It's Feeding Time! The Dolphins Hunger! [Madden '11, Coach Mode]

[bichettehappens]

Fan of the franchise, as usual.

Glad you had those two losses though, nice to see how the team rebounds from adversity.

Good luck in the playoffs

[tomriddle]

YEAR 2 AWARDS - 2011 SEASON

NFL League Leaders - 2011 Season

Most Valuable Player		MVP	PLAYER OF THE YEAR - OFFENSE		OPOTY
	1. QB - PEYTON MANNING			1. RB - RONNIE BROWN
	2. QB - A. SMITH	SF		2. RB - M. TURNER	ATL
	3. QB - K. ORTON	DEN		3. RB - S. JACKSON	STL
	4. RB- M. TURNER	ATL		4. RB - A. PETERSON	MIN
	5. RB - R. BROWN	MIA		5. RB - R. RICE	BAL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR - DEFENSE		DPOTY	ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - OFFENSE		OROTY
	1. ROLB - JAMES HARRISON			1. WR - JORDIN VARGO
	2. LOLB - D. SMITH	JAX		2. QB - M. BARRETT	BUF
	3. ROLB - C. SESSION	IND		3. WR - J. SMITH	BAL
	4. LOLB - J. BEASON	CAR		4. WR - J. FRAY	CIN
	5. MLB - S. COOPER	SD		5. WR - D. MAHONE	CIN
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - DEFENSE		DROTY	QUARTERBACK OF THE YEAR		QBOTY
	1. ROLB - EDUARDO SMITH			1. PEYTON MANNING
	2. LE - S. TRAMELL	STL		2. J. FLACCO	BAL
	3. LE - T. BLISSETT	MIA		3. K. ORTON	DEN
	4. LOLB - D. JAMISON	CLE		4. A. SMITH	SF
	5. SS - D. DEPRIEST	CIN		5. E. MANNING	NYG
RUNNING BACK OF THE YEAR		RBOTY	WIDE RECEIVER OF THE YEAR		WROTY
	1. STEVEN JACKSON			1. MILES AUSTIN
	2. R. BROWN	MIA		2. A. JOHNSON	HOU
	3. M. TURNER	ATL		3. J. VARGO	NYG
	4. A. PETERSON	MIN		4. M. COLSTON	NO
	5. R. RICE	BAL		5. S. SMITH	CAR
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR		OLOTY	DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR		DLOTY
	1. JAKE LONG			1. TROVON BLISSETT
	2. R. CLADY	DEN		2. S. TRAMMELL	STL
	3. C. SNEE	NYG		3. E. BROWN	CAR
	4. M. OHER	BAL		4. A. BROWN	NO
	5. S. HUTCHINSON	MIN		5. M. SPEARS	ATL
LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR		LBOTY	DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR		DBOTY
	1. JAMES HARRISON			1. CHINEDUM NDUKWE
	2. D. SMITH	JAX		2. M. BURNETT	GB
	3. C. SESSION	IND		3. D. MCBATH	DEN
	4. J. BEASON	CAR		4. G. ALEXANDER	PIT
	5. S. COOPER	SD		5. C. MUNNERLYN	CAR

NOTES:
- Glad to see WR Miles Austin win WR of the Year, classy and humble guy
- Peyton Manning wins mvp yet again.. ho-hum
- How bout my rookie DLineman Trovon Blissett?! He won DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR!! Yet somehow only came in 3rd for defensive rookie of the year.. hmm
- "MVP" .. I'm gonna keep a close eye on this going forward, I want to see a defensive guy make the finalists.. all those guys are offensive players!
- Two finalists for Offensive ROTY are Bengal wideouts.. who better to mentor them than one Ohocinqo

2011 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF MATCHUPS

NFL WILDCARD - 2011 Season - Year 2

9-7		13	@	26		11-5
9-7		16	@	38		9-7
10-6		38	@	23		10-6
10-6		7	@	34		9-7
NFL DIVISONAL ROUND - 2011 Season - Year 2
9-7			@			12-4
11-5			@			11-5
9-7			@			14-2
10-6			@			12-4

[ THE EXTRA POINT WILDCARD RECAP AND DIVISIONAL PREVIEW ]

[tomriddle]

Divisional Playoff Round: Colts @ Dolphins - Year 2 - 2011

When I lost Chad Henne some 11 or 12 weeks.. I honestly did not even think he'd be back. I signed QB Chris Simms off free agency and he performed pretty well keeping the Dolphin win streak alive and did everything I Asked of him.. to get the ball to our playmakers. I'm not gonna lie.. I shortened the playbook.. I called mostly drag routes, quick slants and HB Screens.. I missed the vertical threat Henne represented.

