dolphins talking points: Davone Bess comes up big again
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Miami Dolphins kept their season alive Thursday night against the Carolina Panthers.
But early on, the Dolphins offense looked sluggish, with two first downs on its first three series.
When Miami finally got rolling, wide receiver Davone Bess was a big reason...
Playoff life on the line tonight against Carolina Panthers
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CHARLOTTE - The Dolphins season will be decided in a few hours.
Entering Week 11, 11 AFC teams have five losses or fewer, including 4-5 Miami.
Beat the Carolina Panthers (4-5) tonight and the Dolphins will be in the thick of the playoff race. Lose and the Dolphins will become the ...
Dolphins running back rotation just not the same against Panthers
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CHARLOTTE - With running back Ronnie Brown the latest starter out with injury, the patchwork Dolphins will face the Carolina Panthers in a little less than an hour.
Running back Kory Sheets has been activated for the first time this season. He'll joined Ricky Williams and Lex...
Miami Dolphins talking points: Lex Hilliard now a factor, not a feel-good story
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The news that running back Ronnie Brown had been put on injured reserve had to leave Dolfans dazed.
What happens now to the Wildcat, for which Brown was the perfect triggerman? And what happens at running back, where Lex Hilliard is the only other roster player with any experience other than ...
Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown is out for the season with a foot injury
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DAVIE - Miami Dolphins' Pro Bowl running back Ronnie Brown will sit out the final seven games of the season with a foot injury, according to multiple league sources.
He injured his right foot Sunday against Tampa Bay when a Bucs defender stepped on Brown's ankle area at the end of ...
Prognosis for Ronnie Brown: It’s still a mystery
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Pro Bowl running back Ronnie Brown’s season might be determined by what he hears today when a specialist examines his injured right foot.
The only certainty is that he will miss Thursday night’s game at Carolina.
Word in the Dolphins’ locker room is that Brown will be out...
Miami Dolphins talking points: Stopping the run a tall task
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The Carolina running back tandem of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart just might be the best in the NFL.
Williams ranks third in NFC rushing with 860 yards and, with Stewart contributing 466, the Panthers are first in the conference with an average of 156.6 yards per game....
Ronnie Brown out of Carolina game; Porter to return
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Dolphins coach Tony Sparano ruled Ronnie Brown out of Thursday night's game at Carolina on Tuesday but gave no indication whether he'll return later this season.
Asked about Brown's status in the first question of his press conference at the Dolphins' training facility...
Ronnie Brown a no-show at Tuesday practice
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With coach Tony Sparano expected to update the status of Ronnie Brown's ankle injury later in the day, Brown was noticeably absent Tuesday when the Dolphins went through their only full-scale workout in preparation for Thursday night's game at Carolina.
Brown was last seen...
Miami Dolphins talking points: Matt Roth getting back to full speed as Dolphins’ linebackers take shape
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The Matt Roth saga dragged on throughout training camp and well into the season before the team activated him on Oct. 31.
Three games later, Roth is showing signs of being the player who started 14 games in 2008 at outside linebacker.
He kicks off today's talking points....
Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter moves on … defiantly
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DAVIE - Defiant, offensive and unproductive.
Take your pick.
Linebacker Joey Porter is all of them these days.
Porter finally spoke to the South Florida media, two days after coach Tony Sparano deactivated him for Sunday's game and eight days after he laid an egg at...
Dolphins running back Ricky Williams ready if Ronnie Brown can’t go
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DAVIE — The Dolphins won’t know until later this evening or early tomorrow whether running back Ronnie Brown’s right ankle injury will keep him out of Thursday’s game, coach Tony Sparano said today.
If Brown cannot play, Sparano said he feels “completely comfortable...
Miami Dolphins talking points: Ronnie Brown’s injury could be a major issue
5 days ago by
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The Dolphins season nearly came to an end earlier today.
It won't be long the way things looked during a 25-23 win against the Tampa Bay Bucs.
With a visit to rapidly-improving Carolina up next, the Dolphins have some major problems, beginning with key injuries and a penchant...
Dolphins look to get back on track against 1-7 Bucs
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MIAMI GARDENS - The Dolphins matchup with the 1-7 Bucs looks like a mismatch on paper.
But the 3-5 Dolphins aren't playing with a full deck.
Miami will without two banged-up starters (G Justin Smiley, TE Anthony Fasano), one banished one (LB Joey Porter) and injured back...
Passing game shake-up with Dolphins: rookie Pat Turner active, Ted Ginn & Joey Haynos starting
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MIAMI GARDENS - Saddled with injuries and one of the NFL's worst passing offenses, the Dolphins have shaken up the pass-catching corps for today's game against Tampa Bay.
Rookie wide receiver Pat Turner will be active for the first time this season, giving Miami five active...
Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter out Sunday because of coaches’ decision
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DAVIE - Joey Porter is having a bad week.
Porter didn't have a tackle last Sunday at New England, missed two practices with a knee injury and now will miss Sunday's visit from Tampa Bay because of a coach's decision, not an injury.
A season after he made his fourth Pro Bowl, ...
Bucs QB Josh Freeman has D-coordinator’s attention
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Tampa Bay rookie QB Josh Freeman has played all of two games and has one start under his belt heading into Sunday's game against the Dolphins at Land Shark Stadium. But defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni has been impressed with the first-round draft pick since he watched tapes of him in ...
Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter returns to practice
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DAVIE - Looking to get a disappointing season on track linebacker Joey Porter returned to practice Friday after missing the past two practices with a sore knee.
Porter's status for Sunday's visit from Tampa Bay remains to be seen, but Porter has made so little impact of...
Miami Dolphins talking points: Are any Dolphins worthy of the Pro Bowl?
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The Pro Bowl will be in South Florida on Jan. 31. But will any Dolphins be in the game?
The question kicks off today's talking points.
1. A Pro Bowl shutout is looming for the 3-5 Dolphins.
RB Ronnie Brown and LB Jason Taylor have cooled down from their hot starts; LB Joey ...
Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter finally discusses his 0-fer at New England
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A bad game, even an embarrassing one, isn’t going to change Dolphins’ loose-lipped linebacker Joey Porter.
“Never, never,” he said. “I’m going to be me. That’s the good thing you have to like about me. Win, lose or draw I’m going to tell it like it.”
It just...
Justin Smiley’s shoulder injury could be a blow for struggling offensive line
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DAVIE – The Dolphins sent starting left guard Justin Smiley to see a shoulder specialist Thursday, coach Tony Sparano confirmed.
It’s a troubling sign for a player with a history of problems with his right shoulder, including season-ending surgery in 2007 in San Francisco and...
Dolphins left guard Justin Smiley not at practice
9 days ago by
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DAVIE - Justin Smiley has been one of the Dolphins' best offensive linemen this season, if not the best one, especially when he gets out and runs in space.
But Smiley has battled injuries the past two seasons and seems to be doing so again right now. He was not at ...
Miami Dolphins talking points: Ricky Williams still has it
9 days ago by
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During the off-season, the Dolphins signed Ricky Williams through the 2010 season, banking on the fact the 32-year-old running back still had plenty left in the tank.
Williams has responded by producing at a level equal to 2008 Pro Bowler Ronnie Brown.
Ricky's resurgence...
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