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Hillarious Pre 1983 NFL Draft Marino Analysis

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I found some quotes around the net from the supposed football geniuses and what they had to say about Dan Marino in early 1983:

Gordon Forbes of USA Today -- "Stands tall in the pocket and has a good view of the field. Sets up quickly and gets good, deep pass drops but lacks a classic delivery. Scouts say he often forces the ball into a crowd and is frequently intercepted."

Larry Dorman, who at the time was football writer for the Miami Herald -- "After Marino's inexplicably poor senior season, he's lucky to still be considered a first-rounder. Still, as a prospect, he's worth taking a chance on."

Miami Herald's Edwin Pope wrote, "The word from Marino's hometown is that the Panthers' all-time passing leader declined last year as a twin result of a) inflated ego, and b) pressing to impress the pros after he finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting as a junior. He developed the idea that he was God's gift to football. Dan was a down-home Pittsburgher who started thinking he was Joe Namath. It hurt the team, along with some other things, like losing some top receivers and also that head-coaching switch-over from Jackie Sherill to Foge Fazio."

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
 
Pope Shula XIV said:
I found some quotes around the net from the supposed football geniuses and what they had to say about Dan Marino in early 1983:

Gordon Forbes of USA Today -- "Stands tall in the pocket and has a good view of the field. Sets up quickly and gets good, deep pass drops but lacks a classic delivery. Scouts say he often forces the ball into a crowd and is frequently intercepted."

Larry Dorman, who at the time was football writer for the Miami Herald -- "After Marino's inexplicably poor senior season, he's lucky to still be considered a first-rounder. Still, as a prospect, he's worth taking a chance on."

Miami Herald's Edwin Pope wrote, "The word from Marino's hometown is that the Panthers' all-time passing leader declined last year as a twin result of a) inflated ego, and b) pressing to impress the pros after he finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting as a junior. He developed the idea that he was God's gift to football. Dan was a down-home Pittsburgher who started thinking he was Joe Namath. It hurt the team, along with some other things, like losing some top receivers and also that head-coaching switch-over from Jackie Sherill to Foge Fazio."

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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That just shows that stars are made on the field not at the combine or on the draft boards.
 
Jnaledu3 said:
Well, they are right about the inflated ego part.
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Don't know the man personally so I can't confirm or deny that. I did meet Dan at an autograph signing and he was very nice and personable.
 
there was something about marino i never liked. that's like dolphins sacrilege but he just seemed like he had an inflated ego. maybe if i got to know him i would think diferently. i know he gives a lot to charity so he can't be too bad. i guess he could throw the ball a little.
 
Talk about being off target. It just goes to show you where talent and great coaching can take you.
 
There was also the rumor that he was using Cocaine. He had a bad rep, poor senior season and Don had Elway #1 and Dan #2. What can you say, everything else is history.
 
the irony of that is that Marino went on to become ten times the QB Namath ever was...

has anyone ever taken the time to look up Namath's stats? they suck... worse than Fiedlers. Namath's stats were back in an era where even the best QBs had more INTs than TDs, and it was about how many Super Bowls you got to, not your stats or team records that judged how good of a QB you were...
 
Pope Shula XIV said:
I found some quotes around the net from the supposed football geniuses and what they had to say about Dan Marino in early 1983:

Gordon Forbes of USA Today -- "Stands tall in the pocket and has a good view of the field. Sets up quickly and gets good, deep pass drops but lacks a classic delivery. Scouts say he often forces the ball into a crowd and is frequently intercepted."

Larry Dorman, who at the time was football writer for the Miami Herald -- "After Marino's inexplicably poor senior season, he's lucky to still be considered a first-rounder. Still, as a prospect, he's worth taking a chance on."

Miami Herald's Edwin Pope wrote, "The word from Marino's hometown is that the Panthers' all-time passing leader declined last year as a twin result of a) inflated ego, and b) pressing to impress the pros after he finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting as a junior. He developed the idea that he was God's gift to football. Dan was a down-home Pittsburgher who started thinking he was Joe Namath. It hurt the team, along with some other things, like losing some top receivers and also that head-coaching switch-over from Jackie Sherill to Foge Fazio."

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Priceless...:tongue2:
 
LtDan662002 said:
When you are the greatest passer ever, it is confidence not really ego. I think he did a fair job of backing it all up!
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Damn straight !!

I believe it was Elway who was once quoted as saying, "It ain't bragging if you can do it."

or something similiar to that ......
 
Pope Shula XIV said:
I found some quotes around the net from the supposed football geniuses and what they had to say about Dan Marino in early 1983:

Gordon Forbes of USA Today -- "Stands tall in the pocket and has a good view of the field. Sets up quickly and gets good, deep pass drops but lacks a classic delivery. Scouts say he often forces the ball into a crowd and is frequently intercepted."

Larry Dorman, who at the time was football writer for the Miami Herald -- "After Marino's inexplicably poor senior season, he's lucky to still be considered a first-rounder. Still, as a prospect, he's worth taking a chance on."

Miami Herald's Edwin Pope wrote, "The word from Marino's hometown is that the Panthers' all-time passing leader declined last year as a twin result of a) inflated ego, and b) pressing to impress the pros after he finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting as a junior. He developed the idea that he was God's gift to football. Dan was a down-home Pittsburgher who started thinking he was Joe Namath. It hurt the team, along with some other things, like losing some top receivers and also that head-coaching switch-over from Jackie Sherill to Foge Fazio."

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Well Gordon Forbes analysis was dead on with the exception of the last four words.
 
Marino was a great QB and certainly was 1 of the best of all-time. But I think some Dolphins fans love the guy waaaay too much. He was a great player years ago, but now he's retired and people need to move on. He didn't even win a Super Bowl for us. As a person I think Marino is probably a good ****, I went to school with his oldest son Dan Jr. for a year and he was surprisingly normal for a huge football star's son. So I think Marino is probably a good guy based off what his kid is like.
 
all these things were true during his college career... obviously wasn't the case when he came to the pros... it just goes to show you that you NEVER KNOW whos gonna turn into what in the draft...
 
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