FOLLOWING PERFECTION: The 1973 Miami Dolphins

73 Dolphins

By: Randy Campbell (OLD DOLFAN)


1973 dolphins logoGAME 2: MIAMI @ OAKLAND, Sept. 23, 1973raiders

 

The Miami Dolphins 21-13 win over San Francisco the first week of the ’73 season raised several questions. Foremost among them was “What happened to the offense?”  After three quarters the Dolphins had scored just six points.  Only AFTER the oppressive heat forced several 49er starters to the sidelines did Miami finally score 15 fourth quarter points to win the game.

Head coach Don Shula knew there was no chance a heat wave would come to his team’s rescue when Miami flew to California to play an outstanding Oakland Raiders team.  Shula had to find a way to ramp up his offense as they prepared to meet one of the NFL’s best defenses.

The Oakland Raiders were the eighth and final charter member of the fledgling American Football League.  In late 1959 managing partner F. Wayne Valley hired ex-Navy coach Eddie Erdelatz to be the Raiders first head coach.  Oakland finished 6-8  in their debut season.  Ownership conflicts prevented Oakland from signing ANY of their top college draft picks in 1961.  (Most of those picks signed with the rival NFL during this era of fierce competition between the two leagues.)  When Oakland lost their first two games in the ’61 season by a combined score of 99-0, Valley fired Erdelatz and elevated O-Line coach Marty Feldman to head coach.  Feldman led Oakland to a miserable 2-12 record.  His successor, Red Conkright, presided over an awful 1-13 team in 1962.  Oakland management was desperate.  In 1963, little known Al Davis, age 33, was hired to be both the GM and head coach of the Raiders.  Davis immediately installed his “vertical game” passing attack, an aggressive passing strategy developed earlier by Chargers’ head coach (and future Hall-of-Famer) Sid Gillman.  Under Davis, Oakland improved immediately to a 10-4 record after going 3-25 the previous two years.  Davis was voted the AFL’s Coach of the Year in 1963.  The Raiders slipped to 5-7-2 in 1964 but rebounded to 8-5-1 in 1965.  Davis’ promising coaching career came to an abrupt end when he was named Commissioner of the AFL in early 1966.

Davis was instrumental in bringing about the AFL-NFL merger.  When the deal was finalized, Davis returned to the Raiders as a part owner (he bought 10 per cent of the team for $18,000) and head of football operations.

 In 1967, Davis’ hand-picked coaching successor, John Rauch, led Oakland to a 13-1 record.  They destroyed the Houston Oilers 40-7 in the AFL Championship Game to advance to Super Bowl II in the historic Orange Bowl.  On January 14, 1968, Rauch’s Raiders fell to Vince Lombardi’s Packers 33-14 in what was Lombardi’s last game with Green Bay.

 The Oakland Raider teams of the 1970’s were thoroughly dominant (and nasty) for much of the decade.  They produced 8 Hall of Fame inductees plus a Hall of Fame coach in John Madden.  Oakland made the NFL playoffs in 1970 (where they defeated Shula’s Dolphins 21-14).  From 1972 through 1977 the Raiders made the playoffs for SIX CONSECUTIVE SEASONS.  The highlight was the 13-1 1976 team.  After defeating New England in the AFC semi-final game, they defeated their arch-nemesis, the Pittsburgh Steelers, to advance to Super Bowl XI.  The Raiders led the Minnesota Vikings 16-0 at halftime and coasted to a 32-14 victory, claiming their first Super Bowl title.

 Oakland’s reputation for dirty play went to a new level in the 1978 preseason when Patriots’ wide receiver Daryl Stingley was paralyzed for life by a hit from Raiders FS Jack Tatum.  However, a critical loss by Oakland to the Miami Dolphins late in the season kept the Raiders out of the playoffs.

 In 1980, the Raiders, under 2nd year coach Tom Flores, advanced to Super Bowl XV where they easily defeated the Eagles (quarterbacked by Ron Jawaorski) 27-10.  Two years later, Al Davis moved the team to the L.A. Coliseum after the courts ruled the NFL was wrong to deny his move.  In 1983, the Los Angeles Raiders destroyed the Washington Redskins 38-9 to claim their THIRD Super Bowl Championship.

 In 1989 Al Davis opened negotiations with the city of Oakland to return the Raiders to al davisthat city. In mid-1995, a deal was reached.  This time the NFL did not stand in Davis’ way.  Since 1996, this franchise has again been known as the Oakland Raiders.

All Davis passed away during the 2011 season, ending one of the most colorful, litigious and controversial careers in NFL history.  His signature phrase, “Just Win, Baby,” has become a registered trademark of his bad-boy Oakland franchise.

 On Sept. 23, 1973, the Dolphins met the Raiders NOT at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum (as wrongly reported in some inaccurate renditions) but in the University of California’s Memorial Stadium in Berkeley.  Upgrades and repairs at the Raiders’ home stadium forced shulathis change of venue.  It was bright, sunny, and 62 degrees at kickoff.  A sellout crowd of boisterous Raider fans was waiting for Miami.  And Don Shula was worried.  His offense struggled on opening day against San Francisco.  And All-Pro wideout Paul Warfield was unavailable due to an injury.  New offensive coordinator Bill McPeak (who replaced Howard Schnellenberger when Howard became the new head coach of the Colts) knew he’d have to pull a few rabbits out of the hat to confuse and fool the highly rated Raiders’ defense.

 Oakland decided to pound the football time after time after time.  They ate up the clock with long drives on several occasions.  Their first drive ate up over half of the first quarter.  It ended at Miami’s 5 yard line when 46 year old placekicker and back-up QB George Blanda booted a 12 yard field goal.  (At this point in NFL history, the goal posts were still on the goal line, NOT the end line as today).  Oakland stuffed Miami’s subsequent drive and the opening quarter ended with Oakland leading 3-0.

raiders Raider running backs Marv Hubbard and Charlie Smith took turns running the football behind future Hall of Fame linemen Jim Otto and Art Shell.  After another long drive, a penalty forced Oakland to attempt a long field goal.  Blanda’s 46 yard field goal made the score 6-0 at half time.  Miami’s offense was dead in the water.

 Shula and McPeak made some half time adjustments.  More flare passes were called for the Dolphin running backs, especially Mercury Morris and his back-up, Charlie Leigh.  McPeak hoped this might free up wide receiver Marlin Briscoe and tight end Jim Mandich for some intermediate passes from Griese.

 But Oakland’s ground game kept Miami’s offense off the field for most of the second half.blanda  Another time-consuming drive engineered by QB Darryl LaMonica ended at the Miami 12 yard line.  Blanda’s 19 yard chip shot expanded Oakland’s lead to 9-0 after three quarters.

 Miami was having little luck with their running game.  Morris would run for just 48 yards; Csonka for just 47.  So Griese switched to the passing game.  But the Dolphins were forced to punt again.  One final time Oakland marched down the field, using the pass sparingly.  The drive ended at Miami’s 3 yard line.  Blanda’s fourth field goal gave Oakland a seemingly insurmountable 12-0 advantage.

 With only 1:05 left, Griese completed a 28-yard touchdown pass to Jim Mandich.  But it was too little, too late.  Oakland ran out the clock

Head coach Don Shula and quaterback Bob Griese of the Miami Dolphins Sept. 23, 1973.  (Photo by Sporting News/Sporting News via Getty Images)

Head coach Don Shula and quaterback Bob Griese of the Miami Dolphins Sept. 23, 1973. (Photo by Sporting News/Sporting News via Getty Images)

and Miami’s 18-game winning streak was over.  The Raiders had won 12-7.  Raider nation was ecstatic!  On the day, Griese was 12 for 25 for just 90 yards.  And the ground game produced only 105 yards.  “Their offensive line was exceptional and their defensive line took away our running game,” said a disappointed Don Shula.  Left unsaid was the absence of Paul Warfield.  No crack-back blocks to spring the running backs.  And no double-teaming of Warfield by the defensive backs to free-up other Miami receivers.  It is a fact that during this two-year run, Miami was UNDEFEATED in games played by Paul Warfield.

 

 For the first time since Super Bowl VI (19 months ago) the Miami Dolphins had tasted defeat.  But better days were on the horizon.  The New England Patriots, a team Miami had dominated in 1972, were coming to town.

 The 1973 Miami Dolphins were now 1-1.

 

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656 Responses to FOLLOWING PERFECTION: The 1973 Miami Dolphins

  1. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Piggy,
    So, you truly think your post didn’t come across as telling me not to keep saying stuff because it was a downer? Truly? Because that’s what I “heard” when you told me to “stop pissing in the pool”. Your exact words. Pretty clear message, if you ask me. And, believe it or not, I don’t wanna come on here and bring folks down. I’d rather just leave if I’m doing that to folks.

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      I enjoy your opinions on stuff. I get bored when you play victim like I said, being bashed etc. I don’t see anyone bash you. You and Jahn get into it sometimes but you both usually joke and have fun with it.

    • D's avatar D says:

      Im a Tanny supporter, but i think i had him down for 28/12 last year, 4k yards. Nailed it! Seriously though, its also not about the caliber player. By all intents and purposes, Hartline coming off back to back 1k seasons, Wallace’s potential production numbers, and the plus side Gibson showed before gettn ghurt last year was enough to be optimistic.

      That said, i think you point to me is that doesnt matter how they look on paper, the player still has to live up to expectations and to that you are right, they didnt. Its a hindsight and some prefer to be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and pleasantly surprised.

      FTR though i dont count you as a Debby downer, you are harsh and hold the players accountable for failures. You dont expect them to fail or succeed you just wait to see what they will do. I think thats a very fair perspective, and i know i tend to lean at least more tot he side of optimistic about the team, which does infuriate a lot as well lol. Still i may not be able to predict if we play or not but i like the vibe surrounding the coaches, players, etc this year much better than last year and thats good enough for me to feel regardless of W-L totale we should play better as a team.

