Bill Parcells is no longer around. He's too busy doing commentary on
ESPN, so it's impossible to point the fingers of blame at the team's former czar, the man anointed to rebuild this once-proud franchise.
Too bad Parcells used an outdated blueprint to construct a faulty structure before cashing out, wiping his hands and walking away from his Davie office like he was a dealer at the Hard Rock.
Parcells is lucky we'll soon get to the point where it's more important to figure out who cleans it up when the pieces come crumbling down. We're not there yet, but the structure's clearly damaged and weak.
"[I'm] not blaming our performance on anything else besides us not making plays on the field,"
Jason Taylor said. "Coach [
Tony] Sparano is not going to miss a tackle."
That's the linebackers and defensive linemen, who have missed plenty, and that includes Taylor.
"[Defensive coordinator] Mike Nolan is not going to blow a coverage," Taylor continued.
That's the members of the Dolphins' secondary, especially free safety
Reshad Jones, who has played like the second coming of
Gibril Wilson in his two starts.
"[Offensive coordinator Brian Daboll] is not going to throw an interception or do anything wrong on offense," Taylor said referring to Henne, his protectors and weapons, which begin their third season of having an
allergic reaction to the end zone, forcing the team to lean on field goals for points.
"Those guys aren't on the field. [Team owner] Stephen Ross is not on the field. [The media] are not on the field," Taylor said Thursday. "It's all us. It's as simple as that."
