Patrick Cobbs News

It is a beautiful day here today. Sunny. Temps in the high 50s. Great football weather.

Judging by the score, the Miami Dolphins' 30-25 win over the New York Jets last weekend appears to have been an offensive free-for-all. Not quite.

Chad Henne didn't make a big mistake, and that was good enough on a day the wind was swirling and the Jets defense was ornery.

If you're a Dolphins fan and don't feel good for Ted Ginn Jr. today - love him or loathe him - shame on you.

Well, this game got all sorts of crazy in the third quarter. Ted Ginn, doing the job he was meant to do all that time the Dolphinsmade Patrick Cobbs their kick returner, took two kickoff returns to the house in the period.

There's no secret to why the Dolphins' Lousaka Polite excels at the dirty job of fullback, a hard position that wide-open offenses have stripped of any glitz.

Jeff Darlington looks at two Dolphins rookies who will need to step up and play like vets if Miami hopes to return to the playoffs.

Ted Ginn has excellent straightline speed. He has good enough hands -- no, really.

A Probably the most unusual statistic from week sevena TMs play, for me at least, was that only ONE game in the entire schedule was decided by less than seven points, . All other games had a margin of victory greater than seven points.

It's going to be around 90 degrees at kickoff down in Miami and the New Orleans Saints are wearing black jerseys.

Replacing running back Patrick Cobbs, out for the season with a torn knee ligament, on the Dolphins offense could be a combination of 240-pound Lex Hilliard and more Cobbs-sized Kory Sheets.

For the first time since being torched by three elite tight ends in their season-opening three-game losing streak, the well-rested Dolphins will have to deal with another premier tight end: the New Orleans Saints ' Jeremy Shockey .

Miami Dolphins coach Tony Sparano likes to be a man of mystery. His coy nature really comes to the forefront in two instances.

It's been well-documented how much coach Tony Sparano admires Patrick Cobbs. Sparano has spoken at length how, when he was with Dallas, he was always hearing about the exploits of Cobbs both at Tucumseh High School, where Cobbs rushed for 4,729 yards and had 61 touchdowns, and at North Texas, where he finished as the school's all-time leading ...

With the NFL trade deadline approaching at 4 p.m. Tuesday, coach Tony Sparano didn't sound like a man looking to improve his squad with a blockbuster deal.

Patrick Cobbs was more than a third-string running back. He was also a vital cog in the Dolphins ' Wildcat package, a core special-teamer and their primary kick returner, so his teammates believe it will take several players to fill the void left after Cobbs suffered a season-ending knee injury Monday night.

The NFL trade deadline is next Tuesday at 4 p.m. and most NFL teams can now be grouped in one of three categories: Buyers, sellers, and the Dolphins.

For the great ones, producing big returns is more artistry than artificial. Chicago Bears receiver Devin Hester, who established himself as an elite college returner at the University of Miami and parlayed those skills into NFL success, once said breaking a big one comes down to a natural feel.

As Erik Walden races downfield on punt coverage, the Dolphins ' special teamer often will glance over his right shoulder and glimpse the most amazing sight.

Miami Dolphins running back Patrick Cobbs suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Monday and will miss the rest of the season.