Archives for December 17, 2010

‘Miami pass defense ranks sixth in the league because although their young corners are improving, their pass rush is fierce, led by Cameron Wake. Buffalo’s pre-snap protection calls have to be dead on and execution has to be just as good if the Bills offense is to put enough points on the board to post a road win.’

‘But my hat is off to Fitzpatrick for doing whatever it takes to get the most out of this offense despite the fact that there have been a lot of moving parts lately. That in turn has helped him show the confidence that the quarterback needs to have in his receivers.’

‘"Things are not going the way I want them to go or getting it done," a dejected-looking Whitner said in the locker room before practice. "It might come to me actually hitting the free agent market because we’re far off. We’re far off in dollars, we’re far off in everything, so that’s what it’s going to be."’

‘At some point, however, the Bills will need a quarterback. Fitzpatrick’s throw-by-throw accuracy isn’t up to what the position demands. The quarterback who looks ready to audition for the lead role in a remake of Castaway has been questionable in the clutch. It’s hard to envision him leading a team on a lengthy playoff run. Fitz is good enough to get the Bills in the vicinity of 8-8 which, if it were to happen, wouldn’t necessarily be in the best interests of the franchise.’

‘"Just excited and want to make the most of this opportunity," he said. "The whole year Coach [Chan Gailey] has been telling me to be ready and to always be prepared when you have to step in, so Coach has been doing a good job getting everyone prepared and ready for this opportunity."’

‘Joey Harrington had 0.0 for Miami vs. Buffalo in 2007. He went 5 of 17 for 20 yards with 2 INTs. Other QBs who did it vs. the Bills were Pittsburgh’s Cliff Stoudt and Terry Bradshaw (in the same game in 1982), and Joe Namath in the infamous monsoon game in Orchard Park in 1974. Namath was 2 of 18 for 33 yards with 3 INTs.’

Miami Dolphins’ Kevin Curtis rallies from injuries and health scare (Miami Herald)

NFL sack leader Cameron Wake is continuing to make a name for himself (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Lydon Murtha on taking over at right tackle: ‘I’m ready to roll’ (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Miami Dolphins coordinator Mike Nolan helps to develop another leading pass rusher in Cameron Wake (Palm Beach Post)

New York Jets’ chicanery shows there is a fine line between cheating and gamesmanship (Palm Beach Post)

Kevin Curtis Out To Prove Cancer Can’t Keep Him Down; Other Notes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Davone Bess And Jake Long Selected To USA Football/NFLPA All-Fundamentals Team (MiamiDolphins.com)

Dolphins Host Canned Food Drives For Remaining Home Games (MiamiDolphins.com)

http://www.miamidolphins.com/promotions/coach-sparano-press-briefing-transcript-12-16-10 (MiamiDolphins.com)

‘”As I got older, I looked outside the Dallas bubble and started studying Tim Brown and Jerry Rice. I learned from them. I loved Tim Brown because he was a blocker and a punt returner and kick returner. I loved trying to learn from the best receivers,” said Nelson. “I was just a big football fan, I always had my head in the books, always watching film, always watching college football and the NFL, always watching the upper-level players, like Roy Williams. My coaches would go to camps and get me film, they knew how much I loved to study, they would get me film on other players so I could study them.”‘