Miami was almost always a team that had to be considered when the season started in the 80s and 90s a possible SB team.
Miami came very close to winning against the Redskins, the team Miami played in 84 was one of the most talented offensive and defensive teams ever to play the game in that 1984 49ers team.... Miami plays any other team that year, they win a SB. In 83, they did not get any further because a Rookie QB (Granted, an Elite Rookie QB) made some young mistakes in the playoffs and in 1985, Miami came very close to going down and giving the Bears a rematch of the humiliation they gave them during the season. Unlike the Jets in any era, the Dolphins were very relivent in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Miami was a SB contender through about '85(though they were thrashed at home in the '85 title game). Since '85 they have contended maybe 2 or 3 times('90, '92, '94) and that was more b/c the AFC stunk.
Spin spin spin.
We ALL know how 2 victories were handed to you 2 years ago, and last year, the Detroit, Donkey and Cleveland games were lost by those teams and NOT won by the Jests. To say otherwise is ludicrous and void of football insight.
These things happen to teams that are in the right place at the right time, its obviously not the Jests fault W's ended up gift wrapped and in their laps, just dont mistake them for what they were....as was the Romo meltdown this year for that matter
yes, we were handed 2 wins and other teams lost games last year rather than us winning so I guess oak, Bal and NE are lucky and we are losing games rather than them winning?