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PhinPhreak

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Do you realize with the Jet's win today that the rest of the AFC East has been in the AFC championship game 9 out of the 17 years since the Fins last played in the championship. If we wanted to include the Colts it would be 12 out of 17.

That to me is unbelievable considering the winning tradition the Fins were always known for.

Here's hoping to a start of a new run in 2010.
 
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Our "winning tradition" was built around one man and one man only: Don Shula. Without him, the Dolphins would have been nothing.
 
Our "winning tradition" was built around one man and one man only: Don Shula. Without him, the Dolphins would have been nothing.

Without George Wilson buildup of talent in the years leading up to Shula becoming Coach in 1970....our tradition may have never been. Most of our players for the 72 and 73 Championships were brought in before Shula showed up. (Csonka, Griese, Morris, Kiick, Langer, Seiple, Twilly, Anderson, Stanfill, Buoniconti, Little:Trade.)

Also, in Don Shula's 25 years running this team, he NEVER drafted a Running-back better than Csonka, Morris, or Kiick. That still blows my mind, and is one of the reasons we didn't win another SB in the next 22 years of his Coaching the team.

Loved Shula, but the guy had some faults...Drafting players was one of them. (he almost didn't draft Marino too) :facepalm:
 
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