2009 Miami Dolphins season

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2009 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach Tony Sparano
General manager Jeff Ireland
Home field Land Shark Stadium
Results
Record 7–8
Place 3rd AFC East
Playoff finish TBD
Pro Bowlers TBD
Uniform
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Timeline
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2008 2010

The 2009 Miami Dolphins season is the organization's 40th season in the National Football League and 44th overall.[1] The Dolphins entered the 2009 season as the reigning AFC East champions after posting an 11-5 record in 2008. They were unable to improve on that record and are very unlikely to make the playoffs, marking the 44th consecutive year that the team hosting the Super Bowl will not play in it.[2][3]

[edit] Offseason personnel moves

[edit] Coaching staff

The Dolphins fired offensive line coach Mike Maser on January 14, 2009, just one year after he was hired to head coach Tony Sparano's staff.[4] During Maser's lone season with the Dolphins, the team had the 12th-best offensive in the league with 345.6 yards per game.[4] A day after firing Maser, the team hired Dave DeGuglielmo, who had been the assistant offensive line coach for the New York Giants, as their new offensive line coach.[5]

After kicking coach Steve Hoffman left the team to join the Kansas City Chiefs,[6] the Dolphins hired University of Rhode Island head coach Darren Rizzi as the assistant special teams coach on February 21.[7]

[edit] Players

[edit] Re-signings

[edit] Signings

[edit] Departures

[edit] Trades

[edit] Free agents

UFA: Unrestricted free agent, RFA: Restricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive-rights free agent

Position Player Free agency
status
Date signed 2009 team
SS Yeremiah Bell UFA 2/26 Miami Dolphins
OT Vernon Carey UFA 2/20 Miami Dolphins
LB Channing Crowder UFA 2/25 Miami Dolphins
CB André Goodman UFA 3/1 Denver Broncos
TE Aaron Halterman ERFA
FS Renaldo Hill UFA 2/27 Denver Broncos
C Al Johnson UFA 3/17 New England Patriots
LB Quentin Moses ERFA 3/31 Miami Dolphins
G Ike Ndukwe ERFA 3/20 Miami Dolphins
WR Tab Perry UFA
LB Derek Smith UFA
= Retained by Dolphins

[edit] 2009 NFL Draft

Originally slated to have the 26th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Dolphins' pick moved up one spot to 25th after the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles made it to the NFC Championship.[9] Both the Cardinals (9-7) and Eagles (9-6-1) were projected to pick before the Dolphins (11-5), but with one guaranteed to make the Super Bowl (and thus pick 31st or 32nd depending on the outcome) the Dolphins moved up one position in the draft.[9]

Draft Name Position College Height Weight
Rnd Pick
1 25 Vontae Davis CB Illinois 5'11" 203
2 44 Pat White QB/WR West Virginia 6'0" 197
61 Sean Smith CB Utah 6'4" 215
3 87 Patrick Turner WR USC 6'5" 220
4 108 Brian Hartline WR OSU 6'3" 188
5 161 John Nalbone TE Monmouth 6'4" 255
165 Chris Clemons FS Clemson 6'1" 210
6 181 Andrew Gardner OT Georgia Tech 6'6" 305
7 214 J. D. Folsom ILB Weber State 6'3" 230

Notes

[edit] Draft pick signings

  • May 21 - Signed tight end John Nalbone to a four-year contract.
  • June 18 - Signed offensive tackle Andrew Gardner to a four-year contract.
  • July 3 - Signed wide receiver Patrick Turner to a four-year contract.
  • July 3 - Signed linebacker J. D. Folsom to a four-year contract.
  • July 15 - Signed wide receiver Brian Hartline to a four-year contract.
  • July 24 - Signed cornerback Sean Smith to a four-year contract.
  • August 1 - Signed cornerback Vontae Davis to a five-year contract.
  • August 2 - Signed quarterback Pat White to a four-year contract.
  • August 2 - Signed safety Chris Clemons to a four-year contract.

[edit] Undrafted free agents

Following the 2009 NFL Draft, the Dolphins signed the following nine undrafted free agents on April 30:

The team later signed guard J. D. Quinn (Montana) on May 11. Two of the undrafted rookies would end up leaving the team shortly after signing, with Bronson failing to report to training camp on August 2 and Rogers opting for retirement on August 6.

