(In your best John Facenda voice rising over NFL Films music) Lambeau Field ... It soars into the air out of an otherwise ordinary residential neighborhood. It smells great around here because the folks really know how to tailgate.
And today, it could be the site of the Dolphins most impressive victory of the season so far.
Think about that. Let it marinate.
The Dolphins are treading water at 2-2. But as I wrote in the column I wrote in today's Herald, Miami has hope they can still be champions because, well, there are no great teams in the NFL this season. Please check out the column as it tells you in Brandon Marshall's and Yeremiah Bell's own words what they think of their chances.
For both players to be correct, today is a big day. The Dolphins have won on the road twice already but, let's be honest, this opponent offers a much greater challenge than either Buffalo (0-5) and Minnesota (1-3). The Packers are Super Bowl contenders, if you ask anyone around here, and they have won three times as many games already as Miami's previous two opponents combined.
And unlike Miami's previous opponents, these Packers have a complete passing game. That, in my opinion, is the greatest untapped weakness of the Miami defense. Yes, teams have run the ball with some success. But it's the pass defense that definitely worries me. We'll see today -- with Aaron Rodgers at QB for Green Bay -- how that defense holds up.
Jared Odrick is in the house, folks. I'll have an update on his game status along with the inactives as soon as they're available. And, of course, we'll have the live blog at kickoff.
[Update: Odrick and John Jerry are inactive. Randy Starks is starting at RE while Paul Soliai continues as the starting NT. Pat McQuistan will start at right guard ... The complete list of inactives is Marlon Moore, Thigpen as the No. 3 QB, Austin Spitler, Robert Rose, Patrick Brown, Jerry, Jeron Mastrud and Odrick.
For the Packers, the only inactive you need to care about is that Clay Matthews is on the list. He's out.]
Another major injury for the Pack. Getting easier, playing 3rd stringers now. Like the Dallas pre-season game - our 1st string against their bench.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam | October 17, 2010 at 02:58 PM
Time to dominate
Posted by: Jimmy Jam | October 17, 2010 at 02:59 PM
Throw the red flag Tony!
Posted by: stonebackj | October 17, 2010 at 03:03 PM
Challenge the spot!
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:03 PM
Are the refs blind with that spot?
Posted by: FinFan4life | October 17, 2010 at 03:03 PM
challenge it
Posted by: michael lash | October 17, 2010 at 03:04 PM
challenge! thats a joke
Posted by: sptaylor | October 17, 2010 at 03:04 PM
How is that call possible,
Posted by: CF | October 17, 2010 at 03:06 PM
WE WERE ROBBED !!!!
Posted by: Utdolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:06 PM
My boyfriend is putting on our matching pink Jets shirts, illness back
Posted by: TorturedDolphan | October 17, 2010 at 03:06 PM
Cut Sean Smith !
Posted by: stonebackj | October 17, 2010 at 03:07 PM
Refs are horrible, even with review they screw it up. Pathetic
Posted by: jon | October 17, 2010 at 03:07 PM
what a shame. Go Dolphins!!!! Go Henne!!!!
Posted by: dolphininparis | October 17, 2010 at 03:08 PM
misi
Posted by: gtdolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:08 PM
do your job ref. charge us a TO because you are an idiot? at least we dont cry about it like rodgers
Posted by: sptaylor | October 17, 2010 at 03:09 PM
Green Bay fielding a High School team out there..we should be up 10.
Posted by: dramo31 | October 17, 2010 at 03:09 PM
we need to hold 'em on 3rd down
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:09 PM
Ref should kill himself. that mistake could be a huge game changer.
Posted by: drbullis | October 17, 2010 at 03:10 PM
Funny, I'm watching this game with a Pats fan here, and even he admitted that was a first down.
That is some game changing BS.
Posted by: Utdolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:11 PM
need a big stop - can't let them score!!!
Posted by: tpatao | October 17, 2010 at 03:14 PM
Benny sapps gotta chill, he's tipping off the blitzes
Posted by: jon | October 17, 2010 at 03:15 PM
Sapps blitz was worthless.
Posted by: drbullis | October 17, 2010 at 03:16 PM
at least we held 'em to 3. Now the offense NEEDS to score a TD!
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:16 PM
How about a 50-yard run back? Why doesn't that ever happen to us?
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:17 PM
need a 10 min TD druve
Posted by: jt350 | October 17, 2010 at 03:18 PM
NICE Carroll!
