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Pre-Steelers Inspiration from New Team Captain...

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  1. Galant

    Galant Love - Unity - Sacrifice - Eternity

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    John Denney!

    http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachp...-miami-dolphins-named-a-long-snapper-captain/

    "DAVIE — When the Miami Dolphins lost safety Reshad Jones for the season with a shoulder injury, the team had a vacancy at captain.

    First-year coach Adam Gase didn’t flinch in naming Jones’ replacement — long-snapper John Denney. “It’s never easy to replace a guy like Reshad, especially with what he has done since I’ve been here,” Gase said. “When you get to a place, you always do as much research on everybody as possible, and everybody told me, ‘(John Denney) doesn’t kind of say a whole bunch. He’s a really good player, but he’s quiet, and he does what he needs to do and leads by example.’ We asked a little more of him, and he did it.”

    Denney, who has played 183 consecutive games for the Dolphins, longest in team history, delived a passionate speech to the team the night before the Steelers upset. Denney said it’s not fair to correlate Miami’s two-game upset streak to his speech, but teammates don’t dismiss it. “Telling us you reap what you sow and if you want to expect success on the weekends then you have to put in the work during the week and it’s a true statement, no matter where you are in life – whether you’re playing football or working in accounting,” Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill said. “The work you put in is going to directly affect the success you have. It was good – a guy who has played a lot of football, been around, seen a lot of good football players throughout his time here and it’s a great lesson to live by.”

    Assistant head coach and special teams coach Darren Rizzi said Denney is a consistent, steady, intelligent leader, as evidenced by his teammates voting him onto the team leadership committee before the season. “He’s never too high, never too low,” Rizzi said. “He’s just got a really, really good temperament and personality. He’s great for the younger guys… He’s seen a lot of things around here. He’s been through a lot of coaches and he’s been through a lot of regimes. He’s seen a lot of things and he’s a very well-grounded guy.”

    Denney, a 37-year-old, 12-year veteran, said it is an honor to be a captain and to be recognized by coaches and peers.
    “If you’re not preparing during the week mentally — because we put in the work physically — but it doesn’t matter how strong, how fast or how big you are — if you don’t know what you’re doing,” Denney said. “So my focus to guys is, ‘You need to make sure you know what you’re doing. You have to prepare during the week. And if you don’t, you can’t expect to be good on Sunday.’ You reap what you sow.”"
     
  2. Finatik

    Finatik Season Ticket Holder Staff Member Club Member

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    Don't think I've ever heard of a long snapper being named captain. Not that he doesn't deserve it, jut never heard it before.
     
  3. djphinfan

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    I challenge folks to watch this dude after he snaps the ball on punt return..then you'll understand why he's the best at his position..also takes case of his body year round with very stringent routines..
     
  4. Unlucky 13

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    Denny's one year younger than Gase, he's been with the team forever, and does his job well. Honestly, who's a better man for the ST Captain role, regardless?
     
  5. MikeHoncho

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    I'm cool with it. Denney's been with us since the Carter administration.
     
  6. P h i N s A N i T y

    P h i N s A N i T y My Porpoise in Life

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    This guy has surely felt our pain.... unlike anyone else in this franchise. Props to that.
     
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  7. ExplosionsInDaSky

    ExplosionsInDaSky Well-Known Member

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    Future coach somewhere.
     
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  8. Tin Indian

    Tin Indian Rockin' The Bottom End Club Member

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    I would think so. Perhaps even here in some role under Rizzi.
     

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