If you compare Houston Texans with Miami Dolphins, you will realize that Miami Dolphins are facing crucial time as compared to the Texans. Texans have been considered favorite for winning the AFC South. Dolphins have lost all six matchups against Texans. Texans have a victory of 23-13 over Miami in the previous season.

A new head coach has been appointed for Miami Dolphins in Joe Philbin. Rookie Tannehill has won the initial quarterback task with excellent preseason. He was at advantage when David Garrard got knee injury during his training and the fans of Miami were considering him one of the best quarterback. Tannehill threw for 414 yards and beat out Moore. During the game Tannehill was sacked 4 times.

The Dolphins have adopted some new strategies for defense. Kevin Coyle, the first-time coordinator has applied his specific 4-3 scheme and Cameron Wake, the star defensive end seems ready to go. The Dolphins have lost their five season openers out of six. They have given the last place in AFC East.

The first Sunday of NFL season 2012 is bringing the Houston Texans VS. Miami Dolphins for the fans of both of the teams in Reliant Stadium, Houston. The start time of the game is 1:00 pm and it will be telecast live on CBS. The Houston Texans are favored for the game by 12.5 points. According to a survey, 86% of the people are in the favor of Houston Texans. In this way if you do a free analysis of Miami Dolphins, you can say that it is losing its charm due to the weaker strategies.

The offense will be captained by Jack Locker together with the professional bowl guard player Steve Hutchkinson. Hutchkinson joined the team as a the free agent while Jack Locker will be making his first start at the NFL.

The corner back player Jason McCourty and middle linerback defender Colin McCarthy will be in charge of the defense. Jason McCarthy recently extended his contract in Tennesee which will now be expiring in 2017. Tim Shaw will be serving the special teams as a captain for the second time in a raw.

Coach Munchak Mike takes it as a great honor to be serving as a head coach coach in the team. His belief is that a game is not all about winning, but ”what how much your worth to that team”. Munchack’s second season as the head coach will be beginning this Sunday.

Players Jurrel Casey and Sen’ Derrick Marks have this week been nursing injuries. Marks missed Titans’ team practises and speculations have it that he might not be featuring in Sunday’s games.

Munchack said that the team was satisfied by Mike Martin and Harris; He believes that their preseason game was awesomely played. they think that Harris will play well and give them reps too, and if that’s the case, they will be happy with that, Munchack added during the interview.

Munchack really appreciates the crowd’s noise and is encouraging Titans to take advantage of it, as the noise has been a nightmare to their opponents. He welcomes even more noise as long as it will cause much more hardships on the patriots and so help Tennesee Titans win the game.

Media has always been after Cam Newton’s capabilities. They had almost slaughtered Newton for the same reason. Other people had seen it as a negative but afterwards it was considered to be positive when everyone realized that he had a urge to win the games. To be very frank, he used to play for his team more than he used to play it for himself. Ryan Kalil, the center player claimed that Newton loves his team more than himself and he is always ready to give his hundred percent for the team. This attitude is very much contagious and inspiring for the whole team.

Ron Rivera considers himself to be very lucky to train a team that has players like Cam Newton. He is totally cool with Newton’s attitude on the field because he knew that it was very important for his team’s improvement. Newton expects wonders in Carolina. This is a big boost for everyone including the officials and his teammates. He has been lately found gossiping about his extraordinary goals. As long as Cam Newton is concerned, the bar is always set in a higher standard. He expects to score more extraordinary goals and wants to keep his team always at the top.

When asked about negotiation progress, McKinnie said there is a distinct possibility of him being released from the squad, which would leave a talented left tackle available for new contracts and Ravens in a need of a new one. He texted some of the biggest sports sites and newspapers saying there is no way the deal can be reached and that he’s pretty sure he will be released by the end of the day. Apparently, it was all written in the heat of the moment, because a few moments later he texted back saying that it’s not over yet.

When it seemed like the negotiations peaked and it might be all over soon, they dragged on throughout the day and the solution is still hanging in the air.

The main problem arose when Ravens decided to cut down McKinnie’s earnings, which are set to $3.2 million this season. It is believed that he’s ready for a “significant” cut, but just not as much as they want. All hope is not yet lost, as the deal is still in progress, and, although it seemed unlikely at first, the agreement might still be reached. The resolution is expected within the next few days.

On the other hand, if the Baltimore Ravens really do let him go, there are other teams, such as the New York Jets, San Diego Chargers, Arizona Cardinals or even the Chicago Bears, that will surely be interested.

Jones-Drew wanted to revoke the final two years of his contract, but the team has declined this request. Therefore, he went on a holdout Sunday. When asked about this situation, he said that he has no regrets as to how he handled this situation.

On Sunday, he visited the team’s facility to take conditioning tests, studying the playbook. He also talked with coaches. It is reported, that he spent about 12 hours there.

On Monday he practiced the first time since the finale of last year. Jones-Drew said that the practice felt great. He claims that he carried 10 or 15 times, and did 9-on 7 and 11-on-11 drills. He also hinted that familiarizing with the playbook is important, and that he is doing fine with that. Also, according to the coach, Maurice Jones-Drew looks to be in a good shape, ready to play; however, he reserves his final judgment after some more practice time.

On part of the offseason Jones-Drew spent at South Florida working out with his former teammate Fred Taylor. Jones-Drew started his NFL carrier as Taylor’s backup as short-yardage, goal-line and third-down back – on the position which he will play against the Vikings.

Jones-Drew is confident as ever, but he realizes that the amount of his playing time is up for the coaches’ decision. However, he says that he can carry the ball 80 times in the game. In last season, he made a carrier-high with 343 carries.

