Two weeks ago tonight, Dolphins receiver Ted Ginn made an impressive catch on a long touchdown that helped deliver a win over the Jets. On Sunday, however, Ginn was back to eating pre-game popcorn, with multiple key drops in the 46-34 loss to the Saints. From ESPN's Chris Mortensen, Ginn will see reduced playing time going forward. Mort also said that, if the trade deadline were tomorrow instead of last Tuesday, the Dolphins would be dialing up the Ravens and offering Ginn to the team whose offensive coordinator, Cam Cameron, drafted Ginn in 2007 with the ninth overall pick. In hindsight, it would have been a great time to sell high, with Ginn looking great against the Jets. As a result, Miami missed an opportunity, and now they're stuck with Ginn through the balance of the season. Ginn had one of his worst games, dropping three passes, one of which he deflected to a defender who scored on an interception return. Ginn caught only two of eight passes thrown his way, ran out of bounds a yard shy of a first down, and reinforced the perception he'll never fulfill his projected potential as a No. 9 overall draft pick in 2007.'' Ted is a young guy that's getting better,'' Sparano said. ''He just didn't have a good ballgame.'' Quarterback Chad Henne, making only his third NFL start, said the offense must react better to eight-man fronts. ''They're challenging you,'' Henne said. ''They have one extra guy you can't block, and that guy is up to me. We have to have good timing with the wideouts, have to run good routes, and I have to put the ball where it needs to be. There were some miscues there with me and the wide receivers.''For the Dolphins, there was plenty of blame to go around, starting with the head coach.
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