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, 09 Nov 2009 01:02:42 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/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. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1307336.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1307336.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Here's all you need to know in a nutshell, and I choose that word carefully: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1307387.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1307387.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Football media musings from the couch:<p/> Best TV rookies? ESPN's Jon Gruden has commanding TV presence, but this award goes to Rodney Harrison and Tony Dungy for their refreshing candor in NBC's studio. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1307338.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1307338.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00 EDT In the 13 games played last weekend, only four were decided by 10 or fewer points. The average margin of victory in the other nine was 26 points. Six teams were held to single-digit scores, including the goose egg posted by Oakland. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1307337.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1307337.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:02 EDT Had Dolphins over Saints as my Upset of the Week last week, and with Miami up 24-3 late in first half the Upset Bird was preening insufferably up in the press boxAnyhow, the Dolphins choked, of course, but it was all good. I emerged a solid 7-4-2 against the spread anyway, and my sports writing colleagues delighted to violate the no-cheering-in-the-press box edict by showering the unpopular Upset Bird with invective and derision in lockstep with the Dolphins' collapse. ``Aaawwwk!'' mocked a grinning Edwin Pope. ``Awww.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1299135.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1299135.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Has any NFL head coach in recent memory ever been more emasculated by a team's front office than Jim Zorn, the embattled and soon-to-be-fired man no longer much in charge of the Washington Redskins? http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1296202.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1296202.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Old England samples New England on Sunday as the NFL's ever-increasing foray into international markets continues with the latest game in London. Brits get Patriots-Tampa Bay, meaning they'll see the best that American football has to offer, other than the Buccaneers. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1296207.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1296207.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00 EDT Just like clockwork, everything fell into place on one of the most predictable weekends of the fantasy football season. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1295829.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1295829.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:12 EDT Hit another Upset of the Week against the spread with Ravens covering vs. Minnesota, and also had underdog Texans and Chiefs with points. But let's not put a bow on a pig, or, for that matter, a fedora on an Upset Bird. I got beat up last week, both ways. Had complete, embarrassing misreads on Giants-Saints and Cards-Seahawks. Can't beat myself up much on Eagles-Raiders -- who saw that coming? -- but some of those other picks were roughly as successful as the Titans' pass defense against Tom Brady. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1292250.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/story/1292250.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00 EDT The man with the record for most career coaching victories in NFL history (and the NFL season record for fewest coaching losses) likes a lot about this year's Dolphins. And that includes the Wildcat.