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Driven said:I had a dream that the Pats won 2 out of the last 3 super bowls....wait that wasn't a dream....Nevermind :)
See, a Pats fan wouldn't understand. Not only are Pats fans jaded now, but they haven't had a team that's been consistently good over a 15 year period. With the exception of 1996, Miami has been in the playoff race every season since 1990. When your team sucks in a given year, the fans don't get their hopes up only to have their hearts broken. Meanwhile Dolphin fans get our hearts broken almost EVERY year. Example?..ok, let's start from 1990..
1990 Pats 1-15
1991 Pats 6-10
1992 Pats 2-14
1993 Pats 5-11
1994 1st rd exit
1995 Pats 6-10
1996 Tough loss in Superbowl :cry:
1997 One point loss in 2nd round :cry:
1998 1st rd exit
1999 Pats 8-8 (last place)
2000 Pats 5-11
2001 Everything goes right
2002 no playoffs
2003 Everything goes right
With the exception of '96 & '97..Pats fans haven't had their hopes crushed by "what could have been".
Now the Fins..let's see how many times they've broken the fans hearts..
1990 2nd round of playoffs..Fins pull to within 30-27 into the 4th qtr @ Buffalo..Mark Logan fumbles next kickoff killing Mario's last chance for comeback.. :cry:
1991 Dolphins take 20-17 lead over the hated Jets w/ 30 seconds left in "winner-take-all" final game for a playoffs berth..they proceed to choke it away... :cry:
1992 Dolphins host AFC Championship and only trail 13-3 into the 2nd half. Mike Williams fumbles the kickoff and hopes fade away.. :cry:
1993 Marino's injury destroyed hopes for a title. This team could've been a great one.. :cry:
1994 Stoyanovich misses a FG that would've sent the Fins to the AFC Championship... :cry:
1995 1st rd exit
1996 8-8 rebuilding year
1997 1st rd exit
1998 2nd rd never had a chance
1999 2nd rd never had a chance
2000 2nd rd never had a chance
2001 1st rd exit
2002 Dolphins lead 24-13..only 5 minutes left until we are crowned AFC East Champs. They completely choke.. :cry:
2003 High hopes crushed again... :cry:
Dolphin fans have been through alot of heartache since 1990. All we can do is dream, because a championship seems so impossible.