Dolphins drop to 0-2 - DJ's Blog

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Dolphins drop to 0-2

Posted on June 3, 2009 at 05:25 PM.

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It was a game that the Miami Dolphins should've won, but alas, did not as they fell 30-13 to the Arizona Cardinals.

Playing on the road for the first time this season, the Dolphins put together a sound gameplan and exectued it well. Controlling the ball for nearly 40 minutes, Miami made sure Kurt Warner and the Cardinals' explosive offense spent most of the game on the sidelines.

Unfortunately, all that ball control resulted in just 13 points as the Dolphins just couldn't finish drives off. Two costly turnovers by Chad Henne led to 14 points for the Cardinals, as they recovered two of his fumbles and returned them for touchdowns.

Just as in Week 1, Henne shows flashes of brillance in Week 2, completing 17-of-26 passes for 272 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions. But, he was sacked 6 more times and the 2 lost fumbles really were the difference in the game.

Ronnie Brown picked up 72 yards on 21 carries and Ricky Williams added 20 yards on 7 carries. Ted Ginn Jr. led all receivers with 4 catches for 85 yards and a touchdown.

The much-maligned defense played a lot better than their Week 1 performance, holding the Cardinals to 232 yards of total offense and just 16 points when you take away the 14 they scored on the fumble recoveries.

Coach Tony Sparano has seen his approval rating plummet from 82 to 39 and with the Patriots up next on the schedule, it might be another week before he picks up the first win of the season.

Still, the players seem optimistic and if they can cut down on the costy turnovers, there is hope yet for the young squad.