We will be doing that on the Podcast this week!

 

All I KNOW is Jim Jensen MUST BE on it somewhere!

 

Do we get bonus points for picking Ricky Williams? LOL

 

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

 

Optional
Kick/Punt Returner: Mercury Morris
Gunner: Larry Izzo

 

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?

 

Add this guy to the list.

KR/PR WR 4

 

And his whole family.

 

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.

 

My friend I second that remark. Very smart and thoughtful. In particular that 1972 team members.

 

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.

 

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.

 

No love for Patrick Cobb in here. tsk tsk tsk.

Thumbs up.

 

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.

 

In Dansby's case, he was simply very good in the AZ scheme...not so much anywhere else.

 

Coaching staffs that can use players to their strengths are rare.

 

Couldn't agree more. We have seen it in Miami the last decade.