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1. Do the Miami Dolphins have a better shot at reaching the playoffs than the Dallas Cowboys?
Amazingly, yes. A Dolphins squad with a single win last season is one game out of first place in the AFC East at 4-4. Dallas — the preseason NFC favorite to reach Super Bowl XLIII — dwells in the NFC East basement with more regular-season losses (four) than they suffered in all of 2007.
After last Sunday's 35-14 drubbing by the division-leading Giants, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones admitted his team's only realistic shot at making the playoffs is as a wild card. For that to happen, the Cowboys (5-4) must leapfrog Washington (6-3) or Philadelphia (5-3) and then hope their record is good enough in a conference that currently features five other non-division leaders with four or fewer losses.
While playing four of their final five games on the road, the Dolphins also must make up ground in a division that has three 5-3 teams (New England, Buffalo and the New York Jets). But Miami — which, unlike Dallas, is remarkably healthy — benefits from having the NFL's easiest remaining schedule. The winning percentage of Miami's upcoming opponents is .375, with the combined record of the five non-division foes standing at 9-31.
Bill Parcells, who coached and constructed much of the Cowboys current roster between 2003 to 2006, has reason to smile in his first season running Miami's football operations.
Parcells already worked a minor miracle in 1997 by helping the Jets improve from 1-15 to 9-7 in his first year as head coach. Of the nine clubs to finish winless or with one victory since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger (excluding strike seasons), only the 2002 Carolina Panthers experienced as great a turnaround the following season as the 1997 Jets. Neither team, though, made the playoffs.
One common thread between the 2002 Panthers and 2008 Dolphins: Offensive coordinator Dan Henning. He has done a masterful job getting the most out of a unit sorely lacking big-play wide receivers through smart play-calling and the "Wildcat" formation that has maximized the skills of running back Ronnie Brown. Miami's defensive coaches also deserve credit for helping a slew of players improve their game, most notably linebacker and NFL Defensive Player of the Year frontrunner Joey Porter (league-high 11.5 sacks).
Even without a playoff berth, the Dolphins already have exceeded expectations for 2008. Obviously, the same can't be said about the Cowboys.
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http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8758410/Looking-into-the-second-half-crystal-ball
 
The Cowboys suck.

I hate the Cowboys, nothing (except the Dolphins doing so well) makes me happier than seeing Dallas stink it up. I hate Wade Phillips, and it is good to see him being exposed as the bad coach he is. He took a great team that Bill Parcells built and had a good season with them, but now it is catching up to him, it's great!

PS- It has been well documented on how much Dallas misses Tony Sporano. Good for us!

GO DOLPHINS!!!!!!!
 
Well, although we're supposed to be happy with 9-7 and missing the playoffs, I won't be.

All the pieces are in place to make a remarkable (historic, even) turnaround...the Fins just need to seize the opportunity and make the most of it.
 
my baseball team went from worst in baseball to the world series. wouldnt mind my football team doing something similar.
 
I think this is truely remarkable. One season we are the laughing stock, the next we are considered playoff bound. If we make the playoffs I will be so so happy because it has been a while since weve been able to compete for a championship. Now going into future seasons, i can finally say, I'll be able to watch more than 16 games of Dolphins football.
 
how crazy would it be if we won the superbowl this season? i honestly would not be able to comprehend it, it would be such a good feeling, i no im getting ahead of myself right now, but just trying to be hopefull.
 
Total new staff
Total new group of players..
The only thing that surprises me is how fast they came together.
This is not the same team as last year at all.
 
cafinfan408 said:
Total new staff
Total new group of players..
The only thing that surprises me is how fast they came together.
This is not the same team as last year at all.
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i think last year's team with our current coaching staff would have been better than 1-15. couple that with an almost complete roster turnover and you're going to get different results.

i didn't expect us to gel that quickly. but it's sure been a fun ride so far.
 
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