    • The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

      No
      Truly
      I’m telling you it’s a silly post
      I said stop pissing
      I didn’t say get out of the pool or go away
      I’m obviously comparing your post to other behavior
      Pissing in a pool seems like a good analogy to me

      You can tell me to stop pissing or crying or whatever and If I asked anyone else to I doubt they say it was some sort of new rule and I would. It perceive it that way

      I’m not sure why you concluding the clear message meaning I meant every opinion was required to be positive

      If you don’t think reminiscing about how wrong people were last offseason is only a step away from yelling “get off my lawn” I don’t know what to tell you

      You are welcome to do it all you like though

  2. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    I also don’t care if I end up being wrong about something. I just share my opinions at the time. If it turns out different oh well. I don’t pretend to be a prophet making predictions. It’s also okay to change your opinion or like something now better than before.

    • BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

      I think that’s how most people feel on this blog. None of us can predict the future. We’re just all stating our opinions/

  3. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    maybe we should have paid Clay.

    Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly 1m1 minute ago
    I’m seeing far more passes Jordan Cameron doesn’t bring in than those he does. Just being honest.

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      Yet I keep reading catch after catch since OTAs started. Now all of a sudden it’s not that way. So maybe Cameron dropped a few today and that’s his new rep via Omar. LOL

  4. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    this sucks.

    Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly now3 seconds ago
    Branden Albert is CLEARLY still limping and favoring his surgically repaired right knee.

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      Even though Albert said he has a glitch in his walk aso pay no attention to it, he’s had it a long time. I’d take this report with a grain of salt.

  5. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    piggy,
    Except I was one of those people saying positive things about our WRs. So, if I was belittling the opinion, I was doing it to myself too. My point was more about how opinions in the preseason can turn out to be very different after the season. Right or wrong. And, the positivity that tends to color our opinions in the preseason.
    ***
    You may have heard condescension, but that was not my intention. And yes…at least to me….there is a difference between saying one of the best and THE best. Maybe not for you…and that’s fine.

    • The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

      I don’t think it was you intention
      But when you reference how wrong some one (nameless or not) may have been most people are going to read it as condescending
      I defiantly read it that way – and I think that is a reasonable reading

      I still don’t see the distinction you are making especially in that context
      It’s like the difference between being a medalist and being a gold medalist

  6. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    for Randy LOL

    Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly now38 seconds ago
    Matt Hazel beats Tony Lippett for a 5-yard TD from Tannehill. He’s sharp today. Who is the master?
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    Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly 12s12 seconds ago
    Ryan Tannehill throws a 5-yard TD pass to Jordan Cameron. Goal line work and he’s abusing the scout team guys.
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    Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly 54s54 seconds ago
    Ryan Tannehill threw a beautiful TD pass to Greg Jennings, beating Sammy Seamster in goal line work.

  7. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Tim,
    I seem to be getting misquoted a lot today. I never once claimed Jake long couldn’t be a pro bowler at LT. I simply said I thought he would be a better RT. And, I wanted to, you know, actually see him play in the NFL before I said he was or wasn’t anything. And, my prediction of how his career would play out was actually right on point. I was, also, not happy about it because I wanted him to be our starting LT for 15 years and play at a pro bowl level.

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      You said he’d be a good LT but a pro bowl RT. Now you’re saying you knew he’d get a rash of injuries and have his career shortened? Seriously? I don’t remember anyone predicting that.

  8. D's avatar D says:

    I know Albert has already had to back Omar down once when asking questions. He said he has a hitch in his stride, maybe he was lying to cover he still has a little ways to go, maybe Omar is just trying to get clicks. I am not sure but you dont hear a lot of the other pundits calling it out so im going to err on the side of most likely, which is Omar is a hack.

  9. Ken's avatar Ken says:

    So now Omar likes Tannehill and has always known he will be great just as Omar has always said. LOL.

    • D's avatar D says:

      Cameron has become the token white guy to dislike now. Cameron is pretty direct in his medi interviews (actually reminds me a lot of Hartline’s interviews) maybe he pised Omar off lol.

      • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

        Yeah he’ll blow off Omar for sure if he asks something stupid which we know he will.

    • BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

      Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly now1 minute ago
      Today might have been the best practice I’ve ever seen from Ryan Tannehill. He was sharp. Threw a deep ball. And killed it in the red zone.

  10. finfanrob's avatar finfanrob says:

    ‘maybe Omar is just trying to get clicks.’

    WHHHAAATTT??? how dare you say that. oh boy are you in for it now. get ready for the rapt of tim

  11. Ken's avatar Ken says:

    We need the season or Training camp to start or something. It seems like everybody’s panty’s are in a bunch.

  12. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Piggy,
    Believe it or not. I truly don’t want to come here and ” piss in the pool”. So, maybe I get too sensitive about being told not to because it seems I’m characterized as the grumpy old man simply because I don’t always have the most optimistic of opinions about this team.
    ***
    I will chalk it up to me being overly sensitive and leave it at that.

