http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/49252/time-to-raise-expectations-for-dolphins " I also explained in the preseason why I thought Miami would finish last in the AFC East and would be hard-pressed to surpass last year's 6-10 record. The lack of offensive firepower and playing a rookie quarterback with only 19 college starts was too much to overcome to win right away. The defense gets the hype of a top-10 unit but was somewhat overrated, I proclaimed. But five games into the season, I'm already starting to eat those words. Therefore, it is time to raise expectations in Miami. " This is just getting to much to handle for me.. the garbage that this team dealt with will not be forgotten, and that hardness and toughness will be acknowledged.. I wanna win this game bad.
James Walker is an idiot. He plays into the media hype of tebow with every other post being about him on that blog. I go on there to laugh at the comments about people calling him an idiot.
Gotta love the term blue collar being applied to these guys. So, does this make the Patriots white collar? The Raiders unemployed? Anyway, let's open up a can on Fisher's bunch. Prepare your anus Jeff...
A lot of people worked themselves into a pessimistic hysteria this off-season, and ESPN/local newspapers/etc. did their normal shallow and dumb deal. Also "blue collar" is a pretty backhanded compliment.
Part of that hysteria was around trading what was then considered valuable assessts in Marshall and VD. I was furious when the VD trade happened and as pessimestic as ever. But Philbin has won me over these past five weeks and the team as a whole seems to be buying in. So yes, some of us made 180s on the team after initially thinking we were headed towards another rebuilding project. I'm glad I was wrong.. Now I just need to temper my insane enthusiasm with reality
Now I just need to temper my insane enthusiasm with reality " Now that is the hard part of being a die-hard fan!
He was the orginator of the "Bills will be great this yr!" bandwagon. Dolt, I tuned out the sports media vis a vis the Dolphins the past spring, the bloggers, twitter, the whole bit have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to Miami.
I thought we'd start slowly and finish fast, but still thought we'd have a top 5 draft pick. Tannehill is just playing well as is the Defense and we have different guys every week making plays.
IMO "blue collar" just means that there aren't many or any big name stars. I personally don't equate big names with better play or players, but I know some do.
I have to say I have not had this enthusiasm about a Coach-QB combo since Shula-Marino. Homer blood running strong.The players are really buying into it and that means anything is possible .
IMO he's saying "blue collar" as a way to somewhat justify his original, negative opinion..... as if he's saying we're still not a very talented team but are rather a bunch of overachievers playing above expectations.
no collar of any type would've been more appropriate. It should've just read, "Anything is possible for this hungry group". Adding the "white collar" is kind of a veiled insult IMO.
I also think of Blue Collar in terms of the trenches vs. skill players. As well as style of play (plodding vs. aerial barrage). Rafael, where do you see Odrick in a year? Should we be discouraged for his lack of flashy play or do you see him creating for other players? My opinion is pretty bleh right now, I'm waiting for him to have a breakout game before I let my opinion harden.
I think you might be overthinking this. The Ravens and Steelers have alway been considered "blue collar" teams.
I might believe him to insinuate that if he hadn't previously picked us to finish dead last in the AFC.
Blue collar isn't any sort of insult to me. It means guys who are not afraid of actual hard work, physical labor, earning a living by the sweat of their brow, and the callouses on their hands.
Yeah, I just don't equate big name and talent. I agree that this team doesn't have a ton of names that get national pub, but I don't agree with the "not very talented" assessment. As I said before the season, we have many players who are potentially the best (or at least top 5) at their position this season (Long, Pouncey, Wake, Dansby, Starks, Soliai). The Lombardi opinion piece added Sean Smith as well. All along I've said that Bess has as much talent as a Welker and that Hartline is similar to a Jordy Nelson (talent-wise). Bush showed last season that he can be a top back. And most importantly, I believe RT has the talent to be the best at QB. (Although he's progressed far faster than I anticipated). IMO we haven't had the QB and therefore haven't had the wins, so everybody simplistically jumps to "low talent level" as the explanation. IMO our talent level right now compares favorably with the top third of the league. We still have some holes, but most teams do. And now we finally seem to have a coaching staff that knows how use the talents we have optimally. (Of course, much of that is RT, too).
Aside from the division games this the game I want most to win just because I always felt Fishers teams played dirty and took liberties. Im so happy he slighted Miami and took the St Louis offer because this guy couldnt find an offense without Steve McNair...he'd probably have crippled Tannehill or requested that Ireland move forward with Matt Moore `
Same here CT. And if we win a few home games, we could see the stands start filling up again with Dolphin supporters, and maybe, just maybe, our home games with the Jests could actually sound like we're the home team for a change.
One game at a time, guys. One win won't prove this reporter right as to the whole season, but the game is certainly winnable. We're talking the St. Louis Rams here. Two improved, bad-last-season teams with new coaching staffs in the process of building. We're at home, which no longer means an automatic loss as it did under Sparano. People might show up after last week. 3-3 wouldn't be a bad way to start living up to the refreshed expectations. The Pats may even lose, and we'd be tied for the division lead. Go Fins!
Give him credit, he's admitting that he's wrong and is highlighting his own mistakes. When was the last time anyone in the media fessed up? Everyone from Paul Krugman to Omar Kelly will spit out inanities and then move right on to the next before you realize what's happening.
got to love this new regime from top to bottom suggest we temper expectations one more draft/free-agency & a year's experince needed we will be a PERRENIAL CONTENDER over the next decade Miami by 3