[edit] Training camp and preseason

[edit] Opening camp roster

Miami Dolphins roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Rookies in italics

[edit] Final preseason roster

Miami Dolphins roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Rookies in italics

[edit] Transactions

[edit] Schedule and results

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game Site TV NFL.com Recap
Final score Team record
1 August 17 7:30 PM Jacksonville Jaguars W 12–9 1–0 Landshark Stadium Recap
2 August 22 7:30 PM Carolina Panthers W 27–17 2–0 Landshark Stadium Recap
3 August 27 8:00 PM at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 10–6 3–0 Raymond James Stadium Fox Recap
4 September 3 8:00 PM at New Orleans Saints W 10–7 4–0 Louisiana Superdome Recap

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Schedule

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game Site TV NFL Recap
Final score Team record
1 September 13 1:00 PM at Atlanta Falcons L 7–19 0–1 Georgia Dome CBS Recap
2 September 21 8:30 PM Indianapolis Colts L 23–27 0–2 LandShark Stadium ESPN Recap
3 September 27 4:15 PM at San Diego Chargers L 13–23 0–3 Qualcomm Stadium CBS Recap
4 October 4 4:05 PM Buffalo Bills W 38–10 1–3 LandShark Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 12 8:30 PM New York Jets W 31–27 2–3 LandShark Stadium ESPN Recap
6 Bye
7 October 25 4:15 PM New Orleans Saints L 34–46 2–4 LandShark Stadium Fox Recap
8 November 1 1:00 PM at New York Jets W 30–25 3–4 Giants Stadium CBS Recap
9 November 8 1:00 PM at New England Patriots L 17–27 3–5 Gillette Stadium CBS Recap
10 November 15 1:00 PM Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 25–23 4–5 LandShark Stadium Fox Recap
11 November 19 8:20 PM at Carolina Panthers W 24–17 5–5 Bank of America Stadium NFLN Recap
12 November 29 1:00 PM at Buffalo Bills L 14–31 5–6 Ralph Wilson Stadium CBS Recap
13 December 6 1:00 PM New England Patriots W 22–21 6–6 LandShark Stadium CBS Recap
14 December 13 1:00 PM at Jacksonville Jaguars W 14–10 7–6 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium CBS Recap
15 December 20 1:00 PM at Tennessee Titans L 27–24(OT) 7–7 LP Field CBS Recap
16 December 27 1:00 PM Houston Texans L 27–20 7–8 LandShark Stadium CBS Recap
17 January 3 1:00 PM Pittsburgh Steelers LandShark Stadium CBS

[edit] Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
y New England Patriots 10 5 0 .667 4–2 7–4 400 251 W3
New York Jets 8 7 0 .533 2–4 6–5 311 236 W1
Miami Dolphins 7 8 0 .467 4–2 5–6 336 360 L2
Buffalo Bills 5 10 0 .333 2–4 3–8 228 319 L2

[edit] Game results

[edit] Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 0 0 7 7
Falcons 0 10 6 3 19

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

The Miami Dolphins preparing for the 2009 season opener in Atlanta.

After a great season for the Miami Dolphins in 2008, the Dolphins went to the Georgia Dome to take on 2008 playoff contenders, the Atlanta Falcons. After a scoreless first quarter, the Falcons got on the board with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Matt Ryan to fullback Ovie Mughelli in the second quarter. They also got a 36-yard field goal by kicker Jason Elam to make the score 10-0 at halftime. In the third quarter, Mike Peterson intercepted a Chad Pennington pass, which set up a 20-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tony Gonzalez and a 50-yard field goal by Jason Elam to make the score 19-0. Chad Pennington then hit a 9-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Williams.

The Falcons won the game 19-7.

In 2008, no other team turned the ball over less than the Dolphins with only 13 turnovers, but in Week 1 Miami's offense had 4 turnovers, without having a single turnover on defense.

[edit] Week 2: vs. Indianapolis Colts

1 2 3 4 Total
Colts 7 6 0 14 27
Dolphins 7 6 0 10 23

at Land Shark Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

After a miserable loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the Dolphins host their home opener to the Indianapolis Colts. On the first play from scrimage, Peyton Manning threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Clark. The Dolphins answered with a 14-yard touchdown run by Ronnie Brown out of the Wildcat Offense. The Dolphins and Colts kept going back and forth at each other with two field goals by Dan Carpenter and Adam Vinatieri to make the score 13-13 at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, Ronnie Brown ran 2-yards for a touchdown to put Miami up 20-13. The Colts answered back with a 15-yard touchdown run by rookie running back Donald Brown. Miami than hit a 45-yard field goal by Dan Carpenter. But the Colts took the lead thanks to a 48-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Garcon. The Dolphins tried to rally at the end of the game but Chad Pennington was intercepted by Antoine Bethea to sucure the Colts victory.

The Colts won the game 27-23.

The Dolphins dominated the game in the time of possession battle, but lost the game with almost 50 minutes of offensive possession.

[edit] Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 3 3 7 13
Chargers 0 3 7 13 23

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Looking for their first win of the season, the Dolphins travled to Qualcomm Stadium to take on the San Diego Chargers.

