PhinstiGator said:
Most likely because it is true. Most fans expect the coach to live up to that standard but don't apply that standard to themselves.
You might think it's idiotic...but if it is true and the guy is wearing Miami Dolphin colors then why the over-reaction?
Well, I have seen it happen. But who cares about any other STINKING NFL team? What does that have to do with anything? This is the Miami Dolphins. I could care less how fat Parcells deals with his drug snorting QB.
Maybe your not paying attention. They crucify him for being positive and upbeat in the face of adversity. Now...a fan steps forward and offers a little encouragement back and you get all bent out of shape. How dare you offer encouragement to the head coach of the Miami Dolphins for doing what he is supposed to do. Idiotic you call it. Maybe it's not idiotic. You just don't like the guy and you refuse to give him any credit about anything. Idiotic indeed.
Points? No, you can just acknowlegde it and move on. Who cares about points in your book?
Yea, we've all heard the boring montra about the backward looking version of Dave Wannstedt. I'm suprised you didn't bring up his Chicago years.
That's not really the subject of the post...but, maybe you can just give Dave credit for bringing in Rick Spielman.
Duh! Bringing our "A" game everytime has nothing to do with the loss of RW and DB. We expect our players to bring it every Sunday. And when they do it is ok to acknowledge their hard work and determination.
It's been a tough off-season for the entire coaching staff. They continue to work hard...staying focused and positive during difficult circumstances. It's is not unreasonable to acknowledge that fact. Our coach has mental toughness. May that mindset filter through to the rest of the team and splash onto some trembling fans.
Thanks, man. You beat me to it :D . Also, to everyone, an apology for the lenght of the post. But it's just getting beyond ridiculous.
I'm not a "Wanny lover". I hold him responsible for many things done wrong WITH THIS TEAM. That's why any claim to his career with the Bears is mute to me - otherwise, I could bring up his career with the Cowboys and it would still mean squat. It's past, and more importantly, it's irrelevant to his career here. But I digress.
As much as I hold him responsible for what he's done wrong, I do so too for what he's done right. He brought a great RB (argue as you may, but he was a great RB when he was here - some were projecting him to break the all time record and even putting him above LT). He got us a divisional championship - one more than JJ gave us. He got us two playoff appearances. AND, whether you want to acknowledge it or not, he got us a 41-23 record. HE DID. You can say whatever you want, but that's one heck of a record for a guy most people here think should be a cast-off of the NFL.
He has taken advantadge of the defense? Why the hell wouldn't he? Dungy rides on defense. So does Billick. So did Gruden. So does Fox. So does (gasp!) Belichick. So will Lovie Smith, too. I don't see you bashing either one of those coaches. Their philosophies and Wanny's are similar in many ways - yet you choose to bash him, why? Because he succeeded JJ? Because he's not Shula? Oh, no, I get it - because he let Marino go and found Fiedler. Wow, that's evil, man. Keep a guy that in his last season had the fire, but not the skill. Yeah, let's do that. Let's commit suicide, and in the meantime, get that very guy killed. Or let him go, but don't you ever dare to replace him. Just go without a QB.
I know the counter-argument. Warner, Dilfer, Hasselbeck, Brady (yes, he's come up) have all been brought up as examples of what we could've had. Question is - do you guys know what those guys were to become? Sure you did. Yet you bash the gamble Spielman did with Feeley (who, BTW, was brought here by Wannstedt).
Again, I digress. He kept us in the competition - no, wait a minute, he improved us! From 36-28 with JJ, to... well, I hope you know by now. And has taken us just as far as JJ did. And, if Wannstedt really has been riding on JJ's team, why the hell were we only 9-7 in '99, the last year of JJ's tenure? Was the team THAT different (specially defensively, since that's the side JJ built)? Really? Can you positively make that assesment? The major difference between the 9-7, '99 Dolphins and the 11-5, '00 Dolphins was Dan Marino. And he was on the less-winning team.
Mistakes? A plenty. For example, going agressive (like fans wanted) and passing on 3 consecutive downs in a crucial drive against the Pats in the close of the '02 season. Why ride out the clock if you can put them to rest, right? Or bringing a star RB to an offense that complained it had Fiedler (booo!) and a washed up Lamar Smith. But he should've predicted the outcome! The bastard... Also, his philosophy is the direct responsible of RW's retirement. Yup, that's a given. But of course, his cardinal sin has always been two-fold: playing a conservative, run-the-clock out offense (coupled with short passes and the occasional deep one to burn them) and a smother-'em defense approach. What is this guy thinking? Does he not see that St. Louis, KC, the Redskins, the Cardinals and the Lions hold all of the recent SB championships? The pass-wacky philosophy works, man! Oh yeah, and keeping Fiedler... when so many illustrious, future HOF candidates have passed through here and we haven't picked them up, instead bringing the scrubs of Griese and Lucas and promised them a "chance to compete"... surely, anyone would know they couldn't hold a candle to Fiedler, the worst QB in the history of the game (except, um, for those two... yeah... sorry about that... must be confused...)
But go ahead, ignore it. Ignore everything he's done well, and focus (and magnify, why not!) every single one of his mistakes, both here and out of here (Chicago being the choice d'jour) and keep telling yourself he is, without a doubt, the worst possible coach the game of football has ever seen. You know, if you repeat it many, many times, it might come true! :shakeno:
