By Joe Theismann
Special to ESPN.com
After six weeks, some teams are starting to assert themselves as legitimate contenders, while others may have to start looking at their future.
As I see them, here are the NFL's top five teams:
Jay Fiedler will have to stand and watch Ray Lucas lead the Miami offense in his absence.
1. Miami Dolphins
They are the best team in football. Their greatest challenge will be getting through the next month without one of their stars, quarterback Jay Fiedler, who will be out at least four weeks with a broken right thumb. Dave Wannstedt said he feels comfortable with Ray Lucas taking over for the time being. Remember, the Dolphins are a run-based offense with Ricky Williams. Offensive coordinator Norv Turner will keep the offense running smoothly until Fiedler returns. While they run the ball on offense, the Dolphins stop the run on defense. They have two terrific cover corners in Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain and a middle linebacker, Zach Thomas, who makes tackles from sideline to sideline. The Dolphins are a complete team.
We have a tough game ahead of us!
Special to ESPN.com
After six weeks, some teams are starting to assert themselves as legitimate contenders, while others may have to start looking at their future.
As I see them, here are the NFL's top five teams:
Jay Fiedler will have to stand and watch Ray Lucas lead the Miami offense in his absence.
1. Miami Dolphins
They are the best team in football. Their greatest challenge will be getting through the next month without one of their stars, quarterback Jay Fiedler, who will be out at least four weeks with a broken right thumb. Dave Wannstedt said he feels comfortable with Ray Lucas taking over for the time being. Remember, the Dolphins are a run-based offense with Ricky Williams. Offensive coordinator Norv Turner will keep the offense running smoothly until Fiedler returns. While they run the ball on offense, the Dolphins stop the run on defense. They have two terrific cover corners in Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain and a middle linebacker, Zach Thomas, who makes tackles from sideline to sideline. The Dolphins are a complete team.
We have a tough game ahead of us!
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