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Miami drops pair, falls to 0-4

Posted on June 11, 2009 at 12:49 PM.

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The Miami Dolphins' struggles continued as they fell to two of the AFC's premier teams, the New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers.

Both games were nearly identical; the Dolphins did some good things offensively, with quarterback Chad Henne continuing to progress and the running game chugging along at a steady pace. But, turnovers in the red zone killed Miami, especially against San Diego as Miami coughed it up 3 times inside the Chargers' 20-yard-line.

Defensively, the Dolphins are a mess. They can't stop the run (as evidenced by LT's 300-yard game) or the run (Brady carved them up for nearly 400 yards and 4 TD's), can't get pressure on the quarterback or generate any turnovers. In the last two games, the Dolphins have allowed 97 points!!!

Head coach Tony Sparano will likely take over the defensive play-calling reigns soon if defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni can't get things straightened out.