DAVIE, Fla. -- As long as Tom Brady stays healthy and Bill Belichick is in charge, the New England Patriots will be considered a Super Bowl contender.
Stands to reason they also are prohibitive favorites to take the AFC East crown.
Understandably, some of the Miami Dolphins are upset. Outside linebacker Joey Porter publicly expressed indignation that the defending division champs are being disregarded. Inside linebacker Channing Crowder got into a sniping match with New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, who declared his team's objective was to win it all.
But don't expect Dolphins coach Tony Sparano to cause a ruckus over a perceived oversight. He's quietly embracing it. Sparano doesn't want his team to act as if it has accomplished anything.
The rest, but nothing really new:
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/nflnation/0-10-179/Camp-Confidential--Dolphins-still-eager-to-prove.html
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I didn't really like the way the article was written. It sounds like someone just had to write something about a team they know nothing about, on a sport they know just the basics of. Thats the impression I got.
For example:
Or this also:
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the Triad of Terror: Porter, Taylor & Wake
will end Brady's career & the Patriots hopes in there first encounter of 2009
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Personally I enjoyed the article, thought it was a good read. Thanks for posting it. :up:
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Every football magazine I have read has the Patriots winning the AFC East with a record of 13-3, and they have the Phins 2nd in most publications with a record of 9-7. They all say, "The Phins had a surprisingly good year in 2008, with an easy schedule." I think the Phins should feel slighted. They don't make the schedule, and like the Steelers showed everyone last year, sometimes playing a tougher schedule just prepares you more for the playoffs.
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