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73 Dolphins or 72 Dolphins

well, the guys themselves have always said the '73 team was better... so I'll defer to them. It is agreed that the undeated year was the greatest "achievment" but even Don has said '73 "probably" was a better team.
 
Dick Anderson agrees with Greene. In someways so do I. Overall, the '73 team was better and did play with more of a swagger. The '72 team had more to prove and was more focused on redeeming themselves after getting their butts handed to them in Super Bowl VI.

Csonka and Morris almost repeated the feat of two 1,000 yard rushers but Morris suffered an injury that caused him to miss the final game against Detroit and fell 46 yards short.
 
Don said they were better in 73...difficult argument since all 22 starters were back for the 73 team. The only reason they lost in 73 was because they didn't have that same determination as the year before...in 72 they were so pissed about the Dallas Superbowl, they all had a bug up their butts.
 
They may have been a better more polished product, however, they lost, and when it comes down to it, wins and losses are what counts in my mind, so in the end the 72 team will live on forever in NFL history and the 73 team will always follow behind.
 
Maybe the 2007 Fish will put this argument away and become the greatest team EVER!!! Not likely though...I really liked the part of the article when they said that SHula wouldn't let them lose...NOW that is a Coach!
 
Hasta said:
Don said they were better in 73...difficult argument since all 22 starters were back for the 73 team. The only reason they lost in 73 was because they didn't have that same determination as the year before...in 72 they were so pissed about the Dallas Superbowl, they all had a bug up their butts.
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I thought the 73 team was more dominant, but since they did lose twice I don't know if they were necessarily better. That being said, one of the 2 losses that year was to a very good Oakland team on the road in week 2, a task that I'm not sure the 72 Dolphins would have been up to either.
 
PhinGeneral said:
I thought the 73 team was more dominant, but since they did lose twice I don't know if they were necessarily better. That being said, one of the 2 losses that year was to a very good Oakland team on the road in week 2, a task that I'm not sure the 72 Dolphins would have been up to either.
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But you never know, maybe that is where the 72 teams "refuse to lose" mentality would have taken over and they would have gritted their way to the win. They were hungrier. Hungry teams are more dangerous.
 
The '72 team came close to losing a couple of games...one in the playoffs against Cleveland.

Yes, they went undefeated, but I believe the '73 team was a "stronger" team all the way around...remember the SB agains the Vikings...they absolutely killed them !
 
DRNEWBEE said:
But you never know, maybe that is where the 72 teams "refuse to lose" mentality would have taken over and they would have gritted their way to the win. They were hungrier. Hungry teams are more dangerous.
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Possibly, but the score was only 12-7, so it wasn't like the Dolphins just didn't feel like showing up. The 1972 Dolphins may have had something to prove, but during the regular season they were never tested by a very good team.
 
DRNEWBEE said:
I understand Jerry Greene's reasoning in the article below, however, you can never convince me that an undefeated team should play second fiddle to a team with losses.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/spor...107mar01,0,6448067.column?coll=orl-sports-col

What do you guys think?
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The '72 team played by far the easiest sched of any SB Champ, they didn't play a single playoff team all reg season. I am not trying to take anything away from them b/c going unbeaten is still a huge feat but those are the facts. The '72 team also played close games in the playoffs(I know they dominated wash in the SB but 1 fluke play and Wash was right in it) while the '73 team dominated in postseason. I would go w/ the '73 team.
 
Since 22 guys from the 72 team were on the 73 team, I think you can't look at these two as separate entities. They were one team stretched over two seasons. The 73 team couldn't have existed without the 72 foundation, so ultimately the argument is a push.
 
The 72 had a lot more to deal in terms of pressure, the 73 team was maybe more polished and more relaxed in their aproach, they had not as much to prove as the 72 team.

I think the close scores in the playoffs had a lot to do with the pressure, and also we have to remember they had to play IN Pittsburgh for the AFC Championship.

On top of that, the 72 team was the number 1 Offense and number 1 Defense, and also they scored the most points and received the least. Somthing only them have done in the Super Bowl era.

I take the 72 team, even if the 73 was more impressive in the playoffs.
 
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