  13. D's avatar D says:

    Tim Knight says:
    June 17, 2015 at 3:17 pm
    Yeah he’ll blow off Omar for sure if he asks something stupid which we know he will.
    ———————————-
    Cameron: Next, question, Omar?
    Omar: How does it feel to be a white receiver?
    Cameron: Hows that transgender surgery thing coming? I know its got to suck not looking like the bitch you are. Next question please.

  14. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Tim,
    Actually, yes, I did say that because of his limited athleticism that once the injuries started mounting that his play would diminish, and he would struggle at LT…where athleticism is essential. And I said that early on in his career. And, we will never know if he could’ve been a pro bowl player at RT….where his lack of elite athleticism wouldn’t have been as big an issue… for a decade because he didn’t play there.

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      Don’t you think the RT thing has changed with the heavy passing game now? I don’t view it the same way anymore. – power side, run blocker.

  15. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    LOL @ dez bryant tweet. I guess 13 million is not enough security for him

    FROM TWITTER

    “Everybody voicing opinions…13 mil is cool but Where is my security? I’ll wait …5 years without complaining..So how am I selfish?”

    • D's avatar D says:

      Pro Athletes will never get bitching about making millions is not a concept most average people understand. They really should internalize their malcontent over making 13 million.

      • BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

        agreed. On one hand I think he should look at his own up bringing and just be happy with what he has now. But on the other, I also think he should get what he deserves. The owners make enough money to short change these athletes.

  16. finfanrob's avatar finfanrob says:

    Ken says:
    June 17, 2015 at 3:16 pm

    We need the season or Training camp to start or something. It seems like everybody’s panty’s are in a bunch.

    you mean they arent suppose to be

  17. D's avatar D says:

    BoulderPhinfan says:
    June 17, 2015 at 3:19 pm
    Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly now1 minute ago
    Today might have been the best practice I’ve ever seen from Ryan Tannehill. He was sharp. Threw a deep ball. And killed it in the red zone.
    ———————————————–
    Oh shit, he used the k word in reference to Tannehill. Bat is it getting cold over there?

  18. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    D,
    I was one of those saying I thought we had a good mix at WR. I just also wanted to wait and see how they played. I wasn’t trying to belittle anyone’s opinion because it was kind of MY opinion too. Lol

  19. finfanrob's avatar finfanrob says:

    randy

    for what ever it is worth i never thought of you as negative nor an optimist. i always thought you were middle of the road

  20. D's avatar D says:

    RT/LT today are almost identical, especially in a ZBS. I think having a person who naturally plays that side is important and probably more so than a lot here do, but i think the skill set needed is pretty similar now.

  21. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    Randy

    I probably took it a bit too far
    I appreciate that you keep it football all of the time – which is worth a lot

    I’m over it
    I just felt the need to respond earlier
    But now it’s become bigger than I intended it to be
    And I’m in a pissed off mood to begin with which has nothing to do with your comments
    so I apologize

  22. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    I guess we;re as ready as we can be to win the superbowl. YAY.

    Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly 3m3 minutes ago
    Joe Philbin said the Dolphins aren’t practicing on the field tomorrow because they’ve had a good offseason already.

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      A little extreme don’t you think? Who cares about the OTA schedule. if the dates were just the 16th and 17th would you even blink about it?

      • BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

        not sure I understand. We only get 3 minicamps scheduled and he thinks the team is so good that it doesn’t need the practice on the 3rd day. It has nothing to do with me.

  23. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    Well there you go! Randy has been right the whole time!

    The Tanny Death knell!!!!!!!!

    James McKinney retweeted

    Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly · 21m21 minutes ago
    Today might have been the best practice I’ve ever seen from Ryan Tannehill. He was sharp. Threw a deep ball. And killed it in the red zone.

  24. Ken's avatar Ken says:

    All the tweets about Tannehill being sharp are killing me. What did they think he was? He is in his 4th season. He finished last year with a 90+ QBR. He completed over 2/3 his passes last season. Better than 2-1 TD to int ratio. One of the lowest ratios of interceptable passes last season. It’s some kind of surprise that he looks really sharp now?

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      He’s still very unproven to the trained eye.

    • The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

      He’s generally sharp
      And it’s practice
      It’s a little over the top
      He’s not going to go out there an fumble snaps like Manziel

      I don’t think it matters whether he is sharp or not
      It just matters that the team is working together

  25. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

  26. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    Knock it off bitch!

  27. getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

    WTF? So the FU blog has become the PMS blog…SMH!!!

    Source: GetterDone Phins

  28. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    Boulder here are some “other” sources if you haven’t tried some 😉

    Barry Jackson ‏@flasportsbuzz
    Andrew Abramson ‏@AbramsonPBP
    Greg Likens ‏@GregLikens
    Chris Perkins ‏@chrisperk
    James WalkerVerified account @JamesWalkerNFL

  29. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

    Well at least Omar didn’t spin RT’s day as “our defense is in trouble folks” lol.

  30. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

    This came out a couple days ago but not sure if anyone saw it here lol
    http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/wwe-trolls-cleveland-with-youre-never-going-to-win-a-t-1711545684

  31. The Flying Pig's avatar The Flying Pig says:

    Does anyone else think Jahn and Rhino are still hungover?

