The Miami Dolphins has plunged 0-4 after losing to the San Diego Chargers 16-26 at the Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, on Sunday. Now the 2011/12 season looks very bleak, especially since quarterback Chad Henne was knocked out of the game due to a shoulder injury during the game's first quarter. He was replaced by his backup Matt Moore.

Fans must be breathing a sigh of relief that Miami has a bye this week and Henne is hoping to heal enough to play against the New York Jets on Monday night, Oct. 17.

Truthfully, the Dolphins need healing in several areas during the next two weeks. The team that showed so much promise during pre-season has not turned up since the season started.

Miami's running game needs to be on the mend. While rookie running-back Dwight Thomas has shown promise, he is hampered by a hamstring injury, and Reggie Bush, who came from the New Orleans Saints with great expectations, so far has been a disappointment.

Next for healing are the corner-backs and safeties who have made opposing offensive players pass the ball on them too easily, the wide receivers who are dropping too many passes, and defensive linemen who are missing too many tackles.

But Miami's most glaring weakness is that the team fails to play with cohesion. There have been too many misunderstandings between the players. This problem lies squarely with the coaching whose responsibility is to field a team that plays in sync.

In Sunday's game Moore, subbing for Henne, came out looking sharp with a 31-yard completion to Charles Clay, giving the Dolphins a 7-0 lead when running-back Lex Hilliard scored on a 1-yard run. But that was Miami's only touchdown.

After that, the Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers dissected Miami's defense, completing 21 of 31 passes for 307 yards, with the team gaining another 116 yards rushing.

Hopefully Coach Sparano would have healed Miami's broken parts when it resumes its schedule on October 17.