Re: Miami D O L P H I N S

dolfanitalia · Post by **dolfanitalia** » 15/04/2008, 21:22

Scott mi ha appena invitato questa!!!!
forse siamo i prim iin italia ada vaere notizie di questo calibro...
che ne pensate????

DOLPHINS TO OPEN 2008 SEASON AT HOME AGAINST JETS

MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins will kick off the 43rd season in franchise history at home on Sunday, September 7 when they host the New York Jets at Dolphin Stadium. It will mark the first time in the last three years that the Dolphins have started the regular season at home and fourth occasion they will commence the campaign against the Jets, and the first since 1995.

Following their opener, the Dolphins then go on the road for two in a row, including their inaugural visit to Glendale’s University of Phoenix Stadium to square off with the Cardinals on September 14. A matchup with the defending AFC Champion New England Patriots on September 21 in Foxboro precedes the Dolphins bye week (Sept. 28).

The Dolphins then begin a stretch of six home outings over the next eight weeks, starting with their game immediately following the bye, on October 5 against the San Diego Chargers. During this eight-week period, the only two road ventures the Dolphins will make will be on October 12 at Houston and November 2 at Denver. The span concludes with three consecutive home contests, consisting of matchups against Seattle (Nov. 9), Oakland (Nov. 16) and New England (Nov. 23).

Miami will then make only one appearance at Dolphin Stadium over the final five weeks of the regular season. That will come on December 14 when they host the San Francisco 49ers – a game that is sandwiched between two pairs of consecutive road contests. The first two will be staged indoors, as the Dolphins take on the Rams on November 30 at the Edward Jones Dome. The week afterwards, the Dolphins will play an international game for the second year in a row when they battle the Buffalo Bills at Toronto’s Rogers Centre – the first NFL regular season game to take place in Canada. Last year, the Dolphins took part in the NFL’s first regular season matchup outside of North America when they contested the New York Giants at London’s Wembley Stadium. Road games against the Kansas City Chiefs (Dec. 21) and New York Jets (Dec. 28) will represent just the fourth time in their history that the Dolphins have played their final two regular season games away from home (1993, 1995, 2002).

For the third straight year in 2008, the NFL will implement “flexible scheduling.” Starting on Sunday, November 16, through the end of the season, Sunday afternoon games are subject to being moved to the Sunday night time slot on NBC.

“It’s always been critical to win your divisional games, and that certainly will be true when we start our season, with two of our first three games against teams from the AFC East,” said Dolphins Head Coach Tony Sparano. “And we certainly face a challenge at the end of the year, with four out of our final five games on the road, including an international game against the Bills in Toronto.”

The combined record of the Dolphins’ 13 opponents this year was 92-116 in 2007. Their eight home foes went 62-66, while their eight road opponents posted a mark of 57-71. Of Miami’s 13 opponents this season, three qualified for the playoffs in 2007, for a total of four games against 2007 playoff teams (Patriots twice).

Miami Dolphins 2008 season tickets are now on sale for the team’s ten-game home package (2 preseason, 8 regular season). Club seats also are available. Individual game tickets will go on sale in the near future. For more information, call the Dolphins ticket office at 1-(888) FINS-TIX (1-888-346-7849).

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MIAMI DOLPHINS’ 2008 PRESEASON SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT SITE NETWORK TIME*

Sat., Aug. 9 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEEERS DOLPHIN STADIUM WFOR-TV 7:30 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Municipal Stadium WFOR-TV 7:30 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 23 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS DOLPHIN STADIUM WFOR-TV 7:30 p.m.

Thurs., Aug. 28 at New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome WFOR-TV 8:00 p.m.

MIAMI DOLPHINS’ 2008 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT SITE NETWORK TIME*

Sun., Sep. 7 NEW YORK JETS DOLPHIN STADIUM CBS 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Sep. 14 at Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium CBS 4:15 p.m.

Sun., Sep. 21 at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium CBS 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 28 BYE WEEKEND

Sun., Oct. 5 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS DOLPHIN STADIUM CBS 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Oct. 12 at Houston Texans Reliant Stadium CBS 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Oct. 19 BALTIMORE RAVENS DOLPHIN STADIUM CBS 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Oct. 26 BUFFALO BILLS DOLPHIN STADIUM CBS 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Nov. 2 at Denver Broncos Invesco Field at Mile High CBS 4:05 p.m.

Sun., Nov. 9 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS DOLPHIN STADIUM FOX 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Nov. 16 OAKLAND RAIDERS# DOLPHIN STADIUM CBS 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Nov. 23 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS# DOLPHIN STADIUM CBS 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Nov. 30 at St. Louis Rams# Edward Jones Dome CBS 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Dec. 7 at Buffalo Bills (Toronto)# Rogers Centre CBS 4:05 p.m.

Sun., Dec. 14 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS# DOLPHIN STADIUM FOX 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Dec. 21 at Kansas City Chiefs# Arrowhead Stadium CBS 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Dec. 28 at New York Jets# Meadowlands CBS 1:00 p.m.

