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Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham

CBS Sports color commentator Dan Dierdorf doesn't seem to give the Miami Dolphins much of a shot Sunday against the New England Patriots in Gillette Stadium.

The Hall of Fame offensive lineman shared his thoughts on this week's only AFC East game. He said he sees Tom Brady getting more comfortable by the week and predicted Brady will exploit the Dolphins' young secondary.

On the Dolphins:

After their 1-15 season and the recovery last year, everyone in the AFC East takes the Dolphins a little bit more seriously than they used to, especially the Patriots, who had problems with them last year. We only know what the Wildcat is because of how it broke out of the gates. And where did that happen? Against New England last year. That 38-13 loss at home, where Ronnie Brown went crazy, is still an irritant to New England.

On the Dolphins' Wildcat offense:

It is part of who Miami is. At times it has been a real asset. But then you take last week and Miami was basically inept on offense and yet somehow managed to win a football game.

On the Patriots:

The bad news for Miami is every week that goes by we have seen a more comfortable and efficient Tom Brady in the pocket for New England. Even Brady's biggest fans would have to admit he looked rusty at the beginning of the year. Of course, what would you expect coming back from a total knee reconstruction? What you look for are signs of progress and improvement, and he has shown those signs every single week. This is also a Patriots team that has won its last two games by a combined score of 94-7.

On Brady versus three rookies in secondary:

Miami won't start three rookies back there because they're trying to prove something. They're doing it out of necessity. It's their first-, second- and fifth-round picks if [Vontae] Davis, [Sean] Smith and [Chris] Clemons all start. I have a hard time imagining three rookies shutting down this New England passing attack. It could be not pretty. Randy Moss can take a lot of coverage with him by going deep and that will leave the underneath for [Benjamin] Watson and [Wes] Welker.

On the Patriots gaining separation the AFC East:

This is a chance for New England to deal Miami a pretty good blow. If Miami loses this game, it will really put them behind the eight ball in trying to catch up. A young quarterback and a young secondary is not what you would call the ideal formula for success playing against a Bill Belichick football team.