http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/thed...hins-who-better-win-in-2010-to-stay-relevant/ I..love..it! And here is why: Pro Athletes, for better or worse, constantly have their egos stroked, from skipping the line at the Club, to perks such as always having tee times available to them, they tend to rule the roost as the "star" where ever they go. With the Heat making such a huge move, the pecking order changes, and Athletes are accutely aware of it, so now not only are Phins players busting their tails to train, they also know that if they don't perform, they will be relegated to second class status. Athletes have egos, make no mistake about it, and I'd like to thank the Heat for raising the temperature to perform in the sub culture of Miami Area social strata, Dolphins players no longer will have the "private" areas of swank eateries and night clubs reserved for themselves, and I'm sure that will put a different sort of pressure to perform on them.
Well the Heat did win the championship not too long ago. If anyone owns the city it's either them or the Marlins.
I love how they classify Baltimore as "on the rise".....I think they could sure up the 1 seed....if Quan goes off....
Sean "no picks" Smith needs to refrain from talking until he makes an interception. He cant be getting murked by NFL legends like Maurice Stovall and Sam Aiken on one day, and then be talkin smack the next. Shut up and make a play. Or hit somebody for once.
You should have a prerequistie of one NFL interception before being allowed to speak about anything other than how you will get your first pickoff....
"Murked"? Cb's have to be cocky, it is in their DNA. He is right though, think line of people, some get passes some don't, if you are denied a free pass because so and so, a Heat player, has one, that creates a bit of a issue in the thought process..
I agree, and I think Ross is a hungry owner that know's how to take full advantage of the situation..Our stadium atmosphere will continue to get better...{as best as a that crappy stadium can get}. I really want the roof on our stadium [world cup stadium in s. africa like}, however I would love for Ross to go crazy and want a new stadium. The Orange Bowl 2...Let the Canes and Dolphins play there, ressurrect the past, make a shi#load of money, and change the whole miami fan BS..
Maybe. That's for the locals to decide I guess. I can't offer too much into the subject being 900 miles away
Ever notice some cities tend to win championships in bunches in multiple sports? You got Pittsburgh winning with the Steelers and Penguins, you got Boston with the Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics, even the Flyers almost pulled off winning the Stanley Cup just a year after the Phillies won the World Series. My point being there could a reason these things happen in bunches for some cities and having another team in Miami winning or just contending for championships can be a good thing for their pro football team, if the Heat are making ground to be THE team in Miami it can only help the Dolphins to be that more motivated to make sure that doesn't happen. So I say bring it on Heat!
The Fins and Hurricanes have multiple championships. Miami is a football city first and foremost imo.
Football is a million times better than basketball. Let the Heat win 20 championships. Football will still rule. I don't live in south Florida but I suspect Sean Smith is right.
Give me a break. What is he going to give the Heat extra motivation for the next time they play the Dolphins... Sean Smith is endorsing a product that happens to be his livelihood. And he happens to be right. Football is infinitely more popular in our country than basketball will dream of being. That hasn't somehow changed because Lebron James became a free agent and got an hour long special on ESPN. Wait until football season starts again. Wait until Miami gets into the postseason mix. LeBron who?
When some minor league baseball clubs are selling more tickets than you I don't think you can qualify for 'owning a city'. The Marlins always field a competitive team but it's hard to think the city supports them seeing how few people go to their games.
As a country in general that may be true, but I have to say in my area (Broward, Miami-Dade) Basketball is at LEAST equal to football and probably more popular.
The renovations they're doing to the stadium once the Marlins are out i think will improve what youre talking about in a large way. That alone will add to the atmosphere.
There are more than 1 reason no one goes to Marlins games...... 1) the stadium is 30 miles from most of the population 2) its a football stadium, and has lousy seating for baseball. Some seats you literally have to twist your head around to see the game. 3) you cannot possibly work in downtown Miami and get to that stadium for a 1st pitch at 7pm on a weeknight. If you'll notice the Marlins average 25,000 on Saturday nights. 4) rain delays are way too many. Almost 50% of the games have a rain delay. Summer in Miami is not a place to play without a roof in the Summer. 5) the owner is a cheap a-hole 6) 3 owners, and 3 firesales since 1997. The locals have just turned off on baseball because there is no belief that players will be here for long. Its killed any momentum the two world series would have had in converting fans from other teams 7) MLB.TV and MLB Extra Innings on DirecTV. It used to be the only team you could see was the local team, unless your old team was in town. It would eventually convert people to the local team. Now you can watch your hometown team every night either on the computer on MLB.TV or on your DirecTV if you have the MLB Extra Innings package.
Sean is just defending his team/sport. Let the heat motivate the Fins to do better, then vice versa. Nothing bad coming out of all this IMO.
On this... the Dolphins are a NFL team that plays ONCE a week. They are an event driven team. As long as they make the playoffs and the entire season is interesting, they will be fine. The Heat plays 82 games, they are a date team. Like going to the movies, except that this movie just happens to be the Godfather every night. One will not hurt the other. The only pressure on the Dolphins is to stay relevant the entire season. Which they will do. In other words...this city belongs to both. There is no competition. Sunday during football season is still going to be a massive event down here.
Maybe Smith is right, I dont know. I think you could make a decent case for either side. Miami isnt one of the cities where the fans are going to be full throttle behind you regardless of whether you win or not. If the Heat start running off championships, the Marlins get it together in the new diggs, and the Canes return to being a serious contender, its entirely possible that the Fins could become an afterthought. Not for hard core football fans like me of course. But for the casual fans, I think you'd see a shift. In any case, Smith needs to be focused on improving his game, not talking up rivalries with other local teams. Actually, if we're going to play the attacking style defense that everyone is talking about, then Smith, Davis, and Allen are all going to have to step it up. It looks like Chris Clemons is going to start this year, meaning another year without dependable over the top support from the FS position. I want to hear Smith talking about how he's going be more physical, in coverage and in run support/pursuit. I want to hear about how he's going to get his head around quicker and find the ball faster. I want to hear about how he's going to use his size more effectively, and not allow WRs to go through/over him for the ball. Anything like that would bring a smile to my face. Anything else, Yawn.
I think the attention right now will certainly shift to the Heat. But on Sundays, it will be all Fins. But dont expect the mid week talk to be all Fins like we're accustomed to. What Im sure off, however, is that even though Im a die hard fan of both teams, most people's interest in basketball will fade away once the triumvirate leaves. So when all is said and done, more is said than done. All kidding aside, once they leave, this will be a football town again
