THE MIAMI DOLPHINS ARE MY HEROES

by WCT, The Ship of Fools

For me, the weekends immediately after the end of the college football season are somewhat depressing. Don't get me wrong, I love the NFL, and college basketball provides a nice bridge between football season and the start of baseball. But the end of college football is, in my mind, the sign that the fall, my favorite season, is officially over. But this year, one thing has kept me happy where I would normally be in a malaise. One thing has kept a smile on my face and a spring in my step through what is normally a down time. That thing is the Miami Dolphins.

In a season where it seems like the quality of play seems to get worse and worse every week; a season where Brock Berlin (yes, that Brock Berlin) can make a start for the Rams and Shaun Hill (I follow college and pro football religiously. I have no earthly idea who Shaun Hill is) can take non-garbage-time snaps for the 49ers, it is the Dolphins who continue to set the bar for sucking.

As I'm sure you know, the Dolphins are 0-13. This week they allowed 24 first-quarter points to the Bills and eventually lost 38-17. Last week, the second-worst team in the AFC, the Jets, came to Miami and destroyed the Dolphins 40-13. This team has given up. They are comically bad, and because I am filled with schadenfreude, that makes me very happy.

Part of me feels like just writing this post is a little like talking to a pitcher who is throwing a perfect game, so I will tread lightly here, but we all know what is at stake here. I mean, we are all in agreement, right? They have come this far, we all want them to finish this thing, right? Is there anyone who is cheering for the Dolphins at this point? Am I the only miserable son of a bitch who is emotionally invested in this? I literally check two scores every Sunday, the Browns' (my favorite team) score to see if they are winning, and the Dolphins score to see if they are losing. I can't be the only one doing that, can I?

I fear that I may have jinxed things, so if the 'phins (I am anal, and it pisses me off that people call them the "fish") pick up a "W" this week, you can send your angry letters to me. Otherwise I definitely think this is do-able. The game this Sunday against the Ravens (who will be fresh from getting their doors blown off by the Colts) scares me. When you are struggling, Kyle Boller under center on the other side has got to be a sight for sore eyes.

I hope you'll join me in cheering for this to happen. The finish line is in sight, I know they can do this.

Pic:AP.