It's the summer dead period so I thought I'd throw this one out for a bit of fun. What's your all-time Dolphins squad? You can pick any player who has played for the Dolphins, but we'll limit this to just the starters and a backup QB. Have at it! Owner: Head Coach: QB: Backup QB: TE/WR: LT: LG: C: RG: RT: TE/WR: RB/WR 1: RB/WR 2: RB/WR 3: Front 7 1: Front 7 2: Front 7 3: Front 7 4: Front 7 5: Front 7 6: Front 7 7: Defensive Back 1: Defensive Back 2: Defensive Back 3: Defensive Back 4: K: LS: P: Optional Kick/Punt Returner: Gunner:
Owner: Robbie Head Coach: Shula QB: Marino Backup QB: Griese TE/WR: Warfield LT: Webb LG: Langer C: Stephenson RG: Little RT: Kuechenberg TE/WR: Clayton RB/WR 1: Csonka RB/WR 2: R. Williams RB/WR 3: Duper Front 7 1: Taylor Front 7 2: Baumhower Front 7 3: Stanfill Front 7 4: Wake Front 7 5: Offerdahl Front 7 6: Z. Thomas Front 7 7: Buoniconti Defensive Back 1: Madison Defensive Back 2: Surtain Defensive Back 3: Anderson Defensive Back 4: Scott K: Yepremian LS: Denny P: Roby Optional Kick/Punt Returner: N. Moore Gunner: Jensen Had to play with the O-line a little to get all the HOF'ers (and one should be) in there.
Owner: Joe Robbie Head Coach: Don Shula QB: Dan Marino Backup QB: Bob Griese TE/WR: Paul Warfield LT: Richmond Webb LG: Ed Newman C: Dwight Stephenson RG: Larry Little RT: Jake Long TE/WR: Mark Clayton RB/WR 1: Larry Csonka RB/WR 2: Ricky Williams RB/WR 3: Mark Duper Front 7 1: Jason Taylor (LDE) Front 7 2: Tim Bowens (DT) Front 7 3: Bob Baumhower (DT) Front 7 4: Cam Wake (RDE) Front 7 5: John Offerdahl (LB) Front 7 6: Zach Thomas (MLB) Front 7 7: A.J. Duhe (LB) Defensive Back 1: Surtain Defensive Back 2: Jake Scott Defensive Back 3: Reshad Jones Defensive Back 4: Sam Madison K: Pete Stoyanovich LS: John Denny P: Reggie Robbie
Owner: Joe Robbie Head Coach: Don Shula QB: Dan Marino Backup QB: Earl Morrell TE/WR: Mark Clayton LT: Richmond Webb LG: Keith Simms C: Dwight Stephenson RG: Larry Little RT: Jake Long TE/WR: Paul Warfield RB/WR1: Mark Duper RB/WR 2: Larry Czonka RB/WR 3: Ricky Williams Front 7 1: Jason Taylor Front 7 2: Manny Fernandez Front 7 3: Bill Baumhower Front 7 4: Nick Bounicotti Front 7 5: Ndomakong Suh Front 7 6: Zach Thomas Front 7 7: Cameron Wake Defensive Back 1: Patrick Surtain Defensive Back 2: Sam Madison Defensive Back 3: Jake Scott Defensive Back 4: Rashed Jones K: Olindo Mare LS: John Denny P: Reggie Roby Optional Kick/Punt Returner: Jakeem Grant Gunner: Jim Jenson On a side note, I think all of us have chosen some top All Time Dolphins teams and any one of these would DOMINATE the league. My only note on Shula however is that I would want the Don Shula if the 70s versus the latter years. He was mean, nasty and played an in your face smash mouth game
Club Member NewOwner: Robbie Head Coach: Shula QB: Marino Backup QB: Griese Third QB: Bernie Kosar WR1: Warfield LT: Webb LG: Langer C: Stephenson RG: Little RT: Kuechenberg TE: Jim Jensen WR2: Clayton RB1: Csonka RB2: R. Williams WR 3: Duper TE2: Keith Jackson WR4: O.J. Mcduffie Front 7 1: Taylor Front 7 2: Suh Front 7 3: Bowens Front 7 4: Wake Front 7 5: Offerdahl Front 7 6: Z. Thomas Front 7 7: Buoniconti Defensive Back 1: Troy Vincent Defensive Back 2: Surtain Defensive Back 3: Madison Defensive Back 4: Anderson K: Yepremian LS: Denny P: Robe
Was Manny Fernandez that dominant? He was a little before my time so I didn't pay attention, but he was my neighbor growing up so I just remember the person he was. He was an awesome guy who loved kids.
Fernandez was very good and he was dominant in Super Bowl 7 (could have been the MVP instead of Scott).
Fernandez clearly was the MVP. The guy who made the selection later admitted he never watched the game. They handed him the stat sheet, he saw two INTs and he picked Scott off of that.
Wow, that's pretty rough! Thanks for the info guys. One more question- he moved into my neighborhood around 1977 or 1978. Was he still playing at that time? I remember he had big parties all the time and there were other athletes there.....but this was when I was 5 years old. The parties continued into the early 80's and then they moved over to Weston.