*All times are eastern.

#Games whose starting time can potentially be moved, including 8:15 p.m. Sunday on NBC-TV.

· Home preseason games are televised live only if sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff. Otherwise, they would air on a delayed basis.

· Regular season home games are televised locally only if sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff.

· All games will air on the Dolphins flagship, WQAM Radio (560 AM) and Radio Caracol (WSUA, 1260 AM)

OTHER NOTES ON DOLPHINS 2008 SCHEDULE

at Arizona, September 14

* This will be the Dolphins’ first-ever visit to Glendale’s University of Phoenix Stadium. In fact, it will be the first time they have faced the Cardinals in Arizona since October 20, 1996. Each of the past two meetings between these teams has taken place in South Florida.

vs. San Diego, October 5

* This will be the first matchup between these teams in South Florida since November 24, 2002 when the Dolphins emerged with a 30-3 victory. There have been two meetings since that time, one in Tempe, Ariz., and the most recent at Qualcomm Stadium (12/11/05).
* The Dolphins will be looking for their seventh straight win in this series, a streak which dates back to 1995.

at Houston, October 12

* It will be the third straight year these teams have played one another at Reliant Stadium in the regular season.

vs. Seattle, November 9

* This will be the Seahawks’ first visit to South Florida since the 2000 opener, when the Dolphins claimed a 23-0 victory on September 3. Each of the past two matchups has been decided in the Emerald City – one at Husky Stadium and the most recent at Qwest Field.

at St. Louis, November 30

* This will be the first matchup between these clubs at the Edward Jones Dome since September 30, 2001 when the Rams racked up a 42-10 triumph.

vs. San Francisco, December 14

* This will be the first matchup between these clubs in South Florida since November 20, 1995 when the 49ers came away with a 44-20 victory. The two most recent meetings took place at Candlestick Park, including November 28, 2004 when the Dolphins recorded a 24-17 win.

at Kansas City, December 21

* This will be the first meeting between these teams in Kansas City during the regular season since September 29, 2002 when the Chiefs won, 48-30. Each of the past two matchups has been staged in South Florida.

at New York Jets, December 28

* This will be the fifth time in the last seven years that the Dolphins will have concluded the regular season on the road.
* It will mark the fourth time in their history that the Dolphins will have ended the regular season against the same team with whom they opened. It also has happened in 1974 (New England), 1977 (Buffalo) and 1987 (New England).

TheFan17 · Post by **TheFan17** » 16/04/2008, 1:03

JAKE DOESN’T WANT TO BE A DOLPHIN?
Posted by Mike Florio on April 15, 2008, 12:50 p.m.

As the agent for Michigan tackle Jake Long continues to negotiate with the Miami Dolphins regarding the possibility of working out a contract before the time comes for the Dolphins to make their pick, there’s a report that Jake isn’t all that juiced about playing for the Fins.

John Czarnecki of FOXSports.com reports that “[t]he word on the street” is that Long doesn’t want to play in Miami. But talks are continuing between the team and Long’s agent because of the “special honor” of being the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. (Yeah, those Steve Emtman rookie cards are going for about 100 . . . yen.)

Czarnecki says that, if/when the talks with Jake Long break down, the Fins won’t move on to defensive end Chris Long. The Virginia product, the son of Hall of Famer Howie Long, has been presumed for several months to have the inside track because he’s the safest pick on the board.

The Fins apparently then would look after Jake Long to defensive end/linebacker Vernon Gholston. With talk of Gholston slipping in the eyes of other teams, he’d be very wise to take the best deal he can get, if/when he gets an opportunity to negotiate with the Fins.

:gazza:

The Snake 12 · Post by **The Snake 12** » 22/04/2008, 19:44

riporto la notizia pure qua: pare Miami abbia trovato l'accordo con Jake Long

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft08/news/story?id=3358424

jayone · Post by **jayone** » 22/04/2008, 19:50

The Snake 12 wrote: riporto la notizia pure qua: pare Miami abbia trovato l'accordo con Jake Long

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft08/news/story?id=3358424

Bene così dai!
Chissà che il prossimo anno faccia un debutto spaziale anche se sono dubbioso sul futuro di questo giocatore in NFL.
Sperem!

The Snake 12 · Post by **The Snake 12** » 22/04/2008, 19:54

la notizia la riporta pure NFL.com, rivelando i termini dell'accordo: 5 anni, 57.5 milioni (30 garantiti)

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d807e7335&template=with-video&confirm=true

TheFan17 · Post by **TheFan17** » 22/04/2008, 20:10

The Snake 12 wrote: la notizia la riporta pure NFL.com, rivelando i termini dell'accordo: 5 anni, 57.5 milioni (30 garantiti)

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d807e7335&template=with-video&confirm=true

Joe Thomas > Jake Long.