  32. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    We’ll hit them with mortars. Run away!!!

  33. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Randy

    I thought we had good WR’s last year. I liked Wallace, and I thought he could have had a great year. In many ways he did, until the end of the season. This year I think we’re in good shape at WR, with Landry coming back, Stills and Jennings, and I think Parker is gravy until he develops.

  34. Al in MIA's avatar Al in MIA says:

    I think Jamil is going to go crazy waiting until players can go full contact

  35. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    Great form in falling. So many moves. LOL

  36. CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

    The season can’t get here quick enough.

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      Fuck that Mr. Summer all the time dude. LOL

      • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

        Lol, the wife and I were talking about that the other day. You guys have been getting storm after storm in the Northeast, meanwhile we’re drying up out here. We’d gladly take some of those storms.

  37. finfanrob's avatar finfanrob says:

    BoulderPhinfan says:
    June 17, 2015 at 4:04 pm

    thanks. I think I know how twitter works. 🙂

    so you’re the one.

  38. CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

    So in the news today the Pets cancelled their final day of minicamp? Brilliant move on their part, giving the players a break after outstanding OTAs….meanwhile in South Florida, the Miami Dolphins continue to make questionable decisions as they inexplicably cancelled their final day of minicamp…

    • BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

      until they win a superbowl every decision will be questioned. That’s the nature of this business.

      • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

        That is truth but it’ll still be an amusing narrative to see presented (assuming it happens).

  39. getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

    Andrew Abramson ✔ @AbramsonPBP
    Philbin says #Dolphins players will return to Davie on July 28
    _____________________________
    Awesome, plenty of dead time to have a blog brawl….lol

  40. getterdone's avatar getterdone says:

    Andrew Abramson ✔ @AbramsonPBP
    Philbin says #Dolphins are giving more time in schedule for older players to mentor young guys

  41. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    Kong, we were getting dry here until about a month ago then we’ve gotten a ton of rain. Don’t you guys always go through those dry spells?

  42. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    Let me just dump this dirt first.

  43. finfanrob's avatar finfanrob says:

    Awesome, plenty of dead time to have a blog brawl….lol

    cool, you guys should pick sides of like 7 on 7 then we can make bets on who wins.

  44. CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

    Tim,

    We have dry spells but this drought is far beyond that. It has been far worse than anything we’ve experienced in my time.

  45. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    I think misi might get moved if Sheppard or one of the rookies step up.

    Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz
    Tannehill with very good in today’s final practice…. Team re-convenes on July 28.. Philbin non-committal on whether Misi will stay at MLB.

  46. finfanrob's avatar finfanrob says:

    CavalierKong says:
    June 17, 2015 at 4:51 pm

    Tim,

    We have dry spells but this drought is far beyond that. It has been far worse than anything we’ve experienced in my time.

    you talking about the weather or the dolphins

  47. Brian in NY's avatar Brian in NY says:

    It’s nice to see everyone is getting along again!

  48. Brian in NY's avatar Brian in NY says:

    Kong,

    My brother lives in the Bay Area. I will occasionally send him a pic that has my lawn in it and he just says ” I can’t believe how green your lawn is!”

    • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

      What is a “green” lawn? Never heard of that. Is it a lawn that doesn’t use electricity? We don’t have those hi-tech things out here, lol. 😉

      • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

        Ohh, is it this? My rich neighbor down the street has one of these.

        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      • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

        lol, oh well, nevermind.

    • steveccnv's avatar steveccnv says:

      It’s called synthetic grass, they’re popular here in Vegas, we’ll be putting ours in after the summer.

  49. finfanrob's avatar finfanrob says:

    kong and his neighbor

  50. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    Kong, I just read everything you just posted at 5:02 and I don’t understand a word of it. Is that some sort of freaky Cali language?

  51. stangerx's avatar stangerx says:

    Q — What happens when a python swallows a sheep whole?
    A — you get this. The snake was in the middle of the road and they had to call in the cops cause it was no longer able to move.

  52. herdfan's avatar herdfan says:

    I saw a story somewhere that folks in Cali are having their dry grass painted green.

    • Brian in NY's avatar Brian in NY says:

      I saw that too. That’s a pretty good business idea!

    • CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

      We’ve seen some of that. Painted lawns, dry landscapes and artificial turf are becoming the new rage this year.

    • D's avatar D says:

      Yep in Cali. I was watching flip show a few months back and a lot of them are having their lawns re-sodded with realistic looking artificial turf, never has to be watered, weeded or mowed, occasionally has to have some touch up painting.

  53. CavalierKong's avatar CavalierKong says:

    How do you get just an image to post? I thought it was as simple as copy the image URL but obviously from my pathetic attempts above that is not the case.

