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Create Your All-Time Dolphins Starting Lineup

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by AGuyNamedAlex, Dec 12, 2019.

  1. AGuyNamedAlex

    AGuyNamedAlex Well-Known Member

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    Rules:

    1) You can play a player at any position. Want to put Sam Madison at QB? Go for it. Dont expect agreement, but go for it.

    2) Select no more players than you need to run a scheme and explain what their role is in the offense. I'd say a good limit would be:

    QB
    HB
    FB
    2TE
    O-Line
    5 WR

    2 DE
    2 DT
    4 LB
    5 CB
    2 Safety

    You can also choose a kicker and punter if you want.

    I'll be working on mine and post in a bit.

    For clarity, a player can have played here for only a year to be eligible but consider the players you select to be at the skill level they were in their prime on OUR TEAM.
     
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  2. KeyFin

    KeyFin Well-Known Member

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    Marino's my QB. Suh's my fullback. Then give me five of our top all-time linemen and Ricky Williams at RB. At TE, Fasano and one other run-stuffer...I'm at work and can't give too much thought to this. For WR...how about Ronnie Brown, Miller, Drake, Jake Long and Tannehill for good measure. It really doesn't matter because we're not passing the ball EVER.

    Punter and kicker? What the heck do I need those for...we're playing 4-down football here.
     
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  3. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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    QB - Marino
    HB - Williams, Csonka (wasn't born when Csonka played but watched enough)
    FB - Keith Byers / Konrad
    2TE - Keith Jackson/ Mad Dog
    O-Line - Stephenson, Webb, Simms, Long, Keuch, Little
    5 WR Clayton, Duper, Gadson, Warfield, OJ McDuffie

    2 DE - Taylor, Wake
    2 DT Bowens, Gardener
    4 LB - Offerdahl, Cox, Thomas, Buoniconti

    5 CB Vincent, Madison, Buckley, Surtain
    2 Safety Oliver, Jones, Scott

    Reggie Roby greatest punter in NFL history.. As for kicker I'd go for Stoyo but the bastard missed a few big kicks in the playoffs so I'll leave it blank. Can we trade for Vinatieri?
     
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  4. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    I love you Key, but this post is all over the place, lol.
     
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  5. AGuyNamedAlex

    AGuyNamedAlex Well-Known Member

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    Actually stashing Tannehill as a 5th WR makes some sense if you wanted to run some crazy plays, double passes, that sort of thing lol
     
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  6. KeyFin

    KeyFin Well-Known Member

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    LOL, we're going to just keep pitching to dynamic runners with the toughest, baddest men we've ever had lead blocking. The only "option" is running left, middle or right. =)
     
  7. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    But why have Marino if you're never going to pass??????lol
     
  8. AGuyNamedAlex

    AGuyNamedAlex Well-Known Member

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    Yeah may as well choose Pat White in that scenario lol
     
  9. Deus ex dolphin

    Deus ex dolphin Well-Known Member

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    Did someone say, Pat White?

    QB - John Beck, Pat White
    HB - Sammie Smith, Kalen Ballage
    FB - Reagan Maui'a, Casey Cramer
    2TE -Jed Weaver, Justin Peelle
    O-Line - John St. Clair, Ritchie Incognito, Seth McKinney, Dallas Thomas, Tyson Clabo
    5 WR Lamar Thomas, Yatil Green, Ted Ginn, Greg Camarillo, Derrius Thompson

    Okay, I can't finish this.
     
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  10. thetylernator

    thetylernator You're as cold as ice, Officer Friendly.

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    Allow me.

    DE: Dion Jordan, Eric Kumerow
    DT: Eddie Blake, Bryan Robinson
    LB: Lawrence Timmons, Phillip Wheeler, Dannell Ellerbe, Jackie Shipp
    CB: Jamar Fletcher, Jamar Taylor, Byron Maxwell, Nolan Carroll, Michael Lehan
    S: Jason Allen, Gibril Wilson
     
  11. AGuyNamedAlex

    AGuyNamedAlex Well-Known Member

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    Okay so I've put thought into it. I want to have fun and run a gimmick offense that can still line up in base sets while we shut it down on D. Btw you guys dont have to use my exact roster format it was just an example so you sont go choosing 52 players lol basically choose what you need to do what you want.

    QB: Marino
    HB: Ricky Williams
    FB: Larry Csonka
    TE: Keith Jackson
    TE2: Randy McMichael
    WR1: Paul Warfield
    WR2: Mark Clayton
    WR3: Wes Welker
    WR4: Reggie Bush
    WR5: Ryan Tannehill (Thanks for the idea Key)

    LT: Richmond Webb
    LG: Dwight Stephenson
    C: Tim Ruddy
    RG: Larry Little
    RT: Jake Long

    Some of these guys are out of position, especially OL but with their talents I believe they could do a fine job.

    Also I didnt build this to win necessarily, just to run a fun dynamic offense.

    I'll work on the D later.
     
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  12. AGuyNamedAlex

    AGuyNamedAlex Well-Known Member

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    Lol

    The one thing I will give Pat, is even though he couldn't cut it as a QB he gave it 150% effort.
     
  13. Unlucky 13

    Unlucky 13 Team Raheem Club Member

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    For me, I'm going to limit my team to the last 30 years while I've been a diehard fan. So excluding players who played before that point isn't an intended slight, its just that I didn't see them play, or only saw the tail end of their career.