The Snake 12 · Post by **The Snake 12** » 22/04/2008, 20:14

TheFan17 wrote: Joe Thomas > Jake Long.

lo penso pure io, ma magari il ragazzo di Michigan saprà farsi valere.
Il draft è una scienza strana, tanto puoi rivelarti un Joe Thomas o un Jonathan Ogden, tanto un Robert Gallery o un Tony Mandarich...

mvp18 · Post by **mvp18** » 22/04/2008, 20:18

Giusto due cose:

1)30 milioni per una persona che forse tra i pro farà il Right Tackle? :shocking:
Come dice thefan,questo non è Joe Thomas :nono:

2)Mi dispiace per All3n che non lo voleva assolutamente a Miami. Brutta scelta di Parcells comunque :noia:

jayone · Post by **jayone** » 22/04/2008, 20:20

mvp18 wrote: Giusto due cose:

1)30 milioni per una persona che forse tra i pro farà il Right Tackle?
Come dice thefan,questo non è Joe Thomas

2)Mi dispiace per All3n che non lo voleva assolutamente a Miami. Brutta scelta di Parcells comunque

c'era qualcun'altro che non lo voleva manco vedere passare per la florida

TheFan17 · Post by **TheFan17** » 22/04/2008, 20:55

"I'm very excited and honored to be able to be a part of the Miami Dolphins organization," said Long. "I want to thank my agents and the Miami Dolphins for getting this done. Now I can just concentrate on football."

Sparano ha detto che giocherà LT. Abbastanza scontato. Non so per quanto però. Thomas e Long sono due giocatori completamente opposti e non credo che Jake Long abbia le caratteristiche giuste per dominare sul lato cieco come Joe Thomas. Tuna e Sparano avranno fatto le loro valutazioni, magari avranno ragione loro e Long si dimostrerà un grande LT nella NFL ma al momento non ne sono molto convinto.

Peyton_Manning18 · Post by **Peyton_Manning18** » 22/04/2008, 21:58

Magari hanno deciso di prendere qualche QB mancino...

PatriotsForever · Post by **PatriotsForever** » 23/04/2008, 9:40

TheFan17 wrote: Joe Thomas > Jake Long.

Io direi di aspettare di vederlo giocare tra i pro almeno... no?!?!?

chinasky · Post by **chinasky** » 23/04/2008, 9:43

PatriotsForever wrote: Io direi di aspettare di vederlo giocare tra i pro almeno... no?!?!?

Sì, sì, ma stavolta credo che un po' di ragione nel pronostico di TheFan ci sia :D... abbiamo visto Thomas in Nfl, difficile pensare si possa fare altrettanto bene quest'anno al primo anno per Long che, comunque, era meno dominante dello stesso Thomas già ai tempi della Big Ten.

PatriotsForever · Post by **PatriotsForever** » 23/04/2008, 10:10

chinasky wrote: Sì, sì, ma stavolta credo che un po' di ragione nel pronostico di TheFan ci sia :D... abbiamo visto Thomas in Nfl, difficile pensare si possa fare altrettanto bene quest'anno al primo anno per Long che, comunque, era meno dominante dello stesso Thomas già ai tempi della Big Ten.

Certo... io sinceramente non mi aspettavo neanche che Thomas fosse così dominante al primo anno... probabilmente la situazione che si è creata a Cleveland lo ha aiutato... le sorprese di Anderson e Jamal Lewis (non del tutto una sorpresa) hanno reso il giocare a Cleveland quasi un vantaggio...

TheFan17 · Post by **TheFan17** » 23/04/2008, 13:29

PatriotsForever wrote: Io direi di aspettare di vederlo giocare tra i pro almeno... no?!?!?

Si certo, ma avere un rendimento come quello che ha avuto Joe Thomas nel suo anno da rookie è davvero molto difficile.

PatriotsForever wrote: Certo... io sinceramente non mi aspettavo neanche che Thomas fosse così dominante al primo anno... probabilmente la situazione che si è creata a Cleveland lo ha aiutato... le sorprese di Anderson e Jamal Lewis (non del tutto una sorpresa) hanno reso il giocare a Cleveland quasi un vantaggio...

Thomas è arrivato ai Browns come ciliegina sulla torta, l'anello mancante di un reparto costruito in FA. L'anno precedente Savage aveva speso parecchio per Bentley (anche se di fatto non ha mai giocato...), Shaffer e Fraley mentre l'anno scorso è stato preso Steinbach, più due solidi backup come McKinney e Friedman. Per due anni consecutivi i Browns hanno preso i migliori OL disponibili sul mercato. Lo staff ha effettuato un lavoro mirato sulla linea offensiva e con i grandi investimenti in FA e la scelta di un talento naturale come Thomas è stato possibile passare da una delle peggiori linee ad una delle migliori in assoluto in NFL.

A Miami la situazione è leggermente diversa, Satele e Carey sono gli uomini migliori della linea ma non mi pare che Jake Long possa contare sull'aiuto di un giocatore assoluto come Steinbach. Io forse sono un pò prevenuto su Jake Long, ma temo che possa avere più problemi del previsto. Magari mi sbaglio eh, però al momento non sono molto convinto.