The Fifth Down (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
When Dolphins Coach Tony Sparano decided to go for a 2-point conversion after Miami took a 30-19 lead against the Jets on Sunday, it didn't seem to make sense.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said performances like Sunday's two kickoff return touchdowns at the Jets show why he hasn't lost faith in WR Ted Ginn. "He always has that strikeability," Sparano said Monday. "The fact that he can be in on one or two of those [impact] plays, that's part of the deal. It sometimes only takes one." Sparano also noted that Ginn...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Beware the third-place Dolphins, sub-.500 kings of the AFC East. "We're 3-0 in the division," Fins coach Tony Sparano told his team when they beat the Jets 30-25 last week. "And it still goes through us!" The division crown sure does, in a backward, down-...
Pats Pulpit (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Davis and Sean Smith have been thrown into the fire this year, and have been described by Coach Tony Sparano as forgetful youngsters. In other words, they're cocky SOB's who remember their successes and instantly forget their mistakes. Perfect CB material, but young is young. At the safety position Miami entered the season with maturity, and could have felt about as good as any team...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
... the first meeting of the year between the Falcons and Saints in his History Lessons. October 26, 2009Tony Sparano could point to plenty of potential culprits for his lousy night's sleep. Instead, the coach's own mistake kept him awake.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Henne remains mediocre in Fantasy play: Dolphins QB completed 19 of 34 passes for 219 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in a Week 9 loss at New England. Henne did enough to keep the Dolphins in Sunday's game, which is all Tony Sparano is really asking him to do right now. Unfortunately, that's usually a death knell for Fantasy production. In Week 10, Miami hosts the Buccaneers,...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Location: Miami, Fla. | Stadium: Land Shark Stadium (75,540) | Owners: Wayne Huizenga / Stephen Ross | GM: Jeff IrelandCoach: Tony Sparano | Super Bowls: 2
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
... division and conference opponents to the Patriots.“There’s no question about it,’’ Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said. “I remember when I came into the league, nine games was kind of the measuring stick. You rarely saw a team [win] nine games, 10 games that didn’t make the playoffs. Now you’ve got a team that wins 11 games that doesn’t make the playoffs.“I think there’s no question,...
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday
... few years back."Not all the time, but I feel young on Sundays," he says.And, truth be told, coach Tony Sparano expects to fit a healthy Matt Roth into the playing time of Taylor and as a means to "make sure everyone has gas in the tank in December," he says.But for the first half of this season, Taylor is everything everyone hoped for. More, in some ways. There are the trademark big...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... staffs clearly were nervous -- the Patriots limited Cassel's repertoire, and Dolphins coach Tony Sparano admitted Thursday he thought the Wildcat might be a one-shot appearance and just hoped running back Ronnie Brown handled the snap properly.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
... -- 23 on defense. Wilson, teamed with Bell, played 58 and had ``his best game of the year,'' coach Tony Sparano said. Wilson bristles at fans criticizing him on talk shows -- ``if you're ignorant to the situation, you tend to say ignorant things'' -- and said his good play Sunday ``is not a shock to me.'' He was great as a blitzer. Sparano said ``we felt Clemons could help''...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... last week's win against the with a left shoulder injury, and Ferguson has an elbow injury.Coach Tony Sparano hedged when asked if he's optimistic Crowder will play."I'm kind of right in the middle right now," Sparano said. "He's done some work. Whether or not it's enough work, I'm not sure." would again replace Crowder in the lineup. Torbor tied for the team high with seven...
The Phinsider (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
MIAMI DOLPHINS (3-4) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (5-2) SERIES DOLPHINS PATRIOTS SERIES LEADER 48-36 STREAKS 3 of past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. Sparano: 1-1 Belichick: 11-9 LAST WEEK W 30-25 at Jets Bye (Wk. 7: W 35-7 at Buccaneers in London) LAST GAME 11/23/08: Patriots 48 at Dolphins 28. New England QB Matt Cassel passes for 415 yards with 3 TDs - his 2nd straight 400-yard game - & adds 8-yard TD...
CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... Miami last season."We are last in the league when it comes to giving up big plays," Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said. "[Randy Moss] is a big play specialist and made about three of four of them in our game last time. So I am pretty concerned. We know that, right now as we are fixing things and getting better, that the big play is something we have to fix."They'll have to do it without...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... to 4-0, narrows the first-place gap from two games to one and goes a long way toward proving coach Tony Sparano's claim - following last week's encore against the Jets - that the road to the division title will still show flecks of teal and orange.Sparano is 7-2 in his tenure against the AFC East, and has won five straight.Kick returner Ted Ginn Jr. was named AFC Special Teams...
