The over/under for Dolphins wins is 9.  The Dolphins are 14-1 to win the Super Bowl and 11-1 to win the AFC.

The Dolphins have the look of a dark-horse to win it all, but I have to think that a small wager on the Fins to win the AFC sounds reasonable.  I think the Dolphins will easily win more than 9 games this season, so take the over.

Duante Culpepper got to play alot for the first time in the pre-season and he looked sharp.  Culpepper completed 14 of 19 passes for 130 yards.  Culpepper also rushed twice for 11 yards.  Culpepper looks ready for the season.  Joey Harrington probably widened the gap a little between himself and Cleo Lemon.  Harrington completed 7 of 14 passes for 66 yards and a TD pass.  Lemon looked ok too, connecting on 7 of 10 passes for 46 yards.

RB Ronnie Brown did a little bit of everything.  He had a hard time finding running room, as he only rushed for 27 yards on 13 carries.  Brown caught a pass for 20 yards and completed a pass for 22 yards.

WR Chris Chambers had a good game too catching 7 passes for 67 yards.

The defense was awesome tonight holding the Panthers to 145 total yards.  The lone hiccup in the game came when D’Angelo Williams returned a kick-off 98 yards for a TD.

I never thought I would have to write something like this.  When the Dolphins acquired Cleo Lemon from the Chargers last season, it looked like they were just trying to get AJ Feeley out of Miami and didn’t care what they got back.  It also seemed that acquiring Harrington from the Lions showed a lack of faith in Lemon.  But lo and behold a battle is taking place for the #2 QB spot.

Joey Harrington has completed 52.9% of his passes for 180 yards and a TD, his QB rating to date is 78.1.  Harrington will need to play a little better to secure the #2 spot in the rest of the pre-season.

Cleo Lemon has closed the gap on Harrington with his strong pre-season play.  Lemon has completed 63.6% of his passes for 133 yards and a TD.  His QB rating to date is 95.5.  Lemon just has to sustain his performance to put Coach Saban in a decision making mode.

The Dolphins need to work a little on their run blocking.  The Dolphins are averaging 92.5 yards rushing per game, but they’re only averaging 3.4 yards per carry.  The passing game has been a little better averaging 227.5 yards passing and they are completing 58.2% of their passes.

The defense has been stout against the run, only allowing 61.0 yards per game and 3.1 yards per carry.  The pass defense has been getting burned to a crisp.  The pass defense is giving up an average of 277.0 yards per game and is allowing the opponent to complete 58.5% of their passes.  Against the Jaguars….they gave up 4 TD passes of OVER 50 yards.

Duante Culpepper had his first extensive playing time on Saturday night and he looked good.  Culpepper completed 7 of 9 passes for 86 yards and led the team on a TD drive.  Joey Harrington played ok and looks like he leads the competition for the #2 QB job.  Harrington completed 8 of 15 passes for 81 yards.  Cleo Lemon only completed 3 of 7 passes for 29 yards.

Ronnie Brown looked good rushing 7 times for 32 yards and catching 2 passes for 29 yards.  Back-up running back Sammy Morris rushed 5 times for 22 yards, including a one-yard TD plunge.

The defense improved after a tough week of practice.  While the Jaguars torched the Fins secondary, the Bucs had a harder time.  The Bucs still netted 233 yards passing, but the Fins picked off 2 passes.  The run defense was tough, holding the Bucs to 67 yards rushing on 20 carries.