What have been your biggest disappointments as Phins fans? There have only been a few instances where I've been really dsicouraged about being a Phins fan but the feelings never lingered for more than a day (well, except for once, which I will get into). I am a lifelong Phins fan and always will be (I'm 28 so I really don't remember getting run over by Riggins in SB XVII).
In no particular order:
1.) 1994 playoffs vs San Diego. 15 point half-time lead. Blown. I still remember sitting in the recliner at my parents' house (I was 15) and seeing Pete Stoyanovich's kick sail wide. The other I remember is that safety (then controversial) called when Parmalee was tackled in the endzone but hit the pylon with the football. Enberg and Trumpy (yes, I remember this game very well) debated that the safety should not have counted because the ball hit the pylon.
2.) 1985 AFC championship. I remember watching with my dad as Miami lost to NE. I don't know if Miami would have beaten Chicago a second time, but they definitely would have given them a better game than 46-10
3.) 1993 season. 9-2 to 9 -7 . Marino goes down with the Achilles in game 5. The team perservered with Scott Mitchell and Steve Deberg. The season then collapsed when the defense forgot how to tackle.
4.) 1995 season. This was the year they loaded their roster. They finished 9-7 and were destroyed by Buffalo in the wild-card round. I relaly thought they were a Super Bowl team that year.
5.) 1999 playoffs. vs jacksonville. 'nuff said.
6.) vs. Pittsburgh in 1989 and 1993. 1989 was the downpour game. 1993 was on MNF. Steve Deberg was driving the phins for awinning field goal and then threw a pick to Rod Woodson to seal a 21-20 win for Pitt. Pitt games have special importance to me because I live about 75 mins from Pittsburgh and everyone here is a Steelers fan (including my wife). When Pitt beats Miami, I hear about it for weeks. 1984 AFC championship was great. Everyone at church ripped my dad and I that morning (My dad's a Phins fan too). My uncle called me the night before and said "Pittsburgh's gonna beat Miami" and hung up.
7.) Super Bowl XIX. Miami lost because of one reason. The defense could not contain Roger Craig (montana was MVp but had the defense been able to contain Craig, it could have turned the game around)
8.) 1999 Dan Marino retires. I was not a Jimmy Johnson fan before he arrived in Miami and am even less of one now. He treated Dan like he was a practice squad QB and as Dan Lebetard said, "Nobody treats Dan marino with cold-hearted precision. Not in this town, not ever." Everyone knew Dan struggled that final season and Johnson did not need to stir things up by pointing that out. I was glad when Jimmy resigned.
9.) 2004 pre-season. I was driving back from my fiance's (no wife) housee when I heard on ESPN radio that Ricky Williams retired. After I learned the reason, I was very angry and got rid of my Ricky Williams jersey. This was amde worse by the fact that had he retired 3 weeks sooner, the Dolphins could have signed a good free-agent back (Corey Dillon and Eddie George were available)
10. 2006 draft. Brady Quinn was sitting there at 9 and they took Ted Ginn. They needed a QB (I know we got beck in the 2nd round but I wanted Quinn). Everytime I see him in his Browns jersey I think back to that day. he should be in Aqua and orange, not brown and orange.
In no particular order:
1.) 1994 playoffs vs San Diego. 15 point half-time lead. Blown. I still remember sitting in the recliner at my parents' house (I was 15) and seeing Pete Stoyanovich's kick sail wide. The other I remember is that safety (then controversial) called when Parmalee was tackled in the endzone but hit the pylon with the football. Enberg and Trumpy (yes, I remember this game very well) debated that the safety should not have counted because the ball hit the pylon.
2.) 1985 AFC championship. I remember watching with my dad as Miami lost to NE. I don't know if Miami would have beaten Chicago a second time, but they definitely would have given them a better game than 46-10
3.) 1993 season. 9-2 to 9 -7 . Marino goes down with the Achilles in game 5. The team perservered with Scott Mitchell and Steve Deberg. The season then collapsed when the defense forgot how to tackle.
4.) 1995 season. This was the year they loaded their roster. They finished 9-7 and were destroyed by Buffalo in the wild-card round. I relaly thought they were a Super Bowl team that year.
5.) 1999 playoffs. vs jacksonville. 'nuff said.
6.) vs. Pittsburgh in 1989 and 1993. 1989 was the downpour game. 1993 was on MNF. Steve Deberg was driving the phins for awinning field goal and then threw a pick to Rod Woodson to seal a 21-20 win for Pitt. Pitt games have special importance to me because I live about 75 mins from Pittsburgh and everyone here is a Steelers fan (including my wife). When Pitt beats Miami, I hear about it for weeks. 1984 AFC championship was great. Everyone at church ripped my dad and I that morning (My dad's a Phins fan too). My uncle called me the night before and said "Pittsburgh's gonna beat Miami" and hung up.
7.) Super Bowl XIX. Miami lost because of one reason. The defense could not contain Roger Craig (montana was MVp but had the defense been able to contain Craig, it could have turned the game around)
8.) 1999 Dan Marino retires. I was not a Jimmy Johnson fan before he arrived in Miami and am even less of one now. He treated Dan like he was a practice squad QB and as Dan Lebetard said, "Nobody treats Dan marino with cold-hearted precision. Not in this town, not ever." Everyone knew Dan struggled that final season and Johnson did not need to stir things up by pointing that out. I was glad when Jimmy resigned.
9.) 2004 pre-season. I was driving back from my fiance's (no wife) housee when I heard on ESPN radio that Ricky Williams retired. After I learned the reason, I was very angry and got rid of my Ricky Williams jersey. This was amde worse by the fact that had he retired 3 weeks sooner, the Dolphins could have signed a good free-agent back (Corey Dillon and Eddie George were available)
10. 2006 draft. Brady Quinn was sitting there at 9 and they took Ted Ginn. They needed a QB (I know we got beck in the 2nd round but I wanted Quinn). Everytime I see him in his Browns jersey I think back to that day. he should be in Aqua and orange, not brown and orange.
