PHINPHANATIC EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ANNOUNCEMENT ******** Thanks to Jimmy Shapiro over at Zuckersportsbooking.com, I will be interviewing two Miami Dolphin legends next week.  On Tuesday, I will speak one on one with the 2nd half of Butch and Sundance, Jim Kiick.  The following day, I will speak one on

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Back-up quarterback Josh McCown has been traded to the Carolina Panthers, a source familiar with the deal said this evening. McCown, 29, played in only one pre-season game for the Dolphins, the Aug. 9 opener against Tampa Bay, raising questions about his future with the team. He threw only eight passes, completing five of them. McCown’s departure leaves

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Palm Beach Post: McCown has been traded to the Panthers

With the Dolphins going with Chad Pennington as their starter as least to begin the season, today the team moved veteran QB Josh McCown to the Panthers. What the Fins got in return has not been released. Either McCown or John Beck was not going to make the roster, as the Dolphins appear set with

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The Carolina Panthers have a new quarterback according to the Palm Beach Post. Back-up quarterback Josh McCown has been traded to the Carolina Panthers, a source familiar with the deal said this evening. McCown, 29, played in only one pre-season game for the Dolphins, the Aug. 9 opener against Tampa

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The Panthers Have a New QB

Today, the Miami Dolphins took the first step in trimming their roster to 53 by trading QB Josh McCown to the Carolina Panthers for an undisclosed compensation.  The Phins have been the subject of many rumors regarding their bottom two QB’s.  QB Matt Moore of the Panthers went down last night with

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Breaking News: McCown Traded

With the Dolphins going with Chad Pennington as their starter as least to begin the season, today the team moved veteran QB Josh McCown to the Panthers. What the Fins got in return has not been released. Either McCown or John Beck was not going to make the roster, as the Dolphins appear set with Pennington as the starter and rookie Chad Henne as the backup. McCown was signed on the first day of free agency, leaving the Raiders to join Miami. He got a $2.5 mil signing bonus, and until Pennington came aboard, he was in the mix to be the teams possible starting QB. Carolina may need a backup now, as Thursday night against the Steelers, backup QB Matt Moore suffered a shin injury. Last season in nine games with the Raiders, McCown threw for 1151 yards, 10 TD’s and 11 picks with a QB rating of 69.4. He has 31 starts in six NFL seasons, and has played with the Cardinals, Lions and Raiders and now moves to Carolina.

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Does anyone remember the talents of Daunte Culpepper. He was supposed to light up the league with Randy Moss, and did , particularly the 2004 season when he through 39 touchdowns and only 11 interceptions. He was named to his third Pro Bowl, and might have won the league MVP if it had not been for the likes of certain quarterback named Peyton Manning. His rare combination of size, power, quickness, and incredible arm strength was considered so golden, that even his poor decision making on a party boat along with the degree of injuries he suffered (injured ACL, PCL, and MCL), were not enough to keep the hapless Dolphins from overlooking Drew Brees (which is laughable today…but they signed Nick Saban, go figure) and giving up a second round draft pick. Is this former NFL player (man that sounds so strange considering his history) the same guy who lost his job to both Joey Harrington and Trent Green? Is this the same guy who had to be escorted off the Dolphins practice field so they could make room for a guy that suffered one of the most severe concussions I’ve ever witnessed while watching sports? Is this the same guy who broke Dan Marino’s record for combined passing yards and rushing yards, but whose main highlight last year were the results of usurping an injured Josh McCown and beating a his former team (the Dolphins) that won only one game? It can’t be the same guy I see here begging to back up, gulp …Aaron Rodgers, in Green Bay, who has never started a game, nor played a full year. And now he can’t even beat out the likes of Matt Flynn nor Brian Brohm. That’s not the guy I remember. I mean, at least it’s not the guy I want to remember now.

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Let the games begin.  With tonight New Orleans Saints game the Miami Dolphins finished off a meaningless 3 and 1 pre-season.  The next chapter starts tomorrow as teams across the NFL pare down to 53, the final 53.  Tonight the Phins won an over matched contest of their 1st teamers against the Saints

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Pre-Season Is OVER!

This is the Miami Dolphins new HC…wired up and pacing.

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Sparano Wired Up

Ten days in South Florida and I’ve learned two things. 1) I hate flying more and more every time I step onto a flying deathtrap- I mean airplane. 2)The Dolphins are psyked to have Chad Pennington lobbing balls about twenty yards or so for their offense. They talk about him like he’s the second coming of Joe Namath (Uh…wait a second here). “His leadership blah blah” or his “blah blah experience as a competitor blah blah.” It’s funny when Dolphins camp and former Jets camp sound exactly the same. I’ve still got my spy on the ground trying to sneak a picture of the brain sucking machine Parcells used to suck the Jets playbook out of Chad’s head. 3) I know I said two but the plane thing isn’t really relevent. Ricky Williams is an important part of their team and I’m starting to believe that he’s going to have a great season. I don’t know if it’s too much sun but he’s looked great in the preseason. I still find it ridiculous that after all he put the Dolphins through, Ricky Williams is still “the Man” in South Beach. Only in Miami do they have such short term memories. Shawne Merriman should definitely get surgery. It’s not like the dude doesn’t have health insurance and the best medical assistance in the world. His history doesn’t paint him as the smartest guy (cough cough, steriods, cough) but this is just plain old stupid yo. It’s not like a doctor told him he needs the surgery or anything, Four doctors did. Homey, get the da?n surgery! Of course the Chargers’ organization is happy you’re going to play this season. That’s because they don’t care about your knee or your future.?They just want you on the field now. Part of me wants to say that Shawne is being brave but this move is just too stupid.?He had the entire offseason to get surgery, what was he waiting for? Whether Favre plays tonight in the final preseason game or not, it’s a good thing. I’m all for protecting our elderly superhero but I’m also all for him getting a few more reps before his regular season debut. Maybe it’s because I’ve been away from the New York Media but Favre being able to learn and run the offense isn’t as much of a concern as it once was. Yes, I saw the penalties against the Giants. I just didn’t care about them because the pass to Cotchery was freakin awesome and I’m more of a “glass is half full” kind of guy. Except with margaritas. Then the glass is always half empty. Even if it just landed in front of me, it’s half empty. Back to the point here, Mangini is paid to make these decisions and I feel like he wouldn’t sit our man unless he determined that the risk doesn’t equal the reward. We know how he likes to simplify things for quarterbacks.

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