Tony Sparano might never quote Socrates or recite proverbs from the Bible, but already the Dolphins' new coach is showing a talent his last couple of predecessors apparently lacked or simply declined to display in public.

He speaks English.

After spending most of his Dallas years buried in the Bill Parcells coach protection program -- an arrangement by which assistant coaches are seen but never heard speaking in public -- Sparano has emerged as a straight-talking, easy-to-understand type of guy.

One need not rush to a dictionary to decipher what the guy is saying. One need not purchase a road map to figure out where his message is going.

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