2007 vs 2008 Dolphins Team

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DUDustPanManNew MemberOP
Dec 13, 2008, 02:38 PM

What a turnaround for the Phins between last year's couldn't buy a win team, and this year where we have a solid chance at the playoffs. What do you think was the biggest change?

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funkdatfunkdatNew Member
Dec 13, 2008, 02:43 PM

Bill Percells

:hammertime:

anlgpanlgpNew Member
Dec 13, 2008, 02:49 PM

+1 for Parcells.

I'll add proper off season drafting. That could be traced back to parcells, though.

The attitude change as well. Probably Parcells again. :lol:

I don't think there can be enough attributed to what the man and the guys he brought in have done for this franchise.

"A man's suffering is similar to the behavior of gas. If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber, it will fill the chamber completely and evenly, no matter how big the chamber. Thus, suffering completely fills the human soul and conscious mind, no matter whether the suffering great or little. Therefore, the "size" of human suffering is absolutely relative." - Viktor Frankl

MonstBlitzMonstBlitzforum_veteran
Dec 13, 2008, 02:51 PM

A competent front office. As opposed to the bunch of monkeys trying to **** a football we had in here for the past decade or so.

ALalen1New Member
Dec 13, 2008, 03:38 PM

Parcells and the rest of the staff are going to be the picks, which I agree with, but I'm going to go with a good conditioning program. Last year, we lost six close games and I think a big contributing factor to those losses was the lack of proper conditioning. Guys were winded toward the end.

funkdatfunkdatNew Member
Dec 13, 2008, 03:55 PM

ahh yes like the 1st game, cuzz cam didn't want some of the vet's playing in the PS.Nut's i tell ya.

:hammertime:

GARDENHEADGARDENHEADsubscriber
Dec 13, 2008, 04:29 PM

Parcells is the obvious (and correct) answer.

If I had to point to a player, it would be Pennington, hands down!

Tanking is like taking a Greyhound bus cross-country. Sure, it may eventually get you where you want to go, but it’s messy and unpleasant and uncomfortable, it stinks, the entire time you’ll be wishing you weren’t there, and not everybody along for the ride is going to make it to the end. - Quote stolen from Deadspin

anlgpanlgpNew Member
Dec 13, 2008, 04:47 PM

"alen1 wrote:

Parcells and the rest of the staff are going to be the picks, which I agree with, but I'm going to go with a good conditioning program. Last year, we lost six close games and I think a big contributing factor to those losses was the lack of proper conditioning. Guys were winded toward the end.

Good conditioning can be traced back to the staff. :up:

The reason we didn't have this same conditioning last year is because we didn't have the same staff. So you pick parcells too :lol: I'm just joshin' ya.

"A man's suffering is similar to the behavior of gas. If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber, it will fill the chamber completely and evenly, no matter how big the chamber. Thus, suffering completely fills the human soul and conscious mind, no matter whether the suffering great or little. Therefore, the "size" of human suffering is absolutely relative." - Viktor Frankl

cdz12250cdz12250subscriber
Dec 13, 2008, 04:57 PM

Parcells, the Tuna and Bill.

Adam StrangeAdam StrangeNew Member
Dec 14, 2008, 09:01 AM

Three key changes:

1) A coaching staff that knows what it's doing.

2) A competent QB

3) Not having to compete against a Tom Brady-led Patriots team for the division (as we have since 2001).