A few notes:

Just a few little things I wanted to touch on before the Dolphins-Steelers game tonight...

1. To clarify my earlier post about the need for long-term consultants for NFL owners, that post is not meant to be a response to the 0-10 record of the Dolphins. In fact, I believe that the Dolphins made a great decision in forming the Mueller/Cameron partnership, and I believe that the 0-10 record has been mostly because of mistakes by previous regimes and bad breaks. I fully support Huizenga's decision to rely on Mueller and Cameron, and I think they are the exact type of people with the long-term foresight that the Dolphins need.

2. I have been reading in a lot of places that people thought the Dolphins should have kicked on 4th and Goal from the 1 last week against the Eagles. I completely disagree. That was the Dolphins best chance to score a touchdown (judging by their 0 offensive points on the day), and Cameron made the right call, just with a bad result. Regardless, the Dolphins should have scored on 2nd and Goal, when Halterman dropped what would've been Beck's first career touchdown pass.

3. Especially in light of the footballoutsiders article which I posted earlier today, I think the Dolphins could have won some more games this year, specifically the past three. It seems that after the Green injury, Cameron has increasingly lacked confidence in his quarterbacks. I understand his efforts to protect Beck in his first start, but Lemon really never had a chance to do much of anything against the Giants or Bills. Cameron has got to take some risks and open up if the Dolphins want to win games. Us Miami fans are tired of game manager quarterbacks, and I will take some interceptions if they come with touchdowns and points. Maybe Beck's 2nd start combined with the presence of Ricky Williams in the backfield and Monday night will give Cam some confidence, but I really think it's on him right now. The risk is worth the reward if our current yield is zero wins in ten games while playing more conservatively...