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The 2007 Miami Dolphins have a disastrous 1-15 season, one of the worst in NFL history.
Long-time stars like Jason Taylor, Chris Chambers, and Zach Thomas have left the team.
The 2008 Miami Dolphins are full of guys written off by the rest of the NFL..
- Chad Pennington: aging weak-armed QB, discarded by the NY Jets.
- Ronnie Brown: coming off a serious knee injury, and not considered to be at full speed.
- Ricky Williams: aging pot-smoking RB, which everyone sees as a quitter, over-the-hill, and has so many suspensions that most NFL teams wouldn't touch him.
- Patrick Cobbs: undrafted free agent, seen as too small, too slow.
- Lousaka Polite: undrafted free agent.
- Ted Ginn: seen as a bust.
- Greg Camarillo: undrafted free agent, seen as too slow.
- Davone Bess: undrafted free agent, seen as too small, too slow.
- Anthony Fasano: backup tight end from the Dallas Cowboys.
- Joey Porter: aging LB, written off as a trade bust.
The 2008 season starts with two losses, and everyone sees the Dolphins as the same crappy team as before.
But through hard work, playing disciplined football (low turnovers, penalties, and dropped passes), and a new "Wildcat" formation (a variation of the single-wing formation, that the NFL abandoned 60 years ago), the Miami Dolphins slowly claw their way back.. stunning the NFL by going 10-3 for the rest of the season.
Chad Pennington has a stellar season, with the 2nd best passer rating in the NFL.
It all builds to the final regular season game: Chad Pennington returns to face the team that discarded him, a showdown with the NY Jets, for the AFC East division title, and a chance at the playoffs.
Long-time stars like Jason Taylor, Chris Chambers, and Zach Thomas have left the team.
The 2008 Miami Dolphins are full of guys written off by the rest of the NFL..
- Chad Pennington: aging weak-armed QB, discarded by the NY Jets.
- Ronnie Brown: coming off a serious knee injury, and not considered to be at full speed.
- Ricky Williams: aging pot-smoking RB, which everyone sees as a quitter, over-the-hill, and has so many suspensions that most NFL teams wouldn't touch him.
- Patrick Cobbs: undrafted free agent, seen as too small, too slow.
- Lousaka Polite: undrafted free agent.
- Ted Ginn: seen as a bust.
- Greg Camarillo: undrafted free agent, seen as too slow.
- Davone Bess: undrafted free agent, seen as too small, too slow.
- Anthony Fasano: backup tight end from the Dallas Cowboys.
- Joey Porter: aging LB, written off as a trade bust.
The 2008 season starts with two losses, and everyone sees the Dolphins as the same crappy team as before.
But through hard work, playing disciplined football (low turnovers, penalties, and dropped passes), and a new "Wildcat" formation (a variation of the single-wing formation, that the NFL abandoned 60 years ago), the Miami Dolphins slowly claw their way back.. stunning the NFL by going 10-3 for the rest of the season.
Chad Pennington has a stellar season, with the 2nd best passer rating in the NFL.
It all builds to the final regular season game: Chad Pennington returns to face the team that discarded him, a showdown with the NY Jets, for the AFC East division title, and a chance at the playoffs.
