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I'm just wondering on the overall level of satisfaction Dolphin fans have gotten from this 8-7 season (where we end up either 9-7 or 8-8, and miss the playoffs)

There's a lot of folks out there that think championships are the only important measure of a season...that any non-championship season was a failed season. I don't agree with that. I've had a lot of fun watching the Phins play this season. I've had a lot of fun watching them win 5 "meaningless" games in a row. Dare I say more fun than watching the Phins go 10-6 or 9-7 with a first round playoff exit under Wannstedt?

I remember Curtis Martin being asked once which of his seasons in the NFL was the most rewarding season. He replied the 8-8 season under Bill Parcells where they lost Vinny Testeverde in like the first game, wallowed around a bit with Rick Mirer at QB losing all kinds of games until they settled on Ray Lucas at QB and he led them to a 6-3 record or something like that in the final 9 games. Like us, they had to know after halfway through the season that their playoff hopes were slim...but they learned to love the game and love winning for what it is.
 
It's been a long time since i've been happy with the Dolphins. I'm happy with where we are now, and where Saban appears to be taking this team. It's nice to have a coach who knows what he's doing. I can't wait for the draft. There's light at the end of the tunnel again. We'll be back to the playoffs in no time.
 
i think this was just about the best we could have hoped for... i thought we would finish the season 7-9... and we'll be one or two games better than that... i am very pleased with where we are... especially after reeling off 5 straight victories! fins never do that with their backs against the wall


and... what i absolutely love about saban... is that his defense plays so damn good when the opponent is goal to go... that's the one comparison i'll make with bellichick... his defenses always come up big on the goal line, and ours did that all season.. can't wait to see how good it'll be next year.
 
I've had more fun this season than I've ever had. I may not be older like most of you, and I've only been going to the games since the early-90's, but I must say...this has been the best stretch for me, whether or not the rest of the stadium is packed. It's amazing how we stick in games, and how we've only loss two games this year that we didn't have a chance to pull it off at the end(Kansas City & Cleveland). This team truly has no fear, and we fight to the finish. Sure, it upsets me to see how we're an 8-7 team right now whose beaten teams like Carolina, Denver, and San Diego to prove we can stick with the elite, yet we've loss games to Buffalo, NYJ, and the Browns. We could've been a 10-5, 11-4 team right now, but oh well. I'm very proud of my guys, especially for a team who nobody expected to exceed 6-7 wins, if that many. The best part of all, is how this is Nick Saban's first year, Chris Chambers has finally lived up to the hype and he's still only 27, most of the older guys on defense like Jason Taylor and Zach are still playing at all-pro levels, we're excelling with a new offensive system, and we've got young guys like Ronnie Brown, Channing Crowder, Travis Daniels, and more with bright, bright futures. Also, can't forget...we've got cap space to look forward to next year, and there was no Wanny/Spielman around to trade all of our picks! Finally, it's safe to say...we've got a bright future.

Happy Holidays to all, and Go Dolphins. :woot:

EDIT: by the way, look who is 4-0 in December! ;)
 
JTBRLZ said:
Haven't had this much fun about a seaosn in a while.
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I agree with you on that. Ive never seen the Dolphins win out in December and Ive been watching Dolphins football for almost 25 years. The intensity and fire this team plays with is awesome and the way Nick Saban blows up due to crap calls is awesome.

Going into the season I thought 5-6 wins was about where we would be. Although I told everyone we were going 12-4 and we were winning the AFC, yet I say that every season. 9-7, 8-8 is a great record for this team. Next season I hope we can improve a lot and possibly be 12-4, 11-5, or 10-6.
 
Yeh this year has been a blast .... I live in Canada so i don't get to see there games all that much but i try to follow them as much as possible...... Wut i noticed about this year we are doing everything oppsite of wut wanny and jimmy did. They seemed to go into every game with the same game plan, run the ball and win in 4th quarter . But you can't run the ball well everyweek and u can't throw the ball well every week. you always need to change the ur game . I like how Nick doesn't tell the news wut his game plan is ... It's not like the army tells the enemy's wut they are doing...

SO YES I AM VERY HAPPY NICK SEEMS TO BE IN CONTROL AND I LOVE IT
 
I am very happy with this season especially compared to our 4-12 season last year...we have already doubled our wins from last year with one game to go.
I remember how I felt when we were 0-7 last year and I had a hard time wearing my Phins jerseys. Now I look forward to seeing Chambers making nice catches....Gus doing a decent job and no crappy INT's getting run back for TD's like under Feeley and Fiedler. We also have two very good running backs. Young guys like Crowder and Roth getting it done on D, along with the older reliable vets like Zach, JT, Traylor and Holliday. Yes, we need some improvements among our d-backs, and could upgrade our o-lineman but Saban is doing a nice job and five wins in a row feel great!! :) Imagine how a team like the Jets feel. :D
 
The season made me very happy. I believed in Nick Saban's coaching philosophy. He gave the team discipline and order with a focus on process, and not on winning or losing and individual statistics.

