Miami Dolphins looking to grab AFC East by the reigns

Nov 7th, 2009 - MiamiHerald

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Miami Dolphins looking to grab AFC East by the reigns

Five months ago, during the doldrums of the NFL offseason, Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder had something to say.

He was tired of the indirect disrespect. He was tired of the assumption, as essentially declared by Jets coach Rex Ryan, that Miami's unlikely division title last season was nothing more than a lucky aberration from the usual Patriots dominance in the AFC East.

``The Jets didn't even win the division, and now they're all talking about how [the AFC East] goes through New England,'' Crowder said in June. ``That's what gets me bothered. I don't care about the other stuff, but don't say the division goes through New England.

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