bakerbakerthetdmaker
☠️ Banned ☠️
I read last night that now MMQB and ESPN have us rated to win 3 games this year. Saw ESPN say that not only are we going to only win 6 games but we have the worst units in football in every unit review they do. I keep seeing Tannehill's name not even on the list of notable players returning from injury on GMF. In fact, the best rating I've seen that is anywhere Dolphins related is #14 best fans. I can't really suss out how I feel about that because I have only ever been a Dolphins fan though I feel we should be ranked #1 if everyone was a fan like those on here.
I grew up as a Phins fan. Been one since I was five years old. Grew my fandom each and every year. Patched holes in the wall caused by Fiedler's interceptions, Fluties escapability, and #12 in NE. Cheered myself hoarse over everything Marino, Zach, JT, Cox, Marion, Surtain, TBuck, Gadsden, OJ, Marks Brothers, and Landry did.
Regardless of my love for the Dolphins, we are not a highly regarded team anymore. When we do well, we "got lucky" and when we lose it was expected in the eyes of Joe NFL watcher. To most our primetime games last year merely galvanized anyone that isn't a true Dolphins fan that we are mediocre. Quite quickly it was forgotten that we were playing without Tannehill and our starting rooking MLB. Those deficiencies are viewed simply as excuses and the media paints us with a color of negativity. The perception of our team has to have at least partially penetrated the locker room.
Ok, to my point (had to set the stage). The Dolphins have an opportunity in 2018. A true opportunity to overcome perception and adversity. We have #17 back, we replaced Landry with Wilson and Amendola-bill (sound it out), and we have a potential circus freak in Gesicki. We drafted arguably the best defender in the draft in Fitzmagic, and bolstered the O-line while jettisoning the sadly hyper fragile version of Pouncey. Sure, it's late July before Training Camp but I see these all as great moves. The AFCE is ripe for the picking this year. We have rookie QBs in NYJ and BB and Brady is another year older in NE. THIS IS OUR BEST CHANCE TO WIN THE AFCE IN YEARS.
The Dolphins have the chance to be a truly great team this year bit it's going to come from a lot of luck, lack of injuries, and the 12th man at home. THe Dolphins fanbase has suffered from the losing seasons. In many areas of Florida outside Miami there aren't Dolphins fans to be found anywhere. Go to Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Vero, Melbourne, Fort Pierce any of those on a Dolphins Sunday. No Dolphins fans. Take a hard look at Hard Rock on any game day and you'll see almost as much and sometimes more jerseys of the away team. Even Publix is now the Bucs official grocery store. Noone wants to be a Dolphins fan any more. When I bring up that I'm a Dolphins fan, I have a fight ahead of me to even stay pertinent. Trust me that I totally don't care but the days that you can say I'm a Dolphins fan and get anything other than a look of pity from a fan of another team are here. THIS HAS TO END.
The team needs to know we are behind them. If you are going to Training Camp ( I am) then bring a buddy and try to get him to bring one too. Cheer, yell, bring supportive signs, do your part. We have a chance to help our team know how much we want to win and prove all the doubters wrong (I'm more about the winning). Get your friends to go to the games. Cheer and scream until you go hoarse. Compel your neighbors at the game to do the same.
As opposed to responding with the fact that you don't care how they are perceived blah blah blah, share with us how you are helping build the Dolphins fan base. How are you (besides spending money) supporting the team. Trust me, I get that the team has to do their part but I think if we can fan by fan energize the experience, we can jump start the winning ourselves. Don't be negative.
I commit to going to five home games, the scrimmage and at least two days of training Camp. What are you doing? And are you showing the passion? Go Phins!
I grew up as a Phins fan. Been one since I was five years old. Grew my fandom each and every year. Patched holes in the wall caused by Fiedler's interceptions, Fluties escapability, and #12 in NE. Cheered myself hoarse over everything Marino, Zach, JT, Cox, Marion, Surtain, TBuck, Gadsden, OJ, Marks Brothers, and Landry did.
Regardless of my love for the Dolphins, we are not a highly regarded team anymore. When we do well, we "got lucky" and when we lose it was expected in the eyes of Joe NFL watcher. To most our primetime games last year merely galvanized anyone that isn't a true Dolphins fan that we are mediocre. Quite quickly it was forgotten that we were playing without Tannehill and our starting rooking MLB. Those deficiencies are viewed simply as excuses and the media paints us with a color of negativity. The perception of our team has to have at least partially penetrated the locker room.
Ok, to my point (had to set the stage). The Dolphins have an opportunity in 2018. A true opportunity to overcome perception and adversity. We have #17 back, we replaced Landry with Wilson and Amendola-bill (sound it out), and we have a potential circus freak in Gesicki. We drafted arguably the best defender in the draft in Fitzmagic, and bolstered the O-line while jettisoning the sadly hyper fragile version of Pouncey. Sure, it's late July before Training Camp but I see these all as great moves. The AFCE is ripe for the picking this year. We have rookie QBs in NYJ and BB and Brady is another year older in NE. THIS IS OUR BEST CHANCE TO WIN THE AFCE IN YEARS.
The Dolphins have the chance to be a truly great team this year bit it's going to come from a lot of luck, lack of injuries, and the 12th man at home. THe Dolphins fanbase has suffered from the losing seasons. In many areas of Florida outside Miami there aren't Dolphins fans to be found anywhere. Go to Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Vero, Melbourne, Fort Pierce any of those on a Dolphins Sunday. No Dolphins fans. Take a hard look at Hard Rock on any game day and you'll see almost as much and sometimes more jerseys of the away team. Even Publix is now the Bucs official grocery store. Noone wants to be a Dolphins fan any more. When I bring up that I'm a Dolphins fan, I have a fight ahead of me to even stay pertinent. Trust me that I totally don't care but the days that you can say I'm a Dolphins fan and get anything other than a look of pity from a fan of another team are here. THIS HAS TO END.
The team needs to know we are behind them. If you are going to Training Camp ( I am) then bring a buddy and try to get him to bring one too. Cheer, yell, bring supportive signs, do your part. We have a chance to help our team know how much we want to win and prove all the doubters wrong (I'm more about the winning). Get your friends to go to the games. Cheer and scream until you go hoarse. Compel your neighbors at the game to do the same.
As opposed to responding with the fact that you don't care how they are perceived blah blah blah, share with us how you are helping build the Dolphins fan base. How are you (besides spending money) supporting the team. Trust me, I get that the team has to do their part but I think if we can fan by fan energize the experience, we can jump start the winning ourselves. Don't be negative.
I commit to going to five home games, the scrimmage and at least two days of training Camp. What are you doing? And are you showing the passion? Go Phins!