Whether he will play, and whether his play will be a major factor in the play in the season-opener Jaguars against Minnesota Vikings, we will see on Sunday.

The Jaguars have been getting ready to play their first game next Sunday against Minnesota Vikings. The game will be held at the Minnesota Vikings’s home stadium called the Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphery Metro dome. The new Vikings stadium has not been built yet.

Jones-Drew has reported to the Jaguars training camp and he says he will be ready to return to the field for the game against the Vikings. The football player has stated he will not gain anything new by returning to the team.

He has admitted his hold out was because of money as both sides could not agree on a contract. Jones-Drew has also stated nobody can win or lose based on the contract.

Since the contract issues have been resolved, he’s ready to start playing football again. He won the 2011 rushing title with a total of 1,605 yards and he is a three-time Pro Bowler as well.

Jones-Drew, twenty-seven, wanted to be one of the best-paid running backs in the NFL by changing the terms of the last two years of his five-year contract.

Due to the holdout, Jones-Drew and football owner, Shad Khan, were having trouble seeing eye to eye on this topic. With the start of football season coming quickly, Khan stated Jones-Drew needs to get on the bandwagon or move on.

Both Jones-Drew and Khan wanted to end the holdout and come up with a deal. Khan recognized the team is a better franchise with Khan and is happy he will be staying for the 2012 season.

The decisions by the coaches come as a surprise, in their efforts in replacing the injured Jason Peters, they signed Demetress Bell with a guaranteed 3.25 million in free agency. The Eagles tagged him as a sure started and were willing to make an offer to secure him on their roster.

In training camp however King Dunlap outplayed Demetress Bell and that has been the cause of the unexpected change in the starting line-up. The consideration for starting King Dunlap instead of signing a new starter was due mainly to the performance of Dunlap over his last three seasons at Philly.

Eagle’s fans have been frustrated with the performance of Dunlap and this decision is expected to produce negative reactions from them. Dunlap has only started seven games in his previous seasons with this Philly team and for the first time it is a possibility that he will be considered as first team material.

Though the improvement of a long time team player is not something to be disappointed about, the disappointment comes in with Demetress Bell’s contract. Along with his guaranteed 3.25 he is promised an additional 8.5 million roster bonus is 2013. An ideal payment for a left tackle in the starting line-up but if Dunlap continues to outplay him, it would be a heavy sum for the Philly team to pay a second team player.

With the questionable health of Michael Vick and how it may affect the Eagle’s season, they are looking to put their best team forward for a fighting chance at the playoffs.

Rodger Cromartie who is the Philadephia cornerback was fined for hitting the Pittsburg Steelers quarterback on the head and neck during the match causing Byron Leftwich serious injurious. According to Rodger Cromartie the decision was very harsh because the tackle was legal and he did not see the need for such hefty fines for minor offenses. But according to N F L spokesman the decision to fine Rodgers was partly driven by the desire to ensure that each player took the safety of others seriously and to deter such offenses in the future. The record fine was to act as a deterrence to others. The news of Rodgers Cromartie of Philadelphia Eagles was contained in different news online sites such as the NFL news and even posted on the NFL official website.

Bronco’s head Coach John Fox was surprise by the first performance of Manning and is optimistic that Manning will deliver better performance on the next game at Pittsburg. Manning worked so hard on his first drive even if it was “broken up” by Chicago’s midfielder Geno Hayes and Lance Briggs.

During the game, Manning has shown the NFL fans that he still one of the best player when he nearly have a goal. In the last 10 yards, Manning found Eric Decker and with a little subdued from the Bears defense, Decker made it to 14 yards. The second touchdown puts the ball at 12 but on the third down, Brandon Stokley made a mistake and deflected the pass while Major Wright was so fast and dives the ball. Manning was “picked off” but it does not stop the Broncos from winning.

Brandon Stokley says Manning has never changed and that he still got great throws and good offense control. He just hopes that things get better and build more confidence and teamwork as their game progresses. Stokley was with Manning in the Indiapolis Colts way back in 2010.

For obvious reason, it was a good start for Manning who has been gone for quite some time. We will be seeing more actions on him as he continues to show great skills on the field. He is definitely back, and Coach John Fox says,” It was a very good first outing of Manning”. Denver Broncos is optimistic that with Peyton Manning on their team, they will be one of the NFL team to watch this season.

The game was not perfect by all means. The reserves were not that much neat and orderly and the officials also had some bad moments. This game was cancelled last year due to the sudden death of the National Football League’s leading player. Labor issues were also there in Sunday’s game. There were seven official replacements also.

The referee didn’t announce the correct toss result. First he announced that New Orleans Saints won the toss then he realized and said that cardinals won the toss actually. There were other communication mistakes also. Among the cardinals, Kolb started the game but he had to leave due to bruising of his ribs. Kold had to be replaced with Skelton. Skelton then came and completed 4 of 6 for 32 yards and went 5-2 as a starting player of the game. There were few rough moments between the fill-in officials of the game.

When New Orleans scored their first possession, several players waved the officials depicting that they had reported for the play. They got 2 minutes warning session during the first half. The referee announced that the previous play has to be reviewed but then he corrected himself.

This weekend becomes especially great for the Saints whose off season was spoiled by the scandal. There will be a dinner for the players on Friday night. Then players got a tour to the hall on Saturday that will be a pride moment for them. The New Orleans Saints made their 5th appearance in the Hall of Fame, while it was the 4th for theArizona Cardinals.