  54. Mike E.'s avatar Mike E. says:

    Kong

    I think it helps if the link isn’t as long as the bible. lol

  55. BoulderPhinfan's avatar BoulderPhinfan says:

    if you have some time this is funny to watch. omar and perkins going over the minicamp. Its not behind the paywall.

    http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/sfl-omar-and-chris-discuss-the-final-day-of-dolphins-minicamp-20150617-premiumvideo.html

  56. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    Good point of view on where a player like Arthur Lynch is at. We sometimes forget what obstacles young players like him have to overcome when they miss time as a rookie and have to kind of start over in their 2nd season. He seems like the type of guy that it won’t be from a lack of effort. He reminds me of Tripp on the other side of the ball.
    http://www.miamidolphins.com/multimedia/videos/Arthur_Lynch_Media_Availability/2b04314e-a7f5-4854-a5c8-276cda28f7e8

  57. finfanrob's avatar finfanrob says:

    CavalierKong says:
    June 17, 2015 at 5:23 pm

    How do you get just an image to post?

    it isnt hard, well unless you are a big fucking monkey.

  58. finfanrob's avatar finfanrob says:

    Brian in NY says:
    June 17, 2015 at 5:16 pm

    I saw that too. That’s a pretty good business idea!

    it is, i have a few clients who are in the pool cleaning/service business. when the market fell they started doing that for some realtors who had hundreds of foreclosed homes on the market. they would paint the lawns to make them look more appealing.

  59. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Ryan Tannehill from a Sun Sentinel article.

    “I feel really comfortable in this offense right now in the sense of knowing exactly where everyone is supposed to be,” Tannehill said, “and being more of a coach on the field this year as opposed to trying to learn the whole system with everyone else like I did last year.”

    Freakin awesome! ^^^ something all the detractors failed to give credit for.

  60. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Randy says:
    June 17, 2015 at 1:53 pm

    MikeE,
    I also wanted to mention how many on here told me Tannehill was going to throw 30 TDs last year, but I figured I shouldn’t bring that up….so I didn’t. Lol
    Reply

    Tim Knight says:
    June 17, 2015 at 2:18 pm

    He fell 3 short.
    Reply

    He had more than that many drops. Hell, Wallace by himself dropped that many. LOL

    🙂

  61. Wyoming85's avatar wyoming85 says:

    Boulder
    You just seemed to be posting with limited options is all?

    trying to broaden your horizon! 😉

  62. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    CavalierKong says:
    June 17, 2015 at 4:51 pm

    Tim,

    We have dry spells but this drought is far beyond that. It has been far worse than anything we’ve experienced in my time.

    Cav, being single (almost) again after 15 years and now in my late 40’s I AM FEELING THIS STATEMENT

    :-(…

  63. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Rock,
    Blah, blah, blah. I’m tired of all the talking. Just go out, make plays and win games. Last I checked, nobody won anything in the offseason. Go throw 35 TDs and lead this team to the playoffs….that’s what franchise quarterbacks do.

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      It doesn’t always take a certain amount of TD passes. But scoring is the key. Play well in all three phases and we’ll be in the playoffs.

  64. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Man, sounds like I’m glad I missed the drama today.

  65. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    LOL Randy. You can’t have any of my Homeraide anyway so there!

  66. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Also, Randy….the Blah Blah Blah part is kinda why I come here. Well that and to post pornography…..

  67. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    That and I am so seldom right that I like to point it out when I am. (checking…yup still have a penis, must be wrong 50% of the time and mistaken the other 50%)

  68. Rhino's avatar Rhino says:

    what’s up people…

    I’m NOT hung over …. anymore. 🙂 I’m in Arlington conducting a one week workshop so Monday and today were kind of ‘tough’ to get through.

    My 16 yr old daughter asked why this was so important (Dubs win)… I told her if she has to wait as long as I have, she will be 56 yrs old the next championship. I think it freaked me out more than her. Watching the trophy presentation and locker room celebration was so surreal.

  69. Rhino's avatar Rhino says:

    …also agreed with some of you above about post game coverage…. it was like: “LeBron loses… not to take anything away from the other team, whoever they were” :/

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      It’s disgusting actually. That’s why I stopped listening to pundits. They’re all salespeople making easy money. We follow the sport as fans. Fuck off! LOL

  70. Jahndoh30's avatar Jahndoh30 says:

    Woot Rhino!

    I was in Home Depot today and a Cleveland fan was playing hater (was wearing my Dubs shirt of course) He kept talking and talking and talking. I told him “I know you’re saying something but it just sounds like hater noise to me. Like you couldn’t quite settle on an FM station”. He said, “you guys got lucky.”

    I looked him square in the eye and said, The Warriors won 83 games this season enroute to the World Championship. That is the most idiotic thing I’ve ever heard.”

    He was an employee by the way…one of his co-workers came up and said, “the customer IS always right!”.

  71. Jahndoh30's avatar Jahndoh30 says:

    I was someone who said that Jake had HOF potential (I was right). I was someone who said (and I quote, because it seems that misquoting is big deal right?) “I could make the argument that the Fins have one of the best WR groups in the NFL”. I then made the argument. I was one who predicted Tannehill would throw 30 TD passes, 3500 yards and have a 90 rating. 2 for 3 and 3 TDs shy isn’t too bad is it?

