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.
I see Will Allen's been teaching Vontae the finer points...of how to drop INTs that hit you right in the hands.
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 27, 2009 at 11:53 PM
No pat white and didn't see wake anywhere
Posted by: Cmgchico | August 27, 2009 at 11:54 PM
tario,
10-6 Miami.
V. Davis is putting together a nice game. He just needed to get his bell rung on special teams.
Posted by: Finnatic | August 27, 2009 at 11:54 PM
hard to tell if we won this game or the bucs lost it
Posted by: LOL | August 27, 2009 at 11:54 PM
Please for the love of God just let this game END!!!
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 27, 2009 at 11:54 PM
This just in Hartline did not get hurt...game went pass his curfew and he was pulled.
Posted by: news | August 27, 2009 at 11:55 PM
The truth sometimes hurts, radio. I'll light a candle for your self asteem
Posted by: rage | August 27, 2009 at 11:55 PM
LOL @ 316
Posted by: Marc | August 27, 2009 at 11:55 PM
Wow...if my math is right somehow some way Bucs QBs completed less than half their throws!
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 27, 2009 at 11:55 PM
boyh
Posted by: phinfan from birth73 | August 27, 2009 at 11:55 PM
Let's run up the score!
Posted by: Standley23 | August 27, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Hartline is still in the locker room...cannot be good news.
Posted by: OK | August 27, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Miami had always tried to please the quick fix people and only once drafted a qb to groom all the other attempts were through traded for a stop gap. Now henne is going through growing pains and learning to one day lead this team
Posted by: Finsfan871 | August 27, 2009 at 11:56 PM
We will really need donnie and ricky to run hard so we can make passing alittle easier, passing not looking good
Posted by: Eddy007 | August 27, 2009 at 11:56 PM
This just in Chad Henne sucks
Posted by: Common Sense Phin | August 27, 2009 at 11:57 PM
henne is garbage
Posted by: phinfan from birth73 | August 27, 2009 at 11:57 PM
lest anyone didnt know: Here's Artie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxFAak1fV_0
lol @ Joe Buck
Posted by: Young Ayatollah | August 27, 2009 at 11:57 PM
Henne not looking good. Wish could have seen white
Posted by: Cmgchico | August 27, 2009 at 11:57 PM
I don't even care if the Bucs score or not, it won;t change the fact this was a patheticaly putrid game by the Fins in every area.
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 27, 2009 at 11:57 PM
goodnight to all on that last play and the TV announcer saying what a great smart play it was
Posted by: DONE | August 27, 2009 at 11:57 PM
Ronnie
Posted by: Eddy007 | August 27, 2009 at 11:57 PM
You er right OK with 55 seconds left he should be out there...no excuse. hurt or not
Posted by: yep | August 27, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Dotson missed the sack...he will be cut
Posted by: OK | August 27, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Go sit on that candle kid. You're the reason Neil Rogers left town.
Posted by: MrRadio610 | August 27, 2009 at 11:58 PM
henne never beat ohio state so why is he the future again. plz explain
Posted by: phinfan from birth73 | August 27, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Aikman is brutal.
Posted by: Hayden Fox | August 27, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Damn, I guess I didn't miss much. Fell asleep at halftime cuz of how boring this game has been. Come on!!!
Posted by: Football1022003 | August 27, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Freeman getting MAULED out there. Why are the Bucs still trying to pass? Just fall on the ball and get the hell outta there.
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 27, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Good Night to all.
Posted by: rage | August 27, 2009 at 11:59 PM
I like Vontae...
Posted by: Marc | August 27, 2009 at 11:59 PM
vontae kept him inbounds lol
Posted by: LOL | August 27, 2009 at 11:59 PM
wake looks tired but he's applying heat nice fill davis
Posted by: phinfan from birth73 | August 27, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Wow. Can you say blown acl
Posted by: Cmgchico | August 27, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Cut them all! Off with their heads!
Posted by: The King | August 27, 2009 at 11:59 PM
OK are you on meth?
Posted by: Dolfandad | August 27, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Nice tackle by Davis.
Posted by: Hayden Fox | August 27, 2009 at 11:59 PM
bill parcells titties will not be happy about this game...they will likely start lactating! maybe he can fill up a bowl of cereal for the ginger gm.
Posted by: jared | August 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Oh thank god! Penalty takes time off clock!
Posted by: Dolfandad | August 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM
If the Bucs call a pass here, they're insane.
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Vontae will be good...he needs some seasoning though
Posted by: OK | August 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Don't let the door hit you kid.
Posted by: MrRadio610 | August 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Hartline is on meth
Posted by: OK | August 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM
I prefer Goya seasoning
Posted by: The King | August 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM
If this preseeason game was food, it would make week old roadkill seem like a delicacy.
Seriously, I don't think EITHER team can take a single positive thing out of this one.
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 28, 2009 at 12:01 AM
was this part of the plan, to look this bad or did we just stink it up for real
Posted by: phinfan from birth73 | August 28, 2009 at 12:01 AM
This just in an APB has been placed on B. Hartline
Posted by: Common Sense Phin | August 28, 2009 at 12:01 AM
316 wow we agree...
Posted by: The King | August 28, 2009 at 12:01 AM
ZZZ...Oh wait we are 3-0 in preseason...Yeah...zzzz
Posted by: GetterDone Phins | August 28, 2009 at 12:02 AM
Aiight I'm out. Gonna take a shower (for real) to wash the stench of this game off me.
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 28, 2009 at 12:02 AM
316 ever play orginized football?
Posted by: Finsfan871 | August 28, 2009 at 12:02 AM
Well, the game sucked, but, I laughed at and/or with a few of you...Artie-Joe Buck vid was great...lol
Posted by: Marc | August 28, 2009 at 12:02 AM
Can't belive I waited all day for that, oh well it's win, I think
Posted by: Standley23 | August 28, 2009 at 12:03 AM
No 316 only disorganized i would venture
Posted by: The King | August 28, 2009 at 12:03 AM
FF871, yes I did and if a team I was on ever looked that bad we'd all be puking the next day from running extra laps.
Okay NOW I'm out.
Posted by: DolFan 316 | August 28, 2009 at 12:03 AM
i know it was a bad dream we just had but damn. no pulling guard i was looking forward to seeing smiley and thomas getting out in front of the running back
Posted by: phinfan from birth73 | August 28, 2009 at 12:04 AM
oh well...at least we can draft Colt McCoy. Henne still stares down his receivers and stands like a statue.
Posted by: Eric | August 28, 2009 at 12:04 AM
Colt McCoy ha ha ha ha ha ha ha best joke tonight
Posted by: The King | August 28, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Good coaching staff do not show the rest of the NFL what we have we will surprise them this year like last year
Posted by: KEVIN13 | August 28, 2009 at 12:05 AM
That was pretty sad to watch. Lots of work to do...... :o(
Posted by: Gmaderas | August 28, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Yea ok if that's the case you would know that no matter how shitty a game you play you gather the info and improve the defence only allowed 6 points and several players put in a solid showing..
Posted by: Finsfan871 | August 28, 2009 at 12:05 AM