Welcome back, Jason Taylor.

I know, I know, Taylor doesn't like the Jets and the Green & White don't like him. But I've always respected what No. 99 in aqua and coral could do and had done to the Jets, among others, ever since Miami brought him into the NFL as a promising but lesser-known third-round DE/LB out of Akron in the 1997 draft.

After spending an injury-marred 2008 with the Redskins, i… More

In the Looking for a Silver Lining Dept., the Miami Dolphins, despite their 1-15 record, did continue a long-standing positive tradition of theirs, and they continued it in their Week 13 game against the Jets.

In that game, you'll recall, CB Will Allen blitzed and executed a strip sack of Kellen Clemens in the second quarter. Safety Michael Lehan picked up the loose ball and took it 43 yards for … More

Then the middle of the line opens up for an Eric Barton blitz. John Beck unloads quickly for the incompletion and Brandon Fields puts a beautiful spiral into the South Florida sky. Unfortunately for Dolfans, it bounces once on the South Florida grass of Dolphin Stadium and into the end zone for a touchback.

The touch Clemens displayed in the opening drive has disappeared, in part because Brad Smi… More

The visitors' pressbox is located on the corner of the Dolphin Stadium end zone, giving a good three-quarters view of action. And it is an excellent perch from which to watch one of the several centerpiece plays of the Jets' opening 84-yard drive. Laveranues Coles puts on a burst and separates past the Miami safeties to gather in Kellen Clemens' 32-yard post completion to the 'Fins 30.

Apparently… More

When Chad Pennington returned under center against Miami, his killer hard count returned with him.

Pennington, who drew two presnap penalties against the Patriots in the opener, got four more on the Dolphins on Sunday. Three of the flags were thrown on Jason Taylor, who in his 14 previous games combined vs. the Jets since 2000 had been called for only two presnap penalties.

One of those Taylor i… More