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Originally Posted by Robbie
Sadly, I too am a Dolphins fan. I was in elementary school when Griese, Kick, Czonka, Warfield, Morris, and the rest of the crew went 17-0 I was down in Miami all through the 1980's when Marino set the world on fire.
And now?
Let's just say I haven't watched ANY games this season.  |
That's before my time.
I grew up watching Marino. I was in 4th grade when they played in the SB against the 49ers.
The thing that really stings about this is that the dolphins for 3 decades had winning teams and were in the playoffs almost every year.
It's not until recently that they've been in decline, and now I know what it feels like to be a Bengals fan, a Bucs fan, a Saints fan, a <insert team here> fan....because all teams have to go through these painful rebuilding periods at some time or another.....and some of them go for 10+ years with losing records.
The upside is I remember Jimmy Johnson's first year in Dallas, they were 1-15 with a rookie QB named Troy Aikman. That turned out ok for them all in the end.
Even San Diego a few years ago had the #1 pick in the draft when they made that Eli Manning trade with the Giants, and even though they're having an off year this year, they're a very young and talented team that should be in the playoffs every year for awhile.
So hopefully we can use the high draft picks coming our way to build a team like that for the future.