After a comeback victory against the Jets, a Week 6 Bye, and 2 weeks to prep for what should’ve been a statement game, the Miami Dolphins have regressed to 2-4, sitting comfortably (under the fucking Bills) at the bottom of the AFC East.  Why does this happen Miami?  Why are you so good at creating the illusion of victory?  You had the Saints against the wall early in the game when you were up 24-3.  The secondary was making Drew Brees look like JaMarcus Russell, and yet the Saints still managed to pull out a win.

This could’ve been the game where you guys made up for your early season shortcomings–and while it seemed like that was exactly what was happening–the Saints did what good teams typically do: they keep their cool and they win.  It’s hard to really pinpoint the Dolphins’ greatest weakness because each game it seems to change.  Early in the season it was the secondary losing games while the offense was a time-swallowing machine–which surprisingly didn’t lead to many points.  Today, the rush defense, which started the season strong, didn’t hold up as it has before and allowed the game-changing Reggie Bush touchdown run.

But the most surprising factor in the loss was Miami’s pass blocking.  The Dolphins have, thanks largely to Bill Parcells and Tony Sparano, revamped the o-line from an embarrassing group in 2007 to an aggressive and effective one.   However, against the Saints, Henne appeared to be under constant pressure every time he dropped back. And while he made some nice throws while being hit, it was the interception by Tracy Porter that went for a touchdown, which was the result of a shoddy blocking that forced a bad throw by the inexperienced young quarterback.  Henne has shown promise, but he panicked in that situation and it crushed any hopes of another dramatic comeback win.

Ricky Williams looked like his old self, which is nice, but if Miami has any hopes of making the playoffs and giving me some sort of far-off chance to shave, they need to go on a 10 game winning spree.  The secondary has definitely stepped up, and Sean Smith is living up to much of the hype, but the loss of Will Allen with an ACL injury will certainly be felt.  Nevertheless, this loss was a painful one to deal with.  The upside is that I bet the over (48).  The downside is that I made the classic mistake of using vengeance rather than logic by betting against the Cowboys; I did so because Jerry Jones and his cock-gobbling of Fox executives is why I had to watch the Dolphins’ game on a pixelated and choppy stream online.  All-in-all today was an overall fail.  Hooray! For beer.