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Let's face it, Philbin and his coaching staff are a source of uncertainty for many fans and, yes, pundits. Yes, he has a solid roster. But will the Dolphins play for the coach, particularly late in the season?

The answer last year and the year before was no even as bad teams were playing against the Dolphins for Rex Ryan and other coaches that didn't seem to have as much talent at their disposal late in the year.

Well, Tuesday I learned Philbin gave us another example of how he's trying to forge relationships with the men on his roster that maybe, just maybe, will bring them closer to him. And if that happens, maybe these guys will play for their coach -- or simply play better because they feel better about things -- throughout the season, including late in the year.

So what did Philbin do?

On Monday he gathered the team and announced players no longer have to wear suits and ties to travel on the team plane. Oh, the team is still taking business trips, including Tuesday afternoon to South Carolina for joint practices with the Carolina Panthers.

But everyone was free to wear jeans. And shirts.

No suits. No ties.

It is the first time since perhaps Dave Wannstedt was coach that the dress code on the team plane has been relaxed. The past three years Philbin has adhered to the idea that these men representing the Miami Dolphins should look spiffy.

Except that looking spiffy is a pain for some of these players.

And that's the reason when Philbin announced the new rules, which were not in effect the first trip of the season to Chicago, the entire team offered a resounding round of applause and cheered approval.

Look, on its face this is not a big deal. It's a small thing.

But it shows the coach is considering the greater comfort of his players. And perhaps they appreciate it enough that the bonds between the coach and his team are strengthened.

And that's another reason to be optimistic about this year.
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Six hundred and fifty business people and community leaders have paid for a chicken and rice lunch at the Miami Dolphins kickoff luncheon but no one is complaining about the $60-a-plate price because this meal comes with something special that’s not on the menu.

This lunch comes with a heaping helping of rainbow dreams and lollipop expectations. Those clouds over there? It’s not an unsettled linebacker corps or offensive line. Those clouds are made of cotton candy.

And did anyone see the unicorn skipping merrily around the room at the InterContinental Miami hotel banquet room? Because at times it sounded as if one was harnessed to the confident talk of playoffs and success and other good tidings.

“This time of year there’s a lot of optimism around the NFL,” executive vice president Mike Tannenbaum said. “There’s a lot of headlines for a lot of different teams. I can tell you with certainty the difference between our optimism and the other 31 is our optimism is earned.”

Alrighty, then.

The Dolphins are not only coming at this season with what they believe is a better team, they believe they’re attacking their 50th season with an optimism no other team can match.

And if there was any question about that, all one had to do was listen to speaker after speaker at this kickoff luncheon to understand the Dolphins are feeling great about the season that looms.

Tannenbaum, taking over as the team’s football czar this year, put on a slide show that likened the Dolphins facility to a football factory where winning is made.

“We couldn’t be more excited,” he said prior to showing how the offseason and new personnel and old personnel and a different approach are making a difference. “We’ve got the right people in the building and we’re excited about this year.”

General manager Dennis Hickey, modest and usually understated, introduced the team’s rookie class that he and his personnel department put together four months ago.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...o-salguero/article31481102.html#storylink=cpy
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The Dolphins need this season to be different. The club hasn’t been to the playoffs since 2008. It hasn’t won a playoff game since Dec. 30, 2000. So children who entered kindergarten in 2001 have already graduated high school and could be starting their senior year in college without having seen a Miami playoff win.

That, players say, is not a dry spell but a full-fledged drought.

And this will be the postseason rain is in the forecast.

“We feel like this is our year to make the playoffs,” center and team leader Mike Pouncey said. “I know we say that every year but this year our football team, it’s the mind-set we have. We love the direction we’re going.”
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“Honestly, the focus right now is on winning,” he said. “Things like [the catch record] come. But It’s about this team. It’s about overcoming I wouldn’t say a couple of bad years but it’s about overcoming what the Dolphins standards are and redefining them.”

Defensive end Cameron Wake is probably all for redefining Miami’s past standards. He has been selected to four Pro Bowls. He has played 93 games in six seasons with the Dolphins.

But he has never been to the playoffs.

“Not being able to play in the postseason in all that time I’ve been here, now is the time …” Wake said. “This is definitely the year.”
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Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/s...o-salguero/article31481102.html#storylink=cpy
 
Just read this and was about to post but I know better. Good work Daytona. :brewskis:


Little things like this count. They do. It's small token from Philbin but it's largely appreciated by the players. Good stuff.

Now I'll leave this thread as others are sure to heckle the notion about the players being allowed to wear sweat pants don't mean jack, as they understand little about how camaraderie and team chemistry are built.
 
But can they litter on the plane? Cause that's when he'll really have their hearts.

Sorry, low-hanging fruit. Couldn't resist.
 
I was wondering about that watching the Chicago plane video. Heck if the players cheered as noted, it obviously was not a favorite rule. Evolve or become extinct....Nice to see Joe choosing the former, however minor in this case.
 
VBCheeseGrater said:
I was wondering about that watching the Chicago plane video. Heck if the players cheered as noted, it obviously was not a favorite rule. Evolve or become extinct....Nice to see Joe choosing the former, however minor in this case.
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I don't disagree. But, it seems Joe is adapting. However, Dockers & a polo shirt is pretty much the status quo nowadays.

That said, where I work people come to work in flip flops, t shirts, & shorts... There is a difference between lazy & casual IMO.
 
It only took 3 years to get rid of the stupid rule lol
 
oasis said:
But can they litter on the plane? Cause that's when he'll really have their hearts.

Sorry, low-hanging fruit. Couldn't resist.
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They are not going on vacation. It's a business trip so they should dress accordingly and focus on the job at hand. IMO

They can dress comfy after they win the big one.


Ryan knows :up:
 
fishfanmiami said:
They are not going on vacation. It's a business trip so they should dress accordingly and focus on the job at hand. IMO

They can dress comfy after they win the big one.


Ryan knows :up:
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So they should wear a football uniform on plane I guess.
 
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