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Miami Dolphins weren't always the lonely, the second choice. They weren't always Susan Lucci. There was a time when players dreamed of being them, when Miami was the place to go. It was 40 years ago ...
The perfect season. Shula -- the greatest coaching motivator of all time. Csonka, Griese and Warfield. The No Name Defense. A dynasty that became the first team in history to appear in three straight Super Bowls. Owners of a perfect record that stands all these decades later.
Shula went to another Super Bowl and then Dan Marino made them relevant again. This is how it has gone in Miami. Until now. When a once proud organization fell under a veil of irrelevancy.