Justin Smiley News

Justin Smiley has been one of the Dolphins' best offensive linemen this season, if not the best one, especially when he gets out and runs in space.

Miami Dolphins players comment on their 27-17 loss to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, November 8, 2009.

Man, they worked for those seven points. They really worked. It started with the coaches deciding a few weeks back to install an option offense.

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 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.

With moves like that, maybe he can shake his reputation yet. Ginn scored on consecutive kickoff returns of 100 and 101 yards, an unprecedented feat that took a total of 31 seconds.

In the second season of running the Wildcat, the Dolphins continue to have success with Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams.

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.

When Tim Bowens makes requests, it's wise to honor them. "Ask him," Bowens said.

Joey Porter's never been known to mince his words, so it should surprise no one that the Miami Dolphins' resident tough guy, and tough talker, said his team plans to knock the undefeated New Orleans Saints off their "high horse." The Dolphins know this is their opportunity to shock the world, establish some bite to their bark, and are approaching ...

A lot. So much that the Dolphins guard says he might go to one of the remedies several teammates evidently have tried: Botox on the back.

Linebacker Matt Roth and coach Tony Sparano said Roth would begin practicing with the Dolphins on Wednesday.

By South Florida standards anyway, it was a seasonable 21 C on Monday morning with a cooling north breeze when the Miami Dolphins returned to the practice field.

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.

There's been an on-going debate in the Monday Night Football booth this year about the Dolphins' Wildcat package.

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

Calvin Pace says, 'I respect the Dolphins and everything they do.' The never-ending trash talk surrounding the Jets added another chapter when the Miami Dolphins responded to outside linebacker Calvin Pace's post-game proclamation that their Wildcat offense was "nonsense." Pace admitted Wednesday that he probably should have softened that ...

"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.

Tonight is the Judgment Day, Hour of Reckoning, massively hysterical, Road to Armageddon, cats-and-dogs-living-together apocalyptic showdown between the Dolphins and Jets at Land Shark Stadium.

DAVIE, Fla. a ' Twenty games into its NFL rebirth, the Wildcat offense continues to flummox Dolphins' opponents and observers alike.