Archives for December 2011

‘”I think the fact that they got their win and they beat us, which is obvious, but then you go out in the media afterwards and talk about being soft and this and that,” he said. “You won, you won, that’s it. Any other team comes out and gets a win, nobody’s saying anything. You do your job and that’s it. They felt the need to come out and say stuff that’s really irrelevant and started a little fire in me and hopefully it did with the people around me.”‘

‘I’d much rather see Griffin playing for the Bills than for the AFC East rival Dolphins for the next five-plus seasons.’

‘”This is what you do it for,” Johnson said. “We stay in Orchard Park up there (in Buffalo), hours away. You come down here and you get love from people that don’t really see you on the regular. Seeing that the line was hanging around the corner was great. You never get tired of signing or talking to the kids, the wives and the husbands and everybody. This is what it’s about. You put in a lot of work and this is like a gift.”‘

‘More than 1,000 Buffalo backers converged on the Batavia area to see the big game. About 500 of them jammed the Treadway Inn alone. All of the motel’s 75 rooms were filled with an average of four fans in each room watching the game on black and white television sets.’

Miami Dolphins-Buffalo Bills rivalry renewed in Todd Bowles debut (Miami Herald)

Decision time for Miami Dolphins – again (Miami Herald)

Breaking down the game: Dolphins at Bills (Miami Herald)

Stingy Dolphins defense dares opponents to run (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Sunday shapes what matters: chance for a QB (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Who has the edge? Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Dolphins-Bills: Sun Sentinel staff predictions (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Five things left to play for in a lost season for Miami Dolphins (Palm Beach Post)

Miami Dolphins owner seeks ‘young Don Shula’ for next coach, but would Shula’s demanding ways work in today’s NFL? (Palm Beach Post)

Flyover will demand Dolphins GM be fired (Fox Sports Florida)

Dolphins-Bills: Five Things To Watch (MiamiDolphins.com)

‘Of course, the injury-riddled Bills will have to back that up with more than words. And they’re going to have to perform much better than they did in Miami, when Buffalo was held to a season-low 245 yards, went 0 for 12 on third-down, had a blocked punt returned for a touchdown and lost its top offensive threat, running back Fred Jackson, to a season-ending leg injury.’

‘To make room for Gilbert, the Bills released linebacker Antonio Coleman.’

‘Miami 20, Buffalo 17.’

‘Gilbert has spent most of the last two seasons (2010-11) on the New York Jets practice squad. He appeared in one game for the Jets against Buffalo in last year’s season finale, recording one tackle for a two-yard loss. The 6-5, 285-pound San Jose St. product originally entered the NFL as a third-round draft choice of the Chicago Bears in 2009.’

‘"His production has fallen off in the last two-three games but a lot of that is circumstances. The ball hadn’t come around him or they haven’t run in his gap, so I think he’s a little bit of a victim there. But at the same time I think he’s a very good player, a solid player and a guy we’re going to have to have play extremely well in the future."’

‘"Jake’s a warrior," interim Dolphins coach Todd Bowles told reporters. "He wants to play and if he can play and is healthy, he will."’

‘Here are the names: C.J. Spiller, Torell Troup, Alex Carrington, Marcus Easley, Ed Wang, Arthur Moats, Danny Batten, Levi Brown and Kyle Calloway. Read them, and weep.’

Status of Miami Dolphins’ Long, Moore remains questionable (Miami Herald)

Miami Dolphins running back Reggie Bush seeking first 1,000-yard season (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Brandon Marshall suffers through yet another losing season (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Miami Dolphins’ Todd Bowles always had a future as a head coach, NFL insiders say (Palm Beach Post)

Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Jake Long (back) listed as questionable for Sunday (Palm Beach Post)

Dolphins QB Moore, T Long listed as questionable (AP)

Todd Bowles: We Are A Resilient Team (MiamiDolphins.com)

Bush’s Teammates Motivated To Get Him To 1,000 Yards (MiamiDolphins.com)

Coach Bowles Press Conference And Transcript (MiamiDolphins.com)

‘”I’m still required to do my job here,” Daye said Friday afternoon during a skype press conference. “It will be double duty for a little while. We need to hustle and get the best staff we can get and get some boots on the ground recruiting as fast as we can.”‘

‘Dolphins 24, Bills 13.’