The 2008Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 43rd overall and the first under new head coach Tony Sparano. [1] During the regular season the Dolphins completed the greatest single-season turnaround in NFL history,[2][3] going from a 1–15 regular season record in 2007 to an 11–5 record in 2008. The previous record for most improved team one year after a 1–15 season belonged to the 1997 New York Jets, who went 9–7. The 1999 Indianapolis Colts were the only other team to accomplish a 10-game turnaround, winning 13 games after winning 3 in 1998, which was also the first year of the Peyton Manning era. Additionally, Miami won the AFC East, becoming the first team in NFL history to win their division after only having one win the previous season. The division title also snapped the Patriots' 5-year streak of winning the AFC East. Their season would come to an end in the Wild Card round when they were defeated by the Baltimore Ravens, which coincidentally, was also the only team they beat last season in overtime to save the Dolphins from suffering a winless season. With their 11–5 record and division title, the Dolphins had hopes of achieving their first playoff victory since 2000, or to possibly become the first team ever to make the Super Bowl after winning only one game the previous season, similar to how the Carolina Panthers went 1–15 in 2001 and made Super Bowl XXXVIII just two seasons later.[4]
The 2008 season was the last season in which the Miami Dolphins had a winning record and qualified for the playoffs before the 2016 team accomplished the feat.[10]
This season was also notable for the Dolphins wide-spread use of the Wildcat offense. Though previously used by other teams in several other seasons, this package was fully installed by the Dolphins by week 3, and led to an upset win over the defending AFC Champion New England Patriots.[11][12][13] Until 2019, this was the Dolphins' last road win over the Patriots. Additionally, this was the last season that the AFC East was won by a team other than the Patriots until the 2020 Buffalo Bills snapped the Patriots' streak of 11 straight AFC East championships.
Offseason personnel movesedit
Front officeedit
On December 27, 2007, Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga hired former NFL head coach and ESPN analyst Bill Parcells as executive vice president of football operations.[5] Parcells signed a four-year deal with the Dolphins less than a day after turning down a similar offer from the Atlanta Falcons.[14]
Just a few days after Parcells' hiring, three men were dismissed from the Dolphins' front office.[15] The most notable of which was general manager Randy Mueller, who was hired by the team in 2005.[16] Also dismissed were assistant director of player personnel Mike Baugh and college scouting coordinator Rick Thompson.[15]
Three days after Mueller's dismissal, Parcells hired Jeff Ireland as the team's new general manager.[6] Ireland had worked for the Dallas Cowboys the past seven years, including the last three as vice president of college and pro scouting.[6] Ireland had worked with Parcells previously, when the latter was head coach of the Cowboys from 2003 to 2006.[6] Although Ireland was officially given final say on personnel decisions, it was speculated that Parcells was actually in control, and did not hold the title of general manager so that the team may hire a front office executive from another team.[17]
On January 15, the Dolphins reeled in another former Cowboys executive when they hired Brian Gaine as assistant director of player personnel.[18] Gaine had previously spent the past three seasons as the Cowboys' assistant director of pro scouting, working with both Parcells and Ireland during that time.[18]
Following the 2008 NFL Draft, it was reported on May 1 that the Dolphins had fired scouts Ellis Rainsberger, Jack Glowik and Roger Pollard.[19] The team's vice president of media relations, Harvey Greene, said Rainsberger had retired and did not comment on the other two reported firings.[19]
Coachesedit
Head coachedit
Just one day after hiring of Jeff Ireland as general manager, the Dolphins fired head coach Cam Cameron after just one season on the job.[7] Cameron led the Dolphins to an NFL worst 1–15 record in 2007, which was also the worst in franchise history.[20][21] Additionally, all but two members of the coaching staff were dismissed.[7] The only coaches retained were assistant special teams coach Steve Hoffman and linebackers coach George Edwards.[7] Both Hoffman and Edwards were coaches for the Dallas Cowboys during Ireland's tenure with the team.[6][22][23]
The first interview scheduled was Sparano, who met with the Dolphins on Saturday, January 11.[29] Sparano had previously met with the Atlanta Falcons and Baltimore Ravens regarding their head coaching vacancies.[30] On January 6, it was reported that Sparano would be offered the Dolphins' head coaching job, and that he would accept.[30] The Dolphins denied the report later that day, saying it was an initial interview only and that the team had interviews with others planned over the next few days.[31] However, the addition of quarterbacks coach David Lee, a former Cowboys assistant, fueled speculation that Sparano was indeed going to the next head coach of the Miami Dolphins.[32][33]
The team then proceeded to interview Frazier, Ryan and Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.[34][35] After the Dallas Cowboys lost to the New York Giants in the divisional round of the 2007 NFL playoffs on January 13,[36] speculation grew that Sparano's hiring was imminent.[37][38] On January 16, the Dolphins ended their search by naming Sparano the eighth head coach in franchise history.[8] He received a four-year contract believed to be worth between $2.5 and $2.7 million per season.[39]
Assistantsedit
Parcells and Ireland made their first coaching staff addition on January 7, luring Ole Miss offensive coordinator David Lee to be quarterbacks coach.[32] Lee, who briefly followed Houston Nutt to Ole Miss after serving as his offensive coordinator at Arkansas in 2007, worked with Parcells and Ireland as the Cowboys' quarterbacks coach from 2003 to 2006.[32] The addition fueled speculation that Sparano was indeed going to the next head coach of the Miami Dolphins.[32][33]
Two days after hiring Sparano as their head coach, the Dolphins made their second assistant coach hiring. On January 18, Mike Maser was named the team's new offensive line coach. Maser had previously served in the same capacity for the Carolina Panthers from 2003 to 2006, and worked with Sparano when both were assistants for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2002.
