PhinstiGator
Hungry For A Championship
BATMAN said:...Wannstedts' stupid idea of running the ball, playing good defense, and not turning the ball over gets you very low scoring games. Sometime the defense lets down a little...
Well Batman, that's really what it comes down to...you don't like Wannstedts philosophy and you think it is stupid. :roflmao:
First, running the ball and having a great defense is NOT stupid. That is how the Dolphins went 17-0. That is a philosophy that many great coaches have used with great success...Shula, Parcells, Gibbs, Noll, Landry, Jimmy Johnson, etc... It relies on the premise that Defense wins championships.
This style of play may de-value the QB position. The Running Back is the centerpiece of the offensive attack. The offensive line has to take care of their assignments. The WR's need to take advantage of every opportunity. The QB needs to lead and get the ball in the hands of the playmakers.
Fans who want a hero QB won't be happy with this system. This team doesn't equal it's QB. This is a team that values Defense, the running game, special teams, and an opportunistic passing game. That's the way it is folks.
Fans don't get to set the philosophy. Fans forget that we had the greatest QB to walk the planet...paired with the greatest coach and after 17 years won zero superbowls. It was exciting to watch. But, the goal was never reached.
As fans our job is to be fans. We all can gripe and complain that we don't get "our way"... But at the end of the day, there is no better team that I would rather invest my time in than the Miami Dolphins. Do I get my way about how the team is designed? Nope. Do I attack the head coach because he doesn't do things my way? Nope. That would be childish.
It's a privilege to be a Dolphin fan and our players are busting their collective tails to field the best possible TEAM. We don't have the greatest QB's on the planet. So what! The goal is the superbowl and what I want has nothing to do with getting us there.