Ted Ginn Jr. News

Ricky Williams will be carrying the ball and the burden for the Dolphins as backfield mate Ronnie Brown is out for the season.

That was in 2004, when a marijuana habit drove Williams out of the NFL. The following year he began a comeback that proceeded fitfully because of Miami Dolphins coaching changes, a season-ending injury and an 18-month suspension.

Turns out Ronnie Brown's season-ending foot injury didn't spell doom for the Miami Dolphins and their unique offense.

Tom Sorensen has been a columnist at The Observer for 20 years and has been at the paper for 25, writing about nearly every sport in the Carolinas.

Dolphins running game vs. Panthers run defense Even without leading rusher Ronnie Brown , the Dolphins should be able to control the clock behind a well-preserved Ricky Williams and the league's fourth-ranked running game.

RUN OFFENSE: A Before his ankle injury, Ronnie Brown showed off his vision and strength on a number of cutback runs.

Chad Henne lost the game Sunday. He blew it. The coaches trusted him with a little more than a minute left, and he let everyone down by throwing the one pass he couldn't . "Disheartening,'' Henne called the interception.

All season, Dolphins fans have bemoaned their team's lack of good breaks, especially when compared to last.

In a fourth quarter that had comebacks by young quarterbacks, Chad Henne came out on top with seconds to spare.

Dolphins WR Ted Ginn Jr. will be back on the first-team offense Sunday against the Buccaneers after not starting the last two games.

The Dolphins are off to a rough start to say the least. Their two wins over the Jets and a victory over the lowly Bills stand as the only successes of this season.

Gibril Wilson wants to make one thing clear: He said he has not lost his starting safety job, even though Chris Clemons was on the field instead to open the Jets game.

Ted Ginn Jr. has got one foot in the Hall of Fame. Make that one shoe. The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio requested the cleats Ginn wore two weeks ago when he became the first player in NFL history to have two touchdowns of 100 yards in the same game.

RUN OFFENSE: C-minus Pat White was unleashed. The rest of the running game was unremarkable.

Dolphins coach Tony Sparano is generally a bottom-line kind of person, but after losing another close game to one of the premier teams in the NFL and owning a 3-5 record at the midseason mark, even he is taking comfort in the near misses.

Tom Brady and Randy Moss connected on two highlight-reel plays and the New England Patriots overcame the Miami Dolphins' revived wildcat offense for a 27-17 win Sunday.

The Dolphins blindsided New England with the Wildcat the last time they visited Foxborough, gaining 119 yards and scoring four touchdowns in the unleashing of the run-oriented scheme last season.

Ted Ginn Jr. was a hot topic around the Dolphins last week because he had one great game, and that apparently returned him to everyone's good graces.

Just came from the most entertaining 10 minutes of any Dolphins game week, offensive coordinator Dan Henning's session with the local media.

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