Joey Galloway is playing for New England and neither Antonio Bryant nor Michael Clayton, Tampa Bay's starting wide receivers, are playing for the Buccaneers tonight.
So the Dolphins rookie cornerbacks may have to wait until the regular season for their first serious NFL test.
(Yes, I know New Orleans is a great passing team and Miami finishes the preseason there next week. But let's face it, the Saints aren't going to let their starters play too long in the final preseason game.)
So this is bad news. But it is also good news.
At minimum, both Sean Smith and Vontae Davis are getting broken in sloooowly. Remember that last week the Panthers kept both Steve Smith and Muhsin Muhammad -- their starters -- on the bench.
Anyway, the live blog starts in the comments section below. Let's get to it.







next draft we get some pass rushers, wr's and qb.....and i think we will be pretty solid!
Posted by: jared | August 27, 2009 at 11:44 PM
Thanks Eddie finally someone with half a brain and actually is a true fan of the sport not a blind fanatic
Posted by: Finsfan871 | August 27, 2009 at 11:44 PM
Our defensives a had a good game, 6 points is great
Posted by: Eddy007 | August 27, 2009 at 11:44 PM
Cookiemonster, I will NOT give it a rest. You absolutely, positively CANNOT pass on franchise QBs with the #1 pick in the draft. And if lil' ol' me could tell Ryan would be a franchise QB before that draft, then why couldn't the Fins' scouts?
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 27, 2009 at 11:44 PM
damn i guess jason allen playing good coverage haven't heard much on him tonite
Posted by: phinfan from birth73 | August 27, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Hey eddy, Are you referring to Fiedler? Bring back Fiedler!!!!!
Posted by: Dolfandad | August 27, 2009 at 11:45 PM
What a typical South Florida idiot Rage is. He's not white? What color is he then you fool? Does it really mater anyway, it was a joke you jackoff.
Posted by: MrRadio610 | August 27, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Score please
Posted by: Omontero75 | August 27, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Mix in a bootleg
Posted by: Hayden Fox | August 27, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Nice short throw on the run by Henne.
Posted by: Gary in NC | August 27, 2009 at 11:45 PM
NALBONE SIGHTING!!! YEEHAW!!!
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 27, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Armando. Yeah. We'll see in the regular season. That's right , he makes the team. My prediction is yes he will. Moses is a real good pass rusher. Right now , he comes in for taylor before wake does.
Posted by: NJ PHIN FAN | August 27, 2009 at 11:45 PM
dolfan316 ur prolly the same guy who wanted brady quinn....
Posted by: jared | August 27, 2009 at 11:46 PM
Horrendous
Posted by: OK | August 27, 2009 at 11:46 PM
looking for the deep pass and get sacked
Posted by: phinfan from birth73 | August 27, 2009 at 11:46 PM
Wow...Good one AGAIN Jared
Posted by: Marc | August 27, 2009 at 11:46 PM
Henne HAD to get rid of the ball there.
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 27, 2009 at 11:46 PM
Penne is our man.
Posted by: rage | August 27, 2009 at 11:46 PM
Somebody needs to euthanize this game and put it out of its misery.
Posted by: Armando Salguero | August 27, 2009 at 11:47 PM
DolFan 316 guess what they did pass on it...now what...whats the next move, get out of the past. Its is over, the choice was made and no matter how much you cry about it you can't change it
Posted by: cookiemonster | August 27, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Henne showed his wheels...none. Bad OL play tonight. I think the short passes are the game plan...that's all we have been doing.
Posted by: Finnatic | August 27, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Jason Allen has not been good, the 2 rookies are playing much better, and Jason has 3 or 4 seasons under is belt
Posted by: Eddy007 | August 27, 2009 at 11:47 PM
What "if"penne gets hurt. We R screwed
Posted by: Ic22smooth | August 27, 2009 at 11:47 PM
we could still lose this game lol
Posted by: LOL | August 27, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Nope, didn't want Quinn. His accuracy coming out of college was terrible by today's NFL standards.
Kinda like Henne's accuracy tonight...
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 27, 2009 at 11:48 PM
Scott Schwades will be signed to replace Hartline
Posted by: Common Sense Phin | August 27, 2009 at 11:48 PM
armando . amen to that !
