Jake Grove News

Dolphins at Patriots Today, 1 p.m., on Ch. 4 When the Patriots run New England has the offensive balance that is the goal of every team, in large part because of the versatility of the offensive line.

The Patriots [ team stats ] head into today's game against the Dolphins after a much-needed bye, scheduling serendipity that allowed several nagging injuries to heal.

The NFL has no official statistic for most times a player's helmet has gone flying off his head, but if it did Dolphins center Jake Grove would be the runaway leader for 2009.

The truth about Miami's "Wildcat" is that it's more than just the basic package that Gus Malzahn brought from his old high school job to Arkansas in 2006, employed to get Darren McFadden and Felix Jones on the field simultaneously, and passed on to then-staffmate David Lee, now with the Dolphins.

Braylon & Cotch vs. Fresh Meat - A lot has been made of the Dolphins rookie corners starting this week , what with Will Allen out of the lineup.

Despite all the leads squandered, all the momentum lost, all the previous offensive drives wasted, no matter how it's rehashed, Sunday's game was ultimately the Dolphins offense's to win.

Nearly 40 years ago, when coach Don Shula and his Dolphins ruled the NFL, the offense took on an attitude that it couldn't be stopped.

Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown celebrates scoring the game-winning touchdown with his offensive lineman against the New York Jets on Monday, Oct.

Bob Kuechenberg's boat was named 34-Trap after his favorite play. He has a photo of Hall of Fame defensive end Bubba Smith knocked out on the field after a Kuechenberg block.

"Jake Long - $57M, Justin Smiley -$25M, Vernon Carey - $42M, Jake Grove - $29.5M, watching that loud mouth Rex Ryan eat crow, PRICELESS!!! This game solidified what has slowly become clear throughout the beginning of the 2009 season.

So much for Rex Ryan's mastery over the Wildcat. Ronnie Brown's game-winning touchdown run with six seconds remaining on a magical Monday night made sure Ryan, the New York Jets' rookie head coach, got the message.

It was a late night for all of us Monday night and as a result the grades to the game did not make the Miami Herald's editions today.

The Dolphins' season could be decided tonight if they stumble again on Monday Night Football, this time against their hated rival - the Jets.

With a young quarterback to protect, the Dolphins know that their performance last week, in which the team gave up six sacks to the Buffalo Bills just won't fly for long with Tony Sparano, a former Offensive Line coach, running their team.

In Tony Sparano's world, if you're going to call out his offensive line, at least do it accurately.

Ted Ginn Jr. continued to take steps toward becoming the versatile threat the Dolphins hoped for when they drafted him in the first round last year.

What if the Dolphins were 0-3 and quarterback Chad Pennington wasn't hurt? That's easy.

It was a long, long way to go for nothing. But the Dolphins' 17-play, 94-yard opening drive ended in a fumble and no points, setting the tone for a comedy of errors in scoring range Sunday in San Diego.

San Diego's Antonio Gates, center, is the second All-Pro tight end the Dolphins defense will face to start the season.

The Dolphins continue to get ready for Monday nights home opener against the colts.