Dolphins dominate Chiefs in preseason victory

The Dolphins played their best complete game in a long time in flattening the Kansas City Chiefs, 24-0. The game saw a little of everything. Offense? Chad Pennington completed 11 of 15 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown, Ricky Williams added 47 yards on 12 carries, and Jalen Parmele had an 80-yard run. Defense? Five sacks, three interceptions, and zero points allowed. Special teams? Ted Ginn returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown.

The downsides? Chad Henne looked like a rookie, completing just 2 of 7 passes with an interception. And the Dolphins don't get to play the Chiefs 16 times in the regular season.

For now, I'm not complaining. It's good to have something to cheer about.

Dolphins even preseason record

Last weekend, the Miami Dolphins beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 19-14, to even their preseason record at 1-1. More notable than the win were the players who led the team to victory. New QB Chad Pennington and rookie QB Chad Henne handled all of the snaps. Josh McCown and John Beck didn't play in the game. Pennington completed 5 of 6 passes for 55 yards and led the team on a touchdown drive. Henne played about three quarters, completing 17 of 26 passes for 133 yards.

New kicker Dan Carpenter (who replaced Jay Feeley) also did well, kicking four field goals, and Ricky Williams continued to impress, gaining 43 yards on 10 carries and scoring the team's lone touchdown.

Dolphins lose first preseason game, sign Pennington

The Dolphins lost to the Buccaneers, 17-6, in their first preseason game. All three quarterbacks were mediocre in their performances, but Ricky Williams displayed some of his old skills, gaining 31 yards on 5 carries. Head coach Sparano also criticized the defense, calling it "not good enough."

The best news of the weekend probably came with Chad Pennington's signing. Pennington was the odd man out when the NY Jets acquired Brett Favre. I also like his signing more than I did McCown's. Pennington makes more sense as the veteran mentor to Beck and Henne while serving as the team's starting QB in the short-term. Sparano commented that all four quarterbacks will be on the roster for a while, but it will be a matter of time before one of them is cut. I'm placing my bet on McCown, with Beck as the second most likely candidate if he doesn't improve on his training camp performance.

Dolphins adding Carter, Glenn?

Among the players that the Dolphins are reportedly looking to add to their roster are former Cowboys Quincy Carter and Terry Glenn. Carter, who last took an NFL snap in 2004, had the best season of his career when Parcells was with the Cowboys in 2003, but a failed drug test led to his release. Glenn is coming off a knee injury, and the Cowboys released him because they were unconvinced that he would fully recover.

If the team signs Carter and Glenn (especially Carter), I would take that as a bad sign because it means the coaches have so little confidence in the players currently occupying those positions that they need to bring in players no one else wanted. In Glenn's case, if his knee does recover, adding him to the team is more acceptable, but I doubt he will ever have the same impact with the Dolphins as he did earlier in his career.