Over the next week, the Dolphins filled various positions on Sparano's staff. On January 22, former Kansas City Chiefs running backs coach James Saxon was hired in the same capacity for the Dolphins.[40] Also hired that day was former Atlanta Falcons strength and conditioning coach Evan Marcus, who took the same job with Miami.[40]
On January 23, the Dolphins added four more assistant coaches to their staff when they named Paul Pasqualoni as their defensive coordinator, Todd Bowles as assistant head coach/secondary, Kacy Rodgers as defensive line coach and David Corrao as defensive quality control coach.[41] Pasqualoni, Bowles and Rodgers all came from the Dallas Cowboys' staff, while Corrao was most recently linebackers coach at the University of Mississippi.[41]
A day later, former UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell was named the team's new wide receivers coach.[42] Five more coaches were added to the staff on January 28 when the Dolphins named John Bonamego as their special teams coordinator, George DeLeone as their tight ends coach, David Puloka as assistant strength and conditioning coach, Jim Reid as outside linebackers coach and Steve Bush as offensive quality control coach.[43]
The Dolphins made their final addition to the staff on February 4, hiring Dan Henning as offensive coordinator.[44] Henning, who had most recently served as offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers from 2002 to 2006, had previous worked for the Dolphins under Don Shula as quarterbacks and wide receivers coach in 1979–1980.[44]
Staffedit
When the Dolphins' coaching staff was completed with the hiring of offensive coordinator Dan Henning on February 14, only two of the 17 assistant coaches under Sparano (Edwards and Hoffman) were holdovers from the previous season's staff.[45] Three of the new coaches (Bowles, Pasqualoni and Rodgers) had experience with Parcells, Ireland and Sparano in Dallas.[45] The completed staff was as follows:
February 11 – Waived offensive tackle Anthony Alabi, offensive tackle Marion Dukes, guard Marquay Love, offensive lineman Joe Toledo and defensive tackle Anthony Bryant.[46]
May 16 – Waived offensive lineman Drew Mormino after he failed a physical.[52] Mormino spent the 2007 season on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.[52]
February 8 – Signed cornerback Joey Thomas.[59] He was originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft and had most recently spent training camp with the Cowboys in 2007.[59]
The Dolphins entered free agency $44 million under that year's $116 million salary cap – the highest in the league at the time.[78] The team cleared between $13–15 million by cutting players leading up to free agency.[78]
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
Notes
The Dolphins own second-round pick, the first of the round, was the 32nd overall in the draft rather than the 33rd because the New England Patriots forfeited their first-round pick (31st overall) after the Spygate incident.[89]
On the second day of the draft, the Dolphins acquired the Detroit Lions' third-round pick (66th overall) as well as their sixth-round pick (176th overall) in exchange for the Dolphins' third-round pick (64th overall).[94] The Lions used the pick to select running back Kevin Smith,[94] while the Dolphins took defensive end Kendall Langford with the third-round pick and running back Jalen Parmele with the sixth-rounder.[95]
Later on Day 2, the Dolphins traded the fourth-round pick acquired from the Eagles, along with a seventh-round pick (208th overall), to the Chicago Bears in exchange for the 110th overall selection.[95] The Dolphins used this pick to select guard Shawn Murphy.[95] The 115th overall pick was eventually dealt by the Bears the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who used it to select defensive tackle Dre Moore.[95] The Bears used the seventh-round pick to select defensive end Ervin Baldwin.[95]
Draft pick signingsedit
In the weeks leading up to the draft, the Dolphins began contract negotiations with Jake Long.[96] On April 14, Peter King of Sports Illustrated reported that the Dolphins had given Long a deadline to accept their contract offer (believed to be worth less than 2007 No. 1 pick JaMarcus Russell received from the Oakland Raiders); otherwise, they would move on to another prospect.[97] On April 22, the Dolphins officially signed Long to a five-year, $57.75 million contract with $30 million guaranteed, assuring they would take him first overall.[98] On May 19, the Dolphins signed sixth-rounders Jalen Parmele and Lex Hilliard and seventh-rounder Lionel Dotson to contacts.[73] On May 23, sixth-round pick Donald Thomas was signed to a multi-year deal.[99] On July 11, the Dolphins signed third-round pick Kendall Langford to a multi-year deal.
