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Vote For Phins Mount Rushmore

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by anlgp, Feb 3, 2009.

  1. anlgp

    anlgp ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A

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  2. Sceeto

    Sceeto Well-Known Member

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    Shula
    Csonka (actually the whole 70's Dolphin team) :D
    Marino
    A.J. Duhe(one of my all-time favs)..or Zach. ...to difficult too just pick four, but that's a good start.
     
  3. padre31

    padre31 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Shula, Langer, Marino and Zach Thomas.

    Mt Rushmore was supposed to also have a "Hall of Records" at it's base in a room cut out of stone, in there the entire 1972 should have bronze busts displayed.

    We can put JT's bust all the way in the back of the room behind a small office ficus tree until he retires.
     
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  4. Swampfox

    Swampfox Season Ticket Holder

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    I couldnt find the individual votes. The closest I found was this.

    Florida (Dan Marino, Don Shula, Bobby Bowden, Tim Tebow)

    As a Gator fan I vote we impeach Bowden :tongue2:
     
  5. Vampire Baby

    Vampire Baby New Member

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    No nancy boys allowed...

    Drop JT add ZT.

    Three chins and one damn fine QB....

    Marino
    Shula
    Zonk
    Zach
     
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  6. Swampfox

    Swampfox Season Ticket Holder

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    From what I read it is for sports in general and the blogger is trying to break it down by teams. I think having to pick 5 from sports in general is much more interesting.
     
  7. Vampire Baby

    Vampire Baby New Member

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    Young and bored mate...

    Joe Delamielleure...

    and John Hannah not ringing any bells.... :wink2:
     
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  9. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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    Joe Robbie
    Shula
    Marino
    Csonka
     
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  10. 2k5

    2k5 I miss Ted Ginn Jr.

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    Wayne H. Huizenga!
    Don Shula
    Dan Marino
    Larry Csonka
     
  11. GridIronKing34

    GridIronKing34 Silently Judging You

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    Marino, Griese, Shula, & Csonka.

    Honorable mentions to Richmond Webb & Joe Robbie, IMO.
     
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  12. Ophinerated

    Ophinerated Preposterous!

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    Fixed that Yets list fur yah. Looks much better now. :tongue2:

    Damn... I had the wrong one at first. I fixed my fix.
     
  13. cnc66

    cnc66 wiley veteran, bad spelur Luxury Box

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    bro.. please do not alter anyones quotes. Quote him and then add the change to "your" post and you are ok.
     
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  14. Zeke0123

    Zeke0123 message board ******* Club Member

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    Shula Marino Stephenson Little.
     
  15. Rocky Raccoon

    Rocky Raccoon Greasepaint Ghost Staff Member

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    Jersey
    Don Shula
    Dan Marino
    Larry Csonka
    Zach Thomas
     
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  16. SICK

    SICK Lounge Moderator

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    shula, marino, zonk, zach thomas
     
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  17. baboo72

    baboo72 Bleeding aqua & orange

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    They'd be my 4 too!:up:
     
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  18. ILPhinFan88

    ILPhinFan88 Premium Member Luxury Box


    Those were my 4
     
  19. DrAstroZoom

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    (L-R) Robbie, Griese, Marino, Shula
     
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  20. Mindwarp

    Mindwarp FFH

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    Over There.
    Muck, Celtkin, Mindwarp, FFIC


    imo
     
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  21. Frumundah Finnatic

    Frumundah Finnatic U Mad Miami?

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    Dan Marino
    Dan Marino
    Dan Marino
    Dan Marino

    where's Bruce Smith and Andre Reed?
     
  22. aesop

    aesop Well-Known Member

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    Dan Marino, Don Shula, Larry Csonka, Eddie Moore.
     
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    Jets
    Joe Namath
    Don Maynard
    Curtis Martin
    Joe Klecko

    Miami
    Don Shula
    Dan Marino
    Zach Thomas
    Larry Csonka

    New England
    Tom Brady
    Bill Belichick
    Tedy Bruschi
    Andre Tippett

    Buffalo
    Marv Levy
    Jim Kelly
    Bruce Smith
    OJ Simpson
     
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  24. aesop

    aesop Well-Known Member

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    Looks about right to me, except for Bruschi maybe.
     
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    124 Banned

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    I couldn't think of a 4th Patriot and since he has been there so long, played very well and is a fan favorite, I put Tedy in there. I've yet to meet a New England fan that doesn't LOVE him.
     
  26. Rocky Raccoon

    Rocky Raccoon Greasepaint Ghost Staff Member

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    :lol:

    You almost had me. I was about to skip to the next post.
     
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  27. Vengeful Odin

    Vengeful Odin Norse Mod

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    Gap, you should have put up a poll with a bunch of different choices so we could vote on our own. :D
    As for my picks, I'm going to go with three that should be pretty obvious:

    • Dan Marino: Dan is the reason I became a Dolphins fan in the first place. He is arguably the best pure passer in NFL history. Favre's taken some of his records, but the man was an incredible competitor and elevated some otherwise mediocre Miami teams into playoff contenders.
    • Don Shula: He's one of the best head coaches of all time, and was the man who lead the 1972 team to the NFL's only undefeated record. Shula is not only the best Dolphins coach, but he may be the best coach in NFL history, period.
    • Larry Csonka: Csonka holds the unusual distinction of being one of the few offensive players ever called for unnecessary roughness, after he delivered a vicious stiff arm that put the opponent on the ground. The guy just looked for ways to to get involved in physical contact on the field. The standard for NFL fullbacks.

