Despite all the changes and promises of change during the offseason and preseason, it appears the nightmare of 2007 has extended into 2008. A new head coach, Bill Parcells in the front office, and a new quarterback just haven’t proven enough to fix anything and all the promises of a renewed franchise seem to be spiraling downward.

Sunday afternoon the Dolphins went into Phoenix and fell flat on their faces against the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona may end up making the playoffs this season, but don’t be fooled, it will be a result of them winning the NFC Worst, er West. Their division mates, Seattle, San Francisco, and St. Louis are a combined 1-5. That being said, the Arizona Cardinals are not an All Pro team headed for the Super Bowl. You wouldn’t have known that though as the Cardinals just destroyed the Dolphins.

Former stock boy Kurt Warner dominated the Dolphins secondary going 19-24 for 361 yards and 3TDs. The Dolphins on the other hand couldn’t move the ball through the air or on the ground against the Cardinals defense. Chad Pennington was a woeful 10-20 for 112 yds and was eventually pulled in favor of Chad Henne who was 7-12 and 67 yards and led the Dolphins on their only touchdown drive, an 18 play 89 yard drive.

Again this week the Dolphins receiving corps was pitiful. Hagan caught 3 for 51 yards, Camarillo 4 for 49 yards, and Ginn Jr 1 for 9 yards. Absolutely pitiful. Arizona, realizing they didn’t have a passing game to worry about, was able to stifle Miami’s run game just as the Jets were able to in Week 1. Ricky Williams ran 11 times for 28 yards and Ronnie Brown 11 times for 25 yards and 1TD.

The Dolphins’ defense wasn’t capable of playing any better than the offense. The secondary apparently forgot they had a game to play this week as they were picked apart by the 37 year old Kurt Warner and his WRs Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin. Fitzgerald caught 6 passes for 153 yards and Boldin 6 for 140 yards and 3TDs.

Two things NEED to come out of this game. The Dolphins must, MUST, address their wide receivers and do it immediately. Clearly these guys are incapable of playing at a remotely professional level. Ginn Jr is suppose to be one your top WRs and he caught 1 pass for 9 yards?! Stop thinking you have what you need, Sparano and Parcells need to admit to defeat and sign someone ASAP. Also, give Chad Henne the ball. Put the kid under center and let him take his lumps. If the Dolphins are going to lose anyway, lets at least see what Henne can do in the process, who knows maybe he can help pull out a victory here and there.

If something doesn’t change soon, the Dolphins will find themselves watching more NCAA games on Saturday instead of tapes of their opponents in preparation for April’s draft and the #1 draft pick. Dolphins fans were sold a packet of “change change change” this offseason, its about time we see some!