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Miami Dolphins must earn our faith and trust back with results
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Hard to argue with, isn't it?
Last summer was the epitome of optimism for me. Then after the Washington game I had denial that the run defense and the "Lazor" offense were garbage. After winning two games to go to NE, I actually thought we could run the table. NE humbled me for the rest of the year. We actually thought we could start 6-0, remember that? Looking at the qb's we played.
I think all we can ask for is improvement. Rather than losing at the year and building through free agency in prior years, thus gaining optimism, I would rather see we finish a season strong. I don't think playoffs matter to me, as I do not think we have a complete team to go far any way. Then in the offseason, we address the glaring weaknesses of them team (unknown now until they play) and see what happens in 2017. One year soon, Brady will demise, right?
I think all we can ask for is improvement. Rather than losing at the year and building through free agency in prior years, thus gaining optimism, I would rather see we finish a season strong. I don't think playoffs matter to me, as I do not think we have a complete team to go far any way. Then in the offseason, we address the glaring weaknesses of them team (unknown now until they play) and see what happens in 2017. One year soon, Brady will demise, right?
I thinks its even harder for the younger fans of this team to be optimistic than those of us that enjoyed perfection.
Lets face it.....if your under 40 you probably don't really remember seeing your Dolphins in a Superbowl...and if your not over 50....you didn't see your Dolphins win a Superbowl.
Hell...if your not in your late 20's at least...you don't even remember the waning years of Dan Marino.
This franchise lost its soul the day Don Shula was forced out...and until we find the next Don Shula it won't change.
There is hope at least....that Adam Gase is the next Don Shula.
I know I have much more hope this year that it will change than I had led by Dave Wannstedt and Jay Fiedler
Lets face it.....if your under 40 you probably don't really remember seeing your Dolphins in a Superbowl...and if your not over 50....you didn't see your Dolphins win a Superbowl.
Hell...if your not in your late 20's at least...you don't even remember the waning years of Dan Marino.
This franchise lost its soul the day Don Shula was forced out...and until we find the next Don Shula it won't change.
There is hope at least....that Adam Gase is the next Don Shula.
I know I have much more hope this year that it will change than I had led by Dave Wannstedt and Jay Fiedler
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dolphindan
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I was born in 1982, became a dolphin fan in 1988. The closest thing to a Super Bowl I ever saw was when buffalo screen passed us to death in the Afc championship game after the 92 season. At least with Marino you knew you had a chance. It's been a long time since we've been relevant for something positive
We need that qb/coach combo. Worked for Shula and marino and Belichick and Brady. The more things change, the more they are the same. We need Tannehill to develop into an offensive weapon that can answer at the toll of the bell, whether a shootout or a late 4th qtr score. Let's face it, if you have that "guy," you're in all the games. That's all you want, to be in every game. It is demoralizing to teammates and very high-pressure, if you know you are down by 13 at half or need 10 in the last few minutes of a game and can't get it. It's culture, It's coaching, It's confidence and poise and it's having the right guy. we need a franchise qb to step up and change this team. I am hoping that Gase can stay here a long time and develop that - with SOMEONE.
Pretty much.
Marino didn't need to develop into that kind of player. He had that gift from day one with the franchise.
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That Patriots game basically ended the season for me. I'm not usually quick to draw conclusions, but the way they handled the Dolphins solidified for me the need to jettison the coaches.
I'm very guarded in my optimism for this team and for Adam Gase. This team has a bunch of talent. There's no reason to suspect they are lacking in some way to prevent them from winning 9 or 10 games. Get the offense scoring. See what happens.
But history has taught me not to expect the right things to be done. :crazy:
35 here. I was 3 when Marino was in the SB in 1984. I don't remember **** about that game.
TheJetsBlow
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Well said by Cote. Pretty much how I've felt for far too long.
I agree. But if there can be a coach that can use his scheme and plan effectively, it is gase. I feel as long as he is here, then the QB evaluation will be fair. And let's face it, if RT isn't the man, Gase will get another qb. Those that get fired from Miami as HC's, never seem to get HC's job again. I feel gase is someone that wants a QB to help him solidify his legacy
Maybe I'm a masochist, but I honestly think the hard times will make the eventual payoff that much sweeter.
I'm 46.
My Dad loved the Fins from their founding - he loved football. He was ill for much of his life, but he loved football - his brother played for Clemson, as did many of my ancestors. The whole family moved to Miami in the late 50s; he got married, had my (much older) sister. He was diagnosed with cancer, was never supposed to be able to father another child. I came along right about the time that Shula was hired (surprise!). He lost a leg to cancer shortly thereafter, kept pushing...fixed the roof on our house in North Miami anyway, gave our one neighbor fits going up the ladder on one leg. The last recording I have of him was his preview of the KC/Miami playoff game in 1971, his optimism for the Dolphins still leaps off the tape. He watched the game from the hospital with his brother. He saw the Fins lose Super Bowl VI. Passed shortly thereafter. He never got to see them win one.
I don't remember him, or a Super Bowl win...I was seven before I ever even realized football was a thing; started following them closely in '81. I remember the day I found out Marino was drafted; started talking to kids in middle school that he was gonna be great. Wore my colors all through high school, and college.
Here's the thing...with the exception of the few years at the beginning, the Fins were always good until Shula left. We were spoiled. We were always in contention. And now, the lean years. The last ten years have been brutal. Awful.
But...I'm not ready to say what this team has to do to earn my faith and trust back. Faith doesn't come from outside...it comes from within. It can be rekindled at a moment's notice when it wavers.
We have a new regime. There is new hope. And no matter what, I'm going to keep hoping. Call me a fool, or a "rose colored glasses-wearing aqua" or whatever. This is my team. And I will always have hope for it, and faith in it.
To paraphrase:
"If you've come this far...maybe you're willing to come a little further. Remember...hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."
I hope. And I will always have faith.
I'm 46.
My Dad loved the Fins from their founding - he loved football. He was ill for much of his life, but he loved football - his brother played for Clemson, as did many of my ancestors. The whole family moved to Miami in the late 50s; he got married, had my (much older) sister. He was diagnosed with cancer, was never supposed to be able to father another child. I came along right about the time that Shula was hired (surprise!). He lost a leg to cancer shortly thereafter, kept pushing...fixed the roof on our house in North Miami anyway, gave our one neighbor fits going up the ladder on one leg. The last recording I have of him was his preview of the KC/Miami playoff game in 1971, his optimism for the Dolphins still leaps off the tape. He watched the game from the hospital with his brother. He saw the Fins lose Super Bowl VI. Passed shortly thereafter. He never got to see them win one.
I don't remember him, or a Super Bowl win...I was seven before I ever even realized football was a thing; started following them closely in '81. I remember the day I found out Marino was drafted; started talking to kids in middle school that he was gonna be great. Wore my colors all through high school, and college.
Here's the thing...with the exception of the few years at the beginning, the Fins were always good until Shula left. We were spoiled. We were always in contention. And now, the lean years. The last ten years have been brutal. Awful.
But...I'm not ready to say what this team has to do to earn my faith and trust back. Faith doesn't come from outside...it comes from within. It can be rekindled at a moment's notice when it wavers.
We have a new regime. There is new hope. And no matter what, I'm going to keep hoping. Call me a fool, or a "rose colored glasses-wearing aqua" or whatever. This is my team. And I will always have hope for it, and faith in it.
To paraphrase:
"If you've come this far...maybe you're willing to come a little further. Remember...hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."
I hope. And I will always have faith.
Also, never browse this forum while watching the end of the Shawshank Redemption. It makes one feel grandiose.