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Game Preview, Week 1 at Pittsburgh:
Both teams are injury free. John Scotland was injured all preseason and doesn't know the playbook yet, so I expect a slow start to the season. The Steelers will probably pound it on the ground and blitz our rookie QB from a lot of different angles on defense.


Game Review:

Dolphins 19
Steelers 16

The game was decided in the final seconds. Down by 3, the Steelers opted to go for the winning TD instead of kicking the tying FG with 0:05 left. Rashard Mendenhall was stopped before the goalline and time expired.
John Scotland was awesome in his NFL debut. He threw 13-21 for 257 yds, 2 TD and no picks although being under constant pressure as our O-Line was a disgrace (11 sacks allowed). Kenton Keith couldn't run the ball effectively but was our best receiver, catching 9 passes for 192 yds and a 32 yd score. The other TD went to James Hardy. Our young defense held the Steelers offense under control all game. They couldn't run the ball against our front seven and our DB's did a nice job in shadowing their receivers. FS Sanrick Raines had a pick in Q3. Brandon Fields had a punt blocked for a safety in the 4th.

Great start to the season (with the exception of our O-Line). John Scotland's OVR jumped from 72 to 78 after that performance.


During the Week:
Nothing to report.


Game Preview, Week 2 vs Denver:
The Broncos are without WR Eddie Royal and CB Walt Harris. We have no injuries. Selvin Young doesn't scare me as a running threat so we have to keep Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall under control. This will be a huge test for DeMario Waddell. Can he cover the reigning WR of the Year? And can John Scotland continue to impress on offense?


Game Review:

Broncos 38
Dolphins 13

Alright, that was an impressive performance by Cutler (355 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT) and Marshall (8-190, 2 TD). Seems like Waddell still has to learn quite a bit before we can consider him 'elite'. Scotland threw for 215 yds with no scores or picks. Our only TD came from a Kenton Kasom run. James Hardy had a good day (7-113). On defense Elvis Dumervil had an INT against his former team. Our O-Line was not good but showed improvement (3 sacks allowed & 2 intentional grounding penalties).

Bye Week is next...

During the Weeks:
released G/C Montrae Holland
signed C Delwan Littman (1 yr)
LB Bart Scott will be out 5-6 weeks with a High Ankle Sprain


Game Preview, Week 4 vs Green Bay:
Bart Scott is out for us. The Packers are without WR Donald Driver. Against the reigning Superbowl champions we are clearly the underdog. Their secondary is aging but still elite. On offense they like to spread it out, just like we do so we'll have to stop Aaron Rodgers.


Game Review:

Packers 40
Dolphins 14

The Packers are Superbowl champion for a reason. They are a really good football team with a great offensive playbook and a defense that produces a lot of turnovers. We were able to control Rodgers and Grant but 2 big running plays by backup Ahman Green were good for 86 yds and 2 scores. Apart from that they created turnovers whenever we reached midfield.
John Scotland was 18-37 for 246 yds, a TD and 2 INTs. Kenton Kasom had a rushing TD and was 4-85 as a receiver. He seems to profit most of finally having a decent QB, he really found his niche as an outside runner and a receiver out of the backfield (think Bush or Westbrook). Our Offensive Line continues to improve, giving up 3 sacks this time. Rookie DE David Finlay had several hurries and 2 TFL.


During the Week:
Nothing to report


Game Preview, Week 5 at Buffalo:
Bart Scott is out, veterans Sam Madison and Ted Washington are out for the Bills. Last season we looked good against Buffalo's Cover 2 defense, hopefully that will continue. Look for a great game by John Scotland. On defense we'll have to make sure Trent Edwards doesn't turn into Superman and Marshawn Lynch gets punished if they dare trying to run on our stout D-Line. With Waddell lined up against Lee Evans they might use their TE Ben Watson as their primary target. This could raise problems as we usually have problems covering TEs with our blitz-happy defense.