Time for Tony Sparano to put up or shut up.

[Pappy13]

I'll tell you one thing.  Miami better not take Buffalo or Detroit lightly or they'll lose both of these games.  Buffalo just loves to stick it to Miami even when they are having a bad year and Detroit is getting better every week.  Sparano has one last chance to convince me that he should stick around next year.  Come up with solid wins against Buffalo and Detroit and I'll be convinced you deserve another year regardless of what happens in New England.  Lose to either team and I'm gonna be calling for your head before the season is over.  Pull this team out of the funk it has been in for the last 2 weeks.

Time to put up or shut up Tony Sparano.  There's no excuses any more.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I'll tell you one thing.  Miami better not take Buffalo or Detroit lightly or they'll lose both of these games.  Buffalo just loves to stick it to Miami even when they are having a bad year and Detroit is getting better every week.  Sparano has one last chance to convince me that he should stick around next year.  Come up with solid wins against Buffalo and Detroit and I'll be convinced you deserve another year regardless of what happens in New England.  Lose to either team and I'm gonna be calling for your head before the season is over.  Pull this team out of the funk it has been in for the last 2 weeks.

Time to put up or shut up Tony Sparano.  There's no excuses any more.

And if you win both....decent chance you will go into week 17 with playoff hopes.  Probably not, win and your in.  But a decent chance that of Dolphins win plus.....something else or multiple something else's... Ravens loss, Jets loss, Colts, loss...and you're in. 

[Pappy13]

^^That's all I want.  Go into the game against New England with something to play for.

[masterfins]

The Bills and Lions are much tougher at this point in the season than they were earlier in the year.  The Bills are playing more cohesive, and have won some games to give them a winning attitude.  And the Lions are playing with more heart this year than i've seen in ten years.  The Lions could easily have three more wins than they currently have.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

The Bills and Lions are much tougher at this point in the season than they were earlier in the year.  The Bills are playing more cohesive, and have won some games to give them a winning attitude.  And the Lions are playing with more heart this year than i've seen in ten years.  The Lions could easily have three more wins than they currently have.

Neither team is nearly as good as the Jets.  If you can't beat both those teams you don't deserve to be in the discussion for playoffs.  Nor will you be. 

[Dave Gray]

I know I'm in the minority, but I think that Sparano has already done enough this year to keep his job, short of something happening that is disasterous.

[Brian Fein]

I think Buffalo only plays us tough in their house.  I think both of these games should be handy wins.

But nothing is guaranteed with this team this season.  Especially at home.

I expect 2 W's here.  I hope I'm not disappointed.

[masterfins]

Neither team is nearly as good as the Jets.  If you can't beat both those teams you don't deserve to be in the discussion for playoffs.  Nor will you be. 

I believe our playoff hopes ended with our last loss, although I am still pulling for the Fins to win out, even though they won't make the playoffs.  The thing to keep in mind is divisional games are always tough, you play each other twice every year; and you should know each others plays and tendencies.  I was at the season opener in Buffalo and the Fins beat the Bills up and down the field all day long, yet at the end of the game the Bills still had a shot to win. 

I dream of the Fins having one season before I die where they dominate games all season long...

[MikeO]

I know I'm in the minority, but I think that Sparano has already done enough this year to keep his job, short of something happening that is disasterous.

what has he done? Seriously, what has he done? This team "might" finish .500. He had to fire a coach mid-season. He has won 1 home game as we enter the week before Christmas. And this is his 3rd year in Miami. This franchise has gotten WORSE each year under him.

What has he done to warrant keeping his job? Please share

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I believe our playoff hopes ended with our last loss, although I am still pulling for the Fins to win out, even though they won't make the playoffs.  The thing to keep in mind is divisional games are always tough, you play each other twice every year; and you should know each others plays and tendencies.  I was at the season opener in Buffalo and the Fins beat the Bills up and down the field all day long, yet at the end of the game the Bills still had a shot to win. 

I dream of the Fins having one season before I die where they dominate games all season long...

It might have ended with your last loss.

