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None of that this year.

Players were told in no uncertain terms hazing has to be severely curbed if not cut out altogether.

“There’s nothing you can do about it,” veteran Randy Starks said with a shrug. “We don’t want to put any wrong ideas out there. We’re just concentrating on football.”

Understand that some Miami veterans still see nothing wrong with forcing rookies to carry their pads off the field or even having rookies perhaps bring meals to team flights.

But a line on hazing has been drawn even though Philbin declined at the start of camp to identify where that line actually lies.

And rookies are thrilled about that.

“They’ve been very welcoming,” first-round draft pick Ja’Wuan James said of the team’s veterans. “When I got here, everybody was kind of like, ‘Oh rookies, they’re going to get messed with, blah, blah, blah.’ But they just want to win.

“Everyone here wants to win so they just want us to be the best we can be. So they’re just trying to teach us, push us. That’s what they keep saying: ‘We’re only going to be as good as you’re going to be.’ They need us to be good, and we need each other.”
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Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/02/4268873/armando-salguero-kudos-to-the.html#storylink=cpy
 
No more goofy haircuts, which was getting more and more ridiculous each year under Philbin.

Dolphins didn't really have a choice, they needed to put an end to any and all hazing after the mess they just dealt with.
 
Dolphins can't even haze properly. I loathe your Jonathan Martin. You think Flabby Arms starts in San Francisco this year? No Dude.
 
Dick Pepperwood said:
Dolphins can't even haze properly. I loathe your Jonathan Martin. You think Flabby Arms starts in San Francisco this year? No Dude.
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No chance and honestly, if everybody was healthy, he'd have a tough time make their team.... Staley, Iupati, Marcus Martin, Boone, Davis, Kilgore, and Snyder are all ahead of him, and if Brandon Thomas was healthy he would be too.

No more goofy haircuts, which was getting more and more ridiculous each year under Philbin.

Dolphins didn't really have a choice, they needed to put an end to any and all hazing after the mess they just dealt with.
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I never get why people got all mad about the hair cuts. They've been doing those since Wanny was the head coach. The only difference is that it used to be just the rookie OL and DL that got their heads shaved. The thing that always pissed me off is how some former Denver players said they would never do stuff like that, but they shaved players heads too and even got national criticism for shaving Tebow's head like Friar Tuck
 
Boo hoo boo hoo. Hair cut... REALLY
Why people get there panties in a wad over a hair cut is beyond me...
 
ChambersWI said:
No chance and honestly, if everybody was healthy, he'd have a tough time make their team.... Staley, Iupati, Marcus Martin, Boone, Davis, Kilgore, and Snyder are all ahead of him, and if Brandon Thomas was healthy he would be too.



I never get why people got all mad about the hair cuts. They've been doing those since Wanny was the head coach. The only difference is that it used to be just the rookie OL and DL that got their heads shaved. The thing that always pissed me off is how some former Denver players said they would never do stuff like that, but they shaved players heads too and even got national criticism for shaving Tebow's head like Friar Tuck
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I really didn't mind it at first, but the haircut thing got progressively crazier each year under Philbin. It was a sign of his lack of respect among vets IMO.
 
Good it is divisive and on draft day the idiot pictures in my sig proved he hasn't learned his lesson! Seriously where does Jared Odrick get off making rookies foot a bill for a 54k dinner? Hey Jared how about you worry about living up to your draft status and not about grand larceny?

Regardless what many on here believe most nfl teams have gone away from hazing and most definitely the successful ones have. There just isn't enough time to get rookies up to speed and added distractions are not necessary! Especially when you have a locker room full of idiots that go to the extreme!

I applaud Philbin for this, I am harsh in the coach, but this is a job well done!
 
I agree that there should be a line drawn in the sand on the level of rookie hazing - but it should not eliminated all together as it's a traditional rite of dues-paying passage to be accepted.

However, forget about 'sticks and stone breaking bones' cuz apparently for Jona Martin words do also. The fact remains that this mama's boy couldn't put up with the kind of verbal barrage that the run of the mill, fresh out of high school 18 year old fraternity pledge would welcome compared to what they customariy have to look forward to. IMO it's just a shame that this team has to overreact because of the overreaction of an overgrown priss.
 
I had no problem with the hair cuts and making the rooks sing. That's kind of a male bonding thing that probably brought players closer together all having gone though this rite of passage. The problem was it was continued way past the simple initiation period of maybe a week or two and got out of hand with the large restaurant bills and such.
After the quitter incident last year it is probably best they put it to rest at least for the foreseeable future. Too bad a few butt heads spoil the fun for everyone else.
 
I thought that the haircuts were pretty harmless, although we lost our top barber in Soliai, but extortion isn't on. Incognito insisting on gifts of jetskis and paying for his indulgent vacation in Vegas was frankly embarassing. I know that J-mart was soft but Richie exploited him. Good to see that Philbin is taking a firmer stand.
 
lurking said:
Boo hoo boo hoo. Hair cut... REALLY
Why people get there panties in a wad over a hair cut is beyond me...
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Because idiots like Pouncey and Incognito are more focused on joking around, going to strip clubs, getting high/drunk, and hazing rookies than they are on winning football games. Culture needed to change. A little joking around is fine, but it clearly affected our play on the field last year.
 
aquabob said:
Because idiots like Pouncey and Incognito are more focused on joking around, going to strip clubs, getting high/drunk, and hazing rookies than they are on winning football games. Culture needed to change. A little joking around is fine, but it clearly affected our play on the field last year.
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It didn't affect our play. Not addressing the LT position last year is what affected our play.. Come on.
 
Maybe Im too evolved or clueless but I never got any of these idiotic haxing rituals. My infantry unit used to play a lot of those stupid games , I never participated felt it was a sign of maturity to not do such idiotic things. Once was grabbed because they were going to give me a so called pink belly for my birthday amazing how a punch to the throat stops such silliness.
The issue seems minor but what happens when a guy doesn't want to participate. I remember Dez Bryant getting flack because he wasn't carrying anybody's pads. I would never carry any jackazz's pads or bring them a damn meal nor would I have anybody do those things. Im not in the NFL though which might explain my opinion.
These rituals do little except make the vets fel better about them selves .
 
SkapePhin said:
Dolphins didn't really have a choice, they needed to put an end to any and all hazing after the mess they just dealt with.
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You mean Pouncey's draft day tweet, right?

dlockz said:
Maybe Im too evolved or clueless but I never got any of these idiotic haxing rituals...
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I agree. But, There are many people (not just athletes) who never really leave lJr High.
 
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