    QB: Dan Marino, Ryan Tannehill
    HB: Ricky Williams, Ronnie Brown, Lamar Miller
    FB/TE: Keith Byars
    WR: Irving Fryar, Chris Chambers, OJ McDuffie, DeVante Parker
    TE: Keith Jackson,
    LT: Richmond Webb
    LG: Keith Sims
    C: Tim Ruddy
    RG: Mark Dixon
    RT: Jake Long

    DE: Jason Taylor, Cam Wake
    DT: Tim Bowens, Paul Soliai, Randy Starks
    OLB: Derrick Rodgers, Bryan Cox
    MLB: Zach Thomas, John Offerdahl
    CB: Sam Madison, Patrick Surtain, Troy Vincent
    S: Louis Oliver, Brock Marion, Reshad Jones

    K: Olindo Mare
    P: Brandon Fields
     
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  14. AGuyNamedAlex

    AGuyNamedAlex Well-Known Member

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    I'll probably take the same approach for Defense. Mainly because while I believe offensive players from that time would benefit from playing today I'm not sure how defenders I never watched would adjust to not mugging offensive players lol
     
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    QB: Dan Marino, Bob Griese, Bernie Kosar

    RB: Ricky Williams, Mercury Morris, Lamar Miller, Jay Ajayi

    FB: Larry Czonka, Tony Paige, Keith Byars

    TE: Keith Jackson, Randy Mcmichael, Jim Jensen, Jim Mandich

    WR: Mark Clayton, Mark Duper, Paul Warfield, O.J. Mcduffie, Jarvis Landry, Chris Chambers

    Oline: Richmond Webb, Laremy Tunsil, Dwight Stephenson, Richie Incognito, Jake Long

    DE: Jason Taylor, Cameron Wake, Trace Armstrong, Marco Coleman, Bill Stanfill

    DT: Tim Bowens, Ndomukong Suh, Bob Baumhower, Manny Fernandez

    LB: Zach Thomas, Junior Seau, John Offerdahl, Karlos Dansby, Brian Cox, Joey Porter, A.J. Duhe

    Safeties: Reshad Jones, Jake Scott, Louis Oliver, Dick Anderson

    CB: Sam Madison, Troy Vincent, Patrick Surtain, Paul Lankford, Xavien Howard, Brent Grimes

    PK: Olindo Mare
    P: Brandon Fields
    KR: Tedd Ginn
    PR: Ted Ginn
    ST: Larry Izzo

    HC: Don Shula
     
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  16. The_Dark_Knight

    The_Dark_Knight Defender of the Truth

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    I see our teams would pretty much mirror one another's. You really, REALLY missed out on watching Csonka. The man was a BEAST! If you got in his way, you were going to have a bad day. He ran right through you!

    I see you listed only ONE quarterback but I would add one to that list and it may come as a surprise, I would add Don Strock. Marino himself has stated before that he learned A LOT from Strock's tutelage and would often consult with him on the sidelines after series.
     
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  17. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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    I'd add Crash Jensen as my QB2 :D

    Loved Strock.
     
  18. Unlucky 13

    Unlucky 13 Team Raheem Club Member

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    Jim Jensen, who threw seven passes in his NFL career? He did have a rating of 141.1! :chuckle:
     
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  19. KeyFin

    KeyFin Well-Known Member

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    Oh shoot, I didn't even think of that! LOL
     
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    DenverDolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    QB - Marino
    HB - Williams
    FB - Csonka
    2TE - Edmunds, Jackson
    O-Line - Little, Langer, Stephenson, Webb, Kuechenberg
    5 WR - Warfield, Clayton, Moore, Landry, Duper

    2 DE - Taylor, Stanfill
    2 DT - Baumhower, Bowens
    4 LB - Thomas, Wake, Offerdahl, Bouniconti
    5 CB - Madison, Surtain, Grimes, Howard, Foley
    2 Safety - Scott, Anderson
     
  21. KeyFin

    KeyFin Well-Known Member

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    Fun story- It was 1983 and I was 10 years old, listening to the sports talk radio in my room as they interviewed Don Strock. I was a fan by then and thought he did great the year before, so my ten year old mind couldn't understand why some bum named Marino was taking his place. This might have been 1-3 weeks after Marino started mid-season.

    So I called the radio show and there were no call-screeners back then....I was on live air from the moment they answered. And I asked, "How does it feel to be replaced by some new guy at QB?" And Don was silent for a moment, I don't think anyone expected a kid to ask something like that. But he kept his composure and explained that he was towards the end of his career, he's there for the team, etc. He was a better person than I was that day, but again....I was 10 years old using a phone unsupervised.

    I didn't like his answer though so I asked him, "Well, do you think he's better than you?" The announcers laughed and there was another long pause. And I honestly can't remember his answer thirty-something years later, but it was gracious, composed and complimentary to Marino. Then he thanks me for being a fan and asked me off-air for my address so he could send me something...it was a signed photo of him and Marino talking in practice.

    It's not much of a "sports memory" but I always smile when I think about it. If I would have asked Marino the same thing towards the end of his career (which is when I saw him the most as a late teen/early 20's), he would have cussed me out something fierce...even if it was on-air. So I always think fondly of Don Strock getting grilled by a little kid on the radio. =)
     
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  22. AGuyNamedAlex

    AGuyNamedAlex Well-Known Member

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    Dude you need to be a journalist. It may not have been professional but you were asking the questions we all wonder about but know arent right to ask lol
     
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