Alternate Universe with Dan the Man

[xSxPxHx]

Was curious, how do you guys think we'd fare if we knew coming into next season if we had Dan Marino coming back during his prime years. Playoffs? Superbowl? I think with our defense, we can hit 10 to 11 winning games with Dan airing it out in todays game. I figure we'd address the oline with decent talent and get a RB. Thoughts?

 

[lbmclean_nocal]

Was curious, how do you guys think we'd fare if we knew coming into next season if we had Dan Marino coming back during his prime years. Playoffs? Superbowl? I think with our defense, we can hit 10 to 11 winning games with Dan airing it out in todays game. I figure we'd address the oline with decent talent and get a RB. Thoughts?

You figure wrong

 

[superphin]

We have not been able to build a roster capable of winning a SB. At no point were we a QB away. Until we fix talent acquisition and hire the right coach Dan Marino will be ringless no matter how many times we clone him.

 

[The Ghost]

20-0

The rule changes alone would allow Dan to obliterate any records of his that have since been surpassed.

It was tough to play QB in the 80's, and actually be great at it.

I'd much rather see today's star QB's go back to that era and watch them all fold up like an accordion.

 

[Fin-Loco]

We have not been able to build a roster capable of winning a SB. At no point were we a QB away. Until we fix talent acquisition and hire the right coach Dan Marino will be ringless no matter how many times we clone him.

I disagree. Dan made legends out of receivers who would have been average with someone else at QB. It's a speculative conversation but Dan never had this defense and even Duke and Lindsay are better than any RB he ever had.

 

[Ben Had]

We have not been able to build a roster capable of winning a SB. At no point were we a QB away. Until we fix talent acquisition and hire the right coach Dan Marino will be ringless no matter how many times we clone him.

While I tend to agree with you, Marino was one of the true gifted superstar QB's to ever play. Marino in his prime with the rules we have today would be an amazing thing to watch.

He would absolutely rock...but he would still need a coach capable of turning him loose like Shula did.

 

[Ben Had]

Pick a guy...let it fly...

 

[Danny]

I disagree. Dan made legends out of receivers who would have been average with someone else at QB. It's a speculative conversation but Dan never had this defense and even Duke and Lindsay are better than any RB he ever had.

Tbh, I would take tony Nathan over both of them. He was probably the most underrated player we ever had. Good runner, one of the best receivers out of the backfield of his era and a very good pass protector too.

 

[tay0365]

Was curious, how do you guys think we'd fare if we knew coming into next season if we had Dan Marino coming back during his prime years. Playoffs? Superbowl? I think with our defense, we can hit 10 to 11 winning games with Dan airing it out in todays game. I figure we'd address the oline with decent talent and get a RB. Thoughts?

With the way the defense played, and as effective as Duke Johnson was, if you have Dan Marino coming back, you have an obvious playoff team in 22...Effectively fix the line, and the Miami Dolphns show the Patriots how to win multiple SBs without having to cheat, or use underhanded tactics.

Tua is not Dan Marino, or close to that type of passer, but if you fix the line, he could look a lot like an up and coming QB that with time could be as effective as weaker armed QB like Brady, Pennington, and Montana.

 

[JayFin327]

Winning 10 or 11 games? We won 9 with Tua. If we had a prime Marino, we could of won at least 13 or 14.

 

[tay0365]

Winning 10 or 11 games? We won 9 with Tua. If we had a prime Marino, we could of won at least 13 or 14.

If Tua had not gone down, I think Tua wins 11.

Don't want to sound like a homer, but If Marino was playing with this team, I have a hard time seeing many loses.

The Bucs Maybe, but as slow as it took them to finally control the game, it might go either way.

The Bills? With how long the defense held the Bills to 14, I can't see how the Bill can play catchup once Dan got hot. Yet in Buffalo, Miami might have lost.

Raiders, Colts, Falcons, Jaguars? All different final scores in Miami's favor.

Tennessee in that weather would have been crazy, but Dan knew how to zip that ball, so it would have been a close game.

A young Marino plays, Miami wins as many as 16 games, or as few as 14.

 

[Ben Had]

Here's a thought. Can you imagine Marino at 23 going to the Pat's in BB first year... With the rule changes and those two who would love nothing better than ripping out your heart and showing it to you...

TB12 is the GOAT but if 13 was in his place it would have a friggin nightmare...

I guess it's time to crack open another beer....

 

[1972forever]

Was curious, how do you guys think we'd fare if we knew coming into next season if we had Dan Marino coming back during his prime years. Playoffs? Superbowl? I think with our defense, we can hit 10 to 11 winning games with Dan airing it out in todays game. I figure we'd address the oline with decent talent and get a RB. Thoughts?

Marino would have never lasted behind this Dolphins OL. While he had a quick release and was able to move around in the pocket, he also had top 10 pass blocking offensive lines throughout his career.

Marino never played on a Dolphin team that was as limited offensively as this Dolphin team is. If they add at least 3 quality offensive linemen, 2 top tier WR’s and a solid RB, Marino in his prime would get the Dolphins into the playoffs. I don’t see him getting them to the SB though.

Personally I think the Dolphin defense is overrated by a lot of posters on here. They play well against young QB’s and backups but they are just a mediocre defense when they go against teams that have a quality QB.

Marino played on teams with a lot more talent on offense and defenses which were as good as this Dolphin defense and he still was only able to get to the SB one time.

 

[Fred Bear]

I have had these dreams.

 

[Awsi Dooger]

The Marino era was not a difficult one for quarterbacks. The rules changes of 1974 and especially 1978 are the dividing lines. That's when contact in the secondary was dramatically reduced and the offense/passing game began to be coddled.

Earlier quarterbacks had to deal with things like the head slap essentially eliminating their offensive linemen, and offensive holding as a 15 yard penalty not 10. In fact, holding was 15 yards from the spot of the infraction, not the line of scrimmage. I'm not sure younger fans take this stuff into account when looking at high interception totals from earlier eras.

It felt so ridiculous in 1978 when all of a sudden the illegal blocking fouls were only 10 yards, not 15. I still don't like it. I preferred terrorized quarterbacks and running games dictating the outcome. Teams ran the ball partially because those plays were a lot less susceptible to the 15+ yard drive killing penalties.