    For my last pick, there's a lot of names out there that have a lot of value to me. The backbone of the 70s team is easy. You could take Dick Anderson, Jim Langer, Nick Buoniconti, Larry Little, Bob Kuechenberg, or Paul Warfield and no one would complain. I'm also partial to the 80s receivers. Guys like Mark Clayton and Mark Duper. Underrated players like A.J. Duhe, Dwight Stevenson, and John Offerdahl. Newer Dolphins like Zach Thomas, Jason Taylor, and yes, even Ricky Williams. All those guys are valid, to some extent. But my last choice is a little bit out of the box.

    • Jake Scott - Scott gets forgotten by most casual fans, who only know him as "the guy who wore #13 before Marino." Think about it this way: without Jake Scott, there might not be a 1972 undefeated team. Scott seemed to play his best football when it mattered most, and his key fourth quarter interception against the Redskins helped to seal the Super Bowl, and in process the immortality of that magical 1972 season. Scott went to 5 Pro Bowls and was a 2 time All Pro. The fact that he isn't a member of our Ring of Honor is criminal.

    So there you have it. The others are fine, but my quartet is Marino, Shula, Csonka, and Scott.
     
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  28. The Aqua Crush

    The Aqua Crush New Member

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    Lucas
    Feely
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    A rock solid reminder of what not to do after the best qb of the franchise's history retires.
     
  29. The Aqua Crush

    The Aqua Crush New Member

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    And i don't know many Dolphin, Bills or Jets fan who doesn't hate him :lol:

    How about for a 4th Viniteri? Mr. Clutch won them a couple superbowls in heroic fashion. But not sure if the pats fan base still likes him or not since his departure.
     
  30. 124

    124 Banned

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    You can't have a kicker on your Mount Rushmore. :lol:
     
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  31. GARDENHEAD

    GARDENHEAD Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Top 4:
    1. Shula
    2. Marino
    3. Csonka
    4. Griese

    Bottom 4:
    2,344: Erik Kumerow
    2,345: Jerry Wilson
    2,346: Ray Lucas
    2,347: Tom Olivadatti
     
  32. FinsAreLife

    FinsAreLife Well-Known Member

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    Marino, Shula, Csonka and Jason Taylor
     
  33. Agua

    Agua Reality: Try It!

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    Shula, Csonka, Griese, Marino.

    I really regret you younger guys didn't get to see the greatness of those early 70s teams.

    As time fades the memories, it seems a no-brainer to pick Marino as the greatest Miami QB, but I tell you, when Dan was still playing, it was a very, very close question in my mind whether he, or Griese, was the better Phins QB, despite all the records.

    He was referred to as, "the surgeon" and "the professor". The team's play expressed his intelligence. I don't know how else to say it, and that doesn't truly express what it was like to watch him lead the team. I've never seen another QB's personality expressed t through a team's play so thoroughly as that. Joe Montana might be the closest, but it was his risk taking and confidence that was communicated through the 9ers play more than sheer intelligence.
     
  34. DrAstroZoom

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    Agreed. Pennington frequently reminded me of Griese in that respect. That's why he and Marino are in the center of my Rushmore, with the front office and coaching legends (Robbie and Shula) flanking them.
     
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  35. Agua

    Agua Reality: Try It!

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    Yeah, but with Griese led teams, you almost got the feeling that he was "toying" with the other team - that it was almost like a 14 year old kid of superior intellect playing a game with an average 9 year old. There was never any doubt what the outcome would be, but he allowed the kid to entertain himself awhile before teaching him a lesson.

    I don't see that with Pennington, but yeah, his play is the closest thing on a Phins team to Griese sine Griese left.
     
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  36. brandon27

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    Don Shula
    Dan Marino
    Larry Csonka
    Zach Thomas or Griese... cant decide which...
     
  37. aesop

    aesop Well-Known Member

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    True. The Patriots were irrelevant before 2001 anyway, might as well throw another one on from this era.
     
  38. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    Nick Buoniconti
    A.J. Duhe
    John Offerdahl
    Zach Thomas

    Linebackers......baby :up:
     
  39. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    Your youthfulness is shining through. Vince Costello makes Tom Olivadotti look like Dick LeBeau. Chuck Studley was also worse than Tom O, IMO

    "In Arnsparger's place, Vince Costello became the Dolphins defensive coordinator. All through the second half of that Raiders game, and even more on the plane ride home from Oakland as they drank away the defeat, players blamed Costello for that loss. He stayed with a three-man rush throughout the game. He didn't allow talent to win, they felt. By all accounts, a season of bad defensive coaching climaxed with such a horrendous day in Oakland that even years later players felt a season, maybe even an era, was lost. Costello's Dolphins career didn't last the flight home. He resigned on the plane."

    http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsit...0thanniversarycelebration/tacostretchboys.asp
     
  40. steveincolorado

    steveincolorado Spook, Storme & Pebbles

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