Archives for October 18, 2013

‘”I definitely remember those,” he said. “Growing up in Miami, watching ‘Dan the Man’ – that was his nickname where I was from. You loved watching them playing (especially) when (the Bills came) down to sunny Miami. Those were the great old days.”‘

‘”He’s making plays, man,” Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus said of Tannehill. “He’s going to be a tough challenge.”‘

‘”Injuries happen, stuff like that happens. You just have to deal with it. It’s not going to do me any good to sit around and complain,” he said. “That’s not going to change the situation. You just try to get as healthy as you can as quickly as you can. You wish that it wouldn’t happen, but when you’re playing a sport like this, you know things like this are going to happen.”‘

‘”We use the term ‘pitch count’ around here a lot and it’s like he has a pitch count with his words; only so many he can use in a year,” Pettine said. “He doesn’t talk a lot, but underneath all of it, he’s very intelligent. Soaks everything in, and the proof is what happens. You wonder if he really got that, and then he goes out on the field.”‘

Miami Dolphins backup LBs Jelani Jenkins, Jason Trusnik playing key roles (Miami Herald)

Miami Dolphins fans need a victory for confidence (Miami Herald)

Dolphins’ offensive line labors to block out rushers–and criticism (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

An underdog who had the support of N.Y. Jets fans finds a new home on Miami Dolphins’ practice squad (Palm Beach Post)

Breaking Down The Bills (MiamiDolphins.com)

Countdown to kickoff (MiamiDolphins.com)

‘”He’s got that ‘It’ factor about him,” Johnson said. “He walks around with big shoulders and head up. I think that’s what he brings, confidence to the team.”‘

‘Bills 26, Dolphins 25.’

‘Ryan Tannehill’s trajectory is being impacted by Miami’s imbalanced offense. The Dolphins can’t protect him – or a lead – because of a weak running game. The Bills can get the road win if Thad Lewis manages the game and Buffalo keeps the chains moving with RBs Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller.’

The way Johnson has been trending at practice, it appears to be very encouraging in terms of his availability for Week Seven in Miami this weekend. Johnson was merely a limited participant on Wednesday, but was upgraded on Thursday to practicing in full with the team.

‘”I think it’s been one of those nagging things, I really do,” he said. “It’s not 100-percent, but I think it’s getting better and better. Then what happens is then you go ahead and play and then it goes back and forth, so we’re just trying to get over the top where at least it’s feeling better than it was at this time last week.”‘

‘Dolphins 16, Bills 13.’