Monday, November 28, 2011

Dolphins LB not buying 'spoiler role' just yet

Posted by Nick St. Denis

At 3-8, the Miami Dolphins' odds of making the playoffs are .1 percent.

Cue Lloyd Christmas: "So you're telling me there's a chance."

Yes, a Dumb and Dumber reference straight from 1994.

Anyway, "dumb" isn't a word the Dolphins care to hear regarding whether or not their games are meaningful.

"Any time you get a chance to suit up, you're only guaranteed 16 opportunities," Dolphins linebacker Kevin Burnett told the media Monday. "What happens at the end of those 16, who knows. Nothing's set in stone."

The Dolphins started the season 0-7 before winning three straight. Miami, however, lost a tight one Thursday to the Dallas Cowboys.

Burnett was asked by a reporter about playing the "spoiler role" against the 7-4 Oakland Raiders this weekend.

'Spoiler role,' you're insinuating we're out of it and we have nothing to play for, and I don't see it that way," Burnett said.

The Dolphins do deserve some credit. They've played tough all season long.




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