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I miss Joe Robbie

I miss actually liking Dolphins fans. I grew up in Bills territory, so whenever I met someone who was a Fins fan, it would make me happy. I would also go out of my way to give props to Fins fans. For example, if I saw a person walking down the street in a Fins coat, I would yell "Dolphins!!!" or something of that nature. Unfortunately, the advent of the internet has made me realize that I hate a lot of Fins fans as much as I do Bills fans, Jets fans, and Pats fans. Some days I wish I could go back to the way things used to be, but you can't go back in time.
 
I miss winning playoff games..
 
Any reason why you miss him? If I remember correctly he was known for being pretty cheap with his players. Just ask Dan Marino. I know he payed for the stadium out of his own pocket, which is admirable, but if he were still alive and still the owner people would be on this board bashing him.
 
Still cant figure out the hatred toward Huizenga on this board. He was known as one of the best owners in the NFL. Willing to spend whatever it took to win, things just didnt work out that way.
 
As far as Ross is concerned, if he just stays out of football decisions Ill be okay. Who cares if he is offering shares of the team to celebrities. How could anyone possibly blame him for us loosing a game?
 
If it wasn't for Joe Robbie....Marino probably would've never been a Dolphin in the first place...

Robbie knew football....he used to actually sit down with Shula and interview quarterbacks...

Huizenga? Throwing a bunch of money around isn't what makes you a good owner.....it just makes you a very rich man that owns a football team that throws money around....

Surrounding yourself with FOOTBALL people and winning championships is what makes you a good owner....Huizenga did neither....

Sure he stayed out of the way of the football aspects....because he knew he didn't know a damn thing about it....neither did the guys in the suits standing beside him....there were time's when Miami was knocking on the door of the superbowl that they NEEDED somebody that knew football to step in to get them over the top....

He thought money was the answer to everything.....even people's loyalty.......the NFL isn't MLB....championships aren't bought....

Huizenga had his good points.....but he could never be considered as one of the best owners in the league in the class of the Rooney's....Robbie's...etc...IMO...
 
TedSlimmJr said:
If it wasn't for Joe Robbie....Marino probably would've never been a Dolphin in the first place...

Robbie knew football....he used to actually sit down with Shula and interview quarterbacks...

Huizenga? Throwing a bunch of money around isn't what makes you a good owner.....it's just makes you a very rich man that owns a football team that throws money around....

Surrounding yourself with FOOTBALL people and winning championships is what makes you a good owner....Huizenga did neither....

Sure he stayed out of the way of the football aspects....because he knew he didn't know a damn thing about it....neither did the guys in the suits standing beside him....there were time's when Miami was knocking on the door of the superbowl that they NEEDED somebody that knew football to step in to get them over the top....

He thought money was the answer to everything.....even people's loyalty.......the NFL isn't MLB....championships aren't bought....

Huizenga had his good points.....but he could never be considered as one of the best owners in the league in the class of the Rooney's....Robbie's...etc...IMO...
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here we go with the NFL being some elite entity in America. What are you saying? that you want a guy who sticks his nose in football operations? Im sure J. Jones knows alot about football too but u dont like him poking around right? So having money and allowing football ppl to make decisions is bad? or is not having money and trying to oversee operations a good thing? y fish for reasons to dislike the guy. Hes gone and thats that. we also had a winning team up until a few years ago - i dont get why ppl do not get this. i mean we did not win the superbowl and it sucks but we could have been perpetually out of the competition all together. You ppl act like this is the bengals or the browns or something and all we've done is be uncompetitive. Some of these ex coaches and owners etc werent the best but they were not the bottom of the barrell either. maybe ppl should stop over-analyzing draft picks and going over trade scenarios and protesting theme songs and go to the darn stadium and just scream for the dolphins.
 
finsfan4life said:
I miss actually liking Dolphins fans. I grew up in Bills territory, so whenever I met someone who was a Fins fan, it would make me happy. I would also go out of my way to give props to Fins fans. For example, if I saw a person walking down the street in a Fins coat, I would yell "Dolphins!!!" or something of that nature. Unfortunately, the advent of the internet has made me realize that I hate a lot of Fins fans as much as I do Bills fans, Jets fans, and Pats fans. Some days I wish I could go back to the way things used to be, but you can't go back in time.
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Definitely agree with this post.
 