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:18 PM
cant let them hang around...need a quick drive TD
Posted by: sptaylor | October 17, 2010 at 03:18 PM
sptaylor, we really need a slow TD drive. Take up time AND score, that would put pressure on them.
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:19 PM
nice to know that davis can take down a receiver all on his own. vontae is the man
Posted by: sptaylor | October 17, 2010 at 03:19 PM
No passes please.Run Ricky Run.
Posted by: mobiljorge | October 17, 2010 at 03:20 PM
DC Dolfan, I hear you but id love for us to go up by 2 possesions. We just let teams hang around until the last minute and then disaster
Posted by: sptaylor | October 17, 2010 at 03:22 PM
Man I sorry but the coaching staff sucks and Im sorry but Chad Henne is not read y to start yet. You can clearly tell in his play. It seemed as though getting Marshall was a bad idea because thats the only person he throws too. If you watch the replay he is only looking at Marshall. Im sorry but even though Pennington has a messed up arm I think we will be in a better position than we are now lol. We should be blowing this team out. We should have blown the Patriots out.
Posted by: The One | October 17, 2010 at 03:23 PM
We did not need a 3-and-out!
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:23 PM
yeah agreed. hold them
Posted by: sptaylor | October 17, 2010 at 03:24 PM
Your hearts are going to be torn to shreds in a minute. Thats always the case with this team.
Posted by: WorkingFinFan | October 17, 2010 at 03:24 PM
Who aee we playing next?P........
Posted by: mobiljorge | October 17, 2010 at 03:25 PM
green bay is a playoff team, we're an 8-8 team, on the road, this game won't be won by 2 scores.
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:25 PM
WAKE!!
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:26 PM
Let's face it we are our own worst enemy, and I'm beginning to think it's the entire coaching staff
We should have run the ball three straight times and we don't, we pass twice and run once
Thank god for Wake
Posted by: CF | October 17, 2010 at 03:26 PM
not much of a playoff team today though
Posted by: sptaylor | October 17, 2010 at 03:27 PM
20 yards and we can kick a field goal AT LEAST! That should be the offenses goal!
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:27 PM
Do we even have a TE?
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:28 PM
Again we we pass first, WTF
Posted by: CF | October 17, 2010 at 03:31 PM
Why Empty backfield on 3rd and short every time W T F
Posted by: FinFan4life | October 17, 2010 at 03:31 PM
nice punt. Go Dolphins!!!! Go Henne!!!!
Posted by: dolphininparis | October 17, 2010 at 03:33 PM
WOW
Payback for that earlier call.
Posted by: Utdolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:34 PM
henne needs to work on his giveaway stares. we have one receiver on, 3 decoys bc henne already knows who he is throwing to before the snap
Posted by: sptaylor | October 17, 2010 at 03:34 PM
HUGE! lets capitalize boys!!!
Posted by: sptaylor | October 17, 2010 at 03:35 PM
shady penalty that makes up for us getting robbed on the prior 4th and 1
Posted by: FinFan4life | October 17, 2010 at 03:36 PM
There's FASANO!
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:38 PM
theres our TE!
Posted by: sptaylor | October 17, 2010 at 03:38 PM
Where has that been all year......Nice call Henning and nice throw Henne
Posted by: CF | October 17, 2010 at 03:38 PM
sptaylor, who called it buddy. Might be the nail in the coffin!
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:39 PM
respect Henne boys he took a major shot!!!
Posted by: tbev44 | October 17, 2010 at 03:39 PM
Grounding........
Posted by: CF | October 17, 2010 at 03:41 PM
Ok, seriously, WHY waste that timeout? Defense wasn't that tired.
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:43 PM
Why no intentinal grounding? Then Smith drops one nice
Posted by: FinFan4life | October 17, 2010 at 03:43 PM
Wow look at Henne go. he doesn't need a lesson. Oh let him play. Wow I guess you want to win the easy games. Henne is looking good like always. I guess I was wrong.
Posted by: Carl Callison | October 17, 2010 at 03:48 PM
The defense basically seals the deal with a stop here. FOR ONCE!
Posted by: DC Dolfan | October 17, 2010 at 03:48 PM
what is an easy game? i havent seen one of those in years! hold em here boys
Posted by: sptaylor | October 17, 2010 at 03:49 PM