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Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington has been initially diagnosed with a torn capsule in his throwing shoulder and the Dolphins expect him to miss the rest of the season, sources familiar with the injury he suffered Sunday told ESPN Senior NFL Analyst Chris Mortensen.

Pennington will seek a second opinion from orthopedic specialist Dr. James Andrews, who has performed two shoulder surgeries on the quarterback. ESPN

This obviously sucks for the Dolphins, but I think it is terrific from a football fans standpoint. We get to see more tomfoolery from the Dolphin's wildcat formation, and Pat White. That will make things way more interesting. The Dolphins are the most prepared for this type of injury due to their play calling, so I don't think it will affect their season too much. However, Chad Henne didn't impress me at all when he entered the game.

Dolphins Rip Patriots 38-13

Well, the streak if finally over folks, after an amazing run of 21 straight regular-season victories the Patriots finally dropped one. They didn't just barely lose, the Dolphins dominated them on both sides on the ball. Ronnie Brown was the story in this game as he ran for 113 yards and 5 TDs (one of which was a 19 yard passing TD). Even Ricky Williams ran for 98 yards, as the Patriots couldn't stop anything the Dolphins were doing. Pennington only had 3 incompletions in the game, and the Dolphins rolled to the 38-13 victory. Cassell was off today, but this loss really wasn't his fault. He missed some open passes, but the Patriots were not getting anything from their running game, and Randy Moss looked like he was giving up on a couple of plays (not a good sign). The good thing for the Patriots is that they have a bye week next week, so hopefully they can plug some of these holes on defense, and get players like Maroney healthy and ready to run.

-BMack

Pennington Signs With Dolphins

After Brett Favre was signed by the Jets, Pennington was quickly released, and most reports said he would not get another starting job. In today's NFL, it seems everyone gets another chance, and the story of Pennington is no different, as he was signed by the Dolphins. I am not a big Pennington fan, since he doesn't have a good arm, and always kind of bothered me, but he is a good leader, and I think this is a great signing for the Dolphins. Young QBs like Henne can learn a lot from a guy who really had very little athleticism, but was able to make himself serviceable. Also, this finally settles the messy QB situation in Miami. Still, I hate the Dolphins and the signing of Pennington won't get them more than 4 wins this year.

-BMack