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Hyde: Dan Marino a reserved, if revered, voice inside Dolphins

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Some days, Dan Marino emerges from behind the curtain for a few seconds inside Miami Dolphins camp in sweat suit and reading glasses. He'll saunter through the locker room, and maybe nod a greeting, in a cameo that makes visitors do a double-take.

A few weeks ago, when quarterback T.J. Yates signed with the Dolphins, he was surprised to see Marino in the hallway, then even more when the Hall of Famer sat in during the quarterbacks meeting.
Like most newcomers, Yates had no idea Marino worked inside the team. Like most outsiders, he felt momentarily star-struck.
"It's Dan Marino sitting there," Yates said.
What does Marino do there? He's a football grunt, just as he enjoys. He watches video. He studies schemes. He sits in meetings and offers ideas, though Dolphins coach Adam Gase said, "You have to, to ask him what he would think or how he would see it, because he won't just … he's not overbearing in that way.
"He's almost reserved and he wants for you to come to him."
An example of Marino's thoughts?
Gase chuckled. "Well, I know if that seam route is even close to being open, he'll just say, 'Bang that in there.'As coach, you're always like (Gase holds his hands out, palms up), 'Ah, Dan, you could do that …' "
Marino has no title for his football side – nor does he apparently want one. He has no office inside the Dolphins facility – nor does he apparently need one ("They'd know when I'm not working," he has joked with friends).
He isn't a centerpiece of coaching strategy or public attention – nor does he ever want to be. He agreed to, then declined an interview about his role, saying, "There's really no need to talk about it."
"Special Advisor to the President and CEO" is the official title Marino has had with the Dolphins the past three seasons. That's for his business-side duties, though, where he glad-hands team sponsors and appears with owner Steve Ross and other team executives at games.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-hyde-column-0101-20161231-column.html
 
Whatever works.

But they need to remember, what a tight seam is to most qb's is a canyon for Danny marino and "banging that in there" might not be the right call.
 
I love the quote about the seam routes. Ha. Dan would thread the needle with such ease it was ridiculous.
 
Man I miss Dan slinging the ball all over the field
 
Those scat back/ full back catches out of the backfield were Dan Marnio trademark plays hard to stop. Always hoped we could do that again but that quick release is hard for QBs to develop or duplicate
 
Him being given a title probably has something to do with financial liability.
 
Dan is serving in the capacity that best suites him. He's not an executive, he's not a coach, he's not a scout. He's Dan Marino, forever a Miami Dolphin. If he says something it's meant to help this team. He maybe a Pittsburgh boy but he bleeds aqua.
 
His presence around that team can only be a positive thing. Sounds like it's tough to get him to actually voice his opinion, which is surprising. Pretty cool that he's around tho
 
The man who made me a dolphins fan...Fins up!
 
NRA said:
Whatever works.

But they need to remember, what a tight seam is to most qb's is a canyon for Danny marino and "banging that in there" might not be the right call.
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What I really like about RT is that he has been able to fit a ball in a tight window.
 
I'd rather have Marino start now, as is, over Matt Moore. Moore is trash.
 
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