    Know what all this means? Jack shit. Opinions are like assholes, but when someone is so bothered by yours they seem to be keeping track of it, well, that’s flattery right there.

    I’m here, not bothered one bit about people being optimistic about the team. If you don’t like Blah blah blah, this Blahg in June is a horrible horrible place to spend time.

  72. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    Randy, it’s not about I told you so, it’s about the team playing well in all three phases.

  73. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Tim,
    Yep. It’s about scoring and keeping the other team from doing that. We need to do better in both phases. I think we can.

  74. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Man I am watching “Human Universe” on Science Chanel with Brian Cox (the British professor not the exLB / Coach) and he is talking about the Rosetta Probe which Nasa launched at and landed on a commit, and I am thinking holey shit those are some smart motherfuckers. They basically aimed at a spot where the commit was going to be 10+ years in the future while exactly calculating ever variable needed to hit a bullet with another bullet 5 million miles away and 10 years in the future……WOW!

    Also, the probe we sent to Pluto nearly 10 years ago is finally going to arrive the July 15th……To bad it’s not a planet anymore….(it was when we launched the probe LOL)

    • Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

      And Tannehill can’t aim at a spot where his receiver will be 6 seconds from now 30 yards down the feild….

      (From whomever, but as a smart lipped negativenelly response)
      😉

  75. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    My point wasn’t about an ” I told you so.” But, that doesn’t seem to matter to anyone, so I’m not interested in continuing down this path. It’s an old and very worn path that leads to nowhere. Lol

    • Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

      MY POINT was about I told you so. I guess I started the current goaround. I was just BB about feeling good that other people are finally acknowledging what I have been apologizing for the last two years…

      And the blah blah blah thing didn’t bother me I have not emotions going right now just chewing

  76. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    Jahn, when Curry and Co. start shooting the shit out of the ball it’s over. I’m not a big NBA fan at all but I like championship sports. The Warriors play a fun style of ball. They remind me of the Spurs who have won a lot. I hate the super star NBA player because they make that guy the king and have special rules for him. That’s been going on for a long time.

    I love it when the team beats the star. 😉

  77. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Rock,
    I love that science/exploration stuff. It’s amazing what they’ve been doing in recent years. And now with the Internet we can all share in it.
    ***
    I tried for years to convince my son to be an astronaut. It was because I always wanted to be one, lol

  78. Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

    I know during the off-season it’s easy to get caught up in projection and positive speculation, but don’t you think this year feels different? And one of the reasons is Tannehill is a very talented and athletic guy who can do so much more than most QBs we’ve had in the past. He’s in his 4th season, got the big contract, it’s his team. Let’s see how he handles it. We haven’t had this since Marino. The guy!

    You wanted it Miami, support him! You could have Locker, Gabbert, Ponder, Emanuel etc. It’s okay, Tanny is pretty good. 🙂

  79. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Randy, I too dreamed of being an astronaut when I was younger, but my dad put me straight one summer when I was like 17 years old. (by that point it was well past the point of possibility anyway) We were moving my brother’s shit from Hollywood, FL to San Diego, CA on a road tip. (stopping only to crap & eat once a day and to fuel when needed)

    Well, I couldn’t stand being in a Supra pulling a U-haul trailer with two other guys for 4 days…How could I possibly sit for months in the equivalent of a Supra to get to Mars? LOL

  80. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    IF you have the Science channel set your DVR to record “Human Universe” Fascinating

  81. Jahndoh30's avatar Jahndoh30 says:

    really? Too strong? Guess it’s late on a Tuesday back that way.

    • Jahndoh30's avatar Jahndoh30 says:

      Please disregard. My browser actually refreshed and showed no posts after my last one, than when I posted that all the other posts showed up.

  82. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    There is an underground repository under the permafrost that has over 800,000 different populations of food seeds from nearly ever country in the world. The genetic equivalent of the “arc” for edible plants.

  83. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Tim,
    No, I don’t think this year feels any different. Fans claim “this year is different” all the time. Hope in the preseason is nothing new. That was kind of my whole point earlier today. All the positive thinking is fine and dandy, but it means nothing and doesn’t necessarily reflect how this team will perform. And, fans(me) should be able to voice a different opinion w/o being called a negative fan or whatever.
    ***
    Talk in the off season is just that…talk. All that matters is what happens in real games. This team hasn’t earned my trust. How could they before a single game has been played? I don’t think being cautiously optimistic or even pessimistic is unrealistic with this team. Or is something anyone should be ridiculed for.

    • Tim Knight's avatar Tim Knight says:

      You don’t think Tannehill knowing the system 2nd year in his 4th season is better than just starting as a rookie and being raw?

      2012 Sherman
      2013 Sherman
      2014 Lazor
      2015 Lazor

      Nobody is ridiculing you either. LOL

      This is not the same offense that Tanny grew up in, Lazor expanded it and honed it to Tannehill’s skill set. Why do we have to question it instead of enjoying it in year 2/4?