After a scoreless first quarter, Nate Kaeding hit a 25-yard field goal to score the first points of the game. Miami would answer with a 24-yard field goal to tie the game at halftime 3-3. Miami would then take the lead after a 23-yard field goal by Dan Carpenter. But the Chargers would retake the lead with a 5-yard touchdoun run by Philip Rivers. The Chargers would pull away in the forth quarter with two Nate Kaeding field goals and a 31-yard interception return by safty Eric Weddle. The Dolphins would get a 14-yard touchdown run by Ricky Williams, but couldn't make a comeback.

The Chargers won the game 23-13

Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington left the game with a shoulder injury after being hit by linebacker Kevin Burnett and is out for the season. The Dolphins have chosen Chad Henne to lead the Dolphins into the rest of the season.

[edit] Week 4: vs. Buffalo Bills

1 2 3 4 Total
Bills 0 3 0 7 10
Dolphins 0 17 14 7 38

at Land Shark Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

[edit] Week 5: vs. New York Jets

1 2 3 4 Total
Jets 7 6 0 14 27
Dolphins 10 0 0 21 31

at Land Shark Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

[edit] Week 6: BYE

[edit] Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints

1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 3 7 14 22 46
Dolphins 14 10 10 0 34

at Landshark Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

[edit] Week 8: at New York Jets

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 3 21 6 30
Jets 0 3 16 6 25

at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey

[edit] Week 9: at New England Patriots

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 3 7 7 0 17
Patriots 7 9 8 3 27

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

[edit] Week 10: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 3 3 3 14 23
Dolphins 6 13 0 6 25

at Land Shark Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

[edit] Week 11: at Carolina Panthers

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 14 0 10 24
Panthers 3 0 0 14 17

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

[edit] Week 12: at Buffalo Bills

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 7 7 0 14
Bills 0 7 0 24 31

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

[edit] Week 13: vs. New England Patriots

1 2 3 4 Total
Patriots 7 7 7 0 21
Dolphins 0 10 9 3 22

at Land Shark Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

[edit] Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 7 7 0 0 14
Jaguars 0 7 3 0 10

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

[edit] Week 15: at Tennessee Titans

1 2 3 4 OT Total
Dolphins 3 3 3 15 0 24
Titans 7 10 7 0 3 27

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

[edit] Week 16: vs. Houston Texans

1 2 3 4 Total
Texans 10 17 0 0 27
Dolphins 0 3 7 10 20

at Land Shark Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

[edit] Week 17: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0
Dolphins 0

at Land Shark Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

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[edit] Transactions

[edit] Current staff

Miami Dolphins staff
Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning


Coaching Staff
Management
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[edit] Current roster

Miami Dolphins roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists


Practice Squad


Rookies in italics
Roster updated 2009-12-23
Depth ChartTransactions

53 Active, 9 Inactive, 9 PS

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Miami Dolphins History". NFL-History.com. http://www.nfl-history.com/dolphins.php. Retrieved 4 January 2009. 
  2. ^ http://beatthesportsbook.com/home/?p=10901
  3. ^ http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/greg_cote/story/822086.html
  4. ^ a b "Sources: Dolphins fire O-line coach". ProFootballWeekly.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3833043. Retrieved 14 January 2008. 
  5. ^ "Dolphins Name Dave DeGuglielmo Offensive Line Coach". MiamiDolphins.com. http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/news/top_story.asp?contentID=6323. Retrieved 15 January 2008. 
  6. ^ "Chiefs Announce Assistant Coaches, Without Disclosing Their Specific Jobs". ProFootballTalk.com. http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/02/17/chiefs-announce-assistant-coaches-without-disclosing-their-specific-jobs/. Retrieved 23 March 2008. 
  7. ^ "Dolphins Add Darren Rizzi To Coaching Staff". MiamiDolphins.com. http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/news/top_story.asp?contentID=6347&lid=6347. Retrieved 23 March 2008. 
  8. ^ a b "Miami Dolphins January 2009 transactions". ProFootballWeekly.com. http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFL/AFC/AFC+East/Miami/Transactions/2008/transjan.htm. Retrieved 12 January 2008. 
  9. ^ a b "Miami Dolphins move up to no. 25 in draft". Sun-Sentinel.com. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/other/sfl-flspdolphins13sbjan13,0,63657.story. Retrieved 14 January 2008. 
  10. ^ "Miami Dolphins July 2008 transactions". ProFootballWeekly.com. http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFL/AFC/AFC+East/Miami/Transactions/2008/transjuly.htm. Retrieved 14 January 2008. 
  11. ^ "Cowboys deal Ferguson to Miami". SeattlePI.com. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/scorecard/nflnews.asp?articleID=227610. Retrieved 14 January 2008. 
  12. ^ a b "Miami Dolphins August 2008 transactions". ProFootballWeekly.com. http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFL/AFC/AFC+East/Miami/Transactions/2008/transaug.htm. Retrieved 14 January 2008. 

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