Live blog of Dolphins versus Pats here

The Dolphins are rockin' the aqua tops and white pants tonight on Monday Night Football. The field is rockin' real sod again following last night's season-finale for the Florida Marlins. That means there are strange, brown, uneven patches from about the 30 yard line going in to the west end zone here at Sun Life Stadium.

I expect a high-scoring game.

I simply don't see how the Patriots will be able to stop the Dolphins running game. I know they will try. I know they will present multiple fronts that could include the dreaded eighth defender. But I just think the Dolphins have seen so much of it, they will be able to move the ball on the ground if they stick to it.

I also think the Dolphins will be able to pass the ball. The Patriots have shuffled their defensive backfield this week, benching both cornerback Darius Butler and safety Brandon Meriweather. They can be exploited.

And, obviously, I think the Patriots will be able to move the ball on Miami. I think Tom Brady can find the holes in the Miami secondary but the truth is the Patriots now think themselves something of a good running team with Benjarvus Green-Ellis in the backfield.

They think they can run it against a Miami team that has given up over 140 rushing yards each of the past two weeks and doesn't like putting eight men in the box.

So what do you have when all this comes together?

Points!

I could be wrong, but it's hard to argue with the logic. We'll see.

Come back here for the updates on the inactives. The live blog starts in the comment section below. See you there.,

[Update: The Dolphins inactives are Channing Crowder, Jared Odrick, John Jerry, Jeron Mastrud, Marlon Moore, Robert Rose, Patrick Brown, with Tyler Thigpen the third QB.]

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Comments

[David]

Push them off the line offensive line-blow them off the ball

[jon]

Relaxe people, brady was just asking the ref if he was screwing his wife too. I think the umpire told him to check TMZ

[Richard3000]

ahh henne and his frustration time outs.. he has to stop that. Just call a run play buddy

[Dexter]

Please keep trying to out-coach yourself. Unfrigging-real.

[d-dense]

3rd and 1 lets run the wild cat

[scooter]

Nice sub TO

[ALoco]

henne IS WORTH AT LEAST 7 MILLION ,IF NOT FOR THE DONKEY HENNING HE WOULD BE UP THERE .

[Kris]

Miami's usual 1st quarter time out...i expect to see them burn another one with 12 min to go in the 2nd quarter

[David]

Time out-Is Randy Shannon coaching instead of Sparano?

[jamesc]

play action b marsh jump ball

[grfdolphin]

ok ready....wildcat!

[unuka balak]

how we looking dolphins forever

[Armando Salguero]

Dolphins are moving the ball well. Time for Wildcat!

[DMAN]

Henne had to call a TO or there would have been a penalty....2 men in motion. Heads up Henne!

FIRE HENNING!

[TNFINFAN]

Dick stockton sucks. I'm a jimmy fan. Stockton just said pats called time out. Before he said one of these teams is likely to come out of this tied with the Jets for first. Duh.

[superPHIN]

3rd and 1 lets run the wild cat

Posted by: d-dense | October 04, 2010 at
Sad thing is buddy, we'll probably wait till 3rd and 5 again!!!

[Bake]

FIRE HENNING!

[miamiphinphan]

ricky will be fine

[Lebron's headband]

Another sunglass man blunder 10 men on the field and on the wrong side

Need to score tds and not 3s

[REDSHIRT COMMIE]

LMAO @ Posted by: jon | October 04, 2010 at 08:57 PM

BAHAHAHA HTAT WAS MAD FUNNNNNNYYYY

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[scooter]

Cat now they had To to call play

[dbmfins]

Phins look like they can go up and down the field on the Patsy's.

[grfdolphin]

Mandocat

[miamiphinphan]

go ricky!

[dramo31]

you have to run the wildcat at the right time..3rd and 6..COME ON MAN!

[scooter]

Ricky all night long

[unuka balak]

i love the phins

[miamiphinphan]

tak

hold

[NCFINSFAN3347]

HOOOOOOOLDING

[grfdolphin]

Richie!!!!!

[superPHIN]

Wouldnt be a first down without the hold!!!

[scooter]

Holding wtf

[miamiphinphan]

that hold hurt us

[Lebron's headband]

Incognito blows

[superPHIN]

I smell a FG!!!!

[finfan23]

time for the wildcat

[Blazzin Ace]

2ND AND LONG AND WE RUN... DAMN U HENNING!!!

[d-dense]

pass to marshall

[Bake]

Bess TIME!!

[Marc]

NICE! Bess

[Richard3000]

Wow bess is possessed!!

[d-dense]

oh yeah bess

[miamiphinphan]

luv me some bess!!!!!

[unuka balak]

damn we cant give them the game

[KRUT]

best 3rd down receiver in nfl

[jtlawson5]

let's goooooo

[steelgrizzly]

TD Bess baby!!!

[Lebron's headband]

Woooo hoooo
Simply the bess

[jamesc]

pay da man

[superPHIN]

Maybe NOT ...GO BESS!1

[David]

Touchdown-Bess-just think if we used Marshall!

[ALoco]

HOME WAS RIGHT ...BESS

[Blazzin Ace]

TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!!

[beerndrums]

What a drive.No wildcat either.

[grfdolphin]

Mando, leave Gisele alone. Hands off!

[Dexter]

Sparano is a dork. He is so NOT level-headed.

[Marc]

Did Bess get promoted to #2?

[Jay-Mo]

Wow, a drive without the Wildcat and look what happened?

[REDSHIRT COMMIE]

no incomplete passes by henne? i am impresssed

[tar]

No Wildcat = Touchdown!!!
Can the coaching staff understand that equation?????