finsfan4life said:
I miss actually liking Dolphins fans. I grew up in Bills territory, so whenever I met someone who was a Fins fan, it would make me happy. I would also go out of my way to give props to Fins fans. For example, if I saw a person walking down the street in a Fins coat, I would yell "Dolphins!!!" or something of that nature. Unfortunately, the advent of the internet has made me realize that I hate a lot of Fins fans as much as I do Bills fans, Jets fans, and Pats fans. Some days I wish I could go back to the way things used to be, but you can't go back in time.
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This.
 
Jersey DolFan said:
here we go with the NFL being some elite entity in America. What are you saying? that you want a guy who sticks his nose in football operations? Im sure J. Jones knows alot about football too but u dont like him poking around right? So having money and allowing football ppl to make decisions is bad? or is not having money and trying to oversee operations a good thing? y fish for reasons to dislike the guy. Hes gone and thats that. we also had a winning team up until a few years ago - i dont get why ppl do not get this. i mean we did not win the superbowl and it sucks but we could have been perpetually out of the competition all together. You ppl act like this is the bengals or the browns or something and all we've done is be uncompetitive. Some of these ex coaches and owners etc werent the best but they were not the bottom of the barrell either. maybe ppl should stop over-analyzing draft picks and going over trade scenarios and protesting theme songs and go to the darn stadium and just scream for the dolphins.
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Did I mention Jerry Jones? I don't even put him in the class with the Rooney's and Robbie's...

But since you did....Jerry Jones has 3 superbowl rings....

You think Jerry Jones would've sat there with his thumb up his *** as an incompetent head coach let a superbowl caliber team flitter away with Jay Fiedler at quarterback?

Yeah....right....lol

Huizenga bought the winningest franchise in NFL history when he bought the Miami Dolphins....and somehow....with ALL that money....it spiraled downward methodically until it finally culminated in the worst season in NFL history less than 15 years later...

I'm having a hard time deciding which is worse....

I don't dislike him....never met the guy....

Wayne the man and Wayne the owner of a franchise are two different things...
 
finsfan4life said:
I miss actually liking Dolphins fans. I grew up in Bills territory, so whenever I met someone who was a Fins fan, it would make me happy. I would also go out of my way to give props to Fins fans. For example, if I saw a person walking down the street in a Fins coat, I would yell "Dolphins!!!" or something of that nature. Unfortunately, the advent of the internet has made me realize that I hate a lot of Fins fans as much as I do Bills fans, Jets fans, and Pats fans. Some days I wish I could go back to the way things used to be, but you can't go back in time.
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dont get discourage because liking dolphins fans still exists. I went to the falcons game and whole time before and after we hanged out, shared food, memories good and bad, and play a few 11 on 11 football game in the parking lot.

Of course i enjoyed the tailgating more than the game cause we lost, but i did like sitting next to a fins fan that with every play good or bad scream his love for the fins. Every time i see a fins fan i scream GO DOLPHINS although most the time they look at me as if im crazy but every now and then i get the same response. The reason y dolphins fans seem so unlikable is when dolphins made themselves a playoff/super bowl making team fins fan wanted to stay there and we all know the story, but seriously everybody should be happy and looking up because we are going down the right road and someday soon everybody will start to predict dolphins being super bowl winners again.:woot:
 
TedSlimmJr said:
Did I mention Jerry Jones? I don't even put him in the class with the Rooney's and Robbie's...

But since you did....Jerry Jones has 3 superbowl rings....

You think Jerry Jones would've sat there with his thumb up his *** as an incompetent head coach let a superbowl caliber team flitter away with Jay Fiedler at quarterback?

Yeah....right....lol
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Actually that's pretty much what he did, or don't you remember Dave Campo coaching the Cowboys to 3 straight 5-11 seasons ?

2000 QB Troy Aikman
2001 QB Quincy Carter
2002 QB Quincy Carter
 
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