There is something to be said that the majority of us knew the Packers game was a loss the moment Aaron Rogers got the ball at the end with time left.
What made many of us instinctively think this? Was it Aaron Rodgers being a dominant QB? No. Was it the defense being tired? No. Was it Philbin being a complete idiot? Say what you will, but even Nostradamus could have foreseen decisions that stupid.
Quite frankly it was that as Dolphins fans, we've been kicked in the crotch that exact way before. Many, many times. We knew it was going to happen because, put simply, this is the Miami Dolphins we are talking about here.
In fact, if you look at this season, it has been rather predictably "Dolphins": Coach on the hot seat making poor decisions to save his own butt, a QB we spend half of our time watching through our fingers, a boring offense that makes every first down feel like a Mardi Gras celebration, the inevitable drive towards 6-10, 7-9 or 8-8, the clamoring for our backup QB, a huge win against the Patriots immediately followed by disappointing losses...it's proceeded like a textbook.
This got me thinking....I would like to try a little experiment with you all: Let's try to make some predictions about how this season is going to be "SO Dolphins". We each name a few things that we know in our heart of hearts will happen based on track record and that sick, sick feeling in your gut. At the end of the season, while we may be broken hearted and most likely watching other teams proceed in the playoffs yet again, we can at least refer back to this thread and laugh at the various things we got RIGHT simply because they were SO Dolphins.
I'll get it started:
Prediction 1: On a yearly basis, the Dolphins lift your hopes only to dash them at the end. This year it will manifest itself in the Dolphins falling into a major hole by losing 4 in a row with the Chargers, Lions, Bills, and Broncos...only to win a few clutch games near the end of the season to revive optimism...but it won't matter as they somehow find a way to lose to the Vikings and Jets to close out the season.
Prediction 2: The Dolphins beat the good teams, inexplicably lose to the bad ones. Thus, the Dolphins beat the Bears, ONLY TO NARROWLY LOSE TO THE JAGUARS!
Your turn!
What made many of us instinctively think this? Was it Aaron Rodgers being a dominant QB? No. Was it the defense being tired? No. Was it Philbin being a complete idiot? Say what you will, but even Nostradamus could have foreseen decisions that stupid.
Quite frankly it was that as Dolphins fans, we've been kicked in the crotch that exact way before. Many, many times. We knew it was going to happen because, put simply, this is the Miami Dolphins we are talking about here.
In fact, if you look at this season, it has been rather predictably "Dolphins": Coach on the hot seat making poor decisions to save his own butt, a QB we spend half of our time watching through our fingers, a boring offense that makes every first down feel like a Mardi Gras celebration, the inevitable drive towards 6-10, 7-9 or 8-8, the clamoring for our backup QB, a huge win against the Patriots immediately followed by disappointing losses...it's proceeded like a textbook.
This got me thinking....I would like to try a little experiment with you all: Let's try to make some predictions about how this season is going to be "SO Dolphins". We each name a few things that we know in our heart of hearts will happen based on track record and that sick, sick feeling in your gut. At the end of the season, while we may be broken hearted and most likely watching other teams proceed in the playoffs yet again, we can at least refer back to this thread and laugh at the various things we got RIGHT simply because they were SO Dolphins.
I'll get it started:
Prediction 1: On a yearly basis, the Dolphins lift your hopes only to dash them at the end. This year it will manifest itself in the Dolphins falling into a major hole by losing 4 in a row with the Chargers, Lions, Bills, and Broncos...only to win a few clutch games near the end of the season to revive optimism...but it won't matter as they somehow find a way to lose to the Vikings and Jets to close out the season.
Prediction 2: The Dolphins beat the good teams, inexplicably lose to the bad ones. Thus, the Dolphins beat the Bears, ONLY TO NARROWLY LOSE TO THE JAGUARS!
Your turn!
