Keep things in perspective: What if you were a fan of one of these teams?

[hugoguzman]

So you just suffered through yet another gut-wrenching loss to the arch-rival Jets. I know...it sucks.

But remember that the Dolphins are a young upstart team, and despite all of the mistakes and bad breaks, they only lost by 6 and had a legitimate shot at winning in the waning moments of the game.

Moreover, if you think the sky is falling for Miami, imagine if you were a fan of one of these teams:

Patriots - sure you won your Week 1 contest, but your Hall of Fame quarterback could be out for the season. Ouch x 10

Chargers - you're a Super Bowl contender but just let victory slip through your fingertips. Giving up a touchdown on the last play of the game to lose at home.

Colts - you're also a Super Bowl contender but just got whipped, at home, to the upstart Chicago Bears and your starting running back suffered an undisclosed head injury.

Jaguars - you're also a Super Bowl contender but lost against a key divisional rival.

Titans - you just got a big win against a divisional rival, but your starting QB was knocked out of the game with a knee injury.

Seahawks - you're supposed to be a playoff contender and the best team in your division, but you kicked off the season by getting destroyed 34-10 by an upstart Bills squad.

Bengals - you're a perennial "contender" that supposedly has a lot of offensive talent but your offense sputtered to a 17-10 loss.

Browns - you're supposed to be taking the next step this season but you just got waxed by the Dallas Cowboys at home.

Buccaneers - you're a playoff team that's supposed to take the next step, but you suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Saints.

So rest assured, that while Miami's loss was tough to swallow, there are a quite a few teams that are reeling even more than the Dolphins are.

 

[KingNick88]

Nice Post!

 

[CitizenSnips]

i'll give you 3 of those teams, with the worst case being the seahawks. What a beating.

 

[Sirspud]

I'm not moaning over one loss. It's the general lack of talent that this loss reflects that makes me unhappy. We were a 1-15 team last year and while its obvious Pennington is an upgrade at QB, pretty much every other position on our team stayed the same or got worse. Chad will bring us more than the one win we got last year, and Ricky will help too, but we aren't going to be any better off as an organization until we start getting some genuine talent and stop basing our success on fringe players like Goodman, Crocker, and Hill.

Yes, those teams had a bad week, but they have talent in their organization and even a losing season this year doesnt mean that they are doomed to years of horrible football. On the other hand, I really don't know if the end to the dark days of Miami football are in sight.

 

[FinInYpsi]

At least we're not St. Louis...