What is your ALL TIME saddest, most horrible moment EVER as a dolphin fan? I am young, 21 years old.....never even saw the Dolphins in a superbowl....let alone win one. My saddest moment EVER was a combined.....Marino Retiring (ringless) and ZT getting cut all ROLLED into the 65-17? blow out in the playoffs to the jags......that was one of the most horrifying things to witness EVER.....so Dol-Fans......let us know when was the most depressing time in your fan life?
God that gives me chills to even think about.....you are so optomistic before that game....and it literally.....gets crapped on, infront of you....on national tv.....and in the playoffs of all things......god that sucked
I dont know about saddest, the most pissed Ive been is when Wanny and Norv blew the perfect opportunity to win the division in 2002 when they lost to NE after leading by 10 in the final 3 minutes of the final game of the season... I punched the friggin wall I was so pissed..
Gotta go with that Jacksonville loss, it was simply crushing. What hurt more is that it was both JJ and Dan's last games as Fins. I would say that this loss was a tipping point for our franchise. We've never really recovered from it.
Man there are so many... Losing to the Chargers after Winslow keeps getting up when he looks like he will die Stoyanovich missing a game winner against the Bolts in 94 playoffs Losing to the Niners, and Danny never getting back to the bowl 62-7 The Wanny Era (not all of it, just the sucky part) I could go on and on
I think the saddest was Ronnie going down this past year, however losing 62-7 to the jags was a lower feeling.
Man I hated that game!! Being a teen at the time, that one affected me the most. Not only did I stay up past midnight on a school night, but the next day (after getting no sleep 'cause I was soo mad), everyone (including my FB coaches) were raggin' on me knowing what a huge Phins Fan I was. Especially my buddy Chris-who was a Bills fan. It was a VERY bad day.
How could I forget Zach getting cut? I remember when that happend. I checked EVERY website to see if I was dreaming.
62-7 @ Jacksonville Marino's last game. Ugly day! When the sprinklers go off in the midst of a meltdown. Other than that my 18th birthday in Palo Alto. January 20, 1985. Real bad day as well.
The way Marino went out was sad When he announced that he would retire was even sadder Runner up would be possibly going 0-16 and the Miracle at the meadowlands *shudder*
THIS is it.... I know you guys bring up some good (bad) ones... BUT THIS ONE is mine.... I cried... I broke a few bones in my hand (punched the wall in anger about 10 times)... It was a VERY sad day for me... watch it if you dare starting at the 2:50 mark 'til the 3:10 mark....or the whole thing if you want too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxIAwl7VsDg&feature=related EDIT: In case some of you can't watch it because of a slow connection, its the Divisional Playoff loss to the Chargers due to the missed kick at the end....
When Shula announced his retirement on our birthday, Jan. 4th. And, of course Dan. The way he was treated. And now Zach. I may start cryin' again.
Well, technically speaking the saddest moment as a Dolfan was when we lost to the 49ers in the SuperBowl, the only time I've ever physically cried over a football game, was only 12 or 13 at the time. There have definitely been some disappointing moments since then, as outlined, but I don't take it as bad as I did back then...
that 62-7 loss to jacksonvill was a nightmare i watched every single second of that ****ing game my therapist said it was one of the reasons for my mental disorder
Yeah. Through all of the arguing with people about his greatness and his place among the other greats I've convinced myself he was easily as good as any of them. During those debates I usually find a middle ground and don't push for them to agree with me that he was THE greatest ever. But there is little doubt in my mind he is one of the best players to ever step onto a field. I just wish I could have seen more of him.
The first thing that comes to mind is watching Zonk, Jim, and Paul quit and head to the WFL. If that doesn't happen we win, at least, 2 or 3 more Super Bowls. For all future players it really started what we now see with what players get payed. I would bet alot of the guys today don't even know that but it's true. Zonk opened the flood gates with that Million dollar payday. I can't remember just who the defensive players were but they called Shula and used the threat of leaving (they weren't going anywhere) to get a raise from 17,000 to over 90,000. It may have been Nick but I'm not sure. It sure was a sad day for Miami fans though.
When Shula was forced out was my worst memory. Two very close ones are Marino's retirement and Zach leaving. Oh , while Im on a roll ,I really hated when they changed the stadium name from Joe Robbie.
Chris Chambers being traded was super tough on me. He was definitely my favorite player from his rookie year on. I'm younger than some of you guys too so I didn't get to see as much as Marino as I'd like. I do, however, have the exact date that Marino retired on. March 13th, 2000. I wrote it on my bedroom wall when he retired.
Marino retiring Ricky Williams retirement hit me pretty hard too. I really liked him, as a player and person up to that point. 62-7 (Though I was glad it was the end of Jimmy Johnson, however Wanny taking over quickly ended any consolation that gave me) Passing on Brady Quinn.
As Griddle pointed out it was on March 13th. I thought it was odd that the greatest #13 in history retired on the 13th, which just happened to be my birthday. I know I cried that day. I don't think any other Fins moment has made me cry. The game against the Pats in 02 or Ricky retiring just made me mad.
62-7 by far... couldn't talk to anyone that day. Second place would be those three passes DW called for Fiedler vs the Pats in that great Ricky season.
Overall, Miami losing to the Chargers in the AFC Championship game back in 94. Recently, last season forgetting what it was like to see the Dolphins win a game. Also - Passing on Drew Brees Passing on Brady Quinn Passing on Matt Ryan?
The debacle in NE in 02 really hurt. That 02 team was the best all around team we had in Miami since the mid 90's. We beat the eventual AFC champion Raiders pretty easily(that offense was perfect for our defense) not to mention Ray Lucas coming in in the middle of the year and single handidly costing us games(BUF) That team couldve really made a splash in the playoffs but we will never know and that hurts the worst.
Boy you just took all my EXACT thoughts out of my mind! Zonk,Warfield and Kick leaving us right in the middle of a dynasty The Winslow game had to be the first time I was ever devastated after a game...just drained Stoyo missing that kick....UGH...that was one of our better teams under Danny. We had a very legitimate shot that year to win. Made me ill. Losing to the 49's did not kill me...thought we would be right back The one Wanny game had to be losing to the Pats last day of the season..up by 11..5 mins to go...going from a possible #3 seed to out of the playoffs in a blink of an eye. Took me awhile after that one
Definetly the Jax game. The people I talked trash with all year literally didn't even say anything they just looked like they felt sorry for me.
