These are YOUR Miami Dolphins

Saturday, September 20, 2003
Robert Henderson
MDBW Staff Writer

Sure, it might have been the home opener, season opener, and the Texans! However, these are your Miami Dolphins. One game does not represent the season. One off week cannot throw away everything that this team did to improve during the offseason. Miami took the first step in the right direction last week against the Jets, and hopefully will take another step this week and improve on something else. Notably, pass defense.

Let me ask you this. Why are you even a Dolfan? Why do you pay for season tickets if you're going to boo your team out of their own stadium because they didn't play up to YOUR expectations? In reality people, it doesn't matter what you think is right, and what you think should be done. You are a miniscule molecule of turd wearing a Ricky Williams jersey.

We are not Jets fans people! Those fans last week were booing their team out of the stadium at half time. They're a bunch of obnoxious pricks before, during and after the game. The Miami Dolphins' fans should be more classy than this. Because you don't matter in the scheme of things, why not make a team effort, and all 75,000 of you scream your butts off tomorrow night? It's more productive to rally your team, and give them confidence by cheering than depleting their spirits even more by showing your disappointment. There is no point in being negative, in life, or at a football game. It won't do anyone any good. So, to beat the Buffalo Bills on Sunday evening, the Miami Dolphins' 12th man will HAVE to be LOUD. Who cares if you have no voice at the end of the game. YOU can throw Bledsoe off. You don't have to be that small molecule of crap if you all join together and excrete loud noises into Drew Bledsoe's ear drums.

Anyway, onto the game notes.

The Bills have looked awesome so far this season. Some people prematurely (as fans and especially the media will always do) picked the Bills to be in the Super Bowl after week 1. Beating the Patriots 31-0 at home was a huge "in your face" statement that Buffalo made. The cherry on top was Lawyer Milloy being productive for the Bills after being released by the Pats only 5 days before. The offense didn't stop in week one. Buffalo manhandled Jacksonville last week, and beat them handily. However, it is only week 3 in the NFL. The Patriots and Jags might end up being 2 of the worst teams in the league. (Don't tell me that's BS because the Pats just beat the Eagles. I guarantee you the Eagles won't break .500 this season.) Does anyone remember a few years ago when the Colts demolished their first 2 or 3 opponents who were thought to be contenders in the pre-season? Well, they ended up playing some better teams and turned out to be a mediocre team who didn't make the playoffs.

OK, sure, the Dolphins haven't played anyone worth mentioning yet either. So, if they can beat these Bills, and shut down their passing attack, that might prove a lot going into the bye week. Hopefully the Texans game was a fluke. Hopefully, we will be looking back on that game at the end of the season wondering, "What team showed up on that Sunday because it certainly wasn't this bunch of Miami Dolphins!"

If you are at the game, heck, if you are within a 1000 mile vicinity of Pro Player Stadium tomorrow night, it is imperative that you make noise! Players will make their mistakes. And if it happens early on, do not give up on the whole team. Football is a team sport people. This isn't baseball where the rest of the team has to rely on one player's fate at the plate. Go out there and scream, these are YOUR Miami Dolphins!

Prediction: 38-37, Dolphins

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