I picked the Miami Dolphins to lose to the Buffalo Bills by a score of 20 - 10.  The Bills actually beat the Fins by a final score of 19 - 14. 

Let me clear, I am not bragging.  In fact, I wish I was wrong. 

Buffalo put up most of their points with field goals, along with a punt return for a TD.  Although, that and four FGs were all they needed to defeat an offensively impotent team. 

The Fins are now 4 - 6 and seem to be a completely different team in this second half of the NFL season.  I'm not sure why, what happened during the bye week, or if it can be fixed to at least finish the season on a high note. 

The team is now off until a week from Sunday, and they need the extra days to prepare for Seattle, at Sunlife Stadium.  I shudder to think how many people might be at that game.

Joel Malkin

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Joel Malkin's Pick:

I was so angry with the Fins during and after they failed to show up at Sunlife Stadium for that humiliating loss to the Tennessee Titans, 37-3, last Sunday.

My first thoughts: If they played that badly, how would they look on the road, four days later? Then, I thought about this: They barely tried last weekend, or at least that's how it looked to me. Maybe it was like a "rest" game, where Miami just "went through the motions", but didn't break into too much of a sweat. If that's the case, then they should be rested and ready to go for Thursday night against the Buffalo Bills. But later I realized that was basically a sign that I was in denial.

This Dolphins team may no longer be the one we thought had a shot at the playoffs. Perhaps they are just "mediocre". That's how the Fins have been for many years, though mediocre would still be an upgrade from the team we've had the past few seasons.

Either way, I am not able to pick Miami, and I hope I am wrong. I AM looking for a better game from QB Ryan Tannehill on Thursday night. How could he play worse than Sunday?

Buffalo 20 - Miami 10

While watching Sunday's Fins-Titans game, as Miami seemingly allowed Tennessee's Chris Johnson and others to run where they wanted to and stop Dolphin after Dolphin, I couldn't help but remember the scene (above) from the film "The Waterboy". 

Yes, it did appear that the Fins indeed "suck again".  Hopefully this was a one day visit to yesteryear.  After so much hope earlier in the season, where even the playoff posibility was brought into consideration for a team that no one believed would win more than a few games, all of a sudden, two losses in a row and fans may be feeling down.

You're darn right we are!  I said in my pick for this game that I was hesitant to go with Miami, though I did.  "Same ole', same ole' Miami" I believe was my quote.  Well, it's not that bad.  They had a bad game and showed some proof of a young team that hasn't made it to "great" status YET.  That last "Y" word is key. 

Let's keep some faith and hope the Fins will put their meer four days before Thursday to good use . 

That's when Miami plays its next opponent, without much rest.  It's scary to think about it. 

Joel Malkin

It's official, Jake Locker's back at quarterback for the Titans and not that he is bad, he's just rusty. I am hesitant to pick the Fins in this game, if only because being a longtime Miami fan, one loss (last week in Indianapolis) often seems to lead to more with the Dolphins, and I worry they will become the same ole', same ole' Fins.

After wrestling with it in my mind for a couple of days I believe Miami will get back to winning. If not, I may not back them again this season.

Dolphins 23 - Titans 17

As the 4-4 Miami Dolphins prepare for their home game against the 3-6 Tennesee Titans, word comes that the Titans are more than likely set to start QB Jake Locker on Sunday. 

I'm not sure, right now, if that is good news for the Fins, or bad news.  Locker was putting up decent numbers before he got injured and missed 5 games, though Matt Hassellback has been playing decently enough to win. 

Hass has not been the "bad quarterback" that some have labled him with, but he's not who you would necessarily choose to start at QB, if you had someone better. 

During Locker's playing time earlier this season, he tallied up a 1-3 record.  Hassellback compiled 2 wins, with a 2-6 record. 

As Dolphins fans, we really need to be concerned about our team's corner and safety play, because it looked horrible during the Indy loss, and I have to say watching Andrew Luck pile up the yardage, with 433 yards total (rookie record) against our D-backs would have really had me upset, if it wasn't for the fact that my girlfriend was getting ready to give birth to my 5 lb, 10 oz. baby girl, Kyleigh Lynn Malkin.

Of course, staying on the old "Ryan Tannehill Bandwagon", the Fins rookie quarterback had no interceptions once again, a TD and just under 300 yards. 

I will have my Fins-Titans pick here tomorrow. 

Joel Malkin

1290 WJNO's Joel Malkin's Pick:

The Miami Dolphins are playing the newly revamped Indianapolis Colts.  Peyton Manning isn't there anymore, but this team still has won 4 games through half of the season with rookie star QB and first overall pick Andrew Luck. 

I'm not taking anything away from Luck...I believe he is going to be a great quarterback, but let's get real.  This season's Colts have only played two teams with anywhere near a good defense: Chicago Bears and New York Jets (when they played them).  Indy lost both of those games.

The Miami Dolphins don't allow any single running back to rack up 100 yards.  Indy's leading running back, at least in terms of scoring, is the quaterback.  That's not something to hang your hat on.  Miami's running game may have taken a step back in recent games, but the Colts have given up an average of 137.4 yards per game.  This could mean a big game for Reggie Bush. 

Also, the Fins defense has sacked the quarterback 22 times this season.  That means a potentially rough game for rookie Luck. 

We don't know yet whether Dolphins' injured QB Ryan Tannehill is playing Sunday, but Matt Moore, if needed, is a more than ample backup. 

Remember defensive back Vontae Davis, the former first round draft pick from Miami?  He plays for the Colts these days and you just know that Vontae would be itching to snatch a couple of INTs from the Dolphins.  Unfortunately for him, he won't have that chance.  Vontae's out with an injury. 

Put that all together and I'm saying the Fins rule on Sunday.

Dolphins 28 - Colts 17

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