Top 25 Dolphins of all-time

A QB named Dan Marino...

thanks almost forgot him. ha i meant more like players from 60s and 70s that might get forgotten.

Chad Henne.... lol

AJ Duhe
Czonka
Duper
Clayton
Jason Taylor
Doug Betters
Larry Little
R Webb
K Sims
Ricky Williams (think what you want of him he will be the Fins all time leading rusher by the end of next season)
Jake Scott
Dick Anderson
Pat Surtain
Sam Madison
Kuechenburg
Langer
Griese

to name a few... :)

Henne is in my top 5 for sure. He turned this organization around and gave us our first stable quarterback since Marino. Ha but thanks for the help. I miss the days of that Surtain and Madison secondary.

Jake Scott, Richmond Webb, Dwight Stephenson, Zach Thomas, and Dick Anderson all need to be on any sort of “top Dolphins” list. Also, Don Shula should be #1 on the list. No, he wasn’t a player, but he’s still the historic face of the franchise. Conversely, Jason Taylor should NOT be on this list.

If you decide to have a dishonorable mentions category, then Thurman Thomas, Nick Saban, Bill Parcells, Olindo Mare, and Ted Ginn, Jr. all deserve consideration.

Zach Thomas

I think Jake Long is already in the top 25 honestly, even if you couldn't put him higher than 25th due to age/experience.

Why no Jason? I mean I know the end result wasn't fun (which I blame, if not naively, on the organization) but he gave us some quality years.

"finsfan23 wrote:

Why no Jason? I mean I know the end result wasn't fun (which I blame, if not naively, on the organization) but he gave us some quality years.

Jason Taylor the man diverged from Jason Taylor the reputation after Wayne Huizenga failed to hire Jim Bates to succeed Dave Wannstedt full-time. He became a diva player interested more in himself than the team, but was smart enough to be subtle about it. It “helped" that Saban’s defense featured him and allowed him to become the 2006 DPOY.

I actually thought we should have sold high and traded Taylor after the 2006 season. And in retrospect, after the way Cameron was undermined in the locker room and the way Taylor has done nothing for the franchise since, that would have been the best move.

This should get you started. I even divided 'em by era.

Don Shula
Joe Robbie

1972
- Bob Griese
- Jim Langer
- Bob Kuchenberg
- Larry Little
- Larry Csonka
- Jim Kiick
- Paul Warfield
- Mercury Morris
- Jake Scott
- Bill Stanfill
- Dick Anderson

Killer B's
- Bob Baumhower
- Kim Bokamper
- Doug Betters
- Bob Brudzinski
- Lyle Blackwood
- Glenn Blackwood

Legendary Linebackers
- Nick Buoniconti
- A.J. Duhe
- John Offerdahl
- Zach Thomas

Marino Era
- Dan Marino
- Richmond Webb
- Dwight Stephenson
- Mark Clayton
- Mark Duper

Modern Era
- Sam Madison
- Patrick Surtain
- Jason Taylor
- Ricky Williams
- Jake Long

Wow vengeful, big thanks, and great list. It'll be tough to narrow that list to 25, but Long may end up on the outs simply because of his experience.

Shula, Robbie, Marino, Williams, Taylor, Thomas, Fernandez, Greise, Morrall, Czonka, Morris, Kick, Buoniconni, warfield, Scott, Webb, Stephenson, Clayton, Duper, Madision, Surtain, Scott Mitchell.

"mroz wrote:

Chad Henne.... lol

AJ Duhe
Czonka
Duper
Clayton
Jason Taylor
Doug Betters
Larry Little
R Webb
K Sims
Ricky Williams (think what you want of him he will be the Fins all time leading rusher by the end of next season)
Jake Scott
Dick Anderson
Pat Surtain
Sam Madison
Kuechenburg
Langer
Griese

to name a few... :)

great list but how could you forget
Dwight Stephenson one of the best centers of his time

"RunRickyRun wrote:

Shula, Robbie, Marino, Williams, Taylor, Thomas, Fernandez, Greise, Morrall, Czonka, Morris, Kick, Buoniconni, warfield, Scott, Webb, Stephenson, Clayton, Duper, Madision, Surtain, Scott Mitchell.

I thought I had smoked myself retarded when I saw the name Scott Mitchell for one of the 25 best Dolphin players

jake longs on his way to be top 5 in my opinion but honestly i wouldnt put him in the top 25 after 3 seasons, give it 5-6 years and he should be in there.

I needed 2 extra spots...

1 shula
2 csonka
3 griese
4 langer
5 little
6 kuechenburg
7 warfield
8 fernandez
9 scott
10 anderson
11 stanfill
12 buoniconni
13 betters
14 baumhower
15 matheson
16 duhe
17 stephenson
18 marino
19 duper
20 clayton
21 webb
22 cox
23 offerdaul
24 z thomas
25 taylor
26 r williams
27 long

Griese at #3? Marino at 18?

I hope that is not in numerical order.

"mdscpa wrote:

I needed 2 extra spots...

1 shula
2 csonka
3 griese
4 langer
5 little
6 kuechenburg
7 warfield
8 fernandez
9 scott
10 anderson
11 stanfill
12 buoniconni
13 betters
14 baumhower
15 matheson
16 duhe
17 stephenson
18 marino
19 duper
20 clayton
21 webb
22 cox
23 offerdaul
24 z thomas
25 taylor
26 r williams
27 long

Marino is the best player in the history of the franchise, without doubt. Putting him at #18 on any list other than "Best players in the history of the sport" is an insult. Putting Dwight Stephenson at #17 and Jim Langer at #4 is hilarious. Dwight Stephenson is WIDELY considered as the best center to have ever played the sport.

Bryan Cox was a decent player but he could not hold Zach or Offerdahl's jock strap.

Clayton was better than Duper.

"finsfan23 wrote:

Hey guys, I'm working on writing an article about the top 25 Fins of all-time. Who are some names you would be absolutely outraged to not see on the list?

If Dwight Stephenson is not in the top 5 you should go back and rewrite it.

"Stitches wrote:

Griese at #3? Marino at 18?

I hope that is not in numerical order.

Griese is higher on my list than Marino but 18? Even I don't hate on him that much. BUT that list had a lot of the names I would consider....

"Ozzy wrote:

Griese is higher on my list than Marino but 18? Even I don't hate on him that much. BUT that list had a lot of the names I would consider....

I'm not even sure Griese would make my top 25 honestly. No chance in hell I'd put him above Marino at the very least.

"Ozzy wrote:

Griese is higher on my list than Marino but 18? Even I don't hate on him that much. BUT that list had a lot of the names I would consider....

Really. Wow!

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"Stitches wrote:

Griese at #3? Marino at 18?

I hope that is not in numerical order.

Nope. Chronological.

"unifiedtheory wrote:

Marino is the best player in the history of the franchise, without doubt. Putting him at #18 on any list other than "Best players in the history of the sport" is an insult. Putting Dwight Stephenson at #17 and Jim Langer at #4 is hilarious. Dwight Stephenson is WIDELY considered as the best center to have ever played the sport.

Bryan Cox was a decent player but he could not hold Zach or Offerdahl's jock strap.

Clayton was better than Duper.

I agree with everything except the without a doubt part. I don't think Marino was the best player in the history of the Miami Dolphins. I think it's, without a doubt, debatable.

Even if I'm alone in thinking it, it's damned close between Greise, Marino, Zonk, Warfield, Scot, Anderson....