A new beginning? Probably not, but ...

As a seven-year Dolphins season ticket holder and live witness to the post-Marino meltdown of one of the great professional football franchises, I have stretched but high hopes that today's opener against the Jets will be the beginning of a comeback

But Ricky Williams in the backfield? It's like a CD that keeps sticking. I was in the Dolphin Stands (then still "Pro Player") when he led the NFL in rushing, but since then the best athletes named Williams in South Florida have been two tennis-playing sisters.

Oh well, true fans never say never, so here's hoping ...