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Dolphins put up a good fight before falling 27-22 to the Colts

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page by ravenhater on Sunday 31 December 2006 at 10:18 pm

The Dolphins played one of their better games of the season on offense today.  Cleo Lemon got the start and he played pretty well.  Lemon completed 18 of 36 passes for 210 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT.  Ronnie Brown had another very solid game with 21 carries for 115 yards (5.5 ypc).  Sammy Morris only carried the ball twice but he got 19 rushing yards.  Randy McMichael (4 rec, 55 yards) and Marty Booker (4 rec, 46 yards) led the way for the receiving corps of the Dolphins.

Zach Thomas led the defense as usual with 12 tackles, but the Fins didn’t play well as a unit.  The Colts ran the ball 31 times for 117 yards (3.8 ypc).  The Colts completed 22 of 37 passes for 282 net yards passing.

Miami Dolphins vs. Indianapolis Colts

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report by ravenhater on Friday 29 December 2006 at 5:13 pm

The Miami Dolphins have struggled the last 4 weeks as they’ve only scored 41 points in those games combined.  So they’re going to start Cleo Lemon as they really have nothing to lose.  The Colts have struggled lately as they’ve lost 3 of their last 4 games.

Look for the Dolphins to unleash Ronnie Brown (893 yards rushing) on the Colts terrible run defense that is allowing an absurd 174.5 yards rushing per game and 5.3 yards per carry this season.  After the running game is established look for the Dolphins to run some play action passes to freeze the pass rush.  Cleo Lemon will probably keep the passes short because the Colts do have a decent pass rush.

Look for the Colts to run the ball and try to keep the Dolphins offense on the sideline.  That is easier said than done against a stout Dolphins run defense that is allowing 100.1 yards rushing per game and only 3.5 yards per carry.  The Dolphins pass defense is leaky so Peyton Manning will get his yards throwing the ball even if the Colts are leaning towards the run.  Manning (4,115 yards passing) shouldn’t have much trouble getting the ball to his 2 favorite receivers…..Marvin Harrison (90 rec, 1,292 yards) and Reggie Wayne (80 rec, 1,240 yards).

The Colts will force Cleo Lemon into a couple of mistakes that will cost the Dolphins the game on Sunday.

Dolphins to start Cleo Lemon at QB against the Colts

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, Big Dolfans News by ravenhater on Friday 29 December 2006 at 1:02 am

The Dolphins have had a rough season when it comes to QB play this season.  Daunte Culpepper was pathetic this season.  Joey Harrington played well for awhile, but he’s been stinking it up lately.  So the Dolphins are going to give Cleo Lemon the first start of his career at Indianapolis this week.  Lemon has looked pretty good so far as he has hit 20 of 32 passes for 202 yards and a TD. 

Dolphins fall at home 13-10 to the Jets

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page by ravenhater on Tuesday 26 December 2006 at 1:52 pm

The Dolphins played hard in a steady rainstorm by fell just a little short last night.  Joey Harrington started the game and completed only 7 of 15 passes for 42 yards.  Harrington was yanked at halftime and Cleo Lemon finished the game.  Lemon completed 11 of 16 passes for 104 yards with a TD.  Ronnie Brown returned from his broken hand and had a good game.  He carried the ball 18 times for 110 yards (6.1 ypc) and caught 3 passes for 15 yards.  Sammy Morris carried the ball 6 times for 14 yards (2.3 ypc) and caught 4 passes for 23 yards.  Randy McMichael had a solid game with 5 catches for 46 yards and a TD.

Zach Thomas led the Dolphins with 9 tackles as the Fins gave a solid defensive effort.  The Jets ran the ball 30 times for 95 yards (3.2 ypc).  The Jets completed 14 of 29 passes for 229 net yards passing.

The Dolphins fell to 6-9 on the season with this loss.

Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report by ravenhater on Thursday 21 December 2006 at 5:35 pm
The Jets have revived their playoff hopes after winning 3 of their last 4 football games including a 26-13 win last week over the Vikings in Minnesota.  The Dolphins have won 5 of their last 7 games, but they were shutout 21-0 in Buffalo last week.

Look for the Jets to take it to the air again this week against the Dolphins.  The Dolphins allow 178.3 net yards passing per game, but they have allowed 19 TD passes and only have intercepted 8 passes this season.  As long as the Jets keep Jason Taylor (12.5 sacks) away from Pennington, he should have a good day throwing the football.  Lauveranues Coles (87 rec, 1,065 yards) and Jerricho Cotchery (71 rec, 858 yards) could have huge games.  Watch out for TE Chris Baker too, because the Dolphins have trouble covering TEs.

The Dolphins should come out running the football with Sammy Morris.  Morris has played well in Ronnie Brown’s place and should have a good game as the Jets allow 133.7 yards rushing per game and 4.6 yards per carry so far this season.  Look for the Dolphins to still try to throw the ball downfield too against a Jets pass defense that is allowing 212.3 net yards passing so far this season.  Joey Harrington is coming off his worst game of the season last week, but he threw for 266 yards in the first meeting between the Fins and the Jets.  Marty Booker hurt himself last week, but he has emerged as Harrington’s favorite target so they need him to play.

The Jets won the first meeting in New Jersey 20-17 over the Dolphins.  Look for a similar type score, but it’s too hard for me to pick a winner.

 

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