  84. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    because of the way the seeds are stored some of them my still be viable in 20,000 years

  85. New Age's avatar New Age says:

    Good stuff Rock. Glad I missed the drama today but usually enjoy it TBH. Some stuff is over the line though. Like that Randy fella 😉

    Rhino and Jahn, Congrats!! Dry spell over and the best team won. Joy to watch all year and they are set for a little while at least. Great coach, great team, great future potential. Watch out West conference!

    With that said, I do want to see Lebron win another one in the next few years. Cleveland needs some love and that’s their only hope. Maybe Jahn and Rhino can see two of their favorites win in the next 9 months?

  86. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Rock,
    Lol. Good point on spending that much time in a small, confined space with others. but then I grew up with 6 siblings and went on way too many trips with all of us in a Ford LTD. So, maybe I began my astronaut training early and didn’t know it.

    • New Age's avatar New Age says:

      Ugh, sounds worse than long trips with my 3 siblings in our station wagon. No AC and 13 hours trying to find what patience meant.

    • Jahndoh30's avatar Jahndoh30 says:

      I can relate to both of you. Now be the younger brother who always had to ride in the middle seat.

      Sometimes when I was young we would take a family of 8 camping in a 6 person cabover truck camper. 3 people in the cab with Dad(sometimes 4) and no AC whatsoever.

      • New Age's avatar New Age says:

        My dad still doesn’t care about AC. Has fans at home too. I can’t do that. I have AC with everything but do still just use the window while driving(except with the missus)

  87. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Randy, I don’t think anyone is ridiculing anyone. Friendly ribbing perhaps, but no real ridicule.

    Shit with a few hours of free time and some cut & paste from the archives of the SS, FME & here someone could send me running in shame….LOL

  88. Jahndoh30's avatar Jahndoh30 says:

    OD, Gigi, Tim, Brian, D, and anyone I missed.

    Thank you so much for your congratulations. Imagine a life where your favorite pro teams in all 3 major sports have one a single championship combined (that you’ve seen, in fact, the fins, A’s and Warriors were all winning championships when I was 1, 2 and 3, I just don’t remember it!) and it helps to put my feelings in perspective. My teams haven’t been real good to me for a very long time, and it’s so gratifying to see the loyalty rewarded. It’s Ok to be hopeful about your teams, the Warriors just proved it for me.

  89. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    New Age,
    Get off my damn lawn!

  90. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    And I agree with Randy…This off season doesn’t feel any different than every off season…HENNE was going to develop and get us there……

    CAM CAMERON was going to be our long awaited OFFENSIVE MINDED GURU and he was going to get us there…..

  91. Jahndoh30's avatar Jahndoh30 says:

    “Maybe Jahn and Rhino can see two of their favorites win in the next 9 months?”

    I’m hoping for it!

  92. Rockphin's avatar Rockphin says:

    Alright. It is late. the Daily Show is on. Time to turn in.

    NOGTIH All.

  93. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Rock,
    My point wasn’t to call anyone out. It was simply to say that the banter around here at this time of year tends towards the…well…the positive to put it mildly. And, we’ve all seen that optimism turn to pissed off fans after a .500 season over and over. So, I think it’s okay to say I’m not buying into the hype. Prove it to me. That doesn’t mean the koolaid drinkers aren’t free to do their thing too.
    ***
    I’m just tired of the talk about how good we’re gonna be and want to see us actually BE good. No offense was intended towards anyone. the whole conversation kind of went off the rails. Lol

    • Jahndoh30's avatar Jahndoh30 says:

      Randy, you’re comments today didn’t even stand out to me. This will always happen. Someone who’s optimistic/pessimistic will say something that bothers someone who’s pessimistic/optimistic and than it’ll happen a few more times. Than the pessimistic/optimistic person will tell the optimistic/pessimistic person what he/she thinks and pessimistic optimistic will say but here’s what I think!

      Occasionally optimistic/pessimistic will think pessimistic/optimistic person was out of line, and pessimistic/optimistic will think that’s out of line.

      In then end, everyone comes back, for the most part.

      Correction: the comment that at was a bit more pointed toward players than coaches actually stood out. I agreed 100% with it.

  94. New Age's avatar New Age says:

    Randy,

    No one wants that door opened lol. Reminds me of the old horror shows. Don’t open it!

    Later guys.

  95. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    New age,
    No air conditioning in our car either,…and my dad smoked all the time…windows up or down. It was hell.

  96. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Tim,
    I question it because with everything you’ve said…they still haven’t done it on the field. And, the same thing has been said before and turned out to be smoke in the wind. This year’s hopefulness is no different. I’ve heard it all before. Maybe I’m from Missouri and just don’t know it. Lol

  97. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Does anybody else wish Jon Stewart would run for president? Lol

  98. Randy's avatar Randy says:

    Kahn,
    I wasn’t bothered or upset by what folks were saying until I felt like I was being told to shut up. Lol
    ***
    And, like I told piggy, I really don’t wanna come here and be a downer for people. I’d rather just leave and let folks relish in the hope. I fully realize I’m a pessimistic fan. And, I also know that rubs some folks the wrong way….totally cool with that…but I do feel that the “negative” fans get shouted down a lot more than the “positive” ones around here. maybe that’s just me.

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