Monday, September 21, 2009

Know the Enemy: Dolphins

Just minutes before kick-off, it's our first edition of Know the Enemy: Miami Dolphins!

Disclaimer: some of the following is true, while the rest is completely and utterly false.

Chad Pennington
What you know about him: Chad finished 2nd in the MVP voting last season to Peyton Manning after leading Miami to a ten-win turnaround.
What you didn’t know about him: Chad sometimes dozes off in team meetings after staying up late at night play Hello Kitty Island Adventure on his PC.

Ricky Williams
What you did know about him: the former Texas star was spurned on Draft Day by Bill Polian, and taken behind Edgerrin James instead.
What you didn’t know about him: Ricky’s favorite activity besides football is smoking and watching Planet Earth in HD.

Yeremiah Bell
What you know about him: the Dolphins’ leading tackler in 2008, signed a four-year, $20 million extension over the summer
What you didn’t know about him: after not being landing a scholarship out of high school in Winchester, Kentucky, Yeremiah worked for $8 and hour in a Kentucky steel mill.

Tony Sparano
What you know about him: the only coach in NFL history to lead a one-win team to the playoffs the following year.
What you didn’t know about him: the similarities between himself and the fictional Tony Soprano are only in name, weight, and their shared love of sliced proscuitto.

Pat White
What you know about him: perhaps the future poster-child of the Wildcat offense, the gimmicky athlete is currently the #2 quarterback behind Chad Pennington.
What you didn’t know about him: has been drafted four times by Major League Baseball teams, including the Angels twice (2004, 2007), the Reds (2008), and the Yankees (2009).

Joey Porter
What you know about him: loud-mouth leader of Miami’s defense.
What you didn’t know about him: though most people may think he’s a jerk, Joey and his wife opened up a Day center for special needs children in California.

Ronnie Brown
What you know about him: the fifth-year running back is one-half of Miami’s two-headed rushing attack.
What you didn’t know about him: Ronnie Brown was the first person to draft Ronnie Brown in each of his four fantasy leagues.

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