Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

[Bling]

4. Miami Dolphins: The Dolphins have all the makings of a team that should make a dramatic jump. Their .512 schedule should play out a little easier than expected. Technically, the Dolphins play the easiest schedule in the AFC East, and the tougher schedules played by the Patriots, Jets and Bills should drag down the overall record of their opponents. Miami's non-common opponents are the Raiders and Texans, both winnable games. Most of the Dolphins' tough games are at home. Just going off schedule adjustments, Miami could end up with a .477 schedule, which could make it one of the easiest in the AFC.

The move to get Trent Green should push the Dolphins over 20 points a game, which puts them in range for a dramatic improvement. RB Ronnie Brown should have his best year working with Cam Cameron. Despite advancing age, the Dolphins ranked No. 8 in overall defense last season. What the Dolphins can't do is get lured into thinking they've totally turned everything around. Next year, they play the AFC West and NFC West, which should make for a tough 2008 season.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=2932670

[SquishDaFish]

Re: Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

Keep that dream alive Bling.

[Bling]

Re: Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

Keep that dream alive Bling.

Will do

[Earthquake Enyart]

Re: Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

You would think by now people would learn. Every year Miami is the sexy pick, and every year they blow.

[don137]

Re: Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

And what offensive line is going to run block and pass protect?

[Night Train]

Re: Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

Calyton is trying to save face after picking Miami to win the division and the AFC last year.

How did that work out ?

[Bling]

Re: Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

And what offensive line is going to run block and pass protect?

I don't know. Just passing along what Clayton says. I'll believe it when I see it.

[Ickybaluky]

Re: Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

A little over a year after writing, in an article titled "Don't expect great things from Mangini, Jets in '06", this:

2. The truth is that Nick Saban, who learned NFL defenses under Belichick, will catch or pass the Patriots in the next year. If Daunte Culpepper continues to make his miraculous comeback from triple knee ligament surgery, the Dolphins could catch the Patriots this year. The Patriots are showing signs of slowing down, even though they should win 11 games with a much easier schedule than they had in 2005. Except for Tom Brady and Richard Seymour, the Patriots' roster is running out of Pro Bowl-caliber players. In contrast, Saban is assembling a big, physical team and has a quarterback in Culpepper who can compete with Brady. Saban surprised many by winning nine games as a first-year coach. Coming out of LSU, Saban was about as sure a lock to be a successful NFL coach as we've seen in the past 10 years. He's bright. He's tough. He devises winning game plans. He's building a winner in Miami. The Dolphins-Patriots battles should be good for years with Belichick and Saban going at it. Saban can't get too lax, though, because the Patriots had a good draft. If Miami slips for a year or two, the Pats will be back challenging for the AFC East.

That was one of his "undeniable truths" last year.

[gr8slayer]

Re: Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

Weren't the Dolphins supposed to win the Super Bowl last year?

[Bling]

Re: Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

A little over a year after writing, in an article titled "Don't expect great things from Mangini, Jets in '06", this:



That was one of his "undeniable truths" last year.

C'mon man, everyone except for Bills, Jets and Pats fans were drinking that kool-aid. Saban hadn't had a losing season ever at the time. He's a pussy now, but he was a God back then and was a building a strong team to everyone else.

[Bill Brasky]

Re: Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

miami is a sleeper every single year, yet all they do is sleepwalk through the season.

[X-Era]

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/column...ohn&id=2932670

Wait, the media has a Florida sized chubby for Miami??? NO, you MUST be kidding

Isnt this the same media that thinks Hillary Rodham-A-hole should be prez because he-she was once married to Bill Clinton? Turns out Ronnie Brown's sluts are better running backs than he is because they banged him.

Two things to say:

1) Miami is at the bottom of the AFC East and no more than 5 off the bottom of the league
2) Theres only 1 #23 thats worth a damn and he plays for our very own red, white, and blue!

[Mr. Miyagi]

Re: Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

John Clayton has always been a Dolphin licker. Nothing new.

[Mitchy moo]

Re: Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

The fins have one thing going for them, the temperature. If they can steal a few games because of the heat / their opponents poor conditioning they may win 4 games, at best.

[RedEyE]

Re: Clayton: Schedule makes Miami a sleeper

As a lifetime fan of football, I'd simply like to state that John Clayton is a ******ed roach turd.