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of all 32 NFL teams continues today with the
AFC East's Miami Dolphins.
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Miami is 20:1 to win the
Super Bowl, 10:1 to win the AFC Championship,
and 7:4 to win the AFC East. Their Over / Under
win total is 9.
Schedule
Miami’s 2006 opponents
had a record of 120-136 in 2005. That is the
second easiest in the AFC. However, schedule
makers did not do the Dolphins a favor when
they forced them to open up in Pittsburgh on
Thursday Night. The home field advantage in
that first game is as big as any game all year.
Miami better hope Ben Roethlisberger still has
a giant sized headache.
After Pittsburgh, the only
real tough game Miami has before their Week
7 bye is at New England in Week 5. Miami can
very easily be 5-2 at their break before gearing
up for a tougher schedule the rest of the way.
Sports Edge Analysis
You don’t need to
be Phil Simms to realize that much of Miami’s
fortunes rest on the knee of Daunte Culpepper.
Culpepper comes over from Minnesota via a trade
and he must adjust to a new team as well as
fully recover from his serious knee surgery.
Reports are that he will be ready to start the
season, but those could be optimistic at this
point.
Culpepper and/or backup
Joey Harrington have some good receiver and
tight end weapons to throw to. The offensive
line is only average at this point as they continue
to improve.
The running game is anchored
by second year player Ronnie Brown now that
Ricky Williams has decided to become a professional
pot smoker. There is not much depth behind Brown
and he must be extremely durable.
Defensively, the front
seven is chalk full of veterans like Jason Taylor,
Zach Thomas and Kevin Carter who understand
Coach Nick Saban’s complicated defense.
These guys might be starting the downside of
their careers, but they have a few more good
years left until Miami is able to work in some
of their younger players.
The secondary is the area
that really needed some upgrading in the off-season,
and that is exactly what they did. Will Allen
was signed from the New York Giants and he will
start at one cornerback position. Second year
player, Travis Daniels is at the other corner
slot.
First round pick, Jason
Allen can also play cornerback, but he is more
likely to start at safety. The other safety
spot is up for grabs. Overall, Miami was in
the middle of the pack of the AFC last year
in both yards and points allowed. How this new
look secondary comes together will determine
if significant improvement can be made.
Prediction
In Saban’s first
year with Miami in 2005, the team went 3-7 before
winning their last six games of the year. A
closer look at those wins show that five of
them were pretty easy including the last game
at New England when the Patriots benched most
of their starters.
That is not to take away
from Saban’s coaching prowess. He is building
a tough, disciplined team in his image, and
they are clearly on the way up. Miami will be
a much better team this year, though the record
will only show a modest improvement at 10-6.
That will be good enough to be in the thick
of the Wild Card race.
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Posted by miker at July
21, 2006 09:30 AM
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