DOLPHINS: The longest three hours in my life for a while..

[Mark L. Diana]

Here, here. This is a team to be proud of, and in some ways  
reminiscent of the 70s teams, although those teams could dominate in a  
way this team has only shown flashes of. Even so, this team has done  
what it takes to win, whatever the situation, and I am impressed and  
proud. It feels good to be a Dolphins fan again, as they take their  
rightful place atop the AFC East and in the playoffs.

On another note, I am totally disgusted with the media coverage.  
Football Night in America (has there ever been a stupider name for a  
show?) spent almost no time on the Dolphins, and went on about the  
Cowboys, and especially about the Patirots, and how amazing it was  
that they went 11-5 with a backup QB. Excuse me, but this is a team  
that won every game and choked in the SB last year, which they should  
have won. How is that so great? And if you want to talk about backup  
QBs, let's talk about the only team to complete the undefeated season,  
with a backup QB for most of that season. And now we have a team that  
is the first ever to go from one win to a the playoffs, and a division  
championship, and they get nothing. Go look at the major sports media  
pages. It's all about the Pats and Cowboys, blah blah blah.




On Dec 28, 2008, at 7:38 PM, Michael Fischer wrote:

> Lionel,
> In the 70's, esp. the 72 Dolphins, you occassionally worried in the  
> latter part of the seasons, but the guys I hung with
> had a saying for the fourth quarter if they were behind : "Time for  
> the undeniable fourth quarter drive".
>
> Arrogance? It's not braggin if you can back it up.
>
> I'm so proud of this team it's hard to put it into words. But your  
> comment, that this is a team with soul, is right on the mark.
>
> I wonder if Danny's still at the club?
>
> Michael
> On Dec 28, 2008, at 7:23 PM, Gmail wrote:
>
>> Favre and Romo: O VER RA TED
>>
>> both got their asses smacked today.
>>
>> I remember 4 or 5 years ago on this list having a back-and-forth with
>> (i think) hector about the team having a philosophy from the start
>> rather than just being the result of their games. This season is what
>> I meant back then. And watching the Dolphins game and the Cowboys  
>> game
>> side by side crystalized it for me.
>>
>> The Dolphins have gone the whole year winning based on the results of
>> being a hard working team that minimized mistakes, played at 100%,  
>> and
>> prepared like champs. They used a bunch of guys - young players,  
>> vets,
>> castoffs, and otherwise - and improved this team by 10 games. This is
>> a philosophy that started from the top when Wayne hired Bill Parcells
>> and in a little over a year has trickled down all the way to guys  
>> like
>> Lusaka Polite and Joey Haynos.
>>
>> Unlike those aberrations we've had in the past 10 years, THIS is a
>> team with a soul.
>>
>> On the other side you have teams like Dallas and the Jets. They tried
>> to build from the bottom up thinking that their fantasy football and
>> publicity machines would get them farther than building the team the
>> old fashioned way.
>>
>> As I gripped the side of my seat and watched that last half, the last
>> quarter, the last drive - how we took the will out of the Jets - I
>> only imagined that this must have been what the 70's teams were like.
>> Not overpowering on the scoreboard, but overpowering of will and
>> heart. As much as I loved the Marino years, those teams only had  
>> heart
>> one one side of the ball.
>>
>> How about a Dolphins, Eagles Super Bowl?
>>
>> On 12/28/08, Glenn Rushworth <glrush13 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> A totally rewarding day....the Cowboys get blown out and we win @  
>>> the JEST.
>>>
>>> And, did you see Favre do the Rodney Dangerfield from Caddyshack  
>>> (Oh My Arm
>>> !!!!) when he threw the pick 6 ? What a peice of work.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Rick <mroz66 at comcast.net>
>>> To: General Discussion of the Miami Dolphins <dolphins-disc at phins.com 
>>> >
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 6:22:49 PM
>>> Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: The longest three hours in my life for a  
>>> while..
>>>
>>> Great to see Chad and the Fins clinch at the Jets!
>>>
>>> Rick
>>>
>>> ps: God I hate Farve...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> My friggin angioplasty took less time... but man oh man was it   
>>>> and  this
>>>> game...worth it!
>>>>
>>>> MIAMI IS AFC EAST CHAMPS!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> CONGRATS TO MIAMI, and THANK YOU CHAD PENNINGTON!!
>>>>
>>>> Michael
>>>>
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