Archives for November 12, 2014

‘Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill has caught fire since coach Joe Philbin publicly considered benching the third-year quarterback. He threw for three touchdowns against San Diego and put together a decent game on the road against Detroit in Week 10. Tannehill has never had an easy time against Buffalo, but he’s playing at home and starting to find a rhythm. If he can stay hot, the Bills could be in trouble.’

‘The Bills, who lead the league with 34 sacks, are more than capable of doing something to prevent that. The Lions sacked Tannehill three times and were credited with nine quarterback hits in their victory against Miami last Sunday. Marcell Dareus and Kyle Williams are as effective as any defensive-tackle duo in the NFL, bringing consistent pressure up the middle to collapse the pocket and force Tannehill to drift from side to side.’

‘”They put five guys down and played man across the board, so I’m like, ‘Let’s air it out.'”‘

‘”For someone to just jump off saying things like that before the game being played, I don’t know if he’s trying to rally his team together or what they’re trying to do,” Dolphins safety Jimmy Wilson told ESPN on Monday. “It just seems cheap. But we’re not worried about it. We’re going to go handle our business. We know how important these AFC games are to win. We got to avenge ourselves.”‘

‘Watkins was listed as a full participant for the second-straight day, while Jackson was again limited. Meanwhile, defensive end Jarius Wynn was the only Bills player who did not participate in practice on Tuesday after injuring his knee against the Chiefs in Week 10.’

‘”It was rough, man,” said the Scarborough native. “We used to get these big ship containers that came in from the docks. There would be like 2,000 tires and you had to pull off every tire and stack them up. From seven in the morning until four in the afternoon we’d be stacking tires and then we had practice at six.”‘

‘”You get to change things up that you did the first game,” Watkins said. “You know how the (opponent) plays. You get an extra shot at them, so now you get to fix the things that you didn’t do good last game and correct them.”‘

‘”We’ve got to line up Thursday anyway, man, so whatever you say it is what is,” said Wallace, who leads the Dolphins with 40 receptions for 519 yards and six touchdowns. “We’ll be out there on Thursday night. I ain’t got no time for that. … We’re not worried about that, man. That’s lightweight. We’re not worried about that.”‘

Dolphins’ Ryan Tannehill has ‘big opportunity’ to make Bills pay (Miami Herald)

Dolphins CB Jamar Taylor likely to start vs. Bills if Cortland Finnegan out (Miami Herald)

Mike Pouncey is motivated to prove himself at new position (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Dolphins’ Taylor could make first start at corner (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Bills in Dolphins heads? Ignore words, examine numbers (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Why are Dolphins playoff chances at 41.2 percent? (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Who has the edge? Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Staff predictions: Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Dolphins adept at reaching red zone, inept when they get there (Palm Beach Post)

Ex-Dolphins Larry Csonka, Mercury Morris, Jim Kiick subject of special (Palm Beach Post)

Bills receiver Sammy Watkins ready for homecoming at Miami on Thursday (Naples Daily News)

Dolphins find going gets tough when they reach the red zone (Fox Sports Florida)

Tale Of The Tape: Buffalo Bills At Miami Dolphins (WFOR-TV)

Dolphins not biting over quote by Bills’ McKelvin (AP)

Dolphins QB Tannehill limited in practice (The Sports Xchange)

Dolphins Are Ready For Prime-Time Players (MiamiDolphins.com)

James Looking To Make An Impression; Other Notes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Dolphins-Bills Tuesday Injury Updates (MiamiDolphins.com)

10 Questions With Earl Mitchell (MiamiDolphins.com)

Dolphins To Wear All Aqua Uniforms On Thursday (MiamiDolphins.com)

‘”One of the goals that I wanted to reach when I came out of college was to be the best player and be the best person I can possibly be,” Dareus said. “But words only mean so much until you put your actions behind you.”‘

‘”The nature is to lose a tough game like that, feel like you kind of gave it away at the end; to let that linger and hang on to you through the week, but we can’t afford that this week,” said defensive tackle Kyle Williams. “Usually, the first day (of the week) that we start practice is the day that we’re going to be traveling down to Miami to get ready to play a game the next day. We’re looking forward to that.”‘

‘With Buffalo Bills wide receiver Marquise Goodwin banged up yet again – he hurt his ribs in Sunday’s loss to Kansas City, the fifth different injury of his 1 1/2-year Bills career – it looks as if Mike Williams will have a chance to be active for Thursday night’s game against the Miami Dolphins.’

‘Kraig Urbik’s return has been huge. It’s really hard to accept any explanation as to why Urbik hasn’t been in the lineup. No explanation seems to make sense. Richardson was killing the line in pass protection, and was doing nothing in the run game. This week’s game we saw Urbik making plays, and on the move.’