http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Inside the NFL 60 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:09:26 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1345743.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1345743.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST New England coach Bill Belichick, bless his cheating heart, again found himself at the center of a raging controversy over the past week following his decision to try (and ultimately fail) to pick up a fourth-and-2 from his 28 rather than punt the ball back to the Indianapolis Colts and their white-hot quarterback, Peyton Manning, late in the fourth quarter. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1342625.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1342625.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Worked out pretty well the previous time the Buffalo Bills fired coaches in the midst of a season. It was 1986, and they dumped Hank Bullough for some guy named Marv Levy, who stayed 12 years and put up so many of the AFC roadblocks that kept Don Shula and Dan Marino from getting back to a Super Bowl. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1342627.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1342627.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For the second consecutive season, I spent an NFL Sunday rotating through a handful of Las Vegas sports books. And as in 2008, it was plainly evident there were just as many fantasy football players as gamblers in the house. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1342626.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1342626.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:32 EST Showed up pretty stout both ways last week, including a bull's-eye on our Upset of the Week with Panthers over Falcons (``Aawwk!''), another outright upset hit with Chiefs winning at Raiders, plus Jags with-points over Jets. Here's how tough this gig can be, though, folks. I predicted Indy would beat the Pats 38-34. Indy beat the Pats 35-34. But that was a loss against the spread. Oy! Nevertheless, momentum remains in my pocket. Must protect the pocket! (Note: Records below do not include Thursday night's game. Pick was Panthers (-3) over Dolphins, 24-20). http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1341221.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1341221.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00 EST DOLPHINS (4-5) AT PANTHERS (4-5)<p/> When: 8 p.m. Thursday (NFL, CH. 39)<p/> Line: CAR by 3 Cote's pick: CAR 24-20 http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1333690.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1333690.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Imet an old friend for dinner one evening last winter in a South Florida restaurant, a big-name guy who had played double-digit years in the NFL back in the 1950s and '60s. Even before our house salads had been delivered to the table, he told me he was starting to take a new medication, Arocept, used to ``slow the progression of Alzheimers symptoms,'' according to the website of the drug company that makes it. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1330699.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1330699.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It is time now for our King Sport Halftime Awards at the NFL regular-season's midpoint. By the way, any media outlet that published midseason awards last week did so prematurely. That's cheating, and those outlets are now subject to suspension by commissioner Roger Goodell, or even-worse punishment, such as having to cover the Cleveland Browns. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1330700.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1330700.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:07 EST I am trying to figure a way to distill last week into something I can bottle and peddle on street corners in Las Vegas. What a week! http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1330629.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1330629.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:27 EST As a nationally syndicated fantasy columnist and radio host, I am in constant contact with the subjects of my columns. As far as you know . . . http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1322162.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1322162.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST If it's already the second Sunday in November, it must be time for our midseason NFL report card, featuring the good, the bad and the baffling. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1320773.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1320773.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00 EST Two key cogs in the Dolphins defense, middle linebacker Channing Crowder and nose guard Jason Ferguson, are listed on the final injury report as ``doubtful'' for Sunday's game against New England, which has the AFC's No. 1 offense. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1321248.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1321248.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:32 EST Two key cogs in the Miami Dolphins defense -- middle linebacker Channing Crowder and nose guard Jason Ferguson -- are listed on the final injury report as ``doubtful'' for Sunday's game against New England, which has the AFC's No. 1 offense. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1318987.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1318987.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Defiantly, or perhaps obliviously, Edgerrin James told reporters in Seattle last month, ``It's up to me how long I want to play and how far I move up that [all-time rushing] chart.'' If only. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1318950.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1318950.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00 EST Well, let's see here. I missed on Dolphins-Jets game, missed on Vikings-Packers ``Favre Bowl,'' missed badly on my Upset of the Week pick (Houston-Buffalo), and totally misread Giants-Eagles, too. The only person in South Florida who had a worse week than me: Disgraced Fort Lauderdale attorney and accused scam-artist Scott Rothstein. Close call, though. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1317255.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1317255.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As a kid growing up in Winchester, Ky., Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell never had a younger brother. Never had any younger siblings at all.<p/> ``I had an older sister,'' Bell said Wednesday, smirking as if he knew exactly where this conversation was headed. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1318918.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1318918.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:12 EST Halfway through the 2009 fantasy season, are you kicking yourself for letting Cedric Benson slide by round after round? Did you cast your lot with the wrong Steve Smith? Have you hurled epithets in Larry Johnson's direction that could get you suspended by the NFL? http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1311675.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1311675.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00 EST It was a sports fan's dream: Dolphins vs. Jets, an NBA game, an NHL game and Game 4 of the World Series. Four games, four sports, four states in one day - all attended in person. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1309916.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1309916.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00 EDT It has been wild and wacky up in Wisconsin this week in the buildup for what promises to be one of the most emotional football games in Green Bay Packers history. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1308971.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1308971.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00 EDT There are two schools of thought on the Dolphins' tight end play this season.<p/> One is that the Dolphins having the NFL's No. 2 rushing attack limits the number of passes thrown, thus dragging down the reception numbers of wide receivers and tight ends. The other is that Dolphins tight ends Anthony Fasano and Joey Haynos simply haven't been able to get open or catch the ball on a consistent basis. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1308980.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1308980.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00 EDT Although middle linebacker Channing Crowder missed all the practice reps this week as the Dolphins installed their defensive game plan for the Jets, coach Tony Sparano said he doesn't anticipate any problems with Crowder being mentally ready if his left shoulder is ready to go Sunday.