BigDogsHunt
Prove It!
I personally think the Dolphin Fan Base (and the FINHEAVEN posters) is at a point in time many of which are just not old enough to be familiar with.
Unless you were around for the birth of the franchise, never before have we as fans been faced with losing ways, poor performance, and uncommon mistakes.
The fact is, once those ways were corrected, for decades we produced teams, players, and results that always kept us in the hunt, that wet our appetite for success. We have tasted SB victory, and in the decades that followed we remained a contender. This I think is what many of the Fans of the Team today only have a history of....the expectations are out of line for the present situation.
Frankly, last season was a test of our will and faith, and the Saban era (atleast this early part) could still be part of that test.
However, I challenge all Dolphin Fans to step back and appreciate what you're watching.
Many of you may not have had the pleasure to see first hand how Shula changed those early ways, he took over a new young franchise, gave it a mission, a path, a focus, and a passion. Shula set the course for 3+ decades of success.
I think in many ways, Saban is doing the same. I feel blessed if this indeed comes to pass, that as a franchise we will only have to see "less-than-wanted" results for perhaps 2 seasons. You would agree, many franchises still suffer and have never seen the promised land. We are not them!
I see the groundwork in place to view this year as being the first of many future positive steps to return us to glory and a proud proud tradition.
So if possible, let us temper our expectations and weekly "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS" or the next weeks "WE SUX" reactions. We need an evenkeel perspective here.
As a fan, I too have passion and expectations, but I wouldnt want to miss out and see with my own eyes the strides that Saban and the Dolphin staff take with this existing talent and how it becomes better and better with youthful additons and veteran direction in the coming years.
Make Haste Slowly!!
Unless you were around for the birth of the franchise, never before have we as fans been faced with losing ways, poor performance, and uncommon mistakes.
The fact is, once those ways were corrected, for decades we produced teams, players, and results that always kept us in the hunt, that wet our appetite for success. We have tasted SB victory, and in the decades that followed we remained a contender. This I think is what many of the Fans of the Team today only have a history of....the expectations are out of line for the present situation.
Frankly, last season was a test of our will and faith, and the Saban era (atleast this early part) could still be part of that test.
However, I challenge all Dolphin Fans to step back and appreciate what you're watching.
Many of you may not have had the pleasure to see first hand how Shula changed those early ways, he took over a new young franchise, gave it a mission, a path, a focus, and a passion. Shula set the course for 3+ decades of success.
I think in many ways, Saban is doing the same. I feel blessed if this indeed comes to pass, that as a franchise we will only have to see "less-than-wanted" results for perhaps 2 seasons. You would agree, many franchises still suffer and have never seen the promised land. We are not them!
I see the groundwork in place to view this year as being the first of many future positive steps to return us to glory and a proud proud tradition.
So if possible, let us temper our expectations and weekly "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS" or the next weeks "WE SUX" reactions. We need an evenkeel perspective here.
As a fan, I too have passion and expectations, but I wouldnt want to miss out and see with my own eyes the strides that Saban and the Dolphin staff take with this existing talent and how it becomes better and better with youthful additons and veteran direction in the coming years.
Make Haste Slowly!!
Now that's what I'm talking about!!