This Loss May Have Sealed The Dolphins Fate

Well , I guess Tyler Thigpen isn't going to be the second coming of Tom Brady, it didn't even look like he would be the second coming of AJ Feely last night.  Last nights loss was not just about the disastrous performance of Thigpen, it was much worse than that.
The Dolphins had 3 players that stood out to me last night, Karlos Dansby, Cameron Wake and Vontae Davis.  Everyone else on the Dolphins seemed confused and beaten after the very first series of the game.  The offensive line, took another hit with Cory Proctor going down early.  This forced the Dolphins to go with their emergency centre Richie Incognito.  With Jake Long playing at 50% this once proud O-line crumbled to Chicago's front seven yielding 6 sacks. 

The Running game was absolutely non existent, Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams rushed for a combined 11 yards in the game.  That is completely unacceptable.  The most alarming thing about that is they had 6 carries between the two of them.  That is all on Dan Henning, I do not understand how this guy still has a job.  The passing game was just as horrible, there were dropped passes from numerous players including Brandon Marshall who was eventually injured in the second quarter.

The Defence at times looked solid, but when it came down to it they could not get off the field.  The Bears went 10 - 18 on third down conversions which is awful if you are a Dolphin fan.

Lets just say the Dolphins have a lot of work to do to get ready for Oakland next Sunday.  With this loss the Dolphins fall to 5 - 5 and basically out of the playoff picture.  There are only 6 games remaining so to grab a wild card the Dolphins need help and a lot of it.  That is not good news for any Dolphin fan.

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