(David Blake) Of all the moves that Bill Parcells has made with the Dolphins he will always be judged for taking LT Jake Long over QB Matt Ryan at the overall #1 draft position in 2008 NFL Draft. Most analysts thought Long was the safe pick but not the correct pick as you just do not pass up on a franchise quarterback if you lack one. The Dolphins had not had a franchise quarterback since Dan the Man, but an argument could be made for Jay Fiedler’s leadership and smarts. Parcells hoped to balance that out by drafting QB Chad Henne in the 2nd round.

This is a battle of two teams that are out of the playoff chase but it could be an intriguing game for Bills fans. It could be the NFL debut of recently signed QB Brian Brohm. Fans have been clamoring for him since they plucked him from the Packers practice squad and now they may get their wish because of injuries to Ryan Fitzpatrick and Trent Edwards. The Falcons have had a disappointing season and are working hard to finish above .500 for the second year in a row for the first time in team history.
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(by Rich Rodriguez) Rich breaks down the good, the bad, and the ugly in Miami’s 19-7 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Unfortunately there was more bad and ugly than good for the Miami Dolphins.

(by Tony Simmons) I will get a chance to take in Miami’s opening game of the season, a 1:00 battle between teams that had huge turnaronds from abysmal seasons in 2007. Both teams finished up the 2008 season with 11-5 records and both lost there 1st playoff game, the Falcons to eventual Super Bowl runner-up Arizona and Miami to AFC runner-up Baltimore. The turnaround earned Mike Smith the NFL Coach of theYear in a tight battle with Tony Sparano.

With the NFL Draft only 2 weeks away our very popular annual Live Draft Chats rev it up even more stating Monday evening on PackerChatters.com.
21 Draft Chats have been completed since Drew Boylhart kicked off the 2009 Chat season on January 14th and 11 more are on our Chat Schedule.
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