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As much as Sunday's 27-17 loss to the New England Patriots was an admirable effort by the Miami Dolphins, and a respectable showing by rookie cornerback Vontae Davis , who had the tough assignment of covering Randy Moss, one thing the Dolphins kept saying in the game's aftermath stood out the most.

It's been two weeks since the Patriots played a game; three weeks since they played a game in this country.

Have you ever seen that one Jim Carrey movie? It wasn't the one where he solves pet crimes, or the one where he finds a mask, or even the one where him and Jeff Daniels prove that IQ is just a state of mind.

By Lyle Fitzsimmons, Contributing NFL Editor -- - OK, this is an important game again.

Miami Dolphins receiver Davone Bess established himself as a key rookie contributor last season by becoming the team's ultimate hustler.

It's not easy to reach the sky in the NFL . It's even harder to stay there. Too many factors conspire against you.

With one kickoff return, Ted Ginn Jr. nearly matched the Miami Dolphins' offensive yardage total for the entire day.

A year ago at this same juncture of the season, the Miami Dolphins , fresh off a 27-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens , occupied last place in the AFC East and trailed the division-leading Buffalo Bills by three games.

If Sunday's Jets-Dolphins game is the last one between the teams at Giants Stadium a ' and it will be barring a playoff matchup, with the new stadium set to open next year a ' then this series has been an amazing ride.

For the Miami Dolphins, it was a snippet of life as the New York Jets. For 30 minutes last weekend, Coach Tony Sparano and Co.

Despite misgivings from his coaches, Titans owner Bud Adam lobbied hard for the Titans to spend the third overall pick in the 2006 Draft on Vince Young, so it should probably not be a huge shock that Adams would like to see Vince Young get another chance to start at some point in this lost season for Tennessee.

Miami Dolphins cornerback Will Allen suffered a torn ACL in his left knee during this past Sunday's game against New Orleans and will miss the rest of the season.

Everything Dolphin: No subject is taboo, no deadlines, no space crunch. Miami Herald Blog Directory Henne getting "ownership" of Dolphins offense Offensive coordinator Dan Henning handed each of his three quarterbacks a two-sided play sheet late this week and askedthem to individually study each section of plays andmark theplay in each section the ...

When Dolphins receiver Greg Camarillo was on the Chargers practice squad in 2005 and Drew Brees was in his final season as San Diego's starter, he knew that the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback was something special.

Miami Dolphins legendary coach Don Shula says heprobably wouldn't have run the Wildcat during Dan Marino's era, but he did admit that he orchestrated the Wildcat as a player.

The NFL trading deadline is Tuesday, but the Miami Dolphins seem already to have made their one major mid-season acquisition for 2009.

" "They definitely pressured [New York Giants quarterback] Eli [Manning this past] Sunday, made him make some decisions that normally a quarterback wouldn't make.

The Miami Dolphins were threatening to score, and Chad Henne hesitated halfway between the huddle and the bench, waiting to see whether the coaches wanted him in the game for the next snap.

For our purposes let's focus on the taking stock part. Let's survey what the Miami Dolphins are now and are likely to continue being the remainder of this season.

Like when they're standing around a huddle, waiting for the ball to get put in play.