After the wildcard, hosting League MVP Peyton Manning and the Colts.. I knew I had to give my team the best chances of winning and started Chad Henne coming off of the injured list.

Once again, my team was intact and I had access to my entire playbook.. and boy did I need it. The Colts were suffering thru a plethora of injuries including TE Dwight Clark and DE Dwight Freeney, but regardless .. they still have Peyton and Addai and Reggie Wayne..

the game was more physical than I imagined.. the Colts gave us all we could handle and it took overtime to win the game.. ultimately, what won me the game was the decision I made before it.. starting Chad Henne over Chris Simms as Henne went vertical on the 1st play of OT securing not only a FG but driving it in for the sudden death Touchdown

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NFL Scoreboard - Indianapolis Colts (9-7) at Miami Dolphins (14-2)

, 1 2 3 4 OT F Indianapolis Colts 10 3 0 3 0 16 Miami Dolphins 3 7 3 3 6 22 Top Performers Indianapolis Colts - Stats Miami Dolphins - Stats QB - Chad Henne, 100.3 rating, 29-42, 330 yds, 1 TD WR - Brian Hartline, 8 catches, 147 yds, 18.3 yds per catch

Team Stats Comparison IND MIA First Downs 18 17 3rd Down Efficiency 3-10 30% 5-13 38% 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-1 Total Yards 428 503 Passing Yards 293 323 Rushing Yards 99 82 Penalties-Penalty Yards 5-40 1-15 Turnovers 2 1 Time of Possession 25:02 27:18

Scoring Summary First Quarter IND MIA IND 8:41 J. Addai 15 yd pass 7 0 MIA 4:21 D.Carpenter 31 yd fg 7 3 IND 0:22 A. Vinatieri 23 yd fg 10 3 Second Quarter IND MIA MIA 5:12 D. Bess 12 yd pass 10 10 IND 0:29 A. Vinatieri 25 yd fg 13 10 Third Quarter IND MIA MIA 1:14 D.Carpenter 31 yd fg 13 13 Fourth Quarter IND MIA IND 7:51 A.Vinatieri 39 yd fg 16 13 MIA 0:00 D.Carpenter 30 yd fg 16 16 Overtime IND MIA MIA 8:50 R. Brown 7 yd run 16 22

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[ GAME VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS ]
Brandon "Spiderman" Marshall gets one-up'd by Colts' Reggie Wayne.. this is as fine a catch as you will ever see


Joseph Addai takes a simple screen to the house

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This was the marquee matchup all day long.. CB Vontae Davis vs WR Reggie Wayne.. this was a great move by Wayne he wasn't even pressed Vontae simply got owned on this by the more aware Wayne

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Another angle of the savvy veteran wideout Wayne!

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WR Davon Bess ties the game at 10

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This was a heart-attack.. down by 3, 4th qtr, 40 seconds left.. to cough up the fumble made my heart stop beating.. thankfully, Miami recovered but needless to say I immediately kicked the FG sending the game to OT

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Welcome back Henne! First play of OT.. right down the middle

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New OT rules? Doesn't apply when the team scores a TOUCHDOWN!!


UP NEXT --------------- INJURY REPORTS: DOLPHINS & BENGALS


The upstart Bengals make it to the AFC Title Game! This is a bit worrysome as Carson Palmer and co comes to town and you know Chad Ochocinqo is gonna play well.. but they also have 2 finalists for Rookie Offensive Players of the Year both of whom happen to be WR's as well.. this tells me Carson is having a field day..

I'm gonna rely on my defense to put the fear in his heart.. all I know is this is the AFC Conference Championship and it's gonna be one hell of a game!

[Assassin]

Nice win over the Colts. Good job keping Manning in check. Good luck with the Bengals next week.

[tomriddle]

Quote: Originally Posted by Assassin

Nice win over the Colts. Good job keping Manning in check. Good luck with the Bengals next week.

thanks, Peyton's unbelievable though, League MVP and here was the colts' injury report which i forgot to include


even with all that, they still almost won..

[tomriddle]

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Bengals @ Dolphins - Year 2 - 2011

The 2011 Miami Dolphins started off 7-0 and lost our starting QB Chad Henne.. We picked up a journeyman free agent QB Chris Simms and continued to win to a record of 11-0 before suffering our first defeat. We sealed the division, then the conference, we had the best record in the entire league... but every story has an end.