Or maybe Josh Wilson int TD last night.  Now in order for you to pass the Raven they need to drop the next three.  I see them losing to the Saints, but they ain't losing to both the Bengals and Browns.

Jets could easily lose to the next two.  But losing to the Bills is pushing it.

As for you vs. NE.  If NE wins its next two you might be facing Hoyer and the JV squad.  Or maybe not.  BB does preach 60 mins of football.  But I could see him losing just to fuck with Ryan.  He did gift wrap you a game in 2005 so he would have to play the Jags instead of the Steelers.

I don't think your season is over...but it ain't looking very good either.  

As for dominate all the games in a season.  No team has ever done that.  Every teams has had close game.  Even the teams that won all of them.  

The Dolphins have had their glory years.  I remember when every year it was either the Bills or Dolphins winning the divisions, while the Pats, the Jets and the Colts would battle for 3rd, 4th, and 5th in the division.  Maybe that was before your time.  

With parity in the league what it is.  The Dolphins will some day be back on the top of the AFCE and the Pats in the cellar.  Don't know if that will be in 2 years or 5 or 10 or 25.  But it will happen.  Football is set up to be circular much more than baseball or basketball is.  

[dolfan13]

This team "might" finish .500.

should probably wait until the end of the season to make a strong statement like that.

if this team ends up with 9 or 10 wins, that's a pretty miraculous feat with the sad state of qb play and number of injuries this team has endured this season. it would also be indicative of a team that didn't quit on their coach which would have been pretty easy given it's current post-season outlook.

head coach isn't the problem with this team. better production from the qb position and this team could possibly be real contenders.

[Tenshot13]

I know I'm in the minority, but I think that Sparano has already done enough this year to keep his job, short of something happening that is disasterous.

I'm with you Dave.  I think you have to give this regime and QB at least one more year.  Hopefully, we can get lucky and draft Locker so we have a QB waiting in the wings if Henne fucks up again next year.  There is too much invested in this team to start from scratch again, but if mediocre play continues into next year, something has to be done.

[Dave Gray]

What has he done to warrant keeping his job? Please share

I don't believe in firing coaches without cause.  I don't think that our shortcomings are due to Sparano.  We are a team with average talent and we're playing at or just above that level.  We may be a crappy team, but if we fire Sparano, we'll just be a crappy team with a different coach - he's not the problem.  I find that those that want Sparano gone are doing it vindictively, not because it will actually make our team better.

But on top of all of that, I think it's because Sparano hasn't lost the team.  The players are still playing for him.

[MikeO]

should probably wait until the end of the season to make a strong statement like that.

if this team ends up with 9 or 10 wins, that's a pretty miraculous feat with the sad state of qb play and number of injuries this team has endured this season. it would also be indicative of a team that didn't quit on their coach which would have been pretty easy given it's current post-season outlook.

head coach isn't the problem with this team. better production from the qb position and this team could possibly be real contenders.

Head Coach is the biggest problem with this team. He hires our crappy assistants. He decides on starting guys like Pat McQuistin and Jason Allen. He challenges the wrong play and doesn't challenge the plays that need to be challenged. And like I said, no excuse for only having 1 home win in mid December. No excuse for that!!

[MikeO]

I don't believe in firing coaches without cause.  I don't think that our shortcomings are due to Sparano.  We are a team with average talent and we're playing at or just above that level.  We may be a crappy team, but if we fire Sparano, we'll just be a crappy team with a different coach - he's not the problem.  I find that those that want Sparano gone are doing it vindictively, not because it will actually make our team better.

But on top of all of that, I think it's because Sparano hasn't lost the team.  The players are still playing for him.

If we bring in John Fox, Jon Gruden, Jeff Fisher, or Bill Cowher....we are a better team. There is no dobut about that.

I ONLY wan Sparano gone because we don't win! Period! Nothing personal. And if you think our talent level is crappy, hate to break it to ya that is on Sparano's hands!!! He makes roster decisisions on who plays and doesn't. He is in the draft room and has input on free agents. Enough with the exuses with Sparano. He has failed in his 3 years in Miami. Time to move on. The ONLY thing that saves him is a lockout. Which means he is a lame duck coach for 2011 working without a new contract.