It’s over, the magical season, the Cinderella story has ended.

Do we cry, do we weep, do we show anger? I’m not sure, I haven’t been through a season like this in my life. Then again, either has most of the Dolphins. So what went wrong? What ended the most magical season since the
1972 team?

First: The main thing, over Pennington, the wildcat, and the stand up defense, the main thing that kept the Dolphins season going, was the lack of turnovers. All season, 16 games, the Dolphins committed only 13 turnovers.
In one game they committed 5. You cant win a game, even if you are a great team, if you commit that many turnovers.

Second: Quiet Porter, for the entire season, Joey Porter was the loudest player in the NFL. Terrell Owens and Chad Johnson were telling him to shut up. But he backed it up, well that was until December. Porter finished with
1 sack the final 5 games of the season. It’s not enough. You can blame the fact that the Dolphins had no other pass rushers so teams could double on Porter but he wasn’t beating one on ones either.

Third: The Ravens wanted it, there’s no doubt. The Fins made mistakes but the Ravens wanted this game, they didn’t seem content on just making the playoffs.

This team is close, but the Ravens kindly showed us how truly far away they are. The season ends, but the work is not done. The Browns had a shocking run only to lose double digit games this year. It’s easy to fall back down, the Dolphins must make the right moves to make sure they are able to stay on top.