The Cincinnati Bengals led by QB Carson Palmer, RB's Cedric Benson and Bernard Scott, WR Chad Ochocinco and LB's Keith Rivers went to Sun Life Stadium and took the afc title away from us. I can talk about how Chad Green was injured in the 2nd qtr and Chris Simms couldn't get us to the superbowl.. but that's making excuses. Cedric Benson was knocked out of the game too in the 1st and that's really when they won the game.

Simply put, what I saw in our 1st pre-season game and what I knew was the weakness of my team all along is what eventually knocked us out of the playoffs. I have always touted my defense as being very aggressive and physical.. but I also knew that this made them susceptible to speed. When Cedric got injured, a power RB.. and was replaced by the more explosive RB Bernard Scott.. that is when the Bengals took control of the game and the AFC title.

It was a great run and we've done more and gone further than I even anticipated.. but this will leave a very bad taste in my mouth. All I know is I have no sympathy for this league next season.. my players will only get better and I will unleash hell!

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NFL Scoreboard - Cincinnati Bengals (10-6) at Miami Dolphins (14-2)

, 1 2 3 4 F Cincinnati Bengals 7 14 7 12 40 Miami Dolphins 10 3 0 10 23 Top Performers Cincinnati Bengals - Stats RB - Bernard Scott, 26 carries, 146 yds, 1 TD, 5.6 yds per rush WR - Jordan Shipley, 7 catches, 101 yds, 2 TD, 14.4 catch avg Miami Dolphins - Stats

Team Stats Comparison CIN MIA First Downs 18 20 3rd Down Efficiency 11-23 47% 5-17 29% 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-0 Total Yards 633 612 Passing Yards 259 302 Rushing Yards 162 104 Penalties-Penalty Yards 5-50 2-25 Turnovers 2 2 Time of Possession 25:41 22:19

Scoring Summary First Quarter CIN MIA MIA 3:44 D. Carpenter 34 yd fg 0 3 CIN 2:31 J. Shipley 42 yd pass 7 3 MIA 0:49 FB S. Coles 46 yd pass 7 10 Second Quarter CIN MIA MIA 3:17 D. Carpenter 21 yd fg 7 13 CIN 1:04 *J. Fray 16 yd pass 14 13 CIN 0:00 J. Shipley 9 yd pass 21 13 Third Quarter CIN MIA CIN 0:09 C. Ochocinco 19 yd pass 28 13 Fourth Quarter CIN MIA MIA 2:44 D. Carpenter 53 yd fg 28 16 CIN 2:05 B. Scott 55 yd run 34 16 MIA 1:37 K. Misi returned interception 77 yds 34 23 CIN 0:55 J.Reed 23 yd fg 37 23 CIN 0:28 J.Reed 41 yd fg 40 23

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[ GAME VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS ]
I don't know what's worse.. that we lost the AFC Championship game or that Ochocinco got to do his dance in Sun Life Stadium


[ THE EXTRA POINT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP & SUPERBOWL PREVIEW ]


UP NEXT:


this is actually a great sounding superbowl matchup.. the explosive Bengals led by Palmer and Ochocinco along with their dual WR rookies who were finalists for Offensive ROTY's vs all the promise the 49ers represent.. plus the teams have faced each other in the unforgettable superbowl in the past with Joe Montana's game-winning touchdown pass

[tomriddle]

NFL Wildcards - 2011 Season - Year 2

9-7		13		26		11-5
9-7		16		38		9-7
10-6		38		23		10-6
10-6		7		34		9-7
NFL Divisional Round - 2011 Season - Year 2
9-7		24		17		12-4
11-5		31		36		11-5
9-7		16		22		14-2
10-6		19		13		12-4
NFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2011 Season - Year 2
		13	@	30
		40	@	23
SUPERBOWL XLVI - YEAR 2 - 2011
		9		14

Congratulations to the Cincinnati Bengals for winning their first ever Superbowl. Carson Palmer finally leads them to the top and of course, Ochocinco was the Superbowl MVP. This team is something to watch as not only is their nucleus intact but they also have 2 WR finalists for offensive rookies of the year.. I'm sure they'll be a force for years to come.

[ THE EXTRA POINT SUPERBOWL XLVI RECAP ]

[Midgeotto]

Great job with this, really like the way you present your Dynasty. Tough loss to the Bengals, at least they went on to win the Super Bowl. I feel it's just a little worst to lose to the team that loses the next game.