Okay, confession time...I am a Miami Dolphins fan. It wasn't always so shameful to be a fan. Up until a few years ago, the team usually performed somewhat respectably. But lately, the team has been a major disappointment. I'm still a fan, and at this point I couldn't go in another direction. And, as a side note, I know that the team has performed poorly so letting me know that "the Dolphins suck" is no revelation. I have been paying attention.
I don't know if there is really an appropriate time to talk smack, but I do know that being a loser and talking smack makes for a lethally annoying combination. Enter Joey Porter. Miami picked up this past-his-prime nugget prior to last season via free agency. Never a guy that I liked, I wasn't overly excited when he joined the team. Since his arrival he's been pretty non-existent on the field, but his mouth is still functioning at a high level. His latest blah-blah session was directed at none other than the defending AFC champion New England Patriots, a team that is currently 2-0. The Patriots have lost their starting quarterback, Tom Brady, for the season after suffering MCL and ACL injuries. So, since only 52 of the 53 original roster members are remaining, Mr. Porter feels pretty confident that the 0-2 Dolphins will walk away with their first victory of the season. Yeah, that sounds about right.
The Pats were 19-0 last year before losing the Super Bowl so they are sort of good. Always a low-class organization, they are never afraid to embarrass other teams and really rub it in on their way to 743 -0 victories. Adding fuel to this fire are Porter's comments. Consider this: Miami has lost 20 of it's last 21 games. They lost last week to the always potent Arizona Cardinals, the only team in the league with a friendlier mascot than the Dolphins, 31-10. Joey Porter has a grand total of 8 tackles and 1 sack on a defense that ranks 26th in total yards allowed. Joey Porter is 31 years old with a bum back to go along with his acute case of mouth diarrhea. This is a recipe for disaster which is strikingly similar to the recipe for shut-the fuck-up soup, the main difference being a dash of stupidity (and a pinch of oregano).
The Dolphins don't so much suck this year as they are officially rebuilding. Sure, they aren't a very good football team, but they are young and inexperienced which is different than just plain bad. Joey Porter's value to this football team is diminished greatly by his actions. Being a non-contributor on the field is bad enough, but he is surrounded by young, impressionable guys that can be negatively impacted by the poor example he is setting. Not being productive is one thing, but being destructive is another. It's like the difference between a moth flying around your porch light and a moth in your closet. The one at the porch light can bang his head into that bulb a million times and it doesn't mean squat. The one in the closet can tailor you a pair of assless khaki's and now you have a problem.
Joey Porter isn't going to be shooed out to the porch anytime soon, the Dolphins just don't have the roster depth to be able to pull that trigger. Porter is spitting into the wind and the whole team is getting drenched. In the meantime, shut your pie hole Joey - at least until the 'Fins win one game. Having said all that, my prediction for the game is Miami 72, New England 3 and you can take that to the bank. Suck it Pats, you're terrible!
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Yo man, the Dolphins fucking suck.
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