Posted by: NJ PHIN FAN | August 27, 2009 at 11:48 PM
We need to get some pressure on the qb
Posted by: KEVIN13 | August 27, 2009 at 11:48 PM
No dolfan316 is the type of person that looks at quick fix you can always find a franchise qb anywhere look at Warner, Brady and so on . A rookie pro bowl future o-line man that is the foudation of an offense us rare
Posted by: Finsfan871 | August 27, 2009 at 11:48 PM
and a good one from Mandy...Someone needs to euthanize ME
Posted by: Marc | August 27, 2009 at 11:48 PM
this game has to be broke down on player by player basis cant judge units b/c they were all bad
Posted by: phinfan from birth73 | August 27, 2009 at 11:48 PM
Why can't our DBs pick off any passes like other teams' DBs do?
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 27, 2009 at 11:49 PM
I'd love to hear Sparano on the ride back to Miami!
Posted by: Screws | August 27, 2009 at 11:49 PM
i have to seriously think everything was very bland/vanilla because we play the bucs later in the season and sparano didn't want to give anything away that we would use in the next game. Otherwise we are f'd in the a.
Posted by: jared | August 27, 2009 at 11:49 PM
Allen miss a easy tackle
Posted by: Eddy007 | August 27, 2009 at 11:49 PM
Someone take out vick
Posted by: KEVIN13 | August 27, 2009 at 11:49 PM
Allen gets 15 yards at that receiver and still whiffs...
Posted by: OK | August 27, 2009 at 11:49 PM
And the whole country saw this mess on TV.
Posted by: Standley23 | August 27, 2009 at 11:49 PM
I've said it before, you hold on to the ball too long, you'll get sacked. I saw him do it in camp and he did it again tonight. I just don't know about this guy. Is it only his arm? What else do they see in him?
Posted by: FB | August 27, 2009 at 11:49 PM
Really wish someone would Post-it note Joe Buck that he's not funny. I guess he thinks that his little comment about the name of the stadium was humorous.
Mando, if you can, please send Joe Buck the following link to this Youtube video of Artie Lange on the Joe Buck show being funny... oh WAIT. JOE BUCK WAS THERE
Posted by: Young Ayatollah | August 27, 2009 at 11:50 PM
marc , you said it , not me !
Posted by: NJ PHIN FAN | August 27, 2009 at 11:50 PM
FF871: Yeah, finding a franchise QB is so easy the Fins haven't done it in ten years! (Rolls eyes.)
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 27, 2009 at 11:50 PM
I look forward to football all year, and this makes me want to look forward to next season...
Posted by: Marc | August 27, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Radio, you are another pantload Jet fan who found his way on a Fins Blog. Very proud of you.
Posted by: rage | August 27, 2009 at 11:51 PM
i kinda hope we lose this game cause well...we should. the players need to know they didnt have a good game and i dont want them thinkignt hey did okay cause they got a W. I'd rather see them use an L as motivation for the regular season.
Posted by: miamifan29 | August 27, 2009 at 11:51 PM
There's nothing worse than NFL garbage time in the preseason.
Posted by: Armando Salguero | August 27, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Vontae Davis has looked decent tonight. Aggresive, but no major mistakes.
Posted by: MrRadio610 | August 27, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Fins only have 3 penalties??? That can;t be right. Seems like twice as many.
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 27, 2009 at 11:51 PM
and there was Jason Allen
Posted by: cookiemonster | August 27, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Guys, I'm heading down the locker room. Look for the game replay tommorrow.
Posted by: Armando Salguero | August 27, 2009 at 11:51 PM
look at wake davis you got make that catch
Posted by: phinfan from birth73 | August 27, 2009 at 11:52 PM
Vontae could not get that pass?
Posted by: OK | August 27, 2009 at 11:52 PM
vontae with the stone hands....maybe he had a quick flashback of parcelss walking around the practice field without his bra on....EWWWWWW
Posted by: jared | August 27, 2009 at 11:52 PM
Shut up, Buck. Nobody's interested in you trying to act like the Fins are getting away with WR mugging.
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 27, 2009 at 11:52 PM
Rage, go away kid, you bore me.
Posted by: MrRadio610 | August 27, 2009 at 11:52 PM
Base Offense and Defense didnt show much and no one got hurt tonight. xept Hartline has any one heard any update on him
Posted by: Common Sense Phin | August 27, 2009 at 11:53 PM
Mando, you gotta watch this snoozer again? Ouch.
Posted by: OK | August 27, 2009 at 11:53 PM
Vontae should have had that one
Posted by: rage | August 27, 2009 at 11:53 PM
It's not easy but it's not a given with the first pick( carr , leaf, smith) and so on . With a great o line any qb will do look again penne was an run of the mill qb till he lined up behind a solid line with a good running game
Posted by: Finsfan871 | August 27, 2009 at 11:53 PM
let white close the game before henne throw another pick. jk
Posted by: phinfan from birth73 | August 27, 2009 at 11:53 PM