Two failed to survive a week with the team, as the Dolphins released Lane and Reece on May 5.[51] Less than a month after being signed, Robertson decided to retire.[102] On June 9, the Dolphins signed wide receiver John Dunlap (NC State) after he attended a minicamp on a tryout basis.[103]
After losing their preseason opener to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,[109] the Dolphins won their final three contests to finish the preseason 3–1.[109]
QuarterbackChad Pennington was the Dolphins' most efficient passer of the preseason, leading the team in completion percentage (72.0) and passer rating (104.8).[110] Rookie quarterback Chad Henne led the team in passing yards (351) but also in interceptions (2) while matching Pennington in passing touchdowns (1).[110]
On special teams, rookie placekickerDan Carpenter converted 7-of-8 field-goal attempts and all six extra-point attempts.[110]PunterBrandon Fields punted 21 times for a 44.1-yard average and two touchbacks.[110] Meanwhile, Davone Bess led the team in punt returns (6) but Ted Ginn Jr. was the only Dolphins player to return a kick or punt for a touchdown.[110] Patrick Cobbs led the team in kick return yards with 106.[110]
The Dolphins headed to Foxboro to face the Division rival New England Patriots. Little did New England know that they would be a test for an offensive formation concocted as the Dolphins coaching staff wanted to put running backs Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown onto the field at the same time. David Lee thus revealed the Wildcat to the NFL. Ronnie Brown would take direct snaps and keep it himself or hand it of to another back. The Dolphins decimated the Patriots all day with the Wildcat offense for a 38–13 victory as they put a dent in the Patriots' 21-game regular season winning streak and went on their bye week at 1–2. This was the last time the Dolphins beat the Patriots on the road until 2019.
A week after a 400-yard passing game against the Jets, Matt Cassel threw for 415 yards and three touchdowns for New England, while Chad Pennington threw for 345 yards and two scores; both quarterbacks also ran in a touchdown. The Dolphins Wildcat offense was limited to 27 yards as the Patriots broke open a tight game in the fourth quarter, winning 48–28.
The Dolphins clinched the AFC East title as they intercepted Jets quarterback Brett Favre three times (Philip Merling ran in a 25-yard touchdown on a Favre pick) while Charlie Anderson and Patrick Cobbs blocked a Jets punt. The win put the Dolphins into the playoffs for the first time since 2001 as they finished the season with an 11–5 record and locked up the AFC's No. 3 seed.
The Dolphins landed two players – running back Ronnie Brown and linebacker Joey Porter – on the AFC's Pro Bowl team.[121] Porter recorded 17.5 sacks during the 2008 season and was named as a starter on the AFC's squad.[121] In his first career Pro Bowl season, Brown led the Dolphins with 214 carries, 916 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns.[122] He also ranked fourth on the team with 33 catches and sixth with 254 receiving yards.[122]
Additionally, Porter was nominated for the GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Year Award and was a second-team AP All-Pro selection.[123][124] Quarterback Chad Pennington, guard Justin Smiley and cornerback Will Allen also received votes for the All-Pro team but were not selected.[124]
However, Pennington did earn the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award for the second time in his career.[125] Pennington led the NFL with a 67.4 completion percentage and was second in the NFL with a 97.4 passer rating.[125] He threw for a career-high 3,653 yards, 19 touchdowns and just seven interceptions.[125]
The first overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, Long started all 16 games for the Dolphins at left tackle.[126] A third-round pick out of Hampton, Langford started 14 of the 16 games in which he played as a rookie and recorded 31 tackles and two sacks.[126] Undrafted out of Montana, Carpenter went 21-for-25 (84 percent) on field goals and made all 40 extra-point attempts.[126]
Playoffsedit
Game summariesedit
AFC Wild Card: vs. Baltimore Ravensedit
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins
Entering the postseason as the AFC's No. 3 seed, the Dolphins began their playoff run at home in the AFC Wild Card Round, with a Week 7 rematch against the No. 6 Baltimore Ravens. Miami would deliver the game's first points with rookie kicker Dan Carpenter's 19-yard field goal. The Ravens would later respond with a 23-yard field goal from kicker Matt Stover. Baltimore would take the lead with safety Ed Reed returning a Chad Pennington interception 64 yards for a touchdown. The Ravens would then close out the half with Stover's 31-yard field goal.
Baltimore would increase their lead in the third quarter with running back Le'Ron McClain's 8-yard touchdown run. The Dolphins tried to come back in the fourth quarter as Pennington completed a 2-yard touchdown pass to running back Ronnie Brown (with a failed PAT), but the Ravens would pull away as quarterback Joe Flacco got a 5-yard touchdown run.
With the loss, Miami's impressive turnaround season ended with an overall record of 11–6.
Despite having only 16 turnovers throughout the entire regular season, the Dolphins committed 5 turnovers (4 interceptions and a lost fumble).
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^ ab"Miami Dolphins 2008 Regular Season Stats". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
^"Joey Porter Nominated For GMC Sierra Defensive Player Of The Year". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved January 19, 2009.[dead link]
^ ab"Porter Named 2nd Team AP All-Pro". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved January 19, 2009.[dead link]
^ abc"Pennington Named Comeback Player Of The Year And Offensive Player Of The Week; Injury Update". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved January 19, 2009.[permanent dead link]
^ abcde"Long, Langford And Carpenter Named To NFL's All-Rookie Team". MiamiDolphins.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
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