You know we didn't end with a winning season, but one thing is for sure, these phins came out to play.. we were hurt pretty bad, We were downt o our 4th QB and 4th RB, LB's and NT out, Oline patched up, yet they kept playing and trying to win. A Few years back they would have hung it up a few weeks ago. Thanks fins for keeping it interesting till the last minutes of the season!
Makes me proud to be a Phins fan :) :up:
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thanks phins!
a few pieces here a few pieces there.. we'll be ready to kick some ***.dolphindebby, HULKFish and The Rev like this. -
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This really is a great illustration of the culture that Parcells/Ireland/Sparano are trying to instill into the organization. Get the right kind of players, with the right kind of attitudes and every game seems winnable regardless of circumstances. Thanks not only to the players for their effort, but also to the front office and coaching staff for bringing in the right players and creating a winning atmosphere.
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i understand the whole optimism thing, but let's call a spade a spade. The Fins "came out to play" is nonsense, no offense. Even the players themselves admitted in the beginning of the year, games started strong and ended slow. And then towards the end of the year, they started out slow and finished strong. Name me one game where they played hard for 60 minutes.
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I echo all your comments. I never felt that we were out of a game and that they did not give it everything they had. My appreciation to the players and coaches cannot be simply stated. It was not the end that I hoped for, but next year, I feel we will be more than ready and I would not want to be the team that lines up against us.
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If nothing else this season was entertaining to watch. We lost a lot of key positions, and still were in most games. Granted it wasn't consistent, but nonetheless we made almost all of our games close.
Get back those injured players and I think we're going to be a force next year. I think it's very apparent to all Miami fans, as well as NFL fans/staff/announcers that the Dolphins are definitely pointed in the right direction again, and will be one of those teams (barring any huge mishaps this offseason) that you are worried about seeing on your schedule. -
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I am proud of this team also. Even though they had a rough schedule and time with injuries and ended poorly,I still see a bright future with this team. They have great personnel in charge that is leading them down the right path. With a little more work this offseason I expect them to compete next year and even win another division title. This is why I see this offseason as the most important to our future success.
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we are on the right track that is for sure, we need to improve our defense and get some weapons for Henne.
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Found our Coach.. Got our franchise QB....Found our left tackle...found our corners...found a probowl D end.. got a stud pass rusher.....big strong diverse elite running backs....found a formation that is innovative and smart, found an identity...now.... its time to find our linebackers :shifty:
There's a thread that I started in the main forum about what ronnie had to say about some of the things you speak of, you might be interested in that, I was, and it kinda gave me some peace and justification for being pissed.DolfanCole and NJFINSFAN1 like this. -
"I told them that 7-9 is mediocre and that mediocrity is not really accepted here," Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said of his year-end message to the team. "It's just not. That group fought really hard, they kept themselves in a lot of football games. I'm proud of them for that."
The loses had nothing to do with lack of effort. Every major announcer and NFL Network people were always saying this team had no quit. It had more to do with these below:
After committing just 13 turnovers in 2008 and leading the league in turnover margin at plus-17, the Dolphins uncharacteristically became entirely too charitable. They lost the ball 29 times, including 14 interceptions by Henne, and they recovered just six fumbles all year. That led to a turnover margin of minus-8, which ranked near the bottom of the NFL.
Sparano likes to talk about "chunk yards" and the need for them on offense, but most games he probably felt like blowing chunks after watching his defense give up big play after big play. Opponents had a ridiculous 40 passing plays of 25 or more yards against the Dolphins, including 11 for touchdowns.DolfanCole likes this. -
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The yardage and momentum involved, in NOT being able to recover the fumble's caused on the field...Thats serious chunk yards and momentum lossed... The ball not bouncing our way, or ,the fact that were just not quick or athletic enough, to get to the ball first, was simply crushing at times throught the year. -
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This is a predominantly young team that had a lot of inconsistencies this season but for the most part played their butts off
i'll give them plenty of credit for the effort with a few exceptions
It was an exciting season
definitely kudos out to the Dolphins for a hard fought season :up:dolphindebby likes this. -