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CHASKA, Minn. - Mark James played in the Ryder Cup seven times and captained the European side at Brookline in 1999. Here, the honorary life member of the European Tour gives his views on the 41st edition of the contest in Minnesota.Its important that the European team dont overreact to defeat to Team USA here at Hazeltine.Sometimes you just have to say you were beaten by a better team. I think they had the right players, a good captain in Darren Clarke, and I dont think he made any mistakes. Sometimes, you just lose. Team Europe can go home with heads held high.Why did they lose? Well, they were facing a good side and then had a shocking first morning; I thought it might be over then. But the real damage was done on the second afternoon. Lee Westwoods putting deserted him at the wrong time and we were a bit unlucky in a couple of matches.Those things make quite a difference to how you approach the singles, going into Sunday with a 9? - 6? deficit. Clarke had to load the front of his order with his best players and we ended up exposed at the back as a result.With six rookies that is kind of inevitable. Over the three days, some did well, and some didnt, but they will all be stronger and better next time out.Thomas Pieters was great without a doubt, and Rafael Cabrera Bello was pretty good, too. Danny Willett had a bad time, but he can probably thank his brother for that; and the course didnt suit the game of Matt Fitzpatrick.Chris Wood was OK and Andy Sullivan -- the sort of player who will play Ryder Cup again -- didnt disgrace himself.And of the senior players, Rory McIlroy was obviously the star but Sergio Garcia was pretty impressive, too, and Henrik Stenson was decent.There arent too many lessons Europe can learn from this defeat. It will obviously make things a bit harder in Paris, now the run has come to an end, but there is certainly no need for a task force or anything dramatic like the Americans went for after Gleneagles.If Europe want to tweak things a little, maybe the naming of the final wild card could be delayed for a few weeks, like the Americans did.But otherwise, the players and officials should be proud of the efforts they made after contributing to an exciting and dramatic Ryder Cup.The team seemed pretty happy afterwards in their press conference but they will have been hurting inside.When I was captain at Brookline in 1999, it was pretty bad in the team room after defeat. I cried my eyes out for a few minutes in a big release of emotion. And I wasnt the only one.But after that we regrouped, went to the presentation, had a few beers and dinner. When the guys went to their post-match press conference on Sunday they will have had a bit of time to compose themselves and start to move on.In my experience, some players stay up late drowning their sorrows after they leave the course, and some just go to bed. There is no doubt it is pretty depressing when youve lost because youve put a huge amount of energy in over the whole week and at the end of it you are very tired, emotionally and physically.Even after Brookline, when we had been ahead and lost, we were looking on the bright side on the flight home the next day, and Clarkes team will be the same, Im sure.If there is anything that should be learned from this 41st edition of the Ryder Cup, it is to pay closer attention to security once again.You want there to be an atmosphere and for people to enjoy themselves, but there must be a way of tightening controls so that we dont get a repeat of the abuse we have seen here. 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If we do, things are going to be OK.That approach has worked just fine in recent weeks for the Dolphins (6-4), who try Sunday for a sixth consecutive victory , which would be their longest winning streak in 11 years.Here are things to know about the matchup between teams headed in opposite directions:GREAT EXPECTATIONS: No team is a bigger favorite Sunday than Miami, heady stuff for a franchise that hasnt made the playoffs since 2008.Hopes of ending the drought are on the rise, even though the Dolphins havent exactly dominated, coming from behind in the fourth quarter of each of their past four games. And a wave of injuries has left the offensive line in a mess .But the players deny theyre susceptible to an upset against the woeful 49ers.I dont think its a trap at all, running back Jay Ajayi said. All were looking at is the Niners. The playoffs are so far away. With records, you can buy into all that stuff, but we were 1-4 a few weeks ago. So when we turn on the tape, we see a team that plays hard and is a physical team, and they have talent over there. Well be ready to play.Credit Ajayi for finding ways to compliment a team that ranks last in the NFL in defense, last in run defense and third worst in offense. They 49ers are 0-5 since Colin Kaepernick took over at quarterback for Blaine Gabbert.Ultimately we have to be the ones that change the outcome of these games and change the path that were on, Kaepernick said. We have to stay focused on that task, and not let what has happened in the past affect that.TALE OF TWO HALVES: Kaepernick has been a completely different quarterback in the first half than the second. He has started fast, completing 73.5 percent of his passes with 11 yards per attempt, six TDs, ttwo interceptions and a 126.dddddddddddd2 passer rating in the first two quarters. He has fallen off after that, completing 38 percent with 4.2 yards per attempt, one TD and a 55.2 rating in the second half.We have to execute in the second half, coach Chip Kelly said.BIG VOID: The Niners struggling defense lost another key player when safety Eric Reid went down with a season-ending biceps injury. He joins LB NaVorro Bowman (Achilles tendon tear) and DL Arik Armstead (shoulder) on IR for a defense that has allowed the second-most yards and points this season.Reid is particularly hard to replace because of his versatility. He has lined up at inside and outside linebacker, covered tight ends and played both safety positions. He ranks second on the team with 62 tackles. Second-year safety Jaquiski Tartt will be called on to replace Reid.Hes got great range and ball skills, coordinator Jim ONeill said. Hes got a knack for reading the quarterback.WATCHING THE HIGHLIGHTS: Ajayis productivity has declined each of the past three weeks, but he leads all running backs with an average of 5.6 yards per carry and confesses to enjoying replays of his breakaway runs in team meetings.Its fun watching the tape, because during the play you dont really know everything thats going on, he said. I kind of black out during plays anyway. So its always cool watching the big plays over and seeing the little things -- the receivers extra effort, and people on the sideline getting excited.PENALTY PROBLEM: The Dolphins rank second in yards penalized with 77 per game, and theyve been flagged 40 times in the past four games. The coaching staff shrugs off some penalties -- but not post-whistle personal fouls, which have been a problem.Its a fine line. We like how theyre playing. We really like the aggressiveness, Christensen said. But losing your poise will lose games. Were getting to a point where a mistake can eliminate you from contention or from a playoff game.---AP Sports Writer Josh Dubow in San Francisco contributed to this report.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL.---Follow Steven Wine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Steve-Wine. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/steven-wine ' ' '