Pats coach Bill Belichick always makes every opponent sound like the greatest team in NFL history.

It's hard to take him seriously when he's talking about the likes of the winless Tennessee Titans and Tampa Bay Bucs.

But the defending AFC East champion Miami Dolphins are better than their 3-4 record may indicate.

Of their four losses, two have come against the undefeated Colts and Saints -- both in Miami -- and the other two were on the road at Atlanta and San Diego.

The Dolphins' three wins all have come against AFC East rivals -- a sweep of the Jets and a 38-10 rout of the BIlls in Miami.

Quarterback Chad Henne is 3-1 since taking over from the injured Chad Pennington.

That said, Henne was sacked six times in Miami's 30-25 victory over the Jets last Sunday at Giants Stadium.

The Dolphins had a mere 104 yards total offense in that game, but Ted Ginn returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and Jason Taylor had a fumble recovery for a TD.

Henne is in only his second season, having been drafted in the second round last year out of Michigan -- Tom Brady's alma mater.

Speaking of Brady, he could have a field day throwing the ball against Miami's two rookie cornerbacks, Sean Smith and Vontae Davis. The Dolphins' best cover corner, Will Allen, is out for the season with a knee injury.

The Dolphins will be facing a dilemma familiar to New England opponents -- if they don't pressure Brady, it figures to be hard for Smith and Davis to stay with Randy Moss and Wes Welker. On the flip side, if the Dolphins blitz Brady -- likely leaving Smith and/or Davis in single coverage -- and don't get to him, then the Pats could burn them for big gains.