The road to history remains paved: the Dolphins fell to 0-13, losing by 21 on the road. The Patriots improved to 13-0, winning by 21 at home.
The Fins have looked bad enough the last couple weeks to give me a lot more faith in them (and these games were considered “winnable”. Ha!):
…rookie Dolphins starter John Beck was untouched in the pocket when the ball slipped out of his hand and fell directly into Wilson’s arms, allowing the converted receiver to score his second defensive touchdown this year….
[Dolphins backup QB] Lemon threw two interceptions including one picked off by Whitner after the quarterback attempted a play-action fake with no one in his backfield. [emphasis mine]
But now’s not the time to get overconfident.
The post’s title is a reference to a muffed call by the Dolphins’ radio play-by-play guy some time back; I think it was earlier this season. It was the Dolphins’ opponent that had scored a TD, so he had to quickly cover himself by slapping the “against them” at the end.
Or so I hear.
If anyone knows where I can find an audio clip of that call, please let me know; you will gain my eternal gratitude.
The world is back in balance. The Patriots’ Yin complements the Dolphins’ Yang (or is it the other way around?).
The Patriots shoved Smith’s ‘guaranteed win’ up his ass, lubricated with some fresh Moss. That was sweet. I don’t think he’ll make that mistake again.
In two weeks, the universe will be in alignment (assuming the Dolphins won’t beat the Ravens, which of course they won’t: the Ravens will be fired up to not lose to the defeated team, and we saw how well they can play fired up last week against the Pats (and we also saw what a bunch of whining crybaby bitches they can be when they lose)).
So in two weeks, the universe will be in perfect harmony, Yin and Yang dancing on the same field, magic pixie dust floating about. Who knows what will happen? It’s like mixing matter and antimatter. The universe might disappear, or a black hole may be generated in Foxboro. It’s like the first nuclear fission experiment: you don’t know what the hell’s gonna happen.
I recommend stocking up on water, food, and ammunition.
PS I just found out Phil Hendrie is back on the air!!!
It seems like every other week some athlete’s guarantee something. The last athlete’s guarantee that was worth something was when Vick guaranteed he’d be spending prison time by voluntarily serving it early.
Thanks for the Hendrie tip! Will check it out tonight. I was wondering whether he’d return once his TV, etc. aspirations fizzled.
Man, I wanted your undying gratitude but I still haven’t found the clip on the Web. I did find some FL columnist waxing on about how much he missed Dave Wannstedt. Which in itself tells one just how bad things have become.
One thing that occurred to me–we shouldn’t forget that the Dolphins are trying to become the first 0-16, but Tampa Bay lost 26 in a row–the ‘phins are only half way there! (Update-I realized they lost their last three in 2006, so only 10 to go!)
I can’t imagine them starting 0-7 next year, but I am optimistic they can pull off losing their next 3. But the Ravens are the type of team that can lay an egg…
The Wannstache is cool. Don’t underestimate him!