before being eliminated from playoff contention by Buffalo in Week 15. Two meaningless games against Detroit and New England were lost to end with another middling 7–9 season and a 1–7 home record. At the end of the 2010 season, owner Stephen Ross flew to California to interview Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh, who was ultimately hired by the San Francisco 49ers to be their new head coach. Word of the trip leaked out to the news media and so Ross apologized to Tony Sparano by giving him a two-year contract extension. 2011 History again repeated itself as the Dolphins failed to improve the offensive side of the ball in the 2011 draft. Veteran QB Chad Pennington meanwhile announced that he would take the year off to recover from injuries. With the team showing little faith in Chad Henne, it was widely assumed they'd take Kyle Orton from Denver and pair him up again with Brandon Marshall, but negotiations failed and Henne was booed in training camp by Dolphins fans who wanted the team to sign Orton. With their first pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, and 15th selection overall, the Dolphins selected center Mike Pouncey from Florida, and with their second pick, running back Daniel Thomas. The Dolphins also acquired Reggie Bush from the New Orleans Saints in a trade. Miami then cut Channing Crowder and added Kevin Burnett to replace him. The Dolphins began 0–4 with losses to New England, Houston, Cleveland, and San Diego. By Week 5, Chad Henne had suffered a season-ending injury, forcing Matt Moore, who had recently been acquired from Carolina, into the role of starting quarterback. Week 5 was worse, as the Dolphins, looking lethargic, fell to the Jets 24–6, making them 0–5 to start the season. During a home game against the Denver Broncos, the Dolphins had a 15–0 lead with less than 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter and lost in overtime 18–15 to fall to 0–7. It was in that game Sparano was caught on TV cameras pleading with the referees to review a Broncos touchdown play or else he would get fired. The referees did review the touchdown, but it was upheld. Two days after the game, Sparano put his house up for sale, but he claimed it was because he and his wife wanted to downsize and live closer to the beach. Miami remained winless until Week