DonShula84
Sporty Don
I loved Timbo but he wont be on ring of honor.
bigmiamifan said:I didn't know who wore 95 until I started reading the thread. That to me anyways, says no, we should not retire his number.
CrunchTime said:This is a man who would get my vote for best Dolphin NT ever vote.Its difficult to compare different NT from different eras .Manny Fernandez and Baumhower were certainly forces at the NT position but if I had my druthers I would druther choose Timbo over those two.
Teams would make game plans avoid him and he was a wall for many years in that Dolphin defense.Due to the chop and cut blocks NTs have a relatively short career in the NFL and Timbo eventually succumbed to this danger.
Its very difficult to get into the Dolphin Ring of Honor.Its more difficult to have your number retired.I think there has only been three.Griese,Marino and Csonka.
I dont think Timbo will make it there but he will make it in the ring of honor of our collective memory.
Great post! He also re-worked his contract a couple times without a complaint, to help the team! A huge team player in my book! I say yes to that!phinfan2003 said:I give a resounding "Yes" to that question. The guy quietly did his thing and was good at it. A lot of what he did (like clog up the middle to allow ZT and others to make tackles) would go unnoticed by the casual fan but those of us that are die-hard fans know what his value to this organization was. If you don't, just look at the difference between the 2003 run defense and the 2004. He was a pilar for our defense for years and until last year, was very durable. Thanks for the memories Timbo!!!!! We'll miss you!
phinfan2003 said:I give a resounding "Yes" to that question. The guy quietly did his thing and was good at it. A lot of what he did (like clog up the middle to allow ZT and others to make tackles) would go unnoticed by the casual fan but those of us that are die-hard fans know what his value to this organization was. If you don't, just look at the difference between the 2003 run defense and the 2004. He was a pilar for our defense for years and until last year, was very durable. Thanks for the memories Timbo!!!!! We'll miss you!
MarinoEqualsGod said::shakeno:
bigmiamifan said:Sorry, I didn't. He was solid, but he wasn't a stand out big play pro bowl player where I'd know his number, and look for him.
ether79 said:I definitely believe he should be on the ROH for what he did for our team, but if you look at how stingy(for good or bad)we are about retiring numbers I would say it probably won't happen.