At the beginning of the year, I expected the Dolphins to go 9-7 with a 6-2 winning streak during the 2nd half of the season. If Miami wins next week, my prediction will be on target.

His coaching style is a perfect match for the NFL and look for other NFL owners to seek out coaches with a similar philosophy.
 
This season is hands down the my favorite season since Dan's last season mainly b/c i am 99.9999999 % sure that we will do better next year and at worst we finish at .500 after a rough start GOOOOOO FINS
 
ckparrothead said:
I'm just wondering on the overall level of satisfaction Dolphin fans have gotten from this 8-7 season (where we end up either 9-7 or 8-8, and miss the playoffs)

There's a lot of folks out there that think championships are the only important measure of a season...that any non-championship season was a failed season. I don't agree with that. I've had a lot of fun watching the Phins play this season. I've had a lot of fun watching them win 5 "meaningless" games in a row. Dare I say more fun than watching the Phins go 10-6 or 9-7 with a first round playoff exit under Wannstedt?

I remember Curtis Martin being asked once which of his seasons in the NFL was the most rewarding season. He replied the 8-8 season under Bill Parcells where they lost Vinny Testeverde in like the first game, wallowed around a bit with Rick Mirer at QB losing all kinds of games until they settled on Ray Lucas at QB and he led them to a 6-3 record or something like that in the final 9 games. Like us, they had to know after halfway through the season that their playoff hopes were slim...but they learned to love the game and love winning for what it is.
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I have always thought that a season should be playoff expectations or else. That's probably because of all the winning seasons this team went thru in 30 years. My thoughts have slightly changed though. After the last 5 seasons under Wanny, where the team was boring on offense, and the defense was just good, I've loved watching the blitzing defense and big play offense.

I think it really showed at the game too. During the Titans game the crowd started doing the wave, and for the first time in a long time EVERYONE was doing it. It went around about 10 times, with the lower and upper levels even in sinc.

Hopefully the way the team went thru December undefeated, and especially the way the ended the season with 5 straight wins, this will boost ticket sales for next year.

Yeah, the season made me happy.
 
Happy!!!

I am thrilled with the direction this team is headed. When's the last time we went 4 for December?? There is a good mix of young players and vets but that won't last. I will be anxious to see how Saban handles the draft. I think we need to be happy for this FINish and hope we can squeak out a win in New England to put an exclamation point on this season. :dolphins:
 
This season has been a best case scenerio and this last stretch has been the most satisfying stretch in a long time. Some people might say that since the team is missing the playoffs, the five game winning streak is a "meaningless" streak. However, I think that sometimes it is harder to win games you really don't need to win than the ones that you do. A team can easily lose focus and just go through the motions (look at the Browns yesterday). The fact that this team keeps fighting and improving has to make you feel great about Saban and the future for this team. I can't wait for the draft and other offseason moves and I haven't had that anticipation for a long time as a Dolfan. GO FINS!
 
This is just what I had hoped for (being realistic). This team going from one of the worse in the league to an at least .500 team is a great turn around. It took the Bengals 15 years to turn it around and I think we will make a large push next year.

Happy Holidays to all.
 
ckparrothead said:
I'm just wondering on the overall level of satisfaction Dolphin fans have gotten from this 8-7 season (where we end up either 9-7 or 8-8, and miss the playoffs)

There's a lot of folks out there that think championships are the only important measure of a season...that any non-championship season was a failed season. I don't agree with that. I've had a lot of fun watching the Phins play this season. I've had a lot of fun watching them win 5 "meaningless" games in a row. Dare I say more fun than watching the Phins go 10-6 or 9-7 with a first round playoff exit under Wannstedt?

I remember Curtis Martin being asked once which of his seasons in the NFL was the most rewarding season. He replied the 8-8 season under Bill Parcells where they lost Vinny Testeverde in like the first game, wallowed around a bit with Rick Mirer at QB losing all kinds of games until they settled on Ray Lucas at QB and he led them to a 6-3 record or something like that in the final 9 games. Like us, they had to know after halfway through the season that their playoff hopes were slim...but they learned to love the game and love winning for what it is.
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Honestly, it wasn't until the 2nd Bills game that I started enjoying this season. Curtis Martin is right. You seem to savor the wins more in our situation. Plus we began to squeeze every ounce of talent out of what we have left, and that was real satisfying to watch.:D
 
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