So there we were, us two members of the media, waiting to talk with a couple Dolphins players.
“This is justice,’’ I said.
“For all the times you waited for me?” Dan Marino said.
“Exactly,’’ I said.
He was at the Dolphins complex to ask the likes of Chad Pennington and Ronnie Brown some questions for his Sunday CBS pregame show. As we talked, the Wildcat formation came up. Marino likes the idea.
“We ran something like it once,’’ he said.
This was in 1987 or 1988. David Shula was the offensive coordinator. He drew up a play against Buffalo where Jim Jensen went under center. Marino went out wide as a receiver.
“What the f---- are you doing?” the Bills cornerback asked opposite him.
“I don’t know,’’ Marino said.
Jensen ran the ball, though not effectively enough for the formation to be called again. The only other time Marino wasn’t getting the snap when healthy was in 1998. Jimmy Johnson decided to bring in Todd Doxzon as his designated quarterback-sneaker.
Twice, Doxzon came into games on short-yardage plays. The first time he got it. The second time he didn’t and that was the end of that idea.
“I just ran off and then back on the field,’’ Marino said.
As for this year, Marino is like every Dolphins fan.
“This is a lot of fun to watch,’’ he said.
