Thats BS! If it wasnt for Marino, you wouldnt even know who clayton, duper, moore, mcduffie, or any other reciever's name. They would all be second rate WR's. He was a general, they dont ask your opinion, they give it too you. Thats what a general does. His skill didnt even come close to his natural feel for the game. He knew what his receivers could do, and he only asked of them what he knew they could give. i bet if you asked Shula, he would tell you Dan couldnt be coached. I dont think Dan knew the intriqueses, but what he did know, is how to get it done. That is why I say, you dont draft a guy, who has natural ability, and try to change him into something he isnt. You line him up and let him play. You help him along. I think that was a big knock on him, not to mention his smokin the ganga knock going into the draft, that made him fall, lucky for us.
Its like Butch davis, lining Courtney up at RE, and courtney played LE his whole life. He had the feel for LE, not RE. Its like trying to write with the opposite hand you have used your whole life. Some guys can be ambidextrious, some cant. That is the true genius of a great coach. Knowning your players capabilities.
Shula finally got the hang of it. I just cant believe he never got Dan a RB. He did try, but allthose shots at it, and maybe one you could argue, panned out. but then he gets killed in a car wreck. Thats horrible!!
Dan wasn't meant to have a ring, but I'm cool with that. I know he was the best, simply on skill, and mentality for the game.