Fernandez was done in the mid 70's, so probably retired (from football) when he was in your neighborhood.
It’s slready been said but YES, Manny Fernandez what THAT DAMNED GOOD!!!!! Just curious, you’re not confusing the professional wrestler Manny Fernandez, are you?
Owner: Ross Head Coach: Gase QB: Tannehill Backup QB: Osweiler TE/WR: Gesicki LT: Tunsil LG: Sitton C: Kilgore RG: Davis RT: James TE/WR: Stills RB/WR 1: Drake RB/WR 2: Ballage RB/WR 3: Parker Front 7 1: McMillan Front 7 2: Baker Front 7 3: Alonso Front 7 4: Wake Front 7 5: Godchaux Front 7 6: Phillips Front 7 7: Harris Defensive Back 1: Howard Defensive Back 2: Tankersley Defensive Back 3: Fitzpatrick Defensive Back 4: Jones K: Sanders LS: Denney P: Haack Just wait until after this season and y'all will agree!!
No, it was definitely Manny the football player- he had a daughter Christina that was my age so I was over there a decent bit. He invited the neighborhood over at least a couple times a month and all the dads would love the locker room stories, game stories, etc...my dad's 83 though and his memory isn't there anymore. He said I met a good bit of that early 70's team but i was too young to realize it was royalty. I do remember a lot of football games in his backyard with the neighborhood kids though...we'd start playing and the adults would come out with us. So it would be a pretty cool memory if I actually had all the pieces. One memory I do have vividly- I was probably 8 or 9. Christina and I were walking from her house to my house, and suddenly she announced "I have to pee". So she walked to some bushes on the side of the road and did her thing. I couldn't really see anything but as a young boy, I naturally paid attention...and here comes Manny driving around the corner in his Cadillac. He stopped the car right next to me and gave me a look of hate and intensity that I'll never forget...as a kid I didn't understand the moment but felt really guilty anyway. And scared...I remember feeling very scared. LOL, that's not a good memory at all.
Instead of an "All-Time" Dolphins team, I'm going to give my favorite players from my own time as a diehard fan, which is the late 80s-present. In some cases, I'm also going to list good players who are personal favorites over some guys who may be objectively or statistically better. Coach: Shula Starting QB: Dan Marino Backup QB: Ryan Tannehill Starting RB: Ricky Williams Backup RB: Lamar Miller 3rd Down RB: Terry Kirby Starting FB: Keith Byars Starting WR: Mark Clayton Starting WR: Irving Fryar Backup WR: OJ McDuffie Backup WR: Chris Chambers Starting TE: Keith Jackson Backup TE: Anthony Fasano OT: Richmond Webb OG: Keith Sims C: Tim Ruddy OG: Mark Dixon OT: Jake Long Backup OL: Vernon Carey Backup OL: Mike Pouncey Backup OL: Ron Heller Starting DE: Jason Taylor Starting DT: Tim Bowens Starting DT: Randy Starks Starting DE: Cam Wake Backup DL: Jeff Cross Backup DL: Trace Armstrong Backup DL: Marco Coleman Backup DL: Paul Soliai Starting LB: Zach Thomas Starting LB: Bryan Cox Starting LB: John Offerdahl Backup LB: Derrick Rodgers Backup LB: Robert Jones Starting CB: Sam Madison Starting CB: Pat Surtain Starting S: Louis Oliver Starting S: Reshad Jones Backup DB: Brock Marion Backup DB: Terrell Buckley Backup DB: Troy Vincent Kicker: Olindo Mare Punter: Reggie Roby Kick Returner: Wes Welker Punt Returner: OJ McDuffie
Man have we lacked great players on offense over the past 3 decades, besides Zack and JT, the same for the defense The linebacking unit besides Zach has been pathetic.. Just really bad front office work for a very long time..
Linebacker has been a problem almost my entire 30+ year time as a fan of the team. There were a few good years under Jimmy, but everything before and after has been lousy. Frustrating to see so many other teams make it look so easy.
No body outside of Zach and Offerdahl that made any real impact or that we could say, he was a very good player, and no one who was considered great outside of zach. I guess dansby was good for a couple years, I wouldn’t say very good or great I’m my whole existence I haven’t seen anyone but him and I got a few years on ya. Like I said pathetic..
Dansby was a real kick in the pants. Pro Bowler with the Cardinals for multiple years, then signs a big contract with Miami and his play falls way, way off. We cut him, he goes back to Arizona and puts up big numbers again.
One guy that always gets overlooked in these compilations is CB Curtis Johnson. He was a true shut down corner. So much so, no one threw into his area during the three year Super Bowl run back in the 70's. That side of the field was walled off. Shula once said he was sorry that Johnson didn't get his due because his stats as to int's were low. But that was because no one tried throwing his way.
I actually had no idea who he was until a few years ago when some of you were talking about him. Like you said, with all of the acolades that the other players from that era get, he's virtually forgotten.
IMO the coaching staff and how we used him was a big factor. People underestimate how much situation matters. They like to think that great players will be great regardless, but that simply isn't true. All players have weaknesses and strengths. You put any player in a situation where their weaknesses are exposed and they don't get to use their strengths and they will look much worse.