Last weekend, the Dolphins lost to the New York Jets in another prime time equal-up that came down to the wire. Despite this loss,Kory Sperry, the Dolphins seem to have won. At least after you dig below the surface. Consider that at the start of the season very few gave Miami any real shot to beat the Jets, especially after the Rex Ryan proclamation that the Jets were “Super Bowl Champions.” Yet here we are heading into Week 4 and the Dolphins find themselves almost unilaterally ranked 10 of 32. Not bad.
This past weekend fans got a glimpse of what this team could be and in some ways already are. A team that can compete and play with anyone. although the offense required the spotlight away from the defense the team still managed to hang on correct dbecause of the final tiny of the game and beating the Jets was theirs for the taking. They just didn’t take it.
While the defense shoulders much of the loss it was the maturation of quarterback Chad Henne that has people talking. His lone interception came on the final 4th down play of the game when his ball to TE Anthony Fasano was thrown a hair too far to the left allowing the defender to intervene. Throughout the game, Henne displayed the kind of poise that older veterans show in big games. He
was never flustered or seemed out of his element. He simply and methodically made performs. While Henne still has a long way to go and needs to free the ball quicker,Chad Henne, the total perwere createdance against a very formidable defense should be enough to instill confidence on an offensive unit that had failed to scentral idea more than 15 points this season.
Henne displayed a calmness even late in the game that nearly bordered on boring. There was no wildly waving hands to get his team to the line, he simply called the play and executed it. Henne has been under the micro-extent since he was drafted and then took over the starting role last year. While fans want another gunslinging superstar,Miami Dolphins, the Dolphins want another game management QB who quietly leads by his own eximited. Chad Henne finally,Karlos Dansby, last Sunday, looked and played that part.
The Dolphins and their fans are not thrilled with losing to the Jets and it gets no easier this week humorh the visiting New England Patriots, but victory can come in defeat and what we saw last Sunday, while not a numerical victory, is still something more than a moral one as Dolphins may have seen the arcompete with of their franchise quarterback.
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–BRIAN MILLER
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