Grading the Dolphins

PASSING OFFENSE: B- Ted Ginn Jr., the Dolphins' greatly debated first-round pick, scored his first touchdown with an excellent catch made primarily with his fingers against a wet ball.

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No mention of Jason Allen's play, so I will grade him out as a B. Looked adequate but made a a stupid penalty with the late hit. Referees get an F. It was like a baseball umpire whose strike zone is all over the place. The Zebras sometimes allowed players to be mauled and then would call a ticky tack holding penalty. Fins need to invest in Grady Jackson and draft Glenn Dorsey. Vonnie Holiday will be an adequate DE until we can address that position in the 2009 draft, but the DT's gotta go. Also, who were the LB's for this game? I saw Crowder, but no sign of Porter and uh, I have no idea who the other LB was. Nice job by Cameron Worrell today, B+, especially after getting his tits lit up in the last game. Anyone know what happened to Andre Goodman? I saw a lot of Michael Lehan at CB, but did Goodman lose his job? Even though a loss is a loss, I saw some good things today. Hopefully Beck gets the start after the bye week.

[No News Dolphins Lose]

Let the excuses begin!

[B Rad]

An awful thought just occurred to me after yet another Dolphin's loss: "We can end the season at 16-0, and lose the 1st pick in the '08 NFL Draft!!" That's crazy, I know, but if you haven't been following the St Louis Rams, you've missed the second most inept football team in the league. Leave it to our beloved Dolphins to be so bad, that they can lose all of their games and still fail to get the top pick in the draft. ugh!!http://www.stltoday.com/s tltoday/sports/columnists.nsf/ berniemiklasz/story/C57DA05591 34E9838625737500150F62?OpenDoc ument

[B Rad]

OOPS! make that 0-16...sorry

[marinofan13]

Now, let's begin the John Beck era. This line has proven to be rather solid thus far and should allow Beck to make the reads as a rookie.

[mjfin]

B- for coaching? You've got to be kidding. Occasionally there are some calls that completely overwhelm and overshadow ANY possible good shown for the rest of the game.
The call to have Lemon pass on 2nd and 2 from the goal line was that kind of call. The ONLY way we don't score, the way Chatman was running, is to try to pass. Run Chatman three times. Period. That's it. The call was sickening and simply inexcusable. Cameron gets an F, no question. This was a game we could have won.

[Ramsterone]

Oh no man the bones don't lie Ms. Cleo SUCKED ! she's bad mojo man. I see a car wash in her future. Put in Beck.

[Original Fan]

Well, we are now 0-8. A very pathetic attempt to win over any fans, if not any games! This California Moron - CA-MORON has got to go. He along with Mueller Noodles and Capers Fish Odor. They are the worst I have ever seen. Yes, they are to blame for this dismal season. It will be very interesting to see how many season ticket holders renew next season if these bums are still around. Better wake Wayne, and quick! I know I wouldn't spend a dime for Wayne's pocket with this poor excuse of an NFL franchise. Better off hittin the beach then watching this joke!

[Original Fan]

Oh, by the way - I give the management and coaches an F for this season -quite obviously they deserve nothing better! I will give the players a C - I blame the coaching more than the players!

[Brian Fay]

Mr.Bricker, do you actually watch the game or do you just grade by their final stats. The grading for the quarterback and coaching is just the most horrible act of reporting i have ever seen.I dont know why you seem to pussy- foot around the truth and give these grades you do.. Just terrible Mr. bricker just terrible!!!!!!!!!!

[Original Fan]

That averages out to a D unless we are also considering an E, which would thewn make the average that of a D- or E+ Definately a zero on a point score, but more fitting to grade at a minus 2! PATHETIC!

[Pompano Beach Cane]

Time to Black out these dolphins

Dolphins have become a stinkin franchise and laughingstock. I cant see any other NFL teams that can play any worse week in and week out ..... i stopped supporting this dolphin team when they left the orange bowl decades ago .... it was a smart move. Only when more fans quit attending the dolphin memorial stadium will this team/s billionaire owner wake up and put a winning team on the field. Lets hope for a blackout .... cease the misery for our latch key seniors who are forced to watch this team on t v = its torture ... stinkin is stinkin ... stop playing that stupid fight song .... team is a joke

[Marcos]

Was it just me or did it sound like the Dolphins had more fans in London than they do in Miami????

[JSR]

Aside from Jason Taylor getting the fumble, he was again non-existent. This, from our highest regarded player. I did notice they were moving him around more, and the secondary played better. I also noticed this: our defensive line looks to be worse than our offensive line. They are getting hammered in the run. By contrast, against the Giants' sack machine, I think our offensive line might just finally getting there. They have already been creating running room, but today, in the mud bath and little traction, they did well against that Giants pass rush. They were molesting McNabb.

Glad to see Ginn finally get a touchdown. It's now time to bring in John Beck. 12 more exhibition games until next season's opener for them to get in sync. We still need more receivers, and now the defense needs more talent.

[Miami fan now in Cali]

I agree. We should have ran the ball on the goal line. Also, why was booker taking a snap on 3rd and 1? Bad coaching. Cleo's only good throw today was the TD to Ginn. He continues to over throw, under throws and he can't hold onto the ball. CAM, PLAY JOHN BECK NOW!

[DOUBLE ZAP]

THEY GET AN F

[Crushed Spirit]

Without Zack and another starting safety this week. I figured Eli and the G-Men would rack up 30+. Yes the Gmen had critical drops, but this D played with heart and the desire to win. Too bad the O did not show up. The O gives up stupid Turnovers, can't score except another meaningless TD with time running out (Thats the 5th this year).

Unfortunatley gearing up for the Heat to start 0-8 as well.

[DRS]

I LL GIVE YOU 100BUCKS FOR THEM AND THE OVERVALUED STADIUM.......THATS IN BUSH DOLLARS

[Capt Bill]

Looking far forward, what reason/hope do we have for the next 2-3 years. No miracles seem likely. What is there to expect ?

[FAU CLASS OF 69]

I'VE BEEN GOING TO FINS GAMES SINCE 1966.--MY SEASONS TICKETS ARE 8 ROWS UP ON THE 30--AND I HAVE MAINTAINED THEM EVEN THOUGH I'VE MOVED TO COLORADO, OHIO AND, NOW, AUSTIN TEXAS DURING THE LAST 18 YEARS. EVEN MY OLD TAGS SAY "FINS WIN."--I AM A DOLPHIN NUT!!--TODAY I WATCHED A FEW PLAYS, TURNED OFF DIRECTV, AND WENT OUT AND DID SEVERAL THINGS, INCLUDING TAKING MY WIFE OUT TO DINNER.--NEVER IN MY LIFE HAS MY INTEREST IN THE FINS BEEN THIS LOW.--IN 5 MORE YEARS I WILL RETIRE AND MOVE BACK INTO MY LITTLE PAID-OFF HOUSE IN WEST PALM.--AT THIS RATE, I WILL GIVE UP MY TICKETS BEFORE I RETIRE.--AND I AM NOT THE ONLY LONG TERM FAN WHO IS TOTALLY DISILLUSIONED.--WAYNE, CAN YOU HEAR US??--DO YOU CARE??